The spirit horses on the field had already started running at full speed. Shi Xuan glanced at their rankings from afar and saw that the spirit horse he had chosen was beginning to stand out.
On the Tu family's side, the person in charge was initially confident. As long as they didn't interfere, the top-ranked horse was sure to win.
But soon, the casino staff noticed something was wrong. In this round, the "Jia" and "Ren" characters were neck and neck, chasing each other, with no clear winner.
They all knew that the Jia-class horse was a spirited horse with explosive power, and its performance was best in the first half. As for the Ren-class horse, if its abilities were not sealed, its endurance was the best. This was why they used this horse as their trump card, and could win the championship if they released it in the second half.
But at this point, in the first half, the characters 甲 and 壬 are advancing side by side, which is definitely not normal!
The clerk quickly reported the matter to the manager, who was still at the counter thinking that with such a large sum of money coming in today, the boss would surely be in a good mood and would probably give them some benefits.
Hearing the waiter's report suddenly startled him. He quickly got up from his seat and walked to the central holographic mirror.
This is astounding! Not only are the Jia and Ren horses far ahead of the other spirit horses, but the Ren horse is also showing signs of surpassing them!
How could this happen! Did they forget to seal him before he entered? Or did the seal suddenly malfunction?
They've been running casinos for so many years and have never seen anything like this before!
It's not good!
The manager was already starting to panic. In a normal gambling game, he wouldn't be flustered by winning or losing a thousand or eight hundred high-grade spirit stones. Their casino couldn't be invincible; winning and losing made people more convincing.
But this time is different. Someone has bet 143,000 high-grade spirit stones on Renhao, with odds of 12. That means they'll have to pay out over 1.7 million!
Even if you sold this casino, you still wouldn't be able to raise that many spirit stones!
The casino manager is in a complete panic. What should he do?
To demonstrate their fairness and transparency, only two Foundation Establishment stage cultivators are responsible for leading the spirit horses in this secret realm, ensuring they stand on the same track for the starting signal; no one else is involved.
But the current situation is something that those two Foundation Establishment cultivators simply cannot solve!
This is the biggest crisis their casino has ever faced! One wrong move and they could lose years of gambling!
But they had never encountered such an accident before. Their methods were so secretive that they had long been accustomed to having everything under control, so they had no emergency measures in mind!
A horse race should only take 15 minutes, but now it's already halfway over.
The steward panicked, not knowing what to do, and hurriedly shouted, "Quick, go find Elder Zhu!"
He was standing in the middle of the crowd when he said this, and many people around him immediately looked at him. Seeing the manager's panicked face, and then looking at the battle situation of the spirit horse in the illusion mirror, they understood perfectly well that he was panicking because he was about to lose at the casino.
This manager rarely comes down to check the phantom mirror in the past; something's fishy about this time.
The manager realized he had misspoke and hurriedly left.
The waiter quickly brought Elder Zhu, who was in the Nascent Soul stage, over. Nascent Soul stage cultivators are generally aloof and rarely appear in public; they usually meditate in private spaces prepared for them.
At this point, frantically calling for help must mean that something terrible has happened.
Although Elder Zhu was reluctant, he followed him into the hall.
The steward transmitted a secret message: "The situation is critical. We absolutely cannot let this Ren-class spirit horse win. Elder Zhu, please think of a solution!"
At this point, the Ren number was already far ahead, leaving the Jia number several places behind.
But Elder Zhu was getting impatient. He replied, "So what if we lose a game? Do we really need to intervene? Besides, it's easy to make him fast, but what's a good way to make him slow?"
With time running out, the manager was sweating profusely. He didn't even bother with polite language and shouted through telepathy, "Someone has staked 100,000 high-grade spirit stones!"
Elder Zhu then realized the seriousness of the matter, and his expression became serious. He said solemnly, "The only way now is to enter the secret realm and attack this Ren-character spirit horse, but there is a risk of being discovered."
The manager nodded: "Then that's the only way!"
Just as the two finished their discussion and were about to put it into action, Shi Xuan stood in the crowd and raised his voice: "Gentlemen, how is the reputation of this gambling den? Could it be that they're the type to renege on their debts?"
Someone next to her replied, "Don't worry, young lady. This gambling den has been in business for a hundred years and has never defaulted on its debts. Although the Tu family is... they still have the integrity they are expected to have."
He wanted to say that although the Tu family was arrogant, it was best to avoid verbal disputes on their territory.
Shi Xuan channeled his spiritual power into his voice and raised it again: "I think that since I bet on the number Ren this time, it's about to win. The Tu family might go in and knock the horse down, preventing me from winning."
Her tone was innocent, as if she were a naive young girl. Moreover, everyone present heard her voice. If someone went in to attack Renhao Ma now, it would be as if they were going in the direction she had suggested. This would clearly show that their gambling den couldn't afford to lose, and their century-old reputation would be completely ruined!
Elder Zhu, who had just finished discussing and was about to carry out the plan, paused. Should he still go? Or rather, was he even capable of going at all?
Whether 1.7 million spirit stones are more important or their casino's century-old reputation is something no one but the owner can say for sure.
The manager was now filled with regret for accepting the bets from Shi Xuan and the others. If he hadn't been greedy for those profits, none of this would have happened!
But who can resist such a tempting offer? With 100,000 high-grade spirit stones right in front of you, how could you not be tempted!
You have to understand that even in their VIP room, betting a few hundred high-grade spirit stones is already considered a big bet for these people, but Shi Xuan suddenly brought in 100,000!
This time, having never failed before, they naturally couldn't resist the temptation. The manager had been looking at the 100,000 high-grade spirit stones and thought they were already in his pocket, but who knew that such a problem would occur halfway through.
The steward looked at Shi Xuan. The girl had an innocent look on her face, and she had come in such a flamboyant manner that everyone had seen it. Everyone thought she was just an innocent young lady with a flamboyant personality. Now that he looked at her like this, he didn't know if her appearance was genuine or not.
However, he did not believe that Shi Xuan had tampered with the secrets. In the past hundred years, no one had ever seen through the mystery. It was impossible for a young girl in the Golden Core stage to see through it so easily.
Therefore, he is more inclined to believe it was just a coincidence; the seal malfunctioned, a once-in-a-century event, and he happened to be caught up in such a high-stakes gamble...
But if you don't think about this huge bet, it's fine; but if you do think about it, you feel that this coincidence is too much of a coincidence!
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