After only a short while had passed, the martial arts arena was packed with 200 or so people. Nearly everyone was excited to watch the lively scene. Amongst these people, Ka Di Liang’s older brother, Ka Di Yun, also stood there, with a few people around his age standing next to him.
“Fourth brother, you can do it. Big Brother is watching you!” Suddenly, a familiar deep sound mixed amongst the other noises was clearly transmitted to the platform.
Hearing this, Jian Chen turned around, and saw his older brother Changyang Hu standing beneath the platform cheering for him.
Jian Chen smiled, and wordlessly nodded his head at Changyang Hu.
At that moment, someone banged on the table and shouted, “Let’s make bets, bets! Whoever wants to wager on the fight, come here!”
“I bet on Ka Di Liang, 10 gold coins…”
“I bet on Changyang Xiang Tian, 20 gold coins…”
“50 gold coins on Ka Di Liang…”
People gradually started to gamble on the outcome of the match between Jian Chen and Ka Di Liang. Even those who usually attended class had came along with many nobles. Money was of no issue to them, so there were many people betting from 10 Gold coins to 10 Purple coins. Around 80% of the gamblers were betting on Ka Di Liang, and only 20% were betting on Jian Chen.
“Ten Purple coins on Changyang Xiang Tian!” Changyang Hu slammed down the appropriate amount of coins onto the table.
“I’ll bet on Changyang Xiang Tian as well, 10 Purple coins!” Behind Changyang Xiang Tian, a soft and gentle voice spoke. It was the girl from the library who sat next to Jian Chen. She was obviously from a big clan; with every word she spoke, her tone was filled with a grandeur sound that sounded natural to her.
After the girl had bet 10 Purple coins on Changyang Xiang Tian, everyone else started to show expressions of surprise. Changyang Hu was the older brother of Changyang Xiang Tian, so his bet was easy to understand. However, this girl did not hesitate at all when she wagered her money. Despite their shock however, no student voiced out their questions.
On the platform, Jian Chen looked at Ka Di Liang with a strange expression and said, “We can start now, right?”
Ka Di Liang held an expression filled with self-confidence, and he sneered, “Changyang Xiang Tian, you personally declared that you would allow me to attack 10 times. You’d better not go back on your words.”
“A nobleman’s word is his bond. Just give me all you’ve got,” Jian Chen replied.
TL: He uses a proverb to say this.
“How arrogant!” Although Ka Di Liang didn’t quite understand the fancy proverb Jian Chen had said, but he could roughly guess the meaning of it. Without another word, he dashed at Jian Chen to start the fight. Since Jian Chen had allowed him ten moves, he wouldn’t hold back and unleash his strongest moves.
Ka Di Liang quickly rushed in front of Jian Chen, and struck out with his fist that traveled through the air so fast, a whistling sound could be heard.
Faced with the fist, Jian Chen only took a single step back, and allowed the fist to stop short of him before it could make contact.
“Hu….how close….just a bit more and he would’ve been hit…”
“This Changyang Xiang Tian can’t be too powerful. As soon as the duel started, he was almost hit. If any of those punches connect, I’m afraid that he won’t get off with just some minor damages, and the victor would already be clear.”
“This Changyang Xiang Tian’s luck is quite good, to have dodged it like that….”
Everyone under the arena had thought that Jian Chen was merely lucky to have dodged Ka Di Liang’s fist, and so only a few observers had realized the truth, causing them to start to look at Jian Chen in a new light.