"What are you doing? You bastard!"

Charles's furious outburst immediately drew the attention of the people around.

Soon, someone recognized Charles's identity, and one by one, they looked at Lin Yi, who was pointing a sword at Charles, with astonishment:

"What's he trying to do?"

That's the Eldest Prince of the Ao Sheng Empire, the most likely heir to the future throne!

Is he going to kill him here?

Is that so?

Of course not!

When Lin Yi realized several powerful presences were focusing on him, he suddenly smiled at Charles and put away his longsword, saying:

"Just joking."

This joke, however, didn't amuse Charles at all.

He glared at Lin Yi, gritting his teeth:

"Don't think that just because you're now the Jialan King, I won't dare do anything to you."

"I hope there won't be a second joke like this."

"Because it's not funny at all."

Lin Yi shrugged indifferently and said:

"A grown man like you can't even take a joke? That's pathetic."

"It's so boring."

Charles looked at Lin Yi, his eyes almost spitting fire:

"You bastard."

Facing the extremely angry Charles, Lin Yi acted as if nothing happened, patting his shoulder:

"What's there to be angry about? Don't you know anger hurts your health?"

Just then, Ling Yuwei, who had witnessed everything, suddenly chuckled.

In Ling Yuwei's gaze towards Lin Yi, a flash of something special disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

Seeing Ling Yuwei like that, Charles's anger redoubled.

But facing Lin Yi, who he couldn't outmatch or underestimate.

Charles could only turn his seething anger into a cold "hmph~".

Turning his head away, ignoring Lin Yi.

However, this scene caused an immediate uproar among the surrounding people.

To know that was the Eldest Prince of the Ao Sheng Empire!

The man who didn't fear even him, everyone became curious about Lin Yi's identity.

Clearly, there was no one here who had seen the events around Linlang Pavilion yesterday.

Otherwise, they would have immediately recognized the newly rising noble of the Jialan Empire: the Jialan King.

At this moment, no one noticed that beneath Lin Yi's indifferent exterior hid a sorrow for the lower-class people of this world.

Although Lin Yi thought he hid it well,

Ling Yuwei's keen eye still noticed something unusual.

She walked to Lin Yi's side, asking worriedly:

"Are you okay?"

Perhaps due to a woman's intuition, or maybe because she guessed something.

Ling Yuwei continued:

"Actually, there are lots of fun places in Jialan City, you don't have to come here to watch beast fights."

But Lin Yi wasn't someone with a fragile heart:

"Since I'm already here, might as well take a look."

Because Lin Yi understood.

The best way to understand a world is to participate in it.

…

…

Speaking of beast fights, one can't overlook the betting phase that both nobles and commoners indulge in.

The betting rules are quite simple.

You bet on who wins, and if you bet correctly, you win based on the initial payout ratio.

If you lose, of course, you get nothing.

Bets start from as low as 10 Gold Coins with no upper limit.

After all, the Beast Fighting Arena is backed by the Jialan Royal Family, so there's no worry about the payouts.

When Lin Yi arrived at the betting hall with the other two, it was already bustling with noise.

At the betting window, one frenzied man after another, looking like gamblers, shouted madly:

"I bet 190 Gold Coins on [Bone-Eroding Beast] to win."

"I bet 830 Gold Coins on [Challenger No. 1] to win."

Besides individuals, the presence of nobles couldn't go unnoticed here either.

But those who considered themselves aristocrats naturally disdained to come in person, often sending their servants to place bets.

Each servant, betting on behalf of the nobles, would shout during their wager:

"Baron Dory bets 10,000 Gold Coins on [Bone-Eroding Beast] to win."

"Duchess Kern bets 30,000 Gold Coins on [Bone-Eroding Beast] to win."

"Lord Akar Dharma Venerable bets 50,000 Gold Coins on [Challenger No. 1] to win."

Upon hearing these enormous sums, which were startling to them, gasps erupted from the surroundings at times.

Amid the astonished murmurs, Charles walked to the betting window with a nonchalant expression, slapping down a Gold Note and said:

"I bet 500,000 on [Bone-Eroding Beast] to win."

As soon as these words were spoken, everything went silent around him!

500,000 Gold Coins!!!

Everyone looked at him in disbelief, followed by a collective gasp.

Only then did someone suddenly recognize his identity, whispering:

"He's the Prince Charles of the Ao Sheng Empire!"

"It really is him!"

"I can't believe he's here too."

"Did you hear whom he bet on just now?"

"I think I heard it was Bone-Eroding Beast."

"Bone-Eroding Beast?"

"I was hesitating over whom to bet on, now I don't have to. I'll bet on Bone-Eroding Beast too!"

Then a commotion suddenly erupted among the crowd.

Listening to the discussions around him, Charles looked at Lin Yi with a slight smug air:

"Just playing around."

Then suddenly remembering something, Charles looked at Lin Yi worriedly and said:

"By the way, did you bring any money?"

"If you didn't bring any money, it's okay, I can lend you some."

"No rush to pay it back, it's fine."

Looking at Charles, whose ill intentions were written all over his face, Lin Yi was slightly surprised by his generous gesture.

After all, he was the Eldest Prince of an Empire.

Spending 500,000 Gold Coins without batting an eye was as casual as buying instant noodles with 5 bucks.

Lin Yi glanced at his own backpack, which held a lonely sum of over 20,000 Gold Coins.

Initially, Lin Yi thought this amount wasn't insignificant.

Alas, Lin Yi underestimated the wealthy's wallet in front of him.

However, Lin Yi wasn't as ridiculous as Charles with his comparisons, what's 500,000: "Pff".

Just as Lin Yi was about to bet all his 20,000, Ling Yuwei handed Lin Yi a Storage Pouch and said:

"There's 5 million Gold Coins in here."

"Young Master Lin Yi, you take it first, and if it's not enough, I have more."

This sudden fortune left Lin Yi momentarily stunned:

'Whoa~'

Lin Yi stared dumbfounded at the serene-looking Ling Yuwei, exclaiming internally:

'Is this rich woman planning to keep me?'

She gave 5 million Gold Coins just like that!

Seeing Ling Yuwei's boldness directly redefined Lin Yi's understanding of the term 'rich woman.'

And Ling Yuwei's gesture effectively slapped Charles's face "slap-slap~."

The smug smile on his face froze, not yet fully faded.

If it weren't that he couldn't outfight Lin Yi, in that instant he would've been tempted to silence the witness.

The surrounding onlookers were left dumbstruck by Ling Yuwei's lavish move.

Someone said:

"My god, that's 5 million! Just like that."

"This must be the Miss of Linlang Pavilion, no doubt."

"If it's her, I can understand."

After which everyone naturally shifted their attention to Lin Yi, with only one question in their minds:

"But who is this guy?"

What amused and exasperated Lin Yi was.

That once again, he ended up becoming the focus of attention for some weird reason.

However, for Lin Yi, he had already gotten used to and adjusted to this feeling long ago.

Looking through the thin veil, Lin Yi looked into Ling Yuwei's eyes and asked:

"Are you sure this is for me?"

Ling Yuwei pursed her lips and giggled:

"If it makes Young Master Lin Yi embarrassed to accept, you could consider it as me…."

But before Ling Yuwei could finish speaking, Lin Yi had already taken the Storage Pouch and said:

"Sure, why not take it."

Then, under the stunned gazes of everyone, Lin Yi walked to the window and slapped a Gold Note on the table:

"Slap~"

"1 million on [Challenger No. 1] to win!"

Receiving the betting slip from the clerk, Lin Yi smiled at the already dumbstruck Charles:

"Just playing around too."