Chapter 2692: Chapter 2692: True Colors Revealed
"Looks like... this time, I have no choice but to show myself."
In the VIP audience area, Wyatt Barnes, cloaked under the black robe of the Master Immortal, sighed silently in his heart.
During Ji Yu’s efforts to secure time for him, he made a snap decision amidst the flash of lightning and thunder without thinking:
If Ji Yu managed to secure time for him, he would reveal himself and seize first place in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet.
If he failed to secure it, Wyatt would remain hidden and find a way to compensate Ji Yu and even Christian Clark later.
Both Ji Yu and Christian Clark had been promised by Wyatt that he would do his utmost to claim first place in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet, winning the Top-grade Immortal Pill ’Daai Law Pill’ for them.
And now, Ji Yu had managed to secure time for him, making him feel:
It’s all fate!
"How about it? Do you dare to accept this ’bet’ I’ve laid down?"
At the same time, a rather unpleasant voice aptly reached Wyatt Barnes’s ears.
It was Vice Sect Leader Andrew Campbell of the Poison King Sect, realizing that Ji Yu had bought time for Wyatt Barnes, so he felt he could continue the bet with this Sacrificial Officer from the Flying Dragon Sect who was a substandard Alchemy Immortal Master.
If Ji Yu hadn’t bought time for Wyatt Barnes and directly announced the end of the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet, then his bet would be meaningless.
"Shameless!"
Vice Sect Leader Cohen Yellow of the Flying Dragon Sect glared at Andrew Campbell, cursed angrily, and then said to Wyatt Barnes, "Sacrificial Officer Laird, don’t pay attention to him... this guy is just a mad dog, biting anyone he sees!"
"He wants to use this unjust bet to regain his fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones."
As he continued, Cohen Yellow looked at Andrew Campbell with a ’I’ve seen right through you’ expression.
"Cohen Yellow, I’m betting with him, why are you speaking nonsense?"
Andrew Campbell’s face darkened, and he shouted angrily.
"Sacrificial Officer Laird is our Flying Dragon Sect’s Sacrificial Officer, so naturally, I won’t see him suffer."
Cohen Yellow said matter-of-factly.
Excluding Wyatt Barnes himself, everyone in the VIP audience area, including Andrew Campbell and others from the Poison King Sect, believed that Wyatt Barnes would never agree to the bet Andrew Campbell proposed.
Yet Wyatt Barnes, with a hoarse voice, casually said:
"I can accept your ’bet’... but the stakes need to change! Because it’s evident to anyone with eyes that the current stakes are not fair to me."
Upon Wyatt Barnes’s words, the entire VIP audience area fell into a deathly silence.
This substandard Alchemy Immortal Master Sacrificial Officer of the Flying Dragon Sect was actually going to accept the shameless ’bet’ proposed by Andrew Campbell?
He...
Has he gone mad?!
In that instant, not only did others look at Wyatt Barnes as if they were gazing at a ’fool’.
Even members of the Flying Dragon Sect found it hard to understand why their Sacrificial Officer Laird would accept the shameless bet proposed by Andrew Campbell.
Andrew Campbell, who proposed the bet, was also somewhat bewildered upon hearing Wyatt Barnes say he would accept the bet.
He never expected Wyatt Barnes to accept the bet!
Because the stakes he placed virtually ensured his win!
"Are you serious about this? Do you really intend to accept this bet?"
Andrew Campbell looked intently at Wyatt Barnes and cautioned, "Let me remind you... If you accept this bet, you can only bet that Wyatt Barnes will participate in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet because I’ve already bet that Wyatt Barnes won’t participate."
Andrew Campbell worried that Wyatt Barnes might also bet Wyatt Barnes won’t participate in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet.
If so, his bet would be meaningless.
Because, he couldn’t bet on Wyatt Barnes participating in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet.
"Hmph!"
Wyatt Barnes snorted coldly, and said disdainfully, "Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?"
Andrew Campbell wasn’t angry upon hearing Wyatt Barnes’s words.
Because he seemed to see fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones beckoning him, "You mentioned changing the stakes earlier, probably meaning the stakes I placed aren’t enough, thus not fair to you, right?"
"As long as you’re willing to accept this bet and place a stake on Wyatt Barnes participating in the Sixteen Counties Martial Meet within the coming hour... I can increase my stake to two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones. Is that enough?"
"If you win... I will give you two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones. If I win, you only need to give me fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones."
Andrew Campbell said.
"Ha!"
Almost the moment Andrew Campbell finished speaking, Wyatt Barnes couldn’t help but chuckle, "Vice Sect Leader Campbell, you just handed out fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones... now, I doubt you even have two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones, perhaps not even a hundred thousand?"
Although the wealth held by the Poison King Sect surpassed that of any county under King Cooper’s command.
However, the personal wealth of a Vice Sect Leader of the Poison King Sect would be unlikely to exceed a hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones.
Therefore, Wyatt Barnes concluded:
It’s impossible for Andrew Campbell to have two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones on hand!
"If Vice Sect Leader Campbell intends to make empty promises... I cannot accept your bet!"
Wyatt Barnes said, unable to help but smirk as he spoke.
"I don’t have two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones... but do you doubt that my Poison King Sect can’t muster two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones?"
Originally, Andrew Campbell indeed planned to make empty promises, but Wyatt Barnes’s mockery made his face alternate between blue and white, finally resorting to citing the Poison King Sect, claiming that the sect would provide the two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones.
"Can you represent the Poison King Sect?"
Wyatt Barnes continued mocking.
"Absurd!"
Andrew Campbel said in a deep voice, "I am the Vice Sect Leader of the Poison King Sect and the younger brother of the Sect Leader... Do you think I can represent the Poison King Sect?"
"It seems I’ve underestimated you."
Wyatt Barnes’ eyes suddenly narrowed as he spoke lightly.
"Stop the nonsense!"
Andrew Campbel said coldly, "If you want to accept the bet, then do it... If you’re afraid, admit defeat early!"
"I will naturally accept the bet..."
Wyatt Barnes glanced deeply at Andrew Campbel and spoke unhurriedly, "However, don’t you think wagering two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones is still too favorable for you?"
"Why don’t I bet two hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones on Wyatt Barnes not participating in the Sixteen County Martial Gathering; you bet fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones on Wyatt Barnes participating in the Sixteen County Martial Gathering? Shall we swap?"
Wyatt Barnes continued.
"Then tell me how many top-grade immortal stones I should bet?"
Andrew Campbel naturally couldn’t agree to Wyatt Barnes’ request.
Because he had already decided that Nine Nether County’s trump card ’Wyatt Barnes’ definitely wouldn’t appear to participate in the Sixteen County Martial Gathering within the next hour.
If Wyatt Barnes truly wanted to come, he would have been here long ago.
"Five hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones."
Wyatt Barnes said lightly.
"Fine! Five hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones it is!"
Andrew Campbel agreed quickly.
He felt confident in victory and was willing to gamble five hundred thousand top-grade immortal stones against Wyatt’s fifty thousand.
At this moment, Andrew Campbel still hadn’t realized:
The person before him cloaked in a black robe was laying a trap for him step by step.
Nor had he realized:
He was walking into the trap completely unguarded, step by step.
"Additionally... I have one more condition."
Wyatt Barnes spoke again.
"Speak!"
Andrew Campbel frowned and said impatiently.
"You must get either the Third Prince of King Cooper’s residence or King Cooper himself to notarize our bet... After all, with your shamelessness, I’m truly worried you’ll renege on the deal!"
Wyatt Barnes stated his condition.
"You..."
Seeing Wyatt accuse him of being shameless and suspecting he might renege, Andrew Campbel was immediately enraged.
"I can act as the witness to your bet."
Just then, the Third Prince from King Cooper’s residence emerged again from behind the curtain, looking at Wyatt Barnes with deep interest.
He couldn’t understand:
Why would this Flying Dragon Sect’s lower-grade immortal pill alchemist sacrificial officer accept the shameless bet Andrew proposed?
Could he not see that Andrew Campbel was almost guaranteed to win?
Though he couldn’t comprehend it, he was quite happy to act as the witness to this bet, as he also wanted to see the reaction of the Flying Dragon Sect’s lower-grade immortal pill alchemist sacrificial officer after losing.
"Thank you, Third Prince."
Upon thanking the Third Prince from King Cooper’s residence, Wyatt Barnes handed him the Storage Ring containing fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones.
"The amount is correct."
After confirming the amount of immortal stones within the Storage Ring, the Third Prince looked at Andrew Campbel and said lightly, "If you lose, the King Cooper residence will first collect fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones from the Poison King Sect on your behalf... Then, we’ll hand them over to Sacrificial Officer Laird from the Flying Dragon Sect."
"If I lose, our Poison King Sect will immediately dispatch fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones to King Cooper’s residence once I return."
Andrew Campbel spoke unconcernedly.
Right now, he didn’t even consider the possibility of losing.
"That’s good."
The Third Prince nodded and didn’t say any more.
He wasn’t worried about the Poison King Sect reneging.
And just as the Third Prince nodded, most of the VIP audience looked at Wyatt Barnes as though he was an "idiot".
"Thank you for your fifty thousand top-grade immortal stones."
Wyatt Barnes suddenly pulled off the robe covering his head, revealing an almost perfect handsome face, smiling broadly at Andrew Campbel, displaying his white teeth.
At this moment, his voice was no longer as hoarse as before.
He revealed his true identity!
"Hmm?"
When Wyatt Barnes pulled down the robe covering his head, revealing his true identity, the VIP audience was greatly astonished.
Previously, hearing the voice of this Flying Dragon Sect’s lower-grade immortal pill alchemist, they thought the person beneath the black robe would be an old man.
Unexpectedly, the voice was a disguise.
Beneath the black robe was a tall, handsome, and perfect-looking young man.
