In chaotic times, one can become a martial immortal.

Upon hearing Huang Hui's words, Lu Yuan looked up at the martial artists fighting to the death on the arena and couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Ordinary martial artists, even those who have reached the level of Ming Jin or An Jin, can only barely fill the gaps in their cultivation by working themselves to the bone.

Even if it's a life-or-death contract, winning a match would only net you a maximum of fifty taels.

Whether it's a large piece of meat or ordinary medicinal soups like Qi-boosting soup and Yuan-boosting soup, each serving costs three taels of silver.

As for high-grade resources like Rejuvenation Pills and Blood Circulation Pills, each one costs twenty or thirty taels of silver.

Not to mention the priceless elixirs, which ordinary martial artists simply cannot afford.

If Lu Yuan hadn't received the Zhou family's support, he probably would have ended up like these ordinary martial artists, either working as a镖局 (escort agency) or gambling in this martial arts arena, earning a meager living by risking his life.

Although he came here today to help Zheng Shuang, the seventh young master of the Zheng family, he was essentially earning money by risking his life, but he earned far more than he would earn from an ordinary life-or-death contract.

Besides, with his current cultivation level and strength, there's no question of risking his life.

With just a slight gesture, one can take away a reward of one thousand taels; why not take it?

After glancing at it a few times, Huang Hui continued walking forward, with Lu Yuan following closely behind.

Soon, the two arrived at a relatively private space.

Although it is not as spacious as the outside, it can still accommodate at least a hundred people without feeling crowded.

In the center of the space, there was also a huge arena.

Around the arena were rows of seats.

At this moment, two groups of people were already seated on either side of these seats, clearly separated.

These people were not only mostly very young, but they should also be members of the Zheng and Zhang families respectively.

"Master Huang, is he the young prodigy you were talking about?"

At this moment, a young man dressed in fine clothes walked over with a strange expression on his face.

Behind him followed two strong, middle-aged men.

"Young Master Zheng, this is the Lu Yuan I was referring to."

Huang Hui nodded and said with a smile.

"Master Huang, although I trust you, he seems a bit too young."

Zheng Shuang raised an eyebrow, looked Lu Yuan up and down with a questioning gaze, and continued, "I don't mind losing a match, but I'm afraid he'll go up there and die for nothing."

"Where did this little chick come from, daring to dream of making money like this?"

"They're probably still breastfeeding. After signing the life-or-death contract, won't they be so scared they wet their pants when they get on the ring?"

Many of the Zhang family members were now sneering.

"Young Master Zheng, he is already a qualified practitioner, and his strength far surpasses mine."

Huang Hui quickly explained.

Is this really true?

Upon hearing this, Zheng Shuang's pupils constricted suddenly, and then he looked at Lu Yuan again with a look full of astonishment.

"Absolutely true!"

Huang Hui nodded.

Although he still finds it hard to believe that Lu Yuan, at the age of seventeen, has already successfully opened his dantian and is about to truly enter the ranks of the immortals, he is also very clear that this is an indisputable fact.

He even felt a little fortunate. Fortunately, although he also longed for the century-old blood ginseng, he did not pursue it as relentlessly as Cao Yang. Otherwise, his fate would not have been much better.

"Master Lu, your opponent later is this Thunderclap Tiger. It is said that he has also opened up his internal dantian and is a master of the entry level. Every time he fights with someone, he likes to crush the opponent's throat as quickly as possible."

Zheng Shuang stopped wasting words and pointed directly at a somewhat thin middle-aged man in the opposite team.

Lu Yuan looked up and met the thin man's provocative gaze.

He smiled faintly, then said, "Young Master Zheng, if I win three consecutive matches, will I receive a reward of three thousand taels?"

"If Master Lu truly possesses such abilities, I will not only offer you the three thousand taels of silver as a reward, but I also promise to resolve any trouble you may encounter within Qinghe County!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Shuang was taken aback for a moment, then looked at Lu Yuan with a strange expression and nodded.

If he hadn't believed Huang Hui wouldn't lie to him, he would have seriously doubted whether the young man in front of him was toying with him.

"Don't worry, Young Master Zheng, I will definitely not let you down."

Lu Yuan smiled and nodded. With these three thousand taels, plus the hundred or so taels left over, many things from now on should be able to be arranged well.

"Then I'll wait and see!"

Zheng Shuang nodded slightly. Even if he lost this match, he still had a backup plan.

"Has Zheng Shuang gone mad? He actually brought in this greenhorn to help him?"

On the other side, Zhang Yida, dressed in a purple brocade robe, looked puzzled.

Immediately, he turned to Ba Hu beside him and said, "Master Ba, Zheng Shuang is no fool. He wouldn't really find an ordinary kid to help him. There must be something fishy going on. Don't disappoint me later."

"Don't worry, Young Master Zhang, no matter what kind of tricks this kid has up his sleeve, I can easily crush his throat!"

Ba Hu glanced at Lu Yuan with a contemptuous look, then said disdainfully.

"I hope so!"

Zhang Yida nodded, then stood up and said to Zheng Shuang, "Zheng Shuang, enough talk, let's begin?"

"I have no objections, let's begin!"

Zheng Shuang smiled and said directly.

Immediately, Lu Yuan and Ba Hu signed a life-and-death contract.

Immediately afterwards, the two walked onto the ring, one after the other.

"Can't the Zheng family find anyone else? They actually had to send this brat to help them?"

"I'd heard that Zheng Shuang, the seventh young master, wasn't favored in the Zheng family; it seems the rumors were true!"

"Without a doubt, our Ninth Master is going to win this bet today!"

The Zhang family members looked at Lu Yuan's ridiculously young face on the stage and couldn't help but laugh.

Some even thought that Zheng Shuang knew he was going to lose, so he just threw caution to the wind and randomly picked someone to go up in the ring to make up the numbers and get himself killed.

"It seems our Seventh Master is going to lose today's bet!"

"That may not be the case. Although Seventh Master is a bit of a playboy and acts unconventionally, he has never done anything without certainty. Besides, Master Huang and Seventh Master are quite close; he would never harm Seventh Master!"

"That makes sense. Since Seventh Master let him go up, he must have some skills."

Many of the Zheng family members here were also puzzled as to why Zheng Shuang would let a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy go on stage to gamble against a well-established entry-level expert like Benlei Shou.

They didn't say much, only hoping that Zheng Shuang hadn't misjudged him and that this young man was indeed a true powerhouse whose appearance didn't lie.

"Little brat, fists and feet have no eyes. If I crush your throat and you go down there, don't go crying to the King of Hell saying I bullied you."

Ba Hu moved his hands, making a cracking sound.

"Fists and kicks have no eyes; life and death are in one's own hands!"

Lu Yuan smiled faintly and said directly.

"Well said!"

Upon hearing this, many members of the Zheng family echoed and expressed their agreement.

In the martial world, one is not in control of one's own destiny. Fights among martial artists are never a dinner party, especially this kind of wager, which not only determines victory or defeat but also life or death!

"If that's the case, then let's end it here!"

Ba Hu sneered, and then his figure suddenly flashed, appearing in front of Lu Yuan in the blink of an eye.

His hand was even about to reach Lu Yuan's throat.

"It's over!"

"They're utterly pathetic!"

Seeing this, many people shook their heads and sighed.

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