Chapter 264 263: Murong Liu's Scheme

"Let me explain..."

Seeing that Pan Borong was still skeptical, Murong Liu smiled. He then recounted his encounter with Tang Yi at the Divine Will Hall, how he tested his Spiritual Power, and the matter of opening the Six Spirits Gate.

After hearing all this, Pan Borong and Guo Yangyun's eyes widened. They finally believed it.

Even Elder Wan Sibo, who was standing to the side, was utterly shocked when he heard Tang Yi's story.

15th Layer Spiritual Power Cultivation? All Six Spirits awakened?

A genius like that... if he wasn't the one who ranked second on the West Mansion Outer Mansion leaderboard, then who else could it be?

Who could be such a Demon?

"A Demon like that! We have to recruit him into our Dui Palace! With a 15th Layer Spiritual Power Cultivation, he'd be Unrivaled in the world if he joined us! A perfect match! With him, our Dui Palace can definitely restore its former glory!" Pan Borong said excitedly.

"With such strength and Talent, which palace wouldn't he be a good fit for? Wouldn't he be a perfect match for any of them? Besides, considering the current state of our Dui Palace, it's hard to say if he'll even choose us. Don't get your hopes up so soon," Guo Yangyun countered from the side.

"Hey, why are you boosting their morale and tearing ours down? What's so bad about our Dui Palace? Our Techniques and Martial Techniques are no weaker than any other palace's. It's just that our Cultivation takes a little more time. With his Talent, he could completely make up for that. Joining our Dui Palace is the perfect fit!" Pan Borong retorted.

"Maybe he'd grow faster in another palace? It's not that I don't want him to join Dui Palace, and it's certainly not that I don't want Dui Palace to do well. It's just that in one month... you know what's happening," said Guo Yangyun.

"One month from now... Of course I know about that. Isn't that why I'm hoping Dui Palace can get one more genius disciple into the Inner Mansion? Besides, didn't Old Sixth help that candidate open the Six Spirits Gate? In a way, he has received a favor from our Dui Palace, so it's only right that he joins us," Pan Borong said, full of confidence.

"He has to join our Dui Palace just because he received a favor? What kind of twisted logic is that? Old Sixth only helped that candidate open the Six Spirits Gate because of the girl from the Wang Family. If you're keeping score, the debt is owed to her, not the candidate. If you try to use this to pressure him during recruitment, I won't stand for it. Our Dui Palace isn't that shameless," Guo Yangyun said irritably, shooting Pan Borong a look.

"Alright, that's enough from both of you. The House Entrance Examination still has a few days left. There's no point arguing about this now. Save your energy to argue with the Hall Masters from the other palaces later. Besides..."

Murong Liu cut off their argument and said, "What we should be concerned about right now isn't this, but..."

"But what? Old Sixth, don't just say half of it," Pan Borong said, annoyed.

"But... our bet," Murong Liu continued.

"The bet? I was fine until you brought that up. Now I'm just mad. Old Sixth, be honest. Did you know about Tang Yi all along? Why else would you change your bet and pick the North District, which no one was optimistic about?" Pan Borong demanded, his face hardening.

"That's right, Old Sixth. You didn't even give us a heads-up. You made us bet on the other zones instead of the North District where Tang Yi is. Now our bets are going to go down the drain," Guo Yangyun also said, looking at Murong Liu with dissatisfaction.

"Hey, you're wronging me. I only just figured out this whole thing with Tang Yi myself. I wasn't optimistic about the North District either. The reason I changed my bet to the North District was because of Old Fang. You know what Old Fang is like, right? Mature, steady. He would never do anything impulsive or without confidence. But just now, he actually bet on the North District, and he bet a lot. Don't you find that strange? That's why I followed his lead and changed my bet to the North District," Murong Liu explained.

"So that's how it is."

Pan Borong nodded, then glanced at Fang Qingyang in the distance. The latter felt Pan Borong's gaze and returned it with a smile.

"Old Fang... does he know something?" Pan Borong asked, turning back to Murong Liu after seeing Fang Qingyang's calm expression.

Murong Liu shook his head and said, "Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. No matter how I pressed Old Fang, he just wouldn't say."

"Alright then. What did you mean when you said we should be focused on the bet?" Pan Borong asked again.

"On the last day of the House Entrance Examination, isn't Special Envoy Gong going to open another round of betting? Heh heh, I don't need to spell it out for you, do I?" Murong Liu said with a mysterious smile.

"You're talking about the second round of betting on the last day..." Pan Borong realized with a start.

"That's right."

Murong Liu nodded, smiling happily. "If we didn't know, that would be one thing. But now that we know about Tang Yi, heh heh, how could we not make a killing?"

"Old Sixth, you really are a crafty one!" Pan Borong said with a laugh, giving Murong Liu a deep look.

"I'm going to win back the two drops of Holy Liquid I bet on the East District!" Guo Yangyun also declared, his eyes shining.

"Ahem. When the time comes, could I perhaps place a few bets in my spare time?" Elder Wan Sibo, who had been listening to the three Hall Masters talk, coughed and said a little sheepishly.

From the look on his face, it seemed Elder Wan Sibo was tempted too.

But that was only normal. Knowing the inside story of a surefire bet, who wouldn't be tempted?

"Of course you can. If it weren't for Elder Wan Sibo, we might not have known about this at all. You could say you deserve some of the credit. But this matter must stay between the four of us. We can't let it get out, or else we won't be able to fleece anyone," Murong Liu said with a smile.

"Mm. I understand," Elder Wan Sibo replied, a look of understanding on his face.

"Hmph. That old codger Lu Qiming from the North District and those Chief Examiners are really dishonest. Did they think they could hide this from us? And haven't we figured it out anyway? Heh! We're taking a bite of this cake too!" Murong Liu said with a cold laugh.

"I'm afraid the people from the other Three Major Zones and the Hall Masters and Elders of the Seven Palaces are going to get fleeced badly this time," Pan Borong said with a chuckle.

"Haha, who else would we fleece? Where else would we get our Holy Liquid from?" Guo Yangyun also laughed.

"Hahahaha, good point, good point."

"So, shall we wait for the last day of the House Entrance Examination to arrive?"

"No, we should say we're waiting for Tang Yi's spectacular performance!"

"..."

Meanwhile, Tang Yi led Bai Ye and the other five candidates forward. Any candidates they encountered from the Three Major Zones were eliminated, either by defeat or intimidation.

When they met candidates from the North District, they were all absorbed into their team. After one day, the team of North District candidates led by Tang Yi had grown from the initial seven people to thirty, expanding considerably.

As for the candidates from the Three Major Zones eliminated that day, Tang Yi himself couldn't remember how many there were. All he knew was that he had eliminated over a dozen groups, with each group having at least a dozen people.

In other words, Tang Yi had eliminated several hundred candidates from the Three Major Zones in a single day!