God of Pets

"How could this happen?" Chen Guan slightly frowned, countless thoughts flashed through his mind: "Is it because the Eight Great Kings are too strong, or did the Lotus Temple Master miscalculate?"

"It shouldn't be, if it were me, without absolute certainty, how could I let someone who has absolutely no chance of winning challenge the Eight Great Kings to take his Inner Core? But Xiao Qinghua did lose. I thought it was because the Lotus Temple Master altered Qinghua's Good Karma, or maybe lent her Good Karma to ensure her victory. Now it seems that might not be the case, so how should this matter be resolved?" Chen Guan watched as Xiao Qinghua was about to be taken away by the black-clad crew members, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Eight Great Kings, I want to bet with you, the stake being her." Chen Guan descended the stairs and addressed the statue of the Eight Great Kings who was about to turn back to his throne.

The statue of the Eight Great Kings turned to look at Chen Guan and said indifferently, "She is the prize that I won, she is not my wager."

"So, does that mean we can't bet?" Chen Guan raised his voice, staring into the eyes of the statue.

"We can, but winning one round is not enough for you to take her away. You must win eight consecutive rounds to take her." The Eight Great Kings said.

"Since it's a fair and just gamble, I have to win eight rounds consecutively to claim a prize. Does that mean that if I lose eight rounds consecutively, you can keep me here?" Chen Guan retorted.

"Of course not, she can only be claimed as a special reward for winning eight consecutive rounds, but each time you win, you can normally choose the prize you desire." The statue said coolly.

Seeing the statue so composed, Chen Guan knew he couldn't win one round and take away Xiao Qinghua. In front of others, Chen Guan didn't ask further.

Though Chen Guan didn't ask, the statue explained on its own, "If everyone were like you, treating those I've won as betting stakes, what meaning would this gamble still hold for me? Everyone could follow your example, bringing people over to gamble with me. So if you want to take someone away from here, you must win eight consecutive rounds, just like everyone else—fair and just."

Everyone then understood why the Eight Great Kings would make such a harsh demand.

If it were possible to take someone away by winning just one round, those with power could simply bring more people as insurance.

But winning one round is hard enough, winning eight consecutive rounds is nearly impossible.

Leng Zhe didn't really know the relationship between Chen Guan and Xiao Qinghua, so he refrained from saying much.

"Alright, then let's gamble." Chen Guan pondered for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

The remaining people and crew members all turned their eyes to Chen Guan. Winning one round is already extremely difficult; winning eight rounds in a row seemed impossible.

Among those who had won the gamble, two people were standing in a corner of the viewing platform, discussing Chen Guan's acceptance of the gamble.

"I never thought true love that conquers life and death really exists in this world. I begin to believe in love a bit more." A woman with large waves of hair, wearing glasses and a hat, sighed.

"Hasn't everyone had a crazy moment in their youth? Later, when he loses, he won't be as calm as he is now. He's just too young to realize the consequences are severe. They say 'young calves are not afraid of tigers', but only when they are really bitten will they be scared." The man next to her said.

"Gu Shan, we are young people now, young people should act like young people, don't always be so old-fashioned and gloomy." The woman said discontentedly.

"Living for a few thousand years, asking me to act young like you do, I really can't do it; my brain doesn't allow me to be that shallow." Gu Shan said indifferently.

"Hmph, if I hadn't seen you buying figurines the day before yesterday, I might have really believed you." Purple Robe sneered.

Gu Shan blushed immediately, but fortunately he was also wearing sunglasses and a mask. Nevertheless, he said immediately: "How can figurines be shallow? They are elegant art collections."

"Hah, they're just adult baby dolls." Purple Robe's sharp tongue almost broke Gu Shan's composure.

"I won't reason with a fool." Gu Shan said.

"That's because you have no reason."

"You're right."

"..."

"Boring." Seeing Gu Shan's attitude, Purple Robe lost interest in arguing and turned to look at Chen Guan, saying, "Do you think he can win?"

"He can't win, no matter how deep his Good Karma is, it's impossible to win eight rounds in a row." Gu Shan said.

"I think this person might actually win." Purple Robe examined Chen Guan seriously, without the previous joking tone.

"Why do you think so?" Gu Shan asked.

"I observe his eyes and behavior; he's definitely not the reckless type who shoots aimlessly. Since he accepted, he must have a strategy for winning." Purple Robe said.

Gu Shan sneered, "The Eight Great Kings' gamble is essentially a Good Karma game, exchanging your Good Karma for things from it. The Eight Great Kings profit no matter win or lose. Even deep Good Karma can't support him for eight consecutive wins. I observe he doesn't have a virtuous look or auspicious aura, he probably can't even win one round. Unless he knows the truth of the gamble and wants very few prizes."

"Then why don't we make a bet? If he wins the first round, will you give me the prize you just won?" Purple Robe said with a smile.

"No bet." Gu Shan replied coldly.

"Then you're admitting you can't accurately judge people." Purple Robe said.

"He will lose, but I still won't bet." Gu Shan remained firm.

"Hah, can't afford to lose." Purple Robe lost interest in bickering with Gu Shan.

In the arena, the statue said to Chen Guan, "Name your first prize."

Everyone was listening intently, wanting to know what kind of prize this man who wishes to win eight rounds from the Eight Great Kings would want.

"One million." Chen Guan said calmly.

Everyone froze, thinking they heard wrong. Coming to the Eight Great Kings to gamble, someone was merely asking for money, and only a million at that.

"Is this guy out of his mind? After all, he possesses the Unparalleled Secret Technique and he's betting himself for just a million?"

Leng Zhe was first stunned, then seemed to figure something out, showing a realization on his face.

However, Gu Shan said coldly, "Asking for just a million, consuming a lot of Good Karma; even if he wins this round, he'll lose the next."

"Little Shan Shan, it's not as simple as that." Purple Robe was intrigued, studying Chen Guan carefully as if having discovered something interesting.

If before she only thought it intriguing, now she was genuinely interested in Chen Guan.

"What do you mean?" Gu Shan frowned.

"He probably doesn't actually want the million." Purple Robe spoke as Chen Guan's voice once again came from the other side.

"If I win, I'll give you a million, and you must accept it. That's the prize I want." Chen Guan explained his intent fully.

Those not in the know were dumbfounded; they had never seen such a person, betting his life and giving money away if he wins—what kind of fool would do such a thing?

But the statue of the Eight Great Kings, due to what seemed like a foolish decision, regarded Chen Guan silently for a moment.

"Indeed..." Purple Robe's lips curled into a smile.

"So that's it, he actually knows the root of the Eight Great Kings' gamble. Using wealth to carry out Good Karma is indeed a method." Gu Shan said: "But it's still a bit foolish. Knowing the truth of the Eight Great Kings' gamble, he only needs to bet on things with little or no value. There's no need to give money to the Eight Great Kings, especially not a million; that's a bit too much."