“Mr. Tian! With a probability of six per thousand, you’re definitely going to make a huge profit!”
“That’s right, Boss Tian, isn’t this just free money for you? Why aren’t you quickly accepting the bet?”
“Boss Tian is so hesitant, don’t tell me that you don’t even believe in a one per thousand probability, let alone six per thousand?”
The crowd was stirring up trouble like fish in water.
But this was tough for Tian at the front of the crowd. Naturally, he didn’t dare to respond directly to Yino’s bet, but thinking of his connections in Western Province City over the years, he couldn’t help but stubbornly argue:
“If you have the ability, then go report me to the magistrate!”
“I’ll also report you for assaulting people on the street!”
The short, stout Boss Tian still retorted with his neck stretched out.
Upon hearing this, Yino immediately laughed.
“Fine, you want to play it this way?”
“Let’s see whose face carries more weight at the official door—yours or my token?”
When mentioning the token, Yino lowered his voice so that only Tian could hear.
As the young master of the Grand Tutor’s Mansion, he naturally wasn’t worried at all, but to resolve the conflict as efficiently as possible, Yino silently revealed a bit of the token at his waist hidden under his black robe.
Just in this casual exchange, Tian noticed the token and immediately turned pale with fear, hurriedly dropping to his knees before Yino.
“No, no no no…”
“This lowly one was blind, please be magnanimous, sir!”
After seeing the identity of the Grand Tutor’s Mansion, Tian was so frightened that he lowered his voice, fearing that the matter would escalate further and everyone would find out.
He truly wanted to kneel, but Yino kept holding his arm, not allowing his knees to touch the ground.
“Tell the truth, what’s the real probability?”
Yino questioned sternly.
Tian looked up at him, and finally took a deep breath: “The, the probability… there’s no upper limit…”
“So where did ‘six per thousand’ come from?”
“I, I… I just made it up… After all, no one would be stupid and rich enough to buy a thousand stones! That price would be enough to buy three or four real Pure Blood Phoenix Crystals from the Hundred Spirits Pavilion!”
“Damn it.”
Seeing the other party’s confession, Yino became even more frustrated.
He was right. The price of drawing a thousand stones was comparable to buying genuine items from the Hundred Spirits Pavilion.
What made Yino even more regretful was that he hadn’t just drawn a thousand stones back then—he had drawn over three thousand, emptying the owner’s entire inventory!
And the result?
Not a single Pure Blood Phoenix Crystal!
Damn swindler!
But no matter how angry he was, this wasn’t the same timeline as his rebirth.
Tian had already knelt down to beg Yino for mercy, and Yino truly had other matters to attend to. Now that he had been reborn, he really had no interest in wasting words with a small NPC.
Thinking of this, Yino sighed and spoke calmly:
“Now return the money to the young lady, do you hear me?”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
The owner was terrified and nodded repeatedly.
Actually, he had no idea what the Grand Tutor’s Mansion really was.
But living in Western Province City, the civilians here almost always saw, whenever there was unrest in the Western Region, batches of iron cavalry entering through the gates to guard the frontier on the streets of Western Province City.
And on the armor of these military horses, there was often the Grand Tutor’s engraving symbol.
Over time… The people of Western Province City all knew that any token with the mark of the Grand Tutor’s Mansion represented authority that could make even the city lord of Western Province City kneel in audience.
Tian was certainly no exception.
“Um… sorry, miss, this is your money…”
The short, stout man lowered his eyes submissively, holding out a large pouch of silver and gold to the black-robed girl behind Yino.
But as she took the money pouch, she blinked, as if she was dreaming and didn’t quite understand the situation.
“Um…”
“Actually, I, I just need enough money for food…”
Seeing Tian’s servile manner, Nina felt somewhat embarrassed.
But before her soft-hearted words could finish, Yino stepped forward again and pressed his hand on Tian’s shoulder:
“Tell her honestly, can these stones really yield Pure Blood Phoenix Crystals?”
“Well… I’m, I’m sorry, miss… These stones are actually wholesale rejects from the Western Region mines… It’s almost impossible to get good items like Pure Blood Phoenix Crystals from them…”
The owner sighed, and no matter how unwilling he was, the thought of the other’s Grand Tutor’s Mansion token made him confess his crime in public.
After all, he understood the difference between one good meal and meals every day.
In this war-torn Western Region, one could offend anyone except the officials who controlled the military!
“See? He’s just a swindler who targeted you because he thought you were naive and had money to burn. So don’t feel sorry for him—take your money and next time don’t trust these roadside stalls.”
Yino released Tian and turned back, speaking calmly to the young woman.
But just then, through the gap in his mask, Yino’s gaze met the stunning beauty under the girl’s hood—
“?”
Why is it this silly girl again?
Yino was momentarily stunned, remembering his conversation with the girl who had asked for directions at Wuji Peak.
At that time, she had been asking about Yino’s residence.
Now… Yino had come to Western Province City, and she had somehow appeared at the same time!
But just as Yino was lost in thought, the white dragon girl with the hood obediently nodded, then tilted her head slightly, her eyes full of gratitude as she beamed with joy—
“I see…! Thank you! There really are more good people in this world!”
“Yes… There are many good people like me…”
Yino’s lips twitched, oddly reminded of how he had given her wrong directions before.
But before he could finish speaking, the black-robed girl smiled again and said:
“By the way, let me treat you to a meal later!”
“I’m not familiar with Western Province City, and I don’t know where the food is good…”