Chapter 584: The Contest Begins, Seeking Advantage Through Trickery

Four hours later, the seats at the Huli Immortal Manor combat arena were packed, with a sea of spectators.

Many spectators were unhappy, however. Something was wrong with the odds.

“Why are the odds so low? Qin Xiao pays only 1.3 for every stone staked, and Yao Yongxin only 1.1. With such a huge gap between them, how can the payouts be so small?”

“Don’t mention it. I was thinking about betting on both sides a bit, but with these odds, I can’t even break even. I can only gamble on one side.”

“Who did you all bet on? I went all in on Yao Yongxin. Although the odds are low, it’s safe.”

“I’m about the same, but I still feel something is off. I also bet two hundred Immortal Stones on Qin Xiao and two hundred on Yao Yongxin, just playing around. If Yao Yongxin wins, I lose one hundred eighty. If Qin Xiao wins, I lose one hundred forty.”

“Brother, are you out of your mind? Doing something where you lose either way is something only you could come up with.”

“It’s fine, just a few hundred Immortal Stones.”

After these bizarre odds came out, many gamblers who wanted to make a little profit were very unhappy. The odds left no possibility of hedging, because betting on both sides guaranteed a loss.

It should be noted that these odds included the principal. If someone bet one hundred on Yao Yongxin and won, they only received one hundred ten back; apart from their principal, they earned a mere ten Immortal Stones. Betting on Qin Xiao only yielded a return of thirty. Hedging was completely impossible.

Originally, everyone expected Qin Xiao’s odds in this contest to be quite high, allowing them to place a modest side bet on him. That way, should an upset occur, they could recoup some losses using Qin Xiao’s high payout. Most people naturally favored hedging.

With these odds, gamblers were forced to pick a side, as hedging guaranteed a net loss with no chance of recovery.

Qin Xiao, however, cared little for such matters. He had Ning Shuangdao place a bet of one million on himself to win. Even a profit of three hundred thousand would be welcome.

Ning Shuangdao was stunned to hear that the young master wanted to stake one million on himself, but asked no questions. He followed suit with a bet of two thousand—his entire savings.

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