Ye Li was a little confused and asked, "Wanyin, your people have fought him several times, how come you just discovered his identity?"
Zhao Wanyin explained: "During the gambling fight, all the contestants will wear special masks so that no one can see each other's appearance.
After all, it involves betting on prizes. If the identity is exposed, accidents may occur before and after the game. This is also a means of protection.
We also guessed his identity based on Zhang Xun's fighting style and habits. Although we didn't see his face, we should be right."
After hearing Zhao Wanyin's explanation, Ye Li finally understood and nodded, "It's really good to be able to fight without revealing your true identity. I don't really want to expose myself, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
As for the confidence to fight, I definitely still have it, but I can't guarantee whether I can defeat my opponent, I can only do my best. "
Zhao Wanyin also knew what Ye Li said was true. Only after the battle could one determine the winner. Any predictions before the fight could only be used as a reference.
Almost two hours later, it was almost noon when they arrived at Beihuang City. The carriage drove all the way to the outside of the gambling arena.
Before getting off the car, Zhao Wanyin took out a scarlet mask from her Qiankun bag and handed it to Ye Li, saying, "Here, put on this mask quickly, so that no one can detect your identity in advance."
Ye Li took the mask and looked at it. He didn't know what kind of leather the mask was made of. It was very soft and felt warm to the touch.
The front of the mask had red lines of varying shades, like flames, forming a phoenix pattern, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Ye Li looked at Zhao Wanyin, who looked calm and said, "Ye Li, after you put on the mask, come up with a fake name. After all, I can't call you by your real name."
Ye Li nodded, looked at the phoenix on the mask, and said: "Then you... just call me Feng Li."
Zhao Wanyin was stunned when she heard the pseudonym Ye Li blurted out, and looked at him meaningfully, but she didn't ask any more questions, just nodded.
After Ye Li put on the mask, the two of them got off the carriage.
This was his first time in Beihuang City. He had heard in the past that this was the largest and most prosperous of the three cities in Shanhai County. Now it seemed to be true.
Beihuang City is one-third larger than Dahuang City. The gambling arena located in the center of the city is surrounded by shops and lofts, and is bustling with people.
Ye Li looked at the gambling arena in front of him with some surprise. It was a huge square fortress built with a mixed structure of stone and wood, and its appearance looked particularly heavy and grand.
"Ye... Feng Li, this gambling arena was built jointly by us and the Zhu family. It can accommodate 5,000 people to watch the fights at the same time.
Because it was built in the city center, it had to be built extra solidly to ensure that the surrounding people and buildings would not be affected by the battles of high-level talisman masters.
Not only did we use extremely hard materials such as diamond bricks and iron wood, we also carved seven defensive arrays, so it would be absolutely difficult for ordinary battles to shake it in the slightest."
Zhao Wanyin noticed that Ye Li's eyes were on the gambling arena, so she started to introduce them.
Ye Li nodded. It was the first time in his life that he had seen such a magnificent and huge building.
"Come on, Feng Li, I'll take you in first."
Zhao Wanyin greeted Ye Li and led him into the hall of the gambling arena.
There were more than ten counters in the hall, all of which were filled with queues. They didn't look like they were buying tickets, so Ye Li couldn't help but feel curious.
"They are betting. There are many games here every day and everyone wants to try their luck."
Zhao Wanyin began to explain.
Ye Li nodded and no longer paid attention to these people.
Zhao Wanyin led him through the crowd and came to a guarded passage.
The two guards recognized her immediately, saluted respectfully, and made way for her.
Ye Li followed Zhao Wanyin into the passage and came to another hall. It was much quieter here than outside. Apart from the guards, there were only about ten people.
There is a door at the bottom of the hall. From outside the door, one can faintly hear shouting and fighting sounds. I guess that's the arena outside.
These people were either sitting or standing, mostly staying in one place each, and rarely talking to each other.
Ye Li looked at the masks on their faces and immediately understood that these people should be talisman masters who came to participate in the gambling fight.
These talisman masters also looked at the two people who had just walked in. Ye Li could feel that their eyes became alert when they saw the mask on his face.
"Zhao Wanyin, you came so late, aren't you afraid of losing
If you lose again this time, your Zhao family's medicine business in Beihuang City will all belong to our Zhu family, hahaha."
Just as Ye Li was looking at the other talisman masters, a female voice came from not far away. He turned his head and saw a girl of about 23 or 24 years old walking towards them with a mocking look on her face, followed by a tall masked man.
After seeing the other party, Zhao Wanyin's expression became somewhat disgusted. She snorted coldly and said, "Zhu Tingyu, don't be so proud. It's still unclear who will lose this time. Do you think you can find someone who can beat me for the rest of my life?"
Zhu Tingyu was wearing a scarlet long dress. She was just as pretty as Zhao Wanyin, but her arrogance made her look a little difficult to get along with.
She looked at Ye Li standing next to Zhao Wanyin, smiled disdainfully, and said, "You always come here with hope and leave with disappointment.
This is the contestant you found, right? Have you told him about the miserable situations of the previous contestants in advance so that he can be mentally prepared
Let me tell you, Lei Dao is the strongest talisman master in the Spirit Gathering Stage that I found in Shanhai County. No matter how many people you bring, you will lose.
Now that you are here, I will make some arrangements. After this round of battle is over, we will take on the next round."
After saying that, Zhu Tingyu ignored them and turned around and walked towards the door at the bottom of the hall.
The tall talisman master known as Thunder Blade looked at Ye Li with excitement. Ye Li could feel cruel murderous intent from his eyes.
“Hehehe, I don’t care who you are, as long as you are on the ring, I will show no mercy.
I hope your ability is not too bad, so that I can have more fun. Otherwise, I can only vent my emotions by torturing you."
After Lei Dao finished speaking, he turned around and walked in the direction Zhu Tingyu left.
Ye Li frowned. Besides murderous intent, he also felt some madness from the other party.
“Feng Li, this person is Zhang Xun, but his alias here is Lei Dao.
The annoying woman just now is Zhu Tingyu, the granddaughter of the head of the Zhu family. She and I have never gotten along since childhood.
From childhood to adulthood, she has never beaten me in any competition, whether in music, chess, calligraphy, painting or fighting. So after she beat me in a gambling fight before, she would find ways to mock me.
You have to be careful when you fight later. If... If you really can't beat Zhang Xun, you should admit defeat quickly to prevent him from torturing you deliberately.
Zhang Xun is a very cruel guy, and his favorite thing to do is to cut off people's hands and feet."
Zhao Wanyin looked at Ye Li and said seriously.