White Changyuan's actions over there will not be mentioned for now.
On Chen An's side, after defeating White Zhilan, Chen An had no idea what he would face next.
He was still immersed in joy at the moment.
"Winning one more match should be enough."
Looking at the sign in front of him, this thought flashed through Chen An's mind.
The number of participants in this competition was not particularly exaggerated.
After all, only young people from the White family and a few other families participated, so there wouldn't be many people.
Overall, having nearly a hundred people participating in this competition was already quite good.
With the victory over White Zhilan in this match, Chen An had already won four matches in total. With one more win, he would be in the top eight.
By then, he would almost be able to achieve the goal he had set in advance.
The only thing was, he didn't know who his opponent would be in the next match.
Chen An thought about this in his mind.
At this stage of the competition, only the elite remained.
There were still some people with perfect Body Tempering Realm cultivation, but they were a minority.
Most people had cultivation in the Internal Energy Realm.
He wondered who he would face in the next match.
Contemplating this, Chen An thought that as long as he didn't encounter the few geniuses in the Internal Energy Realm, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Just as he thought about this, a sign was raised ahead.
"Has the list been announced?"
Curious, Chen An looked up and then froze on the spot.
His name was written on the wooden sign in front of him.
But the key point was the name of another person.
That name was Bai Changli.
Bai Changli, the genius that Chen An had focused on before, was one of the most outstanding talents in the White family of this generation.
His cultivation was at the Internal Energy Realm peak.
Was this intentional to let him lose?
Chen An thought to himself and then subconsciously turned his head, staring directly at Bai Changyuan in front of him.
If he remembered correctly, the person known as one of the most outstanding geniuses of the White family, Bai Changli, seemed to be the younger brother of Bai Changyuan.
So, was this matter created by the other party?
Although this competition was nominally random, internally everyone knew this was impossible.
This could be seen from Bai Changren's actions before.
Even though Bai Changren wasn't a favorite, he could still choose his opponents to some extent. Not to mention Bai Changli, one of the White family's prodigies.
Chen An looked at Bai Changyuan suspiciously.
In his opinion, this matter was likely caused by this person.
Sensing his gaze, Bai Changyuan, who had actually been paying attention to Chen An all along, turned around, revealing a mysterious smile on his face.
Although the smile seemed friendly, it actually had a hint of ridicule, which was quite puzzling.
Alright, no need to doubt anymore.
This matter was most likely caused by him.
Chen An calmed his expression and silently went to the side.
Alright, it seemed like the money for this round was going down the drain.
Sighing, he already guessed the general idea of this matter.
Actually, there was no need to guess.
Within the White family, Bai Qing and Bai Changyuan had never gotten along, and this was already known to everyone.
Previously in Fengcheng County, Bai Changyuan had tried to win over the Three Rivers Gang led by Song Wang, attempting to strike at the forces under Bai Qing.
Now, perhaps he was just deliberately causing trouble.
It was normal, but in Chen An's eyes, it was a bit petty.
"Chen Xiong, what should we do now?"
After Chen An left, Bai Changyue anxiously came over.
"I bet on you to win!"
Anxious and impatient, he seemed even more agitated than Chen An.
It seemed that he had placed quite a bit of money on Chen An.
"What else can we do?"
Rolling his eyes, Chen An said, "At this point, are you still expecting me to change the list?"
He said this casually and jokingly, but to Bai Changyue, it seemed like he had found a savior, "Shouldn't we give it a try?"
This surprised Chen An, "How much money did you actually bet on me?"
"It's only five thousand taels."
Bai Changyue's face stiffened as he finally spoke.
Five thousand taels was not a small number.
Although Bai Changyue was from the White family, his actual profession was as a businessman. Although he had some wealth, it was relative.
This five thousand taels probably almost emptied half of his savings.
Chen An looked at Bai Changyue with some pity and didn't say anything, just patted his shoulder and then left directly.
At this point, what else could he say?
He had no intention of taking responsibility for Bai Changyue.
After all, it wasn't him who had asked Bai Changyue to invest so much.
Investing comes with risks; one must be cautious.
Let's leave the commotion over at Chen An's side for now.
At the head of the venue, White Qing looked at the sign erected in front and frowned, immediately understanding what was going on.
But she didn't mind, just looking at Bai Changyuan beside her and said somewhat speechless, "To disgust me, targeting a child specifically, do you have to go this far?"
"Just because he's a child, he needs more training to prevent him from offending his seniors due to ignorance."
Bai Changyuan smiled, seeming a bit provocative, "Qing'er, what do you think?"
It seemed like he was hinting at something in his words, making Bai Mingli on the side couldn't help but shake his head silently.
"As long as you're happy."
White Qing calmly said, looking at Bai Changyuan's appearance, she couldn't help but shake her head silently.
This kind of person, if not lucky, wouldn't have the qualifications to sit here and be on the same level as her.
However, she had no intention of stopping Chen An in this matter.
In her view, Chen An had been smooth sailing in martial arts up to now, which in a way wasn't a good thing. It could easily lead to an arrogant attitude and personality.
Using this incident to train him didn't seem like a bad idea.
It would serve as a warning to him to work harder in the future and not slack off.
Of course, Chen An's insufficient strength was also a factor.
With Chen An's current strength, even if he won the next match, entering the top eight would already be a peak achievement for him, and further progress was beyond his imagination.
As for the top eight position, White Qing thought it was unnecessary, and it didn't matter.
But little did White Qing know that her indifference position was crucial for others.
After half a day passed.
On the stage, the next match was about to begin.
Chen An stood alone on the stage, waiting for his opponent.
He arrived early for this match and had been waiting until now.
However, his opponent seemed to be dragging his feet and didn't look like he would show up until the very last moment.
Down below, Bai Changyue clasped his hands together, whispering softly to himself.
"Although that five thousand taels is doomed to be lost, perhaps I can recover some of the losses."
He consoled himself.
After learning that Chen An's opponent was Bai Changli, he knew that the five thousand taels he had bet earlier was likely going to be in vain.
Therefore, a while ago, he gritted his teeth and took out another three thousand taels, betting on Bai Changli.
Although the odds for Bai Changli were not high due to his great reputation compared to Chen An, as long as he won smoothly, he could recover some of his losses no matter what.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of pain in his heart.
My money!
However, at this point, no matter how much it pained him, it was useless.
"The time is almost up."
The timekeeper on the side looked at the clock and couldn't help but speak up, "If they don't show up soon, it will be considered a forfeit."
Just as he finished speaking, there was commotion coming from a distance.
White Changyuan's actions over there will not be mentioned for now.
On Chen An's side, after defeating White Zhilan, Chen An had no idea what he would face next.
He was still immersed in joy at the moment.
"Winning one more match should be enough."
Looking at the sign in front of him, this thought flashed through Chen An's mind.
The number of participants in this competition was not particularly exaggerated.
After all, only young people from the White family and a few other families participated, so there wouldn't be many people.
Overall, having nearly a hundred people participating in this competition was already quite good.
With the victory over White Zhilan in this match, Chen An had already won four matches in total. With one more win, he would be in the top eight.
By then, he would almost be able to achieve the goal he had set in advance.
The only thing was, he didn't know who his opponent would be in the next match.
Chen An thought about this in his mind.
At this stage of the competition, only the elite remained.
There were still some people with perfect Body Tempering Realm cultivation, but they were a minority.
Most people had cultivation in the Internal Energy Realm.
He wondered who he would face in the next match.
Contemplating this, Chen An thought that as long as he didn't encounter the few geniuses in the Internal Energy Realm, there shouldn't be too much of a problem.
Just as he thought about this, a sign was raised ahead.
"Has the list been announced?"
Curious, Chen An looked up and then froze on the spot.
His name was written on the wooden sign in front of him.
But the key point was the name of another person.
That name was Bai Changli.
Bai Changli, the genius that Chen An had focused on before, was one of the most outstanding talents in the White family of this generation.
His cultivation was at the Internal Energy Realm peak.
Was this intentional to let him lose?
Chen An thought to himself and then subconsciously turned his head, staring directly at Bai Changyuan in front of him.
If he remembered correctly, the person known as one of the most outstanding geniuses of the White family, Bai Changli, seemed to be the younger brother of Bai Changyuan.
So, was this matter created by the other party?
Although this competition was nominally random, internally everyone knew this was impossible.
This could be seen from Bai Changren's actions before.
Even though Bai Changren wasn't a favorite, he could still choose his opponents to some extent. Not to mention Bai Changli, one of the White family's prodigies.
Chen An looked at Bai Changyuan suspiciously.
In his opinion, this matter was likely caused by this person.
Sensing his gaze, Bai Changyuan, who had actually been paying attention to Chen An all along, turned around, revealing a mysterious smile on his face.
Although the smile seemed friendly, it actually had a hint of ridicule, which was quite puzzling.
Alright, no need to doubt anymore.
This matter was most likely caused by him.
Chen An calmed his expression and silently went to the side.
Alright, it seemed like the money for this round was going down the drain.
Sighing, he already guessed the general idea of this matter.
Actually, there was no need to guess.
Within the White family, Bai Qing and Bai Changyuan had never gotten along, and this was already known to everyone.
Previously in Fengcheng County, Bai Changyuan had tried to win over the Three Rivers Gang led by Song Wang, attempting to strike at the forces under Bai Qing.
Now, perhaps he was just deliberately causing trouble.
It was normal, but in Chen An's eyes, it was a bit petty.
"Chen Xiong, what should we do now?"
After Chen An left, Bai Changyue anxiously came over.
"I bet on you to win!"
Anxious and impatient, he seemed even more agitated than Chen An.
It seemed that he had placed quite a bit of money on Chen An.
"What else can we do?"
Rolling his eyes, Chen An said, "At this point, are you still expecting me to change the list?"
He said this casually and jokingly, but to Bai Changyue, it seemed like he had found a savior, "Shouldn't we give it a try?"
This surprised Chen An, "How much money did you actually bet on me?"
"It's only five thousand taels."
Bai Changyue's face stiffened as he finally spoke.
Five thousand taels was not a small number.
Although Bai Changyue was from the White family, his actual profession was as a businessman. Although he had some wealth, it was relative.
This five thousand taels probably almost emptied half of his savings.
Chen An looked at Bai Changyue with some pity and didn't say anything, just patted his shoulder and then left directly.
At this point, what else could he say?
He had no intention of taking responsibility for Bai Changyue.
After all, it wasn't him who had asked Bai Changyue to invest so much.
Investing comes with risks; one must be cautious.
Let's leave the commotion over at Chen An's side for now.
At the head of the venue, White Qing looked at the sign erected in front and frowned, immediately understanding what was going on.
But she didn't mind, just looking at Bai Changyuan beside her and said somewhat speechless, "To disgust me, targeting a child specifically, do you have to go this far?"
"Just because he's a child, he needs more training to prevent him from offending his seniors due to ignorance."
Bai Changyuan smiled, seeming a bit provocative, "Qing'er, what do you think?"
It seemed like he was hinting at something in his words, making Bai Mingli on the side couldn't help but shake his head silently.
"As long as you're happy."
White Qing calmly said, looking at Bai Changyuan's appearance, she couldn't help but shake her head silently.
This kind of person, if not lucky, wouldn't have the qualifications to sit here and be on the same level as her.
However, she had no intention of stopping Chen An in this matter.
In her view, Chen An had been smooth sailing in martial arts up to now, which in a way wasn't a good thing. It could easily lead to an arrogant attitude and personality.
Using this incident to train him didn't seem like a bad idea.
It would serve as a warning to him to work harder in the future and not slack off.
Of course, Chen An's insufficient strength was also a factor.
With Chen An's current strength, even if he won the next match, entering the top eight would already be a peak achievement for him, and further progress was beyond his imagination.
As for the top eight position, White Qing thought it was unnecessary, and it didn't matter.
But little did White Qing know that her indifference position was crucial for others.
After half a day passed.
On the stage, the next match was about to begin.
Chen An stood alone on the stage, waiting for his opponent.
He arrived early for this match and had been waiting until now.
However, his opponent seemed to be dragging his feet and didn't look like he would show up until the very last moment.
Down below, Bai Changyue clasped his hands together, whispering softly to himself.
"Although that five thousand taels is doomed to be lost, perhaps I can recover some of the losses."
He consoled himself.
After learning that Chen An's opponent was Bai Changli, he knew that the five thousand taels he had bet earlier was likely going to be in vain.
Therefore, a while ago, he gritted his teeth and took out another three thousand taels, betting on Bai Changli.
Although the odds for Bai Changli were not high due to his great reputation compared to Chen An, as long as he won smoothly, he could recover some of his losses no matter what.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of pain in his heart.
My money!
However, at this point, no matter how much it pained him, it was useless.
"The time is almost up."
The timekeeper on the side looked at the clock and couldn't help but speak up, "If they don't show up soon, it will be considered a forfeit."
Just as he finished speaking, there was commotion coming from a distance.
