Chapter 25 Jealousy, Revenge

Hovering in the air, the Ying Dragon scanned its surroundings before flapping its wings and diving into the water.

The surface of the river returned to a tranquil state. The storm then disappeared, along with the rain.

The Weak Water Ying Dragon dove head-first into the water, upon which the storm disappeared.

Standing on the riverbank, everyone was curious.

“It disappeared just like that?”

“How are you supposed to bind it? It just ran away.”

“Can it be summoned back?”

“Probably not. Such a fierce creature won’t be summoned so easily.”

“Sigh, that’s a pity. But the dragon should still be in Jianghai City for a while. There’s still a chance.”

As the crowd chattered, Liu Cheng began to feel a little better. Fortunately, no contract had taken place. If Li Yi had really contracted the dragon, he would have died from anger.

Just then, the referee walked over.

“All contestants, please gather!”

When the contestants heard this, they all crowded around the referee.

“Next, I will announce the ranking for this round!”

“The first place is koi fish number 0898, owner Li Yi!”

Everyone looked at Li Yi and clapped!

Most of them were congratulating him, though a few jealous ones looked at Li Yi with hatred.

Chief among these was Liu Cheng.

“The prize for first place is eight million yuan. It will be disbursed after the competition has ended. Mr. Li, please come backstage to receive it.”

The referee continued.

When Liu Cheng heard this, he was very unhappy.

He muttered softly, “That fellow doesn’t deserve first place. He doesn’t deserve eight million yuan. First place should be mine! That money should be mine!”

He just couldn’t accept this. He was too indignant to stand there and watch Li Yi take all that money!

“Second place, Liu Cheng. Third place, Chen Guang. Fourth place…” The judge quickly announced the rankings. After finishing, he quickly dismissed everyone.

It’s safe to assume that the appearance of the True Dragon today shocked many influential groups. It was more than sufficient to make the newspaper headlines.

After leaving the competition, Li Yi went to the organizer’s studio, preparing to receive the prize money.

Just then, Liu Cheng came over.

“Brother Li, you must be going to get the prize money?” He revealed a smile again. The ferocious expression from before was gone.

Li Yi looked at him and replied, “Yes, it’s eight million. Why wouldn’t I?”

“I’m really envious of you. You obtained a dragon-type monster pet, and a ton of money on top of that.”

Li Yi shrugged. “The Ying Dragon has already run away. It has no bond with me. However, I’m very satisfied to be able to collect the eight million.”

Li Yi was not going to reveal that he could summon the Ying Dragon at any time.

If he did, someone might target him.

He didn’t have any strength now. If someone came after him, he would be in trouble.

However, as long as he could contract the Weak Water Ying Dragon, he held all the cards.

Not to mention the Ying Dragon’s own strength. The cultivation strength the dragon could lend Li Yi alone was enough to count him among the strongest of the strong.

Liu Cheng took two steps, the froze in his tracks. “You go ahead and collect it. I have something else to do.”

Very nonchalantly, Li Yi continued on toward the organizer’s studio.

Looking at Li Yi from behind, Liu Cheng’s eyes became vicious again.

Then, a man walked up to Liu Cheng’s side.

“Brother Liu, what’s the matter?” The man asked straightforwardly.

“I want you to take care of something for me. We have to stop that guy from receiving the reward!”

The man thought for a moment, then asked, “Then, tell me precisely what I need to do. Shall I just go up and fight him?”

Liu Cheng thought for a moment. The group that organizes the fish gambling is very powerful. If they caused a ruckus here, there might be consequences.

“I just want you to go up to him and say that the Ying Dragon that appeared today was a Demon Beast that he prepared in advance, and that he used it to win the fish gambling competition!”

That man thought for a moment, and suddenly revealed a proud smile. “Good idea! Demon Beasts are a threat to all humans. If everyone were to believe that Li Yi let a Demon Beast into the city in order to win first place, he’s finished!”

Liu Cheng, too, revealed a proud smile, “That’s right. Yes, let’s do it this way. Now

go!”

“Don’t worry, leave it to me!”

After saying that, the man ran off towards Li

Yi.

“Hey, you! Stop right there!”

Li Yi heard someone shouting and turned around.

He saw a young man with a buzz cut.

“Is something the matter, sir?”.

“Why, yes. Why else would I come looking for

you?”

“Don’t think that I can’t tell that that Dragon is really a Demon Beast! You went so far as to bring a Demon Beast into a region where humans live all so that you can win that competition!”

The man’s huge accusation rendered Li Yi somewhat speechless.

“Is that so? Or are you just trying to slander me to prevent me from collecting the money?”

Though his motive had been exposed, the man with the buzz cut tried to keep his cool.

“Stop pretending. You know what you did. On behalf ot the people Jianghai City, I’m going to kill you right now!”

As he spoke, he took out a Contract Crystal. With a flash of light, a Poison Scale Lizard appeared beside him.

“Come on, I’m going to give you a fair trial!” The buzz-cut man said sternly.

Li Yi chuckled. “If you have a problem with the outcome of the competition, go and complain to the organizers. Don’t bother me!”

The buzz-cut man became smug. “Haha, you’re scared! Only guilty people get scared!”

Li Yi looked at him with a serious expression. “Why don’t I give the organizers a call and have them come over to handle this?”

As he spoke, Li Yi took out his phone.

When he saw this, the buzz-cut man himself began to feel guilty.

He was planning on just scaring Li Yi so that he wouldn’t accept the award.

But, contrary to his expectations, Li Yi wasn’t scared at all!

If the organizers found out about this, his life would be over. The organizers were smart enough to know that the Weak Water Ying Dragon is not a Demon Beast.

The buzz-cut man gulped in fear and took two steps back. He felt helpless. “Alright, you’re legit, then. I’ll let you off this time!”

Then, the crystal in his hand flashed. After recalling his monster pet, he left in a hurry.

Li Yi thought very little of the incidentand continued walking towards the studio.

The buzz-cut man returned to Liu Cheng’s side in a panic. He said, “Big brother, that guy did not fall for my trick. He was not scared at all. He still on his way to receive the reward!”

Liu Cheng sighed helplessly, “And you promised me you would take care of this! You useless thing!”

“Looks like I’ll have to take care of it myself…”

As he said that, he took out his own Contract Crystal.

As soon as the buzz-cut man saw this, he laughed excitedly, “You’re gonna take him on yourself? Haha, he doesn’t stand a chance!”

“Humph! No shit…”

By that time, Li Yi had just arrived at an office in the park. Someone had eight million yuan transferred to Li Yi’s bank card.

Looking at the string of numbers, Li Yi could not help but smile. He got all that money in one go.

Now he could keep on collecting Contract Shards with peace of mind. He no longer had to worry about items and things like that.

Whether it was the Contract Crystals or the Spirit Food, he could now buy as much as he wanted. He had more than enough money.