Long Tian is the leader of the Dragon Child Gang, and several princes look up to him. If he doesn't teach Wang Xiaoqiang a lesson today to save some face, he will lose his dignity as the leader and his voice in the future.

At this moment, Long Yin pointed at Wang Xiaoqiang and said, "Wang Xiaoqiang, you've got guts! Dare to fight me one-on-one? Let's have a fair duel."

Although Yueyang Academy forbids private fights, public sparring between disciples is allowed.

Mutually agreed upon duels for sparring purposes are not subject to the academy's restrictions or punishments, provided both parties consent, and if a Life and Death Pact is signed, no one will object even if injuries or death occur.

"You princes only know how to vie for superiority and engage in gambling, yet you never keep your word nor fulfill your bets?" Wang Xiaoqiang sneered upon seeing the challenge.

"Wang Xiaoqiang, what do you mean by that?" Long Tian said angrily and embarrassed.

But Wang Xiaoqiang reached out his hand to Long Yin, pointed at him, and said, "This Long Yin still owes me ten thousand gold coins..."

Long Tian glared and shouted angrily at Wang Xiaoqiang, "What gold coins? Only our Imperial Clan has the right to use gold coins. What is a commoner like you yelling about here?"

"He promised that if he lost, he would crawl through a trouser leg and deliver ten thousand gold coins." Wang Xiaoqiang pointed at Long Yin and said, "He has only fulfilled one condition, the ten thousand gold coins have yet to be delivered."

Upon hearing this, Long Tian pursed his lips and reluctantly took out all the gold coins from his Storage Ring. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he found only five thousand, turned to the other three princes, and asked, "Who has gold coins? Hand them over quickly."

The prince who blocked Long Tian took out five thousand gold coins from his Storage Ring and handed them to Long Tian.

Long Tian tossed the ten thousand gold coins to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Ten thousand gold coins, for you!"

Wang Xiaoqiang stretched out his right hand, fingers spread wide, forming a serpent devouring stance. Immediately, a suction force formed, drawing the ten thousand gold coins into his hand. The pile of gold coins stacked together like a large gold block, shining brilliantly under the sunlight, dazzling to the eyes.

With a wave of his hand, Wang Xiaoqiang tossed the ten thousand gold coins into the Sumeru.

Long Yin sneered contemptuously at Wang Xiaoqiang and said, "Now, can we talk about the duel?"

Wang Xiaoqiang looked Long Tian up and down and asked, "Where do you rank among the princes, and what is your name?"

Long Tian, puzzled, asked, "Why are you asking these things?"

"You challenged me; I need to know your background, don't I?"

"Remember this, my name is Long Tian, and I am the Second Crown Prince of the current dynasty." Long Tian said proudly.

"Long Tian, Second Prince, how do you want to duel?" Wang Xiaoqiang lifted his chin slightly and asked.

"Of course, a martial duel. Dare to sign a Life and Death Pact?" Long Tian's lips curled into a cruel smirk.

"Why wouldn't I dare?..." Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Excellent, then we'll bet our lives!" Long Tian said decisively. His expression changed, and he looked at Wang Xiaoqiang as if he were a dead man, with a sinister, ferocious, and cold demeanor that was as icy as a snake.

"You have a Cultivation Base at the Third Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage, while I am at the First Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage. This kind of duel is unfair," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"What do you want? How about... I let you take three moves first?" Long Tian taunted.

"No need... I need half a month to improve," Wang Xiaoqiang thought. Now that he had ten thousand gold coins, he could buy some Superior Pills to aid his cultivation. With half a month, he could elevate his Cultivation Base. As long as he could advance one more level to reach the Second Soldier Realm of the Immortal Sage, he could surpass Long Tian by one tier and utterly defeat him.

Long Tian pondered for a moment and said, "Fine, I agree! See you in the square in half a month. I hope you won't go back on your word."

Long Tian showed a successful smile, thinking, like Long Yin before him, that as long as Wang Xiaoqiang agreed, he would have a sure advantage.

"Also, not only are we betting our lives, but we should wager something else..." Wang Xiaoqiang added, knowing that betting his life with a prince offered him no advantage. If he lost, Long Tian would certainly kill him. If he killed Long Tian, he might offend Huang Ce, so win or lose, it was of no benefit to himself, so he needed to bet on something else.

"What do you want to bet on?"

"Gold coins," Wang Xiaoqiang said. "A hundred thousand gold coins."

"A hundred thousand gold coins, quite an audacious demand!" Long Tian said with a playful smile, "If the person is dead, who would I demand the gold from?!"

"Don't worry, I will gather the gold coins before the duel," Wang Xiaoqiang said. "Besides, who wins and who loses isn't certain yet, is it?"

"Do you have gold coins?"

"I don't have gold coins, but I can substitute with Pills of equivalent value," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Alright, no problem... One life, plus Pills equivalent to a hundred thousand gold coins. Too good!!"

Long Tian appeared relaxed, but it was truly impossible for him to produce a hundred thousand gold coins. Even if given half a month to gather them, he couldn't, as one hundred thousand gold coins equated to his yearly offerings. As a prince, his annual offerings amounted to one hundred thousand gold coins.

"I hope that Second Prince will bring the full amount of gold coins by then. Do not go back on your word."

"Rest assured! We princes lack nothing, especially not money." Long Tian waved his hand and left Wang Xiaoqiang's courtyard with several Imperial Younger Brothers.

Watching Long Tian's departing figure, Wang Xiaoqiang smiled playfully and then returned to his room.

Dai Yu, who overheard Wang Xiaoqiang's challenge with Long Tian, was a little worried and said, "Brother, can you beat this Long Tian?"

"I am not confident now, but in half a month, I will definitely defeat him," Wang Xiaoqiang said.

"Then you'd better hurry up and train. I won't bother you any longer," Dai Yu said as she turned to leave Wang Xiaoqiang's room.

"Hey! No hurry!" Wang Xiaoqiang grabbed Dai Yu's hand and said, "Come with me to buy some Pills."

"Okay." Dai Yu nodded obediently, and then together with Wang Xiaoqiang, they left, hand in hand. From afar, they saw a group of people from the Imperial Palace surrounding an eunuch, walking across the square. Wang Xiaoqiang thought, that must be someone delivering an edict, reprimanding Long Yin.

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't have time to watch the spectacle and took Dai Yu to the Pill Room of Yueyang Academy.

The Pill Room at Yueyang Academy was different from ordinary Cultivation Sect pill rooms. The Pills in Yueyang Academy's Pill Room were not provided to students; instead, they circulated freely, and students could buy them as long as they had money, with frequent customers receiving discounts.

In fact, it was just a Pill Shop.

"Two students, here to buy Pills? Welcome, welcome..." As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the Pill Room, the shopkeeper inside greeted them with a smile, courteously welcoming the two inside.

"Yes, do you have any Superior Pills here?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked.

"Of course, we have as many as you need," the shopkeeper said as he took out a list of Pills with the prices of some Superior Pills clearly marked. (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote with recommendations and monthly tickets at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)

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