CHAPTER 619: CHAPTER 111: SCANDALOUS GOSSIP

In the Sky Wings Arena, there are numerous informants from various powers, and the competition between the various daily competition zones is fierce as well.

It seems that Chu Yu’s visit to Zone 7 had him acting overly friendly with the "Flame Emperor," which caught the attention of Kong Fei’s informants, prompting Kong Fei to eagerly seek them out.

"Are you two the recently popular ’Flame Emperor’?" Kong Fei glanced disdainfully at the two of them.

Seeing the female form that he would never be able to possess in his lifetime, Kong Fei couldn’t help but feel a degree of revulsion.

With jealousy festering in his heart, his gaze towards the "Flame Emperor" also carried a touch of rudeness.

"Indeed, and you are?" Yun Sheng replied unruffled.

"I am the referee of Zone 1, Kong Fei. Starting tomorrow, you two will compete in Zone 1. Remember, when you enter the competition, take off the masks on your faces. There’s no need for such secrecy," Kong Fei demanded impolitely.

"Kong Fei, they are people from my competition zone. On what grounds do you have the right to make such demands?" Although Chu Yu had guessed Kong Fei’s motives for visiting wouldn’t be kind, he didn’t expect Kong Fei to brazenly poach them without so much as a question.

Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling, on the other hand, were quite dissatisfied with the other party’s unreasonable demand.

"Go to Zone 1? What’s in it for us?" Donghuang Lingling hummed resentfully through her nostrils.

"Benefits? You are just two ordinary newcomers, yet you dare to negotiate terms with me? I’m letting you compete because you have somewhat decent strength. As per the rules of Zone 1, you must give half of your prize money to me," Kong Fei spoke haughtily, looking down his nose at the three of them.

Though Kong Fei got his position through nepotism, it had to be admitted that he did have some financial acumen.

He was perceptive; as soon as he spotted a standout or a dark horse emerging from any one of the nine daily competition zones of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone, he would immediately try to woo them.

Especially since he heard that "Flame" and "Emperor" in their first competition had defeated Feng Da and fought to a draw with Liu Qingqing.

Although he didn’t know if their victory was due to luck, their debut fight was spectacular, definitely drawing in a crowd.

The Sky Wings Arena was like a grand stage.

It drew in crowds looking for excitement and violent spectacle, but sometimes, some outstanding dark horse contestants could attract a following, and these fans would vigorously support their chosen few once they settled on them.

These can be equated to what we modernly refer to as die-hard fans.

As a result, the number of spectators would increase.

Eventually, even in the remote Zone 9, the "Flame Emperor" would still attract a large audience.

They were newcomers, they were female Mages with a certain mystique, all of which could be selling points to attract clients to the Arena.

Both Chu Yu and Kong Fei saw this potential in the "Flame Emperor" duo, which was why they both tried to recruit them.

However, Chu Yu, compared to Kong Fei, was more discreet and friendly in his approach.

Kong Fei, though also eager to invite the "Flame Emperor," posed himself as the future referee chief of the Yellow Wing Competition Zone, with a high and mighty attitude; he was the one who brought up dividing the prize money right off the bat.

Kong Fei was actually demanding a share of the contestants’ prize money in public?

Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling genuinely despised this effeminate man.

As for that Second Young Master, he appeared to be from the higher echelons of the Arena.

Kong Fei got to be the referee of Zone 1 by sleeping with that Second Young Master.

In any case, from the conversation he had with Chu Yu just now, it was clear that the man was nothing more than someone who sold his body.

"Sorry, we just don’t like having chrysanthemum sellers in our competition zone," Yun Sheng said with a bit of a mocking tone.

Selling chrysanthemums?

It took a moment for Donghuang Lingling and Chu Yu to catch on, recalling Kong Fei’s earlier conversation.

After a little while, Chu Yu couldn’t help but snort with laughter, and Donghuang Lingling burst into uncontrollable laughter, so much that she almost cried laughing beneath her mask.

Selling chrysanthemums, that’s quite a vivid description from Yun Sheng.

Chu Yu had never imagined that the usually strict and reserved Yun Sheng, who rarely spoke, could spew such coarse language.

Kong Fei, being the sissy that he is, considered himself superior as the referee chief of Zone 1 in the Arena, and was not accustomed to such humiliation.

Furious, he pointed his dainty finger at Yun Sheng and his friends: "You’ll all regret this!"

With a stomp of his foot, he ran off.

Chu Yu too felt a sense of satisfaction.

"Sorry for the spectacle," Chu Yu said with an awkward laugh.

"What’s Kong Fei’s backstory, anyway? You seem very wary of him," Donghuang Lingling stuck out her tongue in the direction Kong Fei had gone.

"He’s the Second Young Master’s favorite boy toy, just a jumping jack. Forget about him, just focus on your competition. His reach doesn’t extend to my Zone 9," it seemed that Chu Yu didn’t want to make Manager Chu worry too much.

Speaking of the Tianyi City Lord’s Mansion’s two young masters, Chu Yu also looked troubled.

The Tianyi City Lord was wise and capable, but raised two good-for-nothing sons, Tian Yitu and Tian Yidong.

The brothers, born of different mothers, were both problematic in their own ways.

Tian Yitu loved luxury and was keen on collecting all sorts of treasures; a dissolute playboy, the Treasure Pavilion was registered under his name. He squandered money extravagantly, pursued women, and even forcefully took civilian girls.

The humiliated girls, pressed by the reputation of the Tianyi City Lord, dared not make their ordeal public.

As for Second Young Master Tian Yidong, his nature was completely different from his elder brother’s.

Competitive and hot-tempered, he was obsessed with martial arts, but privately, he had specific tastes; he didn’t like women, preferring pretty-faced boys instead.

The number of his male pets rarely fell below ten.

The Tianyi City Lord really went to great lengths for these two, deciding to hand over the Sky Wings Arena and the Treasure Pavilion to them based on their different dispositions and hobbies.

"So you’re saying the second young master has a Longyang preference?" both Yun Sheng and Donghuang Lingling exclaimed in surprise.

"Mhm, this should stay just between us, never to be spread around. Kong Fei has been the Second Young Master’s favorite pet these past years. On top of that, Kong Fei is also a cousin of the envoy from the Dark Night Pavilion, the Yellow Night Envoy. It’s because of this connection that the Yellow Night Envoy has such an unrestrained and fearless presence in the Yellow Wing Competition Zone," Chu Yu frowned.

As far as she knew, there were some secret dealings between the Yellow Night Envoy and the Second Young Master.

Having already offended the Dark Night Pavilion, and now Kong Fei as well, Yun Sheng and company’s future looked to be even more tempestuous.

"You two sure have guts, managing to offend both infamously cunning brothers of the Sky Wings Arena," Chu Yu didn’t know whether to call the Flame Emperor’s actions reckless or ill-considered.

No one had ever dared to offend Kong Fei like this before. The man was petty, held grudges worse than a woman, and he would surely seek vengeance against the Flame Emperor and Zone 9.