"Whoa, seriously?"

Yang Tian never expected Wu Yue, that devilish lady boss, to be so blunt.

She actually said in front of all those people that she wants to become Yang Tian's second girlfriend?

That's way too straightforward!

"Miss, may I ask if you are Yang Tian's girlfriend?"

A female reporter asked.

"That's right, she is actually my girlfriend too!"

A glint of amusement flashed in Yang Tian's eyes as he cozied up to Wu Yue and wrapped his arm around her slender waist: Didn't you say you wanted to be my second girlfriend? Now I'm promoting you directly—how does that feel? As compensation, it's only fair that I get to hold your waist.

While saying this, Yang Tian gave Wu Yue's waist a playful squeeze.

"You damn pervert!"

Wu Yue stared angrily at Yang Tian.

"Isn't your reaction a bit too much? Didn't you say you are my girlfriend?"

Yang Tian asked.

"I agreed to consider being your girlfriend, but I never allowed you to touch me!"

Wu Yue replied indignantly.

"What kind of girlfriend is that then?"

Yang Tian was speechless. Isn't dating all about having kids eventually? But Wu Yue, this beautiful boss lady, is way too high-class! She agreed to have Yang Tian as her boyfriend but refused to let him touch her—what's that all about?

Smack!

Wu Yue slapped Yang Tian's hand away: "That's just how I am!"

Yang Tian shrugged: Whatever, someday I'll be able to lure you into bed!

Meanwhile, the reporters were abuzz, sensing a newsworthy scoop and surrounding Wu Yue with gossip without stopping.

Yang Tian gladly took the chance to slip away.

He emerged from the crowd and headed toward the depths of the racecourse.

Activating his Divine Sense, he scanned around, finding that this Hongbin Racecourse was enormous, with four distinct areas: racing, fighting, betting, and trading.

Yang Tian had already visited the racing and fighting sections.

There, among all the wild horses, only one had fallen victim to the Corpse Demon's demonization.

Yang Tian directed his Divine Sense towards the betting area, watching as horses raced by.

Betting, as the name suggests, involves picking a horse among ten and placing a bet. If that horse wins, you get a prize from the house.

"Mr. Yang, you can't enter the betting area!"

But as Yang Tian approached the betting area, two guards stopped him.

"Oh?"

Yang Tian looked puzzled.

"Our manager informed us of your business here, saying you have terrifying skills in racing and fighting, so you can only participate in those—no betting allowed, as we can't afford to cover the losses!"

The guards were very straightforward.

Yang Tian laughed.

So, the racecourse feared Yang Tian would clean them out through betting?

"It's no problem. I'm just here to have a look, not to place bets or buy anything!"

Yang Tian grinned.

The guards exchanged a look and finally said, "The manager instructed you can only be in the viewing corridor, not the betting area itself!"

"That works for me!"

Yang Tian proceeded to the betting area, sticking to the viewing corridor.

He mainly wanted to check if there was anything up with the horses in the betting section.

But suddenly, voices erupted ahead: "Young master of the Wu Family, you're putting us in a bind. Even though you're Wu Family's young master from Capital City, we still need to run a business here. You've already lost two million here and owe five hundred thousand. The rules above say we can't let you accrue more debt!"

"My father is Wu Geng, well-known in Capital City. If you don't lend me the money, I'm going to cause trouble!"

An irate voice rang out.

"Wu Geng? Isn't that Wu Yue's uncle?"

Yang Tian approached.

Soon, he spotted a young man resembling Wu Geng—a spirited lad of about eighteen, his aura radiating the arrogance typical of the privileged, clearly a spoiled brat.

Yang Tian initially planned to ignore him but, being Wu Yue's cousin, he patted the young man's shoulder: "Buddy, you'll keep losing if you continue betting. How about I teach you a few tricks?"

The young man glanced back at Yang Tian and asked, "Alright, tell me, which number horse will win the prize?"

"Follow me over here..."

Yang Tian hooked an arm around the young man's shoulders, leading him into the corridor. Noticing the staff watching him warily, Yang Tian didn't mind as he casually patted the young man's shoulder: "I can make sure you win the money back, but you'll need to find your own funds to bet with first."

"You really can help me win back my money?"

The young man stared intently at Yang Tian.

"Absolutely!"

Yang Tian said with a smile.

"Alright, I'll put my trust in you this time! I'm going to borrow a few million for one last bet!"

The young man got Yang Tian's phone number and left.

Yang Tian exited the betting area and activated the Invisibility Technique, heading straight to the stables.

Using his Divine Sense, he confirmed that none of these wild horses had been demonized by the Corpse Demon. He nodded and directed his Divine Thought to Wu Zetian: "Master, I need to transform a horse into a Thousand-Mile Horse, open the Demon Tree for absorption!"

"Disciple, where are you now?"

"I'm at the betting area, helping Wu Yue's cousin win back his money."

"Oh, alright, I'll open the Demon Tree now, you transport the horse over!"

Wu Zetian's voice echoed in Yang Tian's mind, and soon a sacred and radiant halo formed in Yang Tian's palm, wrapping around an ordinary horse standing before him.

Whoosh!

The horse vanished instantly, transported straight into the Demon Realm's Demon Tree.

Through the demonization of the Demon Bud, in less than thirty minutes, this ordinary horse transformed into a Thousand-Mile Horse.

Yang Tian utilized his Divine Thought to bring the Thousand-Mile Horse back, then stealthily made his way out.

"Hey, you're back! I was so anxious, thought you had left!"

Yang Tian had just entered the hall when the young man approached.

"Shortly, I'll tell you to bet on the number one horse; bet everything you've got on it."

Yang Tian instructed.

"Buddy, I'll follow your lead!"

The young man exuded the swagger typical of the well-off.

Yang Tian was just about to say a few things, when Wu Yue's voice sounded from behind: "Xiaojie, what are you doing here?"

"Cousin, is it really you? Why are you in Capital City?"

The young man also spotted Wu Yue.

Wu Yue approached, first glancing at the young man, then fixed her gaze on Yang Tian: "You damn wolf, how did you end up associating with my cousin?"

"Your cousin lost several million and owes the racecourse over five hundred thousand; I'm just trying to help him win back his money."

Yang Tian replied calmly.

"Lost several million?" Wu Yue turned to the young man: "Xiaojie, what's going on?"

"Cousin, I've lost a lot of money betting on horses, but this buddy said he can help me get my money back, so I borrowed a few million to try one last bet. Cousin, please don't tell my dad; he'll kill me."

The young man begged with a miserable look.

"How can you be so hopeless?" Wu Yue scolded him, thinking he was hopeless, and after a moment, she turned her worried gaze to Yang Tian: "Yang Tian, I know you're skilled in racing and fighting, but from so far away, can you figure out which horse will win? Betting isn't something to be trifled with; if he loses again, Xiaojie won't be able to face going home!"

"Don't worry, I'll help him win back his money."

Yang Tian reassured her.

"Are you going to cheat somehow? But from so far away, how can you pull any tricks with the horses? So, I don't trust it!"

Wu Yue objected, ultimately disagreeing with letting the young man continue betting.

"I trust Yang Tian!" Wu Zetian interjected, "Yang Tian has the ability to get your money back."

Wu Zetian was certain because Yang Tian had already transformed an ordinary horse into a Demon Horse through the Demon Tree.

As for the Demon Tree, Wu Zetian hadn't mentioned it to Wu Yue or the others…