Starting as an infant, with parents who are blond-haired delinquents?

"Honey, stop talking. You always say the same thing, and it always ends up lasting less than five minutes..."

After slowly revealing the alarm clock, the time arrived:

12:07!

"what?"

"Haha, honey, I'm back to normal! I'm finally back to normal!"

The two embraced tightly, and Shen Qiangwei was genuinely excited for Zhang Huolong.

"I knew it! My husband is awesome!"

"No, my wife is even more awesome!"

"Keep your voice down, Chaoqiang is asleep."

Zhang Huolong memorized the time on the alarm clock with his other hand, then placed the clock face down on the table.

He whispered in Shen Qiangwei's ear, "We need to verify this again..."

"Keep your voice down, Chaoqiang is asleep!"

In Zhang Chaoqiang's room, he really needed to force himself to fall asleep.

Looking back on the whole incident, Zhang Huolong had actually regained his combat ability half a month ago when the pressure in his heart gradually decreased.

Once the two of them started their earth-shattering battle, they became so engrossed that they didn't pay much attention to the time, which is perfectly normal.

They have their own battles to fight, and Zhang Chaoqiang and Tan Yue also have their own plans for winter vacation.

One morning, while holding a dog on a leash, Tan Yue suddenly had a whimsical idea: she wanted to go to a theme park.

Theme park…

This thing has always sounded very familiar.

But it seems that Zhang Chaoqiang's family has never been there.

It seems that Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong had no concept of this kind of thing in their minds.

When they were young, they took Zhang Chaoqiang to some parks to play, where there were also special amusement facilities.

They thought, "It should be about the same as the ball, right?"

Before Zhang Chaoqiang could even respond, the two of them were already eager to try.

"Honey, it seems like it's been a long time since we've gone to an entertainment venue like this to relax properly?"

Chapter 153 Before the Trip to Central Plains

Zhang Chaoqiang learned of this.

This was actually Tan Yue's first time visiting such a theme park.

It's a tourist spot for ordinary people; wealthy families like Lao Chen and Tan Yue have never been there.

For Zhang Chaoqiang's family in the past, such a place was somewhat of a luxury, but after Zhang Chaoqiang grew up, he didn't really plan to go there.

This is not because Zhang Chaoqiang has grown up and gradually transcended the realm of ordinary people, and because he is exceptionally intelligent, he does not need to play these childish games for martial artists.

It's just that they've never heard of Zhang Huolong or Shen Qiangwei before.

You know, when Shen Qiangwei and Zhang Huolong go out, whether it's shopping malls, parks, playing claw machines, or bumper cars...

Almost all of them are their private projects.

It was like a fight between two people at night, with Zhang Chaoqiang not involved.

Zhang Chaoqiang didn't find it strange, because in their family, children and adults were completely opposite, both in temperament and in their thoughts and behaviors most of the time.

During the holidays, Yuhua Martial Arts School also assigned a lot of homework for the winter break, but this did not become a rope binding Zhang Chaoqiang.

What bound him was the daily requirement he set for himself: to participate in five battles in order to achieve his goal.

Tan Yue, in preparation for this trip, completed all her homework for the next few days.

After finishing, he even asked Zhang Chaoqiang to help check it. Only after receiving Zhang Chaoqiang's approval did he finally clear out the next few days.

Zhang Chaoqiang, after numerous battles in the martial arts arena of Baicheng District, has become blacklisted; no one wants to fight him anymore.

He could easily defeat these so-called martial artists who only possessed a few dozen units of spiritual energy. Over time, this "nameless person" became a figurehead among the spectators...

Specialized betting.

Zhang Chaoqiang's odds are now around 1:1.005.

In other words, if you buy a super strong card, you are basically unlikely to win big money. The odds are so low that it means your winning rate is very high.

Conversely, his opponent has a very low win rate, probably only around 1%, but the odds are as high as 1:3000...

At the beginning, some people dared to challenge Zhang Chaoqiang because they had placed their bets on him.

Without exception, they were all wiped out. As time went on, they gradually saw a new world and realized that they had no chance of defeating Zhang Chaoqiang, who had been frequenting this place for the past five days...

And then no one ever came back.

On this very day, when no one was visiting or challenging him, the martial arts school that had opened a betting platform found him.

This martial arts school is neither big nor small, but it's relatively unknown and can't compare to the Tang-style martial arts school and the Bao family martial arts school that I've heard of and experienced before.

However, he still holds a certain status among the many small martial arts dojos.

The person in charge of Zhang Chaoqiang's martial arts school proactively asked, "Sir, may I know your name?"

Zhang Chaoqiang shook his head. He knew his name was famous and was afraid that once it became known, no one would want to play with him anymore.

Just like the treatment I received at school, like the martial arts gyms around Ping Shui Street, seeing him was like seeing a jinx…

The martial arts school manager was puzzled by Zhang Chaoqiang's refusal to reveal his name, so he said, "Why don't we team up and make a lot of money?"

"What big money?" Zhang Chaoqiang, who hadn't originally planned to say much to them, became somewhat interested.

The person in charge showed Zhang Chaoqiang the current odds and first did some calculations with him.

"Sir, do you know what your opponent's odds are right now? It's 3,000 to 1!"

And you, with a payout of 1.005, are practically worthless…”

When he said this.

Zhang Chaoqiang was basically able to figure out the other party's main purpose and intention in seeking him out.

Although martial arts schools are supposed to promote martial arts as their primary mission and purpose, most martial arts schools are essentially companies or groups that prioritize profit.

The main source of income is tuition fees from students, which are used to maintain the basic operation of the martial arts school and make a profit.

They probably meant for him to throw the fight, Zhang Chaoqiang thought: because his current odds were very low, while his opponent's odds were very high, meaning that as long as he had a fighting match, people betting on him would…

It is an absolutely enormous number, far beyond anything the other side can match.

And because the spectators and viewers who bet on them know that betting 1 yuan only results in a payout of 1.005 yuan, this group of people with a little money...

They would typically bet tens of thousands of dollars.

This way, if Zhang Chaoqiang wins, they will receive 0.5% of the winnings. So, betting 10,000 yuan would earn them 50 yuan.

It might just be a family dinner, and maybe that's not even enough...

However, if they lose, then all their money will be taken away...

However, because Zhang Chaoqiang was an outsider and had virtually no interaction with the people here, the audience wasn't stupid. They were only willing to place bets after confirming that Zhang Chaoqiang had no connection with the martial arts school and that there was no possibility of a fixed match.

The person in charge said: "As long as you are willing to fix a match, you can get the same odds as your opponent. Within the balance between the two, you can win back the money you bet at three thousand times the opponent's odds!"

And we will also pay you an extra fee for your trouble…”

Martial arts schools are willing to engage in any profitable activity, as long as it is within reasonable rules.

This martial arts school is already relatively law-abiding. Before Zhang Chaoqiang, he saw the Tang-style martial arts school versus the Bao-style martial arts school, which didn't even follow the rules...

After living and working alongside those in charge of setting rules, one no longer finds these things strange.

Zhang Chaoqiang asked him directly, "Are you fixing the match?"

The person in charge deliberately avoided Zhang Chaoqiang's gaze slightly. He smiled and said, "No, no, sir, please don't say that. This is just a tactical adjustment, a plan for the flow of social funds. We want to get the people's economy moving. Otherwise, how can we create GDP for Baicheng District?"

Sir, we're not secretly manipulating the competition; we're simply contributors to and promoters of Baicheng District's GDP. You should understand it that way!

Zhang Chaoqiang said thoughtfully, "You've given me a wake-up call, but I have no rivals left."

Upon hearing Zhang Chaoqiang's words, the person in charge, whose tone was practically an agreement, excitedly replied, "No problem, no problem! Please don't worry about that; we'll arrange everything perfectly!"

Therefore, the person in charge of this martial arts school, based on his own understanding, believed that Zhang Chaoqiang was already on the same side as him.

He excitedly arranged the match date and Zhang Chaoqiang's opponent.

Secretly, the people of Baicheng District also received the news to some extent.

This news wasn't about the martial arts school organizing the betting event looking for Zhang Chaoqiang; rather, it was about them arranging for one of their own martial artists to fight Zhang Chaoqiang.

Now, some of them couldn't help but suspect that this might be related to clandestine collusion...

"Could it be that they've bribed Zhang Chaoqiang to fix the match? Otherwise, why were other martial artists involved before, but this time it's martial arts school practitioners who run betting operations fighting in the match? I think it's very likely that this is a fixed match!"

There is a person who is good at gambling. He has a very keen sense of perception and advanced observation ability, as well as the most basic judgment of the situation. He resolutely changed his mind and switched his guns from the choice of always betting on Zhang Chaoqiang.

Several hundred yuan were bet on Zhang Chaoqiang's opponent.

According to the odds, if things go smoothly, those few hundred dollars could be enough to bring him a return of hundreds of thousands!

The betting rules are also very simple: the same person cannot bet on two players at the same time; they can only choose one player to bet on.

Therefore, the current situation has become chaotic.

When he saw someone sniff out the scent and bet on Zhang Chaoqiang's opponent, the person in charge of the martial arts school that organized the event frowned, but he couldn't show it.

However, some people still choose Zhang Chaoqiang.

"This nameless man had already slaughtered all the other martial artists around him, and no one was willing to go up on stage to fight him anymore."

Therefore, it is reasonable for the organizers to call over their own martial arts school's fighters this time, otherwise there would be no martial arts competition to watch and bet on. I don't think they had any secret collusion.

I'm still betting on this anonymous person!

"it is good!"