"You two know each other?!"
The people who lost money below were instantly furious, looking at Huang Yiri and shouting angrily, "Are you two in cahoots to scam us?"
"Scam what, for crying out loud?!"
Hearing this, Huang Yiri furiously retorted, "So what if I know her?? Did I cast a spell on her or defend the arena for her? You lot turn hostile just because you lost some money, huh? If I say the economy is going down and taxes will increase tomorrow, and the Emperor hikes your family's taxes by a hundred points, are you going to blame that on me too? Have you no shame?"
"Hey you?!"
Some people got anxious, mainly because Huang Yiri had an unrestrained and extremely brazen way of speaking. Just then, a voice came from the crowd.
"Then would this Miss Shangguan Hong dare to battle with me?"
A man, sturdy as an iron tower, slowly emerged from the crowd. He stood at the edge of the arena, glanced at Huang Yiri, then turned his gaze slowly to Shangguan Hong on the stage and said:
