Chapter 9

Long Chen defeats Li Hao
== Li's Death ==
"Don't... don't kill me! It was because of Zhou Yaoyang's instructions!" Li Hao sobbingly begged Chen.
Below the stage, Zhou Yaoyang's expression changed, and he angrily shouted, "Li Hao, what nonsense are you saying?"
"I'm not saying nonsense. You told us to handle Long Chen and that afterward, you'd give us some benefits! All of this is because of you!" 
"Li Hao, you're asking for death!" Zhou Yaoyang's face turned ashen, and his two eyes were filled with killing intent.
"Zhou Yaoyang, you bastard! You used me for your advantage! Long Chen, I'll tell you.  Zhou Yaoyang is nothing more than a henchman dog, in reality-"
Long Chen suddenly felt a chill in the air ordaining an attack; sensing the air of death, he quickly retreated without even thinking about it.
Long Chen saw that Li Hao's eyes had already lost focus, and he had already taken his last breath.
Turning to look at the crowd, all he managed to see was a figure wearing a conical bamboo hat who was quickly fleeing the scene. With just a few strides, he had already disappeared from the crowd. Obviously, that mysterious figure had killed Li Hao!
"Long Chen wins!"
Although Li Hao wasn't killed by Long Chen, Long Chen had already defeated him. If he had wanted to kill Li Hao, it would have been as easy as turning his hand, so in the end, they still announced that it was Long Chen's victory. 
As for the people who had bet on Long Chen, they all crazily shouted in joy. Fatty Yu and the others shouted especially loudly.
Lying on the martial arena, Li Hao would never again be paid any attention to. The martial arena's organizers would send a message to his family, and they would come to pick up his dead body.
The life and death battles were all protected by the imperial capital. No one was allowed to secretly take revenge. Li Hao was only a low-born noble whose status was not especially high. If he died, then he died; there would not be any waves following his death. This was one of the unbreakable rules of the imperial capital.