Chapter 18: Crying Out Loud I Am a Villainess

  "Goldfish eyes seemed to have heard a huge joke, exaggeratedly saying: 'You still think you can win by betting on the rise? Dream on, haha!'"

  Everyone's attention was drawn to the two of them, and they began to discuss it. Most people present had some experience with jade stones, and after seeing the stone in Xuán Qí's hand, almost everyone thought it looked bad. The quality of this stone was really too poor, so it was priced at 3,000 mainly because of its relatively large size.

  The owner of Lianqi Stone Hall didn't think much of it himself, and the reason he priced it was to hope that he could meet someone like Xuan Qi who would take the bait. After all, there are many people who think they are smarter than others and like to do things in a contrary way, hoping to get lucky, but often end up getting hurt themselves.

  Xuan Qi smiled and said: "What's the point of saying so much nonsense? Are you afraid to bet with me?"

  "Joke! You're asking for it yourself, I'll fulfill your wish." The goldfish looked at Xuan Qi with a cold gaze, "Speak up, how do you want to bet?"

  "If this stone in my hand turns out to be jade, I win. Otherwise, you win." Xuan Qi said succinctly, "If you lose, the Hetian jade on your neck will belong to me, plus one million cash."

  Xuan Qi had actually taken a liking to the water attribute and Tian Yu on Jin Yuye's neck, which was much better than what he had bought himself on Antique Street.

  "Jinyu Yan was taken aback by these words, and his heart felt a little puzzled as to how the other person knew about the He Tianyu on him. However, he didn't think much of it and said: 'If you want my jade, then let's see if you have the fate for it. What if I win? Do you have anything worthy of exchange?'"

  "If you win, this is yours." With that, Xuan Qi pulled out the He Tian jade he had bought himself, "And also bet 1 million in cash."

  At a glance, the goldfish eye was instantly disgusted. The other's jade had a terrible quality and could be seen everywhere in the jade market, worth at most a few hundred yuan, how could it compare with his authentic Yu Long Kashi River white jade?

  "Hey, what do you want with this worthless rock? Alright, I don't want your trash either. If you lose, you'll give me 100,000 cash and kowtow to me three times, calling me 'master' three times. And if I lose, not only will I give you this He Tianyu and 100,000 cash, but I'll also call you 'master' three times! How about it, dare you bet?"

  Xuan Qi sneered: "I don't want to be your grandfather, so here's the deal, if you lose, change the content to shouting 'I am a worthless person' three times."

  "Alright, it's settled then!" Goldfish Eye immediately agreed and loudly announced to the people around him, "Everyone, bear witness to this, don't let them say I'm bullying the weak later."

  Xuan Qi suddenly said: "Hand over the jade and money to Hong Qin sister for safekeeping, I don't trust you."

  The muscles on Jin Yu's face moved slightly, and finally he took down He Tianyu, then took 100,000 yuan from the bodyguard's hand and handed it over to Hong Qin.

  Although he felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart, having the opportunity to be close to Hongqin and even touch her hand made him quite happy, especially when their hands touched, it made his heart skip a beat.

  Xuan Qi didn't say much more and handed his own bag over to Hong Qin, saying:

  "Red Sister, this is all I have, keep it here for now."

  Hong Qian smiled brightly: "You really trust your sister. Alright, I'll be the mediator for a while."

  Xuan Qi handed the rough stone in his hand to Master Fu, who was in charge of cutting, and said politely: "Master, please help me cut it."

  The teacher Fu also looked at it for a long time and saw that they had set up another bet, couldn't help but hesitate, and asked: "Young brother, how do you cut?"

  Generally speaking, they often deal with rough stones and have their own set of cutting procedures and methods, but in a situation like this one, it's somewhat special, so he asked another question.

  Of course, he just asked casually, generally speaking, many people would let him handle it, but he didn't expect that after hearing his words, Xuan Qi actually took out a piece of chalk from the side and drew a few strokes on the original stone, saying:

  "Cut along the line."

  The master saw these few lines and was momentarily hesitant.

  There are indeed cases where people have their own views on stones and think that cutting from a certain angle minimizes the risk.

  Generally, only very experienced and confident people would do this, but Xuan Qi's attempt seems old-fashioned, yet the lines he drew make everyone think he is very immature.

  The lines he drew can be said to have left little room inside, even if there is jade in it, it may be damaged by his slashing.

  "Hmph!" The goldfish-eyed man sneered nonstop, discovering that this kid was a rookie. Even if he won against him, it seemed like there wouldn't be any sense of accomplishment.

  But it's still pretty cool to see this kid kneeling on the ground and calling himself his own grandfather.

  He seemed to have already seen this scene.

  Some people around also whispered: "Where did this silly boy come from? He's probably going to pay tuition fees."

  Su Mengxue also frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Qin sister, do you think he really doesn't understand or is pretending not to understand?"

  Her face lit up with a charming smile, and she said gently: "Although I don't think much of the stone he found either, but this kid seems quite confident, I think he'll win."

  Su Mengxue was taken aback and asked: "You have so much confidence in him?"

  At this moment, she recalled the scene where the little fox haggled with her grandfather.

  Hong Qin looked at the Hetian jade in her hand and said, "I don't know why, but I just have a feeling that this little Xuanzi is definitely relying on something to do this. Let's wait and see the good show, hehe ~~"

  Xuan Qi saw Teacher Fu looking at himself and smiled, saying:

  "It's alright, master, just cut it like this."

  "It's okay."

  The master saw that he had spoken, and no longer hesitated. After taking the original stone, he followed the lines on it and skillfully chose an angle to cut directly with one knife. After a crisp sound, a green color suddenly appeared at the cutting edge, and the area was not small.

  Teacher Fu was taken aback at first, then said excitedly: "It's risen, cut just right! Looking at the quality, this time it's definitely a big rise!"

  "Really?!?"

  "Really? Is it okay like this?"

  Everyone heard Mr. Fu's words and immediately swarmed over like a swarm of bees.

  The probability of winning a gamble on jade is extremely low, even one in a hundred is already very high. Sometimes, with an entire truckload of raw materials, not a single piece of jade can be found. This can be understood, after all, if the probability of winning were too high, the boss might as well keep it for himself and cut it slowly to make more money.

  And this time, the cost of the raw material is not high for the boss. Although it's an old pit raw material, that old pit has been basically mined out and only a small amount of leftover material remains.

  It's been a short while since one came out, and now another one has come out so quickly? Even the owner of Qí Shí Táng is extremely surprised.

  Listen to Teacher Fu's words, this time the jadeite that has appeared is not small, it's a big rise, everyone rushed forward wanting to take a closer look.

  Seeing the neat cut and the tempting green inside, everyone finally believed it.

  "It's gone up!"

  "Really grown up, doesn't look small at all!"

  "What good luck! It's completely unreasonable."

  ……

  The goldfish also saw that blinding green color, and he muttered in disbelief: "How is this possible? Such a waste material can't possibly rise!"

  He clenched his fists and said loudly: "It's impossible to rise, this must be a waste material, just like mine, cut it again and you'll know!"

  Many people, however, do not think so. The quality of the jade that has been cut out now is far from comparable to his. With such a large piece of green jade, even if it's worthless, it's worth at least over 10,000 yuan. In other words, the outcome of the bet between these two young people has already been decided.

  The master's mood is also very excited at this moment, being able to cut out jade is a very proud and glorious thing for them.

  He no longer used a knife to cut, but instead used a grinding wheel to finely grind it. As the powder continued to fall, the jade in his hand gradually revealed its original appearance.

  The owner of Qí Shí Táng's eyes widened suddenly and his voice trembled as he said, "I've made a mistake, it's actually a glass kind!"

  The glass kind floats green, and the volume is not small either. He's regretting his death right now. If he had known that this batch of raw stones had such a treasure, he wouldn't have gambled on stone even if you killed him. Now with this one stone, its value may exceed all the raw stones in his courtyard, and this is still an estimated value before it's polished.

  Glass species in jade is the best variety of jade, this category can be further divided into ice species, egg white species, glutinous rice species, lychee species, bean species and so on, its transparency is semi-transparent to micro-transparent.

  The glacial jade that has reached the level of glass is relatively rare, and if there is a floating green, it is even more precious. If the floating green is abundant, even reaching a full green color, and the green is just right, it is extremely valuable, reaching the top grade of jadeite, belonging to the imperial class.

  At this time, I only heard someone shouting loudly: "Little brother, I'll give you 10 million, let me have it."

  The master stopped his movements as soon as he heard the words.

  This kind of situation often occurs in the urban market, where the jade is not fully revealed, and can only be roughly judged from a part of it on top, and there may be more jade below or just stone.

  If it continues to produce jade, the price will naturally skyrocket, but if it's a stone, it will have to be greatly discounted.

  Teacher Fu is a knowledgeable person, he looked at Xuan Qi and said: "Young brother, what do you think? Boss Wang's offer is quite fair, if this jade is not pure, it's worth at most around 10 million."

  One million is an astronomical figure for many people, and among the people present, those with a net worth exceeding this number can be counted on one hand. Therefore, when Boss Wang quoted this price, no one competed with him.

  Xuan Qi had not yet expressed his opinion when another voice rang out:

  "This piece of jade is intact and dense, with a high probability of producing more jade. If you're not short on money, Xiao Xuanzi, you can take a bold gamble."

  The voice was as smooth as jade, making people feel extremely comfortable when listening to it. The speaker was Hong Qin.

  Xuan Qi nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Hong Jie. I also think the probability of continuing to produce jade is higher, Master, let's continue."

  The master heard this and didn't say anything else, carefully continuing to polish it.

  Everyone's gaze was focused on the stone in his hand, and as time passed, Master Fu's jade gradually revealed its original appearance, while everyone's breathing also became heavier.

  "It's gone up! It's skyrocketed!"

  The crowd suddenly rose to their feet, for the entire emerald green was moving and captivating, crystal clear and flawless, truly a top-grade jade!

  "My goodness! Glass type Philodendron 'Imperial Green'!"

  Everyone was thoroughly shocked by this result, with all sorts of envy, jealousy and hatred. Of course, there were also those who regretted their jealousy and felt uneasy. At least the owner of Qí Shí Táng's mood at this moment is very complicated.

  But Kingfisher's attention was completely drawn to the glass species in Master Fu's hand, an imperial-class glass species. How is this possible? How is this possible?

  He simply can't understand why such a situation would arise.

  Su Mengxue blinked her shining big eyes at Xuan Qi, who had a calm face, and thought to herself: This little fox has taken advantage of me again.

  Almost everyone in the room was attracted by this imperial glass, only Hong Qu noticed a detail - the final polished jade size is exactly the same as the shape drawn by Xuan Qi at the beginning.

  Hong Qian was very puzzled: "How did he know there was jade inside? And also, it's drawn so accurately, can he see the situation inside?"

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