"Brother, I'll buy it for one thousand yuan, deal or no deal?" Jade traders had been waiting on the side, specifically to buy the jade that had been cut open.

Ling Zhenfei was somewhat frustrated; if he really sold it for one thousand, that meant he'd lost four thousand yuan with just one cut. Really, this was a thing that could make or break your fortune with a single cut.

"I'll offer one thousand three, give it to me," someone else nearby shouted.

Just then, the shop owner came over, "It's really unfortunate, the jade came out but the quality isn't high. How about this, sell it to our store for one thousand five."

Ling Zhenfei didn't object; after all, selling was selling. Ever since his last jade gambling adventure, he had seen that this shop owner was indeed very fair, and his offers were the highest.

"Do you want to continue gambling, or should I bring you the money?" the shop owner asked.

"I want to gamble a bit more. By the way, boss, do you have any bigger raw jadeite stones in your shop? These small stones are not very exciting."

"Haha, that's hilarious! You can't even handle the small stones, yet you want to try the big ones? This is truly a case of not fearing death." As soon as Ling Zhenfei finished speaking, those around him started laughing.

"Exactly, a greenhorn hoping to play big. So many have been taken in this way."

"Probably comes from money; this is what you call a profligate heir."

As the people around them discussed, Ling Zhenfei became angry. His parents weren't even around, not to mention spending their money; every cent he had was earned on his own.

The shop owner looked at Ling Zhenfei somewhat awkwardly and said, "Yes, brother, you're not lucky today, maybe play big some other time."

Ling Zhenfei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm the last person to believe in luck, and besides, it's my money so nobody else should care."

Since Ling Zhenfei had put it that way, the shop owner couldn't say anything else; who could push away the God of Wealth from their doorstep? With that, he led Ling Zhenfei into the store, where there was a section holding large raw jadeite stones, each one priced in the hundreds of thousands, not something ordinary people could afford.

Wanting to see a spectacle, many followed Ling Zhenfei into the store, and upon seeing the prices on those stones, many of them laughed.

"Kid, each one of these stones costs over a hundred thousand, do you dare to gamble now?"

"Probably pissed his pants, does the pocket money your mom gave you cover the cost of one stone?"

Their words were harsh and filled with mockery and disdain, which greatly angered Ling Zhenfei.

"Enough, shut your mouths. It's my money, and even if I throw it in the toilet, it has nothing to do with you. Moreover, how can you be so sure it's family money I'm spending? Just because you spent your family's money at my age, do you think everyone is like you? You truly are unambitious toads."

"Who are you calling a toad?"

"Whoever thinks that way, that's who I'm referring to." Ling Zhenfei stood his ground.

"Fine, kid. We'll just watch from the side and see how you lose even your underpants," someone remarked.

"Exactly, go ahead and keep buying until you find some jade. You think you're so tough? Well, go ahead and buy then," another taunted.

As the onlookers continued to chat, Ling Zhenfei didn't have the mind to argue with them; after all, he was there to gamble on stones.

Although these stones were not cheap, they were raw jadeite stones for gambling, not as mixed as those outside. If jade could be carved from them, the value would naturally be much higher.

Ling Zhenfei observed from this pile of massive, yet thinly veiled, stones. The bigger stones radiated less Northern Spiritual Energy, and the dense divine clouds surrounding them made it even harder to use the Perspective Eye to see inside.

"Boss, could I possibly borrow some tools?" Ling Zhenfei asked the owner.

The shop owner chuckled and said, "Of course, whether it's the Little Hammer or a flashlight, we have them all here."

However, Ling Zhenfei laughed, "I'm sorry, but my tool is a bit special, don't be offended."

As he spoke, Ling Zhenfei pulled out his Silver Needle, the thinnest one of all, and everyone was amazed as they watched him, not knowing what Ling Zhenfei intended to do with such a fine needle.

Even those who frequented the antique market had never seen anyone use an embroidery needle for betting on stone, and everyone was now curiously watching Ling Zhenfei's moves.

But Ling Zhenfei didn't care, as these people, even if they racked their brains, wouldn't figure out what he was up to.

Ling Zhenfei first chose a rough stone, a piece bigger than a watermelon, completely encased in auspicious clouds without any visible flaws or reference points to look for—a very headache-inducing stone in the jade industry.

Ling Zhenfei was looking for such a stone. He picked up the Silver Needle, wrapped it in his Northern Spiritual Energy, and with his fastest speed, he jabbed the rough stone. The movement was as fast as Lightning, and the normal eye couldn't catch it. Only Ling Zhenfei knew he had not only jabbed the rough stone with the Silver Needle but also pierced through the stone's outer crust to the jadeite inside.

Just that small hole allowed Ling Zhenfei's Divine Sense to penetrate below the crust, clearly seeing the inside conditions, including the quality and grade at a glance.

The stone turned out to be very good, containing green jadeite of very high quality, which made Ling Zhenfei very happy.

Glancing at the price, it was two hundred and eighty thousand—not cheap at all. Had he not seen what was inside, he wouldn't have dared to spend so much money on betting on this stone.

"Owner, I'll take this piece. Bring it to the machine; I'll go pay."

Whoosh!

The people around were nearly going mad. It was their first time seeing someone splurge so generously, betting two hundred and eighty thousand on a stone without batting an eye or breaking a sweat—ordinary people just didn't possess that kind of boldness.

"Is he crazy? So much money for a lousy stone, like he has nowhere else to spend it."

"With my many years of experience, I guarantee this stone is going to be a big loss."

"If this could produce jade, it would start from at least a million."

After paying, Ling Zhenfei handed the receipt to the owner, and under Ling Zhenfei's directions, the rough stone was placed on the cutter as the machine whirled madly.

Everyone watched the cutting machine, their hearts in their throats. Although they weren't the owners of the stone, they seemed even more nervous than Ling Zhenfei himself.

After one cut, the owner operating the machine first grunted because he saw something green on the blade.

Waiting for the cut to finish, the owner was stunned. It was green jadeite inside, very smooth-looking on the cut surface without any cracks or fuzziness, almost as if it were fake.

"Oh my, it's green! Top-quality jadeite."

"It's risen! It's risen, skyrocketed!"

Though it wasn't theirs, those people seemed even more excited than if it had been their own.

The few who had mocked and scoffed earlier, originally in the mood to see Ling Zhenfei's downfall, were now jumping around most enthusiastically.

"What did I say? I said it would definitely turn up green. How about it, isn't it jadeite?"

"No, wait, you didn't say that just now, you said it was impossible, I said there was, your judgement is poor."

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