City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1786 - 1746: Getting the Lay of the Land

Ye Qiu handed the Imperial Green to a jade carver for intricate carving, of course, Ye Qiu wasn’t afraid of the other party swallowing it later.

After lunch, Ye Qiu planned to gamble on stones again in the afternoon. He wanted to gamble on all the Jadeite stones in Ruili’s jade stores.

"Dr. Ye, if you find good Jadeite stones this afternoon, remember to sell them to me!"

Boss Yang also had two bodyguards follow Ye Qiu, mainly to help him carry things.

Arriving at Jewelry City, Ye Qiu didn’t rush to gamble at the jade stores. Instead, he looked at the finished Jadeite stones outside to observe their reaction when he released Spiritual Energy.

For example, do some expensive Jadeite stones react strongly to his Spiritual Energy? If they are fake Jadeite stones, would there be no reaction?

All of this needed preliminary exploration by Ye Qiu.

Ye Qiu squatted down and asked a street stall owner, "Boss, can I take a look at these Jadeite stones?"

"Of course, as long as you don’t touch the ones with flaws on the ground."

Ye Qiu picked up a piece of Jadeite stone that wasn’t priced and experimentally released Spiritual Energy to inspect it. He noticed a slight reaction.

However, this piece of Jadeite stone appeared very green but was actually just an ordinary Jadeite stone, likely a forgery.

"Boss, how much is this piece?"

"One hundred and eighty thousand."

The boss casually named a price.

Ye Qiu didn’t bother to look more, put it down, and then tested other Jadeite stones, finding many of them at the stalls without much reaction.

Either these Jadeite stones were too fake, or they had too little jade content.

"Dr. Ye, many of those are fake, made by gluing discarded scraps together," one of the bodyguards said.

Having worked with Boss Yang for so long, they could spot some of these tricks.

If that’s the case, these so-called Jadeite stones or jade artifacts at the stalls outside were mostly fake, just meant to deceive tourists or those who don’t know any better, especially foreigners. True connoisseurs wouldn’t even look at them.

With that, Ye Qiu went into a jade store.

This jade store sold finished products related to jade artifacts, including Jade Bracelets, Jade Rings, Jade Pendants, Jade Earrings, Jade Necklaces, Jade Pendants, Jade Buddhas, and more. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

Prices were marked on them, but everything seemed expensive; even the most ordinary ones cost tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or more.

Yet there weren’t many buyers for a long time, which suggested that these were like the antiques business, highly profitable, with just one buyer needed to make a profit.

When Ye Qiu entered with two bodyguard-like men, a young female sales assistant enthusiastically asked, "Sir, are you looking to buy any jade artifacts?"

"Show me your most expensive ones."

The most expensive?

That would be a Jade Bracelet made of icy quality, costing millions and kept in the safe.

"Do you really want to buy it?"

"Can’t I even look at it?"

As the sales assistant contacted the boss, a middle-aged man in casual wear came out, unfamiliar with Ye Qiu but feeling that the two men with him seemed familiar.

"Sir, is it you who wants to see our store’s treasure?"

"What’s the treasure?"

"A pair of icy Jade Bracelets, priced at eight hundred and eighty-eight thousand," the middle-aged boss replied.

"Then bring them out to take a look!"

The jade store owner went to open the safe, taking out the pair of Jade Bracelets, which were insured to prevent loss or damage, with compensation from the insurance company.

Ye Qiu put on gloves and picked up one, feeling a very cool sensation. The Jade Bracelet was genuine, with a transparent and bright appearance, and when Ye Qiu released Spiritual Energy, he could clearly feel its response.

"Sir, how about it? Any interest? This pair of Jade Bracelets has always been our store’s treasure and hasn’t been sold."

"If it’s the store’s treasure, why sell it?"

The Jade Bracelet seemed fine, but Ye Qiu didn’t need to spend that much money when he planned to gamble on those Jadeite raw stones later, where he could acquire them cheaply, so why spend such money?

After putting it back in the box, Ye Qiu realized that this jade store had quite a few authentic pieces. He continued to check out the jade products at the counters.

Ye Qiu checked the variety, whether the prices were reasonable, and found the response to Spiritual Energy was consistent.

For instance, the higher the grade of Jadeite products, the higher the price, and the stronger the response when releasing Spiritual Energy; otherwise, it seemed ordinary or even unresponsive.

From the jade jewelry at this store, at least a third looked ordinary or slightly fake, yet they were sold at high prices.

The best was just that store treasure from earlier.

Seeing Ye Qiu keep checking without buying, the female sales assistant became a bit impatient, while the middle-aged boss asked, "Sir, why do I find your two bodyguards a bit familiar?"

"They’re Boss Yang’s bodyguards."

Boss Yang?

Being called Boss Yang in Ruili probably referred to Ruili’s richest man, Yang Guang, and the middle-aged boss was surprised that Boss Yang’s bodyguards were with this young man.

Could this young man have some connection with Boss Yang, or was Boss Yang interested in his store?

That couldn’t be!

Ye Qiu spent over two hours checking, and from the responses to the jade stones, he understood the difference between fake and real Jadeite stones.

He was about to leave.

Seeing Ye Qiu getting ready to leave, the middle-aged boss asked, "Sir, what did you mean just now?"

After all, the other party seemed familiar with Boss Yang, and since Boss Yang almost monopolized Ruili’s Jadeite stones, why would this person want to look at his jade jewelry?

"Honestly, I’m not interested in the jade jewelry in your store, just came to take a look and learn about the Jadeite stones’ classification. If the boss is interested, you can come with me to take a look."

Take a look?

"Look at what?" The middle-aged boss was even more surprised!

"Gambling on stones."

Gambling on stones?

The middle-aged boss, seeing Ye Qiu and Yang Guang’s two bodyguards leaving, told the female sales assistant something and went along.

By the time Ye Qiu reached the first jade store where gambling was possible, seeing a huge pile of Jadeite raw stones, Ye Qiu showed a different expression.

There weren’t many people gambling on stones now, only a few scattered individuals. Although legal, stone gambling was like gambling, with many losses and few wins.