Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 785 - 759: Peerless Fine Jade

After the setback, Tang Guo did not make another move; she just watched others play.

Gambling on stones, it’s certain that only a few can actually cut out good stuff.

Soon enough, someone did cut out a fine piece of Hetian jade, weighing over three hundred grams, valued between one hundred and two hundred thousand. And he had bought the stone for only ten thousand. Just like that, he made a decent profit.

Because fine jade was often cut here, this Gambling Stone Workshop’s reputation was very good, drawing some veteran stone enthusiasts to gamble on stones.

In less than an hour, over a hundred stones were reduced to half, showing just how booming the business was here.

Groups of people gambling on stones left and new ones arrived.

Xinyue didn’t want to watch anymore, so she said, "Let’s go, we can look around somewhere else."

But Tang Guo was reluctant to leave, pulling her along and pleading, "Don’t be like that, Sister Xinyue, I haven’t had enough fun yet. I lost too badly just now, no, no, we must make a comeback. I’ve activated my Fiery Eyes Golden Pupil and I’m searching for gems."

"You still want to play? Forget it, we are complete outsiders; we can’t afford this game. Why waste the money?" Xinyue said.

Playing once was already enough, playing again would just be like casting pearls before swine, right?

Tang Guo shook her head and said, "No way, I must play. Hey, how about this, Tangyu, you try picking, maybe you’ll be lucky. After so many tries, not once have we cut out anything good, I’m so not okay with this. No, no, today, no matter what, I have to cut something out to be satisfied."

"You really want to play?" Tangyu asked. Initially, he wasn’t interested in playing. Even if he cut out a good piece of jade, what would it mean to Tangyu?

He had no concept of worldly wealth by now; even millions or tens of millions were just a number to him, he didn’t covet it at all. However, seeing that Tang Guo really wanted to play, Tangyu wanted to join her for a bit of fun and make her happy.

Tang Guo nodded, "Yeah, of course I want to play."

Tangyu curled his lips and said, "All right, then I’ll keep you company."

"Hehe, awesome, I knew you were a good guy," Tang Guo immediately giggled and then said, "Tangyu, if you cut out a good gemstone, I’ll give you sister Xinyue as a gift, haha."

"You’re asking for a beating," Xinyue said, both shy and angry.

Tangyu smirked and replied, "It’s a deal; that’s quite a treat."

Xinyue felt even more embarrassed, glaring at Tangyu, her face seemingly about to ooze blood.

Since they were going to play, then let’s play; Tangyu also got a bit serious. If he couldn’t find any jade, wouldn’t it ruin his reputation?

Although Tangyu wasn’t familiar with gambling on stones, he surely had ways of determining whether there was jade in the stones. It wasn’t difficult for him at all. Just by touching the stone and infusing it with Spiritual Immortal Power, he could sense what was inside—a very simple matter for him.

Tangyu went past each stone, sensing them one by one until he paused at a stone about fifty centimeters in size. The surface of the stone was smooth, and the cut was very neat, resembling a giant watermelon. It was creamy white, just like a large piece of Han white jade.

Just by looking at the surface, this large stone didn’t seem valuable. If bought as a piece of art, it would still be passable.

Astute people surely wouldn’t take a risk on such a stone.

Although it wasn’t guaranteed that jade couldn’t be cut out of it, the chances were obviously slimmer compared to other stones. Such stones were displayed merely to fool the uninitiated, who might think something looks good and therefore must contain something valuable.

In the world of stone gambling, these factors are not absolute.

After sensing it, a hint of unnoticed joy appeared on Tangyu’s face. Once the Spiritual Immortal Power penetrated the stone, he was immediately surprised to discover a large piece of fine jade inside. Buying this stone was a surefire win.

But Tangyu didn’t rush to make a move; he continued sensing and quickly stopped at a stone the size of an adult’s fist that was pitch-black and ugly. A thrill of ecstasy shone through Tangyu’s heart.

"Haha, my luck is truly unmatched. Coming to gamble on stones and actually finding such treasure. Inside this stone is a large piece of top-quality Spirit Stone, haha, I’ve hit the jackpot. Such a large piece of top-quality Spirit Stone is probably worth as much as twenty normal-sized ones, right?" Tangyu was overjoyed.

This stone contained a fist-sized top-quality Spirit Stone, worth as much as twenty normal-sized ones.

Spirit Stones, once mined, are also fashioned into standard sizes to serve as currency in the Ancient Martial World.

Obviously, this top-quality Spirit Stone was naturally unmined.

Tangyu only had a few top-quality Spirit Stones on him, and suddenly acquiring twenty was way more than all the wealth he possessed.

Twenty top-quality Spirit Stones, even a Ninth Layer Earthly Realm master would be green with envy, right?

To think, one top-quality Spirit Stone is equivalent to one billion Tempering Spirit Pills. These twenty are equal to twenty billion Tempering Spirit Pills.

One Tempering Spirit Pill could sell for ten million Huaxia Currency. If converted into Huaxia Currency, what sort of figure would twenty billion Tempering Spirit Pills amount to?

Of course, to common folk, a Spirit Stone doesn’t mean much. Only in the hands of an Ancient Martial Artist, it’s a treasure.

Tangyu was getting excited; he hadn’t expected to stumble upon such a huge treasure. The trip to Liucheng was indeed worthwhile.

Suppressing his joy for the moment, Tangyu resolved that today, no matter what, even through plunder or theft, he had to get his hands on this massive top-quality Spirit Stone. He didn’t care about Huaxia Currency one bit, let alone tens of thousands; he wouldn’t even blink an eye at tens or hundreds of millions.

Tangyu pointed at the stone and said, "Ten thousand, for that stone."

Seeing Tangyu pick out an ugly, lumpy stone, Tang Guo looked at him with confusion: "This stone is so ugly, can it actually yield a gem?"

The other gamblers also gave Tangyu strange looks, naturally not believing that this stone could contain anything valuable—if anything at all, certainly not worth ten thousand.

No one contested Tangyu with a price of ten thousand.

The store owner smiled and said, "Alright, sir, for ten thousand yuan, this stone is yours. Shall I cut it for you?"

Such a generous customer was naturally a favorite of the owner.

Tangyu immediately replied, "No need, just hand over the stone to me." Saying that, Tangyu directly collected the stone and then took out a card to give to the store owner, saying, "Don’t rush to swipe it; I’m also offering a hundred thousand for that stone over there."

"What, a hundred thousand?"

"Has this guy gone mad?"

"Bought a stone without cutting and then offering such a high price?"

"You can tell he’s a rich second generation. Who knows what they’re thinking. A hundred thousand, what a grand loss."

Even Xinyue and Tang Guo looked at Tangyu with a strange gaze. Tang Guo blinked and said, "Tangyu, have you lost your mind? A hundred thousand! That’s playing too big. I think even ten thousand is too much, let alone a hundred thousand. Let’s not play like this. Let’s stop."

The store owner was delighted; he didn’t have much hope for that stone, so selling it for ten thousand was very good, but he never expected someone would be willing to pay a hundred thousand.

"Young man, this is not how you play the jade gambling game; it’s not like buying art," said a scholarly-looking middle-aged man standing beside Tangyu, trying to advise him with a kind intention.

Tangyu curled his lips into a smile and said, "It’s okay, I’ll just treat it as a decoration for my home. Since no one else is bidding, it’s mine; go ahead and swipe the card."

The owner was, of course, overjoyed and immediately processed Tangyu’s card, as if afraid he might change his mind.

The crowd could only laugh and shrug off such extravagance, treating it as a joke.

After returning the card to Tangyu, the store owner smiled and said, "Young master, do you want me to have someone send this stone to where you live?"

Tangyu gestured with his hand and said, "No need, just cut it, please."

"..."

Again, the crowd looked at Tangyu with a strange gaze. Didn’t he just say he wasn’t going to cut it and would take it home as a decoration?

Why did he suddenly want it cut?

The store owner was also a bit taken aback, but as the customer had a request, he naturally could only comply.

The store owner nodded and picked up the cutting tool to start peeling the layers away.

One layer, two layers, three layers.

There was nothing, and quite a few people started to laugh happily: "There’s something there? No way. A hundred thousand yuan just went down the drain."

"Let it go, if he has the money to play like this, what can we say?"

"Eh—" A look of surprise suddenly appeared on the store owner’s face, and he couldn’t help but let out a sound of amazement.

Because his cutting tool had hit something hard, with his experience, he naturally knew that he had come across jade.

The store owner became more cautious immediately, and with one cut, once the outer layer fell away, a piece of pure white jade was revealed.

"What—jade really came out?"

"This this— it’s Hetian suet jade, it’s actually Hetian suet jade."

"It’s really Hetian suet jade, and such good jade was cut out!"

Everyone was shocked, and their eyes filled with disbelief as they looked at Tangyu. Those who had been mocking Tangyu were suddenly at a loss for words.

Xinyue and Tang Guo also stared blankly at the jade, and then they looked at Tangyu again, noticing she was still as calm as ever, as if all this was within her expectations. This made them think, could it be that Tangyu knew the jade would be cut out, so that’s why she directly offered a price of a hundred thousand?

Hetian suet jade, this is a very precious type of jade. The market price for one kilogram can be more than two million yuan.

The store owner was also full of shock, swiftly cutting down the remaining layers of stone, and the atmosphere on the scene became even more bizarre with each cut.

Cries of astonishment, envy, and jealousy were continuously heard.

"Such a large piece of Hetian suet jade, could it really be a world-class jade being cut out?"

"It hasn’t finished being cut, and just the part revealed is already so big, how large could it possibly be?"

"Made a fortune, really made a fortune, could this be the largest Hetian suet jade of our time being cut out?"

Madness, the jade gamblers were all going crazy, witnessing the unveiling of world-class jade was an extremely exciting event for them.

The more the store owner cut, the stronger his desire to die became.

Such a large piece of Hetian suet jade, he had sold for just a hundred thousand, thinking he had made a fortune, but now he had lost it all. If he had such a big piece of Hetian suet jade, he wouldn’t need to run a gambling stone workshop anymore; he could have sold it and lived a comfortable life long ago.

The stone’s skin was completely cut off, and what was presented before everyone was a piece of Hetian suet jade the size of a basketball. Moreover, its texture was moist and its luster full, absolutely a top grade among top grades—an extraordinary treasure.