Chapter 6 Chapter 6
Ling Suye stood in front of the stone, his body tall and straight like a pine tree.
——Success or failure depends on it.
Ling Suye didn't know that a well-known stone gambling expert in Chuzhou City had just lingered in front of the stone he had chosen for a long time, but finally gave up on it.
Seeing this, the people around were in an uproar: "I think this expert is a bit too arrogant."
"This is definitely a good stone, but it's too small, only the size of a palm. Even if there is jade, it's only a tiny bit, and its value is definitely not as high as the jade."
"That's right. This piece is so small, it can't be worth much. This competition is to select the top 60 with the highest value, not just those who produce jade. This expert seems to be a complete idiot."
"What value could a stone abandoned by that 'expert' be worth? That master is famous for his ability to 'turn stone into jade'!"
While the people were talking, Gu Xuanyou noticed a sneaky figure approaching him.
He pretended to be calm, but in fact his hand had already quietly grasped the hilt of the sword.
"Hey, do you remember me?"
This was the first thing he said when he approached him.
Gu Xuanyou took a step forward without leaving any trace, putting some distance between them. "Who are you?"
"Don't you remember me? I remember you. You were lying on Brother Wuming's back, covered with wounds, and there was no good flesh on your body. Brother Wuming said that you couldn't catch a cold or be blown by the wind. At that time, Xiao Jin and I chopped wood together to build a tree house for you." Ye San said.
Gu Xuanyou felt inexplicably irritated when he heard him calling him "Brother Wuming" all the time.
But if what this person says is true, then it is a favor to him.
Besides, these words are most likely true.
Because in Gu Xuanyou's vague memories of recuperation, the name "Nameless Brother" did appear.
"Young Master Ye." Gu Xuanyou deduced his identity and saluted.
"Don't be polite. You're Brother Wuming's man, so you're naturally my good friend." Ye San approached and stood with him. Looking at Ling Suye touching stones and jade in the distance, his tone was filled with sadness. "Brother Wuming actually gambles on stones... The 'Mr. Stone' here blinds those poor kids with black eyes and trains their hands from a young age. It's so cruel. Seeing Brother Wuming standing there, my eyes are full of tears."
"Is the master from Chuzhou City? Has he been raised as Mr. Shi since he was a child?" Gu Xuanyou almost blurted out this question, but thinking of his slave status, he remained silent.
Ye San was obviously a spoiled young master who had hardly ever suffered any setbacks. His eyes still held a naive look. “However, the stone chosen by Brother Wuming must be the best.”
Gu Xuanyou nodded.
In terms of the degree of trust in Ling Suye, he is even more trustworthy than Ye San.
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The more than 400 contestants who remained on the scene all selected the stones they liked, and the next step was a three-day stone opening and jade testing.
Ling Suye's stone opened on the third day, so he had some free time today. At Ye San's enthusiastic invitation, he went to Ye's house for a welcoming banquet.
"I selected all these dishes yesterday, but unfortunately the competition was moved up so suddenly that I couldn't treat Brother Wuming. Luckily, we ran into each other today, so I immediately came back and asked the kitchen to prepare them again." Ye San toasted Ling Suye, "Brother Wuming, it was Xiao Jin who told me your last name was Ling. From now on, I'll call you Brother Ling, okay?"
Ling Suye tilted his head slightly, and even with his eyes closed, he still gave people the feeling of being watched.
He picked up the teacup and said, "Okay, tea instead of wine. Thank you for your hospitality."
Ye San's cheeks flushed from drinking, or perhaps for some other reason, and he said, "Brother Ling."
The voice was very soft, and seemed a little shy. Xiao Jin beside him laughed so hard that he patted his belly.
It stands to reason that when the master is eating, slaves should not sit at the table.
But Gu Xuanyou had been with Ling Suye for many years, and they had always lived and eaten together, so this time Gu Xuanyou sat on Ling Suye's left.
When he heard the words "Brother Ling", he subconsciously thought of his fiancé Ling Suye.
——In his distant childhood, he also called the other party "Brother Ling".
"Why are you suddenly not using your chopsticks?" Ling Suye filled Gu Xuanyou's cup with tea until it was 70% full. "This is a raw tea unique to Chuzhou. Try it."
"Master, do you seem to be very familiar with Chuzhou?" Gu Xuanyou blurted out as the aroma of steaming tea wafted in the air.
"I came here when I was a child," said Ling Suye.
Upon hearing this, Ye San wanted to ask something, but he had drunk a little too much and was stopped by Xiao Jin.
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For the next day and a half, Ling Suye spent the entire day in the inn tinkering with herbs.
This time he might run into the same group of people who wiped out the Ling family three years ago, so he had to be fully prepared.
His martial arts skills were abolished, so he found another way.
On the afternoon of the third day, Ling Suye and Gu Xuanyou climbed the Girl's Mountain again.
Perhaps because the results of the first round of competition are about to be announced, the top of the mountain is bustling with people today, and the excitement is no less than the day when the competition started.
Ling Suye listened to the announcement of the stone-breaking process and found that there were only three left for him.
It will be my turn soon, and the thought of this makes me feel nervous.
He must make it into the top 60 and participate in the second and third rounds of competition. He wants to test the existence of the person behind the scenes!
But we must not fail in the first game.
After a long incense stick of time had passed, the yamen runner who was reading out the list finally sang out the three words "Ling Wuming".
"Ling Wuming, choose a point to enter!"
Ling Suye knew a thing about the "pointing" part, which was to draw a line on the stone he had chosen, telling the professional cutter whether to cut horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
But all he knew was the process.
Ling Suye could sense a faint demonic aura in the stone he chose, and was certain that the stone could produce jade.
But he himself didn't know where the jade came from.
"Let's try it out." Ling Suye thought.
Ling Suye picked up his palm-sized stone and asked the cutter for a dagger: "I'll try it myself."
The crowd originally wanted to see whether this stone that was not chosen by the "master hand" of gambling on stones could produce jade. Now that they saw that "Mr. Shi" himself was actually going to make a move, their expectations were even higher!
"Mr. Shi, do you do it yourself? This only happens once in a century!"
"He's not blind, so don't cut your hand."
"This man is so skinny and weak, how can he cut the stone?"
Despite the noise, Ling Suye remained expressionless, holding the stone in his left hand and the dagger in his right hand.
First try to peel off a layer of stone skin.
With his skillful movements, the stone chips slid off his fingertips, and the people who had been pessimistic just now cheered!
"This Mr. Shi must have been trained by a wealthy family. He can actually cut stones!"
“That’s amazing!”
When he was young, Ling Suye liked carving, wood carving, stone carving, etc. There was no limit to the material, he would carve whatever was at hand.
This was related to his medical practice habits in his previous life - when doctors went into the mountains to investigate and collect herbs, if they encountered herbs that were not yet of their age, they would mark the fork in the road and wait to pick them later.
But these mountains are not private territory, and others will come to pick the herbs. Therefore, Ling Suye will also carve the appearance of the herb at maturity and some simple picking instructions on the stone closest to the herb.
In this way, if someone else happens to arrive here, they can pick the most complete medicinal herbs using the right method.
The saying "those who plant trees will enjoy the shade" is just like this.
At this moment, Ling Suye had to cut out a complete piece of jade from the stone.
He couldn't see, nor did he know which side the jade was on. He could only try his best to carefully sense the faint demonic aura inch by inch to try to grasp the location of the jade.
Therefore, he only removed a small amount of stone skin with each cut.
To avoid damaging the jade by accidental cutting.
Just as Ling Suye's second knife fell, a cry of surprise came from the crowd: "Oh my God, jade! Jade! Jade! This quality is so clear!"
"The second cut brought out the jade. It looks like this piece of jade is quite big!"
The moment the jade appeared, the faint demonic aura finally condensed a little, no longer so subtle that Ling Suye needed to use blood as a medium to sense it.
If before this he felt that he was holding a cloud of fog in his hands, with unclear boundaries and erratic movement.
Now, this ball of fog has condensed into a complete piece of jade, and every inch of its boundaries is clearly presented in Ling Suye's perception, allowing him to gradually reach perfection.
All the noise and clamor around his ears seemed to be blocked by an invisible film, and could no longer be heard. The only things left in his world were the jade in front of him and the dagger in his right hand.
When the stone-cutting master saw that the jade had been found, he immediately wanted to come up and take the stone - Mr. Shi was responsible for marking the location of the first cut. If the jade was damaged, Mr. Shi's ranking would be lowered.
But after the jade is mined, an experienced stone cutter can restore the essence of the jade 100%.
It was the first time for the stone-cutting master to see such a large piece of jade coming out of such a small stone. He immediately felt itchy and wanted to cut it out himself.
But before Ling Suye could reach him, he moved his thin wrist slightly and the third knife fell.
The stone cutter's heart trembled, but as the stone chips scattered, the jade remained intact in Ling Suye's hands.
There was no damage at all.
At this moment, a vague gaze fell on Ling Suye, immediately pulling him out of this mysterious state.
Ling Suye's heart suddenly began to beat wildly.
——This, this is the look the man who dug out his eyes gave him!
It's impossible to admit mistakes.
Ling Suye wanted to catch the source of this gaze, but his spreading perception was completely overwhelmed by the shouts of the crowd around him, and he could no longer detect any sense of familiarity.
He stood there, his palms covered in cold sweat, and it took a long time for his breathing to slow down.
Stonecutter: "Sir, let me cut it, okay? I promise not to damage your jade."
In the past, "Mr. Stone" would ask the stone cutter to be more steady with the knife and not to damage his jade.
This time it was the stone cutter's turn to give a guarantee to 'Mr. Stone'. What a changing world.
Ling Suye handed the stone and dagger to the stone-cutting master, his mind in a daze, and walked towards Gu Xuanyou.
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At the same time, two very ordinary men in the crowd walked down the mountain without attracting any attention.
"Master, don't you want to continue watching?" asked the younger one.
"Well, that Ling Wuming, check his background." The older middle-aged man whispered, pinching the back of his nose. "The surname is Ling. Ling is quite common in Chuzhou."
"The master wants to take him under his wing and go look for the spiritual jade tomorrow?" the young man continued.
No wonder he asked that, they recently recruited twelve Mr. Stones.
"Not really," the middle-aged man said lightly, "Ever since that kid from the Ling family launched a counterattack three years ago, when 80% of our men were killed or wounded, I swore that I would kill anyone with the last name Ling I encountered."
"Then I will..."
The middle-aged man waved his hand. "There's no need to rush. There are so many people on the mountain, and killing him now would attract attention from all sides. Anyway, since he's in the top 60, we can just eliminate him in the next round."
"Yes, I obey your orders!"
When the two reached the middle of the mountain, a fierce cheer suddenly erupted from the top of the mountain.
"Ling Wuming!"
"Hey, are you married, young man? I have a daughter, she's very beautiful."
"First!!"
"First! Ling Wuming!!"
With their hearing ability, they could naturally hear the people saying that Ling Wuming won the first place.
The middle-aged man suddenly touched his chest, his heart beating violently. He suddenly remembered Ling Wuming holding the dagger with his backhand and starting to cut the stone.
"grown ups?"
"Do you think Ling Suye wasn't dead three years ago? He's nowhere to be found alive, and his body hasn't been found... We searched the entire Ling family, but we couldn't find a single bone of him."
The middle-aged man closed his eyes. He wasn't actually asking his men to respond; he was simply afraid, so he comforted himself, "Ling Suye is definitely dead. With the opening of a large-scale demon domain like 'Rong Yao', all the demons will want a piece of him. He won't survive."
Even after saying this, the middle-aged man still did not let go of the slightest doubt. He stopped, turned around and went back up the mountain: "Tell the governor to have the first sixty people who enter the second round of the competition stand still on the stage, open their eyes, and observe if there is any mystery in their eyes!"
——If this person is really Ling Suye, there will only be whites in his eyes, and no pupils!
"yes!"
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