Wu Pei was delighted to see this. The two worthless stones he bought for one million could indeed only yield one million worth of items. Niu Wangzu's abilities were truly remarkable.
Looking at the dying He Yaowei, Gu Yu shook his head, then sighed and came to He Yaowei's side. He placed his hand on He Yaowei's back and injected a wisp of Origin Qi into He Yaowei's body.
As the source energy was injected into his body, He Yaowei's deathly pale face recovered somewhat.
"Niu Wangzu, you've tricked me!" He Yaowei suddenly shouted, standing up and angrily searching for Niu Wangzu.
If he still can't figure it out by now, then he's a fool. Even though he's been shrewd all his life, he made a moment of folly, and it's this moment that has made him regret it so much. He even has the urge to kill Niu Wangzu now.
"What exactly happened?" Gu Yu asked He Yaowei.
"Young Master Gu, Niu Wangzu tricked me." He Yaowei then recounted the whole story to Gu Yu, and after he finished speaking, he spat out another mouthful of blood.
Looking at He Yaowei, Gu Yu fell silent.
The others who heard this remained silent. To be honest, they still believed in He Yaowei. He Yaowei was a real estate businessman who never gambled on stones. If someone hadn't been tempting him, how could he have bought two of the most expensive rough stones all at once?
While some are sad, others are happy. There were other bidders for these two rough stones before. If He Yaowei hadn't raised the price, they probably would have been the ones who bought them. Now they're the ones who are spitting blood. To be honest, they really have to thank He Yaowei!
After working for most of the day, Niu Wangzu finally found the exact spot to make the cut. He had just arrived next to Wu Pei when He Yaowei, who had just recovered from his injury, saw him.
He Yaowei, accompanied by two bodyguards, stormed toward Niu Wangzu, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
Everyone looked on with anticipation, knowing that He Yaowei had suffered such a huge loss, losing all his wealth, that he would probably have to fight desperately.
Niu Wangzu saw He Yaowei walking towards him, but his expression remained calm and unhurried.
"Niu Wangzu, I'll kill you." He Yaowei strode forward and threw a punch at Niu Wangzu's face.
Just as his fist was about to reach Niu Wangzu's cheek, he was sent flying backward, crashing to the side and spitting out another mouthful of blood.
"You're a martial artist?" He Yaowei asked incredulously.
"Hmph! I am not talented, but I have already entered the threshold of advanced martial artist." Niu Wangzu said indifferently, looking down at He Yaowei as if he were looking at an ant.
Everyone was surprised to hear Niu Wangzu's words. Most of them only knew that Niu Wangzu was a master of jade gambling, but they did not know that Niu Wangzu was also a high-level martial artist.
"Heaven has no eyes! How could a liar like you become a high-level martial artist? Heaven truly has no eyes!" He Yaowei shouted hysterically.
“A liar? What did I lie to you about?” Niu Wangzu said. “You asked me about those two rough stones, and I only said that there was a chance of making a profit. You wanted to buy them, and even shamelessly asked me to lend you money. I lent them to you out of kindness, and now that you’ve lost money, you’re blaming me? How ridiculous.”
"You...you're spouting nonsense." He Yaowei raised a trembling finger and pointed at Niu Wangzu. If he could, he would probably skin Niu Wangzu alive, tear him apart, and execute him by slow slicing to vent his hatred.
"Hmph! Men, throw him out. I don't want to see him," Niu Wangzu said. He didn't want to waste time arguing with He Yaowei, since the matter was already settled.
“You’ll get your comeuppance,” He Yaowei cursed as he saw someone trying to drag him away.
Throughout his life, He Yaowei had never suffered any injustice, but he never imagined things would turn out this way. He could even imagine his fate tomorrow: to be penniless, like a stray dog. Thinking of this, he spat out another mouthful of blood, and his breath became barely perceptible.
"Wait a minute." Gu Yu couldn't stand it anymore. Although He Yaowei had just met him, he had given him a villa worth 90 million yuan. Moreover, if it weren't for him, He Yaowei would never have come to the jade gambling market today, let alone contacted Niu Wangzu, and would not be in this situation now.
Therefore, Gu Yu could not stand idly by; if he did, he would be unworthy of being a human being.
"Young Master Gu." Seeing Gu Yu appear in front of him, He Yaowei felt a glimmer of hope. Gu Yu was a Grandmaster, the only Grandmaster in Mocheng. Although he knew that even Gu Yu couldn't do anything, having hope was better than having no hope at all. Otherwise, if he went back today, he would have no choice but to jump off a building.
"Who are you?" Niu Wangzu asked, looking at Gu Yu. Of course, he didn't remember Gu Yu; in his mind, Gu Yu was just a nobody.
"I am Gu Yu," Gu Yu replied, unaware that no one present had ever heard of his name; he was a complete nobody.
"Never heard of it. Get them all out of here and don't disturb us while we're cutting the stone," Wu Pei said. He was still waiting to sell the "King of Stones"!
"Wait a minute, Mr. Wu, could you please give me some face? This young man is someone I know." Seeing that Gu Yu was about to be expelled, Kuang Tianhua suddenly stepped forward. He believed that Gu Yu was a rough stone appraiser with exceptional abilities and wanted to befriend him.
“Since we know Boss Kuang, let’s keep him here,” Wu Pei said. Tianxing Jewelry is a nationwide chain store. Although Kuang Tianhua is only the owner of Tianxing Jewelry in Huangbei City, we still need to give Kuang Tianhua face, since he is someone we can’t afford to offend.
“Niu Wangzu, you’re a master of jade gambling, but I think you’re a bit overrated. I may not be very talented, but I’d like to have a contest with you,” Gu Yu suddenly said to Niu Wangzu.
"What did you say?" Niu Wangzu was stunned when he heard Gu Yu's words. He seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. What kind of joke was this? A kid who hadn't even grown a beard yet actually wanted to compete with him in gambling on stones? He must be either mentally ill or mentally challenged.
Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, everyone looked at him strangely. They thought Gu Yu was too young, inexperienced, and arrogant, just a hothead. Why did he have to compete with Niu Wangzu in gambling on stones?
Kuang Tianhua frowned as well. He knew that Gu Yu's ability to gamble on stones was not weak, but compared with Niu Wangzu, he was far inferior. Gambling on stones was also divided into levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and then master. His jewelry company also had a master of gambling on stones, but he was probably even slightly inferior to Niu Wangzu, let alone Gu Yu. In his estimation, Gu Yu was only intermediate or advanced. The young man really didn't know the immensity of the world!
"What? You're not scared, are you?" Gu Yu didn't care what others thought. He had memories of his past life in his mind, including a move called "hitting a cow across a mountain".
Although he doesn't understand the grades of jadeite, if he were to shatter the jadeite inside the rough stone through its outer skin, whatever he found would become worthless.
After all, jade is used to make jewelry, and broken jade can't be used for anything.
"You brat, how dare you speak so arrogantly?" Niu Wangzu's face showed a hint of anger. Gu Yu was challenging him to a jade gambling contest, which was tantamount to humiliating him. "I am a master jade gambling expert, do you think you are worthy to challenge me?"
"What's the point of saying so much?" Gu Yu walked up to Niu Wangzu. "I just think you're all talk and no action. You were the one who appraised all the rough stones auctioned here, so why didn't you even get a peep from those two rough stones worth 600 million? I'm afraid there are more empty rough stones than just those two!"
As soon as Gu Yu finished speaking, some people became anxious. Besides the Stone King, others had bid on the other six rough stones. Now only Kuang Tianhua had cut the stone; the others hadn't yet! Without cutting the rough stones, no one knew what was inside.
"Don't cause trouble." Niu Wangzu didn't say anything, but Wu Pei was getting restless.
"This isn't me stirring up trouble." Gu Yu glanced at He Yaowei, then at Niu Wangzu. "Regardless of whether He Yaowei's words are true or false, just take what you, Niu Wangzu, said yourself. He Yaowei approached you, asking about those two rough stones. You said there was a chance of making a profit, but what happened? Neither of them yielded any profit. Doesn't that mean your abilities are questionable? So I'm comparing myself to you, to see how those three uncut rough stones fare?"
“Let’s have a contest then,” Niu Wangzu suddenly said. “But if you lose, gouge out your eyes, cut off your tongue, and kowtow to me to apologize.”
"Young Master Gu?" Hearing Niu Wangzu's words, He Yaowei became anxious. He was afraid that Gu Yu would lose, after all, Gu Yu was a grandmaster, not a master of gambling on stones.
"It's alright, I promise you." Gu Yu answered readily without any hesitation, which made everyone present think that Gu Yulong was probably a fool.
"Don't come crying and begging for mercy later," Niu Wangzu said with a gloomy face.
"Hehe..." Gu Yu chuckled, "I lost, I did as you said, so what about you losing?"
"I can't lose," Niu Wangzu said immediately. He was already confident of victory. Of the six raw stones, apart from the two belonging to He Yaowei, the other four were sure to appreciate in value. He knew this very well. He had studied them for a long time, but he didn't know exactly how much they would appreciate.
“One should never speak too definitively. How about this: if you lose, you can do whatever you want with me,” Gu Yu said.
“Alright, I agree,” Niu Wangzu replied.
"Wait a minute." Gu Yu thought for a moment, then suddenly hesitated.
"What's wrong? Regretting it?" Niu Wangzu asked. "Unfortunately, it's too late. There's no medicine for regret in this world."
“There’s no room for regret. I just wanted to say that if the buyers of the other three rough stones lose money, you can make up for the losses, how about that?” Gu Yu asked.
“Yes, I agree.” Niu Wangzu agreed without hesitation.
"Alright, let's begin!" Gu Yu said. "Who wants to go first?"
"Me!" A fat man stepped forward. He couldn't wait to see if the rough stone he bought would turn out like Yaowei's. He was also grateful to Gu Yu. Of course, the other two buyers of the rough stone were also very grateful to Gu Yu. If the stone appreciated in value, it would be theirs. If it didn't, Niu Wangzu would cover all the losses, so they would be guaranteed to make a profit. At this moment, in their eyes, Gu Yu was their father, no, even closer than their own father.
"You go first?" Gu Yu asked Niu Wangzu.
“This stone has increased in value,” Niu Wangzu said after taking a look. He didn’t need to have it appraised at all.
"Are you sure?" Gu Yu asked.
"I am absolutely certain."
"That's good." Gu Yu walked to the raw stone and placed his hand on it. Instantly, the Dragon Source within his body vibrated. This stone was probably better than the jadeite that could be extracted from Kuang Tianhua's stone. He was about to use the "Striking Through the Mountain" technique to shatter the jadeite inside, but before he could use it, the Dragon Source within his blood aperture suddenly became hot, and a suction force emanated from his hand on the raw stone. The source energy contained within the jadeite was instantly absorbed by the Dragon Source.
After absorbing everything, the Dragon Source reacted again, very faintly, fainter than ever before.
This surprised Gu Yu. The Dragon Source could not only sense the quality of the jadeite inside the raw stone, but it could also absorb the source energy inside the jadeite. Moreover, it could absorb the source energy through the outer skin without damaging the skin, thus downgrading the jadeite. This was incredible. You should know that he could not absorb the source energy without damaging the outer skin of the raw stone. The Dragon Source's ability made him no longer need to use the "hitting a cow through a mountain" technique.
Gu Yu withdrew his hand and was about to speak when he heard Wu Pei say something.
"Master Niu, I don't think this is right. You said it was going to rise. What if he follows your example and it also rises? What should we do then?"
"That's right!" Niu Wangzu suddenly realized this. He had been so enraged by Gu Yu that he had completely overlooked this issue. If Gu Yu also said that the price would rise, wouldn't they be tied?
"Don't worry, I won't beat you like that. You say this stone will appreciate in value, but I think I'll lose money, and lose badly at that," Gu Yu said.
"Hahaha..." Upon hearing Gu Yu's words, Niu Wangzu and Wu Pei both laughed. They hadn't expected Gu Yu to be so foolish. If Gu Yu had said that the rough stone would be neither profitable nor loss-making, it would have been much safer than suffering a huge loss.
“Cut the stone,” Niu Wangzu said, wanting to see how Gu Yu would beg him while crying.
The raw stone was pushed onto the stone-cutting machine in full view of everyone. However, the stone-cutting master was in a dilemma. He did not know where to start cutting. At this moment, his gaze fell on Niu Wangzu. As for Gu Yu, he completely ignored him. He was just an arrogant young man who knew nothing.
Niu Wangzu came to the stone-cutting machine and told the stone-cutting master where to cut. As the machine started, everyone watched intently, not daring to even breathe.
Soon the raw stone was cut open, and what happened was something no one could believe.
The expected green light did not appear; instead, a pale brown light appeared, which made Niu Wangzu's eyes widen in surprise.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." He suddenly felt a little dizzy. "Make another cut, just cut in the middle."
Although those in the know understand that while this rough stone isn't entirely empty, the jade inside is basically worthless—pale brown, full of impurities, colorless, and unusable for any purpose; it would be hard to find anyone willing to pay even a thousand yuan.
But if Niu Wangzu wanted to cut it again, then he did, but it would still be the same – a worthless piece of furniture that would lose a fortune.
"Thank you so much, young man! Thank you so much, young man!" The fat man was the happiest person at this moment. He spent 170 million to buy the rough stone, which was the second most expensive in the entire market after He Yaowei's two stones. If it weren't for the bet between Gu Yu and Niu Wangzu, he would have lost a lot of money.
At this moment, those who previously thought Gu Yu was arrogant and ignorant looked at him with complicated expressions. Who would have thought that this rough stone, which had been appraised by Niu Wangzu, would actually yield nothing? At the same time, they began to doubt Gu Yu. Was it just luck, or was he really capable? But such a young master of gambling on stones was too abnormal!
Gu Yu was somewhat excited. Long Yuan was really awesome, but why wouldn't it pay attention to him?
"Master Niu, you lost the first round." Gu Yu ignored the grateful fat man. If it weren't for Long Yuan, and if he hadn't interfered, the fat man would definitely have won. If the fat man knew the truth, would he still act this way? The answer is definitely no.
"Consider yourself lucky; I was mistaken." Master Niu gritted his teeth and said, trying to appear calm. He had to pay the fat man 170 million for this rough stone! Fortunately, there was He Yaowei with 600 million.
"Alright, next one." Gu Yu said, seeing Niu Wangzu's stubbornness until the very end.
Having learned from his previous experience, Niu Wangzu observed the rough stone for more than ten minutes this time, and only after confirming his previous conclusion did he speak up, saying, "This rough stone has increased in value."
Gu Yu didn't speak, but walked to the raw stone again. He placed his hand on the raw stone again, and this time the Dragon Source also vibrated, with a frequency similar to that of Kuang Tianhua's stone. However, the next second, the Dragon Source exerted a suction force again, and the inside of the raw stone changed instantly, turning from apple green to light brown.
“Just like the last one, a loss, a huge loss.” Gu Yu put down his hand from the raw stone and said.
"Another big loss?" The crowd looked on with some doubt. Losing one stone might be Niu Wangzu's mistake, but losing two stones was unlikely. As for He Yaowei's two stones, that was a trap set by Niu Wangzu and Wu Pei. This also proved Niu Wangzu's ability; he could accurately see that those two rough stones would result in a loss, and a big one at that.
Everyone thought that Gu Yu might have just been lucky last time, but this luck was really good!
"Hmph! I refuse to believe I'll be wrong twice," Niu Wangzu said, placing the raw stone on the stone-cutting machine. With a single cut, the entire room fell silent once more.
"That's impossible," Niu Wangzu murmured. His words reflected the thoughts of everyone present. Yes, if it was about skill, Gu Yu was too young. Such a young master of jade gambling had immeasurable future achievements. If it was about luck, it was equally unlikely.
"Young man, thank you so much." The buyer of the raw stone immediately expressed his gratitude to Gu Yu.
"Shall we gamble again in the third round?" Gu Yu asked Niu Wangzu. He had already won two out of three rounds, while the buyer of the last piece of rough stone was getting anxious. So many worthless stones had been cut open, which made him doubt his own piece of rough stone.
If Niu Wangzu admits defeat, he will be unable to solve this stone for the time being. If he does solve it later and loses money, will Niu Wangzu still accept the loss?
"Bet!" Master Niu staggered slightly. He had just coughed up a mouthful of blood and almost fainted. If he hadn't been a high-level martial artist, he probably would have fainted by now.
"Okay."
This delighted the buyer of the last rough stone, who then decided to gamble again.
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