Ye Tianyu's lips curled into a cold smile.
They were Lin Zedong, Lin Hao, and Lin Bing, with an elderly man with eagle-like eyebrows standing beside them.
He was around sixty years old, with bright eyes and a very good demeanor.
At such an advanced age, to be so energetic is clearly remarkable.
Standing at the back, Optimus Prime also noticed the three members of the Lin family—father and children—standing by the stage, as well as the old man.
A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly leaned close to Ye Tianyu's ear and whispered something.
I recognize the old man next to Lin Zedong. His name is Ling Qianren, a famous jade appraiser. He is very skilled, and it is said that his success rate in identifying gemstones from raw stones is over 95%.
"An expert in appraising antiques?"
Ye Tianyu was stunned for a moment, then he understood. No wonder Lin Zedong challenged him at today's jade gambling competition. It turned out that he had invited an expert in appraising treasures.
He smiled and said, "Since the success rate of identifying treasures from raw stones is over 95%, meaning it's not 100%, then you can only be considered an expert, not a master."
A hint of contempt flashed across his lips as he raised his middle finger at Lin Zedong in a provocative gesture.
Lin Zedong couldn't stand it any longer and quickly walked over, speaking in a sinister tone.
"Ye Tianyu, you've got guts, you actually came!"
"Don't be so arrogant. We'll have our showdown soon, and I'll show you what it means to wish you were dead."
"Hehe! You're very confident!"
Ye Tianyu smiled jokingly: "Looks like you invited a master, that's why you're so arrogant, right?"
"good!"
Lin Zedong puffed out his chest and pointed behind him with a thumbs up: "The one behind him is Ling Qianren, a famous treasure appraiser in China, nicknamed Divine Appraiser."
"You've run into him, you're dead."
"You will pay double for what you did to my Lin family in the past."
"puff!"
Ye Tianyu scoffed, "Just an appraiser, yet he has a nickname. Is he a master appraiser or a charlatan? We'll find out soon enough!"
"Hehe! Ye Tianyu, you're really arrogant!"
Lin Zedong laughed in exasperation: "Don't worry, you'll soon find out that the title 'Divine Appraisal' isn't just empty boasting; it's earned through real strength and recognition from the outside world!"
After saying that, he snorted coldly, turned around, and walked back.
Ye Tianyu crossed his arms and watched Lin Zedong's retreating figure with a calm expression.
He noticed that Lin Bing's eyes were fixed on him intently, as if she wanted to tear his skin off, pull out his tendons, and drink his blood.
He chuckled inwardly. Three days ago, Lin Bing lost to him in a jade gambling game, stripped naked in front of hundreds or even thousands of people, and was thoroughly humiliated by everyone's eyes. Naturally, she hated him to the core.
He felt a sense of satisfaction looking at Lin Bing's expression of wanting him dead but being unable to, a look of utter despair.
It was time for the jade gambling competition, and the beautiful host, microphone in hand, began explaining the rules.
The competition is divided into preliminary rounds, qualifying rounds, and finals.
The rough stones were auctioned off.
The organizer provides the raw stones, and each participant uses their own judgment to identify them. If they think a stone is worth a lot, they bid on it, and the highest bidder wins.
Finally, the winner is determined by the stone-cutting method; whoever obtains the highest quality jadeite from the cut stone wins.
The quality was determined by the jeweler who made the purchase on-site and four highly respected senior figures in the jade industry.
The winner of the competition will be awarded a gold trophy and a prize of one million.
The rules have been explained, and the competition begins.
The first round of the preliminary competition had a large number of participants, making the bidding extremely fierce.
This round, from bidding to stone cutting, lasted for more than an hour.
Ultimately, four people advanced.
Ye Tianyu and Lin Zedong were among them.
In this preliminary round, Ye Tianyu tested his skills and bid discreetly, successfully advancing to the next round thanks to the appraisal skills he learned from the Qilin Treasure Mirror.
On Lin Zedong's side, Ling Qianren represented them in the bidding.
As a renowned appraisal master nicknamed "Divine Appraiser," he naturally helped Lin Zedong easily advance to the next round.
In the second round of the qualifying competition, Ye Tianyu was the first to advance.
Then it was Ling Qianren's turn, and the other two were eliminated.
As fate would have it, Ye Tianyu and Ling Qianren, representing Lin Zedong, both advanced to the finals to compete for the championship.
Judging from the results of the two rounds of bidding, Ye Tianyu could tell that Ling Qianren was indeed quite capable and had his own unique way of appraising treasures.
However, after several appraisal experiences in the past few days and the two rounds of competition just now, he was very confident in himself and had a clear conscience.
The skills learned from the Qilin Treasure Mirror are incredibly magical.
Therefore, he was confident of defeating Ling Qianren.
After congratulating both sides, the beautiful host was about to announce the start of the final.
Then an incident occurred.
Lin Zedong suddenly walked up to the stage, took the microphone from the beautiful host, blew on it twice, and then spoke loudly.
"Notary, host, and everyone present, good afternoon."
"I'm going to announce something now: Ye Tianyu and I have an irreconcilable feud."
"Today, it's like we've run into each other again; we've met in the finals."
"Therefore, I want to add a rule to this final match: the resolution of personal grudges."
"It's a gamble on Ye Tianyu's entire fortune and his hands and feet."
“If he loses, his entire Tianbaoshan Scenic Area estate will belong to me, and then I will cut off my own limbs and live as a disabled person for the rest of my life.”
These words caused an uproar in the room, leaving everyone, including the notary and the host, speechless.
This is the first time in the history of jade gambling competitions that personal grudges have been resolved on-site.
Lin Zedong was ruthless enough. He not only wanted all of someone's wealth and fortune, but also wanted to cripple them. This was even more ruthless than taking a person's life.
If a person loses their foundation and becomes disabled for the rest of their life, it is actually worse than death.
Some people at the scene knew that three days ago, Lin Bing lost to Ye Tianyu in a gambling game involving stones and was punished by being forced to strip naked in public, suffering a humiliation she would never forget.
But Lin Bing herself proposed the bet that day, and she had to accept the consequences, so she couldn't blame anyone else.
Today's jade gambling finals saw him face off against Ye Tianyu, and the fact that such a brutal bet was added clearly indicated that he was settling a personal score.
All eyes turned to Ye Tianyu, eager to see how he would react.
The four highly respected notaries looked at each other in bewilderment.
Originally, they disagreed with getting involved in personal grudges.
However, they were afraid of the Lin family's power and dared not offend them.
After a quiet discussion, the four agreed that Lin Zedong should add a rule to the final round to resolve personal grudges.
Seeing Lin Zedong's arrogance, Qingtianhu was furious and said to Ye Tianyu, "Master, he is so vicious, I'll go up and teach him a lesson!"
"No!"
Ye Tianyu shook his head and said, "This is a personal matter between him and me, I'll handle it myself!"
After saying that, he stepped out, walked straight to the stage, stood in front of Lin Zedong, and sneered.
"I accept your increased stakes."
"But what about you?"
"What will you do if you lose?"
"Well……"
Lin Zedong gritted his teeth and hesitated...
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