In the first round, after Zhongli's appraisal, Jiangmu's amber won by a narrow margin.
"This..." Zheng Shuang was not happy, but Wu Hu stopped her with a look.
"Master Wu..."
“The price of amber is far beyond that of night-blooming jasmine,” Wu Hu said calmly. “We’re just a little behind this round, it’s nothing to worry about.”
"yes……"
Upon hearing this, even though she was unwilling, Zheng Shuang could only grit her teeth and agree.
"This kid, could he be pretending to be weak to take advantage of others...?"
Looking at Jiang Mu in the crowd, Wu Hu frowned slightly.
"Probably not..."
………………
At this time, the Zheng family...
"Thanks to you, sir, for introducing Elder Wu Hu to our Zheng family and for telling us that Jiang Mu is working against us."
The head of the Zheng family said with a sly smile.
"Now most of the Zheng family's goods have fallen into that kid's hands. It's amazing you were willing to take such a huge gamble."
The person under the hood smiled sinisterly.
"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub." The head of the Zheng family still had that cunning and shrewd look on his face.
"Anyway, just don't go too far, and remember what that person asked for."
After leaving behind a veiled threat, the hooded man stood up and left.
"Congratulations, my lord."
After bowing respectfully, the head of the Zheng family watched the departing figure and sneered.
"Boy, you don't know yet, do you? Your every move has been monitored by the Zheng family. After Shuang'er has spent all your money, I'll see what you and the Rebirth Hall have to fight me with!"
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The second round...
This time, it was Jiang Mu who first presented his rough stone.
Yan Fei looked at the rough stone she had chosen and felt a surge of excitement.
Since Jiang Mu, a novice, can achieve good results, then I, as an immortal, can certainly do the same!
If Jiang Mu could hear what Yan Fei was thinking at this moment, he would definitely shake his head with a smile.
"Young lady, I didn't get the Stone Amber because of good luck, but because—I have a cheat code!"
………………
Amidst a series of rustling sounds, the mineral outlines within the rough stones slowly emerged...
"Another Night-Mooring Stone!"
A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd.
"well--"
However, Zhongli shook her head regretfully.
"Guest Elder Zhongli. Is there some unexpected situation?"
Xu Fu, who was standing nearby, quickly asked.
"Although the nephrite stone extracted from this rough stone is indeed quite large," Zhongli said slowly, taking a sip of tea, "it contains too many impurities..."
"oh--"
Upon hearing this, everyone understood.
If a piece of this type of rough stone contains impurities, unless it is crafted by a master craftsman of extremely high skill, it is a piece of waste!
"Oh well, bad luck."
Seeing Yan Fei looking dejected, Jiang Mu thought for a moment and offered some words of comfort.
"Isn't there one last piece? No problem."
"Even if this stone is very valuable, one stone can't beat two of theirs..." Yan Fei said with a mournful face.
"Relax..." Jiang Mu wanted to pat her head, but his hand slipped and landed on her horn instead...
"babble--!!!"
As if she had been greatly shocked, Yan Fei took two steps back, clutching her chest, and looked at Jiang Mu with a hostile expression.
“I…” Jiang Mu raised his hands to prove his innocence.
"You—forget it..."
Seeing Jiang Mu's bewildered expression, Yan Fei didn't say anything more. After all, she might have ended up getting herself into trouble this time...
On Zheng Shuang's side, a small piece of amber was found, which immediately widened the gap between the two sides.
"What...what should we do now..."
Yan Fei said urgently.
"It's all down to the last shot."
Jiang Mudao.
"Everyone." Zheng Shuang's voice rang out again at this moment.
"I'm in a good mood today, so all the rough stones everyone bought here will be on my tab."
"Miss Zheng is awesome!"
Everyone praised him, but in their hearts they held him in contempt.
"Everyone knows you, Zheng Shuang, are incredibly stingy. If you hadn't met a sucker, you wouldn't be so generous."
However, everyone felt a little sorry for Jiang Mu.
"What a fine young man, how did he fall for this trap..."
………………
"This is the last piece, so I'll go first," Zheng Shuangjiao said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu shrugged noncommittally.
"Please."
Master Lu Dan picked up Zheng Shuang's last stone, weighed it slightly, and his expression became somewhat solemn.
Immediately afterwards, he gently cupped the fist-sized rough stone in his hands, and as his rock elemental power surged, it tightly enveloped the stone.
"Hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss hiss—"
A soft rustling sound arose, and those around seemed to be affected by Lu Dan's solemn expression, not daring to breathe loudly.
Finally, with a soft exclamation from Master Ludan, the rock elemental force slowly dissipated.
Holding the stone in his hands, Master Lu Dan's voice trembled slightly.
"This...this is the Emerald Jade Rock..."
"Cuijueyan!"
The crowd immediately erupted in uproar.
"Did I hear that right? It's actually that priceless Jadeite Rock!"
"Haha, I knew I made the right choice coming here this time! This is truly an eye-opener!"
"The Zheng family has really made a fortune this time..."
"If this jadeite rock were polished into a decorative piece, then..."
………………
"Did you hear me?"
Zheng Shuang, who was standing nearby, quickly took the jade pendant from Lu Dan's hand and played with it with it with great affection, while also taking the opportunity to mock Jiang Mu and his group.
"You might as well admit defeat now. I'm in a good mood today, so I won't take your bets."
Now, Zheng Shuang is preoccupied with how to safely bring the Emerald Jade Rock back to the Zheng family. After all, this thing is a hot potato, and it would be too dangerous for him to keep it.
Zhongli glanced at the jade pendant in Zheng's hands, said nothing, and silently took a sip of tea.
"Don't rush," Jiang Mu said with a slight smile.
"Let's open my stone first."
"Stubborn to the end," Zheng Shuang snorted.
Even someone as merciful as her had planned to let Jiang Mu and his group go. But...
"Since you're so reckless, don't blame me for unleashing a bloodbath."
Thinking this, a smile appeared on his face.
"Since Young Master Jiang is in such a good mood, then this humble woman will have no choice but to keep him company."
………………
Despite having just unearthed a priceless piece of jadeite, Master Lu Dan's hands remained steady. After caressing the boulder chosen by Jiang Mu, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
The rock elemental power in his hands surged wildly, rapidly eroding the boulder.
Seeing this, some people who had originally planned to leave immediately turned their attention back.
It looks promising? And so, another group of people gathered around.
………………
As the yellow light faded and the green light appeared, everyone uttered another beautiful Liyue phrase.
"Holy crap, another piece of jadeite rock!"
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