Liu Xiaoyuan ignored the ridicule from others.
This is the third strike, and it's crucial. Liu Xiaoyuan has practiced it twice already, but this time he's really going all out.
Liu Xiaoyuan took a deep breath, then located the jade stone and slowly made a cut.
Seeing that Liu Xiaoyuan was still determined to make a third cut, the mocking voices grew louder and louder. This time, not only those who had made the bet with Liu Xiaoyuan were mocking him, but everyone else joined in the jeering.
Liu Xiaoyuan ignored these people's voices, because facts are the most powerful weapon to slap people in the face. As long as he cuts out the emerald green jade from the stone, these people's faces will be slapped hard.
"Closer, closer, almost there." Under the gaze of his X-ray vision, Liu Xiaoyuan saw that he was getting closer and closer to the jade inside, and he couldn't help but get excited.
Those who were mocking Liu Xiaoyuan suddenly noticed a hint of green inside the stone and immediately fell silent. The entire stone gambling site became quiet, with only the sound of the stone-cutting machine audible.
How could this be? This can't be real! That useless big rock actually yielded jade. I'm not seeing things, am I?
Everyone present was astonished. A stone that no one had expected to be good could actually be cut into jade, and judging from the green color, the jade seemed to be of very good quality.
The craftsman who had refused to cut jade for Liu Xiaoyuan earlier was now completely dismayed to see that jade could be cut from Liu Xiaoyuan's stone.
Because he had clearly told Liu Xiaoyuan that it was impossible to cut jade from this stone, Liu Xiaoyuan took it upon himself to cut it.
Now, after Liu Xiaoyuan made three cuts himself, he actually found jade inside. Although he doesn't know what kind of jade it is yet, judging from its current color, the quality shouldn't be too bad.
As for Feng Ping's friends, they were even more dumbfounded. They had just made a bet with Liu Xiaoyuan that if Liu Xiaoyuan could cut jade out of this stone, they would eat the stone live on stream.
Now that the jade has been cut out, the next step is for them to livestream themselves eating the stone.
Damn it! How can you eat this stone? You can't chew it, and you can't swallow it. At this moment, the group wished they could slap themselves a few times. How could their mouths have been so stupid as to say such things?
At the same time, they prayed to God, hoping that the green they had just seen was just an illusion, or that it was not jade at all.
Liu Xiaoyuan continued cutting downwards, and as the cut went deeper, everyone could see more clearly that there was jade, and it looked to be a high-quality piece of jade.
In order to get a better look, many people crowded around Liu Xiaoyuan, craning their necks to get a closer look.
After making that first cut, Liu Xiaoyuan dared not cut any more, because with his current skill level, he might accidentally damage the jade inside.
"Young man, could you take a look?" The jade merchant who had kindly reminded Liu Xiaoyuan earlier quickly extended his hands and asked.
Liu Xiaoyuan had a good impression of the boss, and since he didn't know what kind of jade was inside the stone, he figured it would be good to let the boss take a look so he could find out what kind of jade it contained.
"Here you go." Liu Xiaoyuan smiled and handed the stone to the other person. After taking the stone, the other person carefully examined what was inside it.
About a minute later, the jade shop owner started trembling, appearing extremely excited.
"Imperial...Imperial Green." The jade shop owner stammered out these words.
Although none of the people present were in the jade business, they all had a few jade products at home or on their person, and were quite familiar with the name "Imperial Green".
Imperial green—that's the best and most valuable green color in jadeite, practically priceless.
When the jade shop owner uttered the words "Imperial Green," some people still couldn't believe it, unable to believe that an Imperial Green could be cut from a stone that everyone considered useless.
Many people gathered around to watch, and a few experts, after examining it carefully, exclaimed, "It really is Imperial Green! It really is Imperial Green! My God!"
"I never expected to find imperial green jadeite cut out at the jade gambling site! This is a rare and spectacular sight!"
When it was learned that the stone Liu Xiaoyuan bought for 20,000 yuan had been cut into imperial green, the whole scene was in an uproar and became very lively, with many people whispering and discussing it.
Now, no one thinks Liu Xiaoyuan has lost his mind anymore. People envy his luck in spending 20,000 yuan to buy a stone and cut out imperial green jade.
No matter how much imperial green is inside this stone, it's worth at least 20,000 yuan.
At this moment, most people were looking at Liu Xiaoyuan with envy, jealousy and hatred, wondering why such good luck hadn't come their way.
Why didn't I just spend 20,000 yuan to buy this big rock?
Everyone forgot about how they had just mocked Liu Xiaoyuan, and now they only felt envy towards him.
Feng Ping's friends, on the other hand, felt like they'd been screwed over by a husky. Thinking about the bet they were about to have to fulfill, they were practically ready to eat shit on live stream.
As for Feng Ping, he was completely dumbfounded. His admiration for Liu Xiaoyuan was like a surging river, endless and unstoppable.
When Liu Xiaoyuan heard the words "Imperial Green," although he didn't know what kind of jade it was, he could tell from the expressions of the people present that it was definitely a high-end piece and very valuable. Otherwise, the jade shop owner wouldn't have been so excited.
Afterwards, Liu Xiaoyuan took the opportunity to use his phone to search online and found that imperial green was actually the best green color in jadeite, also known as emerald green.
Imperial green jadeite is a type of hard jade, which can be made into various beautiful jewelry and ornaments. This is exactly what Liu Xiaoyuan wanted. He could take this fist-sized piece of imperial green jadeite and carve it into several pieces of fine jewelry to give to his parents and Lu Siyao.
"Sir, I apologize for what happened earlier." The stone cutter apologized to Liu Xiaoyuan.
Liu Xiaoyuan didn't bother arguing with the stone-cutting master at all, and said with a smile, "Master, there's no need for an apology. I didn't hold what happened earlier against you."
"Thank you for your magnanimity, sir, for not holding it against me," the stone cutter said. "Sir, I would like to have this imperial green stone cut out completely. I wonder if you would give me that opportunity?"
Even if the stone cutter hadn't said those words, Liu Xiaoyuan would have asked him to cut it, because the work that followed was even more meticulous and a slight mistake could ruin the imperial green inside.
That's priceless imperial green jade; if even a tiny bit is cut off, it'll break your heart.
"Thank you very much, Master!" Liu Xiaoyuan said, then took the stone from the jade shop owner and handed it to the stone-cutting master.
(End of this chapter)
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