The second day—
Early in the morning, the Yunnan jade market was bustling with activity. The strong sunlight shone down, and the air was filled with dust, sweat, and loud shouts of vendors as the stones were cut open.
Lin Jicheng wore a wide-brimmed straw hat and sunglasses large enough to cover half of her face, along with an unremarkable linen casual outfit. Standing to her right, the person who had changed into a smart denim outfit, was none other than the previous auction host, Yi Songchun!
Yi Songchun held a variety of jade identification tools in her hands, but her eyes unconsciously swept curiously toward the other side of Lin Jicheng. To Lin Jicheng's left, Lin Yi was also wearing large sunglasses and a baseball cap, dressed in a low-key and simple manner, but her free and easy temperament was hard to hide.
It was clear that Yi Songchun was very curious about the identity of the strikingly handsome woman who was always following Lin Jicheng, and about her relationship with Lin Jicheng. However, perhaps out of respect for the privacy of her important client, Yi Songchun did not ask.
However, what Yi Songchun didn't know was that, besides Lin Yi, several different bodyguards were surrounding Lin Jicheng within a few meters of her.
Led by Lin Si, Lin Jicheng's most trusted bodyguard captain, four or five bodyguards who were absolutely loyal to Lin Jicheng all changed into inconspicuous clothes and carefully blended into the crowd to protect Lin Jicheng's absolute safety!
Yi Songchun glanced at Lin Yi curiously for a few moments, but her attention was quickly drawn to the diverse and varied jade stones around her.
"Miss Lin, take a look at this!"
Yi Songchun carefully picked up a seemingly unremarkable piece of raw jade from a stall:
"The outer skin is like sand, but the texture is very fine, which means that the jade inside is of good quality and has good translucency. It should be a piece of good quality mutton fat jade!"
"And this one, this is the legendary water-skinned skin. The skin is very thin and smooth, probably because it has been washed by water for a long time. It seems that the seed inside is old and moist, so the quality should be quite good!"
As the daughter of Yi Moyan, one of China's most renowned collectors, Yi Songchun has been immersed in art since childhood. Although still young, she is clearly an experienced and knowledgeable collector. While eloquently introducing her collection, she skillfully negotiated with each jade vendor using professional terminology and jargon, ultimately acquiring over a dozen pieces of fine jade at reasonable prices!
After all the jade stones were placed in front of the stone-cutting master and cut open, Lin Jicheng discovered that Yi Songchun was indeed quite skilled.
The internal structure of most of the jade pebbles was indeed as she judged, yielding a considerable amount of high-quality jade. However, Yi Songchun misjudged three or four stones, finding that they either contained only shriveled stones or concealed impurities that were difficult to spot at a glance, significantly reducing their value.
"The success rate today is pretty good..."
Yi Songchun carefully put away all the jade stones, nodded calmly, and then said to Lin Jicheng:
"Miss Lin, how about it? Have you found any jade stones that catch your eye? We can look around some more; I'm happy to take a look!"
Lin Jicheng smiled and continued her seemingly aimless wandering through the jade market, but in her mind, she was loudly calling out to the system—
"My dear system! Didn't you used to be able to determine the value of surrounding properties? Does that mean you can also determine which piece of jade is the most valuable in the jade market?"
[Host, host, I've already opened the system shop for you, why don't you take a look and see which skills are worth redeeming?]
The system feigned a long sigh and opened the system panel in front of Lin Jicheng—
"Whoa—!"
He exclaimed in surprise after just one glance at Lin Jicheng:
"'Special X-ray vision eye for gambling on rough stones: It can instantly reveal the style and type of jade inside the rough stone, and also conveniently displays the current market price next to it. It's an essential and thoughtful little helper for gambling on rough stones! Value—'!"
"300 points!"
"That's...that's quite expensive!"
Lin Jicheng pondered:
"This skill is much more expensive than any other language skill!"
That's exactly right!
The system stated matter-of-factly:
With this skill, you can easily win at jade gambling and become a super-rich person! It's definitely an extremely valuable skill!
"Three hundred... Ah, luckily I still had three hundred left after I exchanged them last time! It's just right!"
Lin Jicheng ultimately chose to redeem her points. The instant her 300 points were wiped out, she genuinely felt a pang of regret.
"You only realize how little you have when you need it! I'll have to spend more money from now on!"
However, in the next instant, the entire world before Lin Jicheng's eyes underwent a dramatic change—
Before Lin Jicheng's eyes, the mountains of secret-filled stones were gradually shedding their outer layers, revealing their complete contents. In every place Lin Jicheng could see, not a single piece of jade could conceal its secrets—
Beside them, the black jade stones that their stall owner had touted as incredibly valuable were nothing more than black minerals worth a mere 0.01 yuan—just a superficial green, practically worthless. And that "Imperial Green" that looked quite lustrous was actually just a few pieces of dyed glass, completely worthless!
However, deep within that unremarkable black stone in the corner, there was a piece of rare yellow jade. Although it was translucent, unfortunately, there was a huge crack in the middle, which greatly reduced its value...
A smile appeared on Lin Jicheng's lips—
This is so awesome!
Those so-called experts in front of me, shining bright flashlights around, don't see as much as I can at a glance!
No secret about jade gambling can be hidden from her eyes!
Lin Jicheng looked around excitedly, quickly searching for the precious jade she wanted. Finally, in a corner, she saw the most concentrated and most valuable jade pebble stall she had ever seen!
However, in one corner of this market, a huge argument suddenly broke out!
"Wait a minute, isn't that Master Shi Zhuoyan? What happened?"
Yi Songchun asked with some surprise, and Lin Jicheng quickly seized on the key word "Shi Zhuoyan"—
I've heard of this name before at auctions!
Isn't this the same craftsman who carved the exquisite "Butterfly and Flower" jade brooch?!
Lin Jicheng followed Yi Songchun's surprised gaze and looked over, his eyes locking onto a thin man who was being chased and beaten by a group of men who looked fierce!
"You're really courting death... I'll show you what I'm made of if I don't kill you today!"
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