Chapter 167 Gambling on Stones
Ye Shi and Muchen walked on the road, looking around curiously.
The black market in Tianxin City was extremely prosperous, and Ye Shi was dazzled by the variety of goods.
"Just now, a young man picked up an ordinary source stone and unexpectedly found a large piece of Bright Heart Jade from it. Judging from the size of the Bright Heart Jade, it's probably worth eight million, but the source stone only cost one hundred thousand."
"This young man is so lucky! The stone he picked out was dull and lacked spiritual energy. I thought he had definitely lost the bet, but I didn't expect such a stone to hold so much secrets."
"That young man is really good-looking. Even the top prostitute in Jinxiu Garden isn't half as pretty as him."
"That young man seems to be very powerful! He's so young, yet he's already a martial spirit."
"There are too many young geniuses nowadays. We are going to be unable to survive."
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Ye Shi was walking on the street when a burst of loud conversation came into his ears.
Ye Shi frowned, a murderous look rising on his face. He intuitively knew that the young man that everyone was talking about was Zhuang Yu.
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"Mu Chen." Lu Yao's voice reached the ears of the two.
Mu Chen raised his head and saw Lu Yao and Zhuang Yu.
Ye Shi held Mu Chen's arm tightly and took a deep breath.
The moment he saw Zhuang Yu, Ye Shi almost had the urge to vomit. Ye Shi thought sadly that perhaps Zhuang Yu was the nightmare that he would never be able to get rid of in his life.
Just get used to it, just get used to it. Ye Shi lowered his head and secretly encouraged himself.
Ye Shi felt uncomfortable when he saw Zhuang Yu, and Zhuang Yu also felt uncomfortable when he saw Ye Shi.
The protagonist should have been the center of attention and had a smooth life, but because of Ye Shi, Zhuang Yu suffered a lot of setbacks along the way.
Lu Yao looked at Mu Chen, his eyes narrowed, and he said, "Are you a five-star martial spirit?"
When Zhuang Yu heard Lu Yao's words, his heart skipped a beat.
Zhuang Yu bit his lip and thought to himself: When he was first known as Lan Ruofeng, Lan Ruofeng's alchemy skills and strength were far superior to Mu Chen's. However, it didn't take long for Mu Chen to surpass him. His originally brilliant talent was suppressed by Mu Chen and he couldn't even raise his head. Finally, he died in obscurity in the secret realm.
When he first met Lu Yao, Lu Yao's strength was also above Muchen's. However, it had only been a short time and Muchen had actually surpassed him. Lu Yao would not follow in Lan Ruofeng's footsteps, would he?
Zhuang Yu shook his head and drove the thought out of his mind.
The four of them just stared at each other, and then passed each other.
Lu Yao couldn't help but look back at Mu Chen behind him, a deep fear flashing in his eyes.
Lu Yao bit his lip. During this period, he and Zhuang Yu practiced together, and their strength improved rapidly. They were about to be promoted to level five. Lu Yao thought that he could be promoted to five stars faster than Muchen.
Obviously, the last time they met on the flying boat, Mu Chen was only a four-star martial spirit, but it has only been so short a time.
Lu Yao couldn't help but look at Zhuang Yu. The Tianyin body was very magical. Unfortunately, Zhuang Yu's Yuanyin body was broken by Lan Ruofeng. If Zhuang Yu's first man was himself, he should have entered the Wuling realm. That guy Lan Ruofeng really deserved to die.
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"Mu Chen, the young man who opened the Mingxin Jade they mentioned should be Zhuang Yu." Ye Shi muttered to Mu Chen.
Mu Chen nodded and said, "I think it's him too."
Ye Shi frowned and muttered unhappily, "How come his luck is so good?"
Mu Chen sighed lightly. After all, he was the protagonist. It would be difficult for Ye Shi to compete with the protagonist in luck.
Zhuang Yu's brilliance has become much dimmer than before. After all, the original Lan Ruofeng would have received Ye Shi's full support, and Lan Ruofeng's path would have been extremely smooth. Lan Ruofeng was considerate to Zhuang Yu, and he would share his things with Zhuang Yu without hesitation.
Mu Chen looked at Ye Shi and said nonchalantly, "It's just a piece of Mingxin Jade. If you like it, I'll buy it for you."
Ye Shi shook his head and said, "No need. We are short of Yuanshi now, so we need to spend it sparingly." He was just dissatisfied that Zhuang Yu spent ten thousand to get a Mingxin Jade worth eight million.
Mu Chen smiled and said, "Shi Tou, you are really good at managing the household."
"Uncle Chen said that a good wife should control her money. I'm a bit extravagant with my money." Ye Shi muttered with his head down, somewhat embarrassedly.
Mu Chen: "No way, if you make money, you have to spend it..."
"Two young men, would you like to come into our gambling stone shop and have some fun? Our source stones all come from the Tianyin Ancient Mine, and the mineral quality is very good! Just now, a young man spent ten thousand yuan on a stone and got a piece of Mingxin jade worth eight million yuan," a beautiful woman looked at the two of them and said enthusiastically.
"Gambling on stones?" A hint of interest flashed in Ye Shi's eyes as he looked towards Mu Chen.
Mu Chen smiled and said, "Go if you want to." The gambling on stones in this world is somewhat similar to that on Earth. One cut can make you poor or rich, but the things that come out of the gambling on stones in this world are diverse. The Tianyin Ancient Mine is very magical. The source stone contains jade, Yuan stone, Yuan crystal, and even weapons and ancient books. Some people have also found monster eggs and even the space rings of ancient cultivators in the ore, and so on.
"But Uncle Chen said that gambling is not good." Ye Shi muttered.
Mu Chen said indifferently: "It doesn't matter, as long as you like it."
The beauty looked at Muchen and Ye Shi, a hint of joy flashing through her heart. These were two inexperienced youngsters! They looked like rookies. She wondered what their wealth was.
"Take it and play with it. Don't be polite. If you lose it all, the worst that can happen is that I can sell a few more pills." Mu Chen handed the three thousand yuan stones he had just obtained to Ye Shi.
When the beautiful woman saw the gold card Muchen handed over, her eyes gleamed with light. She thought to herself, "These two aren't just rookies, they're wealthy rookies!" This card should have been issued by Danyuan. This kind of gold card is only given to Martial Kings. No one knows how this brat got his hands on it. Most likely, he was born into a wealthy family and has a generous ancestor.
The beautiful woman looked at Ye Shi, and a hint of jealousy flashed through her heart. Judging from the receptionist's eyes, it was not difficult to see that the two were a couple. The receptionist looked at Ye Shi and couldn't help but mutter to herself: I don't know where this little Shuang'er got the blessing from, she actually found such a generous lover.
Ye Shi took the Yuanshi card and walked into the gambling stone shop happily.
The receptionist looked at Muchen, her mood fluctuating, and she flirted with him from time to time.
Mu Chen smiled helplessly, completely ignoring the receptionist, and looked at Ye Shi who was wandering around in the gambling stone shop with gentle eyes.
The receptionist saw that Mu Chen had no interest in her, so there was no point in pursuing him any further.
Inspired by Zhuang Yu, Ye Shi boldly selected more than a dozen source stones.
"My dear, the source stones you have selected are worth a total of 12 million." The receptionist counted the source stones that Ye Shi had purchased and said.
Ye Shi frowned and said, "Why is it so expensive?" It was obvious that Zhuang Yu only spent ten thousand yuan worth of stones, what was going on?
"Because, young man, the Yuanshi you chose are relatively large and there are more of them." said the receptionist.
Ye Shi frowned and said, "Then I'll refund a few dollars."
Mu Chen looked at Ye Shi and said, "No need, just open them all."
"It's very expensive!" Ye Shi muttered.
Mu Chen said nonchalantly, "I was born with talent that will definitely be useful. Even if I spend all my money, I will get it back. Who knows, I might even get you some treasure!"
Ye Shi blinked and said, "Okay."
The receptionist listened to the conversation between the two and couldn't help but think: Countless people have lost their fortunes betting on source stones. These two guys are crazy about getting rich. Among so many source stones, it would be great if they could find one with source stones.
The Yuanshi contained in the ore of Tianyin Ancient Mine is of much better quality than the Yuanshi outside.
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"Please follow me, both of you." The receptionist led the two to the stone cutting area.
"You two young men are newbies, right?" said an old man with a white beard.
Ye Shi nodded and said, "Yes! I'm a newbie."
The white-bearded old man looked at Ye Shi and said helplessly, "I can tell from your source stone that you picked it blindly. You actually picked a piece like this, the Ten Thousand Cracks Stone. There are so many cracks on this stone, there's no way you can carve anything out of it."
"Ah! Then I'll go and withdraw." Ye Shi frowned.
The receptionist smiled faintly and said, "I'm sorry, young man, but once the source stones are sold here, they are not refundable or exchangeable."
Ye Shi's face twisted, and he said sullenly, "Swindler."
Mu Chen smiled faintly and said, "Alright, don't get excited, just treat it as a test of your luck."
Ye Shi muttered with a distorted expression, "Twelve million."
"Young man, which piece of Yuanshi do you want to cut first?" the stone cutter asked Ye Shi.
"Cut from small to large, one by one. Be careful and don't damage it." Ye Shi said nervously.
The stonecutter smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, young man. I've been in this business for decades, and I know when to do something."
The stonecutter said so much, but there was a hint of disdain in his eyes. Perhaps the stones selected by Ye Shi were of very poor quality, and the other party probably felt that it was impossible to get anything out of them.
Ye Shi clenched his fists and looked at the stones on the ground nervously.
Soon the stone cutting began.
"Oh, nothing, lost the bet?"
"After all, you are too young and inexperienced!"
"I lost again. Gambling on stones is definitely not something that ordinary people can do."
"Nothing came out. Tsk tsk, so many Originiums, what a huge loss."
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After cutting more than a dozen pieces of source stone in a row, Ye Shi got nothing out of it and looked devastated.
Mu Chen hugged Ye Shi and comforted him, "Okay, okay, even if we lose everything in gambling, it's only 12 million. It's no big deal."
"But, but..." Twelve million, how many roast chickens can you buy? I can't even finish them all in my lifetime. Back then, my dream was to eat roast chicken every day. Besides, Zhuang Yu made money when he gambled, but he lost money when he gambled.
Seeing the Originium being cut piece by piece but nothing coming out, Ye Shi's expression became more and more frustrated.
The stonecutter cut the last piece of source stone with his knife, and then he shouted, "Boom!"
A brilliant light burst out from the opened gap, "Something came out." Ye Shi said excitedly.
Mu Chen's eyes lit up; something actually appeared.
"Keep cutting! Don't damage it." Ye Shi said excitedly.
As soon as Ye Shi finished speaking, the source stone actually cracked layer by layer, revealing a huge hammer.
"This magic weapon was originally sealed in the source stone. Now that the seal is broken, it automatically emerges." A cultivator nearby said excitedly.
"This magical instrument looks quite extraordinary! It must be quite old."
"Brother, you're so lucky!"
"Brother, you are going to get rich now."
The cultivators who were originally standing aside watching the fun said one after another.
The receptionist covered her mouth with her hands, looking incredulous.
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