Chapter 9: The Stone Gambling Begins

Upon hearing Wang Haoran’s final words, the noisy environment instantly quieted down.

Adding stakes in stone gambling was common, but such stakes were rarely seen!

Moreover, this Mr. Wang didn’t look like a fierce, burly man with scars on his face. How could he play so ruthlessly?!

“So, what do you say? Besides what you mentioned earlier, if you win, I’ll give you a hundred million. If I win, I only want your pair of eyes!”

“Of course, if you’re too scared to gamble, just admit that you have eyes but can’t see, and I won’t hold it against you!”

Everyone looked at Lin Ming, wondering if he had the guts to bet his eyes for a hundred million!

Under the gaze of the crowd, Lin Ming merely sneered twice, lifting his head to look at Wang Haoran.

“If you want to give me a hundred million, why would I refuse?!”

“Fine! I’ll gamble with you!”

“But, I also want to add a condition. If you lose, you must voluntarily give up your engagement with Teacher Liu!”

Lin Ming thought Wang Haoran was just playing tricks, trying to make him admit defeat to avoid embarrassment.

Unfortunately, I’ve seen right through you!

With my X-ray vision, I’m invincible!

Lin Ming decided to use this to his advantage. He didn’t want his woman to have any ties with other men, even nominally!

The bystanders were buzzing, realizing this wasn’t a coincidence but premeditation, and it was all over a woman!

They didn’t believe Lin Ming just wanted to help his Teacher Liu!

But looking at Lin Ming, who’d be asked for his ID on the street, how could he even think about competing with Wang Haoran, who scored full marks in wealth, looks, and charm?

“Just that? Then no need to add it! I’m already not related to Liu Yunshuang in any way.” Wang Haoran sneered.

“Hmph, so that no one says I’m bullying you, let’s have you choose a new stall to pick the raw stones from. How about that?”

“Doesn’t matter to me!” Lin Ming was confident.

“You better choose! So you don’t complain after losing!”

“Tch, I surely won’t complain, but if Mr. Wang loses and insists on reneging, I, a poor student, can’t do anything!”

Nevertheless, Lin Ming chose a new stall.

The surrounding onlookers followed, around forty to fifty people watching.

Seeing Wang Haoran pretending to carefully select, Lin Ming began mocking him internally.

Wang Haoran, you’d never imagine that superpowers exist in this world, would you?

Open, my X-ray vision!

Lin Ming focused on the raw stones before him, intending to show off, but suddenly realized he couldn’t see anything!

How could this be? Why did my X-ray vision fail?!

His eyes darted around nervously. Lin Ming rubbed his eyes, horrified to find his superpower was gone!!!

Without his trump card, Lin Ming broke into a cold sweat, feeling lost.

The onlookers saw his stunned expression and began speculating.

Wang Haoran’s tapping and inspecting seemed professional, but Lin Ming standing there like a statue baffled everyone.

Finally, Lin Ming took a deep breath and started choosing.

With everyone watching, he couldn’t back out, and he might not necessarily lose.

He had passed by this stall earlier, using his X-ray vision to glance at it. Based on his vague memory, Lin Ming racked his brain to pick three raw stones.

On the other hand, Wang Haoran had already used “Appraisal” to take the most valuable raw stones and swapped them out after Lin Ming chose his.

After all, cutting out top-quality jade every time was too suspicious and would draw unwanted attention. Wang Haoran didn’t need to make big money, just to ensure he beat Lin Ming.

Finally, both had made their selections and took them to the cutter to have them opened.

Compared to Lin Ming’s restless demeanor, Wang Haoran was at ease.

Wang Haoran’s first raw stone.

After the sound of water and cutting, everyone looked closely—it was a waste stone!

Value: zero!

“No way? I thought he looked professional when selecting, how did he pick a waste stone?”

“Was it a mistake, or does he really not know?”

Wang Haoran remained calm. Although there was a slim chance the stone could yield something valuable after two cuts, he signaled the cutter to stop and turned to Lin Ming.

“Alright, your turn!”

Lin Ming felt unsure but nervously placed his stone on the table.

One cut, and green appeared!

Seeing the green, Lin Ming was overjoyed and quickly instructed the cutter to be careful.

Eventually, a green jade about the size of two fists appeared.

“Hmm, although the jade quality is average, its size gives it a value of around 200,000 yuan!”

Some jade experts in the crowd also affirmed the cutter’s evaluation.

“Hehe, Mr. Wang, don’t worry, there are still two stones left!”

Regaining some confidence, Lin Ming couldn’t help but “comfort” Wang Haoran.

“Why should I worry? Losing means nothing to me, just a piece of paper!”

Wang Haoran casually placed his second raw stone on the table, “Cut it!”

After the cutter’s skilled operation, green jade appeared!

“This is? The texture of glutinous ice, full color, this egg-sized bright green jade is quite valuable! At least 400,000 yuan!”

Seeing this, Lin Ming grew nervous again, his smile fading.

It was Lin Ming’s turn to cut his second stone.

“Another bright green jade! Although not as high in quality as the previous one, it’s much larger, making it very valuable!”

After some discussion, the crowd estimated its value at 800,000 yuan.

Lin Ming’s smile returned, looking like a blooming flower.

Wang Haoran found it more amusing and suggested.

“You go first for the last one! I want to see if you can cut three valuable stones in a row!”

“Haha, afraid of you?”

Confidently, Lin Ming cut another large piece of ordinary green jade, valued at around 300,000 yuan.

Lin Ming’s three stones totaled 1.3 million yuan, meaning Wang Haoran’s final jade must be worth at least 900,000 yuan to win.

Feeling relieved, Lin Ming returned to his defiant demeanor.

But what Wang Haoran noticed wasn’t that—he understood that before he spent 100 Fate Points to use “Ability Shielding,” Lin Ming had already used his X-ray vision on this stall. However, he hadn’t looked carefully, so he could only rely on vague memories to choose stones with a lot of green light.

No wonder the three stones he cut were all of average quality but large in size.

Impressive memory, that guy!

Handing the final stone to the cutter, Wang Haoran said, “Go ahead!”

Curious about the decisive stone, everyone craned their necks to watch the cutter’s operation.

One cut, two cuts, three cuts.

After ten minutes, seeing a green-yellow hue appear, the cutter held his breath.

He continued more carefully, but no one grew impatient.

Except for Lin Ming, who kept muttering, “It’s trash, it’s trash, it’s trash.”

Unfortunately, reality wasn’t as Lin Ming wished.

“This is… Spring with Colors! And it’s ice quality!”

“So many colors, it’s a top-quality jade beyond market value!”

The jade cut out was only palm-sized, but the crowd was exceptionally excited.

“This is the legendary ice-quality Spring with Colors? This is my first time seeing it!”

“Mine too!”

“I saw one when I was young, an ice-quality Spring with Colors bracelet, which sold for over 700,000 yuan at auction! And that was over twenty years ago!”

After the excitement, people wondered about the jade’s value.

The cutter thought for a moment and offered a reasonable suggestion.

“Based on the current market, its value should be between 2 to 3 million yuan. At auction, it could go higher!”

The crowd understood from this that even at the lowest valuation, Wang Haoran had won this stone bet!

Hearing the cutter’s words, Wang Haoran raised an eyebrow, quietly impressed.

This old cutter knows his stuff.

He appraised the jade almost exactly as “Appraisal” had shown!

Tln : so in china there’s jade cutting stuff, you guys can browse it, they cut stone from mountain, and see the jade inside.  most of stones is junk, but well when you strike a gold, its just like Wang Haoran.

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