Chapter 1887 - 1888: Artistic Quality
Chapter 1887 - 1888: Artistic Quality
The patterns and the jade complement each other, the green with a hint of brightness, truly dazzling.
No wonder Master Cao exclaimed in surprise after cutting it just now.
No matter who sees this situation, they will be different.
Now this piece of stone is laid out before everyone, like two pieces of art displayed on the table.
Everyone who saw the jade couldn't help but gasp and exclaim in awe.
No one could believe that such two exquisite treasures emerged here.
Truly such treasures make anyone who sees them exclaim in awe.
"I'll offer one million, please sell it to me."
"I'll offer 1.5 million, is that okay, please sell it to me, my wife really loves it."
Ling Zhenfei said, "The highest bidder wins."
In the end, this piece of stone sold for more than 3.3 million, who could have thought such a piece of stone would sell for such a high price?
The shop owner's face was very displeased. Ling Zhenfei here just made one or two million in a few moves.
The shop owner forced a calm demeanor and said, "Sir, do you want to continue gambling on stones?"
Ling Zhenfei smiled and said, "I do enjoy gambling on stones, but as I mentioned, there are no good items left among your stones here. I only picked out three good ones from this pile.
The rest of the stones, I genuinely can't find anything good, so I think I'll pass. I like winning but not losing, don't you think?"
Ling Zhenfei's words nearly revealed to everyone that this shop's stones were worthless junk.
People come to gamble on stones to make money, so knowing there's no money in these stones, who would still buy them, isn't that foolish?
The shop owner was a bit angry, as people around were discussing their shop. Who wouldn't be upset hearing that?
"Sir, we need to talk."
Ling Zhenfei replied, "What do you want now, boss?"
The shop owner said, "Let me show you our store's treasure."
After saying this, he took Ling Zhenfei to a large stone nearby.
The shop owner was still very proud, telling everyone, "This is our store's treasure, it has been with us for a good while, and today if you want it, I'll sell it to you."
Ling Zhenfei looked at this stone; it was sufficiently large, placed in a special position that made it seem very precious.
What surprised Ling Zhenfei was that this stone actually had a small window.
Inside this small window was a very crystalline jade color.
The shop owner said, "How surprised are you? There's no need to be. Just know it's a good thing, the window's already been opened, there's 100% jade inside.
But we don't know how large the jade inside is, are you willing to gamble?"
Ling Zhenfei walked around the stone. It was priced at six million.
Ling Zhenfei looked carefully at the window again and instantly understood — this was the old trick used to deceive Qi Tianyu, and now they're trying it on Ling Zhenfei.
This indeed is a raw jadeite stone, but the stone is quite large.
There is indeed a window, but it's very small, allowing a view of the jade inside.
But Ling Zhenfei knew since there was an intention to deceive, then something about this must be fake or problematic.
But where was the issue?
Ling Zhenfei pondered and then unleashed his Divine Sense, wrapping the entire raw stone, looking for a breakthrough.
When he understood what the stone was about, Ling Zhenfei was a bit stunned.
He couldn't help but marvel at the Great Celestial Dynasty's sophisticated counterfeit techniques.
The entire stone had been faked once more.
This was a piece of stone that had already been cut but didn't yield anything valuable.
So someone glued two stones back together. They did something to the exterior to prevent any outside detection.
But as long as there was a tiny gap, Ling Zhenfei's Northern Spiritual Energy could seep in and naturally detect the glued seams.
The opened window looked real, but it was unlikely there was much jade inside, no wonder Qi Tianyu got fooled. If not for Ling Zhenfei's Northern Spiritual Energy revealing these details, he too could have been duped.
But knowing this, Ling Zhenfei began to laugh.
A lot of people outside were watching Ling Zhenfei, curious if he would purchase this large stone.
For Ling Zhenfei, casually playing around could earn him millions, so six million wasn't a big deal.
Seeing Ling Zhenfei laugh, many were surprised and didn't know what was funny.
Ling Zhenfei smiled and said, "Boss, you must be joking. I'm an old hand in the stone gambling circle; why try to fool me with a stone that's been previously cut?"
Everyone was shocked to hear this, unsure what Ling Zhenfei meant.
The shop owner's face turned slightly unpleasant.
"Kid, what are you talking about? If you can't afford it, don't buy it, but don't accuse us of fooling you. We've never deceived anyone here."
Ling Zhenfei's words provoked much discussion; no one understood what had happened.
Ling Zhenfei then said, "Boss, why not just admit it? I have never lied about my words. You saw the stones I picked earlier; would I deceive you? This large stone was clearly previously cut."
The shop owner was angered: "What do you mean by that? Are you trying to embarrass us? Get out of here."
Then the shop owner tried to chase Ling Zhenfei away.
However, the surrounding crowd protested, saying to the shop owner, "Why chase him away so quickly? Is there really something wrong?"
"Yeah, are you trying to silence him?"
"Boss, since he accuses you, why not prove your innocence?"
"I think there's something going on inside."
"Is this the hidden trick of a stone gambling shop? I'm curious to know."
All eyes turned to the shop owner, as if without evidence, there's a definite issue.
The shop owner couldn't take it; after all, people's words hold power. If rumors spread, his shop's reputation would be destroyed; how would it survive?
The shop owner approached and grabbed Ling Zhenfei.
"Kid, make yourself clear. What do you mean? Are you intentionally smearing our shop? Don't leave until this is clarified."
Ling Zhenfei said, "How do you propose we clarify it?"
The shop owner said, "You claim this stone has issues, then show some evidence."
Ling Zhenfei chuckled and said, "You want evidence, just cut open the stone and you'll see."
The shop owner suddenly became furious: "Kid, are you messing with me? This expensive stone, you say cut and we cut. Who will take responsibility? You're just here to cause trouble."
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