Watching Liu Ergou's retreating figure, Ding Zhengyang seethed with unwillingness. He hesitated for a long while, right until Liu Ergou's silhouette was about to disappear from view. Only then did he muster the courage to shout, "Kid, if you have any guts, don't you dare leave!"
"You just got lucky, that's all! If it weren't for your luck, you never would've cut a Glass-type!"
This ti, Liu Ergou turned his head. He looked at Ding Zhengyang and smiled. In all his life, he'd never t soone so stubborn.
"Not convinced?" Liu Ergou responded with a smile. "Alright then. If you're not convinced, you tell . What should we do? I'll leave the choice up to you!"
Without a mont's hesitation, Ding Zhengyang bellowed, "If you dare, let's compete again! The rules are the sa as before. If I lose, I'll still agree to one condition, no matter what it is!"
Hearing this, Liu Ergou didn't waste any ti. He simply nodded and began picking through the pile of raw stones.
This ti, Liu Ergou was nowhere near as serious as before, picking far more casually. His gaze eventually settled on a pile of raw jade stones that cost only a few dozen yuan each. After a quick look, he casually selected a small, fist-sized stone, clenching it in his hand to signal he was done.
This stone still gives off a sense of craving, just not as intense as the last one. I know there's jade inside, but it's probably nothing valuable. As for winning or losing… I already won once, so what does it matter if I let him play again? Besides, he already owes one condition.
With that in mind, Liu Ergou carried his raw stone back to the cutting area. Ding Zhengyang, however, wasn't there. He was still over by the piles, carefully inspecting the stones with a powerful flashlight. After a good ten minutes, Ding Zhengyang finally selected a stone and laboriously carried it back.
The staff cut the stones open right then and there. As everyone watched with bated breath, the two stones revealed their contents. In that instant, another wave of cheers erupted.
"No way! He struck green again! Another win?!"
"What? He won again? How is that possible? No one's luck is that good!"
"Hey, why would I lie? A win is a win! It's not like you'd pay for lying!"
At his words, everyone's gaze imdiately fixed on the cut stones. Liu Ergou's was the first to be inspected. When the fist-sized raw stone was split open, it revealed a pigeon-egg-sized piece of deep green jade at its core. The mont this jade appeared, the breathing of everyone present grew heavy.
Liu Ergou clearly noticed the strange shift in the atmosphere and couldn't help but scratch his head. Didn't I pick the one with the weakest craving, and from the cheap pile, too? This one's a winner as well? This is getting a little ridiculous.
At the sa ti, Ding Zhengyang's chosen stone was opened. The mont its contents were revealed, a collective sigh of disappointnt went through the crowd. Liu Ergou craned his neck to look and saw that the center of Ding Zhengyang's raw stone held nothing but dust. Needless to say, it was a total bust.
Before Liu Ergou could even react, Ding Zhengyang was the first to snap.
"AHHH!"
"Impossible! This is impossible! That was a 300,000-yuan raw stone! How can there be no jade inside?!"
"It's fake! This is all fake!"
With that, Ding Zhengyang lunged forward, grabbed a nearby staff mber by the collar, and began shaking him violently. "You saw there was jade in my raw stone and secretly switched it, didn't you?!" he demanded. "Speak! Didn't you!"
The staff mber was stunned. It took being shaken several tis before he ca to his senses. The first thing he did upon recovering was wrench himself free from Ding Zhengyang's clutches.
"Sir, please have so self-respect!" he snapped. "The employees of Ting Tian Pavilion would never do sothing like that! The entire cutting process is recorded. If you continue to slander us, don't bla us for the consequences!"
At these words, Ding Zhengyang imdiately backed down. He stared blankly at the worthless stone dust for a long mont before finally raising his head to look at Liu Ergou.
"Liu... Liu Ergou!" he stamred. "I don't accept this! I want to go again..."
Before he could finish, Liu Ergou cut him off. "Enough, Ding Zhengyang. A loss is a loss. Stop making excuses and demanding another round. Counting this one, you've lost twice. You should start thinking about what condition I'm going to make you fulfill!"
Hearing this, Ding Zhengyang's face turned deathly pale. Two conditions… I promised that country bumpkin two conditions. This… this… He might as well just kill . With that thought, he slumped to the ground, utterly defeated.
This is great. I tried to steal a chicken but lost the bait instead. Damn it!
Looking at the despondent Ding Zhengyang, Liu Ergou couldn't help but shake his head. If not for the help of my qi, I'd probably be the one sitting on the ground in despair right now. Forget the bet for a mont. Just looking at the value of the jade… I just sold one piece for 4,000,000. anwhile, Ding Zhengyang spent hundreds of thousands on a top-quality raw stone only to get a pile of dust. A single cut determines poverty or riches. That saying is absolutely true!
Before Liu Ergou could finish his thought, however, a new commotion erupted from the crowd.
"Hey, sothing about that jade looks off… or am I seeing things?"
"What's off about it? It's just an Imperial Green, isn't it? What's there to be mistaken about?"
"Damn, listen to you! 'Just an Imperial Green'? You say it like you've cut one open yourself!"
Hearing the new term "Imperial Green," Liu Ergou raised an eyebrow. That na alone sounds valuable.
Just then, Zhang Man covered her mouth, exclaiming in shock, "Imperial Green? No way! Er Gou, is your luck really that incredible?!"
Zhang Man's reaction successfully piqued Liu Ergou's curiosity. "Huh? What do you an? What's so special about Imperial Green? Why are you so shocked?"
Seeing Liu Ergou's clueless expression, Zhang Man explained, "Imperial Green is the na for the absolute highest grade of jade! The piece you cut might be small, but it's worth at least three to four million! That's no small sum!"
As she spoke, Zhang Man's gaze on Liu Ergou was a mixture of envy and jealousy.
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