Master Chen saw it was Pang Dalong and nodded slightly. "Young people these days who understand stone gambling are rare."
However, the young man in the Zhongshan suit said, "This stone contains no jade."
"AH!"
Everyone was astonished. From such a distance, how can he tell there's no jade inside? Is he just boasting?
Master Chen's expression remained unchanged, but he wondered inwardly, Could this Martial Uncle also possess the Stone Manipulation Technique?
Master Chen hurriedly said, "Please, Martial Uncle, enlighten us."
The young man in the Zhongshan suit said, "He lacks the fortune for wealth. Besides, this stone contains no jade."
His words were very certain.
Master Chen was also curious whether he was right and couldn't help but walk over to take a look.
The others followed, wanting to see if the young man was correct.
Chu Hao looked completely nonchalant. Not only did Pang Zhengguang's stone lack any red color, it was a grayish stone, signifying financial loss.
The first cut revealed nothing.
Pang Zhengguang's expression remained relatively calm. The first cut in stone gambling usually reveals nothing. Perhaps the jade was on the other side of the stone.
The Knife-handling Master adjusted the position and made another cut.
Still nothing. Pang Zhengguang started to get nervous.
For a stone this large, several cuts are typically needed. Another cut was made, and still no jade appeared. Pang Zhengguang nearly cried.
The Knife-handling Master said, "We can only cut through the middle now."
"Cut, go ahead and cut," Pang Zhengguang clenched his fists.
When the stone was cut through the middle and revealed nothing, Pang Zhengguang's vision blurred, and he nearly fainted.
He roared inwardly. This is impossible! He had been around stone gambling since childhood, yet he couldn't win against Chu Hao, that fraud! His heart felt as if it had been struck by lightning.
Chu Hao smiled. "Feeling dizzy, huh? Seems like there's no need to compare any further. How lonely it is to be the invincible Brother Hao."
"DING! Host has successfully shown off, obtaining 2000 Pretentiousness Points."
That was right. Pang Zhengguang had already lost so much money that even if Chu Hao's stone yielded no jade, Chu Hao was already guaranteed to win.
Pang Zhengguang said angrily, "I've lost this round, but your luck isn't infallible! Both my previous stones yielded jade. If this one of yours doesn't, I still won't have truly lost to you!"
"Still not convinced? I'll make you accept it willingly."
Chu Hao placed his stone on the cutting platform.
Pang Zhengguang was extrely nervous.
Behind the cutting platform, Master Chen asked, "Martial Uncle, does this stone contain jade?"
From such a distance, he couldn't see clearly either.
The young man in the Zhongshan suit nodded. "It does."
Really?
The first cut was made quickly. A piece of edge material fell off—no jade.
Pang Zhengguang scoffed, "Is this your confidence? You're just lucky."
Chu Hao remained indifferent as the Knife-handling Master switched to another side to trim an edge.
A single cut. "A rise!" the Knife-handling Master exclaid, also looking at Chu Hao with so surprise. This young man selected three stones, and all three yielded jade. Is this really just luck?
Pang Zhengguang's heart skipped a beat. A rise?
Now his head was buzzing.
"Let have a look." The middle-aged man who had previously bought Chu Hao's jade ca forward. Upon seeing the jade encased within the stone, his expression was one of shock.
"Oily Green Jadeite! Its quality is dium to high-grade," said the middle-aged man.
Many onlookers, hearing "Oily Green Jadeite," couldn't help but crowd forward to get a better look.
The middle-aged man looked at Chu Hao. "Young man, I'll offer one million for this stone."
Chu Hao turned to Mu Yufei. "Sister Yu Fei, can this stone's value increase further?"
Before Mu Yufei could answer, the middle-aged man said, "This stone isn't particularly large or small. Even if fully cut, it would fetch 1.2 to 1.3 million at most."
Chu Hao smiled. "Alright, I'll sell it to you."
The middle-aged man smiled and took out his bank card. He paid the Longhua Pavilion staff via transfer and gave Chu Hao a business card, saying to contact him if Chu Hao had other jade stones.
At this point, Pang Zhengguang had utterly lost, with no words left for rebuttal.
Chu Hao sat down in his chair, crossed his legs, and propped one foot up. "Pang Bladder, what are you still standing around for?"
Pang Zhengguang wanted to cry, especially when he saw his father in the crowd. He roared, "Chu Hao, don't you dare humiliate !"
With that, he turned to leave.
What a joke!
He, the dignified Young Master of a jewelry rchant, would never kneel and lick Chu Hao's shoe soles!
Chu Hao said coldly, "Stop right there."
Pang Zhengguang ignored him completely.
Chu Hao stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and applied a bit of force. The latter scread, his wrist feeling as if it were clamped in a vise, the bones on the verge of shattering.
"How dare you?" Pang Dalong was shocked. Soone actually dares to lay hands on my son?
Chu Hao turned his head and saw Pang Dalong rushing over furiously.
"Dad, save !" Pang Zhengguang cried out in pain.
Pang Dalong didn't care who the other person was; daring to touch his son, he swung his hand for a slap.
However, Chu Hao t his attack with a slap of his own, sending Pang Dalong sprawling to the ground.
Chu Hao had held back; otherwise, that single slap could have been fatal. Even so, it left Pang Dalong on the ground, writhing in agony.
Chu Hao said, "My apologies, but your son lost the bet and tried to welsh on it. Then you tried to hit . You're the ones in the wrong here."
Pang Zhengguang, seeing his father struck, bellowed, "Chu Hao, you bastard! How dare you hit my dad!"
Chu Hao looked at him coldly. "If you had honored the bet, your dad wouldn't have been hit."
Pang Zhengguang was furious and tried to fight back, but he was no match for Chu Hao and remained firmly in his grip.
The others, anwhile, were enjoying the spectacle.
At this mont, a voice said, "Young man, show rcy when you can."
The speaker was Master Chen, standing there, his expression calm.
Once Master Chen spoke, especially since the man who was hit was Pang Dalong, the surrounding jewelry rchant owners also chid in: "Whose child is this! You've gone too far!"
"Hurry up, release him, and apologize! Kids these days have no manners at all. What kind of people are your parents?"
"Are all children these days so aggressive?"
The crowd continued to berate Chu Hao, criticizing his upbringing and even his parents. Chu Hao's expression turned grim.
Chu Hao turned to Master Chen. "He lost a bet to and is trying to renege. Can't I teach him a lesson?"
Master Chen said calmly, "Young man, what did he lose to you? There's no need for such aggression."
Chu Hao retorted, "Nothing much. Just to kneel and lick the soles of my shoes. And all of you can stop your incessant chatter. If I had lost that bet, I would be the one kneeling right now."
Everyone fell silent. They had assud Pang Zhengguang owed him money.
Chu Hao ignored them and looked at Pang Zhengguang. "Little Prince of Stone Gambling, are you going to keep welshing on the bet?"
"AAAH! IT HURTS! IT HURTS..." Pang Zhengguang scread.
Master Chen shook his head. "Young people today, so unreasonable. Is this how your parents taught you?"
Chu Hao narrowed his eyes. He detested it most when people brought his parents into things.
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