"Fine, fine. Since some people want to be slapped in the face so badly, I'll reluctantly agree."
"You're carving a pair of fish, so to avoid you finding fault, I'll carve a pair of twin fish jade pendants too."
Ye Fei glanced at the hypocritical Xiang Shao, and without further ado, he began to carve.
"Pfft! This carving skill is nowhere near good enough to carry Xiang Shao's shoes!"
"Exactly. His carving is from the inside out, from shallow to deep... Even I don't know how to carve, but I know that's common sense."
"Look at this good-for-nothing, it's completely reversed... Don't be surprised if he carves crabs instead of twin fish later."
A group of people stared wide-eyed at Ye Fei carving.
As soon as Ye Fei started, they immediately began to mock him!
The crowd chattered, pointing fingers at Ye Fei, who didn't even understand the most basic carving techniques.
Even Qin Lan furrowed her brows slightly, utterly puzzled!
Could it be... Ye Fei really doesn't know how to carve?
That shouldn't be the case; he was very calm and confident just now, not like someone who knows nothing at all.
Moreover, the way he held the carving knife and moved it was incredibly skilled.
But if he knows how to carve, why doesn't he understand the most basic carving lines?
Qin Lan pondered deeply, unable to figure out the key to this puzzle.
"This is... this is..."
Just then, Wang Tingting, who had been silent, suddenly widened her eyes.
"Tingting, what's wrong?"
Seeing Wang Tingting's reaction, Qin Lan was startled and immediately asked.
At this moment, Qin Lan suddenly remembered that Wang Tingting was also a prodigy in carving!
And she had loved carving since childhood. If there was any young descendant in Jiangdong whose carving skills surpassed Xiang Shao's,
it was probably Wang Tingting!
However, Wang Tingting disliked competing with others and was usually low-key!
Therefore, only a very few people knew the true level of her carving skills.
"Ghost Hand Style Intaglio!"
Wang Tingting stared intently at Ye Fei, uttering a few words.
"Ghost Hand Style Intaglio?"
Qin Lan's expression froze, and she looked at Wang Tingting with great confusion.
She had never heard of the Ghost Hand Style Intaglio.
Although the Qin family was involved in the jade business, they primarily sold jade, and were not adept at carving jade!
On the contrary, the Wang family was different; they were originally a family of carvers!
Master Wang was also said to be from the Wang family; she didn't know if that was true!
"Yes! This should be the Ghost Hand Style Intaglio, lost for ages in the carving world!"
"My heavens, what is your fiancé's background? How does he know the Ghost Hand Style Intaglio?"
Wang Tingting's eyes widened as she stared at Ye Fei carving, her voice filled with shock and disbelief!
"Is this carving technique very famous? Is it very powerful?"
Seeing Wang Tingting's reaction, Qin Lan asked another foolish question!
"Of course! Didn't I just tell you? It's the Ghost Hand Style Intaglio!"
"Your Qin family is in the jade business, you should know about relief carving and intaglio carving, right?"
"Compared to relief carving, the difficulty of intaglio carving is exponentially increased, which is why apprentices entering the carving world always start with relief carving!"
"As for intaglio carving, it generally requires a single, unbroken stroke, without wavering or bending, and the depth must be just right."
Wang Tingting took a deep breath and began to explain to Qin Lan!
Because of her meticulous understanding of carving, she could better comprehend how powerful Ye Fei's Ghost Hand Style Intaglio truly was!
"Do you know what Ghost Hand Style is? It is said that this Ghost Hand Style was created by a madman in the carving world. Originally, carving focused on the steps from shallow to deep, from inside to outside!"
"But the Ghost Hand Style is the exact opposite, a technique from the outside to the inside, from deep to shallow, from difficult to easy!"
"This method of carving will increase the difficulty of a carving by a hundred times! Of course, there are pros and cons. While the carving technique is enhanced ten or a hundredfold, the grade of the carved jade will also increase ten or a hundredfold!"
Wang Tingting finished explaining what she understood in one breath.
Hissing! Hissing!
The surrounding people who didn't understand carving and had mocked Ye Fei as a fool and an amateur earlier were now dumbfounded! Stunned!
Even after a moment, a group of people couldn't help but gasp!
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Everyone stared wide-eyed, not blinking, at Ye Fei!
More precisely, they were staring at the carving piece in Ye Fei's hand!
Although the carving in Ye Fei's hand was not yet finished, they seemed to see two intertwined twin fish leaping from the carving!
Twin Fish Leaping Through the Dragon Gate!
For some unknown reason, this strange thought rose in everyone's minds at this moment!
In the distance, Xiang Shao, who was full of confidence, now looked as if he had eaten excrement!
He never expected Ye Fei's carving skills to reach such a level.
Thinking about his arrogant humiliation earlier, his face instantly turned ashen!
"It's done. Anyone here who understands carving, please take a look and tell me who carved better, mine or Xiang Shao's."
After a long while, Ye Fei made the final cut, and the twin fish jade carving in his hand was finally finished.
Ye Fei was quite satisfied with his twin fish jade carving.
Then, he casually placed it on the table and addressed everyone present.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
It was better that Ye Fei didn't speak. As soon as he did, everyone's expression changed.
To compare the two jade carvings and say who was better?
Damn it... do they even need to compare?
Even a fool could tell that Ye Fei's carving was better.
No! Not just better, but compared to Ye Fei's twin fish pendant, Xiang Shao's was simply trash among trash!
Ye Fei's twin fish jade carving, placed on the table under the light, seemed to come alive!
Radiant, glittering!
Only Wang Tingting knew that this was Ye Fei's use of the Ghost Hand Style Intaglio, which caused the jade carving to achieve a scattering effect!
Moreover, because of the Ghost Hand Style Intaglio, the jade carving was more lively and full of vitality!
Looking at Xiang Shao's, his carving technique was very ordinary relief carving, not even intaglio!
The gap was not just a little bit!
It was like comparing a child's toy go-kart to an airplane flying in the sky; were they even in the same league?
"What's wrong? Does no one understand carving? Why is no one speaking!"
After Ye Fei spoke, he waited for a long time and saw that no one present said anything, so he became displeased.
In fact, it wasn't that they were unwilling to say who was better, but they dared not!
What a joke! If they said Ye Fei's was better, wouldn't that mean Xiang Shao lost?
Xiang Shao had made a bet with Ye Fei earlier.
If Ye Fei lost, he would break off his engagement with Qin Lan.
And if Xiang Shao lost, he would have to call Ye Fei "Grandpa" three times!
"Since there are no evaluations, then Xiang Shao, you tell me, whose carving is better?"
Ye Fei's gaze fell on Xiang Shao, and he spoke directly.
When Xiang Shao heard Ye Fei's words, the muscles in the corner of his eye twitched fiercely!
Damn it!
Is this a killing blow to the heart?
"Cough, cough, cough! That..."
Xiang Shao forced a smile that looked more like crying than laughing. He looked at his own carving, then at Ye Fei's jade carving.
Originally, he was quite satisfied with his carving!
But without comparison, there was no harm. Now, placed side-by-side with Ye Fei's, it was simply unsightly!
"Brother Ye Fei, your carving, whether it's the technique or the lines, is indeed slightly better than mine..."
At this moment, Xiang Shao spoke!
He had no choice; under Ye Fei's relentless pressure, he had to speak.
However, he also relied on his thick skin and merely said that Ye Fei's was "slightly better."
"I also think mine is better. What kind of garbage is yours? I can't even bear to look at it."