"Why is there no need to cut? At least it was a rough stone my elder brother chose. How can we know what's inside without cutting it? Besides, we were here first. If my elder brother hadn't been so magnanimous, I would have acted long ago!"
Jun Bufan was truly furious. This young master Ge was too arrogant. So what if he was the son of the Director of the Supervisory Department? If his elder brother hadn't stopped him earlier, he would have already made a move.
"What did you say? Act? Do you mean you intend to make a move against us? Do you know who we are? Do you know Young Master Ge's identity?"
A subordinate beside Young Master Ge shouted coldly.
Seeing the situation escalating, Mai Yousu, the owner of the jade stone yard, had to step forward and wave his hands, "It's not troublesome to cut these two small stones. Since you're the last one, let's cut them for him!"
Saying that, Mai Yousu beckoned, and two stone-cutting masters immediately stepped forward.
Xiao Yunlong didn't say much, handing over the two stones.
"By the way, how do you want these two stones cut? Directly from the middle?" the two masters asked coldly, their tone full of impatience.
In their eyes, these two ugly, dark stones couldn't possibly contain any jade.
Xiao Yunlong said with annoyance, "Cutting them directly from the middle would ruin the jade inside. Since they are so small, let's just peel them!"
Young Master Ge couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, "If these two broken stones can yield jade, I'll eat the skin myself!"
"Remember your words!" Xiao Yunlong glanced at him coldly.
Although the two stone-cutting masters were disgusted, they still followed the request to peel the stones. After all, for such small stones, grinding off the outer layer wouldn't take much effort.
As the small machine started, it immediately began peeling. At this time, the surrounding crowd was still discussing.
"Where did these two reckless young men come from? They even dare to defy Young Master Ge. Aren't they asking for trouble!"
"I bet, given Young Master Ge's temperament, he won't let these ignorant fools off easily later. These two are probably in trouble!"
"They want to get jade from these two broken stones? It's truly laughable..."
However, before this person's voice could fall, a stone-cutting master suddenly exclaimed loudly, "It's... it's showing green!"
"It actually showed green?" Young Master Ge's eyes widened as he shouted.
The internet celebrity in his arms pouted, "It's just a fluke. Even if it shows green and there's jade, it must be the lowest quality, the most garbage kind."
"No... it's not the lowest quality, but the highest quality! This is... this is Imperial Green, the legendary Imperial Green!"
The stone-cutting master exclaimed, his voice trembling, likely due to extreme excitement.
"What, Imperial Green? It's the legendary Imperial Green?" Even the owner was shocked at this point.
He had been running this jade stone yard for at least ten years, but in all those years, Imperial Green had only appeared three times. However, those were mostly selected from Zone A, meaning the original stones were already expensive to purchase.
At this moment, the surrounding onlookers also began to stir. For most of them, they had never seen a rough stone yielding Imperial Green.
Just then, another stone-cutting master also said, "Damn... on my side, it's also Imperial Green, and it's the highest grade Imperial Green!"
"Both... both are Imperial Green jade?"
Owner Mai Yousu was stunned and looked at Xiao Yunlong with a meaningful gaze.
At this moment, the experts and masters around also looked at Xiao Yunlong, thinking that this kid was not simple. Picking out a rough stone containing Imperial Green might be considered luck, but getting two pieces of Imperial Green jade consecutively was more than just luck.
This required skill!
At this moment, everyone around looked at Xiao Yunlong with different eyes.
"Damn, this unassuming young man is actually a master. I was laughing at him earlier. Turns out, I was the clown!"
"Yeah, I thought he was a pig, but he was actually playing the pig to eat the tiger!"
"Getting two pieces of Imperial Green jade consecutively, and of the highest grade in terms of quality and clarity, is simply priceless. The champion of this year's stone gambling competition must be him!"
Unlike the excited and thrilled crowd, Young Master Ge was stunned, his eyes wide with disbelief.
"Fortunately, we didn't cut them directly from the middle, otherwise, two beautiful jades would have been lost to the world, and we would have been sinners!"
"Yes, to be able to cut the highest grade Imperial jade with my own hands, my life is complete!"
The two stone-cutting masters sighed. By this time, the two pieces of Imperial jade had been completely cut. After polishing and cleaning, they emitted a translucent green light under the sun.
The color was translucent and round, without any impurities. The green color was very pure, looking like green jelly from afar.
If there was any slight drawback, it was that these two pieces of Imperial Green jade were not very large. One was only the size of an adult's fist, and the other was flat, the size of a palm.
But even so, these two pieces of such high-grade Imperial Green jade were priceless.
"Congratulations, Mr. Xiao. We were blind earlier and almost destroyed precious jade. We apologize to you!"
The two stone-cutting masters handed over the two pieces of Imperial jade, apologizing sincerely.
"You're too kind. Thank you for your help!" Xiao Yunlong said calmly as he took them. As the person involved, he showed no excitement on his face.
The stone-cutting masters frowned and couldn't help but say, "Mr. Xiao, it seems you don't know the true value of these two pieces of Imperial jade in your hands?"
Without waiting for Xiao Yunlong to speak, he continued, "Let me give you an example. Imperial jade of this grade, in ancient times, was usually used to craft items for emperors or princes. For instance, an Imperial thumb ring of a prince from a previous dynasty used this grade of jade!"
Another stone-cutting master chimed in, "That's true. Ordinary wealthy families might not be able to afford jade of this grade. That Imperial thumb ring from a previous dynasty was auctioned a few years ago and was bought by a mysterious wealthy individual for fifty million!"
"Of course, about thirty million of the fifty million was historical value, but it is enough to show the extraordinary nature of Imperial jade!"
Xiao Yunlong still smiled faintly. Frankly, he didn't care about these things. What he truly cared about was the spiritual energy contained within the jade.
Owner Mai Yousu walked over at this moment and said, "Consecutively finding two pieces of Imperial grade jade, and selected by the same person, and from Zone E, this will become a celebrated tale for our jade stone yard, and even a beautiful story for a long time to come. Congratulations, Mr. Xiao!"
After cupping his hands, the owner continued, "According to tradition, let's have an appraisal. Masters, please!"
Finally, after deliberation, the chief appraiser said, "Two Imperial jade stones. The flat one is slightly smaller, appraised at seven million; the one the size of an adult's fist is appraised at eight million. Of course, this is a preliminary estimate. If made into jade artifacts, the value will increase!"
Owner Mai Yousu nodded, "Good. For less than a thousand yuan, you showed discerning eyes and picked out two Imperial grade jade stones. The champion of this stone gambling大会 is Mr. Xiao. Let us congratulate him with warm applause!"
The surrounding area erupted with thunderous applause. Many people offered congratulations, while some expressed envy and jealousy.
As for Young Master Ge, he pouted, "It's just a fluke. What's there to be proud of? He's just a bumpkin!"
After speaking, Young Master Ge put his arm around two tall and beautiful internet celebrities and turned to leave.
Xiao Yunlong's hearing was astonishing. Even though they were not far away, and the surroundings were noisy, he could still hear them clearly. His expression immediately turned grim.
"Stop!" Xiao Yunlong suddenly shouted coldly and turned to glare at Young Master Ge.
Normally, given Xiao Yunlong's status, he wouldn't bother with such a spoiled brat. But this guy had repeatedly spoken disrespectfully, how could he tolerate it!
Young Master Ge stopped in his tracks and said coldly, "Kid, are you talking to me?"
Xiao Yunlong sneered, "What, have you forgotten what you said earlier?"
"I said a lot of things earlier. Which one are you referring to?"
Young Master Ge grinned coldly, his face full of mockery. He wasn't afraid at all, as he had brought two bodyguards with him today.
Moreover, his father was the Director of the Supervisory Department of Longyan City. In Longyan City, who would dare to provoke him?
Xiao Yunlong said, "You said earlier that if my two rough stones yielded jade, you would eat the stone chips. What are you waiting for? Go and eat them all!"
Saying that, he pointed to the small pile of stone chips under the cutting machine.
Owner Mai Yousu, seeing that the situation was about to worsen, quickly said, "Actually, Young Master Ge was just joking earlier. Mr. Xiao, you are clearly not an ordinary person. There's no need to take it to heart!"
"Pah! He's not an ordinary person? He just randomly picked out two jade stones by fluke. What's there to be proud of!"
Young Master Ge Cong sneered and spat, then snorted, "I'm telling you, Xiao, I did say that. But who do you think you are? I'm not going to do as you say. What a joke!"
"So, you're reneging?" Xiao Yunlong said coldly, word by word.
"So what if I renege? With your kind of person, what, you think you can make a move?" Young Master Ge grinned mockingly, his expression full of disdain.
Xiao Yunlong nodded, too lazy to waste any more words with him. He waved to Jun Bufan, "Break one of his legs, and then make him eat!"
"Yes, Big Brother!" Jun Bufan nodded and lunged forward. In fact, if his elder brother hadn't stopped him earlier, he would have made a move long ago.
"Damn it, you want to make a move? Go, all of you, take them down!"
Young Master Ge was also enraged. In Longyan City, someone dared to make a move against him? Wasn't that like a centenarian hanging himself, seeking a shorter life!
With a wave of his hand, the two strong bodyguards behind him immediately rushed out.