"Inner Hall?"
Zhou Yi and Lin Ru heard this term and were a little confused.
Zheng Peng was about to explain to them.
Unexpectedly, Ye Nan Cheng beat him to it.
"Uncle Yi, you probably don't know. This venue is divided into an outer hall and an inner hall."
"The outer hall is for auctions, and the inner hall... is for stone gambling!"
Stone gambling?
Zhou Yi's mind immediately raced upon hearing this.
His Heavenly Eye ability could see through all barriers.
Wouldn't stone gambling be a piece of cake?
On the other side, Zheng Peng, having his spotlight stolen by Ye Nan Cheng, was about to get angry.
But to seize the opportunity, he quickly interrupted.
"Sister Lin Ru, there's a saying in this stone-gambling game: one stroke of the knife, one stroke of the knife, one stroke of the knife, one stroke of the knife, one stroke of the knife, it all speaks to the randomness of stone gambling!"
"Some people spend over a million yuan and only buy a piece of worthless stone."
"Some people spend a small amount of money and can find a priceless jade, instantly becoming rich in tens of millions!"
Lin Ru was slightly surprised.
"But if they lose several times, wouldn't they be bankrupt?"
Zheng Peng laughed and said, "But there's also the possibility of getting rich overnight; that's the charm of stone gambling!"
"Many people, even though they don't have the money to play, enjoy watching others play!"
"We can go take a look first, and maybe we can try our hand at stone gambling a few times later, don't you think?"
Lin Ru felt it made sense, so she agreed.
Zheng Peng then led them to the inner hall.
Entering the inner hall.
Zheng Peng looked at Ye Nan Cheng, who was still following them, with great dissatisfaction.
"Why are you still following us, kid?"
"I remember that the inner hall requires VIP members to enter. How did you sneak in?"
Ye Nan Cheng smiled, holding up his VIP card.
"Sorry, a friend of mine also gave me this VIP card."
Just as the two continued to bicker, Zhou Yi suddenly had a thought and calculated with his fingers.
"Today's luck seems to be here."
"Wait a minute, why is the Dragon King's luck also here? It must be..."
He quickly began to observe his surroundings.
Then, he instantly locked onto someone in a secluded corner.
Because of his mastery of metaphysics,
Zhou Yi also possessed a certain level of aura-reading skill.
The person in that secluded place exuded an overwhelming aura of nobility; one glance was enough to know they were no ordinary individual.
However, within that aura of nobility, a hint of dark energy subtly swirled, as if a great calamity was imminent.
Zhou Yi immediately assessed it.
This was definitely the Dragon King Ye Nan Cheng's destined encounter!
"It's likely that soon, the dark energy surrounding this noble person will manifest, and then the Dragon King will intervene to heal them, thus forging this connection."
What caught Zhou Yi's attention even more was the potential romantic entanglement.
According to the divination, this person might be able to assist him today!
Doesn't that mean...
His opportunity to communicate with Lin Ru lies with this person?
"It seems I must seize this connection!"
However, before cutting off the lake, he first needed to get rid of Ye Nan Cheng to avoid any unexpected incidents...
He thought for a moment, taking advantage of the moment when Lin Ru was distracted by the exquisite jade.
He approached Ye Nan Cheng and Zheng Peng, who were arguing with each other.
"Haha, you two stop arguing for now. How about this?"
"Ru girl really likes jade. How about you two gamble on jade right here, and then have a unique jade ornament made for her?"
"I think she'll be very happy then!"
Hearing this, both of them looked at Zhou Yi.
Ye Nan Cheng pondered, while Zheng Peng couldn't hide his excitement.
"Uncle Yi, are you serious?"
Zhou Yi nodded: "I've said it all. What you do now is up to you!"
Having reached this point, both of them were filled with mixed emotions.
After exchanging a knowing glance, they parted ways to search for the jade.
Having sent the two away, Zhou Yi returned to Lin Ru's side.
Lin Ru was about to say something after examining the jade, but found only Zhou Yi beside her.
She couldn't help but feel a little suspicious: "Where did those two go?"
Zhou Yi explained: "Ah, they wanted to try their hand at jade appraisal themselves, so they went somewhere else first."
"It's alright, we can meet up with them later."
Lin Ru nodded after hearing this, not taking it to heart.
Then, Zhou Yi led Lin Ru.
He casually walked towards the other side.
By then, Chu Yi noticed the place was packed with people.
They seemed to be watching something.
Lin Ru was also curious and wanted to go in to investigate.
However, because there were so many people, and the person in front wouldn't let them through, the two of them struggled for a long time without being able to get in.
"Sigh, if we can't get in, let's just give up."
Lin Ru looked a little discouraged.
Chu Yi, however, was determined and said to her, "Don't worry, watch me!"
Then he began to utilize his special advantage as an old man.
He suddenly clutched his chest.
"Ouch... My chest hurts so much."
While saying that, he supported the person in front of him, intending to throw them onto that person's body.
The person in front turned around and was immediately terrified.
Lying in the ditch, this old man wouldn't be pretending to be hit, would he?
Then he immediately ran away as if disappearing into the distance.
The spot that had been blocked in front instantly became empty.
Lin Ru's eyes widened in surprise.
Is there such a tactic?!
Zhou Yi didn't pay much attention to that, and greeted Lin Ru, urging her to quickly take a seat.
Lin Ru whispered an apology and followed.
Using this tactic, Zhou Yi successfully carved a path through the crowd and went to the front row.
Once in the front row, Zhou Yi could see clearly.
A stone-gambling competition was taking place inside.
Several people were gathered around a large quantity of broken jade stones, observing and selecting.
Meanwhile, on another viewing platform, a person sat in an armchair, leisurely drinking tea and watching the competition.
Zhou Yi had previously sensed an aura of nobility emanating from this person.
Meanwhile, the onlookers were also discussing.
"Do you know who's organizing this stone-gambling competition? It's Chairman Feng of the Qian Yuan Trading Association!"
"I heard he had already secured a multi-billion dollar order, but the vice chairman snatched it away."
"He was furious and went to confront them, causing quite a commotion. He finally decided to settle the order through stone-gambling."
"This competition is actually his way of selecting a master stone gambler!"
Qian Yuan Trading Association?
Zhou Yi had often seen this name on TV.
The Qian Yuan Trading Association is the largest trading association in this city.
Anyone wanting to do business in this city must contact them.
As for Feng Qian, the chairman of the association, his power and influence were naturally immense.
How could such a powerful scheme even begin to describe it?
If he could cultivate such connections, he wouldn't have to worry about anything in the future.
And right now, this stone-gambling was the best shortcut.
Thinking this, Zhou Yi looked at the man who was observing the stone in front of him.
Through the surrounding discussions, Zhou Yi learned that this man's surname was Han.
He was known as Master Han.
On this side, Master Han had been examining the stone for a long time.
Just as he was about to decide which one to open, he heard a sigh from behind him.
"Alas..."
This sigh sounded somewhat helpless.
It was as if he regretted the wrong choice the person in front of him had made.
Master Han's eyebrows furrowed.
He turned around to look.
It's that grumpy old man again.
Master Han glanced at Zhou Yi, but said nothing more.
However, that sigh just now made him suspicious.
"Could it be that I'm mistaken?"
So he put down this stone and looked at another one.
"Hmm, this one should be..."
Just as he was eyeing this stone again,
Another sigh came from behind him.
"Alas..."
This time the voice sounded even more disappointed, as if lamenting a lost cause.
Turning around, it was the same old man as before.
Master Han immediately felt a little angry.
Hmph! You old geezer, why are you sighing for no reason?!
You've made me lose my confidence!
There was no way around it, he hesitated a little, finally putting down this stone and turning to look at the other stones.
After careful selection, he finally decided on what he considered the best one.
"Hmm, this stone will definitely yield good material!"
Just as he was imagining the good life he would have after winning the stone-gambling competition,
He heard another sigh.
"Oh dear..."
This time, it wasn't just disappointment.
It even sounded like he was saying, "How come this person doesn't remember even after being reminded so many times?"
"Could he be an idiot?"
That's great! Master Han immediately got angry.
"Damn it, you sigh when I choose a stone? Do you have a grudge against me?"
"I'm not just checking what kind of person you are!"