Master Han, seething with anger, turned to Zhou Yi.
"Old man, are you alright?"
"You sigh when I pick a stone? Do you have a grudge against me?"
Immediately, everyone's eyes focused on him.
Zhou Yi, however, threw his hands up.
"There's nothing I can do about it. Who told you to always choose wrong? It's really annoying to watch!"
"Honestly, there are plenty of good stones here, but to always pick the wrong one so accurately, you're truly amazing!"
Hearing this, Master Han almost lost his temper.
That old geezer, daring to mock me like that!
"Then how much weight do you carry? Do you dare to bet with me? Let's compare this stone-picking!"
This scene was exactly what Zhou Yi wanted. However, he didn't directly agree, but instead lit another torch.
"Forget it, I don't compete with incompetent people, otherwise, what if others say I'm bullying them?"
Hearing this, Master Han's veins bulged.
"If we don't compete today, don't even think about leaving!"
"Let's bet on whether this stone in my hand can yield jade!"
"If it doesn't yield, you can choose 10 jade stones here, and I'll cover all the costs! But if it does..."
He thought for a moment before saying, "Then I'll slap your mouth! 10 times!"
"I'll do it myself!"
Faced with such a bet, Zhou Yi naturally showed no fear.
What a joke, how could you possibly see that?
Can it compare to my direct use of X-ray vision?
So he nodded and said, "No problem, let's bet on whether this stone will yield a good quality jade!"
"Okay!" Master Han immediately had someone move the stone over and open it.
Meanwhile, Lin Ru watched the whole process.
She couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Uncle Yi, do you really know how to gamble on stones?"
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Yes, I'm alright, I understand a little."
"Uh... understand a little?" Lin Ru was a little confused.
Zhou Yi then explained, "I just read some related books two days ago, so I'm quite familiar with it."
"Ah?!" Lin Ru was instantly stunned.
No way, you've only been reading books for a few days and you dare to challenge someone?
Isn't that too confident?
The onlookers nearby also started discussing.
"Where did this old man come from? I've never seen anything like this before, especially in the stone-gambling trade!"
"I guess he came here after seeing some popular science related to stone-gambling. Let's see how Master Han, the physicist, will slap him in the face!"
The onlookers were all preparing to watch Chu Yi's downfall.
On the other side, the stone material had already been cut open at one corner.
The crowd focused their gaze.
Wow!
The entire cut surface was ice-type jadeite!
And the color was very pure; it looked quite valuable!
Master Han immediately became smug.
"Well, old man? Are you convinced now?"
"Considering your age, if you give up now, I might let bygones be bygones!"
Chu Yi just smiled: "Don't say it too soon. It's not too late to see it when it's fully opened!"
"But I feel that the current bet is a bit too stingy."
"What?" Master Han frowned, "Then how much do you want to bet?"
Chu Yi laughed, "How about a tenfold bet?"
"If I win, 100 blocks of stone material. If you win, 100 slaps. How about that?"
Hearing this, the hall erupted in commotion.
My God!
Is this old man crazy?
The stone material has already revealed ice-type jadeite, and he still dares to add to the bet?
At his age, he actually wants 100 slaps...
This old man really isn't afraid of death!
On the side, Lin Ru was also extremely worried.
Just as she was about to go forward and persuade Chu Yi to say that the bet was meaningless, and that things were going to be like this... Suddenly, she saw the confidence in Chu Yi's eyes.
It was exactly the same as when he was fortune-telling and saving people before.
It must be...
Facing him, Master Han was also very surprised to hear Chu Yi's words.
Even at this point, this old man is still so arrogant, not giving up at all!
But, since you want to be slapped in the face like that,
Then I'll let you have your wish!
"Okay, ten times it is, but don't even think about getting away with it!"
He turned his head to look at the stone-cutting workbench and waved his hand.
"Continue cutting!"
"I want this old man to die a clear death!"
As the stone was slowly cut open, Master Han became even more determined.
He was even imagining how he would slap Chu Yi in the face.
But...
When the stone's surface was fully revealed...
Master Han's expression instantly stiffened.
Then, someone saw the stone's surface and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"Damn! It's all ordinary stone, the ice-type jadeite is only that tiny bit!"
"That old man was right! It really is a piece of worthless stone!"
"How is this possible?!"
Master Han's eyes widened like brass bells.
He never imagined that with that one swing of his knife, he would only cut through the stone!
Could it be that the old man was right?
"Well? I told you so, didn't I?" Chu Yi said with a smile.
Master Han looked at Chu Yi's expression, feeling his anger rising.
At the same time, he was quite unconvinced.
"This is just the beginning! This whole block of stone isn't even finished yet!"
"Let's decide after it's all cut!"
Chu Yi readily agreed to this request.
"If you want to cut it, I won't stop you, but I still want to remind you."
"The rest of this stone is just waste, it doesn't even have any decent color. I suggest you don't waste your time!"
Master Han didn't react directly to Zhou Yi, letting the others continue cutting.
Sure enough, they cut and chopped repeatedly.
Each time, only stone was found, not jade.
By the end, just as Zhou Yi had said, not a single piece of jade had emerged.
This caused the onlookers to gasp in astonishment once again.
Master Han initially felt a glimmer of hope.
But after cutting several times, his mood worsened with each cut.
Looking at the pile of broken stones, he directly intervened: "Enough, stop cutting!"
"Damn it, this broken stone is so unlucky!"
Zhou Yi chimed in: "What? I wasn't wrong, was I?"
"This is what you call not listening to the old man's advice and suffering the consequences!"
Although Master Han lost by one round, he still spoke defiantly: "What's this? Maybe you're just blind!"
"If you have the guts, then choose a few top-grade jade stones yourself and examine them!"
Zhou Yi nodded and said, "Since you're not convinced, then I'll show off my skills a little more!"
He used his Heavenly Eye to see everything clearly.
Then he pointed to several stones covered in pits: "These are the best quality stones in the whole place, let's choose these!"
Master Han examined them and was delighted: "Ah? These stones have neither veins nor texture, and they're not from old pits."
"If you choose these stones, you'll probably end up making a fool of yourself!"
The onlookers also frowned slightly.
These stones clearly aren't very good, are they?
Could this old man have just guessed correctly by chance?
Zhou Yi was also very confident: "You'll know when you open it!"
Then, several blocks of stone were brought onto the workbench and began to be cut with machinery.
The first cut was made, and Master Han focused his gaze.
It turned out to be green!
He was startled and looked again.
Ah, it turned out to be a piece of jade about the size of a thumb.
Something this big is basically worth nothing.
Master Han couldn't help but feel a little smug: "Is that all? Not everyone can get this kind of quality?"
But soon, he heard exclamations from outside.
"It's green! A big piece! And it's ice-type jade!"
Master Han suddenly jumped, quickly looking over.
What met his eyes was an entire surface of sparkling, bright green ice-type jade!
"What?!" Master Han was completely stunned.
Then, several other stones also caused a series of exclamations from the crowd.
"My god, what a huge piece of Dragon Stone jadeite!"
"Another ice-type! And it's pure ice-type without any impurities!"
"Imperial Green Crystal! I actually saw Imperial Green Crystal with my own eyes at the stone gambling site!"
"What kind of background does this old man have! He was so accurate!"
"He's truly a god!"
Each exclamation was like a slap in the face, making Master Han's head spin.
It wasn't until Zhou Yi patted him on the shoulder that he recovered his senses.
"Ah?"
Zhou Yi smiled and said to him, "What? Anything else? We made a bet earlier..."
The truth was staring him in the face, and Master Han couldn't maintain his composure this time.
He hastily smiled apologetically: "Old gentleman, I was blind to your greatness!"
"Those 100 stones... I couldn't afford them even if I sold myself! Please let me off this time!"
Zhou Yi laughed and said, "Don't worry, I didn't want to make you fulfill that kind of unconventional bet anyway."
"But I want to ask you one question now: are you convinced or not?"
Before Master Han could speak,
a resounding voice from the side interrupted.
"Haha, I don't know if he's convinced or not, but I, Feng, am truly convinced!"
The crowd focused their gaze on him; it was none other than the former chairman of the Qian Yuan Merchant Association, Feng Qian.
Feng Qian