Chapter 76

Luo Wentao's face lit up with a hint of satisfaction, "Chu Chu, do you still doubt my ability to appraise treasures? I definitely won't let you down."

Qin Chuchu hesitated for a moment, feeling that this stone was indeed worth bidding on. Just as she was about to make a decision, someone suddenly called out, "Don't buy this stone."

Everyone turned to look at the speaker, who was naturally Ye Bufan. He walked up to Qin Chuchu and said, "Chu Chu, don't buy this stone. If you do, you'll lose money. Don't be fooled by the green showing on the surface; there's nothing inside. It probably won't even sell for 30 million."

The moment Ye Bufan appeared, Luo Wentao's face darkened. This guy seemed to be everywhere, always opposing him.

He said with a dark expression, "Ye, do you have a lot of experience in jade appraisal?"

Ye Bufan shook his head, "Not really, this is my first time dealing with jade."

"Absolutely ridiculous! You dare to come here and give orders when you don't know anything. What makes you say this stone won't yield a profit? What makes you say it's only worth 30 million?"

"Based on my intuition," Ye Bufan said to Qin Chuchu, "Trust me, you won't be disappointed. This stone is just a facade; there's nothing valuable inside."

"..."

Qin Chuchu hesitated again. On one hand, she believed Luo Wentao was more professional in jade appraisal, but on the other hand, she had a strange sense of trust in Ye Bufan, feeling that whatever he said would be right.

"Are you done yet?" Luo Wentao said angrily, "Our family is in the raw stone business. My teacher is Chen Bainian, one of the top ten appraisers in Myanmar. Do you think I'm not better than you?"

Ye Bufan said calmly, "You're not better than me."

Luo Wentao suddenly suppressed his anger and said, "Dare to bet with me?"

Ye Bufan was slightly taken aback. This guy had already lost over 300 million to him, yet he still wanted to bet again?

He asked, "What do you want to bet on?"

Luo Wentao said, "Since you trust your intuition so much, let's bet on jade. If I win, you give me the transfer contract for the Shiwai Taoyuan neighborhood and that small bottle."

He had a reason for proposing the bet. Master Xuanyi had given him three tasks, all of which he had failed. Although he was certain Ye Bufan would die, he would still face Master's reprimand.

If he could get these two items in advance, it would make things easier for him.

Ye Bufan asked, "What if I win?"

"I'll put up 100 million RMB as the stake. If I lose, the money is yours."

"Mr. Luo, you're being too shrewd. A property transfer contract alone is worth 150 million, and your stake isn't equal."

Ye Bufan pointed to the stone under the staff member's buttocks and said, "How about this: if you lose, in addition to the 100 million RMB, you also give me that stone."

Although he didn't know why Ye Bufan was interested in that stone, Luo Wentao agreed readily, "Fine."

He was very confident in the bet. The other party was just a novice, while he was Master Chen's disciple. How could he possibly lose?

After all, jade appraisal relies on skill, not luck like dice.

Feeling the other party's confidence, Ye Bufan's lips curled into a cold smile. With his divine sense, he could see through every piece of raw stone clearly. This bet wasn't a bet at all; it was a one-sided bullying.

Luo Wentao, unaware of this, said excitedly, "We'll each choose 5 stones, best of 5. Whoever wins 3 rounds wins."

Ye Bufan said, "Isn't that too complicated? Why not decide with one stone?"

"That won't work. One stone involves luck. We rely on skill in jade appraisal."

Ye Bufan smiled, realizing this guy was indeed afraid of his luck. He said, "Fine, you decide how to bet, I don't care."

"Let's start now." Luo Wentao pointed to a nearby raw stone, "I'll use this stone for the first round. You can start choosing."

This stone was not far away. Before the raw stone exhibition began, he had been very optimistic about it, hesitating over which stone to use as the king stone.

Later, his teacher Chen Bainian gave the final suggestion, and this stone was chosen as the king stone.

To win against Ye Bufan, he directly used this backup king stone.

Ye Bufan looked at the stone, which was about two meters high, very large, and entirely dark green, with python patterns and pine flowers all over it, looking quite good.

Using his divine sense, he saw that there was indeed a large piece of ice jade inside. If it were cut open, it would probably sell for at least 10 million.

"This stone is big enough, but unfortunately, it's just a facade."

He went over and patted the stone, looking very regretful.

The moment his hand touched the stone, a stream of invisible spiritual energy was absorbed into the spirit bottle in his pocket.

This was a function he had discovered after studying the spirit bottle. This great artifact could not only absorb the yin and evil qi from the world but also absorb spiritual energy.

However, people focused more on its ability to subdue demons, hence the name "spirit bottle."

In that instant, he drained the spiritual energy from the raw stone, forming a crystal-clear spiritual energy pill inside the spirit bottle.

After doing this, he scanned the raw stone again with his divine sense. There was no longer any jade inside; it had completely turned into a regular stone.

Luo Wentao said coldly, "We'll see if it's a facade soon. Quickly choose your stone."

"I rely on luck for everything, no need to make it so complicated." Ye Bufan pointed to a nearby stone, "I'll take this one. It doesn't look like much; can I get a discount?"

Everyone followed his finger and saw a black stone, about 30 centimeters high and weighing around 40 to 50 kilograms.

As he said, the stone looked smooth, with no pine flowers, no blemishes, and no python patterns. If it weren't placed here, it would be no different from an ordinary stone.

"My God, is this guy crazy? Everyone picks the best-looking stones, but he picks the cheapest one..."

"Such a lousy stone, no need to cut it to know he's already lost..."

Ye Bufan seemed to pay no attention to the others and asked again, "Mr. Luo, how much is this stone?"

Luo Wentao's lips curled into a cold smile, "Forget it, I'll give you this lousy stone for free."

No one had a good opinion of this stone. At every raw stone exhibition, some stones were brought in just to fill the numbers, and this stone was one of them.

Ye Bufan said, "No, I'll pay for it. Otherwise, if I cut out something good, you'll be jealous."

"You think you can cut out jade from such a lousy thing." Luo Wentao looked disdainful, turned to the staff member, and said, "Since Mr. Ye wants to pay, calculate the price for him."