Chapter Thirteen: The Gambling Den

  What was unexpectedly revealed was a rock the size of a watermelon, and at this moment, half of the rock had been cut off, revealing a surface with a reddish tint, making everyone around look envious.

  "Hey kid, give me this rock and I'll give you 300,000," said a middle-aged man with a greedy gaze at the watermelon stone.

  "Damn, Yang Baozi you're still so stingy and greedy. This ruby is of such good quality, just look at how the color spreads, it must be quite large inside too. You're actually only asking for 3 million? I'll give you 5 million, hand over the stone."

  "I'm out 600,000."

  Seeing the jade-like onlookers, some local tyrants immediately rushed out to compete for the stone.

  The owner of the stone was a young man in his thirties, who seemed to be excited by the sudden surge in the stone's value, his face flushed bright red.

  However, after taking a glance at the watermelon stone, the young man withstood the surrounding ** and said to the master stone cutter: "Continue cutting, cut it right here."

  "Really going to cut?" Master asked.

  The young man gritted his teeth and nodded, his eyes reddening. He was betting on a rise, and he had made even more money.

  "Good!" The stone master made a gesture and moved the machine according to the young man's indication, and another knife went down.

  In an instant, the vibrant red color, which had been so abundant, was abruptly cut off on the exposed rock surface.

  Seeing this scene, the local tyrants who were still shouting prices just now all shut their mouths.

  The young man was stunned for a moment, his face quickly turned pale, and regret and despair appeared in his eyes.

  I knew it earlier, I would have sold it just now.

  "Ah, it was just a fake, this kid is really unlucky."

  "Haha, I was about to fight for it, luckily he was greedy, otherwise I would have lost tens of thousands."

  "It's not a loss either. He bought this stone for 3,000 yuan, and now it can be sold for 10,000 to 20,000 yuan, so he made a profit."

  The whispers around him reached Jiang Le's ears, causing him to secretly sigh.

  It's indeed a heaven for one and a hell for another.

  Originally worth tens or hundreds of millions, with one cut, it became tens of thousands. Even if you made a profit, compared to the regret that comes from being cut by that knife, it's absolutely heartbreaking.

  Kang Le asked himself, if he were also an ordinary person who had gone through such a situation, he would have thought of killing himself.

  No longer paying attention to the failed gambit, Jiang Le followed the crowd and observed his surroundings.

  The gambling stone field is very large, with several gambling stone merchants distributed inside, and various large and small stones are neatly arranged in the open air for customers to appreciate and study.

  "Hey friend, take a look at this jade." A thin man in his thirties quietly approached and asked with a smile.

  Jiang Le was taken aback and looked at him indifferently.

  A frail man continued with a familiar tone: "Let me introduce myself, I'm a member of the Jade Association, and since childhood, I've been studying jade identification. I'd say I have some small achievements." He pulled out a white business card from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Le, continuing to smile: "I noticed you're looking very serious, seems like you also have some knowledge about this?"

  Jiang Le took the business card and looked at it. The introduction was very simple: Liu Yufa, Jade Stone Association Appraisal Expert. There wasn't even a phone number. Was this really the proof of being an expert from the Jade Stone Association?

  Jiang Le smiled after playing with it for a while.

  If it were an ordinary person who encountered this guy, they would definitely be deceived. First of all, his sentence "you also have research" is very powerful. Generally, people who come in here for the sake of face will not admit that they are newcomers, so they start to get hooked, and then they are deceived by some theories that sound reasonable but are actually nonsense, and prepare to lose money.

  Although Jiang Le had been to the jade market in the future, as a local, he had also heard that there was a specialized expert in deceiving outsiders at the jade market.

  What the heck, does bro look like Kai Zhe?

  He cursed in his heart and suddenly changed his expression. Jiang Le said with a smile, "So it's Expert Liu, I'm Jiang Le, nice to meet you."

  Liu Yufa's eyes lit up, and he took the bait.

  "Haha, Jiang Le, little brother, this is your first time at the gambling den, right?" Liu Yufa asked, his tone certain.

  Jiang Le couldn't help but admire him, saying that someone who could become a master scammer must have some redeeming qualities.

  "Not bad, I was quite curious about this place, so I came to take a look. Actually, I don't really understand it." Jiang Le said with a blush.

  Liu Yufa shook his head and said, "Brother Jiang Le, you're talking like an amateur. As the saying goes, 'gambling on stones relies on luck, 70% is determined by heaven, and 30% is chosen by man.' There's a way to do this, and no one dares to fully guarantee it."

  Jiang Le scolded in a low voice, of course, there's a way to go about it. You've already said that Ni Ma is destined for seven parts of heaven, and after being deceived into bleeding, you also have a reason to shirk responsibility, right?

  "Is that so? But I couldn't see a single penny, I wonder if you have any secret tips to share, Mr. Liu?" Jiang Le pretended to be interested and moved slightly.

  Liu Yufa humbly said, "I've only done some research, but if you trust me, I can help guide you to a good gamble. Maybe we can even make a small profit."

  Jiang Le was speechless. So many people were deceived before, how did they get deceived? This expert said such impressive things, why did they believe him?

  If it were that easy to make money, would experts let those people have it? Alas, greed is indeed the original sin, blinded by pork fat.

  "Is that so? Then I'll have to trouble Expert Liu for guidance." Jiang Le was a bold and daring person, not afraid of being deceived. Anyway, the current power of the Falling Treasure was insufficient, unable to penetrate the stone, and required one by one use of force to induce a slight sensation. It was all the same wherever he went.

  Following Liu Yufa, the two of them arrived in front of a stall.

  It has to be said that this stall is quite popular, in front of a row of gambling stones, there are seven or eight people lingering and checking, whispering and discussing.

  Jiang Le took a glance and found that among these people, there was also a beautiful girl in her early twenties. She had willow-leaf eyebrows, cherry lips, and skin as white as snow. Her raven-black hair was casually tied into a ponytail, looking extremely cute. Her figure was also excellent, with a knitted sweater on top and tight-fitting jeans below, showcasing her curves perfectly. On her wrist, she wore a jade bangle that shone like water, its green hue captivating the eyes of all who saw it. Connoisseurs would know at a glance that this was high-quality imperial green jade, worth at least several million.

  Jiang Le's gaze was sensed by the girl, who turned her head to meet his eyes. Her furrowed eyebrows seemed to express dissatisfaction with someone daring to look at her like that.

  But seeing Jiang Le's tender face, he was obviously just a half-grown boy in his early teens.

  The girl was taken aback, but immediately calmed down. When a young boy sees a beautiful girl, he will have the confusion of youth, which is an attraction to good things. The girl was understanding and didn't get angry, instead feeling proud. This shows that she still has a lot of charm.

  If Jiang Le knew what the girl was thinking, he would have vomited blood.

  Although this girl is really beautiful and her figure is also top-notch.

  However, what attracted him was the jade pendant on her hand.

  This jade has a strong spiritual energy, indicating that it has been worn by people for at least hundreds of years. After such a long time, the jade bangle has absorbed enough human energy and can have a nourishing effect on the body when worn by someone who is not in good health.

  This is what people say: "Raise jade and jade raises you."

  However, Jiang Le felt a little regretful. This jade itself was very spiritual and had been worn by people for hundreds of years, already having the foundation of a magic weapon. As long as a spell array was engraved on it, it could absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and become a protective jade bangle that was better for the human body than an ordinary one.

  However, the jade belongs to someone else and is very valuable, so Jiang Le can only think about it in his heart.