Chapter 015: Priceless Imperial Green
Gu Keqing replied in disbelief, "I don't believe a word you say."
"A Lang, if you can appraise stones without a flashlight and blindly guess a successful cut, unless you saved the Milky Way in your last life, the probability of a successful blind cut without appraisal is infinitesimally small."
"Since Sister doesn't believe me, then I'll show you how to turn stone into gold."
"Boss, if I don't use a strong flashlight to appraise the stones and just blind-bet on the jade roughs on your stall, can I get a discount?" Lin Lang looked at the gambling stone stall owner.
The gambling stone stall owner, like a smiling tiger, replied with a fake smile, "Blind betting means simply pointing at a stone, without using a strong flashlight or even your naked eye to appraise it."
"If you, handsome, really dare to blind-bet, I can give you a 50% discount on whichever jade rough you choose."
Lin Lang continued to ask, "Can I pay by card?"
The gambling stone stall owner replied with a beaming smile, "Of course!"
AI generated Gu Keqing beautiful picture
Lin Lang smiled mysteriously after hearing this, "OK!"
"Then this young master is about to start the show!"
"Blind guessing for gambling stones, it all depends on luck!"
Lin Lang deliberately acted mysterious, making a gesture of inviting a deity with both hands, stomping his left foot, and muttering pretentiously, "My life, I invite the deity to descend!"
"With my knowledge, I summon the spirits of heaven and earth, to explore this aura, the essence of heaven and earth, transforming ceaselessly, five ghost spirits, communicate with me, bring me wealth, do not stop, those who follow me will be auspicious, those who oppose me will be ominous, I command you to assist me, proceed quickly, I obey the command of Grandmaster Jiji, bring wealth!"
"Bring wealth!"
"Bring wealth..."
Lin Lang feigned stomping his left foot, keeping his hands in the gesture of inviting a deity, and chanted the wealth-attracting incantation, leaving the gambling stone stall owner dumbfounded.
Gu Keqing, standing by, looked completely bewildered, sweating profusely as she said, "A Lang, what in the world are you doing?!"
The onlookers gathered around the gambling stone stall were all wide-eyed, having never seen such a spiritual stone gambling operation, and collectively turned their curious gazes towards Lin Lang, intensely watching him blind-bet on the jade rough.
"It's done!"
Lin Lang finished his mysterious act, leaving the onlookers confused.
Gu Keqing wiped away a cold sweat and weakly said, "My dear, don't scare me! What... what's done?!"
Lin Lang replied proudly, "Of course, it's inviting the deity for wealth, and divine guidance."
Gu Keqing asked in surprise, "What did the deity guide you to?"
Lin Lang's lips curved into a mysterious smile, "Of course, the deity helped me choose a jade rough and guided me to get rich!"
"Uh..." Gu Keqing was somewhat speechless.
The gambling stone stall owner chuckled after hearing this, thinking, "It seems I've met an idiot today. Is this grandson mentally ill?"
Having thought that, the gambling stone stall owner tentatively asked, "Handsome, you're not messing with me, are you?"
"If you really dare to blind-bet on a jade rough without appraisal, then pay up and gamble now. If you're just here to joke around, I don't have time to play with you."
"Snap..."
Lin Lang snapped his fingers and casually pointed to an inconspicuous raw jade rough on the edge of the gambling stone stall. It looked very ordinary in appearance, marked with a weight of 9.8 KG and priced at 78,000 chinese yuan.
Lin Lang, pretending to be mystical, seemingly pointed at random and blind-bet on a very ordinary rough, but in reality, he chose a jade rough with a full green prompt according to the system's instructions.
"I'll blind-bet on this jade rough. Swipe the card!"
The gambling stone stall owner's eyes lit up at the sight of money, and he quickly took the POS machine to swipe the card, saying with a smile, "It's the agreed-upon 50% discount for blind betting!"
"Handsome, this raw jade rough you chose weighs 9.8 KG and is priced at 78,000. The 50% discount is 39,000 chinese yuan, correct?"
Lin Lang replied, "Correct!"
The gambling stone stall owner operated the POS machine to swipe the card, entering 39,000 chinese yuan, and Lin Lang entered his bank password.
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
The POS machine's receipt showed successful payment, and the gambling stone stall owner immediately beamed with joy.
After signing the receipt, Lin Lang instructed, "Payment successful. You can start cutting the stone and taking out the jade!"
"Alright, handsome!"
The gambling stone stall owner was grinning from ear to ear, seeing that Lin Lang had pointed randomly from a distance and chosen a raw jade rough for blind betting. The material was ordinary, the appearance was ordinary, and it was simply not worth gambling at that price.
And so, the gambling stone stall owner thought, "There are always idiots every year, but this year there are especially many."
"Blind-betting on a jade rough without appraisal, relying on luck, you big idiot, you'll lose all your money!"
"And he's even pretending to be mystical, inviting deities for wealth. I'd like to see how the deity guides this idiot to a successful cut and gets rich?!"
Having thought that, the gambling stone stall owner held the blind-bet raw jade rough and went to the stone-cutting machine, adjusted and fixed the jade rough, aligned the gears with the rough's skin, and pressed the start button.
"Screech..."
"Hiss..."
The rapidly spinning stone-cutting machine emitted a piercing hum as it cut the jade rough.
The exciting moment had arrived.
Whether it would be a successful cut or a failed one would soon be revealed.
Gu Keqing pushed up her sunglasses, a beautiful smile spreading across her lips, thinking, "A Lang, I'll see what kind of trick you're playing!"
The onlookers gathered around the gambling stone stall began to whisper to each other, enjoying the spectacle, discussing in low voices.
AI generated Imperial Green Jade
"Holy crap!"
"This guy, who was pretending to be mystical, actually swiped 39,000 chinese yuan and blind-bet on a jade rough without using a strong flashlight to appraise it!"
"Yeah!"
"There are really a lot of stupid people with money these days!"
"This is the first time I've heard of someone spending tens of thousands of chinese yuan to blind-bet without using a strong flashlight to appraise the stone."
"Damn!"
"If this kid can blind-bet successfully and win money, I'll eat shit upside down."
"Don't say that! What if this kid really guesses correctly and blind-bets a jade rough that cuts out full green? Are you really going to eat shit then?!"
"Hahahaha..."
"Impossible!"
"How is that even possible?"
"The probability of cutting out full green from a blind-bet jade rough without using a strong flashlight to appraise it is probably lower than being struck by lightning on a clear day. And he's talking about divine guidance, clearly, he's got water in his brain."
"Or he just got out of a mental hospital."
"Exactly!"
"If burning incense, praying, and chanting some wealth-attracting spells to invite deities could make you rich, who the hell would still believe in science?"
"This kid looks like a male model, tall and handsome. He's clearly a pretty boy who's hooked up with a rich woman. He's not gambling with his own money, so of course he dares to blind-bet without appraisal!"
"Yeah!"
"Look at this kid's girlfriend, her brocade cheongsam is very luxurious, she's carrying a limited edition LV bag, and wearing a Patek Philippe luxury watch. She's clearly very wealthy and noble."
"That niangmenr's figure is amazing, she's really attractive!"
"This kid who's showing off by blind-betting on jade roughs, although he's a bit mystical, he's certainly blessed with good fortune!"
"Screech..."
The gambling stone stall owner pressed the button, turning off the rapidly spinning stone-cutting machine.
The atmosphere around the gambling stone stall suddenly became tense. The onlookers stopped their discussions, and the scene became completely silent.
All the onlookers in front of the gambling stone stall turned their curious gazes towards the gambling stone stall owner who was cutting the stone to take out the jade, waiting for him to reveal the final outcome of Lin Lang's pretentious blind-betting on the jade rough.
Lin Lang had a determined and confident expression, as if victory was already in his grasp.
Gu Keqing pushed up her sunglasses and unconsciously held her breath, becoming inexplicably nervous. Her heart was pounding, feeling that Lin Lang's blind-betting on the jade rough was completely unreliable.
AI generated Gu Keqing beautiful picture
Losing tens of thousands of chinese yuan on gambling stones was not a concern for Gu Keqing.
But if Lin Lang's blind-betting show-off failed, as his female companion, Gu Keqing would naturally also be embarrassed.
"Holy crap!"
"He blind-bet successfully!"
"Full green, glass type, full of moisture!"
"Imperial Green!"
"This is top-grade full green Imperial Green!"
Lin Lang, who blind-bet on the jade rough without using a strong flashlight to appraise it, cut out a fine, flawless, crystal-clear, glass-type, top-grade Imperial Green. This shocked the gambling stone stall owner, making his pupils dilate.
"Handsome, you've made a fortune gambling stones!"
"My family has been in the gambling stone business for three generations, and we've never cut out a top-grade Imperial Green jade rough. Handsome, you've created a miracle with your blind bet. This good luck must be from eight lifetimes of cultivation, right?"
"Blind-betting and cutting out Imperial Green, I've been running this gambling stone business for so long, and this is the first time my hands are trembling!"
"A touch of green astounds all, one cut is worth a fortune."
"This Imperial Green jade rough, cut from a blind bet, has reached the ultimate best in type, clarity, and color. Its market value is at least tens of millions of chinese yuan!"
The gambling stone stall owner reluctantly handed the Imperial Green jade rough, which had been successfully cut from the blind bet, to its owner, Lin Lang.
Lin Lang took the heavy, successfully cut Imperial Green jade rough from the blind bet, a triumphant smile spreading across his face.
Gu Keqing said with immense shock, "Oh my goodness!"
"A Lang, not only did you blind-bet successfully, but you even turned stone into gold, cutting out a top-grade Imperial Green worth tens of millions! This is too miraculous?!"