Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 530: Chapter 527 Another Matter

”Everyone says Pine Flower Python Belt is unpredictable,” many old gamble experts have studied for decades and still can’t penetrate its pattern, because the Pine Flower Python Belt always hides in such a bizarre way that it deceives the eyes of many stone gambling masters. It seems that this time, the woman surnamed Liu has fallen for it as well.

Liu Yuxuan couldn’t bring herself to believe this reality. She snatched the stone from Zhou Jiajia’s hands and inspected the raw material thoroughly from top to bottom.

As a stone gamble expert, Liu Yuxuan had naturally heard of the Pine Flower Python Belt’s reputation. Soon she understood that what she thought were Ink Python patterns were actually Pine Flower Python Belts; it was only because the patterns were situated on the Python Band that she mistook them for high-green markings in the raw material.

This erroneous thought cost Liu Yuxuan a silent loss. Gazing at the piece of raw material in her hands, she felt a sense of utter despondency and lost the urge to continue cutting.

Two million yuan had been squandered just like that. Despite hailing from a hereditary family, there was a limit to how much pocket money she could spend. How many times could she afford a loss of two million yuan?

Considering she still had to participate in the Ruili gamble, Liu Yuxuan couldn’t help but rein in her spending.

Even though the black mossy raw material had frightened her, she quickly regained her usual composure. After weighing the pros and cons, Liu Yuxuan decided not to continue cutting the stone; instead, she chose to sell it off, hoping to recover some of her original investment.

”Although this piece of material has black moss on it, there’s high-green hidden underneath, so it still has gambling potential,” she said. ”If any of you are interested in this piece, I’m willing to sell it.”

Liu Yuxuan lived up to her reputation as a gamble expert. Even after a bad cut, she knew how to spin her piece of raw material to maximise her benefits.

However, despite her persuasive words, no one among the onlookers made a sound.

If it were anything else, it might have been a different story, but stone gambling is no child’s play. Gamblers are all too familiar with black moss. Zhou Jiajia had only cut a very thin slice, and yet such intense black moss had already been revealed.

Such a dense presence of black moss essentially confirmed that its destructive power had penetrated through the entire piece of jadeite.

If the surface moss was already of such a color, it indicated that the interior of the material had been thoroughly invaded by the black moss, leaving virtually no intact jadeite to be extracted.

A half-gamble raw material like this could basically be deemed worthless; who would be foolhardy enough to purchase a piece of junk to gamble on? Wouldn’t that be just plain madness?

Seeing that no one was bidding, Liu Yuxuan felt somewhat dejected. She held out three slender fingers and said, ”I only want three hundred thousand, three hundred thousand and this piece of material is yours.”

A two-million yuan piece had shrunk six or seven times in value with just one cut—such an event would leave anyone feeling gloomy. Those with a weak heart might not even be able to withstand the shock.

Yet, even at three hundred thousand, no one was willing to take it off her hands.

Just then, a gentle and clear female voice emerged from the crowd, ”Miss Liu, if you don’t mind, may I take a closer look at your piece of material?”

Liu Yuxuan turned towards the direction of the voice and couldn’t help but frown. Huo Sining, who had previously spoken with Zhou Jiajia, was smiling at her.

Liu Yuxuan wasn’t aware of Huo Sining’s talent and achievements in stone gambling, but seeing how young she was, Huo Sining did not seem like someone who would be involved in stone gambling.

Liu Yuxuan came from a Hereditary Stone Gambling Family, and as such, she had always been quite full of herself. Even Zhou Jiajia, the precious daughter of the Zhou Financial Consortium, was somewhat beneath her notice, let alone Huo Sining.

She didn’t believe that Huo Sining, an ordinary girl, would gamble on stones, and even if she did understand, it was probably just superficial knowledge.

She had just taken another look at this piece of black moss-covered rock and had concluded that the chances of it yielding a profit when cut were extremely slim — she had practically sentenced it to death. Now, hearing Huo Sining ask to look at the rough stone in her hand, disdain flashed in her eyes, feeling as if Huo Sining was showing off unnecessarily, a classic case of a novice trying to teach a professional.

However, since she had already mentioned that she wanted to sell the stone, Huo Sining’s request wasn’t unreasonable, and she couldn’t think of a reason to refuse.

Besides, she would be more than happy for someone to take it off her hands. If Huo Sining made an offer after examining this piece of rough, Liu Yuxuan would naturally be overjoyed.

”Please, feel free.” Liu Yuxuan placed the failed piece of rough on the ground, signaling to Huo Sining that she could examine it as she wished.

Huo Sining walked over and didn’t immediately pick up the rough. Instead, she squatted down and carefully observed every area of the Pine Flower Python Band on the stone with her naked eye. Finally, she confirmed that her initial thought was correct — indeed, there was moldy pine flower on the surface of the stone.

Still, to be certain she wasn’t mistaken in her judgment, Huo Sining finally touched the stone with the palm of her hand.

What she didn’t expect was that upon embracing the stone and using her Heavenly Eye to see inside, she was stunned.

The piece of rough stone was indeed affected by the moss. The black moss had consumed all the jadeite within it without leaving any spare, and even Huo Sining was somewhat horrified to see the dense mix of green and black through her Heavenly Eye.

However, the reason for Huo Sining’s shock was not the moss itself, but rather what was hidden behind it within a patch of white cotton — there was something else!

The piece of rough chosen by Liu Yuxuan was not small, weighing about twenty kilograms and nearly two feet in length. The depth of the moss infiltration inside the stone was only about a foot, leaving the remaining stone to be the mottled Mogang Rock.

But it was through this less than ten centimeters of Mogang Rock that Huo Sining saw specks of green light. Those faint glimmers of serene emerald green were very smooth and round, clearly Heavenly Beads embedded in the rock itself!

Huo Sining was certain that even if the moss-affected green in the stone was sliced into blocks like tofu, no one would pay attention to the remaining section of white-spotted rock, as it was just a piece of Mogang Rock.

The chances of Mogang Rock yielding jadeite were lower than those of brick-like materials. It was typically only found on the surface of jadeite and rarely attracted attention from those considering investing in such stones; therefore, Huo Sining wasn’t worried that these Heavenly Beads would be discovered by others.

After examining the rock, Huo Sining stood up and smiled at Liu Yuxuan, ”Miss Liu, let’s not beat around the bush. We all understand the situation with this piece of rough.”

”The moss-eaten green has reached the surface layer. Even if jadeite could indeed be carved from inside, it wouldn’t yield a substantial amount of high-quality jade. At most, we could obtain a few thin slices of jade skin to make accessories or the like, probably not even enough for a ring face.”

”If I were to pay three hundred thousand for it, it would be a huge loss. I’m willing to offer a hundred thousand. Miss Liu, if you’re willing to sell, I’ll take this piece of rough off your hands; otherwise, you may keep it and carve it yourself.”

Convinced that the Heavenly Beads inside the rough would go undetected, Huo Sining was merely looking for a bargain. Knowing full well that the rock was full of moss-eaten green, if she were to spend three hundred thousand on it, she’d be a fool.