Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 559: Chapter 556: There’s Another Piece of Jadeite

Emerald green jadeite fragments danced in the air under the rotation of the grinding wheel, and everyone stared at this scene in shock, unable to return to their senses for a long time.

It was only when Hu Zexin realized something was wrong and frantically turned off the stone cutting machine’s power that the ground was already littered with green fragments, and a large chunk had been hollowed out from the center of the raw stone, resembling a coconut with its flesh scooped out.

Seeing this piece of raw material, so empty that not even a hint of its surface green was left, everyone could do nothing but laugh in dismay.

No one had expected such a promising piece of raw material to end up like this, demonstrating the terrifying nature of the invisible filament most vividly within this stone.

A perfectly good piece of raw material was cut into this state, leaving Hu Zexin feeling distraught. He had wanted to use this opportunity to capitalize on the Gambling King’s reputation to make a name for himself, but this stone had shattered his extravagant hopes completely.

Dejected, Hu Zexin glanced sadly and reluctantly at the emerald fragments on the ground, heaved a deep sigh, and said,

”It’s said that not even immortals can precisely gauge a piece of jade, and in stone gambling, one must never be greedy. I always thought I was good at this, but now, it seems I still haven’t grasped the true meaning of greed. This stone has taught me a lesson!”

With that, he tossed the worthless material aside, bowed to Liu Chongren once more, and turned to leave.

”Wait a moment!”

Seeing Hu Zexin about to walk away, Liu Yuxuan hurriedly called out to him, her face bearing a hint of inscrutable smile,

”Mr. Hu, since you know that even immortals find it hard to estimate a piece of jade, haven’t you noticed that what’s left of your material is more than an inch? This piece of raw material might not be beyond saving. Why so quick to discard it and jump to conclusions?”

Her words not only surprised Hu Zexin but also made the others around involved in stone gambling look at Liu Yuxuan with astonishment, not understanding what she meant.

Could it be that this piece of waste could still appreciate in value?

Seeing the confident look on Liu Yuxuan’s face, and Liu Chongren looking at his granddaughter with eyes full of praise and encouragement, Huo Sining thought to herself, indeed, her decision was right. Liu Chongren really did see that this piece of jadeite had a twin core!

With a mix of belief and doubt, Hu Zexin picked up the material from the ground again, looking at Liu Yuxuan, ”Miss Liu, are you saying this piece can still be cut?”

Liu Yuxuan smiled, her eyes steadfast, ”Didn’t my grandfather say? If it bears Qi Pine Flower, there will be color. And the color mentioned doesn’t necessarily mean green.”

”The python bands of your piece of material wrap around both ends. The other end revealed a fracture filament, and the emerald was damaged, but that doesn’t mean this piece of material is waste. The important part is the Python Band with Pine Flower on this end!”

All faces changed in an instant, each person’s gaze turned towards the discarded material.

Indeed, they all knew the established rule that the presence of Qi Pine Flower indicates color, but no one ever noticed the true meaning behind the word color. Now that Liu Yuxuan mentioned it, they finally realized the truth.

”If I haven’t guessed wrong, this should be a twin-core piece of raw jadeite material. In addition to the emerald, there’s another exceedingly valuable piece of jadeite in this other half, and it definitely won’t be green.”

With that, Liu Yuxuan looked at Huo Sining and said with a smile, ”Miss Huo, I wonder if my speculation is correct?”

Huo Sining’s expression was stern, yet she smiled faintly, ”Miss Liu has a divine insight. This is actually my first time hearing the phrase ’If it bears Qi Pine Flower.’ I’ve learned something new!”

Huo Sining’s Tai Chi move was once again returned by Liu Yuxuan. Not achieving the effect she wanted, Liu Yuxuan was not annoyed because she was convinced that she had won this round, so she didn’t mind Huo Sining’s verbal jousting.

With Liu Yuxuan’s guidance, Hu Zexin repositioned the rough stone on the stone cutting machine, first cutting off the empty half, and then slowly followed Qin Lianshan’s line to make the cut.

After three cuts, he switched to a gentle brushing technique, brushing away little by little.

Soon a foggy haze appeared on the freshly cut surface of the rough stone. Hu Zexin became excited but dared not relax even slightly, fearing that a tremble of his hand might ruin the jadeite inside.

The brushing wheel gradually descended, the grinding wheel met the stone, and tiny fragments sprayed out in all directions with the rotation of the brushing wheel.

Gradually, the window surface of the rough stone became cloudier with the green haze, and soon, a translucent blue color faintly appeared.

”Green has emerged! There’s really another piece of jadeite!”

Onlookers stretched their necks to see the rough stone in Hu Zexin’s hand. The keen-eyed ones spotted the flash of blue and immediately cried out anxiously.

The crowd looked at Liu Yuxuan with admiration, amazed that she could discover such a peculiar rough stone, make a decisive judgment, and be right on the mark.

The granddaughter of the Gambling King was so impressive, it was no wonder Liu Chongren had won the title of Gambling King multiple times, truly deserving his reputation!

”It looks like it’s blue-green!” someone else shouted. As the window expanded bit by bit, the true face of Mount Lu— the jadeite inside—slowly revealed itself.

At this moment, Hu Zexin too was brimming with excitement. A rough stone deemed worthless had revealed green, and judging by the color, it was at least high ice type. He was so astonished he could hardly believe his own eyes, and he hastily grabbed a bottle of mineral water to rinse the cut surface.

The debris washed away to reveal the thumb-sized piece of deep blue jadeite glistening ghostly under the light.

”Is this...”

Everyone was stunned, looking at the glass-type quality, with sufficient water and a vibrant color, it was almost like a blue spirit or ghost, or like a pure blue elf gemstone. The luxurious color never felt gaudy, but instead carried a refreshing and demure charm.

”This is the Blue Elf! No cotton, no crazing, the jade texture is delicate, densely structured, of glass-type quality, pure color, bright without vulgarity—this is definitely superb Blue Elf jadeite!”

”So this is the legendary Blue Elf, I’m seeing it for the first time!”

”Of course, such superior jadeite, like imperial green, might not appear even in several years or decades; it’s very normal that you haven’t seen it before!”

”Miss Liu truly deserves her reputation as the granddaughter of the Gambling King, insightful and as accurate as ever!”

”If she can gamble this out, I think Miss Huo is bound to lose! But it’s no wonder she loses; Miss Liu is the Gambling King’s own protégé, naturally she’s formidable!”

”Young and rash, it’s right for her to learn a lesson. Miss Huo has been too conspicuous in Ruili lately, thinking that just because she cut a couple of Mogang rocks, she can dominate Ruili. But now she’s hit a snag!”

”If she loses this match, she won’t be able to participate in domestic betting circles anymore; the stakes she set are really harsh.”

”You have to accept the consequences of gambling; she took on the bet herself, no one forced her, so whom could she blame?”

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