Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 560: Chapter 557 Huo Sining’s Answer

People around were buzzing with discussion, looking at Huo Sining with pity or schadenfreude in their eyes. Even Liu Yuxuan watched her with a smug look. Yet Huo Sining didn’t show any sign of panic; she calmly stood aside, her expression barely changing.

”Sister Huo, what should we do?”

Jiang Xiaoqin witnessed all this and couldn’t help but feel anxious.

Although she always thought Huo Sining was strong, given the current situation, her scales of judgment couldn’t help but tilt in favor of Liu Yuxuan.

The others, including Su Qingqing and Wu Jun, also looked at Huo Sining anxiously, as if they were sure she would lose in this gamble.

”What should we do?” Huo Sining looked at Jiang Xiaoqin with a smile, a hint of amusement in her eyes, ”Don’t worry. How the result will play out is still unknown. Don’t jump to conclusions until the mystery is solved at the last moment!”

Ouyang Jun and Qin Tian, however, had a lot of confidence in Huo Sining. Not for any other reason, but because Huo Sining’s recent performance had shattered their view of the world. Compared to an old fox like Liu Chongren, Huo Sining might be even more of a monster.

Ouyang Jun was now somewhat excited and expectant. He was waiting to see how many people would be astounded when the answers were revealed.

As for Bai Yishan, she had never doubted Huo Sining’s abilities from the beginning. She trusted her partner and her own judgment.

Half an hour later, all the raw materials were carved open, revealing jadeite the size of a baby’s fist inside. Its deep blue color, similar to a clear night sky, made everyone in the room widen their eyes.

Everyone looked eagerly at the sapphire in Hu Zexin’s palm, their gazes filled with a mix of admiration and envy.

”The raw materials have been carved. Can we announce the answer now?” Su Qingqing, seeing that so many people were preoccupied with the jadeite, completely forgetting the main point of the whole event, became anxious and couldn’t help but speak up.

Upon hearing Su Qingqing’s remark, someone couldn’t help but chuckle: ”The outcome is already obvious, what’s there to announce? Would the Gambling King’s granddaughter lose to a mere girl? If no one is bringing it up, that’s out of respect for Miss Huo!”

Upon hearing this, Su Qingqing immediately became angry and was about to curse back, but she was abruptly pulled back by Huo Sining.

Qin Lianshan also snapped out of the mesmerizing blue just then, cleared his throat slightly, and said, ”Since it’s a bet, the answer must be declared. Only this way can we truly convince everyone.”

The staff brought two sealed boxes over, Qin Lianshan and Du Qingting each took out a piece of paper from the boxes. Seeing the answers on the paper, Qin Lianshan had no particular reaction, but Du Qingting widened his eyes in disbelief.

”The answer slip for Miss Liu is in my hand; she wrote: ’Double jadeite with salt and sand skin, hidden cracks inside, with glass-type emerald inside, but destroyed by the cracks; the other end of the raw material shows Qi Pine Flower, with color underneath, color should be among blue, yellow, purple, with quality above high ice type.’”

No one was surprised by Liu Yuxuan’s answer; instead, everyone was puzzled by Du Qingting’s silence.

After Qin Lianshan finished speaking and noticed Du Qingting’s odd expression, he became curious and couldn’t help but glance at the answer sheet in Du Qingting’s hand. He was shocked to see Huo Sining’s answer.

”Raw material with visible cracks, glass-type emerald shattered by the cracks, Qi Pine Flower with glass-type Blue Sprite, half an egg in size.”

Du Qingting’s voice was somewhat hoarse, but the words he read out resonated like thunder in the ears of everyone present.

Miss Liu, who had been so sure of her victory, paled instantly, and even Liu Chongren, who had originally been calm, couldn’t help but lift his head in shock, looking at Huo Sining with disbelief.

Even though no one wanted to admit it, even though Huo Sining’s answer was comprised of only a few simple words, everyone understood that her answer was undoubtedly the most accurate one.

Even Liu Chongren couldn’t be sure of the color of the jadeite inside the other half, yet Huo Sining pointed it out with remarkable precision, and not only that, but the size was also spot on. In this round, Huo Sining had outdone not only Miss Liu but also Liu Chongren.

The entire No. 2 hall fell silent for a long time, those who prided themselves on having fought in the jadeite gambling world for decades, complacent over minor achievements, hadn’t grasped one truth: there are always higher skies and people beyond us.

The emergence of Huo Sining gave them a sense of crisis. Faced with this young girl who had made a name for herself and was on the verge of challenging the Gambling King, they began to feel unsettled, thinking Huo Sining was overconfident and took this opportunity to teach the arrogant girl a lesson.

But to their surprise, not only did they fail to teach Huo Sining a lesson, they ended up slapping themselves in the face. Even Du Qingting felt his face burning with an uncomfortable expression, not to mention the others.

By this time, no one could think that Huo Sining depended on luck to gamble with stones. Being able to cut a rise from Mogang rock did not count as ability, but being able to guess the color, type, clarity, and size of the jadeite inside a raw stone with absolute precision – such skill was definitely not common.

Miss Liu knew she was finished the moment Du Qingting read out those words. She even wanted to loudly question Huo Sining, how she knew that a Sapphire would emerge from that raw stone, how she made the determination.

But she was very clear in her heart that Huo Sining would not tell her.

Miss Liu, with a pale face, collapsed to the ground, staring blankly at her grandfather.

The Gambling King, Liu Chongren’s complexion also stiffened, and his gaze towards Huo Sining was as if he had seen a ghost.

Huo Sining turned back to look at Miss Liu, who was in a sorry state, her lips curling with a chill smile, ”Miss Liu, I hope you will keep to our agreement. We shall meet again!”

After saying this, Huo Sining no longer cared about the expressions on Miss Liu and Liu Chongren’s faces and walked out of the hall without looking back.

The crowd watching spontaneously made way for Huo Sining, their gazes towards her no longer dismissive, but filled with admiration and respect.

Miss Liu had intentionally provoked Huo Sining, luring her into a trap she had set, never expecting that Huo Sining would not refuse but would instead take advantage and turn the tables on her.

The blow to Liu Chongren was no less severe than that to Miss Liu; he had inspected that raw stone and had planned this scheme, with the intent to teach this emerging young woman a lesson.

But he did not expect to end up playing himself, not only failing to outwit Huo Sining but also causing his own granddaughter to be forever barred from entering the domestic Jade Public Plate.

This outcome plunged Miss Liu from the clouds into an abyss. Although she was a woman, she represented the Liu Family’s honor and absolutely could not break this agreement.