Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 653: Chapter 650: What is that?

Huo Sining was still deep in thought. Although everyone was eagerly awaiting to know what was inside the stone, nobody would rush her in this situation.

Whether she could obtain that half piece of Worm Jadeite or not, anyone would be upset if something that should have been theirs was swindled away.

It was not until Liu Yuxuan sealed the envelope and placed it in the transparent ballot box set up for the two of them on the stage that Huo Sining began to hastily write on her paper.

After finishing her writing and signing her name, Huo Sining still felt somewhat uneasy. She turned the paper over and scrawled a large swathe of indecipherable symbols, before putting it into an envelope, sealing it, and placing it into the transparent box.

Although Huo Sining felt that the Liu family, being such a large clan, would likely not stoop to any tricks, a certain degree of caution was necessary. She could not think of a better method under the circumstances and had to settle for making this simple mark as a precaution.

The guessing game was over, and the next event was naturally the highlight of the evening—the stone gambling.

Soon, five stone cutting machines were brought up. Those responsible for the cutting were the most senior Stone Solver Masters from the Liu Family Tianyuan Jewelry Store. After Liu Chongren finished drawing the lines, the masters took their positions and the grinding wheels began to spin.

The masters used manual stone cutting machines. Although the machine of a single person was much slower, the collaborative effort of five made the process naturally faster.

Following the lines drawn by Liu Chongren, the sound of the blades rasping could be heard as they made several precise cuts, and soon after slicing through the thin outer layer of the jadeite rough, the jade flesh inside began to come into vague view.

The surface each master cut exposed the gleaming jade flesh, prompting exclamations of amazement from the crowd.

Over a ton of rough stone, and only three to four centimeters in, flesh was visible. With such a massive stone, wouldn’t the jadeite inside weigh four or five hundred kilograms?!

”It’s all Ice-type! My god, I have never seen such a huge piece of rough before. If there’s no variation in it, even five hundred million won’t buy it!”

The scene unfolding before everyone’s eyes drove them to frenzy, and the corners of Huo Sining’s mouth couldn’t help but curve up.

This was just the surface layer of Ice Seed Jadeite being exposed, and the people were already this excited. If the entire stone were to be cut open to reveal glass-type jadeite and insect inclusions, what expressions would these people have then?

Huo Sining was very clear in her mind that tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for everyone present.

”Why don’t you look excited at all? Could it be that you guessed wrong?”

Gu Xu had found his way to Huo Sining’s side and whispered in her ear.

Huo Sining glanced at him sideways and, smiling, shook her head. ”Such a large piece of Ice Seed Jadeite is certainly valuable, but this stone far exceeds your imagination. If you’re excited by just this little glimpse, then I can only pray that your heart is strong enough because the moment to witness a miracle is coming shortly!”

With the steady efforts of the five Stone Solver Masters, about one third of the jadeite was cut open.

It was clear to see that, about ten inches into the rough, the jade flesh began to change, becoming more and more translucent, and towards the back, it became almost entirely glass-type.

”What is that?!”

Someone with sharp eyes had spotted something else inside the stone and cried out in amazement.

Could there be black moss?

People crowded forward to inspect under the spotlight and, within this colossal rough, there seemed to be black shadows.

Liu Yuxuan’s face was tense, her eyes fixed on the rough stone, and even Liu Chongren’s expression became somewhat solemn.

Liu Yuxuan had bet on a transition from Ice-type to glass-type Jadeite. Although the whole piece of rough was not yet completely opened, the current situation favored her correct guess.

As long as the remaining part of the stone reveals no cracks or black moss, Liu Yuxuan was set to win!

But why was there a black shadow in the middle of the glass-type jadeite?

Just as everyone was filled with curiosity, eager to know what that black shadow actually was, one of the masters sliced open a piece of rough skin.

Upon first seeing the inside of the stone, the Stone Solver Master was taken aback, and he nearly lost his grip on the stone cutting machine, almost dropping it to the ground.

”Insect Jade! It’s Insect Jade!”

That master trembled all over, staring at the cut he had just made, too excited to speak.

Everyone stood in shock, looking at the insect that was revealed by the cut in the rough stone.

It was tilting its head back, with a body as thick as a thumb raised up.

With the naked eye alone, it seemed possible to see every ridge on the insect’s body.

Even through the glass-type jadeite, one could still sense its lifeforce, as if the next second the insect would crawl out of the jadeite.

The masters were all emotionally stirred, but they knew that their urgent task was to quickly carve the entire rough stone.

So their movements did not slow down, although everyone’s hands began to tremble a bit.

It’s hard to say how long it took, but when the entire piece of jadeite had been carved and someone poured clean water over the cut jadeite,

during the whole process, not a single person in the banquet hall spoke, their eyes were fixed on the colossal piece of Worm Jade.

Under the spotlight, the glass-type jadeite, gleaming with emerald light, was presented before everyone.

The crystal clear material emitted a cold light that was captivating.

What was most shocking was that in the center of this huge piece of glass-type jadeite, there was a massive green leaf measuring a meter on each side.

On this green leaf, there crawled an indescribable caterpillar.

These caterpillars, as thick as a thumb and about four to five centimeters long, were light-milky in color and covered the entire leaf, some burrowing their heads to nibble on the leaf, others looking around with raised heads, their bodies twisting actively, appearing as lifelike as living creatures.

This clearly detailed Insect Jade, a treasure that seemed to have descended from the heavens, left everyone dumbfounded.

In front of such a treasure, no one could remain calm.

Even Huo Sining, who had already seen the inside of this stone, stared intently, reluctant to shift her gaze away.

It wasn’t until the emcee began to announce the results of the participants in the stone gambling on stage that the crowd was still abuzz with discussion, unable to estimate the value of the Worm Jade.

Ten billion, twenty billion, these clear figures entered Huo Sining’s ears.

Unlike those jewelers overcome with excitement, Huo Sining felt very calm, her expression indifferent even towards the competition results that were about to be announced.

”Glass-type Insect Jade, this truly is an eye-opener.”

The low and magnetic voice of Gu Xu rang in her ears, but the look he gave Huo Sining carried none of curiosity or inquiry, only full of adoration and indulgence.