Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 727: Chapter 724 Liu, Guan, Zhang

The young man had been duped by the shop owner into buying that piece of stone and had lost half a million. It was already remarkable that he hadn’t gone to settle accounts with the shop owner, so how could he willingly sell the stone back to that same shop owner for such a low price?

As soon as he heard the shop owner’s words, the young man’s complexion immediately darkened, and he looked at the shop owner with a menacing glare and said coldly,

”Even if I have to throw it away, I won’t sell it to you.”

”Suit yourself, but if you don’t sell it to me, I’m afraid no one else will want your stone.”

Seeing that the young man refused to sell, the shop owner couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh, turning his head to shoot a warning glance at the other people in the shop.

Aside from Huo Sining and a few others, it seemed that everyone present was acquainted with the shop owner. When they caught his warning glance, they couldn’t help but shrink back a bit.

Even if Huo Sining was naive, he could see that those people were probably shills hired by the shop owner.

No wonder those people were egging on during the stone cutting; this young man must have been encouraged by the shills, which led to his impulsive decision to spend half a million—a hefty price—on that stone.

It was unthinkable that the shop owner would stoop so low as to not only deceive the young man out of half a million but now also wanted to buy back the worthless stone at a low price and even resorted to threats. Such behavior was truly shameless and infuriating!

”This is unbearable!”

Huo Sining’s eyebrows shot up, and she stared coldly at the shop owner, exclaiming angrily,

”I can’t believe Changhua still harbors such a scoundrel! Young man, didn’t he say no one would buy that stone from you? I’ll give you 100,000 for it! I want to see what he can do to me!”

100,000? As soon as Huo Sining spoke up, not only the people around her and the shop owner but also the young man and the old master beside him widened their eyes in shock.

Liao Song couldn’t help but sigh heavily, rubbing his forehead. He and Zhong Zifan had disguised themselves to keep a low profile, and now this young lady was stirring up this mess!

Even if she felt sympathy for others, there was no need for her to go so far in coming to their aid, right?

This was, after all, a piece of junk no one wanted even for 30,000, and she decided to spend 100,000 on it. Now it would be hard not to draw attention!

The shop owner was clearly a local bully. By doing this, wasn’t Huo Sining just asking for trouble?

Liao Song exchanged a worried and anxious look with Zhong Zifan, as if they wanted to stop Huo Sining.

But unexpectedly, Huo Sining suddenly gave him a look and maintained a cool facade, pretending not to know Liao Song and Zhong Zifan.

Currently in disguise, Huo Sining was unrecognizable even to Liu Yuxuan, so she acted without any restraint.

After all, her outfit for the day made her look like a nouveau riche, so there was no concern about arousing suspicion. She faced the shop owner with an air of righteousness, challenging him, ”If you can offer more than 100,000, then go ahead and make your move!”

The shop owner wasn’t a fool; why would he just give money away? He couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Wei Hong and waved his hand, saying,

”100,000, madam, you are truly a person of great wealth and bold spirit, worthy of admiration. Since that’s the case, take the stone, madam. I am willing to graciously leave it to you.”

Huo Sining, feigning pride, looked disdainfully at the shop owner for a moment, then turned back to the young man, ”Give me your bank account number, and I’ll transfer the 100,000 to you!”

The young man hurriedly provided his account number to Huo Sining, and following the number reported by the youth, Huo Sining quickly transferred one hundred thousand yuan to the young man.

Soon after, the young man received the transaction information. The deal was done in both silver and goods; he recuperated a loss of one hundred thousand yuan and was naturally overjoyed. He thanked Huo Sining several times and then, seemingly afraid that Huo Sining might change her mind, turned and disappeared into the crowd, not even a shadow to be seen.

”How can he run faster than a rabbit!”

Huo Sining couldn’t help but mutter to herself before she walked over to the stone cutting machine, inspected the piece of discarded Changhua Stone from every angle, turned on the machine, and prepared to continue the stone gambling.

Initially, Huo Sining was just amused by the idea and thought she would cut the discarded stone as if it was a block of tofu and leave it at that.

But as soon as she touched the stone, her Heavenly Eye opened, and she immediately felt the scenery before her eyes change dramatically. Her right arm paused, and she became dumbfounded.

The merge of early-setting red, milky white, and the warm luster of black forming a very even and harmonious distribution within the entire stone; the red was bright and transparent like chicken blood, the white was purer than clear crystal, and the black was enveloped in a glowing sheen.

Could this be—Liu, Guan, Zhang!?

Huo Sining felt utterly astonished and stared dumbfoundedly at the piece of discarded Changhua Stone in her hand.

The tri-colors in the Chicken Blood Stone were akin to the painted faces in Peking opera.

The red-faced Lord Guan, the white-faced Liu Bei, and the black-faced Zhang Fei, with shades and tones varying in intensity, were like natural masterpieces, so divinely crafted that they’d be unbelievable unless witnessed with one’s own eyes.

Among the four famous stones in our country, Changhua Stone is highly esteemed for its bright and vivid colors, always having been renowned as superb for stone seals since ancient times.

In terms of the preciousness of Chicken Blood Stones, red is naturally the most prized, with the well-known variety being the Dahongpao as the finest.

The highest-grade Dahongpao bloodstone can contain up to ninety percent ’blood,’ completely red throughout, as if draped in a red robe, hence named Dahongpao (Big Red Robe).

However, such Chicken Blood Stones are extremely rare and scarce.

Just as with Jadeite where, aside from imperial green, there are other rare varieties like purple eye and Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, different base colors of Chicken Blood Stones produce different types of the stone.

Liu, Guan, Zhang is another type of supreme Chicken Blood Stone, distinct from Dahongpao.

Its color features a black base with intermingled red and white, evenly spread out. With slight refinement, the figures of Liu, Guan, and Zhang could be accurately delineated, and complemented by the color of the Chicken Blood Stone, bringing the characters to vivid life.

Having encountered many unique Jadeite Raw Stones, Huo Sining was still rather surprised to see such a tri-colored Chicken Blood Stone.

The harmonious blend of colors all together in one piece, and considering the not insignificant size of this Liu, Guan, Zhang—at least a couple of pounds—if carved out, would undoubtedly be a genuine rarity.

This outcome startles Huo Sining; she had casually spent one hundred thousand on a piece of waste material nobody wanted, and miraculously, it turned out to gamble in a Liu, Guan, Zhang supreme Chicken Blood Stone—was this what they call a windfall, the luck of a fool?!

Thinking of the young man, Huo Sining felt both sympathy and regret.

If only he had been a bit more mentally strong, a little more enduring, and taken the risk, cutting through those two inches of plain stone surface on the Changhua Stone, his dream of sudden wealth wouldn’t be a mere pipe dream.

Alas, he wasn’t able to hang on and ultimately missed the chance with this extraordinary Chicken Blood Stone.