novelraw Chapter 568 - 470: Demon Stone (Second Update)
Chapter 568 - 470: Demon Stone (Second Update)
"Young man, do you want me to continue gambling?"
Old Liu looked intently at Yang Tian.
Not only Old Liu, but everyone else also turned their gaze toward Yang Tian.
However, it was clear that everyone thought Yang Tian's refined appearance suggested he was talking nonsense.
"Don't encourage Old Liu anymore, he's already lost a lot. If you let him gamble further, he'll go bankrupt!"
A burly man shouted at Yang Tian.
"That's right, let Old Liu go home. He still has young children to raise."
"You can't let him lose until he's bankrupt!"
"Stop encouraging him!"
Everyone started shouting in unison.
But Yang Tian remained calm and asked, "Old Liu, how much have you lost?"
"I've lost over a hundred silver taels,"
Old Liu said with a gloomy expression.
Yang Tian activated the Power Seal, focusing it on his eyes. He peered into that piece of raw stone and sensed a gemstone as big as a palm inside. This gemstone was enough for Old Liu to make a comeback.
So he said, "Alright, you continue gambling, and you'll make a comeback!"
"Really?"
Old Liu looked intently at Yang Tian, his eyes full of hope.
"Absolutely true!"
Yang Tian said lightly.
But as soon as Yang Tian finished speaking, the crowd erupted: "Where did this wild kid come from? We told you not to encourage Old Liu to gamble, yet you insist on letting him do it? If he goes bankrupt, will you pay him back?"
Even Li Xian pulled Yang Tian aside and whispered, "Yang, these raw stones have the Blessed Cave Mansion Heaven's unique Dark Spiritual Breath. Even if you're a powerful cultivator, you can't detect what's inside. That's why most people end up losing here. Yang, let's not get involved in this mess!"
"It's okay, I'm helping Old Liu!"
Yang Tian patted Old Liu on the shoulder, signaling him to continue gambling.
"Young man, I'll trust you!"
Old Liu gritted his teeth and threw out his last silver taels.
"Old Liu, are you really going to keep gambling?"
The burly man at the stone grinder couldn't bear to see Old Liu lose more since he knew nothing was inside that raw stone.
"I'm listening to the young man, I'll keep gambling!"
Old Liu said firmly.
"It's speechless, what kind of people are these? Just deciding on their own to encourage Old Liu to keep gambling, isn't this pushing him to bankruptcy?"
The crowd around expressed their strong dissatisfaction with Yang Tian.
Meanwhile, Xu Wenting, who hadn't spoken from start to finish, glanced at Yang Tian. For some reason, she found Yang Tian's confidence mesmerizing.
She thought Yang Tian was incredibly charismatic.
"Continue to open it!"
Old Liu said sternly.
The burly man at the stone grinder showed a trace of disbelief but still activated his Spiritual Breath and started grinding the raw stone.
A series of cracking sounds echoed.
Soon, a crimson light shone brightly from within the raw stone.
Seeing this blood-red glow, everyone was stunned: "What's happening? There's red!"
"There is red, keep opening!"
Old Liu shouted excitedly.
The burly man at the stone grinder was visibly surprised. He couldn't help but take another look at Yang Tian, then continued to open the stone.
As the raw stone was cut further, a ruby the size of a palm was soon revealed.
"Oh my God, that's a ruby, and it's as big as a palm!"
"Conservatively, this ruby is worth at least over a thousand silver taels!"
"Oh my goodness, this way, Old Liu not only made a comeback but also earned more than ten times his losses!"
Talking about it, everyone couldn't help but gaze at Yang Tian, eyes full of astonishment.
"How did this young man know there was a ruby inside?"
"Could he be a cultivator? But these raw stones are shrouded by Dark Spiritual Breath. Even the emperor couldn't see through it!"
"If that's the case, then how did he know there was a ruby inside?"
Not only the onlookers but even Li Xian couldn't help but pat Yang Tian on the shoulder: "Yang, at first, I doubted you, but now I know everything was within your calculations!"
"Old Liu, take it and sell it, and don't gamble with stones anymore!"
Yang Tian said to Old Liu.
Bang!
Old Liu suddenly knelt in front of Yang Tian, kowtowing heavily with a loud thud: "Benefactor, please accept my bow!"
After he finished kowtowing, Old Liu excitedly went off to sell the ruby.
"Young Master Yang, I am even more curious about you now. You have many secrets."
Xu Wenting smiled charmingly.
Yang Tian frowned slightly. From Xu Wenting's smile, Yang Tian could feel her admiration for him, but frankly, Yang Tian didn't know what the Celestial Demon related to the Jade Pendant was up to. For now, he remained vigilant toward Xu Wenting.
At this moment, an excited voice suddenly sounded from outside the crowd: "Wenting, you're back!"
A young man pushed through the crowd and walked in.
This young man was well-built, with thick arms and muscular, wearing a thin cloth stained with stone dust, clearly a craftsman who worked with stone for years.
"Peng Jun..."
Xu Wenting saw the young man and merely nodded faintly.
The young man looked very excited upon seeing Xu Wenting, asking long and short questions, his eyes full of tenderness for her.
"Yang, you have a rival in love. This guy is probably Miss Xu's playmate!"
Li Xian laughed as he spoke to Yang Tian.
Yang Tian shrugged, entirely unconcerned.
It turns out Xu Wenting rarely replied to the young man's words. Instead, she interrupted him, proactively introducing Yang Tian: "Peng Jun, this is Young Master Yang. He is the first man to defeat me in music!"
Xu Wenting spoke these words weightily.
Peng Jun listened, his brows furrowing as he evaluated Yang Tian, an expression of a rival's unique vigilance passed his eyes.
"You must be Young Master Yang, right? Have you come to find the source of the Jade Pendant?" Peng Jun said emotionlessly: "If so, come with me."
Under Peng Jun's guidance, Yang Tian and the others arrived at a VIP room.
There, Xu Family Seal and an elderly man were carefully inspecting a piece of raw stone placed on the table.
This raw stone was as large as a soccer ball.
"Father, I've brought them..."
Peng Jun said to the old man.
The old man stood up, looked at Yang Tian and the other two, and said, "Are you saying the Jade Pendant I crafted contains a Celestial Demon's soul?"
"Yes, the Jade Pendant contains a Celestial Demon's soul!"
Xu Wenting nodded.
"Then I'll give you this piece of raw stone. The gemstone for the Jade Pendant was excavated from here. I estimate there are similar gemstones inside!"
The old man said.
Yang Tian activated the Power Seal, focusing it on his eyes, exploring inside the raw stone.
Indeed, there was a gemstone about the size of a fist inside.
However, this gemstone looked incredibly mysterious, like a basin.
Yang Tian couldn't determine if this basin-like gemstone was related to the Celestial Demon, but for now, he still took it with him: "We will take this back for careful study. If we find any trace of a Celestial Demon, we will report it to the royal family immediately!"
"This..."
The old man hesitated.
"Peng, let Young Master Yang take it for research. I trust Young Master Yang! After all, just now, he helped Old Liu win a ruby! He has the ability to appraise gemstones, I am fully convinced!"
Xu Wenting spoke up.
The old man, hearing Xu Wenting's words, nodded.
Yang Tian didn't hesitate, taking the raw stone and started to walk out, but Peng Jun stopped him: "Hold on, Wenting keeps defending you, saying you have the ability to appraise gemstones. Very well, I'll challenge you! If you beat me, I'll let you take this raw stone. But if you lose, not only must you leave the stone behind, but you also have to leave Wenting!"
Yang Tian paused, frowning.
"Peng Jun, what are you doing?"
Xu Wenting's expression changed slightly.
Peng Jun provocatively looked at Yang Tian: "Don't you have identification skills? I've been in stone grinding for over ten years and naturally have gemstone appraisal skills. Let's compete! Rest assured, the raw stone will be safe. I challenge you! If you lose, you must compensate for Old Liu!"
Yang Tian looked at him, frowning.