The Urban Medical Martial Immortal

115: Chapter 113: Stone Gambling 115: Chapter 113: Stone Gambling The path to the Antique House nestled in the ravine was only one or two hundred meters long, but at the moment, Qian Xiaohui’s thoughts fluttered aimlessly and felt incredibly protracted.

She looked at the youth beside her, whose facial contours were sharply defined, and with a slight furrow of her brows, a contemplative expression appeared between her eyebrows.

Lin Tian…

Among the many top young masters of Bin City, she had never heard of him!

Bai Xiaoshuai, at his level, was only a bottom-tier noble son in Bin City, but the Shen Junlou before her, he was one of the top ten noblemen, so why was he so respectful and fearful of him?

What exactly was his identity?

While Qian Xiaohui was lost in her wild conjectures, Shen Junlou happened to catch up.

“Young Master Shen!”

Qian Xiaohui didn’t dare to be as casual with Shen Junlou as she was with Lin Tian.

Snapping out of her daze, she promptly greeted Shen Junlou.

“Ah, sister-in-law, you can just call me Shen Junlou.

Stop with the ‘Young Master’ this and ‘Young Master’ that.

It makes me feel scared when you say it!”

Shen Junlou glanced at Lin Tian and politely spoke to Qian Xiaohui.

Hearing this, Qian Xiaohui’s pretty face flushed red as she quickly explained, “No, that’s not it, Lin Tian and I are just ordinary friends!”

“She is a disciple of Master Gu Liuushui.

I am here at the invitation of Master Gu Liuushui, to take a look!”

Lin Tian, seeing the bewildered look on Shen Junlou’s face, immediately spoke to explain.

“A disciple of Master Gu, since she’s a friend of Mr.

Lin, then Miss Qian is a distinguished guest.

Please don’t call me ‘Young Master Shen’ again; I really can’t bear it!”

Even after knowing Qian Xiaohui’s identity, Shen Junlou still didn’t dare to neglect her; he kept waving his hands, respectfully leading the way ahead, and then said to Lin Tian:

“Mr.

Lin, please don’t take the earlier incident to heart!

If I had known you were coming, I would have personally come to meet you!”

“It’s no big deal!

Your men were quite good.

They were only misled by some guy named Zhu Yan to stop me, that’s all!”

Lin Tian shook his head slightly and spoke indifferently.

“Zhu Yan?

So it was that bastard!

He must have come for the jade gambling again this time!”

Shen Junlou’s face gradually turned dark as he clenched his teeth, “Once we go inside, I’ll make sure to break his legs as an apology to you!”

“Gambling on stones?”

Lin Tian stopped in his tracks, surprised, “Isn’t this supposed to be an antique exchange?

How come there’s gambling on stones as well?”

“It seems this is Mr.

Lin’s first time here, and you’re not aware of the situation!”

While walking, Shen Junlou began to explain to Lin Tian, “The antique exchange generally lasts until around ten o’clock, and there’s still more than an hour to go.

During this time, it’s common for everyone to go to the stone gambling shops to play a round.

Not only is there stone gambling, but there are also various antique shops.

However, the best part of each exchange here is still stone gambling and the appraisal exchange!”

“I see!

But most of the stuff here must be illegal, and even if this place is hidden, it’s bound to be noticed by the government and police.

Yet, you all seem to be getting away with it okay!”

Lin Tian nodded, then added with curiosity.

“The government surely knows, but the illegal goods here are mostly brought over from the southern peninsula countries, so they turn a blind eye!”

Shen Junlou explained as they walked, and just then, the path ahead turned, and suddenly lights were ablaze in front of them: “Mr.

Lin, we’ve arrived.

I’ll go get that Zhu Yan over here and break his legs as an apology to you!”

Lin Tian waved his hand and said, “If you start a commotion like that, how will I go gambling on stones?”

Having heard that there was stone gambling, Lin Tian had already become interested and wanted to go over and take a look.

Apart from the desire to play a round, his main objective was to find some jade.

Some top-quality jade contains spiritual energy.

Lin Tian wanted to collect some top-grade jade to make some protective magical artifacts.

He himself was fine, but he wanted to ensure his parents and sister’s safety; their well-being was what he valued most.

“Mr.

Lin is going stone gambling; I’ll come with you!”

Seeing Lin Tian’s keen interest in stone gambling, Shen Junlou quickly replied.

“With your reputation as Young Master Shen, I guess there’s no one here who wouldn’t know you.

If you came with me, would anyone else dare to let me gamble?”

Lin Tian curled his lips at Shen Junlou and pulled Qian Xiaohui towards the Gambling Stone Workshop.

“No way, I have to follow in secret; otherwise, if some shortsighted fool offends him, I’ll be the one suffering again!”

Shen Junlou, with a helpless expression, followed from behind at a distance.

The Antique House was situated at the foot of the mountain, with buildings divided into three neat rows, even in the mountain there were rows of street lamps, and the entire village was as bright as daylight.

Soon, Lin Tian and Qian Xiaohui found the stone gambling area, which was a row of houses with a huge courtyard, crowded with a multitude of people.

There were five Gambling Stone Workshops in total, and Lin Tian led Qian Xiaohui towards the largest one.

“Fufa Gambling Stone Workshop!”

At the entrance of the Gambling Stone Workshop stood a giant boulder, upon which the words “Fufa Gambling Stone Workshop” were carved with a vigorous flourish.

There was also a line of smaller text on the side: “Jade grows within the stone; stone’s worth lies in the guess.

To extract jade from stone, one must first guess the jade – this is stone gambling!”

As they walked into the courtyard of the Gambling Stone Workshop, various raw stones of different sizes and shapes were piled up inside.

Some of the stones were several meters high and weighed thousands of kilograms, while others were only as big as a fist, arranged across the courtyard.

These were the raw stones used for stone gambling.

“Oh, look, it’s the poor bugger!

You’ve actually managed to get in!

Must have taken you quite some effort, huh?”

A mocking voice came from the side, and then Zhu Yan was seen approaching Lin Tian with a woman by his side.

However.

Lin Tian merely gave the other party a cold glance and stopped paying attention, instead squatting down with interest and touching a few stones in front of him.