Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 696: Chapter 676: The Grand Finale

Elder Hei, upon seeing that the last gambling stone before the finale was snatched by Luo Qianqian, was at a loss for what expression to make.

Elder Wu chuckled: ”Your young master Jin Nian sure has quite a bit of private money, doesn’t he?”

Elder Hei looked at the two people downstairs and laughed: ”If Young Master Jin Nian doesn’t have any, don’t we still have some? Later we’ll go take a look at what this girl has bought.”

”Fine, I’d like to see just how formidable Old Man Kong’s closed-door disciple really is,” Elder Wu said, simply raising his eyebrows, seemingly realizing that the upcoming bidding was no longer in their league. Some people had already chosen to leave to inspect the gambling stones they’d acquired, hoping to participate in the clear stone auction as soon as possible. What was to come was a gambler’s game of chance, where becoming a genius or entering demonhood all depended on luck.

When Luo Qianqian saw people leaving, she remained composed in her seat, understanding that the real excitement was yet to begin, as there had been no bids yet from upstairs.

The first stone to be presented almost made Luo Qianqian burst out laughing—could the shape of this gambling stone actually not be a joke? It looked like an artificial hill beside a residential area’s man-made lake no matter how one looked at it.

But the people upstairs had already started the bidding, starting at thirty million. Luo Qianqian could only silently shake her head and continue to watch quietly.

Jimo Cheng looked carefully and couldn’t comprehend the smile on Luo Qianqian’s face. What exactly about this gambling stone had tickled her funny bone?

After Elder Hei bid twice, he gave up as well, letting the remaining two families compete. This wasn’t their target this time.

The final price was set at seventy-five million, which refreshed Luo Qianqian’s worldview. So people really did spend so much money on uncertainty? Luo Qianqian rubbed her eyes and continued watching the stage, where the second gambling stone was being brought up. Feeling the jade amulet slightly heating up, Luo Qianqian curled her lip; this heat was not as high as before. It seemed that there was not much difference in size; if the price was much higher, that would be interesting.

Perhaps because the outer skin looked fairly decent, the bidding was brisk, starting from over fifteen million, and now it had already doubled several times, reaching ninety million.

Luo Qianqian pursed her lips repeatedly, and Jimo Cheng on the side frowned slightly. He was certain that Luo Qianqian had just been exposed to gambling stones yesterday, but why did she seem like an adult who already knew the answer, amusing children?

Looking upstairs, he thought that one-way glass was indeed useful; one couldn’t see anything through it. Jimo Cheng withdrew his gaze, only to notice two men sitting in the back row, wearing hats and sunglasses. The auction had the most comprehensive security measures. Even if one wanted to intercept and abduct, they had to assess their own capabilities. Complete services, including accommodation and escort back to one’s country, were provided for every distinguished guest, as long as they had money.

So there was only one reason for them to be here: they didn’t want their identities discovered.

His gaze darkened, but he noticed the two heads had already turned their gaze toward him. Though partially obstructed by sunglasses and dim lighting, Jimo Cheng was sure they were looking right at him.

Frowning deeply, he didn’t recall offending anyone. The little lackeys outside earlier couldn’t possibly have the means to get in here, and those who could, why would they need to extort tourists outside, especially targeting just two people?

But the next second, he saw one of the men nod at him before shifting their attention back to the stage.

The first three stones were already auctioned off. When the fourth stone came up, Luo Qianqian felt the jade amulet’s scorching heat and raised her eyebrows. Even if she wanted to decode the amulet, she couldn’t afford to, especially since the starting bid had already reached the astonishing number of sixty million.

To Luo Qianqian’s surprise, this piece of jade eventually broke through a hundred million, and...

”It’s Elder Hei’s group,” Jimo Cheng said, having retracted his gaze from the two men.

”They really have money to burn,” Luo Qianqian muttered and continued to watch. The penultimate stone fetched an even higher price than the last one. She felt the amulet’s heat, which was not as intense as the previous stone’s, and just curled her lip.

For the last stone, Luo Qianqian’s brow furrowed before the auctioning even started.

Jimo Cheng saw the urgency in the situation and hurriedly asked, ”What’s wrong?”

”Something isn’t right.” Luo Qianqian tilted her head with a wry smile. Could she really say that she felt the jade token in the palm of her hand suddenly drop to a temperature that didn’t feel warm at all?

Jimo Cheng looked at the gambling stone on the stage and was stunned for a moment. No matter how he looked at it, the surface seemed quite perfect, and the size and shape also appeared to be that of a stone likely to contain jade.

”I can’t quite explain it either, but something just feels off,” Luo Qianqian shook her head, unable to articulate her intuition.

The auction upstairs had already started. Jimo Cheng stood up and said to Luo Qianqian, ”I’ll go find Elder Hei. You wait here for me.”

Luo Qianqian nodded and held tightly onto the jade token.

Before ascending the second-floor staircase, Jimo Cheng took another deep look at the two strangely dressed men.

Then, watching the numbers that kept jumping on the screen, he hurried upstairs.

Little did they know, after watching him head upstairs, the two men said, ”It looks like this time only the Jimo family has a chance.”

”Yes, let’s go back and report,” said the two men, and then they left.

At that moment, Jimo Cheng was also knocking on the door of the private room, interrupting Elder Hei, who was about to raise the bid, ”Wait, Elder Hei.”

”Hmm?” Elder Hei looked at Jimo Cheng with surprise but showed no intention of stopping.

In his anxiety, Jimo Cheng quickly stepped forward and seized the bidding device, ”Something isn’t right, it just doesn’t feel right.”

”This is the highlight of the event, don’t mess around,” Elder Hei frowned.

Jimo Cheng didn’t know why he trusted Luo Qianqian so much, but he knew that she definitely wasn’t lying just now; she must have noticed something to make such a face.

”Mister Jin Nian, you should realize the huge promotional benefit it would have for the Jimo family if this stone contains green jade,” Elder Wu also frowned deeply.

At that moment, Jimo Cheng didn’t know how to refute, but his surname was Jimo, and Luo Qianqian was the second person he trusted the most after his grandfather. She was always someone who wouldn’t say anything rather than lie, so he believed there must be a problem.

”Elder Hei, if anything goes wrong, I will have Grandpa compensate for the loss,” Jimo Cheng finally said seriously and determinedly. The good gambling stones at Old Man Kong’s place were also quite plentiful, many of which had been acquired in earlier years and were part of Jimo Kong’s personal wealth.

Hearing Jimo Cheng say this, both Elder Hei and Elder Wu could only relent, but their faces were full of regret, as if blaming Jimo Cheng for messing up their big opportunity.

But they hadn’t considered why the usually indifferent Jimo Cheng would make such a move now?

Luo Qianqian watched as the price on the screen settled at two hundred and fifteen million and couldn’t help but click her tongue softly. The world of the wealthy was beyond her comprehension.