Reborn As Super Heiress

Chapter 237: Chapter 234: The Peach Garden Oath Chapter 237: Chapter 234: The Peach Garden Oath Just like Zhou Zhen and Ye Zixin, the many experts on stage, the Stone Solver Masters, and the audience below all couldn’t believe that jadeite could be cut from a granite stone that didn’t look like a rough at all. Such a stone, if thrown onto the street, would be unwanted even as a building material.

“If this rough has deep green that isn’t just on the surface, it could take third place. My goodness, this is granite! Wasn’t this said to not even count as a jade rough? How could its value increase after cutting? Ten-to-one odds, ah, we’re going to lose a fortune now!”

However, life’s twists often come unexpectedly. Just when everyone thought Bai Yishan’s piece of granite would reveal Ice Seed Jadeite, Yin Zeyan cut out the rest of its sides.

After a basin of water was poured, the experts sitting and Ye Zixin on the side simply couldn’t keep sitting anymore.

Zhou Zhen’s face turned a fierce shade of iron blue, and his eyes flickered with boundless madness.

Ye Zixin’s mind exploded with a bang, unable to believe everything unfolding in front of her.

“What’s going on? What got cut out? Why are all the experts standing up?”

Because Bai Yishan’s body blocked the audience’s line of sight, no one could see the specific conditions of the stone on the stone cutting machine. However, seeing the expressions and movements of the experts, everyone knew something had changed. Instantly, everyone became extremely curious, each person craning their neck to find out the truth.

The chatter and noise from the audience made Bai Yishan realize she was standing in the wrong spot. Her face flushed red, and she hurriedly moved away, revealing the jade rough on the stone cutting machine while she stood to the side with a gaze filled with excitement and admiration, following Huo Sining below the stage.

Upon seeing the unveiled jadeite, Zhou Yan, who was originally calm in the corner, shot to his feet, his mouth gaping in astonishment.

A stir went through the crowd below, with someone unable to restrain themselves from shouting:

“The Oath of the Peach Garden! This isn’t Ice Seed green jade at all. This is Ice-type Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity!”

“Longevity, promotion, wealth, this is the tri-colored Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, this is today’s true champion!”

“I misjudged, ten-to-one odds… this rough is today’s biggest winner!”

It’s true that jadeite comes in many colors, but it’s very rare for a single piece of jadeite to display several colors.

What’s rare is valuable; the so-called Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity jadeite is what’s commonly referred to as multicolored jadeite, with three colors: one for fortune, one for prosperity, one for longevity.

Multicolored jadeite is exceedingly rare in itself and thus quite expensive. Even if the ‘head’ of the jadeite, its color, and its crystalline texture aren’t great, just having all three colors makes it highly valued. And if the jadeite displays even better, a tiny ornament could be enough to become a family heirloom.

The jadeite cut from this granite was indeed Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, and moreover, it was a very rare red, green, and purple tri-color. Such a dramatic turn of events was unexpected and refreshing.

The spectators below felt their trip was worthwhile.

Blue Water Piao Hua, Ocean Blue, and now Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity—these Superior Jadeite, most people have never seen them. Among the crowd, a few jade enthusiasts’ eyes were fervent.

Such back-to-back value increases might only happen at jade public markets, where after a brief glimpse of the treasures, they quickly become privately collected. Where else would ordinary people get the chance to see the true face of such Superior Jadeite?

In half an hour, Yin Zeyan completely carved out the Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity jade.

Many people stared in stupefaction at the three to four-kilogram jadeite rough. After snapping out of their daze, they exclaimed in admiration, clicking their tongues in amazement.

Zhou Zhen’s face was ashen, and without needing an expert’s explanation, the outcome was already crystal clear—the Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity piece was the ultimate winner.

This stone gambling conference was his trump card to win trust from his grandfather, and who would have thought that he would mess it up. Just thinking about his grandfather’s expression upon returning home made Zhou Zhen shudder internally.

That was one thing, as winning and losing were normal in stone gambling. But he had also set up a small gambling side bet outside the conference. With the odds of ten to one for the granite, anyone could have guessed with their toes that he was going to lose a large sum of money.

After planning this stone gambling event for so long, he didn’t expect to lose both his queen and troops. With this thought, Zhou Zhen’s gaze turned coldly towards Yin Zeyan and Bai Yishan.

Knowing that these two were related to the Su Family, Zhou Zhen’s eyes were filled with a dark and threatening look, and he thoroughly began to hate Su Qingqing.

With the arrival of the Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity, the winner had been decided. Huo Sining’s eyes were cold and as bright as stars, but her facial expression did not show any surprise.

Yin Zeyan had already noticed the interaction between Huo Sining and Bai Yishan. From their expressions and demeanor, he deduced that the owner of this rough piece must be Huo Sining.

Yin Zeyan was surprised. Huo Sining’s face was calm, showing no signs of excitement or shock. Compared to the spectators, she appeared much more composed than the owner of the rough should be.

Why would that be? An abrupt thought arose in Yin Zeyan’s mind.

Could it be that this girl already knew that there was high quality green jadeite within this stone? Is that possible?

Although Yin Zeyan did not know Huo Sining well and had only met her a few times, the incident with the Guanyin porcelain sculpture had given him a clear understanding of this girl: though young, she was smart and sharp-witted, definitely not one to suffer losses.

The Zhou Family’s stone gambling event might not reveal much to outsiders, but Yin Zeyan did not believe that Huo Sining would fail to see the Zhou Family’s underhanded actions.

Moreover, he had heard from Su Qingqing earlier that Huo Sining had opened a store at Chenghuang Temple, so she was unlikely to be blinded by the small profits of the stone gambling event.

Knowing the Zhou Family had set a trap, she still willingly walked into it, surely because she had full confidence in her move.

Why was she so certain? The only explanation was that she knew the granite contained high-quality green jadeite.

The more he thought about it, the more Yin Zeyan felt convinced that this girl must have spotted something in the granite to dare to move forward, fully aware of the Zhou Family’s foul play.

Yin Zeyan felt as if something was scratching at his heart, and he was dying to rush down and grab Huo Sining to ask for the truth.

But even he found this notion ridiculous. If Huo Sining really had such ability, she would not necessarily admit it freely.

Even immortals can’t predict jade quality, Yin Zeyan thought, looking at Huo Sining with a complex expression, growing even more curious about how she did it.

While Yin Zeyan’s thoughts were running wild, Bai Yishan had already swiftly and skillfully protected the Ice-type Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity jadeite in her hands.

Her eyes were filled with shock and joy. Previously, she had worried that her crowned Jade Beauty didn’t have a piece of superior jadeite to attract customers. Now, seeing this Ice-type Fortune, Prosperity and Longevity, she naturally refused to let go, clutching it tightly to her chest, while her gaze shifted toward Huo Sining.