Medical and Martial God

Chapter 346: Chapter 346: Not Very Harmful, Extremely Insulting

Seeing all the gamblers supporting Fei Xiang’s bet with Ye Xiu, Old Wang was livid. He had said those words to stir up emotions and incite the gamblers to drive Ye Xiu away. Instead, the gamblers trusted Master Lu so much that they actually supported the bet.

It’s over, it’s all over! Master Lu is a fraud I created with my own hands. He can’t withstand any real scrutiny! I have to stop this...

”Fine, I’ll bet with you!”

Just as Old Wang was about to intervene, Fei Xiang accepted the challenge. Seeing this, Old Wang didn’t dare say anything more.

”Everyone!” At this moment, Fei Xiang no longer cared about Ye Xiu slapping him. He passionately surveyed the crowd and announced, ”Wang Dazhuang dared to insult Grandpa Lu, so I will win 50 million from him and watch him kowtow to me in public to get justice for Grandpa Lu!”

The announcement was met with thunderous applause. The gamblers lavished praise on Fei Xiang, making him feel on top of the world.

”Wang Dazhuang, our bet starts now. You can go ahead and prove that Master Lu is a fraud,” Fei Xiang urged with a mocking tone, looking completely confident of his victory.

”Okay!” Ye Xiu smiled. ”Call your grandfather on speakerphone right now. Ask him if he knows Master Lu and let everyone here listen.”

Upon hearing this, Master Lu’s face turned green with fear. He had boasted about knowing Fei Yihong just to con Fei Xiang. In reality, he had only heard Fei Yihong’s name and didn’t know him at all.

”Fine, I’ll call. Hmph, just you wait to kowtow and apologize to me.” Fei Xiang readily agreed, taking out his phone and dialing his grandfather’s number. Once connected, he asked directly, ”Grandpa, do you know Master Lu?”

”I’ve heard of him, but I’ve never had the chance to meet him. Why do you ask?” Fei Yihong’s voice came through the phone. Since it was on speakerphone, everyone present heard it.

CLANG! Fei Xiang stood dumbfounded as his phone slipped from his hand and crashed to the floor. He was stunned. He had been calling the man Grandpa Lu all this time, yet his own grandfather didn’t even know him?

Jin Lian looked at Ye Xiu in shock, unable to imagine how he had seen through Master Lu. Can this guy use the Mind Reading Technique?

Meanwhile, the gamblers’ faces turned incredibly ugly. Master Lu had repeatedly claimed to know Fei Yihong and had even selected ten raw stones for Fei Xiang on account of his reputation. Yet, Fei Yihong had just said he didn’t know Master Lu at all. Clearly, Master Lu had been bluffing.

It’s over. My identity as a fraud has been exposed. Master Lu’s face was ashen.

It’s all over. The Master Lu I painstakingly built with countless resources and so much effort is beyond saving! Old Wang’s expression was just as grim.

”My grandfather not knowing Master Lu doesn’t prove he’s a fraud. Maybe he just likes to boast,” Fei Xiang said, still finding it hard to believe Master Lu was a con man. ”Do you have any other evidence to prove Master Lu is a fraud?”

”It’s easy to prove he’s a fraud. Just bring out all the raw stones he selected for you and have them cut open in public,” Ye Xiu announced loudly.

”Alright, I’ll go get them now.” Fei Xiang dashed out. His ten raw stones were in his car outside.

Meanwhile, the 28 gamblers Master Lu had favored no longer cared about his reputation. They all clutched their raw stones and scrambled to have the staff help them cut them open.

By the time Fei Xiang returned with staff carrying the ten raw stones, he happened to see one of them being cut open.

”This...” Upon seeing the cut surface, Fei Xiang was dumbfounded.

The 28 gamblers Master Lu had favored were also dumbfounded.

The other gamblers’ faces changed dramatically. The cut surface of the raw stone did have a speck of green, but it was so sparse that there wasn’t even enough to craft a single complete Jade Ring.

”Next one! Quick, the next one...” someone urged frantically.

One by one, the raw stones were cut open. A few did contain good jade, but most were worthless, not even fetching a few hundred yuan.

”So, you really are a damned fraud!” Fei Xiang roared, his teeth bared as he grabbed Master Lu by the collar.

The 28 victims and the other gamblers all glared at Master Lu, now all convinced he was a fraud. At the same time, they felt ashamed for having berated and questioned Ye Xiu earlier.

”Ugly, when are you going to give me the 50 million and the ten kowtows?” Ye Xiu asked mockingly. ”Surely the great young master of the Fei Family isn’t a sore loser, is he?”

”You...” Fei Xiang’s face flushed with anger. He wanted to renege on the bet, but neither he nor the Fei Family could afford the loss of face. He said viciously, ”I accept my defeat. Give me your account number.”

”Jin Lian, have him transfer the money to your account first,” Ye Xiu said. ”Oh, right, Old Wang, transfer the 100 million from my bet with Master Lu to Jin Lian as well. She can transfer it all to me later.”

”Oh, oh...” Old Wang nodded dumbly, his face looking constipated.

”Alright!” Jin Lian nodded. She understood why Ye Xiu wanted Fei Xiang to transfer the money to her account—bank transfers required real names, and Ye Xiu didn’t want Fei Xiang to know his identity just yet. The transfer was quickly completed.

”Time to kowtow,” Ye Xiu said to Fei Xiang with a sneer.

”Fine! A great man knows when to yield and when to stand firm.” Fei Xiang found a suitable excuse for his humiliation. He knelt and began kowtowing to Ye Xiu with audible thuds.

Watching this, Jin Lian was secretly amazed. Ye Xiu’s method of revenge caused little physical harm but was immensely humiliating. This was far more effective than simply beating Fei Xiang up.

”Wang Dazhuang, just you wait! I will repay today’s humiliation a hundredfold!” After finishing the kowtows, Fei Xiang got up, spat out a vicious threat, and stormed off.

He left? Ye Xiu was a bit stunned. He was just about to help Fei Xiang and the 28 other victims get their money back for the stones, but Fei Xiang had just left.

”You damned old fraud! Give me back my money! Give it back...” Just then, a girl rushed up to Master Lu, crying and beating on him.

”We signed a contract beforehand. If there’s a problem with your raw stones, I’m not responsible,” Master Lu said, shamelessly playing the scoundrel now that his cover was blown.

The girl was instantly disheartened. This was why Fei Xiang had left in a rage and why the other victims hadn’t demanded their money back from Master Lu. With a contract in place, they couldn’t get it back.

Just as the 28 victims were sinking into despair, Ye Xiu looked coldly at Old Wang. ”Old Wang, you’d better return their money. Otherwise, if they sue you and Master Lu for fraud, given the amount you’ve scammed, the two of you can forget about ever getting out of prison.”

”What does Master Lu cheating them have to do with me?” Old Wang retorted gruffly. ”In the stone-gambling trade, all sales are final. No refunds. That’s the rule of the business.”

”Wang Dazhuang, Old Wang is right. Master Lu’s fraud has nothing to do with him. Even if the victims want their money back, they can only sue Master Lu,” Jin Lian said.

The 28 victims also agreed that Old Wang wasn’t involved. After all, those were the rules of the trade. Even though their money ended up in Old Wang’s hands, the one who had scammed them was Master Lu.

”You all are so wonderfully naive,” Ye Xiu said with a laugh. ”The truth is, Master Lu is a fraud that Old Wang created.”

”You’re spouting bullshit...” Old Wang almost died of fright upon hearing this and started cursing. ”You say I created him? Do you have any proof?”