Ghost Catching System

The bidder had no choice; he could only go as high as 100,000. Bidding 110,000 meant less profit, making it pointless, not to mention the processing fee for the jade stone.

With this, he had earned 110,000.

Chu Hao looked at Pang Zhengguang. ”Oi, Bladder Boy, ready to lick shoe soles?”

F*CK!

Pang Zhengguang’s face turned extremely ugly. He said angrily, ”There’s still one last round! The winner isn’t decided yet.”

Pang Zhengguang left in a huff. He took out his phone and made a call. ”Dad, transfer 1,000,000 to me. I’m stone gambling here.”

Pang Zhengguang’s father, Pang Dalong, was also at Longhua Pavilion, but he was currently talking with some business owners. He frowned and asked, ”You lost it all?”

Pang Zhengguang replied helplessly, ”I was winning, but then I made a cut and lost everything.”

Pang Dalong said, ”Wait a moment; I’ll have my secretary transfer it to you.”

With that, Pang Dalong hung up. Stone gambling was a type of training for his son, and 1,000,000 wasn’t a lot of money to him.

After hanging up, Pang Dalong looked at one of the businessmen and asked with a smile, ”Old Wu, when is the Master arriving?”

Old Wu chuckled. ”He should be here soon.”

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone announced, ”The Master has arrived!”

The crowd looked over and saw an old man, around sixty years old, with a kind, benevolent face and sharp, spirited eyes. He walked over surrounded by a group of people, looking fit and vigorous despite his age.

”Master Chen,” several businessmen greeted him, clasping their hands in salute.

This sixty-year-old Master Chen was a legendary figure in the stone gambling world. He had won countless gambles, and some who had once followed him were now tycoons in Huaxia Country’s jewelry industry.

In Huaxia, countless jewelry tycoons were willing to work for Master Chen at his slightest behest.

However, when facing these jewelry tycoons, Master Chen merely nodded slightly. He turned to a young man beside him and said, ”Uncle Master, the auction for Emperor’s Love starts tomorrow.”

The crowd was shocked. Master Chen was actually calling a young man in his twenties ’Uncle Master’? They couldn’t believe their ears.

The young man wore a Zhongshan suit. He had piercing eyes, a broad forehead, and strong, defined features. His face, as if sculpted, looked incredibly sharp and intense.

The young man in the Zhongshan suit nodded. ”I heard your Stone Manipulation Technique is making quite a stir in the secular world. I’d like to witness it.”

Master Chen felt a surge of pride, but he didn’t show it, aware of the young man’s background. He responded modestly, ”In front of Uncle Master, I wouldn’t dare speak of the Stone Manipulation Technique.”

The young man in the Zhongshan suit said, ”Since I’m idle, I might as well have some fun. It’s been a long time since I last visited the secular world.”

”Yes.” Master Chen quickly led the way.

A group followed them, seven out of ten of whom were bosses in the jewelry industry. The scene was remarkably ostentatious; perhaps not even a top tycoon could command such an entourage.

Pang Dalong asked in a low voice, ”What’s that young man’s background?”

He was bewildered. Even a young scion from a prominent family in the Imperial Capital wouldn’t warrant such deference from Master Chen, let alone being addressed as ’Uncle Master.’ The implied seniority was astonishingly vast.

Old Wu whispered, ”I hear he’s a master from Zhongnan Mountain. I don’t know the specifics, but since Master Chen holds him in such high regard, we jewelry merchants had best not offend him.”

Pang Dalong nodded, a pang of envy in his heart. If only my son were half as capable as that young man, he thought. They’re about the same age, too.

For the final raw stone, Pang Zhengguang intended to purchase one worth hundreds of thousands. He refused to believe he was less skilled at stone gambling than Chu Hao, that con artist!

”This next round, I’ll make sure you lose completely!”

Pang Zhengguang went to the high-denomination raw stone area. The cheapest stones here were priced at 300,000, but he walked directly towards those priced between 800,000 and 900,000.

After inspecting for about fifteen minutes, he pointed at one and declared, ”That’s the one.”

The raw stone he picked was about fifty centimeters across, a considerably large piece, priced at 890,000.

Chu Hao, meanwhile, was quite laid-back.

Arriving in the same high-denomination raw stone area, Chu Hao looked at Mu Yufei and said, ”Sister Yu Fei, aren’t you going to buy a raw stone? Your luck is exceptionally strong today.”

Mu Yufei smiled. ”Alright, I’ll buy one on your advice.”

Mu Yufei walked forward to examine the raw stones, with Chu Hao accompanying her like a husband with his wife, occasionally offering tips.

This, however, left Tina feeling sidelined.

Chu Hao, feeling the air was a bit stuffy, asked, ”Sister Yu Fei, would you like something to drink?”

Mu Yufei replied, ”Some juice would be nice.”

Chu Hao turned his head to Tina. ”Go buy some juice.”

Tina was incredulous, pointing at herself. ”Me? You want *me* to go buy it?”

Chu Hao said with a straight face, ”Who else? Me? Can’t you see I’m in the middle of stone gambling?”

Tina was speechless. This guy really knows how to order people around! she thought. But I’ve been acting so gentle; getting angry now would be out of character and could easily blow my cover.

Tina forced a smile. ”Chu, what would you like to drink?”

Chu Hao replied, ”I’ll have whatever Sister Yu Fei is drinking.”

The corner of Tina’s mouth twitched. ”Aren’t you going to ask what *I* want to drink?”

Chu Hao said impatiently, ”You’re the one buying the drinks. Can’t you see for yourself what’s available over there?”

Damn it! Tina fumed internally. This guy’s treating me like a servant and buying drinks for another woman!

Keeping the smile plastered on her face, Tina suppressed her anger. ”I’ll go get them.”

Nearby stone buyers, witnessing Chu Hao speak to the strikingly beautiful foreign woman in such a manner, were quite surprised. They couldn’t help but quietly give him a thumbs-up. ”Brother, you’re really doing us Huaxia people proud!”

Chu Hao said arrogantly, ”That foreign girl is obsessed with me, pestering me relentlessly. If she didn’t seem to like me so much, I’d have kicked her to the curb long ago.”

DING! Host has successfully shown off, receiving 2,000 Pretentiousness Points.

The man gave another thumbs-up, his face full of admiration.

Tina hadn’t gone far when she overheard this. She nearly died of anger. How shameless! she fumed. To say *I’m* pestering *him*!

If it weren’t for her mission, I’d love to spike his juice and kill him! Tina thought viciously.

Mu Yufei watched Chu Hao. She was a very smart woman. Their relationship isn’t affectionate, she mused. There’s definitely more to it than meets the eye. But she didn’t voice her thoughts, instead lowering her head to observe the raw stones.

”This one,” Mu Yufei said, choosing a piece.

Chu Hao looked at the raw stone she had chosen and nodded inwardly. People with strong financial luck truly do thrive, he thought. The aura of wealth around this stone is very strong and pure.

Chu Hao also selected a piece from the 100,000-yuan section—the one with the strongest red aura of wealth—for exactly 110,000.

Upon reaching the cutting table, Pang Zhengguang saw the raw stone Chu Hao had selected. He snorted coldly. ”This round, I’m taking back everything!”

The Knife-handling Master picked up the stone and began to cut.

WHIRR! WHIRR!

Just then, a group of people walked over; it was Master Chen and his entourage.

Master Chen smiled and said, ”Uncle Master, this is stone cutting.”

The young man in the Zhongshan suit nodded, observing the raw stone on the cutting table.

Pang Dalong, seeing that the raw stone being cut was his son’s selection, smiled faintly. He stepped forward and said, ”Master Chen, that’s my son’s stone they’re cutting up there. The boy has been around stone gambling with me since he was young. Regardless of the outcome, I hope you might offer him some guidance later to broaden his experience.”