Ghost Catching System

The crowd was speechless. There’s actually such a way to play? Is Chu Hao determined to defeat Master Chen so capriciously?

”Why don’t you just ascend to the heavens!” one sycophant cried.

”Exactly, exactly,” another chimed in.

Chu Hao ignored these bootlickers and said indifferently, ”Cut.”

The Knife-handling Master was also helpless. In fact, he was curious. Chu Hao had already successfully cut three pieces of jade. Starting from 660 RMB, his winnings had ballooned to over a million RMB—quite an accomplishment.

Pang Zhengguang stared intensely. When Master Chen made his move, Pang Zhengguang wasn’t relaxed at all; instead, he grew even more tense.

He was worried, what if Chu Hao could cut out jade again? This was the fourth stone. If jade emerged again, it would be four consecutive successful cuts, an extremely rare feat.

Meanwhile, Tina was in turmoil. She had thought Chu Hao would be easy to deal with, but ever since he started stone gambling, his methods had been bizarre and baffling.

At that moment, the young man in the Zhongshan suit shook his head slightly.

Seeing this, Master Chen asked, ”Martial Uncle, what’s wrong?”

The young man in the Zhongshan suit said, ”You’re going to lose.”

Master Chen uttered an ”Ah,” then said, ”Martial Uncle, my judgment is very sound.”

The young man in the Zhongshan suit replied, ”I’m not talking about your judgment, but about this person. You can’t beat him.”

Master Chen looked puzzled. ”How is that possible?”

The young man in the Zhongshan suit smiled faintly. ”Just watch.”

Master Chen was incredulous but kept watching.

SCREEECH!

Limestone dust flew as a cut went down, splitting the stone in half. Suddenly, the Knife-handling Master cried out in alarm, ”Ah!”

Everyone hastily looked over and saw a very purple piece of jade that had been cut in half.

”Violet jadeite!”

Within the two halves of the stone lay a type of purple jadeite, smooth as water, deeply colored, yet with a fine texture and high transparency.

”Top-quality violet jadeite!” a jeweler exclaimed in astonishment.

At this, a sudden silence fell over the scene; everyone was stunned by the jade inside.

Violet jadeite was common, but one with such high transparency was extremely rare.

Especially Chu Hao’s piece. It was very full, occupying the entire stone. Basically, just beneath the stone skin lay violet jadeite, with a jade surface area of about forty centimeters.

But then a merchant swore outright, ”Damn it! That’s a brutal waste of a natural treasure!”

Indeed. A piece of top-quality violet jadeite like this, if it had remained intact, could have been crafted into a large decorative piece, its value astonishing.

But alas, the jade had been cut in half. Wasn’t that a brutal waste of a natural treasure?

Now, in the minds of the jewelers, tens of thousands of ’grass mud horses’ seemed to rampage; words couldn’t describe their current feelings.

Even Master Chen was dumbfounded, his heart aching for this jade. To think a piece of top-quality violet jadeite, found after so long, would be cut in half! It was more than a brutal waste of a natural treasure; he felt like strangling Chu Hao right then and there.

”This... this! I feel like hitting someone!” a merchant said angrily.

”Me too! Such a horrendous waste!” another added.

Chu Hao stepped forward, took a look, and said with a smile, ”Can this jade beat that old guy?”

Damn him! You actually have the nerve to speak? Such a good piece of jade, and you cut it in half!

The middle-aged man who had spoken earlier swallowed hard, his face a mask of disbelief, and said, ”Young man, this jade is worth at least sixty million. If made into a large decorative piece, it could sell for at least eighty million. But with your one cut, its value has dropped to twenty million.”

Hearing this, Chu Hao was somewhat surprised. This thing is so valuable?

But who is Brother Hao? In my eyes, money is just a stepping stone for showing off. King Chubi is just that awesome.

Chu Hao waved his hand dismissively and boasted, ”As long as I win, hehe... Just a trifling matter of gambling on stones, nothing more. Being invincible is so lonely.”

”Ding! Host has shown off successfully, gaining 2000 Pretentious Points.”

Hearing Chu Hao’s words, the group of merchants and Master Chen felt their faces burn, as if they had been slapped a hundred times.

The middle-aged man immediately said, ”Young man, I’ll offer twenty-three million. Sigh... It’s such a pity for such a fine piece of jade. A terrible pity.”

Those who understood jade all felt regret. This piece of jade was truly unlucky to have encountered Chu Hao.

Chu Hao didn’t waste words and directly sold the violet jadeite to the middle-aged man.

Only then did Chu Hao look at Master Chen and say, ”Head buzzing yet?”

Master Chen’s mouth twitched.

Chu Hao then looked at the merchants who had been flattering Master Chen and said, ”Well? Aren’t you going to keep sucking up?”

Damn! The merchants didn’t dare utter a sound. They had been too aggressive with their flattery earlier, and now they felt thoroughly awkward.

Indeed. The legendary Master Chen had actually lost to a mere youngster.

”So what if you cut a piece of jade? What’s there to be proud of?” someone muttered.

At that moment, Mu Yufei stepped forward and said, ”My friend here initially chose four stones, and all of them contained jade. Furthermore, he has now earned twenty-three million, while the initial purchase price for the stones was a mere 660 RMB.”

Everyone’s heads were buzzing. How could this be possible?

The middle-aged man who had bought the violet jadeite confirmed, ”I bought all his jade stones. What she said is true. Young man, you’re truly incredible!”

With that, the whole place fell silent.

Pang Dalong’s expression softened a little. He looked at his son and asked, ”Is that true?”

Pang Zhengguang lowered his head bitterly.

It seemed to be true. Even Pang Dalong looked incredulous.

Seeing the shocked and speechless faces of the crowd, Chu Hao stood with his hands behind his back and said indifferently, ”I just love seeing this look on your faces—the look of people who haven’t seen the world.”

”Ding! Host has bragged arrogantly and mockingly, gaining 2000 Pretentious Points.”

The merchants and Master Chen had extremely ugly expressions, as uncomfortable as if they’d swallowed dead flies.

They had no choice but to watch Chu Hao show off.

Chu Hao sneered, then turned to Pang Zhengguang and said, ”Now, there’s no one to protect you, right?”

Pang Zhengguang felt like crying. He looked toward his father and implored, ”Dad, save me!”

Pang Dalong said gravely, ”Young man, let’s drop this matter. I, Pang Dalong, will owe you a favor.”

However, Chu Hao shook his head.

Pang Dalong shouted angrily, ”Don’t you think you’re going too far?”

Chu Hao replied coldly, ”Too far? I don’t think so. You all were so enthusiastic earlier; can’t I enjoy myself a little too?”

Pang Dalong was speechless.

Indeed, the earlier flattery from that group of merchants had been excessive.

But in the blink of an eye, they were slapped in the face, and it stung acutely.

Master Chen snorted coldly. ”Just a stroke of luck winning once. Do you really think I’d lose to you, a junior?”

Chu Hao laughed. ”Still not admitting defeat after losing, huh? Speaking of our bet, you’re going to honor it, aren’t you? When are you going to introduce me to your granddaughter?”

Damn! This kid was too sharp-tongued; Master Chen was momentarily speechless.

Then, someone started clapping. Everyone’s gaze shifted in that direction, only to see a group of Taoist priests standing on the perimeter.