Ghost Catching System

The first layer of stone skin fell away, and Chu Hao’s raw stone directly revealed jade.

When the judges saw it, they all crowded around to take a closer look. That glance was significant—they all gasped.

”Holy shit, Imperial Green?” The judges couldn’t help but swear.

Another piece of jade, and it was Imperial Green?

Taoist Bei Sheng’s head buzzed. He was utterly despondent. The confidence he’d had before hadn’t even lasted until the third round before it was shattered.

What kind of monsters are these two? he wondered.

The jade Chu Hao had chosen was cut out. It was a piece of Imperial Green as big as a football, much larger than the piece Taoist Bei Sheng had. It radiated a luminous green color, with astonishing translucency that was mesmerizing.

Everyone was stunned.

Boss Nie turned to the head of Longhua Pavilion and said, ”Can you sell this stone yard of yours?”

Damn it!

You’re kicking someone when they’re down at a time like this, the head of Longhua Pavilion fumed internally.

He felt like crying. What in the world was happening! The total value of all the stone materials here hadn’t even reached three billion. Yet, a value of three billion had already been taken away earlier, making life impossible for him.

Damn it.

The head of Longhua Pavilion even thought that in the future, he absolutely must not open the gambling stone yard to these two; they were just too abnormal.

One point three billion.

That was the price of Chu Hao’s jade stone.

Previously, a fist-sized piece of Imperial Green was worth five hundred million. This piece was certainly worth more than one billion.

Such a large piece of Imperial Green was enough for many pieces of jewelry. Considering this, one point three billion wasn’t an exorbitant amount.

Chu Hao laughed and said, ”Gambling on stones is really boring; there’s no challenge at all.”

”DING... Host has successfully equipped, gaining 2,000 Pretentious Points.”

Su Huansheng gave a faint smile, not feeling nervous at all, and said with interest, ”Young friend Chu, what kind of technique is this? I have never seen it before.”

Chu Hao said, ”Likewise.”

Below, Mu Chenglong was dumbfounded to see Chu Hao cut out jade worth another one point three billion and said, ”Yu Xun, do you really have no chance at all with Little Chu?”

”Dad! You...” Mu Yuxun was on the verge of tears.

Mu Chenglong turned to his eldest daughter and said, ”Daughter, what do you think of Little Chu?”

Mu Yufei was speechless and said, ”Dad, you know me. If I don’t like someone, I won’t pursue them.”

Mu Chenglong said helplessly, ”Not even a little bit of a spark?”

Mu Yufei laughed, ”Little Chu is too fickle.”

Yes, Chu Hao was too fickle.

If Chu Hao knew this, he would probably want to cry.

Mu Chenglong, breaking character, said, ”So what if he’s fickle? All men are fickle. Ahem... what Dad means to say is that one should seize the opportunity with someone like him, or there won’t be another chance like this.”

Mu Yufei was even more speechless and said, ”He has a girlfriend.”

Mu Chenglong said, ”What era are we living in? He isn’t married yet.”

Mu Yufei: ”...”

Outsiders were more excited and thrilled than anyone. What would the third round bring?

Imperial Green, ink wash jade, jade within jade—priceless jades that were hard to come by in many years, all emerged today. Would there be another shock in the third round?

「The third round.」

This was the final round.

This time, Su Huansheng and Chu Hao both grew serious. They each knew how formidable the other was and honestly couldn’t say who would win.

As for Taoist Bei Sheng, he had become like an outsider. The gap was too wide—how could he possibly compete?

Su Huansheng approached the stones worth over one hundred million.

There were a total of six such stones.

These stones all had names: Dragon Egg, Seven Apertures Sky, Stone China, Dragon Ascending Cloud, Grass Wood Stone, and Stone Emperor.

Of these six stones, the lowest valued was the Dragon Egg at three hundred million.

The highest valued were Seven Apertures Sky and Stone Emperor, the former at five hundred million and the latter at six hundred million.

Everyone was excited. These stones had a long history, and their prohibitive prices had deterred everyone. Would they witness their true nature today?

”I thought I would never witness what’s inside these six stones.”

”Me too. Are they going to buy them?”

”I’m even more curious. What kind of jade will come out in the third round? Is there anything more precious than Imperial Green and ink wash jadeite?”

Su Huansheng closed his eyes and stamped his foot, and the Formation appeared again. This time it didn’t manifest as quickly as before, as though he were sensing something.

Chu Hao didn’t dare to underestimate Su Huansheng. Among these six stones, three were a moldy gray color. If cut open, they would absolutely result in a complete loss.

Only one stone, the Stone Emperor, had a bright red color.

However, Chu Hao was more concerned about Seven Apertures Sky; this stone gave him a very strange feeling. He didn’t see any wealth-indicating colors on it, but after staring at it for a while, he actually felt dizzy. He wondered if others felt the same.

This time, Chu Hao reached out to touch Seven Apertures Sky.

Onlookers gasped in surprise upon seeing Chu Hao touch a stone for the first time. Before, he had only glanced at stones before making his choice.

”Why am I so excited just because he’s touching the stone?”

”Indeed! It feels like this touch is no simple matter.”

Chu Hao’s action surprised countless people, making them even more curious.

Boss Nie said, ”Have these six stones of yours been evaluated by anyone?”

The owner of Longhua Pavilion replied, ”Of course they’ve been evaluated; otherwise, I wouldn’t dare set such prices.”

Boss Nie sighed, ”These two are no ordinary people. I wonder if I can dine with them later.”

The second boss hurriedly said, ”Count me in.”

The owner of Longhua Pavilion was conflicted. He hoped they would buy, yet he was also afraid they would. He was truly in a bind.

Chu Hao’s hand touched Seven Apertures Sky.

Suddenly, the True Qi within his body flowed like water, entering the Seven Apertures Sky stone. He was taken aback and quickly withdrew his hand.

The System announced, ”Special task: Cut out the mysterious stone.”

The System announced, ”Complete the task and receive 500,000 Experience Points.”

The System announced, ”Complete the task and receive one Golden Treasure Chest.”

Chu Hao was startled. A task involving a mysterious stone? And it would be completed just by cutting it out? This thing isn’t simple at all!

”I’ll take this one,” Chu Hao said.

An uproar went through the crowd, filled mostly with excitement. Were stones that had been untouched for so many years finally going to be cut open?

At that moment, Su Huansheng also opened his eyes and, pointing at the Stone Emperor, said, ”I choose this one.”

”This is what stone gambling is all about! My god!”

”The stones I gambled on in the past must have been fake!”

”What kind of jade could be inside these incredibly expensive stones?”

Taoist Bei Sheng clenched his teeth and, pointing at the Dragon Ascending Cloud stone, said, ”I choose it.”

Another gasp rippled through the crowd; the three stones combined were worth one point six billion!

Everyone was tense as the three men paid. The staff moved the stones to the cutting platform.

The Knife-handling Master was also excited. He never imagined that in his lifetime, he would be cutting three of these six legendary stones. His hands were trembling.

The first stone to be cut was Taoist Bei Sheng’s. He was incredibly nervous. He would bet this stone contained jade, but he had no idea what kind; he simply didn’t possess the skills of Chu Hao and Su Huansheng.