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"If you put it that way, it doesn't seem to be a problem."
Although everyone held different opinions and talked about it, the same thing was that they did not believe that Jiang Lu could win. They were sure that he was tricked by Shi Zhongxian and had to swallow the loss of one hundred thousand with great difficulty.
Anyone who can get an admission ticket and come to this trading field is a famous figure in Nanjiang City. Although some people may not know each other now, as long as they make a little inquiry afterwards, they will know who is who and match the numbers. Therefore, Shi Zhongxian is not afraid that Jiang Lu will default on his debt, unless he does not want to stay in Nanjiang City for the rest of his life.
Looking at the smile on Shi Zhongxian's face, and then looking at the people around him who were looking at him sympathetically, Jiang Lu felt helpless: "Are you all going to sentence me to death?"
Xue Yong and Wang Gang are even more heavyweights, and they are already thinking about how to resolve the bet.
They knew that Jiang Lu didn't have much money, but he still agreed to Shi Zhongxian's bet without hesitation.
And now the two of them were standing with him.
So is there a possibility that the debt will eventually fall on their heads because Jiang Lu is unable to repay it?
After all, to outsiders, they look like good brothers.
Thinking of this, Wang Gang, who was unwilling to give up, asked, "Well, Brother Jiang... you should be able to come up with 100,000, right?"
"What are you talking about?" Xue Yong first scolded Wang Gang, then turned to look at Jiang Lu: "We don't need this, right?"
After saying that, he added, "Well, don't blame me for saying that. If it's a small amount like a few hundred or a few thousand, it wouldn't be a problem for me to pay for you. But after all, it's 100,000, which is our savings for most of the past six months. We can't just squander it."
"You too..." Jiang Lu understood the two people's concerns and sighed: "It doesn't matter, I can't lose. Even if I lose, I will find a way myself and won't let you down."
After hearing Jiang Lu's promise, Xue Yong and Wang Gang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Are you ready?" Shi Zhongxian, who had been waiting for a long time, urged Jiang Lu impatiently.
"Okay, let's get started."
Shi Zhongxian nodded, and clasped his fists earnestly at the waiters in the meeting hall who were wearing cheongsams and watching the conflict with a smile from beginning to end without any special reaction, just like a group of robots:
"I would like to trouble you all to be witnesses to today's matter and guarantee fairness and justice in the name of your master. I will be grateful."
He did not ask other gamblers to act as guarantors, but asked the waiters to witness, because he knew that the owner behind this venue was no ordinary person, and he would be much more useful as a referee than all these gamblers combined.
A waiter who was dressed differently from the others in cheongsam and looked like the supervisor of the group of waiters heard this and replied, "I will report it to my master truthfully and convey your request to him, but I can't guarantee that he will do so."
"It doesn't matter, this is enough." Shi Zhongxian said respectfully.
He didn't care whether the other party would make a clear statement or not. He just wanted to pull the other party in. Besides, this was originally the other party's place. If something happened and he did nothing, it would only destroy his own reputation.
It can be said that as long as he is mentioned, he has to be the captain of the dragonfly no matter what.
After doing all this, he finally looked at Jiang Lu again: "Is one hour enough?"
Jiang Lu said calmly, "That's enough."
Looking around at the thousands of gambling stones, everyone present was a little surprised.
In an hour, they wouldn't be able to even take a cursory look at all the stones, let alone carefully select the most valuable ones.
After all, he is a young man, haha...Shi Zhongxian couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw that Jiang Lu readily agreed to his conditions full of traps.
You are brave but not wise, and you are too concerned about your reputation. If you don't want to be the scapegoat, who will be the scapegoat?
The Immortal in the Stone smiled, bent down, and began to look at it in a pretentious manner.
He came here early and looked at almost all the gambling stones. He had already collected the valuable ones. Now he just had to wait quietly for the agreed time to be over, and he could get the 100,000 to buy more gambling stones.
By then, turning the tide, paying off debts and returning to the top will no longer be just a dream.
Jiang Lu was not idle either. He walked quickly around the entire venue, stopping from time to time, picking up a gambling stone to look at it, then shaking his head, putting it down and continuing walking.
In just half an hour, or only about a quarter of the time had passed, he had looked at all the thousands of stones.
All the gamblers who had been watching him found it hilarious.
"Who would look at gambling stones like this? Do you really think it's like picking cabbages?"
"He swallowed the whole thing without thinking, and he was just a superficial person. Either he has real ability, or he is just an arrogant idiot."
"But how many people in this world are truly powerful? If he really has enough strength to match his arrogance, why has no one heard of him?"
Shi Zhongxian was bending over and pretending to be selecting stones seriously, but he was actually observing Jiang Lu out of the corner of his eye.
Seeing him reviewing the troops here, he could hardly contain his joy.
It's safe, it's safe now! He's a fool!
However, Jiang Lu was not affected by these looks and discussions.
He simply took out the stone that he had taken from the girl in Kunlun Mountain before but had not had time to study, and muttered to himself thoughtfully: "Looking at it, it seems that only you are qualified to let me see your future."
"Come on, you imported product from the underworld, let me see what you are made of..."
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Today is not only the Party Founding Day, a day of universal celebration, but also the day when the author updates his leave request. Without further ado, see you tomorrow, dear readers!
Chapter 296 Unraveling the Stone
There were probably thousands of gambling stones at the venue, and except for the one in Jiang Lu's hand, he hardly even glanced at the others.
There are two reasons.
The first was that the Eye of Prescience consumed too much energy. With so many gambling stones here, he definitely couldn't afford it. If he looked at them all carefully, he might be drained before he found the most precious one.
The second reason is that there may be some extraordinary treasures in other gambling stones, but compared with the one in his hand that carries the aura of the underworld, it is definitely not worth mentioning.
You must know that the way the laws of nature operate in the underworld and the world of the living are completely opposite, just like water and fire, which cannot be mixed.
But they are not simply opposites, but rather closer to a balance, offsetting each other to a harmonious state.
No matter whether it is an item from the underworld or an item from the world of the living, after reaching the other side, it will be assimilated by the way of heaven, and its aura will become the same as that of local items, commonly known as "when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
Only objects or people that are special or powerful enough not to be subject to such restrictions will not be assimilated when they reach the other side.
That is why Jiang Lu values the gambling stone in his hand so much.
Such a strong and authentic aura of the underworld could be preserved on the territory of the Sanqing version of the world of the living. He couldn't even imagine how important the things inside it were.
It can only be said that it is fortunate that Jiang Lu has parts of the highest quality from the underworld on his body, which allows him to sense its aura. If it were an ordinary person, without having been to the underworld, he would definitely not be able to perceive the mystery of it. At most, he would only think that the stone looks a little dark and not like a good stone.
With a hint of expectation, Jiang Lu's right eye began to mutate at an extremely fast speed. The entire eyeball turned grayish white, and the boundary between the white of the eye and the pupil could not be seen.
The Eye of Prescience was activated, and the future of gambling on stones was like a vast galaxy. Every time node of its existence was clearly reflected in front of Jiang Lu's eyes.
"Let me see what's going on..."
Because it looks very ordinary, there is no green on the surface, and it is not very big. Even if it exists, it is probably only the size of a finger, so it is not worth spending such a high price to gamble.
There is no doubt that without Jiang Lu, it would always remain in a state of being ignored.
But from this moment on, its life was fast-forwarded, and under Jiang Lu's promotion, it soon arrived at the day when its fate changed.
The impoverished caravan transporting the gambling stone was passing through a mountain. Due to the bumpy muddy path, the gambling stone was knocked off the path without anyone noticing and went all the way down the hillside.
Finally, the gambling stone fell into the hands of an old man.
He looked like a farmer who had lived here for a long time.
"This size is just right for a whetstone."
He weighed the gambling stone, took it home with great satisfaction, then took out his weathered hatchet and began to sharpen it on the gambling stone.
After rubbing it twice, he found it quite smooth.
Not only is it the right size, but it's also very hard. Even if the hatchet is sharpened to a shiny finish, there won't be a single white mark left on the stone.
So the old man put the stone in the yard and used it to touch his hatchet every day.
However...
The old man died without ever being able to sharpen the grindstone to the point where the contents were visible...
Jiang Lu watched helplessly as the old man's family put the stone, which he had treasured during his lifetime, into the coffin and buried it with him.
"?" Jiang Lu frowned. "It's gone? From a gambling stone gathering dust in a warehouse to a gambling stone gathering dust in a coffin?"
He tried to push the time back further to see if the old man's tomb had been robbed.
But Jiang Lu didn’t see that day until his brain began to ache due to low mental strength.
"I'm going to take a break today..." Jiang Lu rubbed his temple uncomfortably, feeling that he wouldn't be able to use the Eye of Prescience anytime soon.
It was at this time that Shi Zhongxian had already confirmed his participation in the gambling stone competition.
It was also an unremarkable stone, but the whole stone had a strange dark color. It was obviously dry, but it looked like it had just been soaked in water.
"You've been staring at that stone for a long time. Are you sure?" Shi Zhongxian urged impatiently.
"Hmm..." Although Jiang Lu had already made up his mind, he would use this stone for competition.
But after all, he didn't see what was inside, so he was still a little unsure.
More importantly, he just remembered one thing.
If the aura of this gambling stone is something that people in the world of the living have never seen, then is it possible that even if the things inside are really precious, people in the world of the living will not recognize them?
It's like the best pornographic pictures, which seem to have no meaning when placed in front of a blind person.
Perhaps it was because he saw Jiang Lu's hesitation that Shi Zhongxian, although disdainful, took his own face into consideration and did not become aggressive.
"If you're still not sure, I can give you some more time."
"Tsk..." Jiang Lu wanted to confirm it one last time, and if it didn't work, he would try other options. But the situation didn't allow it now, and he could no longer use the Eye of Precognition.
So he was too lazy to bother anymore and just opened it first.
Even if the people here don't recognize it, as long as I know them, I can find a way to make them recognize it.
"That's it."
Jiang Lu shook the gambling stones in his hand, and then he and Shi Zhongxian put the two gambling stones they had chosen into the tray prepared by the waiter.
"I'll ask you to help me cut the stone."
The Immortal in the Stone said to the waiter.
The latter smiled and nodded: "Leave it to us."
Soon, the pallet was delivered to an empty booth in the center of the venue, where the craftsmen arranged by the organizers of the trade fair were already waiting.