Return of the Immortal Emperor Daddy novel Chapter 62

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Invaluable

"Mr. Wu Tian, you truly are a god," Xia Qian said as she approached him.

"Indeed. From now on, you’re my god," Lin Fa immediately chimed in. He gazed at Wu Tian with boundless awe and admiration. The situation had been so dire, yet Wu Tian had completely turned it around. Lin Fa had never seen or even heard of anyone with such skill.

Hearing their remarks, Wu Tian just smiled, a little exasperated. It’s just a trivial matter. Why all the fuss?

The Stone-Cutting Master looked at Wu Tian with admiration. "Sir, shall we begin cutting the last Raw Stone?"

Wu Tian nodded.

A buzz of anticipation went through the crowd as all eyes focused on Wu Tian’s final Raw Stone. "This is the last one," someone murmured. "I wonder what’s inside." "Is this young man really that miraculous?" another asked. "Can he pull off another miracle?" They were all eager to see what kind of jadeite it would reveal—or if it would be nothing at all.

SCREECH!

The ear-piercing sound of the cutting machine rang out again. Everyone stared at the Raw Stone, their gazes a mixture of tension, surprise, and anticipation.

Just then, the Stone-Cutting Master exclaimed again, "There’s green!"

The crowd immediately pushed closer, their eyes glued to the Raw Stone. "Really?" someone shouted. "What kind of green is it?" "Is it a high-grade piece?"

Master Zhen swayed, on the verge of collapsing. The Heavens, help me, please help me, he pleaded inwardly. Don’t let it be glass-type. Please, not glass-type... Anything but glass-type...

Perhaps his prayers to The Heavens had worked. The material inside the Raw Stone was, indeed, not a glass-type.

When Xiao Liang spotted the sliver of exposed green, a thought suddenly struck him. An incredulous expression crossed his face as he strode forward.

"Let me do the cutting," Xiao Liang said.

"Teacher, you..." Nalan Jie was stunned. His teacher was a titan in the world of antiques, the undisputed number one, but Nalan Jie knew his teacher’s talents extended far beyond that. His teacher had been good friends with the second-ranked expert in the Gambling Stone Circle and had learned many techniques from him. He had even selected numerous top-grade jades himself. However, since Xiao Liang no longer cared for fame and fortune in his old age, his accomplishments in the Gambling Stone Circle were largely unknown.

Otherwise, Xiao Liang’s reputation in the Gambling Stone Circle would surely surpass Master Zhen’s. Now, seeing his teacher insist on cutting the stone himself made Nalan Jie feel even more uneasy. Could the jadeite inside this stone be something extraordinary? he wondered.

Nalan Jie glanced toward Master Zhen, but the old man’s eyes were closed in prayer, completely oblivious to his questioning look.

The crowd watched, perplexed, as Xiao Liang took control of the cutting machine himself. Many of those present were aware of a part of Xiao Liang’s identity, and their eyes widened in surprise.

Wu Tian watched this scene with great interest. As expected of someone from the Five Surnames and Seven Families. He really is different from ordinary people, he thought.

The more perceptive members of the crowd, seeing Xiao Liang take over the cutting himself, already had their suspicions. They knew that whatever was inside this Raw Stone had to be something spectacular.

Nangong Yi and Lin Tianlong could only grit their teeth in helpless frustration.

Master Zhen, however, remained oblivious. He kept his eyes shut, praying fervently. He wasn’t normally superstitious, but what else could he rely on right now? If Wu Tian just suffers one setback—a Waterloo—then my defeat as a master of the Gambling Stone Circle won’t be quite so tragic.

"Just as I thought..." As Xiao Liang cut into the Raw Stone and revealed the barest glimpse of what was inside, a smile lit up his eyes.

Master Zhen knew it was all over. He had lost to a young man. From this day forward, he wouldn’t be a titan of the Gambling Stone Circle but its biggest joke—a cautionary tale told over tea. How did it come to this? He couldn’t believe this young man, Wu Tian, possessed such incredible insight. He also began to resent Nalan Jie for dragging him into this mess. He had tried to snatch a chicken, only to lose the rice used as bait.

This man... is fascinating.

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