At that moment, the ill-tempered man suddenly asked in shock, "Wait, did you say that person's name was Chu Chen?"
"His name is Chu Chen. What's the problem?" The shop assistant glanced at the man, finding his reaction rather strange.
The man's companion also came to his senses. After exchanging a look with the man, he muttered, "Could he be the famous Jade King?"
"It seems to match. The name is the same, and their ages are about the same. I also heard that he opened an antique shop and was extremely skilled at appraising antiques... That's right! It has to be him!"
The man slapped his thigh hard, regret showing on his face. He regretted missing Chu Chen, but he was also frustrated at having missed one or perhaps several rough jade stones that might have yielded high-grade jadeite. Unfortunately, things had already reached this point, and it was too late for regrets.
"You're saying Chu Chen is the Jade King? Stop joking, will you?!"
Their conversation struck the old man as the funniest thing in the world. If they had said Chu Chen was skilled at gambling on stones, he could at least believe it. But saying Chu Chen was the "Jade King" was simply absurd—he might as well have been making it up without even bothering to think it through!
The man glanced at the old man and sneered. "Just because you think it's impossible doesn't mean others can't do it. Chu Chen was someone who defeated the Jade King in a gambling match. Don't you think he deserves the title of 'Jade King'?"
"Which Jade King?" The old man was stunned.
"Other than the one from Myanmar, which stone-gambling master could possibly be called the Jade King?" the man replied matter-of-factly.
"What? Really?" the old man