Dare You Bet With Me

After eating and drinking his fill, he checked out of the hotel. His plan for today was to buy the jade and then head straight back to his hometown.

Arriving at Culture Street once more, he didn't linger anywhere else, proceeding directly to the Jade Area.

This time, he came prepared. As he passed each shop, Chen Mo bought any Raw Jade that his Spiritual Sense detected, and then moved on to the next. The shopkeepers didn't suspect anything; after all, people often bought Raw Jade and took it away directly, so Chen Mo's actions seemed normal to them.

However, after visiting a few shops, Chen Mo started to get a headache. While the stones varied in size, they still had weight. He couldn't possibly continue shopping while carrying all these Raw Jade stones. So, he bought a relatively large cart and loaded all the Raw Jade onto it. The cart happened to have canvas bags for carrying goods, which concealed Chen Mo's actions of collecting the Raw Jade. Thus, Chen Mo kept buying, but the cart didn't appear to have much Raw Jade on it.

After buying a lot, he had indeed acquired a considerable amount of Raw Jade. Chen Mo felt that the Raw Jade he bought today was incomparable to yesterday's. Yesterday, his Spiritual Sense had only a vague feeling about the Raw Jade, and after cutting it, they were all just unformed pieces of jade. But today, Chen Mo selected many stones that felt very comfortable to his Spiritual Sense, some even feeling particularly cool and pleasant. This indicated that the jade contained within the Raw Jade were definitely good quality items.

He selected about 30-odd pieces of stone material. The largest were about 50 centimeters, and the smallest were only about the size of a fist. He also came across some offcuts from the shops and bought a lot of them. Under his Spiritual Sense, these jade pieces mostly gave off only a slight feeling. He bought them purely for practicing his carving skills; otherwise, using good jade to practice carving would be an act of extravagance.

He then arrived at a shop specializing in Stone Gambling. In a small courtyard, Raw Jade stones were displayed all around, supported by heavy-duty shelves. Each Raw Jade stone had a price marked beneath it. Chen Mo wouldn't have entered, but the Raw Jade stones placed at the entrance gave off no sensation to his Spiritual Sense; they were all waste material. However, seeing many people still picking through the Raw Jade at the entrance, he felt sorry for their pockets, as they were buying waste material.

Many people were entering the small courtyard, so when Chen Mo couldn't find any suitable Raw Jade at the entrance, he followed the crowd inside, wanting to see if there were any good pieces among the Raw Jade stones in the courtyard.

He looked around the Raw Jade stones with the flow of people. They were all completely gamble stones. Among them, three gave him a very good feeling with his Spiritual Sense, with one even feeling as cool as being in water. Chen Mo knew he had to buy these three. However, he wanted to look around more before finally making the purchase. Many people were looking at stones in the courtyard, gathering in groups of three or five. They would occasionally use magnifying glasses or high-intensity flashlights to examine the stones, and then discuss them, but overall, very few transactions were taking place.

Suddenly, Chen Mo's Spiritual Sense felt a release on a huge stone. Amusingly, it passed through a thin layer of mud and directly entered a cool body of water. His Spiritual Sense also vibrated, giving him a feeling of ease, comfort, and rejuvenation. Chen Mo was stunned. He hadn't expected to encounter such a good piece of stone material, far exceeding his expectations. It was about a meter long and wide, and eighty to ninety centimeters thick – definitely a behemoth.

Looking at the price tag, Chen Mo felt like spitting blood. The stone material was priced at 5.5 million yuan, making it impossible for him to buy. The funds in his pocket were just over 2 million yuan, with the rest spent on Raw Jade. He simply didn't have enough to buy this stone.

As Chen Mo was contemplating how to raise the funds, someone bumped into him, causing him to lurch forward. Fortunately, he reacted quickly and took a step forward to cushion the impact, preventing himself from falling.

"What's wrong with you, fellow? Leaving a cart like this here?" Before Chen Mo could turn around, he heard a shrill voice from behind him.

"Ah! Sorry! My apologies!" Since it was his fault, Chen Mo immediately turned around to apologize. He had no intention of refusing to speak or admit fault.

"Damn it, if apologies were useful, what would the police be for?" a young man in his early twenties cursed at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo frowned. Although he had apologized, the cart wasn't placed in the middle of the path. The small courtyard, while small, was relatively spacious and could accommodate hundreds of people. The path in the courtyard was very wide, so it was impossible to bump into his cart while walking. Moreover, if the cart hadn't been there, the person would likely have bumped into him from behind, as Chen Mo had placed the cart behind him to avoid obstructing the way.

His apology didn't mean he was at fault, so he looked directly at the young man and said, "The courtyard is so wide, why did you bump into my cart? Is it because you weren't watching where you were going?"

Well, Chen Mo's words had clearly struck a nerve with this man. He pointed directly at Chen Mo's nose and cursed, "Damn it, say that again? I bumped into your cart? Are you blind? You placed this cart in the middle of the courtyard, obstructing the way, and you're saying I bumped into your cart?"

"You..." Chen Mo was about to retort, but someone stopped him.

"Zhang Liwei! I came to look at stones, not to listen to you curse!" a young girl next to the young man spoke up. Not only did she stop Chen Mo from saying anything, but she also made the young man, Zhang Liwei, stop talking. However, he still glared fiercely at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo looked at the young girl before him. She was truly beautiful, exuding an air of graceful elegance and captivating charm. However, she was somewhat cold, a coldness directed at everyone, not just Chen Mo. One could say this young girl was exceptionally cold and stunning. He had initially wanted to say a few words to retort at Zhang Liwei, but seeing the young girl speak, he didn't continue. He also noticed that both of them were followed by several people who looked like bodyguards, indicating that they both came from extraordinary backgrounds.

Seeing Zhang Liwei glare at him, Chen Mo rolled his eyes and retorted. He then turned and picked up the three stones that had given him a strong feeling, spending over a million yuan. To put on a show, he casually picked out four other stones, making a total of seven. He planned to cut them here. If he could sell them at a good price, he would then buy that 5.5 million yuan stone that had given him such a unique feeling.

The stone-cutting area of the shop was in the backyard. The shop employees took the stones Chen Mo bought to the stone-cutting machine. Chen Mo was waiting for the previous customer to finish cutting their stones before he could cut his. Unexpectedly, the Zhang Liwei from earlier also walked over, followed by shop employees carrying stone materials. Perhaps Chen Mo had stepped on dog poop today, making him an easy target for others!

As soon as Zhang Liwei saw Chen Mo, he sneered, "Oh? You're here for Stone Gambling too? Someone like you, do you even know what Stone Gambling is?"

Chen Mo felt disgusted. He didn't want to pay attention to this fellow, but he hadn't expected someone so inconsiderate.

"Does it matter to you if I can gamble on stones or not?" Chen Mo said.

"I don't know if it matters, but are you brave enough to gamble with me?" Zhang Liwei was not a good person to begin with, and he was the type to get revenge for the slightest offense. If he hadn't been accompanying the young girl he was pursuing to buy stone materials today, he would have already had Chen Mo beaten up. However, in front of the woman he was pursuing, he had to at least leave a good impression, which was why this kid had escaped unscathed.

He never expected Chen Mo to appear before him again. This time, the woman hadn't returned yet; she was still in the front hall courtyard buying Rough Stones. Therefore, he began to mock Chen Mo relentlessly.

"Why should I gamble with you?" Chen Mo asked.

"Not gambling? Then kneel down, call me Dad, and get out of here. Don't f*cking get in the way!" Zhang Liwei said fiercely. The several bodyguard-like Strongmen behind him heard this and moved to surround Chen Mo. It seemed they had encountered similar situations many times before and had already consciously assumed their respective roles.