Imperial Green

"dad, mom! Don't worry, I have startup funds prepared," Chen Mo said.

"How much money do you have?" Father Chen Jianguo asked.

"Hehe!" Chen Mo smiled, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "mom, dad! You have to keep my funds secret!"

Before mother could say anything, Father Chen Jianguo glared at him. "Spit it out! What are you putting on an act for? Looking for a beating?"

Fine, you're the Old Father, you're awesome. Chen Mo felt depressed. Since his dad had spoken, what else could he do?

"Dad! When I was studying and working, I found two seals at the Antique Market. I sold one of them. Guess how much it sold for?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"Oh? You found two antique seals?" Father Chen Jianguo asked, his curiosity piqued by Chen Mo. He was not completely ignorant. In West Qin Province, antiques and cultural relics were no longer rare in rural areas. The old men in the village all knew that cultural relics could fetch a high price. In the past, people who had old items at home would sell them off. But in recent years, some villagers had caught on and learned that such old items were called antiques, and selling them off for scraps would be a huge loss. Many people with old items took them to the city, had someone appraise them, and then resold them for thousands or even tens of thousands.

This was a common occurrence around here. Because of West Qin Province's history and culture, many farming families had old items in their homes, so Father Chen Jianguo asked curiously.

"That's right. I found two seals, sold one, and still have one left." As Chen Mo spoke, he took out the remaining seal and placed it on the table.

Father Chen Jianguo and mother both leaned over the table to look at the Tien Huang stone on the yellow silk cloth. After staring at it for a long time, mother said, "It's just a rock. I can't see what's special about it. Her husband, do you see anything?"

Father Chen Jianguo did not answer. Instead, he sat upright and looked at Chen Mo, apparently waiting to hear what he had to say. Chen Mo smiled. His father had the bearing of the head of the household; even if he did not know something, he would not say so.

"dad, mom, take a guess first!" Chen Mo said.

"Ten thousand? No, it looks pretty nice. 20,000 yuan?" mother guessed.

"Nope!" Chen Mo denied it.

"Her husband, how much do you think it is?" mother asked.

"One hundred thousand!" Since mother had asked him, Father Chen Jianguo gave a number. In his mind, one hundred thousand was already an enormous sum.

"dad, mom! You both guessed wrong!" Chen Mo smiled and continued, "This is a top-grade Tien Huang stone. I sold just one of them for seven million!"

"How much? Seven... seven million?" Father Chen Jianguo and mother asked at the same time.

"That's right, seven million!" Chen Mo replied.

Father Chen Jianguo and mother Fu Huili were both stunned when they heard seven million. Seven million! How much money was that? The two looked at each other and saw the shock in each other's eyes.

After a long while, Father Chen Jianguo pointed at the Tien Huang stone and said, "You need to keep this thing safe!"

Chen Mo nodded, wrapped the item in the yellow silk cloth, and put it away before saying to his parents, "dad, mom, don't go telling people in the village about the seven million from the sale."

"Do you need to teach me that? Just keep yourself in line," Father Chen Jianguo said. Then he turned to Fu Huili and instructed, "wife, remember not to talk about it carelessly, or there'll be trouble. Money stirs people's hearts!"

"I'm not that muddleheaded. I understand all that even without you telling me!" Mom Fu Huili knew perfectly well that a few tens of thousands could be mentioned, but seven million was so much that people would not believe it even if she told them.

"dad, mom, if you need money in the future, just say I earned some while I was working as a migrant worker. Otherwise, if people in the village ask, there's no way not to answer," Chen Mo said.

That was simply how things were. If a family did anything, everyone would ask about it. They would not rest until they had dug up every last bit of your privacy. There were pros and cons to it. The good part was that everyone was like this, so when someone faced difficulties, everyone could help. The bad part was that gossip would spread endlessly, making perfect material for rural idle talk after meals.

Chen Jianguo and Fu Huili nodded, agreeing with Chen Mo's suggestion. From then on, they would handle things the way he had said.

With that, Chen Jianguo had no reason to stop his son from farming at home. With so much money, there was no need to worry about anything, so there was nothing more to say. Still, he did not really approve of Chen Mo's high tech farming, though he did not stop him either. When the child failed, he would grow from it, wouldn't he? With money as a cushion, there was no need to panic when trouble came!

Chen Mo did not dare tell his parents that he had more than sixty million in funds. He only mentioned seven million, and that had already shocked them badly. If he told them about the sixty million, they might have heart attacks.

After persuading his parents, Chen Mo felt much more relaxed. Although he had embarked on the path of Cultivation of Immortality, he still had parents. He could not simply abandon them and ignore them. He would never be able to get past that in his heart.

If a son was unfilial, he might as well be a beast. That was why Chen Mo had returned home to farm and start a business. On one hand, it made cultivation more convenient; on the other, it allowed him to support his parents. Only by staying by their side could he fulfill his filial duties in every way.

That night, Chen Mo stayed in his room and went nowhere. He wanted to cut open all the jade, especially the rough stone that had cost 5.5 million. He was extremely curious about what was inside.

So he first used his Spiritual Sense to cut all the Assorted Jade inside Universe Bead into pieces, making it easier for him to practice carving later. Then he cut open all thirty-odd pieces of jade. Because he was inside Universe Bead and could control everything with his Spiritual Sense, Stone Cutting was not troublesome at all. The outer stone shells simply peeled away into stone dust, which fell and merged into the Black Soil, revealing each piece of jade in a perfect Stone Cutting process.

Soon, more than thirty pieces of jade at Egg White Grade or above were lined up together. If any jade merchant had seen them, they would have pounced on them. These jades were worth well over a billion. Chen Mo's actions also caused the Antique Market's Jade Area to go for more than a year without producing any jade above Bean Green. Nearly everything was Bean Green, and the jade Stone Gambling business declined for a time.

Finally, there was the largest stone. Chen Mo had saved it for last, as a way to see what exactly it contained.

With a hand seal, he peeled away the stone layer, which turned out to be only a thin shell. What appeared before Chen Mo was a breathtaking green, rich and crystalline.

"Is this Imperial Green?" Chen Mo examined it carefully. If he was not mistaken, it was definitely Imperial Green.

Such a large piece of Imperial Green could absolutely sell for well over a billion in the jade world. But in his hands, it might only be good material for making a Formation Base. Still, using such fine jade for a Formation Base would truly be a waste.

As he carefully observed the jade, Chen Mo discovered liquid inside it through the crystal-clear green. There was a fist-sized mass of green liquid in the center, gently rippling within.

What was this? It rippled inside like water. It was truly strange that liquid could form inside a stone.