"Chu Yu, the Rough Stone Gathering is tomorrow. The Zuo Family will certainly be there to prepare for the Auction, so I'll need the Chu Family's cooperation."
"If I remember correctly, the Rough Stone Master your family keeps as an Attendant is Gao Song, isn't he?"
Xu Batian spoke casually.
Chu Yu's heart stirred. He understood what Xu Batian meant. "If Eldest Senior Brother needs me, I'll do everything I can to help."
"Good. I'll have Dongfang Ting scout out the Rough Stones beforehand. Your family will step forward and do everything it can to thwart the Zuo Family for me!"
"If Zuo Yichuan wants to oppose the Xu Family, he'll pay the price!"
"As for Qin Hao... if he takes part, he'll lose everything and see his reputation ruined. If he stays out of it, that's fine too. He'll still die at the Tea Gathering."
Xu Batian's voice was icy, brimming with confidence.
Mo Hong and Chu Yu exchanged a glance, shaken by Xu Batian's plan. Mo Hong had only intended to wager against Qin Hao using the same method.
Xu Batian, however, had devised this plan in the blink of an eye.
One stone, two birds!
It was far more detailed than Mo Hong's plan, and far more likely to work!
The reason was simple...
The Rough Stone Gathering was nothing like the Rough Stone Marketplace. For one thing, every Rough Stone there had been carefully selected, and the prices were higher!
A Rough Stone costing a few hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones was among the cheapest. Most cost tens of millions!
With Rough Stones that expensive... the stakes of a massive loss or windfall rose sharply. Even many Rough Stone Masters couldn't be sure whether opening one would turn a profit.
But that was only natural. If anyone