A Lustrous, Almost Dripping Emerald Glow

Jun Wangchen was furious. The main reason he had avoided getting into it with Qiu Ya and Qin Shou earlier was that he did not want to attract attention and risk exposing his Fiery Golden Eyes.

He had thought that backing down would make Qiu Ya and Qin Shou rein themselves in, but reality proved he had been far too naive.

Getting two dogs to shut their mouths was simply impossible!

"Hmph, you think you can take me on?" Seeing Jun Wangchen's dark expression, Qiu Ya sneered, brimming with smug satisfaction.

A poor boy from a street sweeper's family was cutting open a rough stone—and a worthless one at that. How could she let everyone miss such a perfect opportunity to ridicule him?

Qiu Ya's shout certainly achieved its purpose. Many people on the first floor of the Rough Stone Trading Market paused, then raised their heads to look toward Jun Wangchen. Some even gathered around, their eyes filled with surprise.

Most of them were prospective buyers. With rough stones generally priced so high, they wanted to buy but did not dare. After all, a losing gamble could cost them a fortune.

Watching someone else cut a stone, however, cost them nothing. It was not their money, so whether the gamble paid off or failed had nothing to do with them. Watching might even help them with their own stone gambling later.

Yet the moment they saw the rough stone with the missing corner in Jun Wangchen's hand, a wave of snickering broke out.

"That's hilarious. He actually dares to cut open a piece of junk like that?"

"Exactly. Look at its surface. It seems to have been cut already. It's nothing but a worthless rock."

"That kid looks like a college student no matter how you look at him.