Jun Wangchen's sudden withdrawal brought an inexplicable hush over the crowd.
The onlookers froze.
They had thought Jun Wangchen was bidding against Liu Bi to get his hands on the smooth rough stone. But judging by his bashful expression, he had never wanted to buy it at all. He had simply been setting Liu Bi up.
At the back of the crowd, Elder Kong could only shake his head helplessly. "That kid really knows how to play."
Beside him, Xu Yirou could not help laughing either. Jun Wangchen's little scheme had been positively devious.
Qin Shou and Qiu Ya were stunned at first, then their faces darkened as realization dawned.
So Jun Wangchen's seemingly unstoppable bidding had been nothing more than a ploy to screw Liu Bi over?
"You little punk! You fucking played me?" Liu Bi's eyes bulged, his teeth grinding audibly. Uncontrollable fury blazed in his eyes, making him look like an enraged lion.
In all these years, no one had ever toyed with him like this. It was not just money he had lost today, but his dignity.
Jun Wangchen shook his head and said with an utterly innocent look, "That's a bit much, Master Liu. I didn't bring ten million, so naturally I couldn't raise the bid. Besides, you wanted this smooth rough stone so badly that I had to do you a favor. I'm considerate like that."
"You..." Seeing the mockery in Jun Wangchen's eyes, Liu Bi clenched his fists and nearly spat blood.
In the stone-gambling world, he had always been the one swindling others. Never before had some young brat played him like a fiddle. To say he was not furious would have been a lie.
Qin Shou's face alternated between pale and livid. He wanted to hack Jun Wangchen to pieces. That