The sight of green emerging from the Large Rough Stone left everyone gathered around it stunned and incredulous.
"Th-this... how is this possible?" Liu Bi cried out, his face pale.
How could a rough stone with no promising features whatsoever yield jade?
Qin Shou panicked inwardly. Only four cuts had been made into Jun Wangchen's Large Rough Stone, yet it already revealed such a vivid green glow. The jade within it was clearly anything but ordinary.
At that thought, his heart lurched.
Could we actually lose this Rough Stone Contest?
Beside him, the corner of Qiu Ya's eye twitched, and intense resentment welled up inside her.
Why?
The rough stone Jun Wangchen picked was clearly worthless. Why did all the good luck keep falling into his lap?
At the back of the crowd, Xu Yirou covered her mouth, her beautiful eyes shimmering. "Elder Kong, he's uncovered jade again."
Elder Kong said nothing. His pupils merely contracted as he stared intently at the Large Rough Stone, as though he had recognized something.
Taking a deep breath, Elder Kong removed his face mask and stepped into the crowd.
"Young friend, would you allow this old man to finish cutting the stone for you?"
Jun Wangchen paused at those words. Turning to look, he saw a hale and hearty old man slowly approaching from the edge of the crowd.
"E-E-Elder... Elder Kong?" Someone seemed to recognize the old man as soon as he appeared and cried out on the spot.
The spectators froze and turned to look at the old man's face. Once they saw who he was, they erupted into astonished chatter.
"My goodness, it really is Elder Kong! He's the top stone-gambling expert in Jinling City. He hasn't gambled on many stones over the past three years, but every time he