Looking toward the others present, he said bluntly, "It looks like I've taken a huge loss... but I still can't accept it. I want to use this chance to recoup a little!"
"I'll make a wager with you. We'll bet on whether this Nine-Aperture Stone Man contains a rare treasure. If it's worth less than ten thousand jin of Source, you win. How about it?"
"What!?"
Everyone present was utterly astonished.
This Nine-Aperture Stone Man had already been almost entirely cut apart. The little stone remaining probably contained nothing either.
Had he really gambled until his eyes turned red?
And he still wanted to recoup his losses?
"All right, I'll wager with you... if I happen to win, don't blame me, young friend!" An old man with a sinister face stepped forward with a strange laugh, a keen gleam flashing in his eyes.
He was certain the boy was just a reckless greenhorn.
The Eastern Emperor had been far too conceited earlier. When choosing this Nine-Aperture Stone Man, he had clearly only tapped it a few times and given it a few extra looks.
Besides, the Nine-Aperture Stone Man had already been cut down to this point.
It was practically certain that his entire investment was lost, yet he remained convinced there was an immortal treasure inside.
Although the old man firmly believed that stone contained absolutely nothing good, he also worried that he might have misjudged it. Gritting his teeth, he said outright, "I'll wager ten thousand jin of Source with you!"
"Ten thousand jin of Source is too little. If it's less than fifty thousand jin, don't bother..."
Taiyi shook his head.
Glancing at the others gathered around the stone garden's perimeter, as well as several other old men approaching, he said casually, "But anyone else who's interested