Urban Extraordinary Immortal Doctor
Chapter 513: Supreme Imperial Green Jade

Chapter 513: Chapter 513: Supreme Imperial Green Jade

After Fang Bai nodded and Su Yifei chose and purchased the twenty-some rough stones, not a single stone was wasted post-cutting—they all contained jade.

What was even more astonishing was that among these rough stones, only a few were glutinous jade, but most turned out to be ice-type jade, including several sizable top-quality ice-type pieces.

After a quick calculation, this venture in stone gambling not only broke Su Yifei even, but also netted him nearly five million.

From the moment the first rough stone was being cut, Su Yifei’s mouth had stayed open, and when several pieces of top-quality ice-type jade were revealed, his excitement had him jumping around, completely shedding his polished demeanor of a wealthy heir.

The expression on Qin Yu’s face shifted from incredulity to jaw-dropping amazement. By the time they reached the last few rough stones, his gaze had moved from the stones to Fang Bai’s face, his eyes radiating an extraordinary light.

"Last one... Fang Bai, what kind of jade do you think might come out of this rough stone?"

Seeing the last stone—priced at ninety-nine thousand and looking almost like a millstone—being moved beside the stone-cutting machine, Su Yifei excitedly said.

At this point, Su Yifei’s admiration for Fang Bai was like a ceaseless, surging river; even if Fang Bai pointed to a brick and told him it wrapped gold, he would not doubt it.

If picking one or two rough stones that contained jade might still involve luck, the fact that every one of the more than twenty rough stones revealed jade was simply no longer explicable by luck—it was a miracle!

"What kind of jade might come out, I do not know; we have to see after the stone-solving master makes the cut!"

In response to Su Yifei’s question, Fang Bai was noncommittal and then said with a smile, "My luck is good today! Hmm, I must buy some lottery tickets when I return home, maybe I’ll win a jackpot of millions!"

As for Fang Bai’s talk of "luck," Su Yifei certainly did not believe it; he felt Fang Bai must have some special method of identification, a way to discern which rough stones would yield jade.

Su Yifei planned to seek Fang Bai’s guidance later. Learning even one or two tricks from Fang Bai could mean success in every future gamble on stones.

Qin Shan actually shared the same idea but was self-aware enough to recognise his relationship with Fang Bai was not as close as that of Su Yifei and Fang Bai, so he decided to interact more with Fang Bai in the future, to close the gap between them.

Qin Shan was also aware his niece, Qin Yaorao, had once been Fang Bai’s teacher and that Fang Bai had always respected her. If needed, his niece could offer her assistance.

Qin Shan was currently a renowned jade tycoon in Huaxia, and if he could learn Fang Bai’s method of stone identification, he believed he would soon become a world-famous jade magnate.

"Imperial green! Imperial green of the glass variety!"

"My god, it’s really imperial green jade!"

"This piece of imperial green must not be small!"

"The rough stone is as big as a millstone; if the imperial green is even one-tenth of that, it would mean a fortune!"

"In the blink of an eye, I’m a multimillionaire!"

"I had also looked at this rough stone earlier but didn’t buy it... I’m dying of regret now!"

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When the Stone-Solving Master made a few cuts to open up the stone as large as a millstone, the onlookers caused a commotion, many shouting and exclaiming.

"Imperial green... this is truly imperial green..."

Qin Shan also saw the green hue exposed on the cut surface of the rough stone. He hurried forward, his eyes widening to appraise it for a while before he excitedly murmured, his voice involuntarily quivering.

The Stone-Solving Master was also thrilled, his hands and feet trembling.

Having been in the stone-cutting business for twenty or thirty years, he had never encountered imperial green jade before. This time not only did he come across it, but it also appeared that this piece of imperial green jade was not small.

It was easy to imagine that after this event, the Stone-Solving Master’s reputation would soar. People would seek him out to solve stones, hoping to benefit from his good luck.

After taking a short rest and regaining his composure, the Stone-Solving Master took a few deep breaths and began to continue the stone-solving process.

Having finished working on a piece the size of a grinding stone, the Stone-Solving Master was sweating despite the cold weather, feeling both mentally exhausted and on the verge of collapse.

"It was worth it... to solve such a piece of Imperial Green Jade... my life as Old Wang has been worthwhile..."

Looking at the Imperial Green Jade before him, larger than a football, the Stone-Solving Master was nearly moved to tears.

Around them, silence fell, the heavy breathing of everyone present could be distinctly heard, including Qin Shan. Almost everyone’s gaze was fixed on that piece of Imperial Green Jade, their eyes slightly reddened with desire.

At an auction in Huaxia a couple years ago, a pair of bracelets made from top-quality Imperial Green Jade sold for the staggering sum of 160 million. The piece before them was equally exquisite and could yield at least ten pairs of jade bracelets in addition to many other pendant Jade Pendants.

The value of this piece of Imperial Green Jade was unimaginable.

Su Yifei gazed at the Imperial Green Jade in front of him. After a moment, he snapped out of his daze and protectively stood in front of it, eyeing the surrounding crowd’s frenzied and greedy looks with wariness.

Thankfully, there were quite a few security guards at the jade fair maintaining order, so it was unlikely that anyone would dare to take the risk and try to snatch it.

In fact, even if someone did try to snatch it, Su Yifei would not be afraid. He was a Martial Artist himself, and what’s more, he had Fang Bai with his unfathomable strength at his side.

If trouble arose, Fang Bai would certainly not stand by idly, considering the bond he had with Su Yifei’s sister, Su Linglong.

"Little brother, no matter what, you have to sell me this piece of Imperial Green Jade! How about ten billion? After all, we are old friends!"

A short while later, Qin Shan managed to subdue the bloodthirst in his eyes, and with a look full of envy at the piece of Imperial Green Jade nearly embraced by Su Yifei, he pleaded.

Su Yifei was not a jade merchant and didn’t share Qin Shan’s penchant for collecting jade. Every time he gambled on stones and solved jade, he would sell it to Qin Shan. As for the piece of Imperial Green Jade that had just been solved, he had already planned to sell it to Qin Shan.

However, he knew the value of the Imperial Green Jade was definitely more than ten billion, so Qin Shan’s offer of ten billion left him unmoved. Shaking his head, he said, "Not for sale! I’m keeping this jade as a family heirloom!"

"Fifteen billion! That’s the most I can do! Any more and I’ll be reduced to eating air!"

In a voice edged with a cry, Qin Shan said, "Little brother, I’m begging you! If you sell this Imperial Green Jade to me, consider it a huge favor you’re granting the Qin Family!"

The Qin Family, as the leading clan in Jinling, wielded formidable influence. Gaining such a big favor from them was no small feat.

"Fifteen billion, your Qin Family’s favor, and two more pairs of bracelets... that’s the deal!"

Su Yifei asked for two extra pairs of bracelets with the intention of giving them to his mother and sister.

"Little brother, you’re so merciless! But alright, I’ll take the loss. It’s a deal!"

Qin Shan gritted his teeth, acting as if he was in pain, but in reality, he was overjoyed.

Processed into bracelets, Jade Pendants, and various other accessories, each piece from this chunk of Imperial Green Jade would be extraordinary and exceedingly rare. Once hyped up, it would surely fetch over twenty billion.

To turn around and make a five-billion profit on the deal was incredibly worthwhile!

With such a piece of Imperial Green Jade in their possession, neither Qin Shan nor Su Yifei had the heart to prolong their stay. They only wished to take this eye-catching piece of jade and leave as quickly as possible, safely returning home.

(PS: Still writing in the middle of the night, so exhausted!)