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"challenge."

When Shi Zhongxian heard Jiang Lu's words, he couldn't hold back:

"It's been a long time since anyone dared to challenge me."

With his status, he had never met people like Jiang Lu in the past. The people he dealt with were all people who had made some achievements in the gambling stone industry, and all of these people showed great respect for him. Not to mention challenging him, even the slightest neglect would not appear.

So when he heard this somewhat unfamiliar word, he felt it was a bit absurd.

Who are you to dare challenge me?

The reactions of other people around were even more intense.

"What is this young man thinking? With such a good opportunity in front of him, instead of making friends with the Stone Immortal, he wants to challenge him?"

"Are you crazy about wanting to be famous?"

"I take back my praise for him. This guy is a bit arrogant."

But having said that, they were all looking forward to it, expecting the clash between Jiang Lu and Shi Zhongxian.

This is not to say one thing and mean another. In fact, they are very optimistic about Jiang Lu, but it is just human nature to like to watch the fun.

Anyway, no matter what the reasons are or what the results are, it’s good to watch the fun.

Moreover, both parties in this challenge are not simple. On one side is a master and celebrity in the gambling stone industry, and on the other side is a rising star who openly questions the former and has created Godzilla using gambling stones, even though no one knows what Godzilla is.

The nature of this is equivalent to a young player who has just started playing professionally suddenly popping up and publicly stating that "Teacher Dafei is an xx."

Although most people think he is a clown, this does not stop them from wanting to see the two of them fight, and the topic has become extremely popular.

As the person involved, Jiang Lu could naturally feel the emotional changes of the people around him, as well as the negative emotions revealed in the eyes that were looking at him.

But he remained calm: "Stop talking so much nonsense, take it?"

"Are you so persistent? It seems as if you are determined to do it."

Shi Zhongxian said with a self-deprecating tone:

“Haha, it seems like I’ve only been missing for less than half a year, and the world has already started to forget my existence.

To be honest, I was a little angry.

Your challenge is simply an insult to me. If it were before, I wouldn't even look at someone like you, but now...
Tell me, how do you want to compare? "

Shi Zhongxian put down the gambling stones he had selected and looked at Jiang Lu indifferently.

Although he expressed disdain, he was actually starting to get a little excited.

Jiang Lu regarded him as a stepping stone, and he was the same because he was proud of his status.

After realizing that he had only been out of the industry for such a short time and these young people dared to look down on him, he also planned to re-prove his position with a crushing victory.

He wanted to let all the stone gamblers in Nanjiang City know that the king is still the king and will never change.

"Let's be direct." Jiang Lu didn't think of any strange rules, and said simply and roughly: "Each of you pick a stone, and then open it on the spot to see who picked the most valuable one and that's it."

"It's just a matter of vision." Shi Zhongxian smiled and said, "Okay, then let's do as you say."

He smiled even more when he heard the rules proposed by Jiang Lu.

Most of the gambling stones with great value and potential in this venue are already in his hands. He is just hesitating about how to get the greatest benefit at the lowest cost.

Putting aside the ones he had in his hands, he believed that there were no other gambling stones in this venue that would catch his eye.

The remaining ones might be able to be shipped, but he believed that their value would definitely be far less than what he had in his hands.

"As long as it's in the venue, it's fine, right?"

"That's right." Jiang Lu nodded.

"Okay, then let's do as you say."

At this moment, the emotions of everyone present were also ignited, and they watched the two parties in the duel with great interest.

No one expected that such interesting things would happen at what was supposed to be an ordinary trade fair.

Only Xue Yong and Wang Gang were very worried about this.

Because no matter how much they trust Jiang Lu's ability, they still don't think he can defeat Shi Zhongxian.

It's like when a few brothers are bragging to each other. If one of them is quite capable and everyone gives him face, then there's nothing wrong with him bragging about you. But if you really meet a tough guy and you say you are invincible, then your brothers will find it hard to keep calm.

"Brother Jiang, aren't you a little too confident?"

"Yeah, even though we all don't believe in your abilities, there's no need to be so arrogant, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lu looked at the two of them with some disappointment.

"I thought that even if the whole world was against me, you would still stand firmly by my side. You know, with you, I can do anything."

"Ah, that's not the case."

In any case, the three of them had only known each other for no more than two hours.

I can fulfill my greatest responsibility as a friend, but I won't fight the whole world for you. And isn't what you said a bit disgusting?

At this time, Shi Zhongxian interrupted again: "But since it's a challenge, there must be some prize, right? If it's just a dry competition, it would be a bit boring, wouldn't it?"

Shi Zhongxian is very confident in himself. He firmly believes that he can win, and even if Jiang Lu fails, he will gain great benefits and a certain reputation by competing with him. In simple terms, it will bring him popularity.

So while accepting the challenge and proving himself again that he was still the king, he also began to think about how to gain the greatest benefit from the challenge so that he would not be the winner but end up letting the other party get the advantage.

Now that he was in dire straits, what he lacked most was money, so of course the first thing he thought of was to make a bet.

"What do you want to bet on?"

"I don't think you can take out precious things, so how about this, let's bet 100,000 Sanqing coins?" After saying that, Shi Zhongxian explained, "Although 100,000 sounds a bit much, but in the past, when others asked me to come out to appraise gambling stones, the price was about this. I don't mean to bully you. This is fair. Otherwise, why would I accept your challenge at the cost of effort?"

Jiang Lu didn't know the prices in this world, so he asked Xue Yong directly, "What does 100,000 mean in Nanjiang City?"

Xue Yong showed a puzzled look on his face, thinking to himself, aren't you also from Nanjiang? Why are you asking me how valuable money is?
But on second thought, maybe there is some deeper meaning behind his asking so openly?

For example, pretending that he didn't know how valuable money was, pretending that he wasn't interested in money, and then using this to establish his persona and show off? Thinking of this, he answered honestly, "One hundred thousand is not a small amount. It can allow you to live in the brothel from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and you can also buy a complete set of top-quality foundation-building materials, and even exchange it for a complete version of a top-quality martial arts method."

Wang Gang also nodded in agreement: "The gambling stones in this marginal area where we are now are only about 10,000 or 20,000 each. If you want to get those in the core area, buying three or four is more than enough."

This is the Stone Fairy’s little plan.

If he had another hundred thousand dollars, he would be able to open many more gambling stones, which would solve his urgent problem.

"Is that so? Then the stakes are really high." Jiang Lu thought about it, but did not hesitate too much: "Take it."

The Immortal in the Stone suddenly smiled brightly.

Satisfied and a little surprised at the same time.

Okay, okay, you are indeed young and energetic. You can resist the urge to bargain.

Some people who knew Shi Zhongxian better couldn't help but feel shocked.

"One hundred thousand. How dare you say that? His previous appraisal fees were only ten or twenty thousand at most."

"Ah, then does this mean that you are bullying that kid?"

But there are also people who stand on the side of Shi Zhongxian.

"That's not the way to say it. Don't you think that this kid looked down on the Immortal in the Stone before? There is a price to pay for doing wrong. Isn't it very merciful to just let him pay?"

"If you put it that way, it doesn't seem to be a problem."

Although everyone held different opinions and talked about it, the same thing was that they did not believe that Jiang Lu could win. They were sure that he was tricked by Shi Zhongxian and had to swallow the loss of one hundred thousand with great difficulty.

Anyone who can get an admission ticket and come to this trading field is a famous figure in Nanjiang City. Although some people may not know each other now, as long as they make a little inquiry afterwards, they will know who is who and match the numbers. Therefore, Shi Zhongxian is not afraid that Jiang Lu will default on his debt, unless he does not want to stay in Nanjiang City for the rest of his life.

Looking at the smile on Shi Zhongxian's face, and then looking at the people around him who were looking at him sympathetically, Jiang Lu felt helpless: "Are you all going to sentence me to death?"

Xue Yong and Wang Gang are even more heavyweights, and they are already thinking about how to resolve the bet.

They knew that Jiang Lu didn't have much money, but he still agreed to Shi Zhongxian's bet without hesitation.

And now the two of them were standing with him.

So is there a possibility that the debt will eventually fall on their heads because Jiang Lu is unable to repay it?

After all, to outsiders, they look like good brothers.

Thinking of this, Wang Gang, who was unwilling to give up, asked, "Well, Brother Jiang, you should be able to come up with 100,000, right?"

"What are you talking about?" Xue Yong first scolded Wang Gang, then turned to look at Jiang Lu: "We don't need this, right?"

After saying that, he added, "Well, don't blame me for saying that. If it's a small amount like a few hundred or a few thousand, it wouldn't be a problem for me to pay for you. But after all, it's 100,000, which is our savings for most of the past six months. We can't just squander it."

"You too..." Jiang Lu understood the two people's concerns and sighed, "It doesn't matter. I can't lose. Even if I lose, I will find a way myself and won't let you down."

After hearing Jiang Lu's promise, Xue Yong and Wang Gang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you ready?" Shi Zhongxian, who had been waiting for a long time, urged Jiang Lu impatiently.

"Okay, let's get started."

Shi Zhongxian nodded, and clasped his fists earnestly at the waiters in the meeting hall who were wearing cheongsams and watching the conflict with a smile from beginning to end without any special reaction, just like a group of robots:

"I would like to trouble you all to be witnesses to today's matter and guarantee fairness and justice in the name of your master. I will be grateful."

He did not ask other gamblers to act as guarantors, but asked the waiters to witness, because he knew that the owner behind this venue was no ordinary person, and he would be much more useful as a referee than all these gamblers combined.

A waiter who was dressed differently from the others in cheongsam and looked like the supervisor of the group of waiters heard this and replied, "I will report it to my master truthfully and convey your request to him, but I can't guarantee that he will do so."

"It doesn't matter, this is enough." Shi Zhongxian said respectfully.

He didn't care whether the other party would make a clear statement or not. He just wanted to pull the other party in. Besides, this was originally the other party's place. If something happened and he did nothing, it would only destroy his own reputation.

It can be said that as long as he is mentioned, he has to be the captain of the dragonfly no matter what.

After doing all this, he finally looked at Jiang Lu again: "Is one hour enough?"

Jiang Lu said calmly, "That's enough."

Looking around at the thousands of gambling stones, everyone present was a little surprised.

In an hour, they wouldn't be able to even take a cursory look at all the stones, let alone carefully select the most valuable ones.

After all, he is a young man, haha. Shi Zhongxian couldn't help but feel secretly happy when he saw that Jiang Lu readily agreed to his conditions full of traps.

You are brave but not wise, and you are too concerned about your reputation. If you don't want to be the scapegoat, who will be the scapegoat?
The Immortal in the Stone smiled, bent down, and began to look at it in a pretentious manner.

He came here early and looked at almost all the gambling stones. He had already collected the valuable ones. Now he just had to wait quietly for the agreed time to be over, and he could get the 100,000 to buy more gambling stones.

By then, turning the tide, paying off debts and returning to the top will no longer be just a dream.

Jiang Lu was not idle either. He walked quickly around the entire venue, stopping from time to time, picking up a gambling stone to look at it, then shaking his head, putting it down and continuing walking.

In just half an hour, or only about a quarter of the time had passed, he had looked at all the thousands of stones.

All the gamblers who had been watching him found it hilarious.

"Who would look at gambling stones like this? Do you really think it's like picking cabbages?"

"He swallowed the whole thing without thinking, and he was just a superficial person. Either he has real ability, or he is just an arrogant idiot."

"But how many people in this world are truly powerful? If he really has enough strength to match his arrogance, why has no one heard of him?"

Shi Zhongxian was bending over and pretending to be selecting stones seriously, but he was actually observing Jiang Lu out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing him reviewing the troops here, he could hardly contain his joy.

It's safe, it's safe now! He's a fool!

However, Jiang Lu was not affected by these looks and discussions.

He simply took out the stone that he had taken from the girl in Kunlun Mountain before but had not had time to study, and muttered to himself thoughtfully: "Looking at it, it seems that only you are qualified to let me see your future."

"Come on, you imported product from the underworld, let me see what you are made of." (End of this chapter)