I am an incredibly handsome man, and my fiancée refuses to call off the engagement even at the cost

Apart from the female guests, everyone else had placed no bets.

"Isn't Patriarch Dugu going to place a bet?" Mr. Mingjing asked, looking at Dugu Xun.

Dugu Xun glanced at Mr. Mingjing and said, "Of course I'll place a bet, five hundred million spirit stones."

Everyone was stunned.

He actually dared to bet 500 million on such a worthless rock, spoiling his own clansman so much, knowing full well that it was impossible to extract a Soul Jade, yet still recklessly throwing money at it.

Gu Yan was also slightly taken aback, looking at Dugu Xun: "Brother, you think so highly of me?"

Dugu Xun smiled and said, "Of course."

"Senior Dugu is truly a good elder brother, and Young Master Zirong is truly fortunate." Prince Zhou said with a forced smile, but when his gaze met Dugu Xun's icy stare, a chill ran down his spine, and he dared not say another word.

"Mr. Mingjing, can you solve this now?"

The people placing their bets urged them on.

With a smile, Mr. Mingjing waved his hand, and the No. 5 raw stone flew out. He pointed his fingers like a sword, and with a few strokes, the surface of the No. 5 raw stone peeled off layer by layer.

All eyes were focused on the raw stone.

The stone's outer layer peeled away layer by layer, revealing no spirit jade, only scattered spirit stones. The fluctuations in spiritual energy were emanating from these stones. After one-third of the raw stone had been removed, everyone showed disappointment. Prince Zhou, however, was secretly gloating.

Everyone thought to themselves, it seems that Dugu Xun's cousin really doesn't know anything about gambling on stones.

Suddenly, the spiritual energy fluctuations grew stronger and stronger, and a dazzling light began to appear.

Huh?

Without warning, a sudden burst of brilliance shone forth. Master Mingjing, the stone cutter, slowed his pace slightly, peeling away layer after layer of the stone's outer skin to reveal the red spirit jade within. Pure fire spirit energy was released, illuminating the entire hall in a golden-red hue.

"This is the Fire Spirit Jade among the Five Elements Spirit Jades. The fire spirit energy is so pure, it's top-grade, top-grade!" Mr. Ruan exclaimed in amazement.

Lady Tantai and the others all looked astonished. There really was a spirit jade! The outer layer of stone hadn't completely fallen off yet. Master Mingjing slowly peeled off the last piece of stone and held a fist-sized piece of red spirit jade in his hand. To everyone's shock, they saw that liquid seemed to be flowing inside the spirit jade.

"It's not a high-grade Fire Spirit Jade, it's a top-grade Fire Immortal Seed!!" Xie Jingshu exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone stared intently at the Fire Spirit Jade, their eyes burning with desire. Such a large Fire Immortal Seed was worth at least 50 billion spirit stones. To use 50 million spirit stones to unearth a Fire Immortal Seed worth hundreds of billions—what incredible luck!

When everyone looked at Gu Yan again, their gazes changed.

"Young Master Zirong has excellent taste!"

"That's amazing!"

"They actually produced a Fire Immortal Seed! I'm so envious!"

"I've only seen such a large Fire Immortal Seed a few times."

"Congratulations, Young Master Zirong!"

Seeing everyone congratulating Gu Yan, Crown Prince Zhou clenched his fists, feeling both displeased and envious.

"Hahahaha..." Dugu Xun laughed loudly, patting Gu Yan on the shoulder: "Zirong, you really didn't disappoint me."

"Congratulations, Young Master Zirong, on obtaining this top-grade Fire Spirit Jade," Mr. Mingjing said with a smile.

The Fire Immortal Seed spirit jade that he was holding flew over to Gu Yan and Dugu Xun, hovering in front of them. Gu Yan didn't take the Fire Immortal Seed, but looked at Dugu Xun, who smiled and said, "You chose it, so it's yours. Thanks to you, I've won quite a bit too."

"Yes, thanks to Young Master Zirong, I've won quite a bit too." Xie Jingshu smiled brightly at Gu Yan.

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhou, who was standing beside her, grimaced.

He was jealous, so jealous he was dying of jealousy.

"Young Master Zirong is so capable, why didn't you tell me sooner? If I had known earlier, I would have placed more bets," Cheng Siyan said with a charming smile.

The others who won money looked at Gu Yan and found him more and more pleasing to the eye.

Mr. Ruan's daughter, a charming young girl in red, looked at Gu Yan with rosy cheeks. He was so handsome and capable; she really wanted to marry him.

The veiled woman in the corner was also staring intently at Gu Yan, as if trying to see right through him.

The son of the Spirit Emperor realm couple, a handsome young man in blue, stared at Gu Yan with curiosity. He had previously underestimated Gu Yan and had his parents place a bet on her, which they lost.

This guy...

Are your eyes that sharp?

The handsome young man in blue muttered to himself, staring at the man, momentarily lost in thought. "This guy is really good-looking... Wait! What is he thinking?"

The handsome young man in blue felt a flush on his cheeks and quickly looked away.

Others were either envious or jealous. As for the jealous ones, Prince Zhou goes without saying.

Envious of all was the red-haired, fierce-looking old man who sat at the same table as Cheng Siyan.

This person primarily cultivates fire-attribute techniques, so the Fire Immortal Seed Jade is far more useful to him than to others. He looked at the Fire Immortal Seed Jade in Gu Yan's hand with pure envy; he was incredibly envious.

"Alright, everyone, please continue!"

Because Gu Yan had just obtained the Fire Immortal Seed, everyone was eager to try their luck. The red-haired, fierce-looking old man immediately said, "Number eleven, I want the number eleven raw stone."

"Fellow Daoist Yuan has also taken a liking to this rough stone. This old woman also has her eye on rough stone number eleven." Madam Tantai grinned.

"What a coincidence! I've also taken a liking to this piece." One of the twin elders said.

"Mr. Tantai, what is the price of this No. 11 rough stone?" The speaker was the mysterious person whose entire body was hidden in the black mist.

"This No. 11 rough stone is priced at 150 million," Mr. Mingjing said with a smile.

Gu Yan stared at the eleventh rough stone. The surface of this rock was riddled with holes, as if it had been eaten by termites, and its color was purplish-black. He didn't think much of this rough stone, but the others started scrambling for it.

"Alright, I'll take it for 150 million," said Madam Tantai.

"I'll offer 180 million," said the mysterious figure in the black mist.

"Two hundred million," said the red-haired, fierce-looking old man surnamed Yuan.

Others also joined the competition.

"Two hundred and twenty million."

"Two hundred and fifty million."

"Two hundred and eighty million."

Amidst the scramble, Dugu Xun glanced at Gu Yan, who was drinking tea, and asked telepathically, "Zirong doesn't think much of this piece?"

Gu Yan relayed her question telepathically: "Could it be that my brother shares their opinion of this rough stone?"

Dugu Xun said, "I initially thought it was somewhat interesting, but I still trust Zi Rong." He smiled slightly.

"Five hundred million."

Upon hearing the price, the crowd fell silent for a moment, all eyes turning to Prince Zhou beside Xie Jingshu. He was the one who had called out the price of five hundred million. Seeing the confident expressions on everyone's faces, Prince Zhou, who cultivated pupil techniques, had already seen the radiance within the raw stone and was certain it contained a spirit jade.

Everyone else hesitated upon hearing the price. Five hundred million wasn't unaffordable, but no one knew if there was anything inside. If they didn't get any spirit jade, it would be embarrassing.

Almost everyone who comes here to gamble on stones has a unique skill; some rely on experience, some on eyesight, some on their sense of smell, some on divination, and some on mythical beasts...

But no one can be 100% certain that they won't make a mistake.