My master gave me a death mission: to go down the mountain and retrieve his granddaughter.

"Lot number one is a rough stone from the famous Ganpa mine in Myanmar. This rough stone has been appraised by several senior gem experts and is very likely to yield glass-type jadeite. The starting price is eight million, with each bid increment no less than five hundred thousand. Please place your bids..."

As the first lot to be auctioned, this rough stone is naturally going to perform well. Moreover, it comes from the Ganpa region of Myanmar, which is a well-known source of rough stones in Myanmar. Many famous rough stone mines are located in this region, and more than 90 percent of the world's jadeite comes from this region.

"Nine million..."

"Ten million..."

……

"Eighteen million five hundred thousand..."

Just five minutes later, the price of this rough stone had soared to more than double the starting price.

"This beautiful lady has bid 18.5 million. Anyone else want to bid?"

"Nineteen million..."

"Very good, this gentleman has bid nineteen million. Is there anyone else who will bid? Nineteen million is the first bid..."

The beautiful auctioneer knew that the price had reached its peak, so she immediately started the countdown.

"Nineteen million for the second time..."

"Nineteen million...for the third time, sold!"

With the hammer falling, a middle-aged man sitting in the third row won the bid for the No. 1 rough stone for 19 million.

"Brother Su, why didn't you participate in the bidding for this rough stone? Usually, the first lot at an auction is pretty good. Do you think this one will be a flop?"

"Yes, Mr. Su, I've examined this rough stone carefully. It's a good piece and shouldn't be a dud. Why aren't you bidding?"

After the hammer fell on the first lot, Qian Yutang and Liu Ziyan questioned Su Muchen with suspicion. Logically speaking, the organizers would not use inferior or substandard items to fill the first lot at an auction, but Su Muchen remained calm and composed, showing no intention of participating in the bidding, which made the two of them feel strange.

"You're right, this rough stone is indeed not a dud, but the jadeite inside is only of ordinary glass-type quality, worth at most a little over 20 million. The increase is too low, not worth my money."

Su Muchen gave his reasons for not participating, and they were true. The raw stone he had spent 19 million to acquire was only going to increase in value by 10%, which was indeed not worth Su Muchen's time to invest.

Upon hearing Su Muchen's words, Qian Yutang and Liu Ziyan both showed expressions of understanding. With Su Muchen's abilities, he indeed didn't need to participate in the auction of raw stones with such a small price increase.

"Next, we'd like to present our second lot, which comes from..."

The beautiful auctioneer's voice rang out again, and the auction continued.

The starting bid for both rough stones No. 2 and No. 3 was five million, but they were eventually sold for ten million and thirteen million respectively.

After bidding on three rough stones in a row, Su Muchen did not participate in the bidding, clearly indicating that none of the three rough stones met his standards.

"Next up for auction is lot number four, a high-quality rough stone from the Ximosha old mine. Those who love jadeite should know that the Ximosha mine is known as the 'divine mine,' famous for producing the finest quality jadeite, a mecca for collectors seeking high-ice and glassy jadeite."

"The starting price for this fourth lot is ten million, with each bid increasing by at least five hundred thousand. Please place your bids..."

As the beautiful auctioneer finished speaking, there was little sound in the room, clearly indicating that lot number four was not highly regarded.

Bidding continued for two minutes, but the price only reached fourteen million. At that price, everyone fell silent, clearly indicating that the price of lot number four had peaked.

"Although this No. 4 rough stone comes from the 'Fairy Mine,' judging from its appearance, it is not a high-quality rough stone. The jadeite inside is likely only at the high-ice level, which explains why few people participated in the bidding."

Seeing that the crowd showed little interest in the raw stone, Qian Yutang couldn't help but offer his opinion.

"Fifteen million..."

As soon as Qian Yutang finished speaking, Su Muchen unexpectedly raised his bidding paddle and joined the auction.

"This... Brother Su, do you think this rough stone is good?"

"I think this rough stone is pretty good. Although its appearance isn't great, there might be unexpected results inside."

Su Muchen didn't say it explicitly, but Qian Yutang immediately understood what Su Muchen meant and stopped asking any more questions.

"This gentleman has bid fifteen million. Is there anyone else bidding? Fifteen million is the first bid!"

When Su Muchen called out a price of 15 million, the guests who had just participated in the bidding all put away their paddles, clearly not wanting to raise the price any further.

"Fifteen million for the second time..."

"Fifteen million, third..."

Just as the beautiful auctioneer was about to bring down the gavel, an untimely voice rang out.

"Fifteen million five hundred thousand!"

Upon hearing this voice, Su Muchen couldn't help but frown. The reason was simple: the source of the voice was none other than Boss Chen, with whom they had no affinity.

"Hey Chen, what do you mean? Are you deliberately causing trouble?"

Seeing that at this last moment, the scoundrel surnamed Chen actually raised the price, Qian Yutang was furious.

"Hey Qian, what do you mean by that? This is an auction. Does that mean only you can bid and others can't? What kind of logic is that? Everyone agrees, right?"

Boss Chen's words immediately drew the agreement of many people present, who were all dissatisfied with Qian Yutang's words.

This left Qian Yutang feeling utterly wronged, his face turning incredibly ugly. Although he knew that this Chen scoundrel was causing trouble, he couldn't refute him.

"Alright, Brother Qian, there's no need to get angry with this kind of person. It's just a price increase. As long as he dares to match it, I'm not a sucker."

Su Muchen patted Qian Yutang on the shoulder to calm him down, and then raised the sign again.

"Seventeen million..."

"Seventeen million five hundred thousand..."

"Twenty million..."

Su Muchen naturally understood what the scoundrel surnamed Chen meant. He didn't want to waste any more time with this scoundrel, so he directly raised the price to 20 million.

"Ha! A rough stone that would have cost fourteen million, and you actually spent twenty million to buy it? You're really rich and capricious, I admire you!"

Having achieved his goal, Boss Chen stopped raising the price and instead began to mock Su Muchen.

"Brother Su, that scoundrel surnamed Chen is despicable. He made you spend an extra five million for nothing."

Qian Yutang was so angry that he gritted his teeth. Everyone could see that Boss Chen had deliberately raised the price. The raw stone, which could have been bought for 15 million, had now cost 20 million. Wasn't this a complete rip-off?

"Brother Qian, there's no need to get angry with this kind of person. It's just five million. If we can get that rough stone for twenty million, it's not a loss at all. Besides, that kind of scoundrel won't be able to keep jumping around for long. Let him have his turn for a while."

"That's right, let him jump around for a while first."

The thought that this scoundrel surnamed Chen would soon suffer made Qian Yutang feel much better.

"Twenty million for the third time... Sold!"

With the auctioneer's gavel falling, lot number four was won by Su Muchen for 20 million.

"Mr. Su, you paid such a high price for this rough stone. Could it be that its value has increased significantly?"

"Miss Liu, don't worry. Since I'm willing to spend so much money to buy it, there's bound to be a significant increase in value. Believe it or not, this rough stone can at least double in value, or even more."

This fourth lot was one of the rough stones that Su Muchen had his eye on. Although it appeared to be just high-ice jadeite, beneath that high-ice jadeite lay top-quality glass jadeite. Moreover, the rough stone was large enough that Su Muchen was being conservative in predicting a two-fold increase in value.