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

"Twenty million, third time, sold..."

As the beautiful auctioneer brought down the gavel, Qian Yutang's face turned extremely ugly. He felt sorry for Su Muchen. He had originally wanted to learn from the man surnamed Chen and raise the price to trick him, but he didn't expect to end up tricking himself instead.

"Hahaha... This is hilarious! You're just a greenhorn who hasn't even grown his first hair yet, and you think you can trick me? I've eaten more rice than you've eaten salt. Kid, if you mess with me, you'll regret it."

Seeing that Su Muchen, under his enticement, once again spent a high price to bid for the No. 6 rough stone, Boss Chen was overjoyed.

"Oh, so Boss Chen is so sure that my 20 million was a waste? Perhaps this rough stone could appreciate in value significantly?"

Faced with Boss Chen's ridicule, Su Muchen was not angry at all. Instead, he smiled and retorted to Boss Chen.

"What do you mean, kid? You don't actually think this rough stone will appreciate in value, do you?!"

Seeing Su Muchen's reaction, Boss Chen felt a little uneasy, but he quickly suppressed it.

"Hehe, Mr. Chen, how about we take a gamble and see if this rough stone will appreciate in value?"

Su Muchen looked at Boss Chen with a provocative gaze, waiting for his reply.

"Kid, don't even think about trying to scam me. I won't fall for it. Although I don't think this rough stone is worth 20 million, who knows if it will actually appreciate in value?"

Mr. Chen was quite rational. Although he had been optimistic about the rough stone, he believed that the jadeite inside would only be worth between ten million and twenty million yuan, and wouldn't increase much. But before it was unearthed, no one could say for sure, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to take such a gamble.

"Boss Chen, how about this? Let's change the bet. Let's bet on how much this rough stone will appreciate. I bet it will at least double in value. Do you dare to take this bet with me?"

Su Muchen's words were astonishing, and gasps of surprise immediately filled the room.

"Brother Su, don't be impulsive. With the size of this rough stone, even if it yields top-quality jadeite, the price increase won't reach two times. You know, you spent twenty million to buy it, so a two-fold increase would be sixty million."

Upon hearing Su Muchen's words, Qian Yutang, who was standing to the side, immediately stood up excitedly and tried to persuade Su Muchen not to act impulsively.

Not only was Qian Yutang excited, but Liu Ziyan, who was sitting next to Su Muchen, also nervously grabbed Su Muchen's hand, her eyes filled with worry.

On the other hand, Boss Chen's face kept changing between light and dark. He was indeed tempted by the bet, but seeing Su Muchen's confident expression, he couldn't help but feel apprehensive.

Mr. Chen immediately started talking to the middle-aged man next to him. This middle-aged man was a senior stone appraiser hired by his company. It was this stone appraiser who suggested that he initially took a liking to this rough stone.

Meanwhile, in the two seats right in the middle of the first row, the vice president of the Jade Association and the secretary of Subei City were also talking about this matter.

"Mr. Liang, do you know that young man?"

"He looks completely unfamiliar, I don't remember him at all, but I do recognize the middle-aged man next to him. He seems to be Qian Yutang, the jewelry tycoon from your Jiangnan Province."

"I've heard of Qian Yutang. In our Jiangnan Province, his Qian Yuzhai restaurant is all over the province, with branches in every city. But why does such a tycoon seem to be bowing and scraping to that young man?"

"I don't understand this either. Could that young man be someone special? Secretary Jiang, why don't we get to know him after the auction?"

"Okay, by the way, Mr. Liang, do you think it's possible, based on your experience, that young man said the No. 6 rough stone could more than double in value?"

"I've personally examined this No. 6 rough stone. Although its appearance is good and the chances of it increasing in value are high, it probably won't double. Even if it contains top-quality jadeite, the price increase won't be more than double, since it's a bit small, unless..."

"Old Liang, unless what?"

"It's nothing, let's not talk about it anymore. Let's just watch quietly and see if their bet will come to fruition."

The reason why Old Liang did not voice his thoughts was that the idea was a bit outrageous. Given the size of this rough stone, the price increase would not be more than double unless it yielded imperial green jade. That's right, what Old Liang was just saying was that unless it yielded imperial green jade, the price increase would not be that high.

After discussing with the stone appraisal master beside him for a while, Mr. Chen finally made up his mind.

"Kid, I, Chen, agree to a bet with you. Tell me, how do you want to bet?"

"Mr. Chen, you have quite the guts. Since it's a bet, there should be a prize. How about this: if the price of this rough stone more than doubles, then Mr. Chen will lose to me an amount equal to the stone's value. If the price doesn't increase enough or it's cut into a worthless piece, then I'll lose to Mr. Chen fifty million. Mr. Chen, what do you say?"

"Although the amount of this bet is a bit small, how can I refuse when someone is offering money to me? Alright, I, Chen, accept the bet. It just so happens that Elder Liang and Secretary Jiang are both here, so I will trouble you two to be witnesses."

"No problem. Today, Secretary Jiang and I will act as notaries for this bet. I'm sure everyone here wants to see who wins. In that case, let's pause the auction and cut the stone on the spot. What do you all think?"

Old Liang was also very interested in the bet. No, he wasn't interested in the bet itself, but rather in what Su Muchen had said about the raw stone's potential to more than double in value.

No one present objected to Mr. Liang's proposal; everyone wanted to know as soon as possible who would win the bet.

Soon, the staff pushed the cutting machine out and placed it directly in front of the auction table so that everyone present could witness the final result.

"Brother Su, why don't you just not cut the stone on the spot? If you lose the bet, you lose. I'll cover the 50 million for you."

The moment the cutting machine was pushed out, Qian Yutang felt a little apprehensive. If he lost the bet in front of everyone, it would be incredibly embarrassing. Losing money was a small matter, but losing face was a big deal.

"Brother Qian, don't you have confidence in me? Don't worry, if I wasn't sure, how could I have made such a bet? I said that rough stone would appreciate in value, and it will appreciate. Maybe it can even bring everyone a little surprise."

"Whether it's a surprise or not doesn't matter, just don't scare anyone."

Su Muchen smiled and patted Qian Yutang on the shoulder, then walked towards the cutting machine and personally drew a line on the raw stone.

"Master, just cut along this line."

"Young man, are you only cutting this side?"

When the stone-cutting master saw that Su Muchen had only drawn a line on one side of the rough stone, he couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. If it were a normal gambling stone, cutting one side would indeed reveal whether the rough stone contained green.

However, now that Su Muchen and his team are betting, how can they determine the price increase without completely cutting open all the facets of the entire rough stone?

"No need, this side is enough, cut it!"

Seeing Su Muchen's insistence, the stone-cutting master stopped talking and directly turned on the cutting machine, starting to cut the raw stone under everyone's watchful eyes.

Apart from the hissing sound of the cutting machine, everyone held their breath and dared not make a sound, all staring intently at the cutting machine in front of the auction stage.

"It's turning green! It's turning green..."

"Hiss... This is... Imperial Green?"