Shrouding the Sky: The System Arrived Thirty Years Early

Gu Fengcheng.

After being away for many days, everything here is as usual.

Upon entering the city, Luo Qianqiu made no hesitation and headed straight for the Xianfeng Stone Gambling Market.

Whether it's handling tasks or purchasing goods, this place can meet all his needs.

The doorman at the Xianfeng Stone Gambling Shop was the same one as before. When he saw Luo Qianqiu, he was clearly taken aback, obviously recognizing him.

"Master, why are you here again?" The servant's face was bitter, and he blurted out the question before he even thought.

"What? The gambling stone shop is open for business, but customers aren't allowed to come?" Facing a completely clueless servant, Luo Qianqiu didn't vent his anger on him.

On the contrary, the other party's good service attitude last time left him with a good impression.

Hearing Luo Qianqiu say this, the servant was speechless for a moment, but after a pause, he sighed and said, "A month ago, the master turned stones into gold at the Xianfeng Stone Gambling Shop, causing the boss to lose a lot of money. He was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger, so he deducted half a month's wages from my wages. I was heartbroken."

The servant boy wasn't very old, looking about twelve or thirteen years old. When he talked about his wages being withheld, his face scrunched up, which made him look quite endearing.

Listening to the servant's complaints, Luo Qianqiu was not annoyed. On the contrary, he found it quite amusing. However, he was pressed for time and had a heavy task to complete, so he did not want to chat any longer. He took out a piece of gold and prepared to hand it to the servant.

But after thinking about it, he felt that this was not quite right, so he moved his fingers slightly and with a "click", a piece of gold was broken off, about the size of a fingernail.

Luo Qianqiu weighed it in his hand for a moment, and seeing that no one was paying attention, tossed it into the servant's arms, laughing, "Is this enough for half a month's wages?"

"This...this is for me?" The servant stared in disbelief, his hands trembling slightly.

This piece of gold is so big, it's enough for him and his mother to eat their fill for a long time.

"This is for you. Keep it safe and don't let anyone else know," Lin Jia warned.

She was perceptive and knew that Luo Qianqiu's intention in giving only a small piece of gold was not because he was reluctant to part with it. Gold and silver were nothing but mundane things to them. He was just afraid that if his son had too much gold, he would be prone to misfortune.

Having wealth without the strength to protect it will only lead to disaster.

The servant nodded blankly, still somewhat dazed. The gold in his arms felt like a branding iron, burning him so intensely that he trembled all over.

"Alright, now that you have the money, you don't need to work here anymore. Go home," Luo Qianqiu said gently.

"Thank you for your generous gift, sir." The servant finally snapped out of his daze, thanked Luo Qianqiu sincerely, and then left the gambling stone shop, running wildly towards home.

Watching the child walk away, Luo Qianqiu turned and walked into the jade gambling shop.

The first courtyard remains the same as before. Some Originium has been added, but its condition is still extremely poor.

Luo Qianqiu did not linger and went straight into the second courtyard.

Upon arriving here, the number of people suddenly increased to about seven or eight, including two familiar faces: Master Yuan from Xianfeng Stone Gambling Shop.

The two men's expressions changed slightly when they saw Luo Qianqiu. The older one, Master Yuan, immediately turned around and headed towards the inner courtyard after seeing Luo Qianqiu.

Luo Qianqiu saw this scene, but did not react. Instead, he wandered around the courtyard on his own.

When he came to gamble on stones last month, he adhered to the principle of leaving a way out for others and did not carry out a sweeping plan. He did not touch some of the stones with low profit margins.

But who would have thought that such good intentions would be met with a relentless pursuit?

Therefore, this time, Luo Qianqiu was not going to hold back and would squeeze every last drop of value out of this gambling stone shop.

Soon, the tranquility of the second courtyard was shattered.

The first source stone, from which Luo Qianqiu cut off three jin of pure source, did not cause any commotion.

After all, such hauls didn't happen every day at Xianfeng Stone Gambling House, but they did happen every now and then.

But soon, after Luo Qianqiu successfully shipped the goods three times in a row, people's attention was inevitably drawn to him.

Although the three consecutive harvests were small, such as three, five, and six kilograms of pure source, the high sales rate still attracted a lot of attention.

Just then, a surprised and doubtful voice rang out from the crowd.

"Is this the same young apprentice who came to gamble on stones a month ago? He's back at Xianfeng Stone Gambling Shop again?"

These words immediately put everyone to a jolt.

Valley Wind City isn't very big, so even the slightest disturbance can quickly spread throughout the entire city.

The rumors that someone had won 500 jin of jadeite a month ago at the Xianfeng Jadeite Gambling Hall were already known to everyone present. Now that they had seen the real person, how could they not be curious?

It was at this moment that Luo Qianqiu shipped out another piece, cutting out a source weighing over two pounds.

Someone in the courtyard noticed something was wrong and began to mutter to themselves.

"It is said that masters of Origin Arts are unparalleled in identifying Origin materials, and often they can roughly estimate the value of the items inside just by looking at the Origin Stone."

In the second courtyard, a single source stone is worth one jin of source, meaning that Luo Qianqiu only earned a little over one jin of source from this source stone.

Given that Luo Qianqiu hit the target four times in a row, and considering his performance last month, he is clearly a master of Origin Arts. It's impossible that he couldn't see through the Origin Stone's true nature, yet he still cut it. This is quite intriguing.

"This is clearly a case of 'plucking feathers from a passing goose.' Does he have a grudge against the Xianfeng Stone Gambling Arcade and intend to bankrupt it?"

It is foreseeable that if Luo Qianqiu continues to gamble like this, all the source stones with any value will be cut off, and what will be left are useless stones. Who will still come to Xianfeng Stone Workshop to gamble on stones in the future?

Unless the owner of Xianfeng Stone Workshop replaces all the current source stones in front of everyone, even if new source stones are added later, not many people will patronize this stone workshop anymore.

Clearly, Luo Qianqiu's current actions are digging into Emperor Xianfeng's lifeline.

Many people noticed this and wore amused smiles, as if they were enjoying the spectacle.

Time passed quietly, and soon Luo Qianqiu had opened seven source stones in the second courtyard. The profits ranged from one to several times, but none of them were particularly large.

More and more people gathered around, some coming out from the inner courtyard, others having heard about the Xianfeng Stone Gambling Workshop and coming specifically to see the spectacle.

Even people who gamble on stones in other stone gambling shops came here after hearing about this. It's only because the stone gambling shop's courtyard is quite large that it could accommodate so many people.

Soon, when the eighth source stone was cut open, but only one piece weighing a little over a pound was found, the crowd could no longer contain their clamor.

"This is too brutal! Doesn't this tell everyone that everything left at Xianfeng Stone Gambling Works is worthless?"

"This is an irreconcilable feud, otherwise they wouldn't have gone this far."

"This young man is incredibly audacious. Doesn't he know that the Li family is behind the Xianfeng Stone Gambling House?"

"Regardless of the young man's fate, if he keeps cutting his way to the fifth courtyard, then Xianfeng Stone Gambling House will be finished."

Hearing these discussions, the owner of Xianfeng Stone Gambling Shop turned completely gloomy.

He was now seething with rage, wishing he could strike immediately and kill the other party with a single blow.

But no, physical violence is forbidden inside the gambling stone shop; this is an ironclad rule. If the owner himself violates it, then Emperor Xianfeng will truly be unable to recover.

"You little bastard, I'll make sure you have the life to gamble, but not the life to spend it." In the end, all he could think was this viciously.

Luo Qianqiu seemed to sense the murderous intent of the gambling stone shop owner. He looked up and met his gaze, then chuckled and stepped into the third courtyard under the owner's murderous gaze.

However, as he passed by the owner of the gambling stone shop, a faint divine thought was transmitted to him.

"Fellow Daoist, leave a way out for others, so that you may meet again in the future."

Luo Qianqiu ignored this completely, took Lin Jia's hand, and walked past her with an air of nonchalance.

Compared to the second courtyard, the third courtyard yields much greater rewards, with profits generally exceeding five times.

However, the quantity was half that of the original stones; only four pieces were cut.

"This is terrible! Valley Wind City is absolutely in chaos!"

Everyone was shocked to see Luo Qianqiu preparing to enter the fourth level.

The Xianfeng Stone Gambling Shop was the Li family's business, and now that their lifeline has been exploited, this matter is certainly not over.

The real storm only began after the jade gambling incident!