Chapter 69: One Sword Hell, One Sword Heaven (Part 1)

  With two cutting surfaces compared, the material was much easier to obtain. However, for such precious jadeite, in order to be safe, it was rubbed and cut again and again, and it took almost half an hour for Chu Chen to finally get this piece of glass-like mother green out.

  The first impression of this jade is that its color is a dense, soothing green, similar to celadon, with a blue undertone, but without any bias. The green appears oily and seems to be on the verge of dripping out. Although the green is dense, it does not lose its elegance, giving off an overall sense of noble beauty.

  Upon seeing the jade's appearance, Chu Chen felt happy and at the same time thought to himself that it was a pity that this green color still lacked two parts of feeling, and couldn't be considered true imperial green. However, even so, the result had already far exceeded his imagination.

  After all, he just thought there was jade in this piece of wool, but he really didn't expect that it would give him such a surprise. Moreover, after the jade was taken out from the wool, it gave him another surprise, unexpectedly, the amount of raw jade taken out was more than one ring face than previously estimated.

  "The old pit glass is a good green, the green is right, the green is good, it's small Chu, isn't it? This piece of jadeite, do you want to sell it? If so, I'll give 24 million, how about it?" Mr. Meng looked at it for a moment and then hastily expressed his intention to buy it from Chu Chen.

  Hou Yuanming said with a bad temper: "I'm telling you, Boss Meng, why are you always so impatient? And you're also too stingy, only offering such a low price. I'll offer 26 million."

  Mr. Meng smiled and said, "No way, good things are for those who act fast, and those who hesitate will have none. Besides, the price is already high enough, it's all about adding a little bit at a time. Although you're wealthy and generous, Mr. Hou, I still want to negotiate, 2.7 million."

  Chu Chen saw that the two of them directly skipped over him, the master, and started haggling over prices. He was also a bit speechless, but he didn't say much either. He hadn't intended to keep this piece of jadeite anyway.

  The two men went back and forth, with the price gradually rising, but when it reached 2.9 million, the pace of increase slowed down, because the value of this piece of jade raw material was roughly in this range.

  "Three hundred and eight million!" A thick, aged voice came from the crowd, it was Hou Yuanming's father who had rushed over.

  When Mr. Meng heard the price, he could only respond with a wry smile. It wasn't that he couldn't afford to pay more, but rather he felt his store was only mid-range and didn't need to make a loss to attract customers by buying such high-end jade, so he withdrew from the competition.

  However, many years later, Mr. Meng still regretted today's decision, he never thought that the appreciation of mid-to-high-end jade would be so fast, like a rocket, rising rapidly.

  Hou Lao walked up to Chu Chen and smiled, saying: "Little Chu, I heard before that your stone gambling skills are very impressive. I didn't believe it, but it seems the reputation is well-deserved!"

  Chu Chenqian humbly said: "Hou Lao, this is all luck, I didn't expect that this piece of wool fabric could produce such good jade."

  "Luck is also part of one's strength, right? By the way, Little Chu, are you satisfied with the price from earlier?" Old Hou asked after a slight flattery.

  Hou Yuanming felt a bit embarrassed when he heard this, earlier they didn't even ask if Chu Chen had any intention of reselling, and yet they started quoting prices, it was really putting the cart before the horse.

  Chu Chen saw Hou Yuanming's expression and, to avoid awkwardness, didn't say much. He replied, "The price is definitely satisfactory, but I have a small request."

  "Oh, what's required, as long as it's within our power, we'll definitely help you get it done." Old Hou readily agreed.

  Chu Chen chuckled and said: "Hou Lao, let's talk about this later. First, let's untie the remaining two pieces of wool."

  "Little Chu, before you crack open the stone, shouldn't you set off some firecrackers first?" asked Hou Yuanming from the side.

  Chu Chen rubbed the back of his head and said, "Let's talk about setting off firecrackers after we've solved it."

  "Alright."

  Hou Lao looked at the other two pieces of wool and exclaimed in surprise: "Xiao Chu, you actually chose these two pieces of wool, it's really bold of you. Which one are you going to cut first?"

  "Let's solve this small one first." Chu Chen said, pointing at that broken piece of wool.

  This piece of wool is a type of plum blossom sand skin material, this kind of wool mainly comes from the old field area and the big horse bank field area, Ma Na also has a small amount of production. Its characteristics are that the surface particles resemble ripe plums, dark red in color, although some wools have a pomelo pattern (alternating red and white or red and yellow).

  The fabric of this Yangmei sand skin generally depends on whether the sand is evenly distributed. If it's even, then the base is better. This piece of wool fabric has relatively even sand, otherwise it wouldn't be considered a good performance. Moreover, this piece of wool fabric has both python and pine flowers, and its performance is very good, but I don't know why nobody chose it.

  "This piece of material was given to me by a friend yesterday, and I didn't expect you to pick it out today, what a coincidence."

  Chu Chen heard this and smiled, muttering to himself, it's really a coincidence, I've become a scapegoat.

  The stone was about to be opened. This time, because he already knew the result, Chu Chen did not choose to wipe the stone, but instead chose a suitable position for the stone master to cut open.

  "What do you think of this material?" A man in his thirties asked his companion amidst the crowd watching the stone being carved.

  That companion said with an envious tone:

  "This material is still quite good in my opinion, you see this material has python and pine flower patterns, the key is that the pine flowers look a bit like grain pine flowers, this kind of pine flower can produce very good jadeite, plus the Yangmei sand skin material, if it's jadeite, it's likely to be another high-end material. This little brother, looks like you're going to get rich today."

  This person seems to have some level of expertise, having pointed out the characteristics of this piece of fabric. If he hadn't already known the outcome, Chu Chen would definitely not have believed that this fabric would be a complete failure.

  "Whoosh!"

  The wool was cut open by the stone master, and upon seeing this, Chu Xuan immediately went forward to pick up the cut stone piece, washed it with water, and looked at it. This look made his face suddenly become radiant, because on the wool, a red mist could be clearly seen.

  Mist, it is a substance existing between the emerald-green fur and skin of the tortoise shell.

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  Fog has thickness and thinness, mainly including white fog, yellow fog, black fog and red fog.

  Fog cannot directly affect color, but it is a manifestation of the tenderness or age of mountain rocks, which means that the hardness of the stone is high and old. Therefore, it is an important sign to judge the quality and authenticity of jade, as well as an important factor in determining the price.

  Among the various types of fog, black fog and red fog are the most hated, because these two types of fog love to ruin leather. Especially red fog, when it encounters wool, it's usually a greyish base, and such wool is basically worthless. So most people don't like to gamble with red fog, as it can easily make one go from heaven to hell in an instant.

  When the special ability showed that this piece of wool was worthless, Chu Chen thought of all sorts of possibilities at the time, but he never thought that he would encounter such a rare red fog, which, combined with the performance of the wool, made him sigh in amazement at the wonders of nature.

  Everyone who saw this phenomenon also shook their heads. This gamble was really unpredictable and anything could happen.

  "How can this be? Isn't there still a big half that hasn't been cut open?" Zhou Wenping felt some heartache at Chu Chen's loss.

  "Brother Zhou, it's not that I'm saying we'll definitely lose, but when we encounter a red mist, we need to prepare for the worst. However, even if the result is bad, it doesn't matter, anyway I've already earned enough today and can afford to lose this little bit of money. Besides, it's impossible to always win at gambling on stones, so I do have some mental preparation."

  Hou Lao smiled and said: "Xiao Chu, I didn't expect you to be so open-minded. Just this point alone shows that you have the demeanor of a master."

  Chu Chen hastily humbled himself and said: "I can't be considered a master, I just have food in my hands and no worries in my heart."

  This little joke suddenly brought a smile to everyone's face and relaxed the atmosphere.

  But the subsequent result was already predetermined, this piece of wool did not come back to life, and like most wools with red fog, it was not only gray at the bottom but also had scabies, it can be said that it was worthless, a standard ending.

  Such an ending, and the glass species that had just opened, formed a huge contrast, making everyone's mind a little dazed.

  "Xiao Chuan, can you still untangle this last piece of wool?" asked Zhou Wenping with some hesitation.

  "Unsheathe! Why not unsheathe? This one stroke is hell, the next one must be heaven!" Chu Chen swung his hand magnificently.

  Chu Chen's unyielding and fearless personality was somewhat admired by Hou Lao, who smiled and said: "Little Chu, you're full of energy, let's start solving it then."

  Because of the uncertain factors of gray scale and crack, Chu Chen decided to wipe out the cracked area first to see if the jade inside was damaged.

  "This piece of fabric, I still think it's pretty good." The companion of that person previously expressed his own opinion.

  "Oh, why say that? To know earlier that piece of wool performed so well and even appeared red fog. This piece of wool has both fluff and dandruff, I definitely wouldn't bet on it."

  "You're really inexperienced, the gray and white patterns on this wool fabric are all within a tolerable range. And look at this, it's got silk, stripes, dots, and even a python pattern with a pine flower design, all on one piece of stone. This is such a rare and good material, and it's even made from sand-washed skin. If I had that much money, I would definitely buy it too."

  "Alright, let's just stop arguing like this. We won't be able to figure out who is right anyway. Let the facts prove it in the end, whether you are correct or I am."

  As the wiped window grew larger, not only did the spot of glass shards disappear, but a hint of green also emerged.

  "It's green! It's out!"

  The sound instantly made the scene boil again, and as the greenery grew thicker, people rushed over to occupy a good position, making Hou Yuanming and others extremely nervous.