Chapter 133 - Suspicious Senior Brother and Sister

Haimie Xiao knew she couldn’t keep it from him and said, “In two more days, it will be our Old Master’s seventieth birthday, and since Haichuan and I have confirmed our relationship, I want to bring him to meet my grandfather.

The clothes are already bought for him, the only thing missing is a gift.”

Ye Haichuan added, “I actually had an authentic piece by Gu Kaizhi, but my Aunt Haimai took it; she wants to give it to her grandfather as a gift by itself.

So now I’m empty-handed, and coming here is just to see if there is an appropriate gift.”

Clap!

Li Wenfeng snapped his fingers, excitedly said, “Aunt Haimai, Brother Ye, it turns out we’re on the same wavelength.

Let me tell you the truth, the reason I brought Qing’er here, apart from buying clothes, was also for stone gambling.”

“Stone gambling?”

Ye Haichuan was slightly startled, his understanding of stone gambling was not very deep, he had only occasionally seen some news articles and knew that stone gambling, indeed, often involves betting on raw stones mined from Myanmar.

The reason it is called stone gambling is that jadeite, when mined, is wrapped in a weathered skin, and only after cutting can the quality be discerned.

If one is lucky, these raw stones often yield jadeite, and sometimes even high-quality, priceless jadeite.

It is for this reason that many enthusiasts are drawn to stone gambling—if one bets high, overnight wealth isn’t uncommon.

However, many jadeite raw stones look good on the surface with color on their skin, and they might show green with the first cut but might have nothing on the second, hence the vast majority of enthusiasts end up broke, losing everything overnight, even leading to the ruin of their entire families.

In the stone gambling industry, phrases like “one cut poor, one cut rich,” and “stone gambling is like betting one’s life”, vividly depict the situation.

Compared to stone gambling, speculative trading such as stocks and real estate are far gentler and less impressive.

“Exactly, stone gambling,” Li Wenfeng said with an excited expression on his face, “You probably don’t know that I recently got word that our Haishan Jadeite Stone Gambling Cultural Festival is starting tonight at the Global Building.

The organizers have specially transported six tons of jadeite raw stone from Myanmar to Haishan, valued anywhere from hundreds to tens of millions of yuan…”

Li Wenfeng talked excitedly, then asked eagerly, “Brother Ye, why don’t we try our luck?

I’ll tell you, Old Master Xiao really appreciates collecting this, and if you’re lucky and manage to get an unprocessed piece of high-quality jadeite, he will definitely see you in a different light.”

Ye Haichuan was enticed by what he had said, for he now had the perspective ability, why not give it a try?

At that moment, Haimie Xiao said with some worry, “Isn’t that too risky?

I’ve also heard about jadeite stone gambling, and even many professional stone gambling masters can’t guarantee they’ll win.

What if we lose?

Wouldn’t that be a pity?”

Being from a wealthy family, Haimie Xiao didn’t have any taboo about spending money, but she believed in spending money where it’s necessary, not extravagantly.

In her opinion, instead of risking a large sum of money on stone gambling, it would be more practical to buy some processed jadeite from a jewelry store.

The price might be high, but you get what you pay for, and there’s no risk.

“Aunt Haimai, you just don’t understand,” Li Wenfeng said cheerfully.

“When we’re giving a birthday present to Elder Xiao, we absolutely can’t be too ordinary.

It has to be something extraordinary.

Just consider, with Elder Xiao’s wealth and status, what kind of jadeite jewelry can’t he buy?

But can he get his hands on high-quality unprocessed jadeite stone?”

Even so, Haimie Xiao was still somewhat unconvinced.

At that moment, Ye Haichuan suddenly frowned, sensing an aura of danger, not weaker than his own, drawing closer, seemingly aimed at him.

With a shiver in his heart, Ye Haichuan looked around, but did not find any suspicious individuals in the salon.

Could the other party have concealed their aura?

Ye Haochuan was somewhat puzzled.

With a thought, he activated his Perspective Eyes.

Soon, he discovered a man and a woman behind a column next to the fitting mirror, looking highly suspicious.

However, although he had found their presence, Ye Haochuan couldn’t feel happy about it; even though they had deliberately concealed their aura, he could clearly sense the formidable power hidden within them.

Damn it, who exactly are these two?

Just as he was mulling over this question, Xiao Haimei suddenly noticed his odd expression and hurriedly asked what was wrong?

Ye Haochuan came back to his senses, thinking that since the enemy situation was clear, being afraid and worried would do no good, it was better to remain composed.

So he smiled and said, “Sister Mei, how about this: since there’s nothing happening right now, let’s go have a look first.

Whether to gamble or not, we can decide after seeing the situation.”

Xiao Haimei couldn’t persuade him otherwise and reluctantly agreed.

“Lead the way,” Ye Haochuan signaled to Li Wenfeng with his eyes.

Li Wenfeng, overjoyed, led the way in front.

In no time, they arrived at the elevator, pressed the button for the 45th floor, and then the doors closed.

Just as the elevator began to ascend, the man and woman came out from behind the column in the salon and walked to the elevator doors.

Both the man and woman were wearing sunglasses and exuded a demonic and evil air, giving off an inscrutable feeling.

The man, with a buzz cut, looked to be in his thirties, with a resolute face and dark skin.

Underneath a camouflage tank top, his chest muscles were remarkably solid, and the deltoid muscles of his abdomen were even more pronounced, clearly someone not to be trifled with.

The woman, with neat and tidy shoulder-length straight hair, neatly cut with obvious care from a haircutting tool, looked to be about thirty years old, seemingly frail, but that was just a facade.

“Senior Brother Zhou, I would never have guessed that Ye Haochuan’s cultivation had broken through to the Postnatal Early Stage, comparable to ours,” said the woman with the shoulder-length straight hair.

Senior Brother Zhou nodded, his face grave as he said, “Junior Sister He, this Ye Haochuan really is a mystery.

I’ve spent a lot of money to have people investigate through Baixiao Pavilion in the Ancient Martial Arts Sects, Phantom Sound Sect, Institute of Extensive Learning, Yin Yang Sect, Netherworld Sect, and Happy Sect, but to this day, I haven’t been able to find out his true identity.”

“What about the Church of Light and the Dark Church in the West?” Junior Sister He pressed on.

Senior Brother Zhou shook his head: “No news either.”

Junior Sister He frowned and said, “Could this person be a Loose Cultivator?”

“If he were a Loose Cultivator, that would be good news,” Senior Brother Zhou snorted with a trace of cold ferocity on his face, “If he is a Loose Cultivator, we, as fellow disciples, could join forces to kill him.

The problem is, what if he’s not a Loose Cultivator…”

Junior Sister He continued, “If he’s not a Loose Cultivator, having the backing of some sect, and if we strike him down, offending the Ancient Martial Arts Sect is one thing, we’re already mortal enemies with them.

But if he belongs to the Phantom Sound Sect or the Institute of Extensive Learning, then we’re really making a big blunder.”

Senior Brother Zhou nodded, his expression solemn, and said, “That’s why we can’t act rashly right now.

Even if we want to kill him, it has to be done without alerting heaven or earth.

With so many people around and information easily leaked, we could very likely end up with the blame falling on us.

If Cult Leader Xie points the finger at us, we’ll be in a lot of trouble.”