"Ice... Ice type! That’s ice type jadeite!"
Suddenly, someone in the crowd exclaimed in surprise.
As the nameless individual shouted, people at the scene finally snapped back to reality.
Zhao Jing was the most excited; she grabbed Shen Yuyan’s arm again and said exhilarated, "Sister Shen, look, I was right, it really is ice type jadeite!"
Shen Yuyan nodded repeatedly, her face slightly flushed, clearly showing her immense excitement.
She just didn’t show her emotions like Zhao Jing did.
"Zhu Fei, I really have to thank you this time."
After the excitement subsided, Shen Yuyan forced herself to calm down, then turned her head and smiled at Zhu Fei.
"Hehe, Sister Shen, didn’t I tell you earlier? I definitely wouldn’t let you down; it’s just that you all didn’t take my word seriously," Zhu Fei shrugged at Shen Yuyan, his tone slightly teasing, "Besides, this is just the beginning, Sister Shen. Isn’t it a bit early for you to thank me?"
"Just... Just starting?"
Zhu Fei’s words momentarily stunned Shen Yuyan, but she quickly realized what he meant, and a hint of anticipation flashed in her beautiful eyes.
"Zhu Fei, is what you’re saying really true?"
This time, Shen Yuyan’s tone seemed to be querying Zhu Fei, but it already had a hint of expectancy.
"Hehe, why don’t you just wait and see if it’s true?" Zhu Fei didn’t directly answer her question but instead gave her a mysterious smile before turning to the shop owner and saying,
"Boss, could you please cut open this entire raw stone first, and then this one."
As he spoke, Zhu Fei gestured toward another raw stone.
"Humph! What’s there to be proud of? It’s just like a blind cat running into a dead rat. I don’t believe for a second that you’ll be that lucky again, to come across another piece of ice type jadeite."
Ning Deguang, who was standing by and had seen the ice type jadeite in Zhu Fei’s previous stone, was initially startled, but then he scoffed with disdain.
However, everyone present could hear that Ning Deguang’s confidence in his tone was not as strong as before, mixed with a tinge of envy.
As the shop owner finished cutting and washing the raw stone, the true face of the previously discovered ice type jadeite was fully revealed to all onlookers.
It was a piece of ice type jadeite, about the size of a chicken egg. Although its quality could not be considered top-grade among ice type jadeite, it was still considered mid-grade.
Using this piece of ice type jadeite to craft jewelry, making a few pendants or one or two drop pendants, would be entirely feasible.
"Old Man Ning, since you seem to have such an issue with me, do you dare to make a bet with me?"
Just then, Zhu Fei picked up the piece of ice type jadeite and handed it to Shen Yuyan, and only then did he look at Ning Deguang with a playful expression. Ning Deguang’s face was grim.
Despite Zhu Fei’s indifference to Ning Deguang’s opinion of him, Zhu Fei had grown a bit impatient with Ning Deguang’s repeated provocations.
"Hmph! You brat, watch your words."
Upon hearing Zhu Fei’s words, Ning Deguang initially let out a very dissatisfied cold snort, and then he asked with a grim tone, "Boy, what do you want to wager? And how shall we wager?"
"It’s quite simple; we’ll bet whether this raw stone that I’ve chosen will yield more ice-type jadeite."
Zhu Fei let out a faint smile, casually took out a piece of thousand-year-old wild ginseng from his person, and waved it in front of Ning Deguang.
"If I lose, this piece of thousand-year-old wild ginseng in my hand is yours. As for if you lose, well, how about you return the ice-type jadeite that you forcefully bought from my Sister Shen indeed?"
Upon suddenly seeing the thousand-year-old wild ginseng that Zhu Fei had just taken out, Ning Deguang’s eyebrows immediately began to twitch violently.
While others might not recognize whether that piece of wild ginseng was real or fake, Ning Deguang could tell at a glance.
The reason was simple: in his early years, he had been in the medicinal herb business and had dealt with all sorts of valuable herbs.
Moreover, he had once seen similar thousand-year-old wild ginseng at an auction.
Because of these reasons, Ning Deguang could instantly recognize it and knew that the piece of thousand-year-old wild ginseng in Zhu Fei’s hands was not a fake.
Once he thought of the fact that Zhu Fei’s thousand-year-old wild ginseng was not a fake, Ning Deguang’s heart suddenly started to heat up.
You have to understand that this was a piece of thousand-year-old wild ginseng we’re talking about. If Ning Deguang could get it...
Not to mention the inherent value of the thousand-year-old wild ginseng, just using it for various favors alone, he could gain many benefits from it.
Thinking this, a trace of greed appeared in Ning Deguang’s eyes.
However, as much as he was tempted, he was no fool; he knew that since Zhu Fei dared to use such a precious medicinal herb as a bet, he must be somewhat confident in the upcoming stone cutting.
Realizing this, Ning Deguang immediately said to Zhu Fei, "Wagering is not impossible, but we need to modify the terms of our wager."
When Ning Deguang first mentioned modifying the way they would wager instead of questioning the authenticity of his item, Zhu Fei immediately understood that Ning Deguang probably really recognized the authenticity of the thousand-year-old wild ginseng in his hands.
However, Zhu Fei wasn’t particularly concerned about this and merely arched an eyebrow, saying, "Then how would you like to modify it?"
"Hehe, very simple. If you can guarantee that the remaining three raw stones all produce ice-type quality jadeite or better, then I’ll concede defeat. Otherwise, I win. What do you think?"
"Zhu Fei, we don’t need to deal with him!"
Upon hearing Ning Deguang’s proposal, Shen Yuyan, standing beside Zhu Fei, didn’t even wait for Zhu Fei to answer before she was the first to speak to him.
Although she wasn’t sure whether the thousand-year-old wild ginseng that Zhu Fei had taken out was indeed real,
from her understanding of Ning Deguang’s usual cunning and shamelessness, if he didn’t know the true value of the wild ginseng that Zhu Fei had just taken out, he would never have made such a decision.
However, in response to Shen Yuyan’s suggestion, Zhu Fei didn’t agree this time, but instead smiled and reached out to gently pat Shen Yuyan’s shoulder, saying:
"Sister Shen, just relax. Could it be that you still have no confidence in me now?"
Shen Yuyan seemed to want to add something more, but before she could finish speaking, Zhu Fei cut her off again with a smile:
"Alright, Sister Shen, there’s nothing to worry about, just watch from the side. I’ve said before that I definitely won’t let you down this time."
Having said that, Zhu Fei turned back to Ning Deguang and took out the piece of thousand-year-old wild ginseng he had initially obtained from the relic medicine garden from his Storage Magic Ring.
"Alright, I have agreed to your bet terms. Now, isn’t it your turn to take out your item?"