The villain's daily corpse collection
Chapter 37 A small test of one’s skills
As boss Liang has an excellent reputation, he will answer every customer's questions: "This sentence is a common catchphrase in the gambling industry. It means that gambling on stones is difficult, and even a god may not be able to..."
"Have you seen gods? Have you seen fairies? How do you know they can't make decisions?" Liang Pan was getting serious. It was the first time he encountered a customer who would insist on such exaggerated rhetoric.
"Miss, this is just a description, a common saying. It is very difficult to describe breaking jade. How can a mortal like me see the gods in the sky?" Liang Pan maintained a smile.
"What does the second half of the sentence mean?"
"The second half of the sentence is jargon. The 'dragon' refers to the green part of the jade. Because it is in a band shape and continues to extend, it is similar to the shape of the dragon in the legend, so it is called a dragon. The 'water' refers to the water head of the jade, which means the degree of transparency and roundness of the jade. The green part naturally has better water head, so there is such a sentence."
It turned out to be a misunderstanding.
"Then among the precious stones in your box, if I choose the best jadeite, will you also help me polish it?"
"Of course, the service should be full." Liang Mile returned to his smiling look.
A jade master held two special lamps for observation and lighting, one with a yellowish color and the other with pure white.
“The white lamp mainly looks at the surface condition of the stone, whether there are big cracks, loose flowers and the like. The yellow lamp looks at the color inside the stone, whether there are cracks and cloud-like fog. The purer the green, the more expensive it is. If other colors are pure, the price is not low either…” Liang Mile explained how to use the lamp, but he didn't know that Wang Wei didn't intend to use the conventional method at all.
“I don’t understand any of the terms he used, but I just don’t believe that God cannot see the essence of jade.” Wang Wei said silently in his heart.
Seeing Liang Mile preaching here, some gamblers also gathered around, wanting to find out the key points of jade selection.
Someone with a discerning eye soon discovered the secret of this box of stones: "Lord Maitreya is truly amazing. The stones he gave away were all made from the Rong family's materials. Everyone in the world knows that the Rong family's mines are the most valuable!"
"Look carefully again. Only a few stones have the style of the Rong family. There are many others mixed in. If the girl is lucky enough to choose the materials from the Rong family, she will really make a profit. If she chooses the others, she can just regard it as gaining experience." Someone else was telling the truth, but Liang Mile kept smiling and said nothing.
Wang Wei pretended to follow Liang Pan's instructions, but in fact she quietly opened her spiritual sense and picked up the stones one by one to examine them. The marks on her forehead and cheek flickered slightly a few times, but were covered by the jade master's lamp, so no one noticed anything unusual.
But in the eyes of outsiders, this picture becomes——
A stupid lady with a lot of money was gambling on stones. She didn't observe or look at the stone under the light, but just closed her eyes and held the stone in her hand and prayed.
Is this a ritual to pray for God's blessing?
Liang Mile has been adhering to the professional ethics for decades. Seeing this scene, he was quite shocked in his heart, but he still smiled and waited patiently.
The jade master who was lighting the lamp next to him tried to suppress his smile. He had seen innocent people before, but he had never seen such an innocent person! He could not help but look at Wang Wei. He saw that she was dressed elegantly, but he did not expect that she was not very smart.
If Wang Wei could read minds instantly, she might blow the roof off the Jade Appraisal House. However, considering the current situation, she would wait until she got the body fragments before coming back for revenge.
After checking the stones in the box, he let his Qi sink into his Dantian, exhaled, and slowly opened his eyes.
She glanced in the direction of the Jade Master who was trying not to smile. With just one glance, the Jade Master felt a chill invading his whole body. He couldn't help but shiver and restrained his expression.
"Miss, have you... made your choice?" Liang Mile stopped himself before he could say something wrong, almost making a serious mistake in his career.
"I've chosen it." She threw the stone into the dazed jade master's arms, interrupting the jade master's self-doubt, "Please help me cut it open."
"Oh, oh, okay." Master Yu agreed stupidly, then turned around and started working on his profession.
More and more spectators gathered around, most of them attracted by the strange process of stone selection that they had just witnessed.
Gambling on stones, known as gambling, generally requires three steps to see the true nature of the stone: rubbing the stone, cutting the stone and grinding the stone, none of which can be missing.
The jade master began to cut the stone step by step, first rubbing the stone under the lamp to see the fog, bottom, color, etc. of the original stone, and judge the depth and transparency of the green color. Although the jade master was not good at judging people, he was a first-class expert in cutting jade, unlike the jade master who just damaged the customer's stone, he should be an experienced hand in the industry.
Soon it was time for the most critical step of "cutting the stone". The jade master took out a bow saw specially used for cutting stones, sprinkled a handful of fine sand on the stone, and began to cut it with a bow rope.
Everyone around was watching intently, and a hint of green gradually appeared under the fine sand. Someone pointed at the vague opening and shouted, "I see! It's great!"
Everyone came closer to take a look, and Master Yu said in surprise: "It has indeed appeared, and this... is Yang Lu!"
After a while, one side of the stone was cut. The onlookers were amazed and began to praise the stone.
"This water is so good, so crystal clear, it can't be the best of the day!"
"I think it's possible. Look at the floating luster, the fine crystals, and the lack of any fog or cracks. I guess this is the material from the Rong family."
"Tsk, do I need to guess? It must be from the Rong family. It's a pity that it's a little small. If I had a piece like this that weighed 20 kilograms, my life would not have been lived in vain."
This green is like a real oasis in the desert, which makes people around admire it. However, there are also many voices of regret, as the saying goes, "One knife cuts the sky, one knife cuts the earth", which is exactly the case.
"Girl, you must be an expert! I really don't believe it. I have been playing with stones in this gambling house for so many years, and I have never seen anyone win the first time."
A regular customer pointed out Wang Wei's ability, and the people around her remembered how ridiculous the woman had used to choose the stones. They echoed and praised Wang Wei for her talent. Some people were disdainful, thinking that it was just an accident and luck, and she would not be so lucky next time. Another group of people were a little outrageous, and they all wanted to ask her which god she had prayed to for being so powerful, and whether she could introduce it to others.
Wang Wei treated all voices equally. After all, she didn't care about jade. She just wanted to prove whether the gods could cut through jade and choose the stone with the most water.
"Just watch carefully." She only said this sentence throughout the whole process, and then smiled without saying anything else. Everyone thought this was very mysterious and asked how to watch carefully.
Liang Mi Le saw the chaotic crowd and began to control the situation and let everyone disperse. Everyone returned to their positions and began to cut their own stones. Some people seemed to have gained some insights, paid the money and left with the stones, ready to come back to comprehend them again.
"Miss, I really admire your performance today. I underestimated you and I would like to apologize to you here." Judge Liang was very sincere.
"I'm just lucky." Wang Wei said modestly. After all, she did use some tricks.
"Although this stone is not big, it can be used to make a lot of small jewelry. If you have any ideas, you can tell our store." Liang Pan offered to help make it.
"Boss Liang, can I draw the pattern you want?"
With pen, ink, paper and inkstone ready, Wang Wei thought for a moment, drew a few simple strokes and finished.
"That's all? There's still a lot of material left..." Liang Pan was a little surprised when he looked at the drawings.
"Boss Liang gave me an opportunity, and I don't want to use it all up. After all, we are destined to meet and will meet again. Can I come and pick up the things in a few days?" Wang Wei's few words touched Liang Pan's heart.
"Okay, miss, please come whenever you are free. I, Liang, will be waiting for you at Jianyufang." Liang Pan bowed to Wang Wei, who nodded in return.
After leaving Jianyufang, the sun was shining brightly outside. It was almost noon, and Wang Wei walked towards the agreed Diguan Temple.
"Girl! Girl, please wait!"
Wang Wei heard a familiar male voice behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Su Lie and Zhou Yong whom she was following. Well, she had forgotten about these two people since she entered the Jade Art Gallery. They seemed to be of no use other than leading the way.
"Who are you?" Wang Wei didn't want to pay attention to them and pretended not to know them.
"My name is Zhou Yong, and this is my good friend Su Lie. We were also in the Jade Appraisal Shop just now. We saw the girl selecting and cutting stones and were amazed!" Zhou Yong praised her highly.
Su Lie continued, "Yes, young lady. And I think you look familiar. We should have been not far away from each other in the queue entering the city yesterday."
Wang Wei nodded in response.
Showing courtesy for nothing is either treachery or deceit.
Boss Liang's attempt to be attentive is to cultivate potential customers without offending anyone, but what about these two people?
Su Lie said excitedly: "I didn't expect that we have such a deep connection with the girl! It's almost noon, why don't I and my friends treat the girl to a simple meal so that we can get to know each other."
Zhou Yong echoed, "Look, the girl is not from here, and neither are we, so it would be good for the strangers to have someone to take care of them."
Wang Wei declined politely: "No need, I won't eat, so I won't bother you two."
Zhou Yong asked, "Not eating? Then we can go to the teahouse over there. It's the only teahouse in Fang Qiu. I heard it's very good."
She declined again: "I don't drink tea."
Wang Wei murmured in her heart that whenever she encountered difficulties in the past, she had always solved the problems completely. But now she had to adapt to the local customs and it seemed that she could not solve the source of the problem at will.
"Where is that girl going? We can all accompany her. We just want to get to know her." Zhou Yong continued to chase after her.
"If you have something to say, just say it." Wang Wei raised his eyes and stared at the two of them. They felt a chill on their backs for an instant. "Let me guess first. You want me to help you gamble on stones, select the really good ones, and sell them at a high price." The two men's eyes lit up. Sure enough, their guess was correct.
"My answer is no." Wang Wei refused for the third time, "I don't have time to help you, and there is no need to help. Your friend is right, the world of gambling on stones is not suitable for you, you might as well read a few more books."
Zhou Yong and Su Lie looked at each other, and their expressions turned gloomy.
Wang Wei saw the two people's expressions change instantly, and laughed softly: "Overestimating one's own ability is the first step to destroying one's life. I always advise people to die, not to live, but today is an exception. If you only have one life, I advise you to cherish it."
I was planning to leave immediately, but unexpectedly someone grabbed my arm tightly.
"You just won a free game. Who do you think you are? You are so shameless." Zhou Yong gritted his teeth.
Wang Wei looked around with the corner of her eyes. This was a deep path with trees on both sides and no one was there. She was just talking to the two people and didn't expect that they would deliberately lead her here.
However, this gave her the opportunity to completely resolve the source of the problem.
Her eyelashes drooped, and her emotions could not be seen.
The sky suddenly turned gloomy. The dry branches nearby rustled in the wind, and the swaying black shadows were reflected on the flowing clothes.
"What? You're not talking. Are you scared?" Zhou Yong sneered.
Su Lie said coldly: "There is still room for negotiation now, it depends on whether you want the chance we give you."
Her eyes turned dark red, and light like light lines seeped out between her brows.
"I think you are looking for..."
"What are you doing?" a fourth voice appeared.
Well, the word "death" was intercepted by someone.
A male voice came from a distance, interrupting Wang Wei's ultimatum. However, the voice was vague and weak, and the speaker seemed to be in poor health.
The two men looked back and saw a man walking out from the rising mist.
Wang Wei immediately turned his head to cover up the alienated parts of his body in time.
Zhou Yong frowned: "Who are you?"
The leading man coughed a few times and said, "In broad daylight, you ganged up to bully a woman. Shi Yao will never allow this to happen."
As he finished speaking, a shadow suddenly appeared behind him like a ghost.
Zhou Yong screamed in fear that there was a ghost, and was so scared that he tripped over a stone on the side of the road, hitting his forehead on the stone and bleeding immediately. Su Lie turned pale, left Zhou Yong and ran to the end of the path without saying a word.
Zhou Yong got up and ran towards Wang Wei, trying to take her hostage.
Suddenly! A stream of burning blood splattered on Wang Wei's cheek, and the red marks instantly turned into blood tears. She tilted her head slightly, and a drop of blood hanging from her silver-gray eyelashes fell into her collar.
Someone cut the artery in Zhou Yong's neck, and blood spurted all over his body.
Wang Wei's pupils shrank slightly. What on earth was that black shadow? That thing killed someone in front of her, and she didn't even notice it!
"There is still one person. Don't let him hurt others again." Shi Yao continued to give instructions, and coughed for a long time after he finished speaking.
The black shadow dragged Zhou Yong's body to the side, received new instructions, and suddenly disappeared.
Shi Yao spoke with concern, his voice as gentle as clouds: "Girl, are you okay? I'm so sorry, I accidentally made you dirty."
He pulled out a bright silk handkerchief from his sleeve, which still had a faint scent of lilies, and reached out to help Wang Wei wipe it. Wang Wei grabbed his wrist and looked into his eyes.
Those were a pair of bright eyes as pure as a child's, looking at her carefully.
Wang Wei was stunned for a moment and turned his head away: "What on earth is that?"
Hearing this question, Shi Yao's hand holding the silk handkerchief trembled slightly. Suddenly, a strong wind blew up his long hair behind him and also blew away the mist around him.
The sky seemed less gloomy, but he started coughing again.
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