NOVEL WEB Chapter 27: Kneel down and apologize
Someone wants to bet on the stones!
As soon as the news reached their ears, everyone gathered around with excitement. If you were to ask what the most thrilling aspect of stone appreciation was, it had to be stone gambling!
“Isn’t that Miss Jun Wan’er?”
“She’s from the Jun family in Fengluo City. I heard she’s a second-level spiritual master with a bright future!”
“Who would dare to bet on stones with her? Even a little girl would hesitate. Gambling stones with Miss Jun Wan’er is an embarrassment.”
As everyone gathered, they admired and praised Jun Wan’er, but they looked down upon and ridiculed Jun Jiu. Jun Wan’er wore a triumphant smile, her eyes filled with malice and excitement.
This was perfect! If Jun Jiu agreed, she could torture this wretched girl and make her pay for her actions. With her head held high, Jun Wan’er proudly announced, “You and I will each choose a rough stone. Whoever finds the spirit stone first wins! If you lose, you’ll kneel before me, crawl from here to there, and apologize!”
“You!” Yun Qiao furrowed his brow in disapproval.
This bet was too cruel! It was clear that Miss Jun’s family wanted to humiliate Jun Jiu deliberately. Just as Yun Qiao was about to intervene to stop it, Jun Jiu raised her hand to halt him.
“Little girl, you’re not afraid to make this bet, are you?” Jun Wan’er wanted to goad Jun Jiu into agreeing, but before she could utter more taunts, Jun Jiu silenced her with a simple “okay.”
Jun Jiu shot a sidelong glance at Jun Wan’er. “Similarly, you must adhere to the same conditions when you lose.”
“Lose? Impossible!” Jun Wan’er was brimming with arrogance as she contemptuously stared at Jun Jiu. “Little girl, get ready to kneel and apologize to me!”
With that, Jun Wan’er turned and left with Jun Lei to select their respective raw stones.
As the crowd buzzed with discussion, Yun Qiao’s face darkened from hearing the disparaging remarks. He gazed down at Jun Jiu and said, “Miss Jun, I’ll help you choose a raw stone. Don’t worry; we’ll win. I’ll assist you.”
Jun Jiu smiled at Yun Qiao. “Let’s go.”
They strolled through the stone appreciation party, where a multitude of peculiarly shaped raw stones surrounded them. The prices listed alongside these raw stones would deter most people.
Following Yun Qiao’s advice, Jun Jiu focused on selecting a raw stone carefully. She scrutinized each raw stone, paying close attention to their features. Yun Qiao added, “Jun Wan’er knows how to gamble on stones, so we must not only find one with spirit stones but also select one that’s better than hers.”
Jun Jiu nodded in agreement.
She gently stroked Xiao Wu’s chin, listening to his purring, which brought her a sense of calmness and detachment.
Raising her eyes, she scanned the raw stones around her, her gaze cold and piercing. All the sounds around her seemed to fade away, leaving only these raw stones before her.
Buzz!
A soft hum resonated. The shells of countless raw stones trembled, revealing the core inside, resembling a heart.
Waste stone… waste stone… waste stone… spirit stone!
Jun Jiu halted abruptly. She blinked, emerging from that state of trance, and focused on the raw stone containing the spirit stone. It was roughly the size of a human head and was priced at one thousand taels.
“Master, do you want this raw stone?”
“No, the quality isn’t very good. Let’s keep looking.” Jun Jiu proceeded to explore other options.
She possessed a talent that felt like cheating, enabling her to see the core of the raw stones. In her previous life, she had gambled on stones several times but had been blacklisted by the Jade Trading Company. On one occasion, she had become so distressed that she ended up crying in front of the president of a commercial bank, resulting in the bank’s substantial losses. Consequently, the bank had to find a new owner, Yun Bei.
When Yun Qiao turned around after making his careful selection, he discovered that Jun Jiu had vanished. As he searched for her, he eventually found Jun Jiu choosing her seventh raw stone.
Yun Qiao was left dumbfounded.