Chapter 61: Shocking the Entire Audience
Six-color jadeite is indeed too rare.
Jadeite with three colors is called "Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity," so what is jadeite with six colors called?
"Fortune, Prosperity, Longevity, Happiness, Wealth, Prestige." Someone spoke up.
"These six words are quite fitting."
"I can guarantee that this piece of jadeite will definitely cause a worldwide sensation."
"It's just that I don't know if the other party will sell it, but if they are willing to, I'd like to buy it at a high price."
"You buy? Can you afford it?"
"Why can't I afford it?"
"This piece of jadeite is worth at least tens of billions, even more, can you afford that?"
"I... I can afford it!"
"Bragging! Someone like you dreaming of buying such a precious piece of jadeite? Dream on!"
"You're looking down on me!"
"Yes, I am looking down on you, what can you do about it?"
"I'll slap you!"
...
The two started fighting while talking, but they were quickly pulled apart by the people nearby.
Wang Changtian stood there dumbfounded, his eyes wide and mouth agape, disbelief and incredulity written all over his face. I lost? How could this be... How could I lose? I am the Jade King! He couldn't accept the reality in front of him, truly couldn't accept it...
The judges wished to favor Wang Changtian, but... the gap between the two was too big, they simply couldn't take sides... In the end, the judges had no choice but to declare Gao Fei the winner.
"Wang Changtian, you didn't expect this," Gao Fei said indifferently. "You didn't expect that I would win in the end, did you?"
Wang Changtian stood there with a gloomy face, not saying a word.
"Alright, stop playing dumb, hurry up and fulfill the bet," Gao Fei waved his hand. "You can now commit suicide."
"You..." Wang Changtian opened his mouth. "Don't go too far..."
"I'm going too far?" Gao Fei laughed, a cold laugh. "Where have I gone too far? It was you who set up the bet, it was you who set the stakes; now you've lost, and you want to renege on it?"
"I..." Wang Changtian was rendered speechless by the confrontation.
"Enough, cut the nonsense," Gao Fei said impatiently. "Go to the Underworld and serve the King of Hell."
Wang Changtian's face turned red with anger, his breathing became heavy. Ask him to commit suicide? He couldn't do it! Because he was afraid of death! Very afraid of death, the reason he bet with Gao Fei in the first place was that he was confident in himself, believing he would surely win, but the result... indeed, he lost...
What to do?
Really commit suicide?
Or just default on the debt?
If he defaulted, his reputation would be utterly ruined!
Life versus reputation, Wang Changtian had to choose one.
After struggling for a moment, Wang Changtian finally made a decision in his heart, that was to choose life! Reputation is important, but not as important as life.
"I won't commit suicide," Wang Changtian slowly said. "To show my apology, I will compensate you, you name your terms, as long as they are not too excessive, I will agree to them."
"Heh heh..." Gao Fei laughed. "I knew you would go back on your word! Wang Changtian, you really have no shame!"
"Mind your words."
"Mind your mother! Damn it, how can there be someone as shameless and despicable as you in the world."
"You..."
"What about you! Still dare to glare at me? Do you believe I would gouge out your eyes and use them as marbles?!"
"I..."
"What about you! Wang Changtian, you're a disgrace to be alive, wasting air, wasting food, your parents must have been blinded by lard to have given birth to such a shameless bastard like you."
"Shut your mouth..."
"Why should I shut up? You've lost the bet, resorting to cheek, refusing to admit it. Can't I even scold you? You shameless old thing, old bastard, old brute, low, shameless, despicable, just go die..." Gao Fei went off on a tirade, cursing with all the foul language he knew.
Wang Changtian's face slowly turned ashen, his eyes bulged more than a bull's, his breathing coarse, his body trembling uncontrollably: "Gao Fei! You've gone too far... ugh..." Suddenly, Wang Changtian's body jerked, and then his eyelids flipped up, and he lay down on the ground.
"Ah? What's this?" Gao Fei was stunned.
The referees who were just about to come over to break up the fight were also stunned.
The audience on site was also full of dumbfounded faces.
What was going on?
"Could he have been angered to death by himself?" Gao Fei was the first to snap back to reality. He hurriedly activated Clairvoyance and carefully scanned Wang Changtian's body, then his expression turned strange.
Wang Changtian was still breathing; he wasn't dead.
However, his condition was very poor, with bleeding in the brain and some issues with his heart. Even if he managed to survive in the end, he was likely to suffer from hemiplegia.
Gao Fei's mouth twitched fiercely. What a mess this had turned into... Wang Wei was paralyzed in bed, and now his grandfather Wang Changtian was also likely to be half-paralyzed. This grandfather and grandson pair really were... pitying each other's similar misfortunes... truly fitting the old saying: "They're not family if they don't enter the same door."
At that moment, a group of people rushed over, picked up the unconscious Wang Changtian, and left the scene. It seemed they intended to take Wang Changtian to the hospital for treatment.
Gao Fei smacked his lips and quietly said to himself: "Heaven's wrath can still be tolerated, but one's own creation of disaster is beyond help."
All of this was brought upon by Wang Changtian himself. If it weren't for Wang Changtian actively challenging Gao Fei to a life-or-death gamble, this situation wouldn't have occurred. It could only be said that Wang Changtian's ability to withstand stress was too weak; a few harsh words from Gao Fei and he was bleeding internally...
Wang Changtian was already eighty years old, his body hadn't been in good shape for a long time, and today he had forced himself to gamble with Gao Fei. After losing the bet, his heart was greatly agitated, and then being aggressively cursed at by Gao Fei, the furious Wang Changtian completely collapsed.
...
Meanwhile, another person was also close to collapsing, and that was Zhao San, who had set up the gambling in secret. Gao Fei had won, and according to the rules, Zhao San had to pay out thirty billion! Even if Zhao San were killed, he couldn't come up with that much money. In the end, he had no choice but to sell real estate, borrow from friends, and take out high-interest loans.
Even so, he couldn't come up with thirty billion.
With no other options, Zhao San could only write an IOU and then slowly repay the debt.
Gao Fei was the biggest winner, while Luo Mingshan, Shen Caidie, and Gu Dexi were the second biggest winners. They had all bet on Gao Fei winning and each won ten billion in the end.
Gu Dexi was smiling so hard his mouth was crooked. He swung his fists vigorously, and shouted, "I told you Gao Fei would win! You guys didn't believe it, and now you're regretting it, aren't you! Hahahaha..."
...
It was noon.
In a five-star hotel.
Four men and one woman sat around the dining table, eating and drinking with laughter and conversation. These people were Gao Fei, Luo Mingshan, Luo Zhongxing, Hu Yilai, and Shen Caidie.
Today's meal was a celebration for Gao Fei, to celebrate his victory over Wang Changtian!
"Mr. Gao, I toast to you! Thank you for helping me take my revenge!" Hu Yilai picked up his glass, his eyes red, and said, "If my sister knows about this from the Underworld, she will also be grateful to you!" At that point, Hu Yilai drained the contents of the glass in one swallow and then covered his face, breaking down in tears.
A grown man, crying his eyes out.
Over the years, Hu Yilai had lived a miserable and stifled life. His relatives had all left him, leaving him alone in the world. In the still of night, Hu Yilai would miss his deceased family members, especially his sister. The pain felt as if his heart were being cut with a knife, unbearably intense. He clearly knew his sister had been killed by someone, yet he was unable to take revenge.
The agony was indescribable.
Now, however, his enemy Wang Changtian had been punished, and Hu Yilai finally felt a great relief in his heart.
After crying for a while, Hu Yilai's emotions began to stabilize: "Sorry for making a scene in front of you."
"Brother Hu, the dead cannot come back to life; try to accept it," Luo Mingshan patted Hu Yilai's shoulder. "Wang Changtian survived the cerebral hemorrhage after resuscitation, but half of his body lost sensation, and he will have to use a wheelchair from now on. For him, that's a severe punishment too."
"I think the punishment is still too light, scumbags like Wang Changtian deserve to die," Hu Yilai huffed.
"For the current Wang Changtian, being alive is actually more torturous," Luo Mingshan said. "He gambled and reneged on his bet, ruining his reputation. Plus, being half-paralyzed... his life from now on will definitely not be easy."
Shen Caidie nodded, "My master is right, Wang Changtian suffers more by being alive than if he were dead."
"Mr. Hu, please accept this check," Gao Fei placed a check in front of Hu Yilai.
Hu Yilai frowned: "What do you mean by this?"
"This is for the purchase of those three jade stones..." Gao Fei didn't finish his sentence before Hu Yilai interrupted.
"Haven't I already said that? I'm giving you those stones for free; no need for payment."
"But those aren't ordinary stones. One stone yielded Emperor Green, another stone yielded Mo Cui, and another stone yielded Six-color Jadeite..."
"Enough, stop there," Hu Yilai waved his hand off. "I've already given you the stones. Whatever is inside has nothing to do with me." After saying this, Hu Yilai added another sentence: "You don't need to feel bad. If we're being honest, it was just a transaction between us; I gave you the stones, you helped me take revenge. It's fair."
"This..." Gao Fei wanted to say more, but Hu Yilai didn't give him the chance.
"Okay, let's not talk about these useless things, let's drink! Let's all raise our glasses together!" Hu Yilai called out.
Seeing that Hu Yilai was adamant about not taking the money, Gao Fei had no choice but to take back the check he had offered. He thought to himself that he would just owe Hu Yilai a favor and would find a way to repay it later.
After a satisfying meal, everyone got up and left the hotel.
"I'm leaving first," Hu Yilai said goodbye to everyone and then took his leave by car.
"Hu Yilai is a friend worth making, try to interact with him more in the future," Luo Mingshan advised Gao Fei.
Gao Fei nodded, "I will for sure."