Chapter 1204: Completely Ignored
As the crowd became more excited, the master holding the knife was dripping with sweat.
He knew the importance of this piece of material; if the cut was off even slightly, the loss would be unbearable for him.
With the master's final cut, Fang Yan immediately shouted, "Stop stop stop!!!"
The master stopped at just the right moment.
A small surface of the stone was cut open, revealing the emerald green of the crystal stone.
"This color! Such exquisite quality! This has reached the level of Middle Grade Jadeite!!!"
"My God! If the other sides are this quality too, this treasure could be worth over a hundred million!"
"The shop owner's prized possession is truly terrifying!"
"Too incredible! To think there's Jadeite of such quality!"
...
The crowd was stunned.
Many of them had previously set their sights on this raw material.
But none had dared to make a move, because if it didn't deliver this quality,
their loss would have been tens of millions!
Who could have known this would directly yield something worth over a hundred million!
Thrilling!
Super thrilling!
Although it hadn't reached the transparency of Supreme Grade Jadeite, achieving Middle Grade was enough to instill fear.
Xia Liu was bound to lose this time!
"Having money is really great!"
Bai Xiang swallowed a few times, watching as Fang Yan's investment of tens of millions directly doubled to over a hundred million, making others envious.
"Yeah, if I'd had the nerve to buy it, that jade would probably have been mine."
Looking at the pure green cut surface, Xiao Jingyun sighed with regret.
No way, she wasn't very familiar with this market.
If she had known from the start that the shop owner had this material, she'd definitely have given it a try.
Though it's not top-tier genuine jade, reaching this level should be a big help to Grandpa, I suppose...
This was Xiao Jingyun's guess; as for how Grandpa would ultimately deal with it, that remained to be seen.
"Jingyun, once this charade ends, I'll have this piece of jade crafted into a masterpiece and give it to you."
Fang Yan could see that Xiao Jingyun wanted to find some genuine jade.
The piece he unearthed was the king of jades, a Middle Grade Jadeite, with value beyond words.
Giving it as a gift would definitely gain face.
"Wow! Giving away something worth over a hundred million just like that! Young Master Fang is so generous!"
"Young Master Fang isn't just generous, this is sincerity!"
"Exactly! Master Fang is so good, I haven't even bought clothes for my wife worth over ten thousand."
"Ah, you can't compare, Young Master Fang's affection for that lady, a mere hundred million or two is just expressing his sincerity..."
...
Faced with the coaxing of the surrounding people, Xiao Jingyun felt momentarily embarrassed.
When did she say she wanted it?
If she accepted Fang Yan's things, her troubles would only increase in the future.
Xiao Jingyun would rather spend her own money than accept.
But there were too many people on-site; her voice was almost drowned out, so staying silent was for the best for now.
She planned to discuss it privately with Fang Yan after it was all over.
"Liu Xia, in consideration of Jingyun, I'll give you one last chance to admit your mistake."
"Boss, bring it to the machine below."
Xia Liu directly ignored Fang Yan, gave his instructions to the boss, and then walked over to the master.
"Looking for death!"
Fang Yan's anger surged.
No one had ever dared to treat him like this.
Daring to ignore him!
How dare he!
How dare he!
The crowd erupted.
Nanyun City's number one playboy was ignored by an outsider.
If this news got out, it would surely bring endless ridicule.
Is it possible?
For Fang Yan to be ignored, that would indeed be a world wonder!
However, it really did happen!
"Master, here, make one cut here, and this one over here..."
In front of the machine, Xia Liu found a water-based pen and drew lines on the dry raw material.
From front to back, he almost sectioned the raw material entirely.
Complete disassembly!
Seeing this, everyone laughed.
Even if there was something inside, this cutting method would ruin the internal value.
"Boss, you really want to cut it like this? If, I mean if, there's a huge piece of genuine jade inside, cutting like this would ruin its value."
The master wielding the knife did not agree with Xia Liu's approach.
He treated each piece of material with extreme care.
What Xia Liu was doing completely disrupted his thinking.
He was also aware of the bet between Fang Yan and Xia Liu.
If Xia Liu shifted the blame onto him afterward, that would be disastrous.
Therefore, before starting, he wanted everyone to witness that Xia Liu instructed him to cut this way.
"I'm very sure, start cutting from this black line as I said."
Xia Liu replied noncommittally.
"Master Yao, don't worry, cut it as he says."
"It's no big deal, this material won't yield anything anyway."
"Exactly, I'd actually suggest he just smash it with a big hammer instead."
"What's the rationale behind using a big hammer?"
"What else could it be, since there's nothing inside, why waste everybody's time."
"Hahaha!!!"
This joke brought constant laughter from the entire crowd.
Indeed, using a specialized machine to cut a common stone was practically an insult to the machine.
"Liu Xia, what exactly do you want to do?"
Bai Xiang couldn't help it anymore. Earlier, he thought this guy had some insight and could see through that fraud.
But now?
Even if there was jade inside that stone, he'd cut it into pieces!
"Cousin, just watch closely, your cousin is about to show off!"
"Madness!"
Bai Xiang was speechless; damn it, bringing up a non-existent relation again.
Was Xia Liu trying to drive him mad?
"Bai Xiang, calm down, let's watch slowly."
Xiao Jingyun, although she had lost hope in Xia Liu, couldn't understand one thing.
Why was Xia Liu so confident?
By the looks of him, he seemed like a bright lad, not a fool.
"Hehe, go ahead and open it."
Fang Yan was already readying himself for how to scold Xia Liu later.
Just waiting for the material to be cut.
"Master Yao, let's begin."
With Xia Liu's voice falling, Master Yao started the machine.
The sizzling sound of electricity kept emanating.
Everyone held their breath, eager to see how Xia Liu would meet his end.
Soon, the first cut was made, leaving people disappointed.
The cut side of the rock revealed nothing, still just stone.
Yet Master Yao's eyes suddenly flickered.
Ignoring others, he immediately turned the machine, aligning another side of the stone with the laser knife.
The blade slowly followed the lines Xia Liu had drawn.
Shortly, the second side was cut open.
At that moment, Master Yao's expression changed dramatically, and his breathing became rapid.
His movements began to turn cautious, and his body started to tremble.
Beads of sweat dripped from Master Yao's forehead, and before he could turn the machine, his back was drenched in sweat.
Because he was scared!
Scared that he would ruin the supreme treasure under his hand!
"Master Yao's expression seems off, what happened????"