How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 158 Little Hu Causes Trouble

This is a special ability unknown to anyone.

What’s even more special is that his ability has upgraded slightly. While employing the Heavenly Tao Wisdom Eye, the silver fish in his Sea of Consciousness seemed unwilling to be left out, swimming into this stone.

With that swim, the stone in front of him truly changed.

It was not just the surface along the crack that came into his view; the internal structure of the stone was now completely clear to him.

The Sea of Consciousness Silver Fish could upgrade too, one of Lin Xiaosu’s greatest gains since entering the Southern Border.

Where did it begin?

It started when he helped his brother and several others from Gongchun Mountain detect the points of circulation for the Rejuvenation True Qi.

The points of circulation for Rejuvenation True Qi are profound, originating from the Dantian but located at the intersection of three nerves, each person’s intersection slightly different.

If not precisely captured, igniting that lamp is impossible.

Therefore, his Sea of Consciousness Silver Fish came into play, mastering control after more than ten extreme challenges.

It even started getting a bit distracted from its main duty.

The even more incredible event happened yesterday.

Yesterday he crushed the Lifebound Gu of Gushan, and his Sea of Consciousness Silver Fish seemed to become more active.

Now, on this piece of stone, it became fully apparent. When the Sea of Consciousness Silver Fish entered the stone, the stone seemed to shed its outer layer in front of him, revealing its true nature.

Suddenly, there was a cracking sound—the sound of the stone breaking!

Yixiang gasped.

Lin Xiaosu suddenly turned around, staring at the stone that had hit the ground.

The stone had fallen from the shelf, splitting into two.

Yixiang shouted because, along with the stone, a little white cat, Little Hu, had also fallen!

Little Hu, clumsy, had jumped up the shelf, knocked off the stone which then fell, and with a leap, landed in Yixiang’s arms, also hiding its head.

With a swoosh, the surrounding tourists stepped back at the same time.

Everyone fears this kind of incident.

In the jade industry, carelessness is especially taboo; a moment of inattention can destroy a piece of jade, and you would not even realize its potential value—it could be worthless or worth tens of millions.

When involved in this industry, no matter how rich you are, you must be careful.

Lin Xiaosu knows this truth, and so does Yixiang.

But Little Hu doesn’t know, it’s just an animal, wild from the mountains, seeing a stone and jumping on it is normal, but here, a jump causes an accident...

The shop owner jumped up, his face changed drastically, and rushed out, lifting the two broken pieces of stone: "Girl, you have to buy this stone!"

Yixiang’s face slightly changed, upsetting and breaking someone else’s merchandise; paying for it is the right thing to do.

"Boss, my Little Hu didn’t understand, we’re sorry! Name your price, and I’ll compensate!"

"Thirty thousand yuan!" ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

Yixiang’s face drastically changed: "Thirty thousand? How is that possible? This... this is just scrap! I’m a local, I know the stones!"

"If you’re a local, then you should know what gambling on stones is. Nobody knows the value of a stone before it’s cut." The boss flipped the stone over, pointing at the price tag on the back: "And this stone was clearly marked at 30,000 yuan! Pay up!"

People around started to talk...

Some said, the stone was clearly a black chicken, absolutely worthless, not even striking in appearance, and even uncarved selling it at most would fetch three thousand yuan.

Others said, that’s the rule of gambling on stones; the owner priced it at 30,000 yuan, you could choose not to buy it, but with so many people in the world, perhaps someone would be willing to buy? Now that it’s been smashed, no one will buy it, those 30,000 yuan should be paid.

Yixiang really panicked.

She lives in the mountains, usually doesn’t spend much money, those who come to her for healing are all from Miao Village, she never takes any money for it, how could she have 30,000 yuan?

Her bank account only has a little over 2,000 yuan.

Now, surrounded by onlookers, pressured by the boss to pay a sky-high amount she couldn’t afford, what should she do?

Lin Xiaosu stepped forward: "Boss, this isn’t very righteous of you. This stone was already broken, you were trying to scam us, right?"

Yixiang’s eyes brightened: "Exactly! Look at the marks on the break, they don’t look new, you were definitely trying to scam us!"

The boss stepped forward: "You dare spout nonsense, you’re looking for trouble!"

With that step, he showed a ferocious demeanor.

A young man standing aside with his arms crossed coldly said, "It’s the rule of the stone market, damage a stone, compensate as per the price, are you bullying locals?"

"Exactly, if they dare not to pay, let them be unable to leave Taichong!"

"Brother Zeng, get the 30,000 from them, not a yuan less!"

Suddenly, four or five people stood out, and the atmosphere immediately became tense.

Yixiang’s body trembled slightly, but Little Hu in her arms stopped trembling, slowly sticking its head out, its eyes blazing with threatening intent, yet nobody noticed.

"30,000?" Lin Xiaosu said: "Boss, are you sure you want to be this ruthless?"

"Marked at 30,000, not a penny less!" the boss said: "Pay up!"

"Brother..." Yixiang gently tugged at his sleeve, "Let’s call the police."

Lin Xiaosu smiled lightly, "No need to call the police! Here, boss, I’ll make the payment!"

The boss coldly passed over the payment code, Lin Xiaosu lifted his phone...

Yixiang’s face turned pale, this was her fault, Little Hu’s fault was her fault too, but ultimately it was her brother bearing this huge undeserved cost. This money, she would definitely pay back to her brother in the future, but it was still so unfair...

With a soft beep, signifying the payment was complete.

The amount of 30,000 was also explicitly displayed.

The boss finally showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Yixiang’s face was full of anger; she was increasingly convinced that the stone that had just fallen was deliberately tampered with, as the break did not look like a new one.

The neighboring tourists also sighed quietly; having traveled far and wide, they had seen many scams where a worthless stone was priced high, placed precariously on a shelf just waiting for someone to accidentally knock it over. Once you are tricked, they can sell a worthless stone for a sky-high price.

You can’t reason with them.

Even if you call the police, they have their excuses ready.

On their turf, you will inevitably suffer a loss.

This couple seemed to have fallen into the trap.

Only Lin Xiaosu remained calm, even managing a smile: "Boss, now that the previous matter is settled, can I do some legitimate business with you?"

The boss was startled: "You want to buy stones?"

"Yes!"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Swindled out of 30,000 yuan, and you still patronize their business? Are you really that afraid of not being able to leave Taichong? Why so weak?

Yixiang couldn’t stand it and tugged at his lower back gently.

Lin Xiaosu seemed not to understand the meaning of her tugging his lower back.

The boss’s smile bloomed: "If the gentleman wants to buy stones, then you are my cherished customer, how could I not welcome you? Please, sir!"

Even his way of addressing had changed.

Lin Xiaosu walked to his stall, squatted down, and looked very carefully...

More and more people gathered around as his behavior was quite unusual...

After about twenty minutes, Lin Xiaosu had checked several hundred stones under the stall owner’s name and pointed to three of them: "Boss, give me a price for these three stones in total."

The boss hurriedly picked up the three stones, placed them in front of Lin Xiaosu: "This stone is 50,000, this one 30,000, and this one 100,000, a total of 180,000."

"50,000!" Lin Xiaosu said: "A total of 50,000 yuan!"

"That’s a bit too low, sir. You’re cutting it down too harshly, add a bit..." the boss said.

"50,000 means 50,000, not a penny more, just tell me if you will sell or not!" Lin Xiaosu said.

"Sold!"

Lin Xiaosu raised his hand, scanned a code.

A beep sounded lightly, signifying the finalizing of the transaction.

The expressions on the faces of the people around could not be discerned.

This young man, finally stood his ground once in front of the boss, insisting without yielding.

But, do you know what this kind of defiance means?

It means falling into the trap again.

The pricing of stones can often be wildly inflated; something priced at 100,000 usually sells for around 10,000. For an asking price of 180,000, acquiring it for 50,000 still means a loss of at least 30,000!

The boss’s smile bloomed again, and the neighboring stall owners looked on enviously, all businesspeople wondering why they didn’t encounter such a customer.

Stupid, stubborn, and prideful, yet he still has money!

Lin Xiaosu patted the three stones in front of him: "Boss, these three stones are mine now, right?"

"The money has been paid, of course, they’re yours," the boss responded with a smile.

Lin Xiaosu said, "You might be wondering, and everyone else probably finds it strange, why I would still patronize your business after being ripped off by you, right?"

The people nearby looked at each other.

Indeed, this was everyone’s question.

Lin Xiaosu said, "Because I have a habit, wherever I fall, that’s where I get back up, wherever I lose money, that’s where I earn it back!"

Damn!

Everyone silently despised him.

So, he’s playing that game.

Please, theory is just theory!

Your idea isn’t bad, but among those who enter the stone market, who doesn’t have this idea?

Especially those who have lost money and are desperately trying to "make up for it" by gambling on stones, aren’t they all clinging to the idea of "getting up where they fall" as they further venture down this path of no return?

Falling is easy, but getting up—is it as simple as just deciding to?

Lin Xiaosu’s gaze swept over the expressions of the surrounding people, including Yixiang’s conflicted face. He smiled, "Do you all not believe that I can make money with these stones?"

An old man gently shook his head, "Young man, there’s something wrong with your attitude. Gambling on stones with that mindset, no matter how wealthy your family is, you’ll lose it all."

"Wise words from the elder, thank you!" Lin Xiaosu said, "But that only applies to ordinary people, not to me."

At that remark, all eyes were intensely focused on him.

Lin Xiaosu held up a stone, "Take this one in my hand, for example. Although it has a ’human shaped crack’ and cannot be made into a bracelet, it’s jadeite of ice clear quality. The overall value, including pendants and other trinkets, could well exceed six figures. Just with this one piece, all of today’s costs will be recovered."

Yixiang’s eyes sparkled, "Brother, is that true?"

She was generally naive; she still focused on the large sum of money Brother lost today, and she trusted him deeply. When Brother said that this stone could recover all the costs, she became excited.

Lin Xiaosu nodded, "I’ll open it to show you!"

As he spoke, a dagger suddenly appeared in his hand.

With a swift flick of the dagger, hiss—a light sound, and the stone in his hand split in half!"

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