Chapter 519: Kid, You Don’t Dare to Cut the Stone, Right?

Chapter 519: Chapter 519: Kid, You Don’t Dare to Cut the Stone, Right?

With Miao Shijie having backed down, the few other big shots who had intended to bid also calmed down.

Miao Shijie’s analysis was spot-on. This kid was most likely setting a trap for Miao Shijie, and they couldn’t afford to be the suckers!

For a moment, the room fell silent.

Ruan Xiong was in a hurry to leave. Seeing that no one else was bidding, he made the final call, "Raw stone number three, one hundred million, sold! Master Xiaocheng, please transfer the payment."

Cheng Yuan turned to Duan Lang and gestured for him to make the transfer.

Duan Lang was in agony. Even though it wasn’t his money—Miao Shijie had just transferred it to them—it was still a hundred million!

’Is it really a good idea to buy a fake stone?’

"U-um, Master Cheng, do we really have to buy it?"

Cheng Yuan nodded.

Duan Lang sighed and reluctantly made the transfer.

DING! The transfer went through.

Beaming, Ruan Xiong carried raw stone number three to the coffee table beside Cheng Yuan. "Since the stone is sold out, gentlemen, I, Ruan, will take my leave!"

Ruan Xiong turned and walked away, as if afraid someone would stop him. He had no idea that two tracking auras had been placed on him.

One came from Chen Juzheng, and the other from Master Lin, who stood beside Qian Jinshui.

Cheng Yuan gently stroked the raw stone, a satisfied look on his face. He had long been troubled by his lack of materials for refining a Magical Treasure, and now he had finally obtained a piece of Jade Marrow.

He could refine an offensive Magical Artifact and also make a few Protective Talismans for his parents, sister, and Ruoxi.

Seeing Cheng Yuan’s unconcealed joy, an idea struck Duan Lang, and he asked in a low voice, "Master Cheng, could it be... there’s really something inside?"

With a faint, cryptic smile, Cheng Yuan glanced at Miao Shijie and said cheerfully, "Even if someone had offered a higher price, I was determined to get raw stone number three. Speaking of which, I have to thank the Young Chief for showing mercy."

"You...!"

Miao Shijie was so enraged he could barely breathe. He turned to glare at Chen Juzheng. It was all because of Chen Juzheng’s persuasion that he hadn’t continued bidding.

"Young Chief, please calm down," Chen Juzheng said with a placid smile. "We saw through this kid’s scheme. He’s just trying to provoke you. We can’t fall for it."

Miao Shijie’s mind was in a whirl. He didn’t know who was right anymore.

A humorless smile stretched across Miao Shijie’s face as a brilliant idea struck him. He looked at Cheng Yuan. "Master Xiaocheng, since you say there’s something inside raw stone number three, do you dare to have it cut right here, right now?"

"Why wouldn’t I dare?"

Afraid Cheng Yuan would back out, Miao Shijie shouted, "Master Chen! I’ll trouble you to go help Master Xiaocheng cut the stone!"

"Of course!" Chen Juzheng immediately agreed. "I can cut the stone for Master Xiaocheng free of charge!"

As he spoke, Chen Juzheng drew the Peach Wood Sword from his waist. He was going to expose Cheng Yuan’s lies in front of everyone!

Cheng Yuan quickly stopped him. "Master Chen, there’s no need for you to go to the trouble."

Chen Juzheng curled his lip in disdain. "What? Are you scared?"

Everyone looked at Cheng Yuan with contempt. The kid had talked such a big game, but now that the time had come, he was chickening out!

It looked like he really had been trying to bait Miao Shijie. Thank goodness they hadn’t fallen for it!

Cheng Yuan said calmly, "I am indeed scared. I’m scared you’ll damage my treasure! Even if you chip off a tiny bit of the Jade Flesh, you can’t afford to compensate me."

"Kid," Chen Juzheng was utterly speechless, "even if you hire a professional Master of Stone Cutting, there will always be some degree of damage to the Jade Flesh. After all, many pieces of Jade Flesh are irregularly shaped. Chipping off a corner here and there is perfectly normal."

Cheng Yuan shrugged. "Damaging the Jade Flesh only means the masters you hire aren’t professional enough."

"When it comes down to it, you just don’t dare to cut the stone, do you? If you’re not going to cut it, then stop your bragging!"

"Who said I don’t dare to cut it here and now? I just don’t trust *you* to do it. Shilong, you cut the stone."

Huh?

Zhou Shilong was dumbfounded!

He didn’t know the first thing about stone cutting!

But Master Cheng himself had called on him, and he didn’t dare refuse. He could only look at Cheng Yuan, his expression troubled.

PFFT.

The crowd around them couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

"Zhou Shilong, when did you learn stone cutting? How come I never knew?"

"Hahaha! This is killing me! The great Lord of the City, reduced to a common stone cutter."

"Young man, you should stop fooling around. Having Zhou Shilong cut the stone would be even worse than Master Chen! Just let Master Chen do it!"

...

With so many people speaking up for him, Zhou Shilong breathed a small sigh of relief. He looked at Cheng Yuan with a pleading expression.

"Ahem, Master Cheng, I’ve really never learned how to cut stone. Besides, I don’t have any suitable tools on me."

Cheng Yuan grinned, took out his Broken Blade, and slapped it down in front of Zhou Shilong. "I have a tool right here. It doesn’t matter if you don’t know how to cut stone. Just follow the lines I draw, and you absolutely won’t damage the Jade Flesh."

As he spoke, Cheng Yuan grabbed a piece of chalk and began drawing all over the raw stone.

Soon, the stone was covered in a series of crooked, winding lines.

The crowd was at a loss for words. ’Is this kid a clown? Does he have a grudge against Zhou Shilong? Is he doing this on purpose to humiliate him?’

They couldn’t tell if the lines he drew were accurate or not, so they reserved judgment for the moment.

But that blade of his... what even was that?

More than half of it was missing, and the broken end was already starting to rust.

’Can something like that really cut stone?’

Zhou Shilong didn’t dare to disobey Cheng Yuan’s command and could only raise his hand with a bitter smile to grab the hilt of the Broken Blade.

The moment he touched the hilt, Zhou Shilong’s expression changed drastically. He felt a terrifyingly powerful aura of resentment from within the Broken Blade!

It felt as if countless Undead were sealed within the blade!

These Undead were trying to surge into his body through the hilt!

CLANG!

Zhou Shilong instinctively let go, and the Broken Blade fell to the ground!

Chen Juzheng and Liao Hufa suddenly felt a cold gust of wind, and goosebumps broke out on their skin. They stared at Zhou Shilong and the Broken Blade in confusion!

Beside Bao Beilong, Zhong Mingtang’s eyes suddenly flew wide open! He stared intently at the Broken Blade, his eyes shining with unconcealed greed!

’What an astonishingly powerful aura of resentment!’

’This blade is definitely no ordinary object!’

’It must be the weapon of an Ancient Demon King, one that has slaughtered hundreds of millions!’

’Even broken, it’s still a treasure!’

Zhou Shilong no longer dared to underestimate the Broken Blade. His expression turned serious as he circulated his True Essence at full power, and only then did he carefully pick up the Broken Blade.

Under the protection of his True Essence, the influence of the resentment was greatly diminished, enough for Zhou Shilong to function normally.

Zhou Shilong breathed a small sigh of relief, walked up to the raw stone, and carefully sliced along one of the lines Cheng Yuan had drawn!

SHIIING!

Just like cutting through tofu, the Broken Blade effortlessly sliced off a piece of the stone’s rind!

The cut surface was as smooth as a mirror!

At this sight, everyone’s eyes widened in utter disbelief!

This was "pockmarked ore," a notoriously hard material. Not even a professional stone-cutting machine could slice through it so easily, could it?

Even if the crowd couldn’t sense the aura of resentment, they could see that the Broken Blade was anything but ordinary!

This Broken Blade was definitely a Treasure Blade!