Wu Tian had originally intended to tell Bai Ruoqi everything.
However, after some thought, he felt it would only make Bai Ruoqi worry, so he ultimately decided not to disclose the matter.
He casually replied, "It's nothing. You don't need to worry about this kind of thing. Anyway, I'm fine now, isn't that enough?"
Bai Ruoqi could tell at a glance that Wu Tian didn't want to tell her.
But since Wu Tian didn't want to talk about it, she let it be. After all, the hunting token was already in Wu Tian's possession, which suggested he was likely out of danger.
The two chatted in the office for a while. Bai Ruoqi had work matters to attend to, so Wu Tian left the company.
He had planned to go straight home, but it was only morning. He felt it would be boring to go home, so he decided to wander around the county town.
Driving around aimlessly, he eventually ended up in front of the antique market.
He thought to himself that he hadn't been here in a while and wondered if there were any new items. So, he parked his car in front of the market and went inside.
The antique market was as crowded as usual.
All sorts of stalls, big and small, were everywhere, and the calls of vendors were incessant, filling the air with a sense of vibrant life.
Wu Tian browsed here and there in the market, hoping to find some treasures.
But unfortunately, the antique market seemed to be perpetually the same. The ratio of genuine items to fakes was basically one to a hundred.
This meant that for every hundred fake items, there might only be one genuine one, and it might not even be valuable.
Wu Tian felt a bit disappointed by this and lost interest in browsing further, preparing to leave.
But just then, he noticed a large crowd gathered ahead, and it looked extremely lively.
His curiosity was instantly piqued, so he walked over, wanting to see what everyone was looking at.
Upon arriving, he discovered it was a stall for gambling on stones.
It was said that the stall owner had just received a large batch of new goods, and new goods represented a higher chance of yielding results, which explained the enthusiastic crowd.
Wu Tian was somewhat interested in gambling on stones, or rather, humans inherently possess a desire for gambling.
No one could avoid the birth of such an interest.
However, because he had his X-ray vision, no stone could escape his sight, which is why he found gambling on stones uninteresting.
But seeing so many people playing today, his fingers couldn't help but itch a little.
Since his X-ray vision had robbed him of the joy of gambling on stones, couldn't he just refrain from using it?
With this thought, his interest grew even stronger. He refrained from activating his X-ray vision and diligently picked out stones.
To be fair, although he had unearthed quite a bit of jade, he truly didn't know how to proceed now as an ordinary person picking stones.
In short, no matter how he picked, he felt that the stones were all the same, and he had no idea which one would yield results.
After browsing at the stall for a long time, Wu Tian finally picked out a stone he thought was decent. He paid for it and sent it to the stone-cutting master to be polished.
He was filled with anticipation, eager to know if the stone he had so carefully selected could yield jade.
As the stone was gradually cut open, his heart grew increasingly tense.
Although the process was agonizing, he also found it quite enjoyable.
After all, he was finally experiencing the thrill of gambling on stones, and the feeling was truly exhilarating.
As pieces of the stone fell away, Wu Tian still couldn't see any jade.
Finally, the entire stone was cut open, and there was nothing inside. It seemed to be just an ordinary stone.
The stone-cutting master said to Wu Tian with some regret, "Young man, you saw the whole process."
"It's a pity there's no jade inside. I hope you have better luck next time."
Seeing this, Wu Tian wasn't particularly disappointed, nor did he feel heartache over the five hundred yuan stone fee.
This was normal. If he could pick perfectly without his X-ray vision, then others would have no way to play.
Wu Tian had quite enjoyed this round of gambling on stones. His interest was fully ignited, so he prepared to return to the stone stall to pick a couple more stones for fun.
But just then, a voice sounded from behind him, "Isn't this Wu Tian? What are you doing here?"
Wu Tian turned around and saw a young man of similar age standing behind him.
The young man had an ordinary appearance, and Wu Tian felt like he had seen him somewhere before, but he couldn't recall immediately.
Seeing Wu Tian's expression, the man knew Wu Tian had forgotten him and became somewhat annoyed.
He said with a hint of displeasure, "No way, it's only been a few years, and you've already forgotten me?"
"I'm Zhao Lei, we were in the same group before."
Hearing this, Wu Tian immediately remembered. He had worked a summer job at a factory before, and this Zhao Lei was in the same group as him, also working there for the summer.
With this realization, Wu Tian smiled and said, "So it's Zhao Lei. We haven't seen each other for five or six years, right? It's normal not to remember right away."
Zhao Lei snorted coldly and then asked, "What are you doing here? Just playing around?"
Wu Tian smiled and replied, "Yeah, I was bored, so I came to try my hand at gambling on stones to pass the time."
Zhao Lei said disdainfully, "Gambling on stones isn't something just anyone can do. That stone was yours, wasn't it? Looks like you didn't get anything out of it."
"Why are you playing around here? Isn't this just wasting money?"
Wu Tian laughed, "It's just for fun anyway."
"What if my luck strikes and I find some jade? Wouldn't I be making a huge profit?"
Zhao Lei let out a scoff and said, "Heh, you really like to dream in broad daylight. Finding jade? You're thinking too highly of yourself!"
"Do you think you're me? If you want to find jade, wait for the next life!"
Zhao Lei's words were too grating, and Wu Tian immediately became unhappy.
He actually didn't want to deal with Zhao Lei, because back at the factory, Zhao Lei had fallen for a factory girl.
But that factory girl liked Wu Tian, so Zhao Lei had always harbored resentment towards Wu Tian and often clashed with him.
It seemed Zhao Lei was still dwelling on the past, which explained his current unpleasant attitude.
He couldn't be bothered to argue with Zhao Lei, so he ignored his words and continued picking out stones.
But Zhao Lei clearly wasn't going to let it go.
He added, "You want to find jade? Come to me. If I'm involved, I guarantee you'll succeed!"
"Come to you?" Hearing this, Wu Tian's brow twitched slightly.