"One stone, three types of jade."
"It's actually one stone, three types of jade?!"
Upon hearing the stone cutter's words, Shen Zhengyang released his grip in disbelief.
So, this young man truly knew the distribution of jade within the rough stone.
He was the one who knew nothing and was being conceited.
"Yes, it's been so long since this old man has trusted anyone's words."
Shen Zhengyang's gaze drifted, his heart aching with each beat.
"No wonder others in the association were unwilling to discuss with me."
"No wonder my wife and son have grown so distant from me."
"It seems it's time for me to go home and retire..."
...
Similar to Shen Zhengyang, Xiao Ya and Yu En were also filled with disbelief upon hearing the stone cutter's words.
Xiao Ya was doing better. After confirming that Qin Xuan possessed extraordinary appraisal abilities, she had already prepared herself mentally.
After a brief moment of shock, she gradually recovered, her expression natural.
But Yu En was different.
Naturally vivacious, she was so overjoyed that she started dancing on the spot.
Her face alight with excitement, she wished she could grab everyone's hands and loudly proclaim Qin Xuan's outstanding "achievements."
As for the three jade experts, Sun Liancheng and the others, they wore wry smiles.
No wonder Qin Xuan had agreed when Miss bought the rough stone, and shook his head when Miss gave it up.
It turned out that Miss had known all along that he was the true stone appraisal expert.
She hadn't stated it clearly out of consideration for their pride.
"Hmph, hmph!"
"Earlier, I said Mr. Qin was the true god of gambling stones, and you didn't believe me."
"And now?"
"One stone, three types of jade, all of them high-value materials. Do you submit to this discerning eye or not?"
After her excitement subsided, Yu En once again approached Sun Liangcheng and the others with a triumphant hum.
Her head held high, chest puffed out, she was like a proud rooster crowing at the defeated.
"We submit, we truly submit."
"Mr. Qin, you are the true jade expert. We apologize for our arrogance."
Approaching Qin Xuan, Sun Liancheng and the other two bowed sincerely.
Qin Xuan quickly reached out to steady Sun Liancheng, but couldn't reach the other two behind him.
"Teacher Sun, please don't listen to Yu En's nonsense. How would I know anything about gambling stones?"
"This is all just luck!"
After helping the three experts back up, Qin Xuan waved his hands dismissively.
Just then, Shen Zhengyang's voice drifted over from the side.
"Xiao Qin, don't be so modest."
"If it were truly just luck, how could you have known so precisely what types of jade were inside the rough stone?"
Hearing Shen Zhengyang's words, Qin Xuan was dumbfounded.
He had only stated the types of jade to show off, never expecting Shen Zhengyang to catch him in a loophole.
With no other option, Qin Xuan resorted to his usual intuition explanation.
"I'm really not being modest. It's all based on my intuition."
"The high ice jade on top had reached its limit, so I thought there might be glass-type jadeite inside."
"Isn't that logical?"
"Then how did you know there would be three types of jade in this rough stone?" Shen Zhengyang pressed on.
"The rough stone told me itself."
Seeing that he couldn't fool them, Qin Xuan decided to go all out.
"This rough stone told me: 'Have you ever seen a rough stone with three types of jade? High ice positive green, glass positive green, glass imperial green, the trinity! I am the most dazzling one in this world!'"
"It was after hearing this that I decided to bid for this rough stone."
Xiao Ya: "..."
Yu En: "..."
Sun Liancheng: "..."
Shen Zhengyang: "Heh, young man, you're quite humorous."
Qin Xuan's candid words were perceived by everyone as an excuse to hide his unique appraisal method.
Thus, they all wisely moved past the topic.
After all, such an appraisal method with nearly a hundred percent accuracy would never be revealed.
A while later, the stall owner of the rough stone limped out with the stone.
Although they didn't know what had happened, his hoarse voice suggested that the second scream was his wail of extreme regret.
"Let's go, let's go see what this material looks like."
At Qin Xuan's suggestion, the group pushed through the crowd and arrived at the rough stone.
The rough stone had already been cut open with a large window along the lines Qin Xuan had drawn, exposing the jade.
The exhibition hall was dimly lit, making the jade, enhanced by strong light, shine as brightly as starlight.
"Incredible, truly incredible!"
"The three types of jade are clearly distinct, not interfering with each other, having no impact."
Shen Zhengyang exclaimed, then shone his powerful flashlight back and forth between the three layers of jade.
"The jade quality is fine and uniform, the jade types and colors are authentic. These pieces of jade are simply top-grade among jadeite."
"No, they are the crème de la crème!"
"Even more outrageous is that within such a large piece of jade, there are no inclusions or cracks, not a single flaw!"
"Is this even possible?"
"It's simply masterful craftsmanship!"
"It's a pure, natural, breathtaking work of art!"
Shen Zhengyang's hand trembled slightly as he touched the rough stone, while the others were already mesmerized.
They were all professionals in the jade industry and naturally knew the value of these three types of jade.
But the key was, it was no longer just about whether it was jade or not.
The rough stone itself, placed there, was already a peerless work of art.
If the jade were extracted and made into accessories, its value would be diminished to the lowest point.
"10 billion, I am willing to pay 10 billion to purchase this rough stone."
Reluctantly tearing his gaze away from the rough stone, Shen Zhengyang excitedly grabbed Qin Xuan's arm.
He swore that in his entire 70 years of life, he had never craved anything as intensely as he did at this moment.
For this unique, top-grade rough stone, he was willing to give all his assets!
Qin Xuan agreed without much hesitation after hearing Shen Zhengyang's offer.
Because he had learned of Shen Zhengyang's identity and deeds from Xiao Ya.
This old gentleman had loved jade dearly his entire life, and had done so for a lifetime.
In his youth, he would descend into ice rivers at minus thirty degrees Celsius for a piece of jade.
In his old age, he would swallow his pride and beg Qin Xuan to cut the stone to verify his judgment.
Qin Xuan admired him solely for his passionate love for jade.
As for whether the price of the rough stone was reasonable, Qin Xuan didn't really care much.
Not to mention, with his ability to hear the inner voices of all things, he would never lack money in the future.
Even if he lost this ability from now on, this 10 billion Dragon Coins could allow him and his sister to live comfortably for many lifetimes.
Wasn't that enough?