Shen Yuan Ring

Chapter 247 Someone Offered to Buy It

The stench of the thousand-year-old latrine didn't linger for long; it was quickly dispelled by one person.

Master Lai truly deserves his reputation as a master in the world of stone cutting. He has extensive experience in stone cutting and remains calm in the face of adversity.

Upon smelling the stench, he swiftly and decisively sealed off the source of the odor.

And it also swept away the surrounding stench in the first instant.

"Ugh, it stinks! This is the worst smell I've ever ever heard, bar none!"

"It almost suffocated me to death."

"I almost thought I was going to die during those moments, and I never want to smell that again!"

"Master Lai, thank you so much! If it weren't for your timely intervention, we would have been suffocated by that stench!"

Everyone's first instinct was to protect themselves; no one even considered addressing the root cause of the problem.

"If you have a bad experience, it is because of our shortcomings in our work. We hope you will forgive us."

Upon hearing everyone's gratitude, Master Lai did not take credit, but instead immediately expressed his deepest apologies to everyone present.

This is also his way of dealing with people; he doesn't consider himself superior because of his status.

Even if his apprentices failed to handle the problems properly, he, as their master, was willing to take responsibility.

Although it wasn't a big deal, the anger of those who had been complaining vanished instantly upon hearing Master Lai's apology.

They all expressed that such accidental and sudden events were uncontrollable and not the fault of the stone cutters.

Master Lai thanked everyone again, seeing that no one blamed him.

Wu De was very close by, so apart from the stone-cutting master, he was the first to be affected.

He only came to his senses after vomiting for a while.

"Young friend, is this jadeite king stone still open for mining?"

After Master Lai arranged for his apprentice to rest, he waited until Wu De had fully recovered before approaching him to inquire about his situation.

After all, this jadeite king stone belonged to Wu De, a major client, and even though he was a master stone cutter at Guyue Stone Gambling Workshop, he wouldn't dare to make a decision on his own.

When Wu De heard Master Lai's question, his eyes glazed over, as if he could smell that suffocating odor once again.

vomit!

Yue!

Wu De waved his hand, "Forget it, I'm afraid I can't take it! I almost got taken away!"

"I never expected that my first time opening a stone would result in something that looks like shit! Master Lai, please help me clean it up!"

"You're right, there's shit in here! But..."

"Alright, Master Lai, you should just throw it away for me and continue opening the other rough stones!"

Master Lai wanted to say something more, but seeing Wu De's disgusted look, he simply stopped talking!

Upon hearing Wu De's extravagant spending from afar, Ji Daoyi immediately sent him a telepathic message.

When Wu De heard Ji Daoyi's telepathic message, his eyes widened in disbelief.

They quickly called out to Master Lai.

"Master Lai, please don't throw away that jadeite king stone, I'll take it with me later!!"

Master Lai was also taken aback by Wu De's words!

They were just saying they were going to throw it away, but then they turned around and didn't.

Master Lai was only shocked for a moment before returning to normal.

He's been in the stone-cutting industry for so many years, he's seen it all.

I already guessed that Wu De wanted to take the Jadeite King Stone away because he didn't want the million-dollar rough stone to go down the drain!

He could understand it quite well. After all, even a stone with a certain aroma is better than nothing, even if it's worth a million raw stones.

It wasn't just Master Lai who thought this way; the onlookers around him felt the same way.

Everyone thought Wu De had lost his mind and refused to admit that he had bought a stinking piece of junk for a million yuan.

Faced with ridicule and foul language from those around him, Wu De simply smiled and let it go.

After all, he himself wasn't losing out, because someone had already made an offer for this jadeite king stone.

Even though he only bought it at the original price, he didn't lose out!

Compared to the million-yuan stone, the opinions of these passersby are no longer important.

Wu De may not have much else, but he's incredibly shameless!

Just as Master Lai was cutting the second piece of raw stone for Wu De, a strange and old-fashioned voice rang in Wu De's mind again.

"Young friend, how about selling me that jadeite king stone? I know someone must have offered to buy it from you just now, but I don't think they offered as much as I can!"

Wu De never expected that someone would make an offer to him for a piece of raw stone that smelled so bad, before it was even fully cut open!

If Ji Daoyi hadn't told him to keep the jadeite rough safe, he probably would have let Master Lai handle it.

Wu De replied calmly, "What price are you offering?"

"One and a half million shi! I believe no one can offer a higher price than mine."

"I need to ask, after all, I just promised that person."

"Of course, since he made the first offer, it means he has the same discerning eye as me. As someone in the same boat, to be honest, I'd also like to get to know him and discuss planting with him!"

"Planting? You didn't spend 1.5 million stones to buy this smelly thing to plant, did you? That's too extravagant."

"It's worthless to you, but to me, it's... worth it! You wouldn't understand even if I told you. You should ask that person if they're willing to give it to me!"

Wu De could tell from the man's tone that what he had just regarded as trash was a priceless treasure in this man's heart.

He bought it just to plant? 1.5 million yuan per stone! That's outrageously extravagant!

Could it be that the contents of this raw stone can be used for planting?

Wu De regained his composure and telepathically told Ji Daoyi that someone had approached him to buy the Jadeite King Stone.

Ji Daoyi wasn't too surprised to hear Wu De's telepathic message. After all, it wasn't surprising that someone would know about such a large city as Stone City.

"Sell!"

"Sell? Didn't you just say you wanted it? Why are you changing your mind now?"

Wu De was completely baffled, not understanding what Ji Daoyi was thinking.

After receiving a quote from someone else, he neither raised the price nor hesitated, appearing completely indifferent.

"Since someone has taken a liking to it, what's wrong with making 500,000 for free by selling it to them?"

Ji Daoyi responded as a matter of course.

"Can you tell me what's inside the Jadeite King Stone? Why does it smell so foul when it's being cut open? And why is he buying it now? Is there some treasure inside that I don't know about?"

"Well, there are indeed treasures in there. For some people, they are invaluable treasures, but for most people, they are useless, or even filthy."

"..."

"Don't worry, would I ever harm you? If someone wants to buy it, just sell it!"

Having received Ji Daoyi's reply, Wu De no longer hesitated and agreed to sell it to the stranger for 1.5 million.

"He just gave it to me like that?"

"Yes, he said that the fact that you value it means it's very useful to you, so he won't be the bad guy!"

The unfamiliar voice chuckled, "Interesting! After you've opened all the other rough stones, come up to the second floor to trade with me!"

After giving a brief reply, Wu De stopped talking to him.