Chapter 1109: Chapter 1109: Desperate Measures
The two Primordial Stone Masters continued to unravel the second Raw Stone.
However, both of them failed this time, and what was revealed were merely Immortal Stones.
At this, everyone was quite forgiving.
After all, the chance for a Primordial Stone Master to discover a treasure is only a few hundred times higher than theirs. If they could always hit the target, wouldn’t that make them a monster?
Although Immortal Stones vary in size, compared to the value of Immortal Elixirs or Immortal Gold, they’re not worth mentioning. Hence, this round was still considered a tie.
So, the key lay in the third Raw Stone.
Li Yuan and Liu Huafeng were both full of confidence. The last one was the grand finale, the Raw Stone they both believed most likely to yield results, and good results at that.
Come!
They peeled away the stone skin bit by bit, and soon, the crowd exclaimed in surprise.
Sure enough, both sides had a success.
No wonder they’re Primordial Stone Masters, hitting two out of three—such odds are not something an average person, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse, could compare with.
Both sides revealed Immortal Elixirs, and relatively more complete ones at that.
However, as more and more of the Immortal Elixir was revealed in front of everyone, Zhao Youyi’s facial expression darkened.
Obviously, the Immortal Elixir opened by Liu Huafeng was more complete.
Although the age of the elixir was a factor, completeness usually determined the age. If there were no major reversals ahead, she and the Zhao Family would lose.
However, a miracle did not happen.
Li Yuan fully stripped the Immortal Elixir, and it was clear that it had two fewer leaves than the one Liu Huafeng opened.
Not to mention two leaves, even if it were only one, it would still be a significant difference.
A simple test of the elixir’s age still showed Liu Huafeng’s as superior, so the outcome was obvious.
Li Yuan lost.
The Primordial Stone Master looked disheartened and bowed to Zhao Youyi, saying, “I’m ashamed, for failing to help you out of this predicament, miss!”
Zhao Youyi paused for a moment, then said, “Master Li, you’re too modest. Neither I nor the Zhao Family will forget your contribution to the family.”
“I’m leaving now.” Li Yuan sighed again, then glanced at Liu Huafeng, “The young are to be feared!”
With that, he left gracefully.
At this point, Qian Mo became smug, laughing heartily and saying, “Zhao Youyi, if your Zhao Family doesn’t close down the shop, I’ll have Master Liu come by every day to wipe you out!”
He had wanted to say this for a long time, but the lackluster performance of the invited Primordial Stone Master had kept him from speaking his mind.
Zhao Youyi’s heart tightened, was she really going to close the Raw Stone Shop?
However, if the shop wasn’t closed, and Liu Huafeng came daily to clean them out, under the influence of a Master’s effect, who would still come to buy the Zhao Family’s raw stones?
—Any that could yield a result had certainly been picked by Liu Huafeng.
Therefore, they could only wait, wait until they found a stronger Primordial Stone Master.
Oh?
Zhao Youyi suddenly had an idea and said, “Qian Mo, let’s bet again!”
“Oh, you still want to bet with me?” Qian Mo laughed, “Sure, do you have another Primordial Stone Master?”
There are quite a few Primordial Stone Masters out there, but averaging it out across a city, the number is small. Even powerful entities like the Zhao Family and the Qian Family can only recruit one at most.
Scarce numbers aside, maintaining a Primordial Stone Master is incredibly costly, because if they participate in stone gambling, the gains would surely be astounding, yet you want them to stay put without participating, so the cost to pay is considerably higher.
Since Li Yuan just left, where could you find another Primordial Stone Master?
Zhao Youyi walked gracefully towards Shi Hao.
“Master, could you help me with a bet?” Zhao Youyi asked, giving a slight bow, her charming figure prominently displayed and quite alluring.
“I’m not a Master.” Shi Hao shook his head.
Seeing this, Qian Mo laughed heartily.
What a joke, grabbing any random person to gamble with?
What Master, this just sullies the name.
Liu Huafeng was also arrogant, to gamble with Shi Hao would not only be a joke but also a humiliation.
Zhao Youyi thought for a moment and said, “Please help me once, Master. After this, I will present a batch of Raw Stones from the family’s treasure. No matter what is revealed, regardless of win or loss, everything will belong to the Master, how about that?”
Upon hearing this, everyone showed envious expressions.
The Zhao Family’s treasured Raw Stones, what does that entail?
—These stones have already been through a Primordial Stone Master’s hands and strictly filtered. It can essentially be guaranteed that each one will yield a result, or at least the odds could reach the level of the previous bet between the two Masters.
Stepping back, one out of every two Raw Stones should yield a result.
The Zhao Family keeps these Raw Stones hidden, not for sale, partly to serve as a deterrence and partly to await opportune sales. Encountering true major buyers, they would naturally sell them.
To open such Raw Stones and take whatever is inside for free, who could resist such a good deal?
Why would Zhao Youyi do this?
Was she desperately losing so much that she went crazy?
“Oh!” Some people suddenly realized.
Didn’t you see how handsome Shi Hao is?
Shi Hao was instantly interested and said, “Alright.”
Zhao Youyi smiled and turned to Qian Mo, “Let’s compete! One day, pick a Raw Stone, and whoever opens the higher-value one wins.”
Qian Mo chuckled and said, “Zhao Youyi, this is such a sly plan! Oh, you want to tire Master Liu out this way?”
“Why, don’t you dare compete?” Zhao Youyi provoked.
Qian Mo rolled his eyes and said, “Since you’re so confident, why don’t we raise the stakes?”
Zhao Youyi furrowed her brows, but she was actually in violation of the rules by immediately initiating a second bet after losing. Given this, she didn’t have much standing to reprimand Qian Mo’s condition.
So she simply asked, “What do you want to add to the stakes?”
“If I win, you have to call me ‘Brother Qian Mo,'” Qian Mo chuckled, clearly teasing.
Zhao Youyi was naturally angry, but didn’t show it, only coldly said, “If I win, you will slap yourself.”
For them, these added stakes seemed minuscule, but it was truly about personal pride, neither could afford to lose.
Whoever loses would be publicly humiliated.
“Then let’s start,” Qian Mo grinned.
“Wait a minute.” Liu Huafeng blocked the way, eyeing Shi Hao, “I want to add one more bet. If I win, this guy has to kneel and kowtow to me!”
He was a Primordial Stone Master, esteemed as such. Now suddenly this person appeared out of nowhere and wanted to challenge him?
This felt like an insult, and Shi Hao had to pay the price.
Shi Hao raised his eyebrows. Initially, he just wanted a piece of fortune, leave afterward, and the grudge between the two families was none of his business.
But now someone was after him?
Haha.