Xu Yufeng wore a wry smile. Truth be told, she had a good relationship with Li Yufei, but she had received certain benefits from Wu Lang, which was why she was helping to broker the match between them.
However, she hadn't expected things to turn out so badly.
But now, she had no better solution.
When Li Yufei heard that Yang Feilong was going to gamble with Wu Lang, she looked at Yang Feilong with worry. "Feilong, you... you're too impulsive."
"Trust me?" Yang Feilong asked Li Yufei with a smile.
"Uh, I trust you." Li Yufei was startled at first, then nodded. She paused and added, "But..."
"Trust me, just listen to me!" Yang Feilong smiled. "My luck has always been great!"
Originally, Wu Lang was a bit worried, as he knew nothing about Yang Feilong. What if the other party was a master of stone gambling?
But hearing this, his heart completely relaxed. Stone gambling relying on luck? That would lead to ruin!
Li Yufei was still extremely worried, especially hearing Yang Feilong say his luck was great. But looking at Yang Feilong's calm demeanor, she recalled the moments when they first met. Soon, she calmed down.
Why? Because Yang Feilong had never disappointed her!
He hadn't then, and he shouldn't now!
Since that was the case, what was there to worry about?
"How shall we gamble?" Yang Feilong looked at Wu Lang. "Ten thousand, or eighty thousand?"
"Ten thousand, eighty thousand? That's too petty. Let's each choose five rough stones. We'll gamble on the total value of jade extracted from these five stones. The loser will forfeit ten million, plus whatever comes out of their chosen stones," Wu Lang said to Yang Feilong with a smile.
Upon hearing this, a look of shock appeared on Yang Feilong's face. He hadn't expected Wu Lang to propose such a high-stakes gamble!
"Are you scared?" Wu Lang looked at Yang Feilong provocatively. "If you think you're a coward, we can drop this!"
"Feilong." Li Yufei's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Yang Feilong.
This was a gamble of immense proportions!
If they lost, the losses would be astronomical!
Hearing Wu Lang's words, Yang Feilong seemed to be ignited with anger. "Scared? The word 'scared' has never existed in my vocabulary! I'll bet with you!"
"As expected, you have guts!" Wu Lang's face immediately broke into a smile when Yang Feilong agreed. "But judging by your appearance, if you lose, can you even produce ten million? When signing the gambling agreement, this amount needs to be deposited with a notary to prevent the loser from reneging!"
"Yufei." Yang Feilong's gaze turned to Li Yufei.
Ten million was no small sum. Although he had money, it was only a little over four million. Three million was the 'medicine fee' given by Lei Tao and his companions, one million was the treatment fee from Ouyang Yixue, and some other money was the reward for capturing wanted criminals when he first came out of seclusion. Even after spending some, there was still two to three hundred thousand left. The remaining ten thousand or so had been spent!
Therefore, if he was to gamble, he would need Li Yufei to fund him.
Of course, if Li Yufei was unwilling to support him, he would have to call Lei Tao, who should be able to raise the missing funds for him.
"Don't worry. Since Feilong is willing to gamble with you, I will fully support him!" Li Yufei said solemnly.
Even though they might lose, she didn't want Yang Feilong to be disappointed in her in the slightest, even if it meant losing tens of millions.
Yang Feilong looked deeply at Li Yufei. She knew he was almost completely ignorant of stone gambling, yet she was willing to fully support him, and with actual money. To say he wasn't moved would be a lie; he wasn't that heartless.
"Don't worry. Since you're willing to support me, I won't let you suffer a loss!" Yang Feilong said with a smile.
Li Yufei smiled. She didn't say much. If Yang Feilong won, her plan to grow stronger would have hope. If Yang Feilong lost, she would have to give up. She might really have no chance with Yang Feilong, and her life might be completely out of her own control!
Seeing Yang Feilong's beaming smile, Wu Lang sneered inwardly. "I'll make you cry later!"
Honestly, seeing Li Yufei willing to spend so much money to support Yang Feilong made him both excited and angry.
Excited because if he won, Li Yufei would be broke, and his chances would be greatly increased!
Angry because Li Yufei ignored him, yet she was willing to spend a fortune to support Yang Feilong.
Such gambling, while not common in ordinary places, was frequently seen in stone gambling establishments.
The Jade Emporium also often provided such notarization services, so soon both parties deposited ten million yuan with the notary and signed the gambling agreement.
The loser would not only forfeit the ten million bet but also lose whatever came out of their five chosen rough stones.
The winner would not only win the ten million bet but also take possession of the treasures extracted from the opponent's five rough stones.
"You're doomed to lose!" After signing the gambling agreement, Wu Lang looked at Yang Feilong and Li Yufei with a triumphant smile. "You're doomed to lose!"
"We're doomed to lose? Too much confidence leads to losing everything. I hope you can still laugh then!" Yang Feilong said with mockery at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh heh, we'll see!" Wu Lang's face showed a smug smile of a plot successfully executed, and he shrugged.
Then, Wu Lang took Master Yu Gou to select stones.
"Feilong, can we win?" Li Yufei looked at Yang Feilong with worry and asked, "I feel like Wu Lang is very confident!"
"Don't worry, my luck has always been great! We won't lose!" Yang Feilong rubbed his nose and said with a confident smile.
Many people who had been drawn to the gamble looked at Yang Feilong's confident expression and couldn't help but shake their heads.
"This young man is going to lose!"
"Yeah, relying on luck? He has no idea how deep the waters of stone gambling are!"
"Many people have lost their fortunes gambling on stones. A fresh, naive newcomer to the stone gambling world, speaking so boastfully, will only understand how foolish he is after a crushing defeat!"
At this moment, the onlookers had no faith in Yang Feilong.
Especially when Wu Lang chose to purchase a rough stone, a stir went through the crowd. At this point, almost everyone had directly sentenced Yang Feilong to death!
"This person named Yang Feilong is bound to lose!"
"Indeed. Wu Lang has directly chosen the Stone King from this batch! I wanted to buy this Stone King earlier because it had an opening revealing jade inside, and its value is definitely not low. According to my assessment, the value of the jade inside ranges from four million to twelve to thirteen million! He spent eight million to buy it. If he loses, he'll lose at most four million, and if he gains, he could earn four to five million!"
"Their gamble is on the total value of jade extracted from the purchased rough stones, not the price of the purchased rough stones! Making the first move, one gains the advantage!"
"Exactly! No wonder Wu Lang is so confident!"
"He chose the Stone King, which means he is destined to win this time. After all, as long as he wins, he can claim ten million in the bet. Even a fool knows how to do this business!"
When Li Yufei heard the uproar, she couldn't help but scold Wu Lang angrily. "You're too shameless, choosing such an expensive rough stone!"
"The contract doesn't limit the total value of purchased rough stones!" Wu Lang shrugged and said with a smile. "Besides, you can also buy expensive rough stones!"
"You..." Hearing this, Li Yufei almost choked with anger.
"Yufei, an expensive rough stone doesn't mean the jade extracted will be precious!" Yang Feilong said with a smile. "Relax, we can win!"
"Win? I'd like to see how you win!" Wu Lang sneered. "We'll take the other two Stone Kings from this batch as well!"
"We..." Li Yufei was anxious and was about to interrupt Wu Lang when Yang Feilong spoke. "Let him buy them. Anyway, he's spending money for us, so we don't need to buy such expensive rough stones to win!"
Yang Feilong's expression was relaxed.
Seeing Yang Feilong's relaxed demeanor, Li Yufei gave a wry smile. She didn't blame Yang Feilong, as she was the one who brought him here.
Otherwise, this gamble wouldn't have happened!
If they lost, they lost.
After all, this batch had a total of three Stone Kings, all of which were bought by Wu Lang.
The three Stone Kings totaled sixteen million!
They were priced at eight million, five million, and three million respectively!
According to the assessment of many professionals, the total value of jade that could be extracted from the three Stone Kings ranged from eight million to twenty-six million.
At the lowest, they could yield jade worth eight million, and at the highest, twenty-six million!
The investment was sixteen million.
This meant that buying the three rough stones offered a profit margin ranging from a loss of eight million to a gain of ten million!
The span was huge. It seemed more likely to profit, but historically, it was rare to reach the profit limit or exceed it, while the probability of a collapse was higher!
Few people were willing to spend such a large sum to gamble on these rough stones!
If it wasn't for the fact that Wu Lang believed he could get at least ten million if he won, he wouldn't have been so bold as to buy all three Stone Kings!
Wu Lang was not considering profit or loss at the moment. He was focused on how to smoothly obtain the ten million bet. As long as he got it, his objective would be achieved. Profitability was secondary.
"Feilong, I'll buy some of the other higher-priced rough stones!" Li Yufei whispered to Yang Feilong. "There are still five Stone Kings valued over a million."
Yes.
This batch of rough stones had a total of eight rough stones valued over a million!
The three exceeding three million were bought by Wu Lang, and they were also the highest assessed.
The other five million-dollar Stone Kings were priced mainly between one and two million.
However, the estimated range for these five rough stones was quite large.
For example, the fourth most expensive rough stone was priced at two million, and the estimated value of the jade that could be extracted was between one thousand and ten million. This range was too vast. One thousand to ten million meant it could be worthless, or a huge profit!
The other rough stones were similar.
Hearing Li Yufei's words, Yang Feilong smiled and shook his head. "We don't need to buy such expensive rough stones! As long as the total value of the five rough stones we buy exceeds theirs, we win. Whatever they spend will just be working for us!"
While Yang Feilong was speaking, Wu Lang and Yu Gou selected two more million-dollar Stone Kings from the remaining five million-dollar Stone Kings.
Both had a minimum estimated value above one hundred thousand.
Clearly, Wu Lang was playing it safe.
The five rough stones were priced at eight million, five million, three million, 1.8 million, and 1.2 million respectively. He spent a total of nineteen million.
It had to be said, he was truly wealthy, considering he had also deposited ten million with the notary earlier.
"We've finished selecting our five rough stones. Do you want us to help you pick?" Wu Lang approached Yang Feilong with Yu Gou, smiling.
"Wu Lang, don't push it too far!" Li Yufei said angrily.
"I'm just being helpful! If you don't appreciate it, then forget it!" Wu Lang shrugged indifferently.
Just then, Yang Feilong suddenly spoke. "If you truly want to help me pick, then pick one for me to see. If it suits my taste, it's not impossible!"
"Huh?" Wu Lang was stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily. "Alright, since that's the case, I'll help you pick one! How about this one? Tsk tsk, it's even bigger than the first Stone King, and it's only priced at eighty thousand! It might even yield a piece of jade material worth tens of millions."
"Oh? Really? Then let's go with this one!" Yang Feilong's eyes lit up, and he made a decision. "I thought this one looked good too!"
At this moment, many people couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at rough stones was not about their size. It was very common for large rough stones to yield nothing inside!
And asking your opponent to pick for you, are you serious? Do you want to lose your pants?
Many people secretly shook their heads, having no hope for Yang Feilong at all!
Li Yufei stared blankly at Yang Feilong. "Feilong, how could you let him pick for you?"
"Mainly because I think this one looks good too! If he helps me with a reference, and I can still win against him in the end, wouldn't that be even better?" Yang Feilong smiled.
"Sigh!" Li Yufei gave a wry smile.
Others also couldn't help but shake their heads. He truly didn't understand stone gambling at all, to say such a thing.
"Do you still want me to help you pick?" Wu Lang was almost crying with laughter, but he held back. He now looked at Yang Feilong as if he were looking at a walking piggy bank.
"Continue! Why not?" Yang Feilong shrugged.
"Then let's take this one. This one doesn't look small either!" Wu Lang endured his laughter and casually pointed to another large rough stone.
This one was also not small, but its price was even lower, only fifty thousand.
"Mm-hmm, this one looks good too!" Yang Feilong nodded repeatedly, as if he also fancied this one.
"Do you still want me to help?" Wu Lang chuckled.
"Continue! I see heroes think alike!" Yang Feilong nodded. "The ones you've picked all look very good to me!"
And so, Wu Lang, suppressing his laughter, helped Yang Feilong select all five rough stones!
Yang Feilong did not refuse even once, approving all the rough stones Wu Lang helped him choose and paying for them. The total cost was nearly two million.
Wu Lang was smiling happily, but Yang Feilong? A subtle, unnoticeable strange smile flickered at the corner of his lips.