Chapter 149 - Fine Grade Gem (2/2)

‘But since he’s a stone-cracking master who’s also a Yang Grade powerhouse, his speed must be superior to an ordinary person’s.’

Yue Dingtian studied the raw gemstone for a while before he retrieved a slicing knife to shave it. As the crowd watched the stone being shaved continuously, as though its skin was being peeled, they were nervous.

Even the people from He Liangce’s side, who were confident about being victorious, were tensed up.

He Liangce stole a glance at Ou Yangming but did not notice any sign from his face. He was moved, and he guessed that the young fellow was either extremely confident or an amateur who did not know the immensity of Heaven and Earth. He Liangce also furrowed his eyebrows a little because he was surprised that he could not perceive Ou Yangming.

Yue Dingtian worked extremely fast, and he announced after the last shave was made, “No

gem.”

The people from He Liangce’s side were instantly relieved. They exchanged looks as though they were telling each other that they knew Ou Yangming was only a pretentious person without genuine skills. On the other side, the workers and supervisors from the Yi Pavilion looked embarra.s.sed, and they were strongly displeased with Lin Yichen, who had just been promoted and transferred here.

‘It’s fine that you failed to invite Old Tributary Shen, but why did you ask a weird and insignificant young fella to take the challenge instead? Aren’t you ruining the Yi Pavilion’s reputation on purpose?’

He Liangce grinned and took one of the ten raw gemstones in front of him. “Thank you for the trouble, Elder Yue.”

Yue Dingtian was stunned, and he stared at He Liangce with his cold eyes as he commented, “Young Master He, you even know who I am, you’ve indeed come prepared.”

“Since I was coming to the prefecture, I asked around for some information. Hehe, that’s all, Elder Yue, you’re overthinking,” He Liangce responded calmly. “I hope that’s the case,” Yue Dingtian said.

Without further ado, he accepted the half-naked raw gemstone and wielded the knife. The same scene of a stone being turned over appeared once more.

Ou Yangming shook his head a little. Perhaps the other people had not noticed, but with the integration of Heaven and man, as well as the thoroughly meticulous state, he could easily tell that Yue Dingtian valued this raw gemstone more than he did Ou Yangming’s.

It was evident that the powerful Yang Grade powerhouse had doubts about Ou Yangming too.

Yue Dingtian maneuvered the slicing knife at the speed of light. Once he shaved roughly half of the gemstone, he suddenly slowed down.

A green l.u.s.ter was emitted from within the raw gemstone. “It’s glowing, there’s indeed a gem inside!” The people around He Liangce smiled brightly. ‘Sure enough, our young master is impressive.’

After a brief moment, the gem was successfully removed from the raw gemstone. It was not a huge gem, and its color seemed to be flawed, but it was much better than the raw gemstone that was chosen by Ou Yangming, which contained nothing.

Yue Dingtian announced coldly, “A Good Grade gem. It can improve some Physique.”

When the crowd turned to look at Ou Yangming, he smiled and retrieved the half-naked raw gemstone.

The people from He Liangce’s side looked disgruntled, but they could not do anything about it. They also had contradicting thoughts because they did not know if they wanted the raw gemstone to contain a gem or not.

Nevertheless, they did not need to wonder anymore after a short while because they quickly became furious.

This was because a red gem was seen in Yue Dingtian’s hands.

Based on its color alone, everyone knew the gem’s grade was above Good Grade.

As expected, a flash of a smile was seen on Yue Dingtian’s face. “This is a Fire-resistant Gem, and it’s of Fine Grade. Master Ou, you have a good eye indeed.”

He Liangce’s people were indignant. ‘Does Ou Yangming have a good eye? It was picked by our young master, okay?’ Lin Yichen’s eyes lit up, and he smiled gladly.

‘Lucky, he’s really lucky! ‘With this Fine Grade gem, we won’t be defeated today.’ The supervisors and workers, who were standing behind him, reacted as if they had just seen a ghost. “This… How is that even possible!’

He Liangce’s eyes glowed because he was rather surprised and regretful too.

Despite having paid importance to the half-naked raw gemstone, before stone-cracking was done unto it, he did not know exactly what its grade would be…

After looking deeply at the expressionless Ou Yangming, He Liangce was finally feeling a little uneasy.

‘He actually acquired a Fine Grade gem. Have I really used up my good luck after challenging seventeen cities, and I’m going to fall badly here?’

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