"Imperial Green, Blood Red, Crystal Blue, Divine King Purple, Ice White... these ten raw stones actually contain the ten most precious jades in the world. Truly unparalleled."
"The key is that the jade within these ten raw stones isn't just one type, but all in a chaotic order. Each stone hides two different jades. Even the most skilled gem appraisal masters in the world would find it difficult to predict the secrets within."
"President Feng, all ten raw stones have been cut. Can you announce the results now?"
Vice President Wang looked at the ten top-grade jades before him and turned to President Feng.
President Feng slowly walked forward, his hands gripping two pieces of paper, trembling uncontrollably.
This was truly a competition of peak caliber!
Such a contest should have taken place at the pinnacle of divine kings, yet today, such a breathtaking match was witnessed in Jiangcheng.
His nervousness stemmed from the fact that he had already compared the answers when the stones were cut.
His expression was grave. He walked to the center and exchanged the results of each side with the other, allowing them to personally examine the final outcome.
Li Yang calmly accepted the results from the three seniors, glanced at them, and a slight smile curved his lips. He couldn't help but exclaim, "The three seniors are indeed formidable. With such unpredictable jade sequences, you managed to guess eighty percent correctly in such a short time."
"I fear there are few in the world of gem appraisal who can match your skill."
"Hmph, Li Yang, since you know the skill of the three seniors, why don't you concede immediately? The answer you wrote on your paper must have been a wild guess."
Vice President Wang, upon hearing Li Yang announce the results of the three, stepped forward with a cold sneer to mock him.
Li Yang turned to him, his expressionless face stating, "Vice President Wang, as a member of the Jiangcheng Antique Association, you are praying for your own defeat here. What are your intentions?"
"Could it be that this competition today was instigated by you behind the scenes?"
"You, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Vice President Wang suddenly appeared guilty, his eyes darting as he said, "If you're afraid of losing, then just concede. Why are you slandering me here?"
"Whether I win or lose will only be determined when this elder personally reviews the answer I wrote."
After speaking, Li Yang’s gaze swept towards the elder, and he said with a smile, "Elder, have you finished reviewing the results I wrote? What are your thoughts now? Who has lost?"
"This..."
The elder, holding Li Yang's written results, instantly showed a look of panic, his hands trembling as he stammered.
The other two elders exchanged glances, looking confused, and said to him, "Old Zhang, why are you stammering? Just announce the result."
"Alright, I announce that we three have lost!"
As the elder spoke, he lowered his head and voluntarily conceded to Li Yang!
At this moment, the entire venue fell silent!
Chen Ping, the young master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion, couldn't help but show shock. He rushed forward and snatched Li Yang's results, his pupils dilating in astonishment after personally reading them!
"This, how is this possible? Young man, who exactly are you? Your gem appraisal skills are actually superior to the three top seniors I invited. Even they couldn't achieve a hundred percent accuracy. How did you do it?"
Chen Ping wasn't a sore loser; he was simply deeply shocked!
Masters of gem appraisal like Li Yang were few and far between throughout China.
Li Yang shrugged calmly, stepped forward, and said, "Young Master Chen flatters me. I was just lucky. My appraisal is five parts skill and five parts guesswork. It just so happened that I guessed everything correctly."
"Actually, I didn't have a great chance of winning against the three seniors today. My victory is purely by chance."
"By chance?"
Chen Ping frowned, finding such a lie unconvincing.
He suspected this young man was a direct disciple of some top divine eye, and he, Chen Ping, had truly underestimated himself today. Offending the son of a divine eye was a grave insult.
"Mr. Li, I, Chen Ping, have offended you earlier. Please forgive me. Today's competition, I, Chen Ping, on behalf of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion, concede to you. I hope Mr. Li will not hold the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion accountable."
"Furthermore, as a token of my apology, I present these ten jades to you. I hope you will not be angry." Chen Ping, fearing he had invited great disaster, quickly stepped forward to apologize.
The moment he said this, everyone present was stunned!
Especially Vice President Wang and the others, they were all dumbfounded, not understanding what was happening.
How could this kid, Li Yang, possibly make the young master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion apologize to him?
And how did Li Yang win this competition?
This was completely impossible.
Li Yang was also shocked. Who was this divine eye he spoke of?
Could it be that a divine eye title was enough to make even the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion afraid to offend?
How did they assume he was the son of a divine eye? Was it solely based on his gem appraisal skills?
"You are too kind, Young Master Chen. Please rest assured, I, Li Yang, am not one to blame others. Today, Young Master Chen merely engaged in a friendly competition with me, with no ill intentions. Moreover, you have presented these ten priceless jades as gifts of compensation. How could I possibly blame you?"
Li Yang regained his senses, smiled, and stepped forward to exchange pleasantries with Chen Ping.
After a few seconds, he touched his chin and suddenly asked, "By the way, Young Master Chen, since your Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion abides by the rules of the martial world so strictly, why did you have such a major conflict with President Feng? And why did you set up such a grand competition agreement?"
"As far as I know, President Feng is a kind person and would not intentionally provoke anyone from your Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion."
"Mr. Li, you may not know, but we didn't intend to compete with the Jiangcheng appraisers. However, President Feng was too aggressive. Not only did he send people to verbally denigrate our Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion, but he also looked down on us."
"It was precisely for this reason that I brought three seniors to seek justice from President Feng," Chen Ping explained.
"Oh? Is that so?"
Li Yang looked at President Feng curiously and asked, "President Feng, how did you slander the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion?"
"I didn't!"
President Feng looked bewildered and stepped forward to explain, "I have never slandered the Seven Treasures Glazed Pavilion. In my heart, Young Master Chen is already a top figure in the antique world. Why would I slander him?"
"On the contrary, I heard that Young Master Chen came to Jiangcheng this time to challenge the strongest in Jiangcheng, which is why you approached our Antique Association. As the president of the Antique Association, if I refused to fight, wouldn't that mean we are incompetent?"
"It was for this reason that I set this competition agreement with President Chen."
"I see. Since you both explain it this way, I think the truth of the matter is now clear."
Li Yang sneered, his gaze gradually shifting to Vice President Wang, and pointing at him, he said, "Actually, the fault for today's competition agreement lies not with you, but with this person!"