At this moment, Ye Feng looked at Tang Zhiyang, who seemed to have lost all will to live, and said, "Young Master Tang, what's wrong with you?"
Tang Zhiyang looked at Ye Feng, hating him to the bone, but at this moment, he felt powerless to change the situation. He wanted to say something but couldn't.
He looked completely defeated, his spirit crushed, like a stray dog, utterly pathetic.
However, just then, Zhao Yanxuan came to Tang Zhiyang's side and whispered something in his ear.
The next second, Tang Zhiyang's eyes lit up as if he had been injected with adrenaline. He exclaimed, "Really?"
"Yes, yes! This is all I can do to help you! It all depends on how well Ye Feng's last piece turns out. If it exceeds this price, then I'm powerless!" Zhao Yanxuan nodded and said.
Upon hearing this, Tang Zhiyang became excited. "Brother Yanxuan, thank you!"
"Hehe! You're welcome! We should help each other!" Zhao Yanxuan said with a smile.
However, while he said this with a smile on his face, a flicker of disgust and contempt flashed in his eyes.
In fact, if Tang Zhiyang had listened to him and chosen number three earlier, the outcome would have been completely different.
Because he had already seen that although there was glass-type jade on one side of the number one jade, the content should not be too much.
But he had told Tang Zhiyang, and this good-for-nothing refused to listen, insisting on choosing this piece.
This made him feel like he couldn't teach him properly, but there was nothing he could do. For now, they were temporarily on the same side, so he could only help him.
Ye Feng watched the two whisper, feeling a sense of unease, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
"Young Master Tang, how about it? A bet is a bet!" Ye Feng stepped forward and said.
However, Tang Zhiyang snorted in response, "Hmph, it's not over yet. Who wins and who loses is still uncertain!"
"Oh? Still uncertain? Isn't the result quite obvious?" Ye Feng spread his hands and smiled.
But Tang Zhiyang ignored Ye Feng. He cleared his throat and said, "Ahem! Everyone! Although this piece of jade is a bit small, its texture is very good! The color is also very green! It's a good piece of material! Those who want it, hurry and get it!"
Everyone was stunned by his words.
Immediately after, everyone reacted. Although this piece of jade had greatly disappointed them.
But let's not forget, although this piece of jade was not large, it was a piece of glass-type jade, and its quality was even better than Ye Feng's previous one.
Although it was not as large as Ye Feng's and not as valuable, it still had some value.
Therefore, someone immediately began to bid.
"Actually, this piece of jade is not bad, it's just that our expectations for it were too high! I offer three million!"
"That's reasonable, but you think you can get it for only three million? You're underestimating glass-type jade too much! I offer five million!"
"Alas! It's truly ironic that such a large stone yielded such a small piece of jade! But fortunately, it's glass-type, so I'll join in! Five and a half million!"
"It's glass-type after all, and of excellent quality, I offer six million!"
"I offer seven million..."
For a time, countless merchants began to bid, but the increments were not large, as there was only so much material, and it was only worth that much.
Soon, the price reached ten million, which was clearly on the high side.
The actual price of this piece of jade was only around seven to eight million.
But to everyone's surprise, two or three people kept bidding, and the bids became increasingly absurd.
"I happen to be in great need of a piece of jade of this quality, so I must have this one! Twelve million!"
"Hmph! Earlier, several of my clients specifically requested jade of this quality, and I was worried about not having any stock! This one is mine! Fifteen million!"
"My sister is getting married soon, and if I buy her such good quality jade to make a set of jewelry, she'll be very happy! Seventeen million!"
Seeing this scene, Xiao Feifei and Zhou Lingyu couldn't help but frown, immediately realizing something was amiss.
When those merchants' bids reached twenty million, Xiao Feifei and the others could no longer stand it.
Because this was clearly intentional price manipulation, and they knew the purpose without guessing.
It was obvious that this was the work of Tang Zhiyang and Zhao Yanxuan, who had hired people to deliberately drive up the price.
Xiao Feifei was the most indignant and was about to step forward to scold them.
However, Ye Feng stopped her, shaking his head. "No need, I want to see what tricks they can pull!"
Thus, Ye Feng and the others quietly watched the three merchants continue to raise the price.
Finally, the price of the jade was driven up to thirty million, and it was bought by a merchant wearing glasses.
However, this scene caused dissatisfaction among many people.
Then, someone immediately remembered the bet between Ye Feng and Tang Zhiyang and understood something.
Up to this point, Ye Feng's first piece was three and a half million, and the second was thirty-eight million, totaling forty-one and a half million.
Tang Zhiyang's first piece was a waste stone, his second was fourteen and a half million, plus this thirty million, it totaled forty-four and a half million.
Tang Zhiyang did not want to lose and deliberately raised the price higher than Ye Feng's.
"Damn, aren't they deliberately inflating the price!"
"Yeah! Although it's glass-type jade, such a small piece, it's worth at most seven or eight million! How could it reach thirty million!"
"That's right! They are deliberately inflating the price, this piece of jade is not worth this much at all!"
The surrounding onlookers began to discuss, pointing at the piece of jade.
Seeing this, Tang Zhiyang's expression was not good, but he still said, "If people like it, why do you care how much they spend? It's not your money!"
Ye Feng also stepped forward and said, "Ahem! Alright, it's everyone's freedom to bid whatever they want. Let's not dwell on it too much! Master Wu, please proceed with my piece!"
Master Wu was stunned.
Because anyone with eyes could see that Tang Zhiyang was cheating in the stone gambling with Ye Feng.
He was surprised that Ye Feng didn't seem to care at all.
But the next second, he understood, because Ye Feng still had one more piece of jade, and as long as it wasn't a waste stone, it would be no problem to exceed their total.
And Zhao Yanxuan and Tang Zhiyang had spent thirty million betting that Ye Feng's last piece of jade would be a waste stone.
Understanding this, Master Wu had no choice but to nod. "Alright! Immediately!"
With that, Master Wu immediately signaled everyone present to quiet down and began to cut the stone.
When Master Wu received Ye Feng's third piece of jade, his expression changed again, showing shock.
Because this was another excellent piece of material, and he had a premonition that this one might be even better than the previous one.
"Mr. Ye, how should this be cut? Should we start from the middle?" Master Wu asked.
Although this piece of jade was not as exaggerated as Tang Zhiyang's, it was not small either, with a length of over forty centimeters, it was also considered a large rough jade stone.
Ye Feng shook his head. "No, you just scrape from one side!"
Hearing Ye Feng's words, Tang Zhiyang immediately sneered, "Hehe! Ye Feng, you had the nerve to criticize me earlier! At least I cut it, but you're asking them to scrape such a large piece? Do you want to scrape until next year?"
The other onlookers heard this and also began to discuss.
"Yeah! Scraping like this, it'll take ages!"
"That's right, it should be cut directly in the middle with one stroke, and it will be clear whether there's anything inside!"
"Cut it directly! Scraping is too slow..."
Ye Feng heard this and rolled his eyes impatiently. "All of you, shut up. In at most two minutes, I will make you understand why we need to scrape..."