Chapter 905: Chapter 904: The Best Hidden Treasure
Wufu didn’t inspect the raw stone like the other players present; instead, she gazed at Master Gui’s handsome face, appreciating his good looks.
Someone raised the bet to One Thousand Taels, Wufu looked over, and it was Lin Gonyun and the person beside him speaking. She couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow and look at the raw stone.
Even if there was jade inside, such a small stone wouldn’t produce much, which means it’s not valuable.
Clearly, Lin Gonyun also knew this, as he only raised it by One Thousand Taels, and when someone else raised further, they stopped.
Wufu naturally wouldn’t raise the bet either; she’s not the type to waste money. Tossing several hundred taels as a starter is one thing but throwing money like a fool is not something she would do.
Even though the Silver Coin she holds now was won, listening to the dice also consumes a lot of spiritual power, doesn’t it?
So when Master Gui invited her earlier, she was already planning to stop. Firstly because it was mentally exhausting, making her head dizzy, and secondly because, as an outsider just arriving, it’s best not to incur any unnecessary enmity and to know when to quit.
When someone invites you, you might as well go along with it.
During her trance, Fat Master took the gambling money and the raw stone from the table, had it cut open by an expert, and found the jade was moderate. He lost One Thousand Taels on this play.
Fat Master didn’t mind. Although a bit disappointed, he was wealthy and didn’t care about the loss. He continued to focus on the next raw stone being presented.
Wufu glanced at it, still uninterested, and only bet one hundred taels before giving up.
Master Gui played while observing Wufu. Seeing her lack of interest, he raised an eyebrow and whispered a few words to the person beside him, who then withdrew.
“It seems these stones don’t catch Young Master Xiao Wu’s eye!” Master Gui said with a smile.
Wufu replied, “Isn’t it because I’m short on money? I have to save some to see if I can get something worthwhile.”
Master Gui smiled without speaking further, but he agreed with her statement.
The stones they were betting on weren’t worth much, just wasting Silver Coin. If, by chance, you encounter something good but don’t have enough money to raise the bet, wouldn’t it be a lost opportunity?
It’s better to carefully choose and take a decisive action than to waste efforts on trivial plays with little payoff.
After four rounds, the Man in Blue personally brought up an unremarkable stone, causing a slight change in Wufu’s gaze.
Looking at the other players, there wasn’t much Silver Coin left for any of them. The one with the most was probably the slightly crooked-mouthed man with Lin Gonyun; even Fat Master had significantly less.
And the base price for this newly presented stone was five thousand taels, weighing seven kilograms.
“Young Master Xiao Wu, are you not participating in this round?” Master Gui started with one thousand taels.
Wufu laughed and said, “How could that be? With the gambling stone rules, I have to win at least one; otherwise, won’t I make an enemy of Master Gui?” She directly threw in two thousand taels.
Among the gambling stone industry rules, one states that when you first join gambling stone activities in a new place, regardless of size or price, you need to secure at least one item to make a good impression and brush some goodwill, making it easier to get rare items next time. If you go two or three times without any transaction, people won’t pay you any mind.
Wufu smiled as she walked forward, took the tools, and pretended to clean the stone deeply, just like the previous stone cleaners, while narrowing her eyes.
The hidden treasure is revealed. Is it intentional, or are they testing my capability?
But regardless of which, she had to take the plunge because this indeed was a valuable hidden treasure.