Rebirth of the Supreme Immortal Emperor
Chapter 143 - 143 142 Does Your Slapped Face Hurt

143: Chapter 142: Does Your Slapped Face Hurt?

143: Chapter 142: Does Your Slapped Face Hurt?

Upon hearing Li Chen’s rhetorical question, everyone’s minds were inevitably shocked.

He had introduced himself with the Li surname and made such a grand gesture, then suddenly mentioned Li Jiacheng, the Chinese Richest Man.

Piecing these two things together, could she be…

At this thought, everyone’s eyes widened in disbelief, staring blankly at Li Chen.

No wonder he dared to beat up Duan Tong on the spot and face Wang Tianming without fear, it turned out he had such a deep background.

Instantly, the eyes of the noble ladies were filled with greedy and fervent light, all wishing they could pounce on him and devour him.

Wang Tianming slightly stabilized his mind and smiled warmly, “Of course I know him.

I have even visited Elder Li in Newport.

May I ask who you are?”

Asking this, he squinted his little eyes, staring intently at Li Chen’s expression, trying to catch useful information from the other’s eyes.

However, Li Chen didn’t have the guilty conscience of a “thief at all.

He faced Wang Tianming with an easy smile and said, “Even Li Jiacheng, the Chinese Richest Man, such an impressive figure, doesn’t know who I am.

Do you think you’re even more impressive than him to know who I am?”

“Uh?”

After hearing what Li Chen said, everyone present was completely dumbfounded.

Such a curved statement, probably even the veteran drivers on Qiuming Mountain would crash.

Wang Tianming was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

Usually eloquent, he was at this moment at a loss for words.

Damn it, you little rascal have nothing to do with the Chinese Richest Man, Li Jiacheng.

Why bring him up?

Isn’t that just a mouse licking a cat’s B, looking for trouble?

“Mr.

Wang, would you like to cut the stone on the spot?”

A person with the look of a manager, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stepped forward and spoke to Wang Tianming respectfully.

Wang Tianming waved his hand and shouted, “Cut, of course we have to cut!”

The appearance of this jade rough stone was so attractive, the likelihood of it turning out green was almost one hundred percent.

If lucky, maybe even an excellent piece of Imperial Green could be revealed.

Being able to show off one’s eye for stones before so many aristocratic families and celebrities would be incredibly satisfying.

This was the perfect opportunity to sweep away the gloom caused by Li Chen suddenly popping up and giving him a headache.

Upon hearing that Wang Tianming wanted to cut the stone on the spot, the manager nodded and gestured to the waiting Jieshi Masters to secure the rough stone, preparing to start the cutting process.

When the crowd heard that Wang Tianming was going to cut the stone on-site, they all became very excited, crowding around to watch in three layers inside and three layers outside.

Under the spotlight, Wang Tianming’s sense of pride was evident.

He behaved as if he were a movie star walking the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival.

Clearly, he was convinced that this jade rough stone would certainly turn out green.

He picked up a special cutting brush and drew a long white line on it, saying, “Cut along this line for me, Young Master Wang will have a hefty reward later!”

Upon hearing “a hefty reward later” from Wang Tianming, the two Jieshi Masters at his side promptly nodded and thanked him.

Lin Xuanfei blinked her watery eyes at Li Chen and asked, “Brother Li Chen, do you think this jade rough stone can be cut to reveal jade?”

Li Chen smiled lightly and quoted elegantly, “The road to Shu is hard, harder than scaling the blue sky.”

Seeing Li Chen disrupting his moment, especially in front of the two national beauties, Wang Tianming grumpily huffed a sentence.

“Hmph, I think you’re just jealous, pure and simple jealousy!”

Li Chen retorted coldly and defiantly, “Heh, jealous of you?

What’s there to be jealous of, being short-sighted?”

Wang Tianming, seeing Li Chen speak so bluntly, accusing him of being short-sighted, couldn’t help but flare up in anger.

“How despicable, what kind of quality is that, how can you insult people?”

Li Chen shrugged and said, “Just stating the truth, how does that become an insult?”

Saying that, he took a profound sigh, “Ah, some people, not only are they short-sighted, but they also adore vanity so much, they can’t even handle a bit of truth, it’s sad, really sad.”

Wang Tianming was so infuriated he almost spat blood on the spot.

If it weren’t for caring about his status, he would’ve rushed up to harshly teach this ignorant fellow a lesson.

“Hmph, since you say it’s hard to get green, I’ll just have to cut green to heavily slap your face!”

After huffing angrily, Wang Tianming turned to the two Jieshi Masters and barked, “What are you standing around for, hurry up and cut the stone!”

The two Jieshi Masters, trembling, complied, and took the cutting machine, aiming it at the white line Wang Tianming had drawn.

“Crack, crack…”

Amidst the ear-splitting sound of the stone being cut, a white mist sprayed from the saw, quickly spreading and forming an even larger fog.

All of a sudden, everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

Especially Wang Tianming, his heart nearly leaped out.

He was a connoisseur of this field, and according to his past experience, this jade rough stone with such a fine appearance was sure to turn out green.

But now, after being provoked by Li Chen, he also felt somewhat anxious.

After all, he spent a whole billion on this stone.

If it really was a losing bet, losing money was a minor issue, but losing face was a big deal, especially in front of Li Chen.

As the saw blade cut deeper into the ground, with a “crack,” the jade rough stone was cut in two along the white line.

When the white mist had dissipated, the highly promising rough stone, surprisingly, revealed two grayish-white cut surfaces.

Seeing the promising jade rough stone turn out to be limestone, the scene immediately erupted into chaos.

“Just look, it’s collapsed, collapsed.

Such a good appearance, yet it’s collapsed.

Ah, experience can kill a person!”

“Don’t rush to conclusions just yet, it’s only just begun, perhaps the next cut will bring a turn for the better!”

…

Soon, the second cut was made, and the jade rough stone was split into four sections.

The situation was slightly better with this cut.

But just slightly, as threads of green color appeared.

In the jargon of gemstone gambling, this is known as “thread green,” the lowest quality of green, which at best might fetch a few hundred thousand in the market.

Seeing the jade rough stone he had purchased for a sky-high price of one billion only produced a thin layer of thread green, Wang Tianming’s face instantly turned the color of liver.

One of the Jieshi Masters, noting Wang Tianming’s change in complexion, cautiously stepped forward to ask.

“Mr.

Wang, shall we continue the cut?”

Wang Tianming stared at the grayish-white surface of the rough stone for a good while, then, somewhat impatiently, waved his hand.

“Forget it, let’s not cut anymore.

That’s enough!”

According to his experience, having cut to this extent, there was no need to proceed further.

Anyone with a bit of knowledge could see this rough stone had no chance of revealing more green.

Continuing the cut would only serve to embarrass himself.

Li Chen couldn’t help but rub it in.

He gently tapped his own face and shouted at Wang Tianming: “Young Master Wang, does your face hurt?”

“How dare you, you…”

Li Chen’s words made Wang Tianming actually feel the humiliation of being slapped in the face in public.

But there was nothing he could do about it, so he could only snort in anger, wanting to leave this place of controversy.

However, Li Chen, who always enjoyed kicking someone when they’re down, had no intention of letting him off.

“Hey, Young Master Wang, if I remember correctly, you just said you would generously reward these two Jieshi Masters, didn’t you?

How come you’ve forgotten so soon?”

Hearing Li Chen’s words, Wang Tianming nearly stumbled and fell.

Sure, he had indeed promised to reward the two Jieshi Masters handsomely, but that was under the assumption of a rise in value, and rewarding them in his happy mood was reasonable.

But now he’d spent a billion on such a worthless piece, was he still expected to cough up more as a reward?

Wang Tianming felt as though he had swallowed a big bowl of green-headed flies, completely nauseated.

But these were words he had spoken himself, and he couldn’t go back on them in front of so many people.

He had no choice but to grin and bear it.

“Take this worthless stone, consider it your reward for the cut!”

Hearing Wang Tianming’s words, the two Jieshi Masters thanked him profusely.

To someone like Wang Tianming from an aristocratic family, thread green was basically worthless.

But for these hardworking guys, it was a treasure.

At the very least, it could cover the down payment for their son who was about to graduate from college and was preparing to work in the city.

While Wang Tianming wasn’t paying attention, they even sneaked a grateful glance at Li Chen.

If it wasn’t for Li Chen’s prompting, how could they have expected to receive the thread green worth hundreds of thousands?

At this moment, Li Chen’s expression suddenly turned solemn.

His pupils contracted sharply, and a hard-to-detect gleam shot out, locking firmly onto the jade rough stone that had been cut into quarters.

Was there something more within the grayish-white surface?

Concentrating his thoughts, Li Chen’s eyes sparkled, emitting a white light to scan the entire rough stone.

Is there jade inside?

Moreover, it was a piece of dense green jade, gleaming and translucent, somewhat resembling amber from the seabed.

Most importantly, Li Chen could also feel a hint of Spiritual Power fluctuation.

Could it be that spiritual power was hidden beneath this ugly limestone surface?

In this instant, his heart skipped a beat.

That excited feeling was like a destitute loser seeing the goddess of his dreams standing naked in front of him, beckoning coquettishly.

He couldn’t care about anything else and rushed forward, yelling at the two Jieshi Masters.

“Masters, I’ll give you five million, sell me this jade rough stone!”

Hearing these words from Li Chen, everyone present couldn’t help but be shocked.

Five million for thread green worth only a few hundred thousand?

Was this guy’s brain flooded?

Li Chen was completely immersed in the joy of discovering the Spirit Stone, paying no mind to them.

The two Jieshi Masters couldn’t believe their ears when Li Chen offered five million for the jade rough stone that had produced thread green.

Looking at each other, they both saw the same shock in the other’s eyes.

“Young master, you said you want to spend five million to buy this jade rough stone?”

Li Chen nodded again and again, replying, “Yes, I can transfer the money to you right now!”

As he spoke, Li Chen took out a UnionPay card like a magician pulling out a trick.

After making sure they weren’t hearing things, both Jieshi Masters quickly provided their bank account numbers, and Li Chen transferred 2.5 million to each of them.

Wang Tianming, who had already been preparing to leave, saw Li Chen spend five million to buy the worthless stone he had discarded and couldn’t help but squeeze out a cold sneer between his teeth.

“Heh, brother, a brain is a good thing to have, I hope you’ve got one!”

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