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An Zheng said that he did not make much preparations when he went out, so he brought over fifty thousand silver. If these words came out of the mouth of an illustrious figure in the capital, there would not be much of a commotion. An Zheng was only a fifteen to sixteen year old teenager, his clothes couldn't be considered expensive nor was he arrogant. However, when the silver bills that were worth no more than a hundred thousand taels were placed on the table, it immediately caused the You Nationality s to widen their eyes.

However, other than Jushang Yard, which Zhuang Feifei chose to follow, the other Yanzhou s were also waiting and watching.

The expression of the You Kingdom official, Guo Nu, was somewhat unsightly, because he knew that the stone that An Zheng chose contained a spirit stone. The people of the You Kingdom had meticulously prepared this time. As the person presiding over this bet, Guo Nu would of course remember the appearance and characteristics of those stones.

However, he was not too nervous in his heart. These stones had been personally changed by a master of the You Kingdom, so it was impossible for there to be spirit stone with gold rank or higher inside there. If there really were spirit stone with gold rank, the people of You Kingdom would not casually give them to the Yanzhou for cheap. Although they were confident that the Yan People might not be able to see through it, but any accident would cause them to suffer heavy losses.

"Are you sure?"

Guo Nu asked.

An Zheng nodded: "I'm sure."

Just then, the red-robed clergyman walked over, and looked at the rock An Zheng had chosen, and tried to recall it carefully. The master of the You Kingdom had told him in detail which rock he saw a spirit stone on and what rank it was, so he was sure that the rock An Zheng chose was just a white product.

"red-robed clergyman looked at An Zheng:" I never thought that Yan People's bet was really so vast, a young man can casually take out such a large amount of silver to bet. Even though we said that we wouldn't refuse if we came first, I'm still worried for you. If you lose like this, do you have any way to explain it to the lord when you go back? "I'm afraid this banknote was stolen by you from your home. I don't want any trouble."

The Quiet People roared with laughter: "Kid, did you steal your family's silver? If you really did steal it, then let's quickly go. Our Quiet People doesn't care at all."

"This little brother is quite straightforward, but what if he loses and gets hit on the butt by your dad's slate?"

An Zheng asked the red-robed clergyman: "Do you know the secret to how long Yan People can live?"

red-robed clergyman subconsciously shook his head. "I don't know."

An Zheng said: "Mind your own business."

red-robed clergyman's expression changed. With a snort, he turned to look at Guo Nu. "Make a bet with him."

After receiving the red-robed clergyman's instructions, Guo Nu knew that he remembered correctly and had some confidence. Therefore, he turned around and beckoned with his hand. A follower came up with a money box. He chose some banknotes from the inside and said, "This Prince An has Da Xi's World Bank's banknotes, so we can exchange them. We also use the same bank notes to show our sincerity. This is six hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver. If it is as you have said, and there is a spirit stone with gold rank in this stone, not only will the spirit stone be yours, the six hundred and fifty thousand silver will also be yours. "

An Zheng walked to the side, sat down and cupped his fists towards the Jushang Yard: "Thank you."

The old craftsman realized that he was wrong. He had initially thought that slicing a rock for Gao Yuanhu was the most nervous time of his life. An Zheng's first bid was five hundred thousand taels of silver, and he had even bet that there was a gold rank spirit stone inside the stone. If one were to add in the value of that gold rank spirit stone, the stakes of this gamble would be shocking.

And the most important thing was not how much they had to bet or what they had to bet, but that this was a contest between Yan People and himself. Yan People was a gambler, so they thought that gambling was the battlefield. In a sense, from Yan People's point of view, this bet had the same significance as the battle between Yan Kingdom's army and the You Kingdom's army on the battlefield.

This was the first time in history that a bet between a Yan People and a real Quiet People had been held. Previously, Gao Yuanhu's bet was already set to lose, but he was stopped by An Zheng, so at least on the surface, he did not lose. If An Zheng lost, not only would he have the huge fortune of five hundred thousand silver taels to buy You Nationality's money, Yan People would also lose all his face.

All the Yan People stood up. No matter what their identity was, they were all extremely nervous. Even the few great characters of the Yan Kingdom s who were seated on the stage were also staring intently. Although Yan Kingdom's Minister of Rites was on the side of the empress dowager, it involved the entire Yan Kingdom's face, so naturally they gave up on the conflicts between them and focused on praying for An Zheng.

old craftsman took a deep breath, feeling that the lithotome in his hands today was even heavier than a mountain.

Step by step, he walked to the table, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

Not only him, even Jushang Yard felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest. This was something that he had never seen before while he was in the Chief Manager. He had seen tens of thousands of stones gambling before, but this was the first time in his life that he had ever seen such a thing. With his experience and eyesight, coupled with the height of the cultivation level, he could feel that there was a spirit stone inside the stone. However, it was definitely not able to reach gold rank.

Therefore, his palms were already covered in sweat.

Each and every Yan People was this nervous, but that Guo Nu and the other You Nationality were even more relaxed. The person who modified these stones was the most famous master of the You Kingdom. No one could surpass him, so they were especially confident.

old craftsman turned around and looked at An Zheng.

old craftsman took a deep breath, feeling that if he did not cut something out, he might not be able to cut a rock anymore.

He took several deep breaths to stabilize his nervous state and his trembling hands.

The lithotome descended like a pool of limpid autumn water, gently cutting open a hole. Then, the blade moved diagonally towards the inside, as if it was peeling a fruit. The rock skin was as thin as a cicada's wing, but the brittle hard stone did not break at all. Unknowingly, this old craftsman had reached the realm that he had always pursued in his life. The blacksmith and the cultivator, weren't they the same?

old craftsman's hands became firmer and firmer, and the expression in his eyes became firmer and firmer. There was nothing in this world that could affect him anymore. Even if someone was beating the gongs and drums beside him, it wouldn't distract him. Even if there was a beautiful woman by his side with a pile of gold, even if there was a steel knife pointed at his throat, he would not be able to feel it, even if he could sense it. His eyes were filled with nothing but the knife and the rock.

Of course, this was also one of the realms that the cultivator pursued, forgetting everything else.

Layer by layer, the stone skin was cut and the knife kept going through it.

An Zheng stretched out his hand to summon the female servant of the Jushang Yard for a cup of tea, then closed his eyes and smelled the tea's fragrance as if he had fallen asleep.

Guo Nu looked at An Zheng, thinking to himself, let's see how long can you keep pretending for.

As the saber continued to cut down, everyone's heart tensed up. Minister of Rites, who could barely sit on the chair, stood up. He walked to the side and stared at them unblinkingly.

However, that Duke Tan Song didn't move like a mountain, and didn't even forget to look over at the rock.

Time passed, second by second, but it was slow as if it had been magnified infinitely.

Finally, old craftsman's hand suddenly stopped and he raised his head to look at An Zheng. "I got it."

Yan People cheered!

"Good job, Prince An!"

"Prince An is truly a genius that only appears once every hundred years."

Waves of cheers rang out in the sky, and it seemed as if the roof would be overturned at any moment.

Guo Nu snorted: "I'm afraid that you all are still too early to be celebrating, there are things here, but that Prince An is gambling on gold rank. If the spirit stone that was released was not gold rank, your cheers would be more like a humiliation to the Prince An. "

The Quiet People s all laughed: "That's right, it's just something, what if it's green rank?

"What if it's a white product?"

An Zheng said with his eyes still closed, "Let's continue."

old craftsman nodded his head, the speed of his blade started to increase. This kind of cooking was even more pleasing to look at than a chef slicing meat on his back or carving flowers on ice. His blade technique had initially been as steady as water, but now it was like a torrential downpour. In just a short moment, the stone outside was completely peeled off. However, the moment the thing inside revealed itself, his entire body froze in place.

A milky white light radiated from within, gentle yet heavy.

"white product?!"

Even the Minister of Rites who did not understand much about stone gambling had turned pale: "It's actually just a white product?!"

The Yan People s all squeezed forward, but when they saw the creamy white light and the apple-sized, jade-like spirit stone inside, they all became dejected.

"How is this possible, how is this possible?!"

"Sigh ?" This time, our Yan People has lost all face. "

"That's right. If it can't be done, then it can't be done. If it can't be done, then don't forcefully push your way up." Our Great Yan is full of talented people, when did it even become a young man's face? "

"If I knew it would turn out like this, I would have thought he was so amazing. Even if he's a genius, how old is he? "

Zhuang Feifei's expression was also not good. Looking at An Zheng, An Zheng still had his eyes closed, truly as if he was asleep.

Gao Yuanhu sighed from the side. "Forget it, forget it."

Guo Nu laughed out loud and walked over to pick up the spirit stone that was emitting a milky white brilliance: "It seems to be the peak of the white product, and even though it has reached its peak, there is still some distance to the red rank, let alone gold rank. This little brother's desire for victory was understandable, but he also wanted to become famous. However, he couldn't rely on luck. No one could rely on luck to always succeed. Since the spirit stone has been cut out, then the victor of the bet is naturally obvious. "

He walked over and grabbed the five hundred thousand silver bills that An Zheng had placed on the table.

The Yan People s were depressed to the extreme, they turned their anger towards An Zheng, many of them were cursing, and their mouths were unclean. The Quiet People s were all excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood. With this, he earned five hundred thousand silver from the Yan People.

With a cold snort, the red-robed clergyman turned around and walked back to his seat.

At this time, the people could clearly hear An Zheng's faint yet determined voice: "Continue."

"Continue cutting?"

Guo Nu was startled: "What do you mean?"

An Zheng closed his eyes and said: "I did not tell you. Old master, please continue cutting. The rock layer is about as thick as a finger. This is not a spirit stone, it's just a rare rock in a rock that has been submerged in energy for too long. "

old craftsman trembled again ? Stone in the Stone. Of course, those who gambled with it had heard of this sort of strange thing, but no one had ever seen it before!

He walked over and took the white spirit stone from Guo Nu's hands. Guo Nu said unhappily: "You've already lost your bet. By destroying this white product, you've destroyed the thing that belongs to our You Kingdom."

An Zheng said indifferently: "If you really lose, I will double my compensation to you."

old craftsman walked to the side of the table, put down the spirit stone, held his blade, took a deep breath, and then cut down with his finger thick. His eyes suddenly lit up. The knife then slid horizontally, cutting off a thick layer of rock. Suddenly, a dazzling beam of golden light shot out from within, lighting up the entire room. When old craftsman had difficulty controlling his emotions and cut open the milky white rock layer, a golden spirit stone the size of a duck egg rolled out from it.

It blinded everyone's eyes.

An Zheng opened his eyes and a smile hung on the corner of his mouth: "Looks like the person who did the work on these stones, was still careless even though they are already of the highest quality in the world."

He stood up and walked to the stage, passing the stupefied Yanzhou, the stupefied You Nationality, the stupefied Guo Nu and that red-robed clergyman, the stupefied Minister of Rites, the dumbstruck Zhang Yifu and the dumbstruck old craftsman. He picked up the gold rank spirit stone and looked at it, only to see that there were faint purple lines circulating on it: "It's still peak of gold rank, you've struck it rich this time."

He kept his own silver bills, the Quiet People's silver bills, and the gold rank spirit stone. Then, he walked back to his seat in front of the astonished and shocked gazes of the crowd.

As if it had nothing to do with them.

This matter had nothing to do with them.