There is a stone platform more than ten meters high in the vast underground space. Dozens of stones of different shapes are placed on the stone platform. Some stones look gorgeous and beautiful, while others look ugly and very ugly.
rough.
Although these stones have different shapes, they have one thing in common, that is, they are amazingly powerful.
Every stone exudes amazing momentum.
"Everyone must be careful when inspecting and don't damage these stones." Zhuge Liuyun Qian warned.
"Chief Zhuge, please rest assured, we do things in a measured manner." Everyone assured them, patting their chests.
"You go ahead..." Zhuge Liuyun waved his hand.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
A group of people rushed onto the stone platform and began to circle around dozens of stones.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, this is the first time in my life that I have seen such a good stone. It is a treasure. It is definitely a treasure." A man with full beard said.
"It looks good... I just don't know if there is any extraordinary baby inside..." a young man with a pale face said.
"It would be nice if it could be cut..."
"This is impossible. Every stone here is worth a fortune. Without 100% certainty, it is impossible for the Zhuge family to cut the stone."
"Okay, everyone, stop gossiping and hurry up to identify the stone."
…
Hundreds of people dispersed and began to identify the stones on the stone platform. They all identified in the same way. They first stopped to look at it carefully for a moment, then came forward to smell it with their noses, then reached out and groped up and down again, and finally... fell into
In deep thought...
Ma Xiaoyao's method of identifying stones is much simpler. He simply touches it with his hands, neither looking carefully nor using his nose to smell. Compared with others, Ma Xiaoyao looks very different.
After a while, Ma Xiaoyao touched all the stones, and then he stood aside and meditated.
He just counted, there are eighty-eight stones in total on the stone platform, a very auspicious number. When Ma Xiaoyao reaches out to touch these stones, the mysterious beads suspended in his mind will react, and the reaction is not small.
…
what does that mean?
It means that these stones are treasures and contain extraordinary things inside.
What caught Ma Xiaoyao's attention the most were the three stones placed among them. When Ma Xiaoyao touched these three stones just now, the mysterious beads suddenly trembled violently. This was the first time since Ma Xiaoyao got the mysterious beads...
Such a violent reaction.
There is no doubt that these three stones placed among them must be pregnant with peerless treasures.
To be honest, Ma Xiaoyao really wanted to take these three stones as his own, but... he didn't dare... because this was the territory of the Zhuge family, and as long as he dared to have any crooked thoughts, the Zhuge family could tear him into pieces.
fragments.
It’s really life-threatening!
The peerless treasure is placed not far away, and you can reach out and touch it... But for various reasons, he can only see and touch it at the moment, but he cannot take it for himself.
It scratches my heart!
Although he was very stimulated in his heart, Ma Xiaoyao was calm on the surface. As a mature man, the first thing he must do is to keep his emotions and anger hidden. No matter how anxious he is on the inside, he must not show it on the outside.
At this moment, Gao Shanshui came over and said, "Mr. Ma, what do you think of these stones?"
"It's okay." Ma Xiaoyao gave a vague answer.
"It's okay?" Gao Shanshui was stunned: "From Mr. Ma's tone...it doesn't seem that he is optimistic about these stones?"
"I didn't say that." Ma Xiaoyao shook his head.
"What does Mr. Ma mean?" Gao Shanshui asked reluctantly.
"Mr. Gao, what do you think? What do you think of these stones?" Ma Xiaoyao asked.
"I think... it's not bad..." Gao Shanshui also gave a vague answer.
At this moment, Zhuge Liuyun came over: "Everyone, it has been a long time, you should have the results, right?"
"Chief Zhuge, let me tell you something you don't want to hear..." A sanctimonious old man sighed softly: "These stones are just superficial, and the chance of conceiving a peerless baby is very low."
"Yes, although these stones are stronger than the stones outside, their strength is limited."
"Chief Zhuge, I have to say... your vision of collecting stones is too ordinary..."
"If these stones are auctioned outside... they may fetch a good price..."
…
Everyone is belittling these stones with every word they say.
Except for Ma Xiaoyao, Gao Shanshui and the five brothers and sisters of the Gao family, everyone else expressed their opinions, and their opinions were surprisingly unified, and they all deliberately belittled these stones.
"What? You all think these stones are not good?" Zhuge Liuyun frowned.
"Chief Zhuge, we know that saying this will make you unhappy, but we really can't lie."
"Yes, Chief Zhuge, we have tried very hard to identify it just now, and we also want to get good results...but...these stones are really average...that is, they are a little stronger than the stones outside..."
"Chief Zhuge, I advise you to sell them all as soon as possible. There is no point in continuing to collect them."
"Send it to the auction house, so you can sell it for more money."
…
Everyone says that stones are not good? Are these stones really just superficial?
No, there are still people who have not commented!
"Mr. Ma, Mr. Gao, what are your opinions?" Zhuge Liuyun asked Ma Xiaoyao and Gao Shanshui for their opinions.
"I..." Gao Shanshui hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I agree with them that these stones are indeed not very good and are not worth continuing to collect."
"Mr. Ma, do you think so too?" Zhuge Liuyun turned to look at Ma Xiaoyao.
"This..." Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "I can't be sure yet..." Ma Xiaoyao clearly felt that after he said these words, many people cast hostile looks at him, even Gao Shanshui
He also frowned.
"Can't be sure?" Zhuge Liuyun raised his eyebrows: "Why can't you be sure? Mr. Ma, do you have something to hide?"
"Clan Leader Zhuge misunderstood." Ma Xiaoyao smiled slightly: "I have nothing to hide! The reason why I can't be sure... is because the environment here is too noisy, which prevents me from calming down to identify the stone... Before I am completely sure,
I don’t want to draw conclusions.”
"That's it..." Zhuge Liuyun's eyes showed disappointment. He originally thought that Ma Xiaoyao had a different opinion, but who knew... Ma Xiaoyao's answer turned out to be like this? He secretly muttered in his heart: Really?
Let those elders say it is right, the appraisal result is very bad... If this spreads... there will be big trouble...
If you want to think of a sure way to silence these people, the best way is to kill people to silence them, but... this would be too cruel...
Let's give more benefits and use them to silence these people.
"Clan leader!"
At this moment, a servant ran over from a distance: "Chief, something bad has happened! There are many people outside, saying they are here to collect debts... You should go out and take a look."
"I understand!" Zhuge Liuyun nodded calmly: "Go and tell those people that I will go out to meet them immediately and ask them to calm down."
"Yes!" The servant followed the order and left.
"Everyone, the stones have been identified, let's go out." Zhuge Liuyun waved his sleeves and jumped off the stone platform first, and the others hurriedly followed.
After a while, everyone returned to the ground.
"Everyone, please go back and rest. I will prepare a banquet for you all in the evening." After leaving a few words, Zhuge Liuyun hurriedly left.
Ma Xiaoyao stood there, looking at Zhuge Liuyun's leaving figure, with a trace of contemplation in his eyes.
"Mr. Ma, can you take a step to speak?" Gao Shanshui said in a low voice.
"Okay." Ma Xiaoyao followed Gao Shanshui to a deserted place: "What does Mr. Gao want to say to me?"
"Mr. Ma, let me tell you straight to the point." Gao Shanshui looked a little serious: "I hope you... can stay silent and don't talk nonsense."
"Talk nonsense?" Ma Xiaoyao twitched the corner of his mouth: "I don't quite understand what Mr. Gao means?"
"Then I will go into more detail. If Zhuge Liuyun asks you about those stones, just say that those stones are terrible and not worth collecting."
"Why should I listen to you?"
"As long as you listen to me, I will give you a generous reward. In addition, I also owe you a favor."
"Mr. Gao, what exactly do you want to do?"
"There are some things you'd better not know, because knowing too much can get you into big trouble."
"You just said you would give me a reward?"
"right."
"What reward?"
"How about ten million taels of silver?"
"It's not much better to exchange silver for gold..."
"Deal!" Gao Shanshui agreed on the spot: "As long as Mr. Ma does this for me, I will give you ten million taels of gold." At this point, Gao Shanshui added another sentence: "In addition, I owe you a
Favor."
Ma Xiaoyao narrowed his eyes: "Just to stop me from talking nonsense, you gave me 10 million taels of gold... It seems that you have a big plan."
"Mr. Ma, please give me a pleasant word. Can you help me with this?" Gao Shanshui asked in a deep voice.
"Those people...were they bribed by you too?" Ma Xiaoyao was talking about those stone gambling masters.
Gao Shanshui shook his head: "I don't have such great financial resources, nor such great abilities."
"Oh? So, someone else bribed them?"
"Mr. Ma, you have too many questions! As I said just now, it's better that you don't know some things."
"I just want to figure things out, and don't want to be confused and plotted by others."
"I can assure you that I have absolutely no intention of plotting against you. If you still don't believe it, I can swear it! I swear it on my ancestors!"
"...You have already said this. If I don't agree...it will seem a bit disrespectful." Ma Xiaoyao sighed softly.
