Chapter 627 - 654 Deal (Part 1)
Chapter 627: Chapter 654 Deal (Part 1)
Not far away, many people were gathered there, pointing and whispering as if they were watching something novel or a joke.
Of course, this is quite common on Gemstone Street.
What surprised Lin Xi was that he sensed a trace of Spiritual Qi among that crowd.
This kind of situation, he had felt it before on Antique Street, emanating from a porcelain cup and a jade pendant.
So now Lin Xi believed that things containing Spiritual Qi were generally extraordinary, otherwise, how could a porcelain cup and jade pendant be worth billions?
Although the Spiritual Qi he sensed now wasn’t as much as that from the jade pendant and porcelain cup, it was still worth checking out.
After all, he had nothing else to do.
Walking towards the crowd, Lin Xi heard many people discussing:
"This worthless stone has no form and no origin, yet you’re asking for a hundred thousand. Kid, are you stuck in a money bag or something!"
"Exactly, I think it’s worth at most a hundred bucks, if that."
"Honestly, even if you paid me a hundred bucks, I wouldn’t take it—it’s just too big, heavy, and ugly."
"These young people today are just too inflated with ego, aren’t they!"
"Hey, uncle, don’t make sweeping statements about us!!!"
"Yeah, what’s wrong with us young people? You can’t generalize like that. I could say you older folks are creepy to children, but are all uncles creepy?"
"..."
Lin Xi ignored the crowd’s chatter and walked straight in.
The tightly packed crowd unconsciously parted to let him through.
The ones pushed aside were about to curse but immediately closed their mouths when they noticed something unusual.
At this moment, even a fool would know that this person in front of them was not someone they could offend.
Soon, Lin Xi reached the front of the crowd.
Surrounded by people was a young man who looked about twenty-three, wearing somewhat shabby, even tattered clothing, and with calluses on his hands, suggesting his life was not particularly cheerful.
Especially with a trace of urgency and weariness on his face, as if weighed down by something.
This was not caused by the crowd’s words but seemed to be due to something that had happened to him personally.
Now he was sitting on the ground, in front of him, placing a peculiar stone that was black and looking more than half damaged, about the size of a person’s head, and indeed not appealing.
Anyone with a bit of experience would know that this stone was probably a scrap or waste rock, the part discarded after being cut open.
Such things have already been deemed worthless, so they hold no value at all.
Beside the stone was a sign that read: Due to father’s severe illness, loss-making sale of old pit stones from Myanmar, one hundred thousand.
Seeing this, Lin Xi couldn’t help shaking his head.
Even if this truly is something valuable, others would assume you’re a fraud because everything about your appearance and what’s written on the sign screams scam.
At least dress better or add some mystery, so you might have a chance to sell it.
"But the Spiritual Qi indeed emanates from this stone!" He silently noted, then squatted next to the stone, examining and feeling it here and there.
"Could there really be some treasure inside?"
After a while, Lin Xi asked the man, "Can it be cheaper?"
After all, he’s not completely sure what’s inside, and he doesn’t want to use his X-ray Vision, preferring to save it for the auction.
The young man looked excited when someone asked.
Because he had been sitting there for most of the day, only a few people had asked, and they had left with a contemptuous expression right after.
"It’s already the lowest price, can’t go any cheaper!" he replied to Lin Xi, and added, "If it weren’t for my father urgently needing money, I wouldn’t be selling it."
"After all, this thing was bought by my father for five hundred thousand, claiming there must be something good inside."
"But before he could open it, he fell ill!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xi felt puzzled, wondering if others could also sense the Spiritual Qi. So he asked, "Why is your father so certain?"
The young man immediately appeared flustered, stammering for a while before finally saying, "I believe my father!"
Initially, he wanted to ask his father, but he had already fallen into a coma from his illness.
Therefore, he didn’t know why his father was so certain.
But this answer only made others more convinced that he was a fraud.
After all, if you don’t know why it’s worth anything, how can you ask others to pay a hundred thousand? Nobody’s a fool.
Is it that a hundred thousand isn’t money? Not big money?
Even the young man himself felt that this explanation wasn’t convincing.
But just at this moment, when he had lost hope, Lin Xi said, "Alright, one hundred thousand it is!"
"..." the young man.
"..." the crowd.
In that instant, everyone was stunned, completely unable to believe that Lin Xi had said those words.
Bear in mind, this clearly looked like junk!
Junk, and yet you showed hardly any price negotiation, directly deciding to buy it for a hundred thousand? Aren’t you having some kind of breakdown?
"What, you’re not selling?" Lin Xi asked again.
The young man snapped back to attention, quickly apologizing and nodding vigorously, saying he would sell!
Despite making a loss with this sale, given the appearance and his inability to provide any explanation, being able to sell it at all should almost be considered a miracle.
At this moment, he was grateful to Lin Xi.
Because these hundred thousand were his father’s life-saving money, even selling cheaper made it worthwhile.
And even if there was a treasure inside, he did not regret it; after all, could any amount of money be more important than life?
The answer is, definitely not.
However, he still couldn’t quite believe it, so he couldn’t help but confirm once more,
"Are you really going to buy? You’re not joking?"
Lin Xi nodded; he had no reason to joke about this matter, especially since he could sense that what the young man had said wasn’t a lie.
Moreover, there was still Spiritual Qi inside the stone!
The surrounding crowd still looked dumbfounded at the two of them.
To them, these two seemed a bit off: one spent so much money on a piece of waste rock, and the other kept needing confirmation even when someone said they wanted to buy it.
If you desperately need the money, shouldn’t you just agree without asking?
After all, what if something unexpected happened!
"I’ll transfer it to you via my phone!" Lin Xi said to the young man, taking out his phone from his pocket.
The young man was so excited that tears almost fell, and he too took out his phone.
Due to a high-level card, the transfer was completed in just a few minutes.
Once the young man received the money, he repeatedly expressed his gratitude.
Lin Xi didn’t mind at all; one hundred thousand was not a big deal for him!
"Where can I cut the stone?" the excited young man asked at this point.
Since the thing was quite large, it wasn’t convenient to carry, and he couldn’t stash it in the Jade Pendant Space in public.
The young man calmed himself and pointed to a shop next door,
"There’s one over there!"
"But I won’t join you for the cutting; I need to go straight to the hospital now!"
Lin Xi nodded and said, "Go on!"
The next moment, he walked out of the crowd and headed to the shop the young man had pointed to, preparing to cut it on the spot.
The onlookers, curious, followed behind Lin Xi, eager to see how he would embarrass himself!
After all, the seller had clearly run off!
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