Free Web NovelChapter 216: Chapter 216: The Strange Old Man
"Ah, the so-called ’seer eyes’!"
The antique shop owner slapped his employee on the head and couldn’t help but scold.
"All day long you just know to read fantasy novels. I think your brain has gone silly. What kind of times are we living in that you believe in ’seer eyes’?"
"But how could that kid know that the box contained high-quality jade stones?"
The employee rubbed his head and asked.
"I heard first thing this morning that true gambling on stones experts don’t need to see the jade stone itself—they can judge the quality of the stone by the person’s movements when they hold it."
"Moreover, that wooden box was so exquisite. One look and you know that what’s inside must be valuable. Would ordinary jade stones be stored in such a fine box?"
The shop owner added another remark as he watched Wang Hao walk away.
"I think this young man must be a hermit expert. When encountering such people, we must not make them our enemies but instead befriend them."
Upon hearing this, the employee nodded his head repeatedly.
Wang Hao and Da Wu arrived at the stall of the old man opposite them.
Da Wu saw that the old man had merely laid an old black cloth on the ground with quite a number of stones on it, but the largest was only the size of a fist. Seeing this scene, he couldn’t help but frown.
Even if there was jade inside these stones, they were so small they wouldn’t be worth much money.
"Mr. Wang, shall we look elsewhere first?"
Da Wu was reluctant to believe that there could be any good jade stones at the old man’s stall, so he quietly suggested to Wang Hao to check out other stalls.
Wang Hao smiled and then used the Dragon Tattoo Energy inside his body to examine these stones.
Upon careful inspection, seeing that the stones were very ordinary, Wang Hao felt disappointed and was about to leave when he noticed a subtle change occurring within the stones. fгeewebnovёl.com
Originally, these stones were very ordinary and showed no trace of jade, but as the Dragon Tattoo Energy from within Wang Hao probed them, the insides of the stones miraculously became lustrous and incredibly transparent.
What on earth was happening? Wang Hao felt very strange about this, so he injected more energy into the interior of the stones.
Da Wu, who couldn’t see the dragon shadow that only Wang Hao could see with his thoughts, just saw Wang Hao continuously touching these stones and felt very anxious, prompting Wang Hao to hurry along.
"Don’t speak, he’s creating jade stones!"
Wang Hao remained silent, but the old stall owner next to him let out a sharp shout, startling Da Wu into taking a step back.
Wang Hao was also shocked upon hearing the old man’s words and unconsciously glanced at the old man because, at the time the old man spoke, Wang Hao definitely felt the stones absorbing energy from his body.
After the old man had finished speaking, Wang Hao quickly retracted his energy and looked at the old man in puzzlement.
"You, young man, are quite lucky. Heart of the Dragon, how did you come by it?"
The old man looked up at Wang Hao with a smile and said something enigmatic that others couldn’t understand.
Wang Hao, with an expression of disbelief, looked at the old man without saying a word. He knew that what the old man referred to as the Heart of the Dragon was the Dragon Tattoo inside his body, which was imprinted on his chest.
Wang Hao was certain he had never mentioned it to anyone, and he had also verified that ordinary people couldn’t see the Dragon Tattoo on his body.
Could this old man actually see the Dragon Tattoo on him?
Wang Hao examined the old man carefully, but no matter how he looked, the old man seemed to be an ordinary person.
"Young man, these stones you’ve created, one million apiece, you have to buy them today whether you want to or not!"
The old man took several stones from the stall, ranging in size from fist-sized to egg-sized.
When the people around heard that such small stones were selling for a million, they were all very surprised and gathered around to see the excitement.
"You old man, extorting people at your age!"
Upon seeing a stone the size of an egg costing a million, Da Wu immediately stepped forward to intervene.
"You’re not here to buy stones, I won’t talk to you, I’ll only speak with this gentleman!"
The elder didn’t even glance at Da Wu, his gaze fixed on Wang Hao as he spoke.
Moreover, his look was resolute, almost as if threatening, implying that if Wang Hao didn’t buy, he might just reveal the secret of owning the Heart of the Dragon to everyone.
"Alright, I’ll take your word for it, six stones in total, six million, I’ll take them all. How should I pay you?"
Wang Hao agreed very readily.
Buying these stones was secondary, what Wang Hao was most concerned about was that the elder might leak the secret of the Heart of the Dragon.
When those around heard that Wang Hao really agreed to buy the stones, they all sighed in astonishment.
At that moment, the owner of the jade store also came over to watch the excitement, astonished beyond belief; he had already examined those stones and knew they were all scrap, with no jade inside.
"Could it be that I’m blind and saw it wrong?"
The jade store owner couldn’t help doubting his own eyesight.
"Mr. Wang, these little stones, are we really..."
Da Wu, afraid that Wang Hao was being swindled by the old man in a moment of confusion, kindly tried to remind him, but was stopped by a gesture from Wang Hao.
"Old sir, rest assured, if I said I want these stones, I’ll definitely take them!"
Wang Hao reassured the elder with a meaningful tone, and then asked for the elder’s bank account details to call the Wen Family and transfer the money directly to him.
Just two minutes after hanging up the phone, the elder received a notification of the bank deposit, smiling knowingly at Wang Hao.
It was getting late, and Wang Hao didn’t dare to waste any more time, so he picked up the six stones, called Da Wu, and left the antique district.
He was sure that this elder must know many secrets unknown to others; it wasn’t appropriate to ask him in public, he would find an opportunity to talk with him privately later.
"Mr. Wang, I..."
Da Wu didn’t understand Wang Hao’s actions, but since Wang Hao was entrusted by Wen Yonglin, he could only swallow his doubts and wore a gloomy expression without saying a word.
Even after getting into the car, his expression was still grim.
He thought that if they really took these six little stones to the gambling event tonight, the Wen Family’s reputation might be ruined by him.
Wang Hao now had no extra thoughts to explain to Da Wu; his mind was preoccupied with how the elder knew about the Dragon Tattoo Energy inside his body.
This type of Dragon Tattoo Energy would only manifest when in use, and Wang Hao could only see it with his own consciousness. The fact that the elder could also see it indicated that he was no ordinary old man.
Therefore, Wang Hao decided that after helping Wen Yonglin with the gambling event, he would definitely come back to ask the elder for clarity.
"Are you deliberately trying to ruin the Wen Family? Just taking a few little stones to gamble? Are you intent on making us lose face, or are you an undercover agent from the Wu Family?"
Wen Xiaowei snatched the few stones from Wang Hao’s hand, looked them over from side to side, and failing to find anything special, glared fiercely at Wang Hao and said.
"It seems like you’re just brushing off my grandfather, at the very least you could have chosen a bigger stone!"
Wang Hao just smiled after hearing this and gave no explanation.
Da Wu and Xiao Wu exchanged glances, not daring to say anything either.
"If because of these little stones our Wen Family is humiliated tonight, I swear I won’t let you off!"
After speaking, Wen Xiaowei threw the stones back at Wang Hao, turned around, and faced the other way.
