The Immortal Emperor Returns

“Don"t cheer too soon.”

Qi Lu stared at Chu Xun and said the words through his teeth, from which one could tell how deeply he hated Chu Xun.

Chu Xun smiled faintly and signaled the stone-cutter to cut his stone.

The people present all watched with widened eyes and held their breaths waiting for the result.

The stone-cutter picked up one of Chu Xun"s stones and cut it quickly without thinking because he wanted to frustrate Chu Xun.

The stone was cut into two halves.

There was dead silence in the place.

Three seconds later…

“Oh my!”

Someone shouted, and no word could express the onlookers" feelings better than these two words.

The onlookers saw a palm-sized part of the stone was green.

“It"s jade…”

“It"s in mild and refreshing green with high transparency.”

“It"s a Secondary Deposit Jadeite.”

“Oh my G.o.d! What have I seen? A Secondary Deposit Jadeite! The price will go much higher…”

An uproar broke out in the venue like a ladle of water was poured into boiling oil.

The last time they got a Secondary Deposit Jadeite was one year ago, and that one was not as good as this one. That"s why they were so excited.

However, the onlookers soon calmed down.

The reason was that this high-quality Secondary Deposit Jadeite was cut into two halves by the stone-cutter and thus lost most of its value.

The onlookers all sighed with a regretful expression and thought it a great pity.

Plop!

The stone-cutter looked pale and found it hard to breathe. His legs went soft like noodles, and he collapsed on the ground.

He ruined a high-quality Secondary Deposit Jadeite. That was to say, if this jadeite was worth 100 million yuan, because of his reckless cut, the price of the jadeite would be cut down by 50 percent or even more.

He dared not to see Qi Lu"s expression, and even though he did not see it, he knew that Qi Lu must be very angry at him and want to eat his meat and drink his blood.

Another person who trembled wildly was Manager Zhang because it was he who changed Qi Lu"s stones secretly. However, so far, one of Qi Lu"s stones turned out to have only powders inside while one of Chu Xun"s stones had a Secondary Deposit Jadeite inside. This made Manager Zhang"s heart sink.

Qi Lu"s eyes were burning with anger, and his handsome face twisted.

“How much is this worth?” asked Chu Xun.

He really had no idea of the price of the jade.

The noisy onlookers immediately became quiet for whoever answered the question at the moment would rub salt in Qi Lu"s wound and offend him badly.

“Look at its color, texture, and transparency. This jadeite is of the highest quality in those aspects. Besides, it"s a rare Secondary Deposit Jadeite. So I think it"s at least worth 80 million or 100 million yuan,” said Hong Ling.

She knew little about stones gambling, but she was good at evaluating the price of the jade as she was doing antique business.

The onlookers all nodded their heads after hearing her words.

“But…” Hong Ling"s voice trailed off, and after drawing everyone"s attention to her, she continued, “Now, this good jadeite is only worth 30 to 40 million yuan because it"s cut into two halves. Moreover, it"s Young Master Qi"s man who ruined it, and it has nothing to do with us. So we must calculate it based on its original value.”

The onlookers all nodded and found the words reasonable.

“Well, let"s take its original price at 80 million yuan. Then the tenfold price should be 800 million yuan.” Chu Xun shifted his gaze to Qi Lu and said in a mocking tone, “Young Master Qi, do you have any opinion about it?”

Qi Lu opened his mouth but uttered no words because he felt a sharp pain in his heart, which made his face even more twisted.

“800 million yuan!” Qi Lu roared in silence. When he took charge of Qitian Jewelry Corporation, he was allowed to use at most 1,000 million yuan of the company. Now, he had to give out 800 million yuan, and if his family knew about this, he could no longer enjoy a luxurious life.

Nevertheless, he could not break his words with so many people present. If he did, the reputation of Qitian Jewelry would be ruined, and by then, he would lose much more than 800 million yuan.

Qi Lu was caught in a dilemma. He now was more than angry at Chu Xun, and was almost driven crazy by him.

“Calm down, calm down, I still have a chance to turn the tide…” Qi Lu comforted himself inwardly and finally suppressed his desire to vent his anger.

“I lost. You won this round. I"ll give you 800 million yuan,” said Qi Lu. Though his face was twisted, his voice was calm. He did not make himself too disgraced.

“Are you alright?” Qi Lu looked at the collapsed stone-cutter.

The stone-cutter nodded his head firmly because he knew if he was replaced, he would lose the chance of being forgiven forever. By then, Qi Lu would chop him and feed dogs with his meat. But if he helped Qi Lu get high-quality jade, he might get some rewards.

“Let"s start!”

Qi Lu"s voice sounded calm. He had regained his composure now.

That was because he knew he could turn the tide and let Chu Xun suffer a crushing defeat and a terrible loss in the following time.

The stone-cutter"s hands trembled as he drew a line on the stone and fixed it.

After glancing at Qi Lu, he started to cut the stone with a grave expression.

He was very cautious when he left the first cut on the stone. This time, he cut off one-fifth of the stone but found nothing.

When he started to cut the stone for the second time, his face looked pale. After he finished, he still found nothing.

Most of the people present were experienced gamblers. At the point, they were very sure that it was a useless stone.

Qi Lu clenched his fists tightly and his knuckles turned white. Blood vessels stood out on his neck.

The stone-cutter"s hands trembled violently, and he dared not to leave the cut.

“Go on!” Qi Lu could not help but roar.

With shivering hands, the stone-cutter closed his eyes and cut down.

After waiting for a long while, the stone-cutter still heard no voice, so he opened his eyes in confusion. However, he soon rolled his eyes and fainted.

Manager Zhang"s face turned pale before he could wipe off the cold sweat on his forehead. At the moment, he envied the fainted stone-cutter very much and was thinking about whether to pretend to pa.s.s out or not.

He could not understand why things would become so abnormal. He had these stones examined many times and was very sure there was good jade inside them.

However, he could not explain why he would see a small pile of powders in front of him.

The onlookers were petrified after seeing powders in the two stones in succession. They did not know how to react for a moment.

Qi Lu"s eyes looked dull as he murmured, “Impossible, impossible…”

He rushed to Manager Zhang rapidly and grabbed him by the collar, roaring, “Is it you who plotted this against me? It"s your scheme, right?”

“No, it"s not me, Young Master Qi. It"s really not me, I swear…” Manager Zhang was scared and babbled.

“Fu*k your swear…” Qi Lu lifted a half stone and smashed Manager Zhang"s head with it.

Manager Zhang screamed in pain. His head broken and bleeding, he finally pa.s.sed out as he wished.

“Who the h.e.l.l is plotting against me? Who?” Qi Lu roared wildly.

After that, he picked up his last stone and started to cut it by himself. The stone was cut into two halves.

The venue was immediately in an uproar.

Qi Lu finally went mad and growled with bloodshot eyes.

It turned out that there were still powders in the third stone of his.

What sins did he commit that caused him to be so unlucky?

All the three stones he selected only had powders inside them. The possibility of such a thing happening was even lower than that of seeing a ghost!

Thus, the only reason that such a thing would happen was that Qi Lu had committed too many sins.

“Who is conspiring against me? Who?” Qi Lu thought he was given away by someone and that perhaps someone bought Manager Zhang over.

“Young Master Qi, it"s time to cut my stone,” said Chu Xun flatly.

Qi Lu stared at Chu Xun with ferocious eyes. He thought it must be Chu Xun who bought Manager Zhang over and plotted against him.

“You, great…” Qi Lu pointed at Chu Xun and said with a vicious smile.

He had made up his mind that he must let Chu Xun die a dog"s death.

“You talked too much. Let"s get started! I don"t want to waste my time here,” said Chu Xun.

With a cruel smile at the corner of his mouth, Qi Lu replied, “Alright. I"ll cut the stone personally for you.”

After putting down the stone, Qi Lu stared at Chu Xun and cut down toward the stone.

The stone was cut into two halves, and a large piece of green jade came into people"s sight.

Earth-shaking exclamations broke out in the venue!

Once again, it turned out to be a high-quality Secondary Deposit Jadeite.

Qi Lu looked down and froze, looking like a sculpture.

He almost went mad. Everything seemed sarcastic to him, and nothing would humiliate him more than this.

“I can"t believe it. You"re just lucky…”Qi Lu murmured crazily and picked up Chu Xun"s last stone.

He cut the stone into two halves once more.

The venue was in dead silence.

It turned out to be a Secondary Deposit Jadeite of the highest quality!

The onlookers became numb toward the scene, not knowing how to react.

While one got only useless powders three times in succession when he cut his stones, another person got three pieces of Secondary Deposit Jadeite in succession from his stones.

It was really an anecdote and a sharp contrast between best luck and worst luck.

At the moment, not only Qi Lu"s face but also his heart became twisted.

When the day pa.s.sed, the anecdote would spread over each corner of Gujiang City, and by then, all the young masters of those well-known families would gossip about Qi Lu, who also would become the biggest joke in his family.

Besides, what he tried hard to get during decades would end in smoke.

He could not allow this to happen. It took him much effort to take charge of Qitian Jewelry, and if he lost it, he would have no foothold in his family.

His cousin brothers had coveted Qitian Jewelry for a long time, so they certainly would take the chance to rip him off. What"s worse, he might lose his life because of it.

“What should I do? I can"t just kill them all, can I?”

All kinds of negative emotions filled Qi Lu"s mind.

His eyes turned b.l.o.o.d.y red, and his aura turned vicious. He looked at the fainted Manager Zhang and blamed him for pushing him to such a corner.

The more Qi Lu thought about it, the angrier he was. As anger rose in his heart, he was emboldened by his evil thoughts. He picked up a half stone which had Secondary Deposit Jadeite inside and heavily smashed Manager Zhang, who was lying on the ground.

Puff!

Manager Zhang"s head was crushed, and his brains and blood scattered on the ground.

The body of the fainted Manager Zhang twitched before lying still again, and he died on the spot.

“Ahh…”

“Murder!”

The onlookers were alarmed, and screams of horror echoed in the place one after another. The venue was totally in a mess.

Some bold people even took the chance to take some photos of the scene with their mobile phones.

Hong Ling felt terrified at the scene.

Chu Xun narrowed his eyes and thought Qi Lu a ruthless man.

Qi Lu looked at Chu Xun with bloodshot eyes and a cruel smile on his face, laughing wildly. “It"s all because of you. You and Manager Zhang conspired against me. I won"t let you off. I"ll kill you.”

Qi Lu shouted angrily and charged at Chu Xun with a half stone in his hands.

Chu Xun ignored the words. After all, Qi Lu only had himself to blame for what happened to him. He fell into the hole he dug himself.

As Chu Xun flicked his fingers, two white sparks disappeared into Qi Lu"s knees.

Plop!

Qi Lu went down on his knees, and a pushing force made him slide forward several meters, which abraded his knees and caused him to scream in pain.

He tried to get up but found his legs paralyzed, and he could not move them at all.

“My legs… my legs…”

Having lost so much money, he would have no future if he became lame.

Qi Lu was panic-stricken and struggled desperately to stand up, but failed no matter how hard he tried. He was so terrified that he started to shout in horror…

The dispersing onlookers also noticed the scene. They stopped running and plucked up their courage to gather around Qi Lu.

They saw Qi Lu"s awkward look and found that he lost all his elegant demeanor as a descendant of the Qi Family.

The onlookers could not help but sigh to themselves, “It"s true G.o.d is watching above us.”

Qi Lu"s crimes were too numerous to record, and people knew clearly about some of them. Qi Lu had raped so many innocent girls, but for fearing the Qi Family, people turned a blind eye to his crimes.

Just as an old saying goes, the mills of G.o.d grind slowly.

Yet, they did not know that the “G.o.d” who would punish Qi Lu was not above them but standing among them.