[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-doted-by-the-regent-king":3,"chapter-doted-by-the-regent-king-doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-50":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Doted By The Regent King",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1324896,1760,"Chapter 50 - 50 50 Old Ma Stumbles","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-50",50,"\u003Cp>50: Chapter 50: Old Ma Stumbles 50: Chapter 50: Old Ma Stumbles As Wufu’s knife steadily fell, a thin layer of crust fell off, revealing the quality of the stone within—a shallow, faint hint of green with a slight crack, visible to the naked eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd was so quiet you could hear a needle drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is this, is this really jade?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin’s complexion changed as he instinctively looked towards Master Lin Gonyun at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn’t he said that this was just a piece of stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin’s eyes bulged, his lips tightly pressed into a firm line, his hands clenched into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that hint of green, although faint, still painfully stung his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it couldn’t be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes had been sharpened over many years, surpassing even his master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sure he hadn’t made a mistake—a bit of pale green meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cut deeper and there would certainly be nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just an ordinary stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bit of green had to be the color of old moss from deep in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must be so, without a doubt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um, is this jade, Master Lin?” someone asked timidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin said nothing, fixating on the stone, wishing he could see right through it to discern its true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alas, he was only human after all, and he wasn’t getting any younger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His perceptive ability had lost a bit of its accuracy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wufu paid no attention to the audience, continuing the task at hand, and made another precise cut to remove a thin slice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive uproar erupted from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This slice was unlike the first; the green revealed this time was fresher, more translucent, clearer, and more uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Undoubtedly, this stone, whether the jade it bore was top quality or not, proved with its exposed color that it was not just an ordinary stone as Mr.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin had claimed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin’s complexion turned utterly dark, fearfully watching Wufu’s hands, feeling he might have made a wrong decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to fear, afraid that if Wufu continued cutting, Hundred Treasures Silver Building’s century-old reputation would be ruined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hundred Treasures Silver Building lost its reputation under his management, then he might as well pack up and leave without saying another word!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there was Master Lin Gonyun, who had declared there was no jade in front of so many witnesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, people were even placing bets against him, and losing to a girl—how could he still claim the title of a master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he even have the face to meet people anymore?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, he had to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She must not be allowed to keep cutting!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as much as Shopkeeper Lin thought this, his mouth seemed sealed shut by someone; he could not utter a sound, simply watching as Wufu carefully connected two dots along a fissure with a steady cut, revealing the true face beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complete silence engulfed the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Man Shen was the first to collapse, staring dumbfounded at the opened stone, at the lush green, his eyes shifting from the green to red as tears ran long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone before them, like Mt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu shrouded in thick fog being forcefully cleared, revealed its true face—a jade green like seawater, under the lights used for illumination, radiantly see-through like fine jade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There really is jade!” someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers erupted like boiling water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin’s legs went weak—done for!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sir, Master?” The clerk’s shout brought him back to his senses, and he looked over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was Master Lin Gonyun, too, collapsed on the ground, staring hard at the green, muttering under his breath that it was impossible, this can’t be happening!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shopkeeper Lin couldn’t bear it and closed his eyes; Yulin Ghost Hand, the grandmaster, who had never made a mistake since his fame rose, had stumbled this time!\u003C\u002Fp>",646,"2026-06-05T19:25:17.491Z",1,"novelbin.me","05596fbe6d41a1bc8523b8dc9b1df1f8b0cf2a186e8140ad9661d54e0437ba68","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-356","doted-by-the-regent-king-chapter-355",1685,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdoted-by-the-regent-king-cover.jpg"]