Chapter 50

Ye Heng and Ye Fan both have things to do, Lin Mengye can't slack off.

Ye Chenjing's five million must be repaid, and the two spaces also need to be upgraded as soon as possible.

Now Lin Meng, even if she doesn't go to work and has no pressure of being a beast of burden, still cannot live a laid‑back life; she still has to rush about for the two worlds and her own affairs.

That day, she decided to go out for a stroll, considering using Ye Heng's method to boost her spiritual power a bit.

Yun Cheng has a large-scale cultural relics trading market, and also a few reputable Stone Gambling venues with good reviews.

Thus Lin Meng quickly set out again on the road to Yun Cheng.

Speaking of which, she has been back and forth to Yun Cheng several times, each time having to buy tickets and rush around; it's time to consider buying herself a personal vehicle.

Although she still bears a huge debt, at least the way to make money is clear, and treating herself better is not wrong.

Lin Meng plans to pick up a car after this Yun Cheng trip ends.

Inside Yun Cheng's largest Stone Gambling venue, various raw stones are dazzlingly abundant.

Laypeople gambling here on luck, nine out of ten lose their shirts; the remaining one, unless ancestral graves emit green smoke, can't pick a good stone to yield a favorable start, otherwise they can't make a splash.

Lin Meng previously had no access to these, not even knowing the rules, worse than an outsider.

But since Ye Heng said it, a person with spiritual power, even if never exposed to Stone Gambling, will naturally know the key points upon seeing the raw stones.

Lin Meng entered the Stone Gambling venue with some curiosity; as a newcomer, everything looked fresh, and to insiders it was obvious at a glance that she was a newbie.

Soon, a middle-aged man claiming to be an expert set his sights on Lin Meng.

"Little girl, do you play Stone Gambling? Can you play?"

Lin Meng originally didn't want to engage, but after thinking she didn't outright refuse.

"Well, it's my first time; I see you, uncle, have full gear—do you come often?"

Upon hearing that, he secretly rejoiced; today he met a fresh face, though she didn't look wealthy, if he could swindle her, it would be his gain.

"What should I call you uncle? Call me Wang Ge; Wang Ge is an old hand here, especially versed in Stone Gambling; if you trust me, sis, let me take you to play today, how about that?"

Lin Meng had already been on guard, understanding this person wanted to fleece a newbie, but seeing he was only focused on money, lacking the greasy uncle's groping and lecherous behavior, she didn't expose him.

She said, "Sure, I don't really understand anyway; today I'll just hang out with Wang Ge."

Wang Xiang instantly delighted, immediately greeted Lin Meng and led her into the Stone Gambling venue.

Although today is a workday, the crowd inside the Stone Gambling venue is not small.

By now many people had seen Wang Xiang cozying up to Lin Meng, whispering to each other.

"Another sucker fell for Wang Xiang's trick; this bastard likes to target those who look clueless at a glance."

"It's none of our business; if I say being cheated is self-inflicted, can ordinary folks even touch Stone Gambling? You and I know the depths of this water; that little girl shouldn't have come in."

"Regardless of understanding or not, who here hasn't paid tuition? But running into Wang Xiang is also unlucky; this guy teams up with several Stone Gambling bosses, specializing in picking easy-to-swindle newcomers to buy aged stock."

Perhaps due to her decent spiritual power, Lin Meng could also catch the faint whispers around her that are hard to hear.

Wang Xiang was still smug, unaware that Lin Meng had already discerned his intention from the idle chatter.

Aged stock is easy to understand: it's those materials that have long gone unpicked.

The Stone Gambling venue sees countless experts come and go; raw stones left untouched for long are likely to yield nothing when cut.

Wang Xiang led Lin Meng to a corner where the displayed raw stones were inexpensive, affordable for ordinary folks, but each was dusty and looked like poor quality.

"Wang Ge, there are so many raw stones in the hall; why bring me to this remote corner to look at stones?"

Wang Ge hearing this put on a mysterious face: "You wouldn't understand, would you? We have an insider; things hidden in the corner often yield good material; trust me, buying a piece isn't expensive anyway."

Lin Meng half-believing, half-doubting, picked up the small gray stone Wang Xiang handed her; at a glance it looked no different from a roadside stone.

Those raw stones with high price tags already show a hint from the outside before cutting, whereas these before us are uniformly dusty gray; even if they contain material, it's buried deep, and regardless of quality, their size is definitely small.

"This piece is pretty good, not expensive either; two thousand bucks for casual play won't hurt."

Lin Meng complained inwardly but said aloud, "I'll study it."

Wang Xiang thought, "Do you even understand what you're studying? Newbies are like this—pretending to know when they don't."

Lin Meng indeed didn't understand Stone Gambling, but since stepping in here she had a vague sense of what Ye Heng's words meant.

She deliberately mobilized her spiritual power and could indeed feel that each raw stone emitted a different aura.

That was a subtle feeling; she faintly guessed that the stones causing strong fluctuations in her spiritual power surely contained something good.

To verify this guess, Lin Meng thought and said:

"Wang Ge, does this Stone Gambling venue have a VIP room? I'd like to pick several raw stones at once and study them thoroughly in the VIP room."

Wang Xiang frowned, wanting to refuse, but seeing Lin Meng's innocent expression he swallowed his words and instead said:

"The entry threshold for the VIP room requires at least proving two million in assets; do you have that?"

Lin Meng blinked and blurted out, "I do!"

Her savings totaled up to 2.8 million; to give her a chance to be alone with these stones, she decided to flaunt her wealth this time.

Upon hearing that, Wang Xiang's eyes widened instantly.

This little girl looks like she just graduated, yet has that much assets—must have some family background, a fat sheep indeed!

Wang Xiang quickly secured a VIP room for Lin Meng, his attitude becoming more attentive.

Lin Meng immediately began sweeping through the Stone Gambling venue; those stones she deemed suspicious were all moved by Wang Xiang to the VIP room.

Lin Meng also picked quite a few of the aged stock Wang Xiang had introduced, preparing for comparison, which made Wang Xiang delighted.

"All right, Wang Ge, I want to study slowly on my own; go attend to your affairs first."

Lin Meng blocked Wang Xiang at the door; he didn't insist on following, only saying:

"The Stone Gambling venue has strict rules; you mustn't make any small moves—there are cameras inside; I'll wait for you in the hall."

After Wang Xiang left, he immediately nodded and bowed to one of the staff.

The person obviously was in league with him, and whispered:

"Nice kid, you've hooked a big fish; rest assured, as long as she buys any piece of aged stock, I'll count it as your commission."

Wang Xiang smiled, his face full of deceit; he thought, today I'm lucky, just moving his lips a bit, and he doesn't have to personally accompany them all the time, then he gets several hundred credited, the little girl's money is easy to swindle.

Lin Meng carefully observed every corner of the VIP room; after confirming the camera's position, she set a tricky angle and began covert operations.

She stored a raw stone in the first space and at the same time called Ye Heng.

Ye Heng, quickly help me check if this raw stone can yield good material.