Chapter 50: Fleeing in a Panic

"Please grind away the outer layer, be careful."

Hearing Ye Feng's words, the worker nodded, started the machine, and began to carefully grind the outer layer of the stone.

Li Zongsheng stood below, arms crossed, a mocking smile on his face: "Ye Feng, you really don't shed tears until you see the coffin!"

"This kind of broken stone, even if you grind it to pieces, it's still waste material. You still expect it to yield something good?"

Ye Feng ignored Li Zongsheng's mockery and focused his gaze on the stone.

As the machine operated, the outer layer of the stone was gradually ground away, revealing a faint green light.

Seeing this, Li Zongsheng sneered, his tone carrying a hint of disdain: "Yo, there really is some green light?"

"However, I've seen plenty of this kind of green light; at most, it's just ordinary jade, not worth much money!"

Just as his voice fell, the green light in the stone suddenly became brighter, as if a pool of emerald water were surging out from within the stone.

Immediately after, the true face of the stone was completely exposed—a crystal-clear piece of Imperial Green Jade!

"My god! This is... Imperial Green Jade!"

The voice of the host Ouyang Mei'er carried a hint of trembling; clearly, she was also shocked by the scene before her!

The entire venue was in an uproar; everyone widened their eyes, looking at the stone that had been ground open.

The color of the jade was like an emerald lake, so transparent it seemed as if one could see water ripples flowing.

The surface of the jade emitted a faint halo, as if it were a noble emperor, mysterious and noble!

"Imperial Green Jade! This is a rare treasure that only appears once in a century!"

"Ye Feng really hit the jackpot this time! Buying this stone for five hundred thousand, he practically picked up a huge bargain!"

"As expected of Ye Feng, his eye for this is truly sharp!"

Li Zongsheng's face turned pale instantly; he stared fixedly at the ground-open stone, his eyes filled with disbelief.

His lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't utter a single word.

Ye Feng looked at Li Zongsheng coldly, his tone carrying a hint of mockery: "Li Zongsheng, what do you have to say for yourself now?"

Li Zongsheng's face became even uglier; he gritted his teeth, seemingly unwilling to accept reality: "So what if it's Imperial Green Jade? What if it's only this outer layer!"

Ye Feng smiled, his tone carrying a bit of confidence: "Li Zongsheng, you should think about how to fulfill the bet first!"

Li Zongsheng's face turned livid instantly; he gritted his teeth, and in the end, he didn't say anything more, but turned and left the auction hall directly!

Ignoring the bet entirely, he fled in a panic!

Ye Feng remarked: He had never seen such a shameless person!

A wave of whispers broke out in the venue, and everyone felt a sense of pity for Li Zongsheng's situation.

However, Li Zongsheng's pathetic escape was also something no one present had expected!

Lei Qianqian and Qi Ruoxue looked at Ye Feng with surprise, their eyes full of admiration.

"Ye Feng, you are truly amazing, you could even discover this!"

"This stone actually really yielded Imperial Green Jade!"

Lei Qianqian said in a low voice.

Qi Ruoxue also said in a low voice: "Ye Feng, you really made a killing this time!"

"The stone bought for five hundred thousand actually yielded jade worth tens of millions!"

Ye Feng smiled, his tone carrying a hint of indifference: "Just luck."

"By the way, that bastard Li Zongsheng ran away!"

Lei Qianqian pointed at the venue entrance and said resentfully.

She had thought Li Zongsheng might try to welch on the bet, but she hadn't expected him to run away directly!

"Let him run; sooner or later I'll make him pay it back!"

Ye Feng stared at the venue entrance and said calmly.

It was fine that he ran; with him gone, no one would cause trouble anymore.

Just as the two were chatting, the machine had completely finished grinding the stone, and a complete piece of Imperial Green Jade appeared before everyone's eyes.

Looking at the complete Imperial Green Jade, the atmosphere of the entire venue instantly boiled over!

Everyone widened their eyes, looking at that piece of jade, their eyes filled with shock and envy!

"My god, it's actually this complete; it wouldn't be strange to call it a once-in-a-millennium find!"

"This kid is really lucky, he's really awesome!"

Just as everyone was discussing, the man in the white suit and sunglasses stood up.

He took off his sunglasses, walked to Ye Feng, and said with a hint of respect: "Little brother, I am the chairman of the Tianhai Jewelry Group, Chen Tianhai. I am willing to offer fifty million for this piece of Imperial Green Jade. I wonder if you are willing to part with it?"

Ye Feng looked at Chen Tianhai, shook his head, and said with a hint of indifference: "Mr. Chen, your offer is not sincere enough. The value of this jade is far more than fifty million."

Chen Tianhai's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile: "Mr. Ye, fifty million is already a very high price. If you feel it's not enough, we can discuss it further."

Ye Feng did not answer, but cast his gaze toward the whole room and said, "Everyone, this piece of Imperial Green Jade goes to the highest bidder."

"If anyone is interested, you can start bidding now!"

"I'll have to trouble Miss Mei'er to act as a notary!"

Ouyang Mei'er nodded, smiling somewhat seductively: "I am willing to serve you, young master!"

Just as her voice fell, someone in the audience immediately raised a paddle: "I bid sixty million!"

"Seventy million!"

"Eighty million!"

"Ninety million!"

The bidding calls rose one after another, and the price was quickly raised to over ninety million.

Lei Qianqian sat in her seat, a flash of determination in her eyes. She suddenly stood up and raised her paddle: "My Lei Family bids one hundred million!"

The entire venue suddenly fell silent, and everyone looked toward Lei Qianqian, their eyes filled with surprise and admiration.

"Miss Lei is truly wealthy and imposing; a single bid is one hundred million!"

"Although this piece of jade is precious, a price of one hundred million is indeed too high."

"It seems the Lei Family is determined to win this piece of jade!"

Chen Kun's expression turned somewhat ugly, but he did not raise his paddle again.

Clearly, the price of one hundred million had already exceeded his budget!

Seeing that no one else was raising their paddle, Ouyang Mei'er smiled and announced: "One hundred million, congratulations to Miss Lei for winning this Imperial Green Jade!"

Lei Qianqian looked at that Imperial Green Jade and whispered to Ye Feng: "Benefactor, I will have someone wire the money to your card as soon as I return!"

Ye Feng smiled, his tone carrying a hint of indifference: "Qianqian, there is no need to rush; I am also very happy that this jade could end up in your hands!"

Lei Qianqian nodded and did not stand on ceremony with Ye Feng any further.

A burst of whispering broke out across the venue, and everyone felt admiration for Ye Feng's luck and eye for value.

Qi Ruoxue whispered: "Ye Feng, you really made a huge profit this time; a price of one hundred million is enough for you to live without worry for the rest of your life!"

"Now, it seems you really have the money to keep a mistress!"

Qi Ruoxue did not know what she had thought of, but she suddenly came out with that remark.