Ch. 1321..1330
The Ex-Husband’s Revenge chapter 1321
“No green?” Andy’s heart sank as an ominous feeling overwhelmed him..
He questioned Leon’s claim that his rock contained top–quality jadeite, yet it came true. He later challenged that there was only jadeite on the surface, only to be proven wrong again when the shade of red was revealed.
He later pointed out that the shade of red was out of proportion, only for a shade of purple to be revealed shortly after that and the jadeite’s value increased by a few folds.
Though everyone was certain that the jadeite would not contain a shade of green, Andy’s instinct told him that they might all be wrong once again.
As expected, a shade of green was revealed as the staff continued to cut into the rock.
“Green?”
“It’s the Three–Colored Jadeite!”
“No! More precisely, this is a Four–Colored Jadeite!”
The colors red, green, purple, yellow, and white symbolized happiness, wealth, longevity, success, and peace.
With the reveal of the fourth shade of color, the jadeite surpassed Three–Colored Jadeite and was found to be
a Four–Colored Jadeite.
Top–quality jadeite was hard to come by and with each color it contained, its value of it increased.
Seeing how the jadeite was a cream–clear one, to begin with, the four shades of color it contained caused its value to surpass even clear jadeite.
“Is Leon even human?” Andy was on the brink of breaking down in tears.
He was certain that Leon chose an ordinary rock, only to be proven wrong when a Four–Colored Jadeite event better in quality than clear jadeite was revealed.
Andy thought that Leon was a fool for choosing a low–end rock, but in the end, he was the one who was foolish all along.
He spent 345 thousand on three high–end rocks and did not end up with any top–quality jadeite, yet Leon. managed to obtain the extremely rare Four–Colored Jadeite with just a rock that cost a few hundred.
Apart from Andy, all the other customers were stunned by the sight before them as well.
The red and yellow shades in jadeite were often found on the surface, while purple and green are usually located close to the core of jadeite. Since the shade of purple and green were revealed, the rock could not contain the shade of yellow.
If Leon’s jadeite turned out to contain all five shades of color, everyone in the scene would have a mental
breakdown from the shock.
As they anticipated, the shade of green ran deeper into the jadeite and no other shade of color was found. Still, it was considered extremely lucky for Leon to gamble on a rock that contain such a rare gem.
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“A piece of Four Colored Jadeite, huh? I guess today is my lucky day!” Leon was surprised to see the colorful jadeite before him.
He only chose the rock because he sensed the pure energy hidden inside. Though he expected to see top- quality jadeite inside, he did not anticipate finding something even better.
A Four–Colored Jadeite symbolized all that was good in life and would be perfect as a birthday gift once made into a statue.
“Mister, are you selling your Four–Colored Jadeite? I’ll pay 14 million for it!”
“You scammer! Even a cream–clear this size can go up to 14 million and that’s all you are paying? I’ll pay 28 million!”
“I can pay up to 42 million, young man!”
The jewelry and gemstones merchants fought over one another for a chance to purchase the jadeite fromLeon.
A Four–Colored Jadeite was extremely rare and because of the symbolism it held, wealthy families and powerful figures would pay fortunes over it. If any merchant managed to obtain it, they would profit tremendously from it after making it into a statue.
“42 million?!”
Both Iris and Penny were stunned and turned to look at one another with disbelief.
They felt the same as the others and thought that Leon selected an ordinary rock, so none of them was prepared when such a rare jadeite was found inside, not to mention that it was worth 42 million. Even Leon himself was shocked by the price the merchants offered.
The Imperial Green he found in Springfield before was sold at only 14 million, and he did not expect the Four -Colored Jadeite to cost up to three times the Imperial Green.
Naturally, such a price was only offered because the Four–Colored Jadeite was at least five times bigger in size compared to the Imperial Green he found in the past.
“Thank you for all your offerings but I need this Four–Colored Jadeite, so I can’t sell it to you,” Leon recovered from the shock and refused their offers.
“Oh alright, then.”
The merchants were all disappointed but had no option but to give up.
“You’re a genius, Leon! You have to be experienced to find a rock in the low–end area that contains a piece of jadeite that is worth 42 million!”
Both Iris and Penny batted their eyes at Leon in admiration.
Penny just witnessed how Leon spent over 40 million on eighteen pieces of jadeite earlier and in the matter of an hour, he obtained something of equal value with little to no cost, so she was shaken to the core by both
his ability in spending and earning money.
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“Of course! I told you all that this rock contains top–quality jadeite from the beginning. You just won’t believe it!” Leon said smugly in response to their compliments.
“But how do you know that?” Penny questioned.
There were tens of thousands of rocks in the low–end area and it puzzled her as to how Leon managed to find the one piece that contained just valuable jadeite.
‘Does he have the superpower to see through the rocks?‘ She thought. ‘But that’s not possible!‘
“Well,” Realizing that he could not explain his achievement with logic, Leon stuttered.
“Leon, you have some tricks that guided you to which rock to pick, don’t you?” Iris asked as she recalled the Imperial Green necklace she received as a gift from Leon.
She knew how Leon managed to obtain it and always thought that Leon was simply lucky. However, since Leon once again found an extremely rare jadeite, she realized there was more to the story and assumed that Leon had a secret trick or a certain talent that guided him to the right rock.
“Something like that. I have some tricks and I got lucky,” Leon mumbled.
“Tricks? It’s just luck!” Andy scoffed as he glared at Leon enviously.
He did not know that Leon once obtained a piece of Imperial Green the same way before, and decided that Leon could not be an expert for selecting a rock with such a flawed exterior. Hence, he assumed that Leon only managed to obtain the Four–Colored Jadeite by sheer luck.
“I suppose,” Penny said carelessly.
Since Leon could not possibly have the ability to see through the rock, there was no other explanation as to how he managed to find a Four–Colored Jadeite in such a big pile of low–end rocks apart from the fact that he was extremely lucky.
“Yeah. You’re right!” Leon nodded.
Since he wished to keep his spiritual energy a secret, he was struggling to explain his discovery, and the fact that Andy dismissed it as sheer luck worked in his favor.
On the other hand, Iris was annoyed that Andy questioned Leon’s ability repeatedly.
“Andy, I recall that you said that if Leon’s rock contains top–quality jadeite, you’re going to swallow it! Do you want to fulfill that promise now?” Iris said calmly.
“Um,” Andy gaped, his cheeks flushing a shade of crimson.
“Iris, Andy was just messing around. Stop teasing him!” Penny interfered in time.
“Yeah, I was just messing around,” Andy smiled sheepishly.
Iris only intended to teach Andy a lesson, so she did not insist on seeing that her purpose was achieved.
“Iris, let’s go. Let’s take this piece of Four–Colored Jadeite to the engraver in this shop,” Leon said to l and the two started walking toward the counter.
Since Andy and Penny were yet to find the perfect gift for Patrick, they planned to take a stroll around the
shop to look for suitable gifts.
On their way past the auction area, Leon suddenly picked up on extremely pure energy and came to a sudden
halt.
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“Why aren’t you walking, Leon?” Iris was surprised that Leon stopped.
“Let’s go check out the auction section!” Leon said calmly as he could hardly contain his excitement at the sight of a certain rock.
He sensed an intensive wave of pure energy when he walked past the rock and the energy was even purer compared to the Four–Colored Jadeite in his hand. If he was not mistaken, there was yet another top–quality jadeite hidden inside.
“I think they’re gambling on rocks there as well! You’ve already found a piece of Four–Colored Jadeite that can be used for Grandpa’s birthday gift, so why are you going there?” Iris asked.
“We’re already here, so we might as well check it out. Maybe I’ll get another piece o top–quality jadeite!” Leon said casually.
“Another piece? Dream on!” Andy scoffed.
He thought that Leon managed to obtain a piece of Four–Colored Jadeite out of sheer luck, so it would be impractical to think that Leon would get lucky again.
“Don’t be so sure! Today’s my lucky day and I might get another piece!” Leon said, before pulling Iris to the auction area.
“Typical gambler’s way of thinking!” Penny sighed.
She could understand that Leon was still excited from the earlier victory and it was normal for him to want to try his luck once again as any gambler would.
“Penny, let’s go with them! I want to see how he can get another piece of top–quality jadeite!” Andy scoffed and followed them with Penny.
The auction area was different from the area for unpolished jadeite.
Though rock gambling took place in both areas, the rocks in the earlier area were completed unpolished and the inside could not be seen until it was cut; however, the rocks in the auction area were of top quality, and a part of the outer layer was removed to reveal a part of the jadeite inside.
Customers could try to determine the size, quality, and color of the jadeite inside through the small exposed area, so the chance of finding a rock that contains top–quality jadeite would be much higher.
If multiple customers were interested in the same rock, they would bid against each other over it. Hence, there would be an auction for certain rocks.
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There were dozens of rocks in the display cabinet and there was a price tag next to each one of them. Depending on the size of the rocks and the quality of the jadeite exposed, their prices ranged from hundreds of thousands to millions.
Because of the higher price range, most of the customers who gathered here were from wealthy families.
Some of the customers who gathered for the big reveal of Leon’s rock noticed that Leon and the others walked into the auction area.
After finding the Four–Colored Jadeite in Leon’s rock, they started to realize that Leon had sharp senses.
Seeing how Leon was about to participate in another round of rock gambling, they followed Leon to the auction area to see if Leon would find yet another piece of top–quality jadeite, so the auction area was instantly packed with people.
Leon ignored the others and strode up to the source of the energy he sensed with Iris, before stopping to study it
The rock was slightly smaller than the Four–Colored Jadeite and weighed about twelve kilograms; judging from the shade of red from the exposed area, it seemed to contain a piece of red jadeite inside.
On top of that, there was a faint shade of purple deeper inside, but it was hardly noticeable through the cloudy red jadeite. It was challenging for one to tell the size and the quality of the jadeite inside.
Just then, a mid–aged man in his forties walked over with a smile. “Hello! I’m the manager of this auction area, Vynall. May I know what you are looking for? I can give you a brief introduction.”
“It’s fine. I want this piece of rock!” Leon pointed at the rock before him and placed his card on the counter.
“Are you sure? This rock’s selling price is 980 thousand! Are you sure you want to buy this without inspecting it?” Mister Vynall was surprised.
Parts of the rocks in the auction area were removed, so customers would often utilize tools such as flashlights to inspect them, before selecting a rock of their desire. It was rare for a customer to purchase without inspecting the rock.
Considering that Leon might simply have too much money in his hands or was an amateur in rock gambling, Mister Vynall felt the need to warn him.
“Yeah, I’m sure,” Leon nodded.
Before he could finish his sentence, Andy interrupted him. “Leon, are you trying to lose money? The red jadeite revealed on the exposed part of the rock is of low quality and even if you open it up, the overall quality would be mediocre at best. Are you purposefully trying to embarrass yourself by spending that much on a piece of red jadeite?” Andy scoffed.
As an expert, he knew that red jadeites were not worth much and high–quality red jadeites were extremely scarce in the market. The red jadeite that was exposed was in a brownish shade that was not at all transparent, so there was no way that it was of high quality. Even if the rock contained middle–class red jadeite inside, it would be worth under a hundred thousand, which was hardly comparable to the price it cost.
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“I said so before, Andy. You can’t just rely on the appearance of the rock to make your judgment. The red jadeite on the surface doesn’t look that great, but maybe there’s a top–quality jadeite hidden inside! It’s not completely impossible!” Leon said.
“Inside? You think that just because there’s a faint shade of purple inside, you might find purple and even green, which makes it a Three–Colored Jadeite?” Andy questioned.
The crowd stirred at his words.
“Is this another Three–Colored Jadeite again?”
“It’s possible. Since there’s red jadeite on the surface, the faint shade of purple may indicate that there’s purple jadeite inside and if there’s also a shade of green there, that would make it a piece of Three–Colored Jadeite!”
A few frequent customers started studying the rock.
The color red, purple and green symbolized happiness, wealth, and longevity. Since this jadeite contained red and purple, it would be classified as a Three–Colored Jadeite if there was green jadeite hidden inside. Even if it was any other color, it would be worth a fortune.
On top of that, Leon’s senses earned the respect and approval of many customers from the earlier event and since Leon was willing to spend a large amount of money on the rock, it could mean that it contained something of high value.
However, rock gambling relied on far more than experience and senses, but also on luck, so anyone had a chance of failing.
“Impossible! Three–Colored Jadeite is rare and it’s not that easy to get it! Besides, judging from how poor the quality of the red jadeite on the surface is, it won’t be worth much even if it turns out to be a Three- Colored Jadeite!” One of the customers shook his head and questioned.
Merchants offered 42 million for Four–Colored Jadeite Leon obtained earlier because it was far more valuable than Three–Colored Jadeite, but also because the quality of the jadeite itself was supreme even among cream–clear jadeites. However, the red jadeite before them was hardlycloudy–cleare, so it would only be sold at 3 million at best.
If the three shades of colors were anything other than the combination of red, purple, and green, its value to drop to around 1 million at most; naturally, if it did not contain other shades of color, it would not even be worth its price.
Judging from the quality of the jadeite revealed, there was simply too high a chance that whoever bought it would lose.
It was precisely because there was a possibility that this rock contained a Three–Colored Jadeite that the shop priced it at 980 thousand, but it was left in the display cabinet for weeks because the chances of failure for this rock were too high, and Leon was the first customer who offered to buy it.
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“Leon, did you hear that? You’re not getting anything out of this rock! I thought that you have brilliant senses for finding a Four–Colored Jadeite. I guess I’ve overestimated you!” Andy smirked.
“You don’t know that yet! Maybe I’ll get lucky again!” Leon said casually.
He had little to no knowledge about rock gambling and only chose the rock because of the pure energy he sensed from the core of it, so there was no way for him to tell if the jadeite inside would contain three different shades of colors or more..
“Seriously? You amateur! Do you know anything about jadeite at all? The quality of this red jadeite on the surface is so poor that what’s inside can’t be of high quality!” Andy burst into laughter.
The quality of a piece of jadeite could be told by even just a part of it and if one part of the jadeite was of poor quality, the same could be assumed for the rest.
“I guess this kid doesn’t know much about jadeites!”
“I think so! I thought that he was an expert in finding a Four–Colored Jadeite. I guess it was just sheer dumb luck!”
Shocked, the other customers turned to look at Leon doubtfully.
Leon ignored them all and turned to Mister Vynall. “I’ll take this rock. Run the card!”
“Oh, sure,” Overjoyed, Mister Vynall reached out for Leon’s card.
Though all the rocks in the auction area were up for bidding, only rocks that had the potential of containing top–quality cream–clear jadeites would be up for auction and the red jadeite Leon selected was left
unattended for weeks.
It was ideal that a rock like this could be sold at all, so Mister Vynall did not expect anyone to bid against Leon at all. However, he was proven wrong in the next instant.
“Hang on!”
A handsome, tall man in his twenties stepped out of the crowd with a beautiful woman in his arms.
“I’ll offer 1.5 million on this rock,” the man said, his eyes darting from Leon to Penny.
“Willie Liberton!” Penny’s expression darkened.
“Who’s this, Penny?” Iris was slightly confused by the hostility that Penny showed all of a sudden.
“He’s the eldest son of the Libertons! The Libertons are our competitors and my dad was once injured by them,” Penny explained resentfully.
She always thought that Damian suffered paralysis because he was injured by the Libertons. Though Leon cured Damian and proved that his condition was caused by poison instead, she still did not have a nice word to say about Willie considering the century–long grudge between their families.
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“I see!”
Penny’s explanation resolved the questions in Leon and Iris’s minds.
Leon was confused as to why someone would compete with him over the rock that nobody seemed to see the value in. It dawned on him that Willie did so to annoy the Scammells and Penny and that he only became the target because he was with Penny.
“What do you think you are doing? Are you just doing this to get on my nerves?!” Penny glared daggers at
Willie.
“So what if I am?” Willie smirked proudly.
As Leon predicted, Willie only decided to compete against Leon because he was with Penny. After hearing what others said about the Four–Colored Jadeite Leon found, Willie noticed that Leon was talented and that he might be targeting the red jadeite for a reason. Hence, he decided to bid against Leon and take the opportunity to upset the Scammells.
“That’s enough, Willie!” Andy roared.
As Penny’s fiancé, he would soon be a part of her family and could not stand idly by when Willie was bullying her.
“It’s enough when I say so! Andy, you’re just the descendant of the second bloodline of your family. Know your place! If you know what’s best for yourself, you’ll step aside quietly, or I’ll make you pay!” Willie said in contempt.
“Why you!” Andy’s face flushed as he was rendered speechless.
What Willie said was the truth. Willie was the direct descendent of the first bloodline and the future heir of
his family, whereas Andy was merely the second son of the second bloodline of his; on top of that, Willie reached the Semi–Overlord State and was known to be one of the very best martial artists of his generation.
In terms of strength and status, Andy was far inferior compared to Willie and had no leverage to fight him.
“Kid, who are you to the Scammells? I’ve never seen you two before!” Willie ignored Andy and turned to Leon, before glancing at Iris.
As soon as his gaze landed on Iris, he was enslaved by her beauty.
“How’s that any of your business?” Leon scoffed.
He was so close to buying the red jadeite and was interrupted by Willie. Seeing how Willie was an enemy of the Scammells, he was not about to be civilized with Willie.
“How dare you speak to me like that?! You must have a death wish!” Willie narrowed his eyes viciously.
Though he did not know Leon, he knew every single direct descendant from all families in his generation and Leon was not one of them. He jumped to the conclusion that Leon was not anyone important and saw no point in showing him any respect.
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“Keep talking like you are my boss! What a joke! Come at me and let’s see what you can do!” Leon scoffed at his threats.
Both Penny and Andy were shocked by Leon’s words.
Andy thought of Leon as a redneck from a small city and looked down on him all along, yet Leon dared to challenge the future heir of the Libertons when even Andy cowered before such a powerful figure; he simply could not comprehend what gave Leon the courage to do such a thing.
“It’s fine, Leon. Let’s give up. The chance that there’s a Three–Colored Jadeite is quite slim, so just let him have it,” Penny said.
Though she was the eldest daughter of the Scammells, she was a woman and could never become the heir, so she could not hold a candle to Willie in terms of physical strength and status.
Since Leon came from a small city, she assumed that he was a mediocre martial artist at best and if Leon enraged Willie, she would not have the power to protect Leon.
“No way, Penny! I’m getting that rock one way or another! 3 million!” Leon said sternly.
Though he was no longer in Springfield City, he was fully capable of protecting himself with his strength and the tools he gathered so far. Since Willie was an enemy of the Scammells, he refused to admit defeat to Willie.
Most importantly, he sensed a powerful surge of spiritual energy from the core of the jadeite and since it could be of great use to him, there was no way that he would hand it over to another.
“So you’re a relative of the Scammells! Let’s see what you are made of!” Willie realized who Leon was from the way Penny addressed him and sneered. “4.5 million!”
“7.5 million!” Leon said without hesitation.
He might not have the power to fight a long lineage of martial artists like the Libertons, but each of the Four Major Families in Springfield City owned assets worth billions, so they were technically in equal positions. with the Scammells and the Libertons in terms of financial power.
As the most powerful man of Springfield City, all families obeyed him and Willie would only suffer for trying to compete with Leon.
“10.5 million!” Willie scowled uncomfortably.
“14 million!” Leon snorted.
“Why you!” Willie’s expression darkened.
As Leon anticipated, Willie, despite being the future heir of his family, was merely a man born with a golden. spoon in his mouth who survived from his parents‘ money. Unless there was a specific or urgent situation,
the allowance he had would be around 20 million at best.
Leon continued to raise the price 3 million at a time and once the price reached 14 million, Willie could no longer keep his composure.
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“17 million!” Willie gritted out as he was forced to compete against Leon to the very end to preserve his pride, and he secretly hoped that Leon would give up at this point.
“21 million!” Leon said coldly.
“Why! Damn you!” Willie’s expression darkened.
21 million was an enormous amount even to him and he could not understand how Leon would have so
much money.
The crowd around them stirred.
“21 million? This kid must have too much money in his hands!”
“He has to be a fool!”
“Yeah! This jadeite is bound to be of lower quality and even if it contains three colors, it’ll be worth 12 million at best, and he has been foolish enough to raise the price to 21 million!”
The people were all shocked and turned to look at Leon as though he was a fool.
If Leon spent a million on the rock and it turned out to contain a piece of Three–Colored Jadeite, he might be able to make a few hundred of thousand in profit, yet he raised the price all the way to 21 million which would not be compensated no matter the quality of the jadeite inside.
Willie sighed a breath of relief at the comments around him.
Though he was fully capable of rising the price a few more times, the others made it clear that the red jadeite would be worth 12 million at best. If he continued to bid against Leon, he would make a fool of himself for spending so much on a piece of garbage and he would not able to explain himself to his family. Hence, he decided to give up.
“If you want to embarrass yourself so much, I won’t stop you! You can have it!” Willie sneered.
“You’ll know who’s the fool when I get a top–quality jadeite out of this!” Leon scoffed.
He was confident in his spiritual senses and knew that the jadeite hidden inside the rock he selected would only surpass the quality of the Four–Colored Jadeite he found from the first rock he selected.
“Top–quality jadeite?”
“He is still dreaming about that? He must be crazy!”
“Forget that! He’s probably a moron for thinking that!”
The crowd burst into laughter as they took Leon for a fool.
The exposed corner of the red jadeite was of such poor quality that it was not worth much no matter what was underneath the surface.
“You’re all talk! Let’s see how a fool like you can end up with a piece of top–quality jadeite!” Willie smirked
mockingly.