How come the celestial technique I stole is so powerful?!-Chapter 205: Three Mysterious Stones (Three - s for Monthly Votes)

Chapter 205: Chapter 205: Three Mysterious Stones (Three Chapters for Monthly Votes)

Zhou Ling and her sister Zhou Qin reached a consensus.

In fact, it wasn’t just the two of them reaching this consensus.

Several uncles of Xueyu Pavilion, who are at the uncle level, also have the talent for jade cutting.

They are extremely attentive to the jewelry exhibition to be held in Yangcheng next spring, with a single-minded focus on showcasing a transcendent treasure to make Xueyu Pavilion renowned worldwide.

Therefore, they brought out three precious jade stones that had been treasured for many years, ambitiously aiming to create a masterpiece that would cause a sensation in the jewelry world.

Jade is naturally formed.

Precious pieces are hard to come by.

A good piece of material, to become a flawless work of art, must not have any mistakes at every step, any slight error can cause irreparable loss.

If it were just an ordinary business, the Zhou family wouldn’t care about losing tens of millions, but since it involves making a name at the exhibition, Xueyu Pavilion must take it seriously because it concerns Xueyu Pavilion’s reputation, its depth, and it directly affects Xueyu Pavilion’s status in the jewelry world.

So, Mr. Zhou went to Fengcheng to invite Lin Xiaosu for an expert consultation.

However, that does not mean that everyone around him agreed.

At least Zhou Ling and Zhou Qin did not agree.

Mr. Zhou shook his head slightly, "Precisely because the exhibition is important, everything must be rigorous. Before he comes back, these three pieces of material must not be cut, must not be windowed, and must not undergo any form of damage."

Zhou Ling sighed, "Grandfather, do you know? People who are stubborn to the point of not realizing their own stubbornness are really... old!"

Mr. Zhou’s white eyebrows suddenly twitched...

He reached for the cane beside him.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside, "Sir, there is someone named Lin Xiaosu outside, saying that he was invited by you to come over."

Mr. Zhou immediately diverted the cane from his grandson and planted it on the ground, standing up: "Quick, invite him in!"

Lin Xiaosu entered, and Mr. Zhou greeted him at the door.

While Zhou Ling and Zhou Qin remained in the small pavilion, both with slightly disdainful expressions...

"Boss Zhou went all the way to Fengcheng, and I happened to be away, my apologies!" Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly, "So I came here specifically."

"Mr. Lin is truly a sincere person, thank you very much!" Boss Zhou extended his hand and shook hands with Lin Xiaosu, "Please, have a seat over here."

Entering the small pavilion, he introduced Lin Xiaosu to Zhou Ling and Zhou Qin, and although they shook hands with him out of courtesy, their expressions were quite cold.

Lin Xiaosu didn’t mind, taking the tea handed by a maid: "Boss Zhou, please bring the material you want to see."

Boss Zhou gestured with his eyes.

Zhou Ling stood up, walked through the outer corridor, entered a room, and soon returned with two people in tow.

Zhou Ling herself was carrying a wooden box.

The two people behind her were carrying a large stone wrapped in red silk cloth.

She only brought two pieces.

One looked very small, the other incredibly large.

Zhou Ling walked up to Lin Xiaosu, opened the wooden box in her hands, revealing a stone weighing about four or five kilograms.

The stone had a green skin, fine sand, and was very oily in texture, with one imperfection, a crack on the stone.

As Lin Xiaosu lifted the stone for a closer look, the other two had already placed the four to five dozen kilogram large material down.

Zhou Ling squinted her eyes, "Mr. Lin, can you tell which mine this material is from?"

"Dongjiang Mine, mid-layer old material, very good material!" Lin Xiaosu replied.

Zhou Ling nodded slightly, "Mr. Lin, your eyesight is quite good. Many people would mistake this material for being from Nanqi Mine with just a glance... Mr. Lin, why don’t you take a look to find the essence of this material."

Zhou Qin seemed indifferent, but her attitude had somewhat changed.

Even though it was just a question about the mine, it had been a long-standing debate at Xueyu Pavilion.

Some said it was from the Nanqi Mine because its skin characteristics matched Nanqi, but Brother Zhou Ling insisted it was from Dongjiang, and ultimately from various verifications, it was indeed from Dongjiang.

This was a significant achievement for Zhou Ling at Xueyu Pavilion.

For Lin Xiaosu, whom they considered an outsider to jade, just by making a judgment, indicated that he was not an outsider.

So, what about the second question?

Where is the essence of this material?

This shouldn’t be difficult for him, right?

Because the essence of this material is unanimously agreed upon in Xueyu Pavilion, it is the color below the Iron Moss.

There’s a high possibility it’s Imperial Green.

Imperial Green, the king of jade.

As long as it’s true Imperial Green, even a single ring face could be worth tens of millions.

However, Lin Xiaosu pointed to a protrusion on the left side of the crack, "Here! And here..." His finger traced along the protrusion, drawing an arc crossing the crack.

This statement made Boss Zhou’s eyes suddenly widen.

Zhou Ling and Zhou Qin’s brows furrowed simultaneously.

This raw jadeite had a crack.

Cracks are the biggest flaw for high-level raw stones, so their agreed plan was to cut along this crack, no matter what’s inside, to avoid damaging the most valuable part.

But Lin Xiaosu said the most valuable part of this stone was exactly where they planned to saw.

In their original plan, this was the discard area.

Zhou Ling raised her hand, pointing at the Iron Moss, "Mr. Lin... don’t you think this is the most valuable part?"

This was direct questioning.

Lin Xiaosu smiled slightly, "Although the quality of the jade inside is not bad, it’s not Imperial Green, and it’s merely a thin layer, not even enough for a ring face. If Mr. Zhou regards this as the most valuable part and focuses on it while extracting material, it would really be living up to the old saying, ’sacrificing something precious for something worthless.’

This could be seen as a direct rebuttal.

Zhou Ling said, "Even if it’s not Imperial Green, at the very least, it’s Bingyang Green! Do you agree, Mr. Lin?"

"Yes!"

Zhou Ling said, "If Bingyang Green is not considered a valuable point, may I ask Mr. Lin, what is the value in the line that completely defies the basic knowledge of jade, crossing the crack?"

Lin Xiaosu smiled lightly, "Bring me a pen!"

Zhou Qin opened her bag, reached out with a lipstick, "Use this to draw!"

Lin Xiaosu was a bit dumbfounded staring at the lipstick, if memory serves, this lipstick is worth thousands...

Whatever!

Lin Xiaosu gently twisted the lipstick, drawing the line he had just sketched, and not just a line, a few strokes later, it looked like a dragon.

The dragon’s head was where he first pointed, the body crossed the crack, and the tail was where the Iron Moss was...

Everyone exchanged looks...

"What do you think this looks like?"

"A dragon!" Boss Zhou said.

"Yes, there is a yellow jade vein inside that resembles a dragon, and this crack looks like a valley. A yellow dragon emerging from the valley with a green pool at its tail. If this scene is presented, this raw stone will become a masterpiece." freewёbn૦νeɭ.com

Yellow Dragon Emerging from the Valley!

Boss Zhou’s eyes lit up...

This is not just jade cutting; it is also an ingenious idea...

If it truly looks like what he described, even the thought of it is stunning...

"Mr. Lin, is this really what you described?"

"Yes!"

"Is there a way to slightly reveal it for the designer to accurately draw it?"

"Yes, that’s opening the window, but the position to open the window is crucial. I’ll mark a few points, open these points, and you can roughly see the scene."

He marked a few points.

Boss Zhou stood up, "Mr. Lin, let’s go have dinner first!"

They went for dinner, but Zhou Ling and Zhou Qin didn’t accompany them; they went to open the window.

Opening the window is a common technique when dealing with jade.

To avoid damaging the jade’s integrity, a window is opened to see inside. For jade intended for making bracelets or pendants, opening a window has no impact, it’s nowhere, but for jade intended as a high-level art piece, window opening is part of the careful design.

It can’t be opened randomly.

For instance, if you are designing a picture of a mountain with an ancient temple, preserving some of the original stone surface is necessary. If the original look of the stone is needed in the design, and someone carelessly chisels it away, the entire scene loses its intended charm.

This is the real reason why the people of Xueyu Pavilion dare not open a window in this high-end jade.

Now, they have to open it.

Opening it according to the points marked by Lin Xiaosu, the jade quality part inside was revealed, and Zhou Ling saw the yellow under the lipstick mark, his eyes widened.

Yellow jade is rare.

At least, before this stone was opened, no one saw any yellow jade inside.

And he accurately saw it.

Position, shape, all precise!

At that moment, he was greatly shaken...

"Could it be that he can really see?" Zhou Qin next to him was also full of disbelief.

"How is it possible? This... this is just luck!" Zhou Ling was full of defiance.

When Lin Xiaosu and Boss Zhou returned to the small pavilion after dinner, the opened stone was laid in front of Boss Zhou.

Boss Zhou examined it with a flashlight, his face full of excitement, "Mr. Lin’s keen eye, I truly admire it. Please hand it to the designer to design the Yellow Dragon Emerging from the Valley according to Mr. Lin’s idea."

Lin Xiaosu smiled, "The first piece of jade is considered done, let’s look at the second one."

The second piece was already placed in front of them.

It was the jade wrapped in red silk weighing forty or fifty kilograms.

This jade, when received by Xueyu Pavilion, had already caused a sensation in the town.

There were three main reasons.

Firstly, the exterior is extraordinary.

Secondly, the purchase price set a record.

Thirdly, it was highly regarded both inside and outside the industry.

The red silk was removed, and another big light in the pavilion was turned on, making it as bright as daytime. This lighting, almost the same as natural daylight, was a special environment constructed by Xueyu Pavilion at great cost for nighttime stone viewing.

Lin Xiaosu placed his fingers on the reddish-purple stone, his face looking a bit strange.

"Mr. Lin, what do you think of this stone?"

Lin Xiaosu gently exhaled, "The quality of the stone itself is indisputable, but..."

A ’but’ made Boss Zhou’s long-untouched heart beat wildly, "Mr. Lin, please speak frankly..."

Zhou Ling and Zhou Qin’s hearts also raced. Could there be a problem with the most valued treasure of Xueyu Pavilion?

Lin Xiaosu said, "Super web fissure!"

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