Peerless Taoist

Liu Jian immediately shouted, "Little Meng, you are a Heavenly State expert. If you don't have the money, you should have said so earlier."    

Meng Qi snorted coldly and directly ignored Liu Jian's clamor.    

He stared at the 24 raw stones in front of Lu Yu and said in a deep voice, "I must choose the first stone!"    

"Bullshit, where did this rule come from!" Liu Jian was furious.    

"Whatever." Lu Yu raised his eyebrows and said indifferently.    

"Then don't blame me!" A smile appeared on Meng Qi's face.    

The surrounding people also began to jeer. Many people looked at Lu Yu as if he was a fool.    

He actually let the other party choose? Everyone knew that Meng Qi was good at the stone cutting method. He had been in this stone tower for a long time and had a lot of experience.    

This was obviously a way to take out the money!    

"Why does this sound like Meng Qi's way of getting people to do something? If I knew this, I would have done it too!"    

"I was wondering why the surname Meng was usually low-key. Why did he suddenly start doing something? So it's because of this."    

"It's better to earn money from the young master of a rich family. Look at that young man. He definitely comes from a famous family. Otherwise, he wouldn't take out so much money at once."    

The surrounding people discussed animatedly and began to guess Lu Yu's identity.    

"It's this one. Open it!"    

Meng Qi chose for a long time and finally chose a stone with an ordinary appearance from the 24 raw stones.    

This stone was gray and rough, and its surface was not firm. There was a layer of sand wrapped around it.    

"So it's just an ordinary stone. There is no suspense this time."    

"It's a hundred thousand yuan for free. If I can participate, then that's great!"    

Many people shook their heads. Meng Qi was too cautious and did not plan to give him any hope. He directly chose the stone that was the most unlikely to produce treasures.    

Even if it was given for free, no one would want a stone of this quality.    

The people from the nearby stone pavilion came to cut it, and the stone layer on the surface was immediately peeled off.    

Crack!    

The stone layer was cut open, revealing a gray layer of soil.    

"Hahaha, as I guessed, this is just an ordinary stone. Boy, hand over the hundred thousand yuan!" Meng Qi's face turned red and he was very excited.    

A hundred thousand purple crystals was a large number for him.    

"Damn it!" Liu Jian clenched his fists. Seeing Meng Qi's power, he felt extremely uncomfortable.    

"Wait!"    

Lu Yu suddenly said in a low voice.    

"Hmm? Do you want to go back on your word?!" A cold light flashed across Meng Qi's eyes, and a fierce aura burst out from his body.    

The surrounding people also advised him, "Young man, you should learn from your mistakes. It's best not to go back on your words in the stone pavilion."    

They were warning Lu Yu that if he went back on his word, something bad might happen.    

Lu Yu did not say anything. He picked up the stone and threw it onto the ground.    

"Crack!"    

With a loud sound, a ray of bloody light shot out from the broken stone.    

Immediately after, a sharp dagger appeared from the innermost layer of the stone. Even though it had been sealed for many years, the blade still emitted a cold light.    

There was a touch of blood on the dagger. When everyone saw the dagger, they felt their hearts sink.    

"A treasure!"    

Someone exclaimed, "This is a treasure. It seems to have been used by someone fierce. The killing intent has not weakened, but it is already extremely powerful."    

Treasures, even for Heavenly Realm experts like them, were few and far between.    

"To think that a treasure would actually appear in the trash area!" The waiter who had been mocking Lu Yu in his heart earlier now looked as if he had seen a ghost. His face was filled with disbelief.    

"Thank you for your help." Lu Yu smiled faintly and kept the dagger and Meng Qi's hundred thousand purple crystals.    

The surroundings immediately became silent, leaving only Meng Qi's heavy breathing.    

Meng Qi's face was flushed red. The intense anger and shame kept on clashing with his brain, and he almost vomited blood.    

That was a hundred thousand purple crystals!    

He had spent a long time to save so much. Originally, he had wanted to ask for pills from the alchemy masters, but he had never expected that he would be able to give them all to Lu Yu.    

Initially, Liu Jian was still worried, but when he saw this scene, he could not help but laugh out loud, "Meng Qi, this is what you get for trying to steal a chicken but failing to get the rice. You are too smart!"    

"Impossible!" Meng Qi's eyes were red, "You cheated!"    

Liu Jian took a step forward and shouted, "You chose the raw stone yourself, don't tell me you don't recognize it!"    

"This time, it doesn't count. I was just seeing things, I didn't pay attention." Meng Qi quickly explained.    

Unfortunately, the people around him were not fools. Meng Qi had clearly checked many times before choosing the raw stone.    

Everyone looked at Lu Yu with a strange gaze. Could it be that Lu Yu was really an expert?    

"Dao Friend Meng, let me remind you that the bets that happened in the stone tower cannot be canceled!" Someone reminded.    

Meng Qi clenched his fists, a sinister look flashing across his face.    

"Hehe, it's rare to meet a Child of Wealth. I wonder if anyone has any ideas?"    

Meng Qi turned his head and looked at the surrounding people.    

He was betting one by one, and he was not confident in winning. He planned to raise money from everyone and defeat Lu Yu in one go.    

"Count me in!"    

"I will pay 20,000. If I win in the end, we will split the profits equally."    

Even if Lu Yu won the first round, many people still joined in.    

Things like betting were too common in the stone tower.    

The people around could tell that this was Lu Yu's first time in the stone tower. He did not have much experience, and even when choosing the raw stone, he actually went to the waste area to look for it.    

This kind of person was quite common in the stone tower. They thought that they had some money, so they planned to fight for some opportunities here, but in the end, they lost everything.    

These people, because they had some money, paid the most attention to their face. They could not stand the ridicule of others, but they did not expect that others would target them.    

Moreover, this batch of stones had already been opened with treasures, so the chances of them opening with treasures were very low.    

"Senior, these people are scheming against you..."    

Liu Jian was a little anxious. He did not know how much money Lu Yu had.    

More than two million, this was an astronomical figure to him. It was very likely that he would not be able to earn it for the rest of his life.    

"It's only a few million, it's not worth it to play with them," Lu Yu said indifferently.    

Lu Yu did not care about the money in their hands at all. It was just that these people were mocking him, so he had to make them pay a price.    

Soon, many people gathered around Meng Qi. The two million and three hundred thousand purple crystals had been completely gathered.    

"You won't go back on your word, right? Let me remind you that all the bets here are personally supervised by the stone tower. If you go back on your word, you won't be able to leave this place," Meng Qi reminded him.    

He was very worried that if he won the money, Lu Yu would go back on his word.    

Seeing that Lu Yu did not have any objections, Meng Qi's expression suddenly became sinister.    

"Open all the remaining 23 ores!"