Xiao Manxue stopped, but she turned her head away, ignoring Lin Tian.
"Lin Tian, why did you make my sister angry?" Xiao Manxuan asked curiously.
How should he answer? Should he say that he was caught red-handed touching a woman? Although it wasn’t intentional, the deed had already been done.
Lin Tian, adhering to the principle that a thick skin is a strong defense, rambled on and on until Miss’s rage finally subsided.
Miss had no idea why, but seeing Lin Tian getting so intimate with another woman, she had inexplicably felt agitated. Since her childhood, she had followed her master to practice Ancient Martial, and due to her master’s admonitions and the characteristics of the Cultivation Technique, her nature was usually aloof.
Yet now, because of the man before her, she had repeatedly broken her sense of calm. Xiao Manxue sighed softly; perhaps this was what her master meant by ’demonic obstacles.’
"Hehe, since Miss is no longer angry, I need to confirm something," Lin Tian changed from his previous verbose state to earnestness.
"What issue?" Miss asked curiously, unable to keep up with Lin Tian’s rapid change in topic.
"How much capital can our Tianxue Jewelry pull out? I’m afraid the bidding for the two key rough stones will be fierce, and the final transaction price may double the base price." Lin Tian was the type to delegate responsibility; he had no idea how much money his own company held.
"We can add another hundred million, but we can’t stake all our money on those two rough stones. That would be too risky!" Miss thought over her tone, which might have sounded skeptical, which wasn’t quite appropriate, so she added, "It’s not that I don’t trust your gambling skills, it’s just a principle of investment."
The Miss was quite considerate, not wanting to affect my confidence and self-esteem, but my confidence is as solid as a rock, hardly something a few words could shake. Lin Tian smiled nonchalantly.
A weak person might feel beaten by mere words! Lin Tian, in an uncompromising tone, said, "This time you must listen to me. We have to win..."
He had just thought to mention the number one rough stone but felt something was off behind him and stopped there.
"Come here." Lin Tian waved for Xiao Manxuan to come over and then whispered, "Is someone following us from behind?"
The little girl’s ears tickled with his breath, turning her ear tips red. She replied puzzled, "There is someone who keeps looking over here, but I’ve seen this happen so often that I didn’t mind."
It’s normal for beauties walking on the street to turn heads, and Xiao Manxuan, being a supreme beauty, received even more attention. So she hadn’t paid attention to these details.
Lin Tian winked at the three ladies, signaling them not to look around. It wasn’t strange for him to be followed considering the number of people he had recently offended. To verify if someone was actually trailing them, he cleared his throat and said in a hoarse voice, "Ladies, after walking around so long, I’m tired and thirsty. Let’s go to the resting area for some water and rest our feet first."
The ladies, intelligent as snow, although unaware of Lin Tian’s intentions, wouldn’t foolishly ask.
Lin Tian then led the three ladies toward the resting area behind section two. The area was equipped with tables, chairs, and drinking water, but it was empty at the moment. Everyone was busy examining the rough stones, not wasting time resting. That’s why it was said that one should conserve energy before the Gambling Stone Festival, or those with less stamina would struggle to cope.
Lin Tian kept an eye on the suspicious people behind them through surveillance. At a glance, he found that three individuals had followed them to the resting area. The tailing was quite professional, with multiple people coordinating and rotating to avoid detection. Unfortunately for them, they were dealing with Lin Tian, and such tricks wouldn’t fool him.
Three people entered and then pretended to sit down, chatting idly, but their ears were pricked up, listening to Lin Tian’s conversation on the other side.
"Miss, I just said that the bidding for lots one and two must be done my way," Lin Tian reiterated.
As he spoke, those three people stopped their chatter, and Lin Tian sneered inwardly.
"What have you decided?" the Miss played along.
"For lot two, I must claim it," Lin Tian declared firmly, "If I’m not mistaken, the total value of the jade contained within it will break last year’s record of 1.8 billion!"
The 1.8 billion he mentioned referred to the news he had seen before, where three tons of raw material had yielded jade worth 1.8 billion.
Even though the three beautiful women knew Lin Tian was intentionally speaking for the benefit of the trio nearby, they couldn’t help but get excited.
Upon hearing this "explosive" news, the trio exchanged glances and then hurriedly stood and left. Lin Tian didn’t need to follow; his penetrating gaze had already followed them.
The three navigated through the crowd, took several detours, and stopped in a deserted corner of area two. There, five people were already standing—the Bai family and the Sun family; only Futian Shenyi was not seen.
Indeed it was them, Lin Tian saw these people through his super vision, confirming his suspicion. Initially, he thought they were sent by that unique sniper.
"Boss Bai, we have gathered the information you wanted..." The person in the middle began to report but was interrupted by Bai Yuanhao’s hand.
He looked around to make sure no one else was nearby before signaling the man to continue.
"That Lin Tian said he is determined to get lot two."
"Lot two? Were you noticed by them?" Bai Yuanhao asked cautiously.
"Boss Bai, you underestimate us. We’ve been in this line of work for so long, and with the place so crowded and chaotic, they couldn’t possibly have found us, unless he’s not human," the man confidently stated.
"Very well, the rest of the money will be in your account soon; you’re dismissed," Bai Yuanhao said with a smile, gesturing for them to leave.
Once the three had gone far away, Bai Yuze said discontentedly, "Dad, why bother knowing which stone he chooses? Do you really believe his gambling stone skills are superior? Our Bai family’s master has been observing jade for over a decade; surely he cannot be better than a youngster like him!"
"Yuze, how many times have I told you not to underestimate any opponent? Lin Tian has repeatedly unraveled top-grade jades. Do you think that can be explained simply by luck or chance?" Bai Yuanhao also expressed dissatisfaction as he lectured his son, then added, "The bidding for lots one and two is crucial this time, and we must consider various factors comprehensively."
"Brother Bai, don’t be upset; Yuze is just a young man, and a bit of arrogance is quite normal. We were all like that when we were young. But you’re right, we must focus our funds on one lot; especially since everyone attending this conference has substantial capital, we can’t afford to spread our funds thin. Getting the lot means blocking the Xiao Family; it’s killing two birds with one stone," Sun Hai said cheerfully.
His words startled Lin Tian, who was still observing through his enhanced vision. Sun Hai was clearly a shareholder of the Xiao Group, so why was he helping the Bai Family against the Xiao Family?
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