Chapter 267: The fickle crowd of onlookers
Bai Zhiming's eyes kept chasing Xue Wu, to be precise, it was the piece of jade she was holding in her arms, her eyes were shining, and she was obviously thinking about something.
The crowd outside the fence also looked at Xue Wu's piece of jade, envious, greedy, and longing......
Although she knew that those ordinary people couldn't cause harm to herself, but being stared at by so many people at the same time, and there were many ill-intentioned ones, Xue Wu couldn't help but feel a little numb.
cast an illusion to make himself and Zheng Feibai disappear in front of everyone's eyes.
"Hey, why are those two gone?"
The people looked around, but found nothing.
Xue Yu was separated from Zheng Feibai at the intersection, and when she returned to the inn, Tang Yu had not returned.
Tang Yu also passed this competition.
The original 48 people, after this two-by-two competition, only 24 people remained.
The final final was held the next day. The exact way of the game will not be known until the scene.
At that time, the top three will be decided among twenty-four people.
The first place winner will receive a prize of 5,000 taels and a place to join the Jade Chamber of Commerce.
In Yujing City, the rules of all jade-related industries are formulated by the Jade Chamber of Commerce, and if you can join the Chamber of Commerce, the benefits are undoubtedly great.
The second place will receive a bonus of 3,000 taels, as well as a jade card, with which you can get certain discounts when you buy things in any store under the Chamber of Commerce in the future.
The third place winner will receive a prize of 1,000 taels and three free pieces of wool.
As for the people behind, although there is no ranking, if they emerge in the competition, they may be recruited and become gambling stones.
In short, there are many benefits.
That's why so many people attend the Gambling Stone Tournament every year.
This night, the inn where Xue Wu stayed was very unpeaceful, and ushered in waves of "guests".
The wealth is moving, and Xue Wu's piece of imperial green jade is not only heartwarming, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is crazy.
Naturally, some people are bound to take risks and want to steal the jade quietly.
And the inn where Xue Wu lives, as long as someone has a little inquiry, you can know.
It's a pity that all these people have never returned, and they were trapped in the formation laid out by Xue Wu in advance.
Early the next morning, Xue Wu came out of the space and saw a group of people trapped in the formation outside yelling and chasing each other.
The formation she laid out was not only to trap them, but also set up a phantom array inside, and everyone else in the phantom array was terrifying ghosts except herself.
Dare to come to her to steal things, isn't it looking for abuse?
After being destroyed by the terrifying phantom array in the formation for a night, these people looked really miserable.
Xue Wu withdrew from the phantom array, and a group of people who had already been out of breath and less in breath found that the ghosts chasing them around them suddenly disappeared, and they returned to reality from the eerie and terrifying ghost land, which was called a ecstasy.
However, in the next second, looking at Xue Yu's smiling eyes, and then looking at the peers around them who also came to steal things, they realized that they and the others were probably in the way of this Zhao Yu last night.
Unknowingly, he fell into his trap.
Xue Wu clasped her hands around her chest, "What are you doing here?" I'm waiting for you to serve you tea. Be quick, go to the yamen and confess your sins, otherwise, if I do it, you won't be able to eat and go around. After all, you have already experienced my methods, and I believe you will not want to experience them again. β
Thinking of the various terrifying experiences encountered before, a group of thieves all shuddered and hurriedly said: "Let's go by ourselves, go by ourselves, don't work Zhao Gongzi." β
Scrambled to run.
Behind him, Xue Wu chased after him: "Don't think about running away halfway, I have already done something to you, if anyone runs away, hum." β
She didn't explicitly say what happened when they ran away, but it was the unknown that made it even more frightening.
A few people who originally planned to disobey the yang and yin suddenly stopped thinking in their hearts and obediently ran to the yamen to confess their guilt.
At the right time, the finals of the Gambling Stone Conference officially began.
The 24 contestants who made the cut were each assigned a small shed, somewhat similar to the examination number room in the imperial examination, which formed a large circle and surrounded a makeshift platform in the middle.
There was a piece of wool on the table.
Different from the previous two competitions, this competition is a proposition, and the piece of wool on the stage is everyone's "test question".
They need to write the situation inside the wool on the wooden card, and then everyone's answer will be put away, the wool will be untied on the spot, and the bettor will advance, and the other will be eliminated.
It can be said that the time has come to really test the technology.
The first two competitions can still be passed by luck, but this level has to rely on real materials. Will be yes, won't be no.
Contestants can leave their shed and go to the stage to get a closer look at the wool, but time is limited and they have to hand in their answers within a quarter of an hour.
"Bang dangβ" The gong sounded, and the contestants rushed to the stage to observe the wool.
Xue Wu slowly fell behind.
If it weren't for the fear of acting different and arousing suspicion, she wouldn't have needed to come over at all, but with so many people staring, she still had to do something.
A quarter of an hour passed quickly, and Xue Wu had already written the answer.
Each person had a set of tables and chairs in their shed, and on the table were five palm-sized wooden signs, the back of which was engraved with her number, and the front was used to write the answers.
There is no jadeite in the wool on the stage, so the answer is very simple, just write "no green".
When the referee came over with a tray to collect the wooden card with the answer, Xue Wu was about to hand over the wooden card, and when she thought of something, she took the wooden card back.
The referee glared, "What?" Zhao Gongzi doesn't plan to hand it over? β
Xue Wan smiled, "That's not true, it's just that I don't think it's safe to hand over the wooden card, what if my wooden card is replaced?" When the time comes, I obviously answered correctly, but it turned out that I answered wrong, so wouldn't I be very wronged? β
The referee's eyes flashed, obviously a little weak, Xue Wu knew that she had guessed correctly, fortunately she had more eyes, otherwise she would really be cheated.
"What nonsense are you talking about! Our Jade Chamber of Commerce is the most fair and open, how can we do anything to change the wooden cards of the contestants! β
Xue Wu's tone was light: "I'm just saying doubt, why are you so excited?" I don't know, I think I'm right, you have a weak heart. β
"You!"
"That's good, after we write the answer on the wooden card, we hang the wooden card on the roof of the shed, and you read our answer in public before the stone, so that no one can do any cheating, isn't it more fair and open?"
Zheng Feibai was the first to respond: "I think Zhao Gongzi is right!" That's the real fairness and openness! β
Tang Yu: "I agree with what Zhao Gongzi said. β
Deng Xun: "Seconded." β
Except for a few with bad intentions, most people agreed.
And the audience behind the fence also shouted coaxingly: "Zhao Gongzi! Zhao Gongzi! β
It can only be said that the masses are too fickle, and they were still fans of Bai Haochen the day before, but today they climbed the wall and turned to support Xue Haochen.