Early the next morning, Ning Wenyuan and I put on hats and masks and went to Yushi Street in our city. Here, there were mostly small bosses and vendors. Although they were relatively small in scale, there were still many opportunities to pick up bargains.

Standing at the entrance of Yushi Street, I tentatively said, "Brother, how about we split up and take note of the stalls and stones, and then meet here in an hour?"

He decisively rejected without hesitation, "No, your health hasn't fully recovered yet. If something unexpected happens, what will I do? It's just the two of us at home now."

I obediently nodded and followed him into Yushi Street.

The owner of the first shop was a middle-aged man who happily let us in.

"Feel free to choose. We provide on-site stone-cutting services here."

I carefully looked through my perspective and saw that among these stones of various sizes, only a palm-sized stone with ice-green color could be considered valuable. It could be made into a pair of bracelets, but the rest would either break even or result in a big loss.

I turned to Ning Wenyuan and said, "Brother, let's go."

"Is there nothing you like here?" he asked naturally.

"Hmm, I don't really like any of them. There's nothing I particularly want," I replied with a bored expression, nodding heavily.

He put down the stone in his hand and took me out.

When we were close to the exit, I saw a man with an elegant demeanor, wearing a modified Tang suit, walking towards us. The shop owner immediately approached him eagerly, showing a level of enthusiasm similar to a stray dog seeing someone holding a meat bun—both love and fear.

As we passed by, I heard the obsequious voice of the shop owner behind me, "Master Xue, please, have a seat. A few days ago, I obtained some mother-tree Dahongpao, but I'm a rough person and don't know how to appreciate it. I heard that you like it, so I quickly brewed it for you."

I suddenly remembered the legend I had heard from the bodyguard who was responsible for guarding me. There was an underground boss named Xue on Yushi Street in our city.

Lost in thought, I followed Ning Wenyuan and visited four or five shops before I spoke up before he became impatient, "Brother, after considering everything, I still think the stone from the first shop is better. Let's go back."

His eyes lit up, and he happily took me back to the first shop.

"Hey, the two young bosses are back? Welcome, welcome!" The shop owner greeted us after offering a cup of tea to Master Xue.

Unfamiliar faces are the easiest to deceive.

Without hesitation, I went straight to that piece of ice-green stone.

"Boss, I want to cut open this stone here."

I drew several lines on the stone, clearly marking the areas to be peeled without damaging the interior.

I successfully extracted a fist-sized ice-green jade, and its value soared.

Master Xue looked at me with meaningful eyes and said, "Youngster, I can offer 5 million for this ice-green jade. If you find any other valuable stones in the future, you can come to me."

I looked at Ning Wenyuan with a dependent expression and said, "Brother, what do you think?"

He cleared his throat and said, "Thank you, Master Xue!"

Soon after, 5 million yuan was deposited into Ning Wenyuan's account.