really.
Qiao Nian only thought about it for a moment before agreeing: "Okay."
Ji Hongyuan's tense heartstrings relaxed.
He was just about to tell the auctioneer that it was okay.
At this time, the girl also slowly spoke: "Since I have to leave the First Research Institute if I lose, what about you if you lose?"
"I can't lose!" Ji Hongyuan was very confident. His pair of cloudy eyes seemed to hold all the initiative, strong and overbearing.
"Tsk." The girl smiled lightly, with a hint of sarcasm and rebelliousness on her delicate face. She didn't waste words with him and said concisely: "If I lose, I will leave the First Research Institute. If the Ji family loses, how about handing over the secret recipe of black gunpowder?"
Ji Hongyuan looked at her suddenly. In addition to being surprised, his eyes were so fierce that he wanted to tear Qiao Nian apart: "..."
Qiao Nian didn't care. Their eyes met. Her dark eyes were deep. His so-called warning and fierce look didn't seem to stir up any waves in her eyes. She reached out and pulled down her cap, and said frivolously, "The Ji family can't afford to play with me, right?"
One sentence blocked all of Ji Hongyuan's escape routes.
Under the watchful eyes of the public, Ji Hongyuan couldn't possibly admit that he couldn't afford it, and that the Ji family he represented couldn't afford it either.
After all, in everyone's eyes, Qiao Nian is just a bumpkin from outside the Independent Continent.
As one of the three major families in the Independent Continent, the Ji family would not dare to accept the challenge if they were slapped in the face by a girl with no foundation.
That would be a huge joke.
But the secret recipe of Ji family's black gunpowder is not ordinary thing, it is the secret of Ji family.
Ji Hongyuan's mind raced for a moment.
He Lin took the opportunity to persuade him in a low voice: "Sixth Elder, why don't we just forget about it today."
It would have been better if he hadn't said this, but now he brings this up.
Ji Hongyuan became even more determined: "Humph, I will teach her a lesson. How dare a little kid like her ask me for the secret recipe of black gunpowder."
After Ji Hongyuan finished speaking, he said to the auctioneer in the audience: "Okay, I'll bet."
He Lin saw that he couldn't persuade him, so he could only stand aside and worry.
The bet is settled.
One party is betting his entire future, the other party is betting his family's secret recipe, and the tension between the two sides is full of tension.
The auctioneer briefly explained the rules of gambling on stones.
The rules are simple.
Whoever bets on the diamonds and jade in the stone wins. There are three pieces in total, and the one with the highest total price wins. The winner can make a request to the loser.
Before the gambling game started, the auctioneer carefully asked both parties again about their requests, confirming that one party wanted to leave the Independent Continent and the First Research Institute, and the other party wanted the secret recipe of the Ji family's black gunpowder.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, he just started following the rules.
All the items on the auction table were removed, and then several hot beauties came on stage carrying a few inconspicuous stones.
There are about twenty stones of various sizes in total.
There is moss on the green stones. From the outside, these stones are just ordinary stones, but they are of different sizes and shapes.
Qin Si followed Qiao Nian out to the auction house to select stones.
He was a little nervous and asked the girl in a low voice: "Sister Qiao, is it okay for you to play so big?"
"We've already started playing. If there are any problems, we'll just have to keep playing and take it one step at a time." Qiao Nian looked relaxed and was in the mood to joke.
Qin Si was subdued by her. He gave her a thumbs up, shut up and stopped nagging.
Ji Hongyuan also came out of the box and selected stones accompanied by He Lin.
He looked serious and seemed very confident, and did not communicate with the girl throughout the whole process.
(End of this chapter)