CHAPTER 961: CHAPTER 963: TAKING MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS

Zhang Ze squinted his eyes. His Chinese was very standard, and if people who knew him heard it, they might really think he was a Huaxia person.

"I want that piece of Red Crystal Jade you just got!"

Red Crystal Jade?

Chu Ge looked at Xiahou Benmu in shock. Crystal Jades are divided into three categories: one is ordinary Crystal Jade, which is similar in color to regular Jade Pendants, usually green; the slightly better ones are dark green. Another type is white Crystal Jade, which contains very little Spiritual Energy inside and is purely a toy for wealthy collectors with only collectible value and no practical use.

The last type is Red Crystal Jade. It is said that it requires thousands of years of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon to form the red color, and the deeper the color, the purer the Spiritual Energy contained within the Crystal Jade.

Chu Ge didn’t expect that the rarely seen Red Crystal Jade would be obtained by Xiahou Benmu.

At the same time, he was puzzled as to why Zhang Ze, whose cultivation seemed unrelated to Crystal Jade, wanted this piece of Crystal Jade?

Xiahou Benmu, upon hearing that the other party was after his Crystal Jade, immediately felt more confident, "You have quite the nerve, thinking you can win that Crystal Jade from me with just one game? Don’t think I don’t know the market value of this Red Crystal Jade!"

Currently, Xiahou Renjie is in power in the Xiahou family, and Xiahou Benmu has no say. Even his day-to-day expenses depend on others’ approval, and if someone is unhappy, they can cut his living expenses without him being able to complain.

This is all because Xiahou Renjie is from the legitimate wife, while he is the child of a mistress.

Now that he has the Red Crystal Jade, things are different. If he sells this Red Crystal Jade for a good price, he won’t have to live under Xiahou Renjie’s thumb.

He can take this huge sum and plan his life—invest? Start a business? Establish his own base? Nothing would be out of the question!

So when he heard Zhang Ze say he wanted to gamble for his Crystal Jade, his instinctive first reaction was to resist and refuse.

But Zhang Ze just let out a cold laugh. Standing there, neither humbled nor arrogant, he said with a resounding voice, "I think you don’t understand the rules of the Gambling Stone Field. Anything you win from the Gambling Stone Field, as long as you haven’t left this gate, others have the right to gamble with you for it again, and you have no right to refuse!

In this era of survival of the fittest, you should know that strength speaks louder than words!"

Zhang Ze pressed on aggressively, leaving Xiahou Benmu with no room to refute.

Xiahou Benmu’s face flushed red; he certainly knew the rules of the Gambling Stone Field, but this Red Crystal Jade was something he stumbled upon by chance. If he were to gamble it with Zhang Ze, it was almost certain he wouldn’t be able to keep it.

He didn’t want to take that risk.

But with so many people watching him, even if he’s not favored in the Xiahou family, these people won’t care about that; they only care who he is.

He is a son of the Xiahou family, and when he goes out, he represents the Xiahou family’s image. If he loses face, it would be tantamount to the Xiahou family losing face.

In the Xiahou family, he is already struggling to get by, and if he shames the Xiahou family, and this matter spreads, he will definitely be kicked out of the Xiahou family.

When that time comes, let alone having his living expenses cut, even his livelihood would be in jeopardy.

But if he agrees, this Red Crystal Jade is likely to end up in Zhang Ze’s hands.

"A grown man, don’t be so wishy-washy in doing things. Do you dare to settle it with one game?" Zhang Ze, seeing Xia Mu Benmu hesitating for so long without responding, couldn’t help but ask.

"Or do you want to follow the rules of the Gambling Stone Field and have a best-of-five match?"

Zhang Ze asked again.

Xiahou Benmu could clearly feel the people around him pointing and discussing him. He coughed awkwardly and finally, as if making a significant decision.

He took a deep breath and said, "Alright, I get it. We’ll do a best-of-five!"

In Xiahou Benmu’s heart, he still had a hope for luck.

A best-of-five should give him a chance to win, but if it’s just one game, he would have no chance, not even fifty percent.

Because he had no confidence in his own gambling stone skills.

Zhang Ze chuckled softly. Whether it’s a best-of-five or a single decisive game, it didn’t matter to him; it was just a matter of time.

And now he was in Shanghai, and he had plenty of time.

At the Gambling Stone Field, for a gamble like theirs, there was usually no need for extra preparation, but due to Xiahou Benmu’s status and Zhang Ze’s special identity, they were given ten minutes to prepare.

Xiahou Benmu stood aside, frowning, not sure what he was thinking.

Chu Ge glanced at him, then walked over, smiled, and said, "Young Master Xiahou."

Xiahou Benmu looked up at Chu Ge, puzzled, and asked, "You know me?"

Chu Ge smiled, "Who doesn’t know Young Master Xiahou?"

When Xiahou Benmu was outside, it was indeed rare for someone to call him Young Master Xiahou, and those four words immediately gave him a sense of vanity.

"Who are you?" Xiahou Benmu asked.

Chu Ge smiled and said, "I’m Chu Ge. I just heard..."

"You’re Chu Ge?"

Xiahou Benmu suddenly locked his gaze on Chu Ge. He had heard a lot about Chu Ge’s reputation.

He immediately interrupted Chu Ge, glaring at him alertly, "What do you want?"

In the Xiahou family, he had heard Xiahou Renjie badmouth Chu Ge plenty of times, so for him, Chu Ge coming to him now must not be a good thing.

Chu Ge smiled, "Why is Young Master Xiahou so afraid of me, Chu?"

Xiahou Benmu snorted, "Considering the things you’ve done before, who wouldn’t fear you!"

Chu Ge was speechless. He had indeed done some sensational things before, but those incidents had long passed, and everyone should have forgotten about them by now, right?

Why was Xiahou Benmu still so afraid when he saw him?

"Don’t be afraid, Young Master Xiahou. I just want to help you."

Chu Ge expressed his true intention.

Xiahou Benmu snorted, speaking disdainfully, "I know you have deep knowledge in Martial Arts, but in the realm of gambling stones, you may not be an expert, and besides, we are not related, and my brother is your rival in love, so why would you want to help me?"

As the old saying goes, when a weasel pays a New Year’s visit to a chicken, it can’t be up to any good!

Chu Ge indeed had no good intentions; he was also after that Red Crystal Jade.

But now it seemed that Xiahou Benmu had no intention of accepting his help.

Quickly, the ten minutes passed, and Xiahou Benmu never accepted Chu Ge’s help and prepared to face it himself.