Seeing this, Huo Sining noticed that while Mr. Hou was tapping lightly on the raw material with his small hammer, his ears were constantly twitching slightly. After watching for a while, Huo Sining understood. It seemed that Mr. Hou was discerning the slight changes in sound coming from the raw material to judge the situation of the Jadeite inside. Perhaps this was Mr. Hou's usual demeanor during stone gambling, as Badasang and those young people showed no strange expressions. They just stood quietly aside, looking as if it was only natural. In just over ten minutes, the old man had finished examining more than thirty pieces of raw material. In the end, he contentedly picked up a piece of raw material weighing over twenty pounds, with a grayish-green shell, from the old Houjiang field and moved aside. "Little girl, I've already made my choice. It's your turn now!" There was already a young man over there who took the raw material from his hand and handed him a piece of chalk. Mr. Hou took the chalk, rubbed it on the raw material for a while, and drew the cutting lines with a few quick strokes, seemingly very casually. After finishing, he returned to the recliner and lay down again, appearing very confident about this gamble. Huo Sining also walked to the pile of raw materials. She didn't rush to use the Heavenly Eye, but first crouched down to scrutinize the stone gamble materials with her naked eye. The raw materials in front of her were all from the Houjiang field. These materials usually come from the riverbed alluvial sand, specifically the old Houjiang materials, which come from the bottom of the alluvial layer. Such materials have good water and base quality, although they often have cracks and black inclusions, if green appears, it's full green High Jade. Huo Sining hadn't handled them before, so she naturally didn't know what kind of variety Mr. Hou's chosen raw material contained. Although his piece of raw material looked very ordinary, with not much surface indication and even black inclusion on one side, Huo Sining was very sure that this old man would not speak without purpose. High green emerges below black inclusions, so Huo Sining speculated that the piece Mr. Hou selected was very likely to reveal High Ice Type or even Glass Type. Young guys over there had already moved the stone cutting machine and mounted Mr. Hou's piece onto it to begin cutting. Huo Sining had witnessed this old man's special ability in selecting raw material, so she dared not be careless and quickly activated the Heavenly Eye, using her special ability to scan through the remaining raw materials, one by one. Though the surface features of these raw materials were confusing, most of them indeed contained Jadeite. This is the nature of old field materials: even if the surface is poor, there's more or less Jadeite inside. Huo Sining discovered four decent Jadeite pieces among these materials, one of which reached High Ice Type. However, the Glass Type piece was filled with black inclusions, making it impossible to extract any usable Jadeite, a quality material ruined by black inclusion, leaving no utility, which really made Huo Sining feel both regretful and helpless. Content originally comes from novel⁂fire.net In the end, Huo Sining could only settle for the next best thing, selecting the most valuable piece out of the more than twenty pieces of raw material. The Jadeite within that piece could only reach Egg White Type, but it contained at least six to seven pounds of jade flesh, which somewhat compensated for its shortcomings. However, Huo Sining was still anxious after seeing the piece Mr. Hou had chosen, completely losing confidence. With no other choice, solely based on value, the Egg White piece was the highest among the twenty-nine pieces of raw material. She couldn't help regretting that if she hadn't politely yielded a moment ago, perhaps she, not Mr. Hou, would have selected that piece of old Houjiang raw material. Before Huo Sining could voice which piece she chose, they had already extracted the Jadeite from Mr. Hou's piece. The young men's stone cutting was incredibly swift, cutting along the lines Mr. Hou drew three times, removing the black inclusion, and soon revealing large areas of High Ice Type Huangyang Green. The raw material weighing more than twenty pounds could yield at least four to five pounds of jade flesh! Such excellent Yang Green is of high value whether carved into decorations or processed into bracelets, rings, or jewelry. Seeing the material Mr. Hou had cut out, Huo Sining knew she had lost. Among the twenty-nine pieces of raw material, none could compare to Mr. Hou's High Ice Type one, and whichever she picked, she'd ultimately lose. "Little girl, why haven't you made your choice yet?" After that piece was revealed, Mr. Hou did not display any glee or arrogance. Instead, he turned his head to inquire of Huo Sining, as if he could sense her hesitation and annoyance even though he couldn't see. "Mr. Hou, there's no need for me to choose, I've lost this round." Huo Sining shook her head, a trace of unwillingness and helplessness on her face. But she was very clear in her heart that no matter how she chose, the outcome was already decided. Since any choice would lead to loss, it might be best to concede outright. Thirty pieces of raw material seemed not to be much, but the manifestations of these materials made it difficult to see clearly. If an average stone gambling expert encountered these materials, each piece would likely require extensive analysis. But within just over ten minutes, Mr. Hou was able to precisely select the most valuable one from them, which was definitely no fluke, but absolute skill. Although Huo Sining believed she could do the same, without the Heavenly Eye, relying only on her naked eye to select, she was simply not on the same level as Mr. Hou. Only by relying on a pair of exceptionally keen ears could Mr. Hou reach such high attainment in stone gambling, earning Huo Sining's utmost respect and admiration. Mr. Hou showed a surprised expression but did not reveal any condescension, instead, his eyes contained a hint of a smile. On the side, Badasang glanced at the piece Huo Sining had picked but did not announce, showing a contemplative look. He was very aware of Huo Sining's prowess; her ability to make such a name for herself in less than two years already spoke volumes about her, making it clear that she was not someone who would back down easily. So Badasang understood, now that Huo Sining chose to retreat without a fight, she must have her reasons. "Little girl, do you regret giving me the priority now?" Mr. Hou asked with a beaming smile. That remark was quite direct, hitting Huo Sining right in her heart. She genuinely regretted it to death, but words were futile now. She had indeed lost.