"Rookie!" The word immediately popped into the female Gu Master's mind.
Even the worst gamblers would appraise a stone before buying it. They would first carefully observe it, then hold the stone in their hands, rubbing it to feel the texture and weight of its skin.
After examining it a few times, if they felt something was off, they would give up. They wouldn't just open their mouths to say they wanted to buy.
Someone like Fang Yuan, who said he wanted to buy as soon as he opened his mouth, was undoubtedly a rookie experiencing stone gambling for the first time.
However, although the female Gu Master thought this, her expression did not change. She still had a smile like a blooming flower, and softly asked Fang Yuan, "Then which one would you like to choose?"
Fang Yuan pointed at the forty-first section, Stone Cutting, and said: "This one."
The female Gu Master immediately took it out.
Fang Yuan pointed again. "This one."
The female Gu Master was slightly surprised. She hadn't expected this youth to buy two stones at once.
"It seems this youth has a rather strong gambling streak." She silently evaluated him in her heart.
But immediately after, Fang Yuan pointed again. "And this one, and that one. I'll buy them all."
The female Gu Master was stunned, greatly surprised. She couldn't help but take another look at Fang Yuan.
"It seems this ordinary-looking youth comes from a very good family background. Otherwise, where would an ordinary Gu Master get such spare money?" Thinking this, the female Gu Master's smile became a few points gentler and kinder. She hadn't expected the young man before her to be a real customer.
This was an unexpected pleasant surprise.
However, Fang Yuan surprised the female Gu Master once again. He pointed at the purple-gold stones in the farthest distance. "Oh right, and those two over there."
The female Gu Master's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. "Which rich young master of the Gu Yue Village is this? He looks like the successor of a family branch. If I could latch onto him, maybe I wouldn't have to work so hard here as a shop assistant."
Thinking this, the female Gu Master's smile became even gentler at the forty-first section, Stone Cutting, and even added a hint of seduction to her gaze towards Fang Yuan.
Six stones were placed before Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan immediately took out sixty Primordial Stones and handed them to the female Gu Master without hesitation.
His payment immediately drew the attention of the other Gu Masters in the tent.
"Oh? Someone is starting to gamble on stones."
"We've been looking for over an hour and haven't dared to make a move. It's good to have someone test the waters. Let's watch."
"He's an apprentice? He can take out sixty Primordial Stones just like that. He's pretty wealthy. Looks like a real greenhorn. Hmph, do you think stone gambling is so easy? Today you'll learn your lesson."
The Gu Masters stood in place, discussing softly, their gazes all fixed on Fang Yuan.
"Young master, would you like to cut the stones right here? This casino provides free stone cutting." The female Gu Master gently suggested, her eyes frequently sending flirtatious glances.
Fang Yuan glanced around with his peripheral vision, a faint, inexplicable smile curling at the corner of his mouth. He waved his hand and refused the female Gu Master. "Purple-gold is my lucky color. This is my first time stone gambling, it's very significant. I want to cut the stones myself!"
The female Gu Master's eyes brightened by three points of intensity. She thought to herself, 'What boldness. He really is a rich young master.'
She would never have imagined that in the Gu Yue Village, Fang Yuan was practically friendless, drifting like duckweed, without any backing or support, relying solely on his own efforts for everything.
"Tch, so what if he's rich?"
"I wonder which brat is out here squandering his parents' hard-earned money!"
"Young people don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Who chooses a stone based on their lucky color? Ah, this kind of behavior is just throwing Primordial Stones onto the water to watch the ripples."
The gazes of the Gu Masters in the tent collectively dimmed. After confirming that Fang Yuan was a prodigal son, their already low expectations dwindled to almost nothing.
Some Gu Masters even retracted their gazes directly, turning their heads to re-examine the stones on the counter.
The changes around him did not affect Fang Yuan's state of mind in the slightest. His expressionless face moved calmly, silently channeling the True Essence in his Primordial Sea into the Moonlight Gu.
The next moment, the crescent moon mark on his right palm emitted a mass of water-like, light blue radiance.