Chapter 25

"Now... this will be interesting to watch!"

Upon hearing this whisper, Ningguang immediately turned her face to the side.

Her beautiful face was adorned with a subtle blush.

This color-tinted beauty added an extra touch of allure to Ningguang's presence.

As their eyes met, Nathan almost lost himself in her crimson pupils.

"Nathan... you're so bad!"

A coquettish groan escaped her lips, in a tone that only Nathan could hear.

This was a genuine display of contrast - whether in reality as the Tianquan, or now before becoming one of the Liyue Qixing,

Ningguang had always maintained her composure.

This girlish coyness, that mesmerizing voice, went straight to Nathan's heart.

Her pink, translucent lips drew closer to Nathan's position.

His entire field of vision was about to be filled with those dewy lips.

To Nathan, they felt like soft, tender jelly.

No... even softer and more fragrant than jelly.

He really wanted, really wished to taste them.

However, given their current location, such actions wouldn't be appropriate.

Just as Ningguang was about to make contact, Nathan chose to slightly withdraw.

"Pfft, Nathan, you're so bad!!!"

Ningguang wasn't frustrated by the miss, instead letting out a light laugh.

She repeated "so bad" once more, though it wasn't clear if she meant Nathan making the noble lady work for him,

or his sobering up just as they were about to cross the line.

"Ningguang... I..."

Just as Nathan was about to explain, he was interrupted by the noble lady's exclamation.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

While Ningguang and Nathan were sharing their intimate moment, the noble lady had already broken open more than ten pieces of ore.

Without exception, they were all of the highest quality jade.

Furious, trembling, cold!

These three words perfectly described the noble lady's current state.

She had smashed the ores with full confidence, only to be met with one unacceptable result after another.

"You try it, I really don't believe this!"

After a brief daze, the noble lady handed the hammer to the stall owner.

She wanted to confirm what would happen if someone else did the breaking!

The stall owner, who was already on the same side as her, quickly took the hammer when he heard the noble lady's request.

This person was the mastermind behind everything, and he couldn't afford to slight her.

Following orders, the stall owner broke open the remaining ore one by one!

If at first he was shocked to see the high-quality output, by now, as fewer and fewer ores remained, the stall owner had become numb.

No matter what method was used, only the highest quality jade would emerge.

"Heavens, I must be dreaming, someone wake me from this nightmare!"

After extracting the last piece of jade ore, the stall owner's state was no different from a walking corpse.

One hundred ores, all correctly predicted.

What kind of concept was this? It was even more outrageous than Rex Lapis's death.

Now, if anything, he was the one who couldn't clear his suspicion.

Because all these supposedly low-quality ores were samples he had personally selected as the owner.

He could see the noble lady's hateful gaze, looking as if she wanted to kill him.

"Boss... have you finished opening them all?"

While the stall owner was already in an awkward state, Nathan came over, adding fuel to the fire.

"Y-yes... all done!"

He tried to force a smile, but how could he possibly smile now?

"They're all highest quality jade, right?"

"Y-yes!"

"Hehe, then I can claim my prize, right? It's exactly one million Mora, correct?"

Ignoring the stall owner's pleading gaze, Nathan only wanted to make him bleed heavily.

"Correct... it is one million Mora!"

The stall owner's voice was breaking; he felt like he would suffocate if he continued speaking.

"Can't help it, I'm not good at much, just lucky I guess."

Nathan's taunt felt like a slap across the noble lady's face.

Her face turned from pale to green; how could she possibly swallow this insult?

"Just dog's luck, but this million Mora only puts you even with me."

"Seems you've forgotten, I still have another hundred ores to open!"

The more frustrated the opponent became, the more Ningguang's smile bloomed.

Pressing his advantage, Nathan had no intention of letting them off.

"What...?"

"What...?"

Hearing this, both the noble lady and the stall owner nearly fell backward.

They almost collapsed on the spot.

The stall owner because there were still a hundred ores to go, and if the luck continued like this, he would have to give up years of profits.

As for the noble lady, it was because Nathan's earnings had already matched hers.

If he succeeded with another hundred ores, it would be complete domination.

This final test would be directly won by Ningguang.

Having invested so much effort and wealth, only to be defeated by so-called luck, this was something the noble lady absolutely couldn't accept.

"You just wait!"

Without giving them a chance to mock further, the noble lady left the harbor directly with the old man behind her.

Nathan didn't take such threats seriously.

After all, such tough talk was like Team Rocket's defeats or the Grey Wolf failing to catch the sheep - just amusing to hear.

"Boss, we should go get the remaining hundred stones!"

The noble lady's departure didn't matter; Nathan wouldn't let the nearly paralyzed merchant off the hook.

That was a Million Mora, how could he not take it?

Since they were targeting them, they should have been prepared for the consequences.

"Al-alright, this way please, customer!"

The merchant's response was stuttered, his face covered in dark clouds.

......

Leading Nathan and Ningguang to a village called Mingyun Village,

At the mining site here, the merchant brought out the remaining hundred ores.

Now his only hope was that Nathan's good luck wouldn't continue

If the remaining hundred ores turned out the same way, after this deal, he could declare bankruptcy directly.

This merchant probably didn't know about Murphy's Law - the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen!

These hundred ores all turned into the highest quality jade as well.

Having secured the two million Mora, victory in the test was within reach.

......

"Stop... you didn't think I'd let you return, did you!"

But just as Nathan and Ningguang walked out of the mine, their path was blocked.

A large group of armed guards had surrounded them.

The leader was none other than the noble lady who had left without saying goodbye earlier.

"What? Can't win so you're dropping the act, huh!"

Despite being surrounded by these guards, Nathan remained calm.

"Hehe, I lost, but not completely. As long as I keep you here forever, I'll still be the final winner!"

The noble lady didn't deny Nathan's words. Since she couldn't defeat her opponent through profits, she could only resort to physical means.

"If you wanted to fight, you should have said so earlier. Why go through all this roundabout way!"

At this, Nathan was equally excited.

Since they could play it rough, what was the point of the test anymore?

A/N- Time for our Nathan to shineee