What other options were there? The words were his own, and the loss was also his own doing.
Not only the people around him, but even Sun Xing was not on his side.
Ultimately, he was now a lone wolf!
He didn't want to admit it from the bottom of his heart, but what was the use of him not admitting it?
The initiative was now with Wu Tian, and he had no room to resist.
With no other choice, he put on a brave face as if he were facing death and said, "Damn it, it's just a slap!"
"Come on, I'll give it to you, so you don't say I don't keep my word!"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Refreshing, I appreciate people like you who are so straightforward."
"Yes, it's just a slap, what's such a small matter for a man of seven feet?"
He gently wiped his palm, "Then get ready, I'm going to make my move!"
Seeing Wu Tian dawdling, Zhao Lei was extremely annoyed and shouted, "If you're going to hit me, then hit me! Why are you babbling so much? Are you annoying or not?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Oh, my apologies, I wasn't considerate enough."
He raised his palm, "In that case, I'm really coming then!"
As Wu Tian's palm hovered in the air, Zhao Lei's heart grew more and more nervous.
Seeing Wu Tian walk towards him, his whole body tensed up, and he simply closed his eyes.
But to his surprise, the loud slap he expected did not land.
Wu Tian merely patted his cheek lightly, about as much as a mosquito bite.
He opened his eyes and immediately saw Wu Tian's teasing smile, "Forget it, I'm not someone who pursues every last bit of advantage, so this time, I won't go too hard!"
Seeing this, everyone cast admiring glances at Wu Tian and said, "Young man, you are truly remarkable!"
"Yes, he said that to you earlier, and you still didn't retaliate. If it were me, I couldn't stand it."
Everyone was praising Wu Tian, but Zhao Lei was filled with anger.
If Wu Tian had really slapped him, honestly, it wouldn't have mattered much, as he had lost fair and square. He really had no grounds to complain about the slap.
But Wu Tian merely touched him lightly without any impact, which made him very displeased.
He looked at Wu Tian gloomily and said, "What do you mean by this? Are you humiliating me?"
Wu Tian was deliberately humiliating him, but he maintained an innocent demeanor and said, "No, I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do. How can that be considered humiliating you?"
Zhao Lei said angrily, "If you're going to hit me, hit me properly. What is this if not humiliating me?"
Wu Tian smiled and said, "Ah? You still care about this? Then how about I hit you again?"
Zhao Lei was stunned, and the surrounding people couldn't help but laugh, even Sun Xing couldn't help but chuckle.
Zhao Lei knew he had been tricked by Wu Tian, and his anger immediately flared up.
He gritted his teeth and said, "Good for you, Wu Tian, you are indeed cunning! You think you're so cool, don't you? If you have the guts, challenge me to another match!"
"Another match?" Wu Tian smiled, "I don't think that's necessary anymore, is it?"
Zhao Lei snorted, "What's wrong? Are you scared?"
"You know you won by luck, so you're afraid you won't win the second time?"
Wu Tian found Zhao Lei's cheap provocation amusing.
However, he didn't expose Zhao Lei and instead said, "It's not that I'm afraid of losing, it's that I'm afraid you won't win."
"You've already lost once, and if you lose again, won't you be utterly disgraced?"
The veins on Zhao Lei's temples twitched slightly, and his face contorted as he said, "I advise you not to be too confident."
"I was just careless earlier, but it's absolutely impossible for you to win from me a second time!"
"Is that so?" Wu Tian said indifferently, "Since that's the case, I won't say any more to you. Everything is your own choice, so you decide for yourself."
Seeing that Wu Tian had agreed, Zhao Lei was afraid that Wu Tian would go back on his word.
He then said nothing more to Wu Tian and turned to walk to the stall, continuing to select stones.
After his previous failure, he had learned his lesson and dared not be the slightest bit complacent.
He was extremely careful when searching for stones, his eyes wide open as if he could see through them.
Wu Tian, on the other hand, maintained his leisurely demeanor, as if he hadn't taken the bet to heart at all.
This time, Zhao Lei really took a long time to choose. The people around him were yawning, and he still hadn't picked out a stone.
After about an hour, even Sun Xing couldn't wait any longer.
He couldn't help but say, "Hey, Zhao Lei, shouldn't you be done by now?"
"Are you picking stones or picking gold? If you ask me, if you really can't find one, then forget it. It's already noon, and I'm waiting to go home for lunch!"
Zhao Lei did not reply to Sun Xing.
But suddenly, he abruptly picked out a stone and shouted excitedly, "Done!"
Sun Xing was stunned when he heard this and quickly asked, "Done? What's done?"
Zhao Lei looked at Sun Xing excitedly and said, "Boss, this one, it's this one!"
"I can guarantee that this is definitely the best stone among them!"
"Is that so?" When everyone heard Zhao Lei say this, their expectations immediately soared.
Zhao Lei then said smugly to Wu Tian, "I'm telling you, you're finished this time. No matter what stone you pick later, it won't be better than this one!"
"Is that so?" Wu Tian smiled, "In that case, hurry up and get the stone cut so I can broaden my horizons, can't I?"
This time, Zhao Lei felt that victory was within his grasp. He walked over to the stone-cutting master and handed the stone to him.
The master began to work on the stone, and everyone looked at the stone with eager eyes once more.
They all wanted to know how extraordinary the stone was to make Zhao Lei boast so confidently.
The stone-cutting master cut off half of the stone, but just as he was about to cut the other half, a question escaped his lips.
"This is..." He held the stone and looked at it, then exclaimed in surprise, "No way, there's really something inside!"
Everyone was startled when they heard this. They all thought Zhao Lei truly had talent, and they didn't expect him to find something from two stones in a row.
The stone-cutting master quickly cut open the remaining half of the stone. When he finally saw the jade clearly, he almost fell to the ground!
"My heavens!"
"This, this is... the legendary Imperial Green?!"