Chapter 150: A Man of Mysterious Charm That Captivates Women!
Under their expectant gazes, the exquisite purple jade eye of the finest glass variety was cut out. About the size of an egg, it was a crystal-clear, radiant purple, brilliantly translucent—a true beauty of glass-type jade! Moreover, it was a supreme purple jade. He Zhixing sensed a gathering of spiritual energy within this purple eye. Immediately, he channeled spiritual energy into his left hand holding the eye, then tried to draw it into the palm. Suddenly, a strong spiritual energy radiated from the glass-type purple eye, slowly flowing into He Zhixing’s palm...
Several beautiful women gazing at this exquisite eye seemed to catch a fleeting dazzling light that flashed just moments before. The sight struck them as strange and otherworldly; none could understand what was happening. Zhang Yan approached eagerly, wanting to be the first to admire this rare purple eye. She said to He Zhixing, “Brother, I want to see this purple eye.”
He Zhixing was still absorbing the spiritual energy from the eye. Hearing Zhang Yan’s request, he replied, “Yan’er, you want to see the purple eye? Just wait twenty seconds, it’ll be quick…”
Zhang Yan answered, “Okay.”
After fifteen seconds, He Zhixing finished absorbing the spiritual energy from the eye. Upon inspection, the flawless glass-type purple eye remained unchanged—still as vividly clear and radiant as before, with no fading or discoloration. It seemed the absorption of spiritual energy had no effect on this supreme glass-type purple jade. A faint smile curved his lips.
“Here, take a look...” He Zhixing said as he handed the purple eye to Zhang Yan. After she admired it, several other women took turns examining it.
Then He Zhixing quietly resumed breaking stones. Today, he no longer worked on the supreme ones. Instead, he carefully opened some of the bean-green, water-type, hibiscus-type, and white jade stones, resting intermittently as he worked. Soon it was nearly noon, so they paused, locked the door, and went to the company cafeteria to eat.
After three days, He Zhixing had finished processing all the raw stones. Almost every piece contained jade. Apart from the red jade and the purple eye, he extracted six supreme pieces, matching exactly the results he had foreseen using his clairvoyant sight when selecting the stones: a high-ice violet jade, a spectacularly patterned jade with red, white, and green hues, and two small glass-type jades.
He then took these fifty pieces of extracted jade back home to the multi-layered, secure underground warehouse in the Five Towns Industrial Park. Occasionally, when he had free time, he would take out a dozen of these jade pieces and carve them himself. Since he had yet to hire a jade carver, he had no choice but to do it himself. Fortunately, his carving skills surpassed any jade craftsman by several degrees.
His craftsmanship was now of the highest caliber. In under thirty minutes, he could carve a perfect piece from a jade stone, executing it in one smooth, flawless motion without any pauses, errant cuts, or mistakes. Whether carving wood or stone, combined with his mastery of the Hanyang Eight Methods and Thirty-Six Techniques specifically tailored for carving, He Zhixing’s carving was a mesmerizing spectacle. Watching his work, one could easily become enchanted, only realizing their fascination when the piece was completed.
It was extraordinary! He Zhixing treated carving as a way to appreciate the perfect curves of exquisite beauties, channeling this aesthetic into his technique with full dedication. At this moment, if his eccentric old master were to see his work, he would likely be stunned into silence. Such a rare and uncanny genius in carving, surpassing even the old master, was scarcely seen.
Every woman who watched him carve was irresistibly drawn to his intense focus and fluid craftsmanship, utterly captivated.
Whether it was Zheng Huizhen, Aunt Zhang, the beautiful Xiao Qian, or others unfamiliar with He Zhixing, whenever they saw him carve spontaneously while visiting storefronts or countryside friends in the Five Towns, they were utterly entranced by his flawless technique. They adored this enigmatic, colorful man beyond measure...