Sakai Ichiro cut the whole rough stone into four faces, leaving the section with the most potential for green, featuring the python pattern, until last. When he made the final cut, it was still a barren white.
Sakai Ichiro's complexion turned ashen, and he looked as if he was bewitched, murmuring in disbelief while staring at the rough stone in his hand:
"Impossible, there's the Pine Flower Python Belt; how could this rough stone fail?"
Without another word, he pushed the rough stone towards the grinding wheel and sliced it in half.
Yet, even then, the rough stone did not yield the green he anticipated.
Thoroughly disheartened, Sakai Ichiro glared at the rough stone for a long time before suddenly shouting angrily at Li Jun:
"You must have tampered with it, otherwise why is it that with the same rough stone features—both having the pine flower python pattern—you manage to cut out high jade while mine has no green at all?"
