Chapter 16
That’s right, any herbs with age are essential resources for cultivation.
“This is a piece of 150-year-old Wild Ginseng, starting the auction now.” The Wild Ginseng didn’t have a starting price, the bidding began directly.
For truly valuable items like these, the auctioneer wouldn’t set a starting price, as good things sell themselves.
Indeed, in the market, not to mention this level of Wild Ginseng, even those over ten years old are extremely rare, with some people unable to buy them despite having money.
And the Wild Ginseng in front of them is a 150-year-old piece, impossible to buy no matter how much money you have.
Moreover, the people present are all wealthy, so they are very interested in such a great tonic.
The bidding price soared rapidly
5.8 million!
6.8 million!
8.8 million!
10 million!!
In the blink of an eye, the price shot up to 10 million.
Seeing the urgency, Ye Feng quickly pulled Xu Kun over and whispered, “Brother, help me buy this thing, no matter the cost.”
With Ye Feng’s words, Xu Kun hesitated, he really hesitated.
After hesitating for a moment, Xu Kun replied reluctantly, “Brother, it’s not that I don’t want to help you! But I also want this thing, I want to buy it for my grandpa in case of need, you know my grandpa’s condition.”
Hearing Xu Kun’s words, Ye Feng panicked, using such a good thing for treating illness would be a waste!
“Brother, this thing won’t really help your grandpa’s illness.” Ye Feng urgently hinted, “If you trust me, I can cure your grandpa’s illness, I can completely cure him when we get back, how about it?”
Ye Feng wasn’t talking blindly; with his current cultivation base, he could barely cure Xu Tong’s illness by using the first form of the Ghost Gate Divine Needle after familiarizing himself a bit.
The Ghost Gate Divine Needle is divided into eight forms in total.
Though the later forms require increasingly higher cultivation, Ye Feng could still easily control the first form, Ghost Gate, with his current cultivation.
“Really? You can cure my grandpa’s illness?” Hearing Ye Feng’s words, Xu Kun immediately grabbed Ye Feng’s hand in disbelief and asked.
“Of course, I swear on my life.” Ye Feng nodded and then suggested, “How about this, you buy the thing, and after I cure your grandpa’s illness, you give it to me? I’ll also repay you the money, how about it?”
“As long as you can cure my grandpa’s illness, money doesn’t matter.” Xu Kun nodded and shook his head.
Under Ye Feng’s persuasion, Xu Kun threw caution to the wind and joined the bidding battle.
“18 million!”
Soon, the price shot up to 18 million.
With Xu Kun entering the fray, Ryi Jie sitting next to him couldn’t sit still and started competing with Xu Kun.
“20 million!” Moreover, this guy was ruthless, offering 20 million right away.
“22 million!” Xu Kun didn’t flinch either, bidding without blinking an eye.
Seeing Xu Kun bid, Ryi Jie sneered and taunted, “I know you want to buy the Wild Ginseng to treat your grandpa, but with me here, don’t even think about getting it.”
“Oh really? Let’s see.” Xu Kun scoffed disdainfully, “You’ve already spent over 80 million before, I wonder how much money you still have in hand, don’t end up winning the bid and having no money to pay.”
“You…” Ryi Jie was infuriated by Xu Kun’s words.
Indeed, he had already spent over 80 million before, and hardly had any money left, making it impossible to compete with Xu Kun.
He felt indignant but also feared that Xu Kun and Ye Feng might trap him again and leave him without funds to pay.
“Alright! Let’s wait and see.” After a snort, Ryi Jie turned and left without making another bid.
Xu Kun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He was genuinely worried about Ryi Jie competing with him, which would have cost significantly more money.
After Ryi Jie withdrew, though others wanted to contest, Xu Kun secured the piece of 150-year-old Wild Ginseng for over 20 million.
Looking at this piece of Wild Ginseng, Ye Feng’s heart itched.
Especially upon getting close and smelling that wonderful medicinal fragrance, it was truly intoxicating.
Moreover, a faint golden aura emanated from the Wild Ginseng, which was highly enticing.
“Let’s go…let’s cure your grandpa’s illness.” Ye Feng said eagerly.
“Right now?” Xu Kun was a bit surprised by Ye Feng’s enthusiasm.
“Of course, the sooner, the better.” Ye Feng nodded decisively and replied without hesitation.
Just as Ye Feng was about to leave, someone stopped him and politely asked, “Sir, are you selling this Qianlong Seal?”
“Sell it! I’ll sell it to whoever offers the highest price.” Ye Feng nodded.
Ye Feng had little interest in such items; he was only interested in money.
“Here’s the thing, I am the auction’s manager, and if you’re willing, we would be happy to help you auction the Qianlong Seal.” Hearing Ye Feng’s interest, the other party handed him a business card.
Ye Feng took the card and looked at Xu Kun questioningly.
“That’s right, this guy is the auction’s manager, you can trust him.” Xu Kun nodded, confirming the man’s identity.
“Let’s talk about it later!” Although the person was the auction manager, Ye Feng hadn’t considered auctioning it here.
This venue belongs to Ryi Jie’s family, and Ye Feng wasn’t fond of him.
Although the auction and the venue were separate, who knew the nature of their relationship?
Indeed, considering that Ryi Jie was also participating in the auction, it seemed that the auction and the venue were not the same entity; the auction simply used the venue’s location.
“Alright, feel free to call me if you’re interested.” The other party smiled politely.
“Why didn’t you agree?” After leaving, Xu Kun asked in confusion.
“Isn’t this Ryi Jie’s family’s venue? Don’t we have a bad relationship with him? I’m afraid he might shortchange me.” Ye Feng replied with a grin.
“Haha!” Xu Kun immediately laughed at Ye Feng’s response.
He thought, if Ryi Jie heard this, he’d likely turn pale; how could the dignified prince of Jiangcheng be reduced to scamming people for money?
After laughing, Ryi Jie explained, “The auction and that scoundrel Jie aren’t really related, the people organizing the auction have powerful backgrounds, they just used his place.”
“Moreover, he had to beg them while kneeling to use the venue, otherwise, they wouldn’t have considered this crappy place.”
“Oh! So that’s how it is.” Ye Feng nodded, getting into Xu Kun’s car.
None of this mattered much, the most important thing now was to cure Xu Tong quickly and get the Wild Ginseng.
Without the Wild Ginseng in hand, Ye Feng felt uneasy, worrying about potential unforeseen events.
Indeed, as they were on their way, Xu Tong had another emergency; the hospital began an urgent rescue, and the situation was extremely critical….