Alchemy master in the city

Chapter 30 Centennial Wild Ginseng

"Tianhuxuan" is the largest auction house in Qingcheng, and it is also one of the largest chain branches in the national auction house. The auction is held in the name of charity, 30.00% is donated to the charity fund, and 70.00% belongs to the operation of the auctioneer. It is a common practice in the auction line.

There were not many people in the auction house, more than half of the hundreds of seats were empty, and most of the dozens of people who came were acquaintances, and they greeted each other with nods and smiles. Mu Qingfeng's identity was also recognized by most people. Flattery, the remaining small part is either unfamiliar or insufficiently qualified.

Mu Qingfeng took Li Huan and Nangong to sit in the third row from the left, not because he was not qualified enough to sit in the first row, but because he preferred to sit a little further back in keeping with the principle of keeping a low profile. Make yourself feel more secure.

Under Mu Qingfeng's introduction, Li Huan saw Cai Shaocai sitting in the second row on the right, representing Mingyu Group.In the middle is a woman surnamed Luo, wearing a cheongsam, with a beautiful figure.

It was also because Li Huan had been secretly tormenting that hot woman from the corner of his eye, so Li Huan didn't remember who the other people were.

After the opening remarks of the auctioneer presiding over the auction, the auction will enter the formal auction procedure.

Today's auction includes Wenwan calligraphy and paintings, as well as rare medicinal materials, and most of the first part is some calligraphy and painting items dating back to the Qing Dynasty with prices ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Li Huan saw Mu Qingfeng and others Obviously not interested in these lots, he immediately asked curiously: "Are you all waiting for the last few pieces?"

Mu Qingfeng smiled, and explained in a low voice: "Only those who are knowledgeable know that auctions usually put the finale at the end, and most of the previous auctions are fakes, and they are used for charity anyway. People with discerning eyes won't ask for those cheap collectibles, it doesn't make any sense!"

"Then what are the rare medicinal materials that will be auctioned today?" Li Huan asked. He had been looking at the beautiful woman from the Luo family before, and he didn't listen to the auctioneer's introduction at all.

Mu Qingfeng stared at Li Huan helplessly, and said with a smile, "As I said just now, it's a century-old wild ginseng and a human-shaped Shouwu..."

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As time passed, after more than an hour of the auction, the most important part finally came. Even the auctioneer's expression looked like he had suddenly raised a few levels of excitement.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are about to enter the climax of our auction. The next lot is a pair of rooted Yin-Yang Polygonum multiflorum. The starting price is 50..."

Following the auctioneer's impassioned introduction, Mu Qingfeng immediately raised the bidding card in his hand.

"60 million!"

"70 million!"

Just as Mu Qingfeng put down his hand, Cai Shao, who was not far away, held up a sign.

"Are we going to shoot this pair of Shouwu? Although the pair of Shouwu is real, if it is not used all year round, it will basically not have any good effect." Seeing Mu Qingfeng, Li Huan raised the sign again, asked curiously.

"100 million!"

Mu Qingfeng raised the price to 100 million, then turned to Li Huan and said with a smile: "Actually, my real goal is the human-shaped wild ginseng plant that is said to be hundreds of years old, but the auction is like this, and you need to pay attention to skills. For example, I Obviously I want ginseng, but I show that I want Shouwu, and Mingyu Group will definitely want it. I shouted the price to the critical point of the real price of Shouwu and then gave up. First consume a little energy for them, although it may not be certain It works, but it's a technique..."

Li Huan suddenly realized, then nodded and said: "Then just call 300 million, because the Shouwu plant is about dozens of times more expensive than the Zhuyan Dan I refined, so let's call 300 million. It's so boring to shout and go."

"300 million? Do you think this is just a play?" Nangong on the side suddenly exclaimed, attracting shocked eyes from several people around.

Seeing that the Cai family shouted a price of 150 million, Mu Qingfeng really laughed and raised a sign, and then called out a price of 300 million.

"coax……"

There was a commotion for a long time, and there was a sound of exclamation in unison, and then all eyes turned to this side, and Cai Shaocai over there looked at it with a smile, and then raised the sign.

"400 million!"

The crowd boiled again, but due to the rules of the auction, no one dared to make a loud noise, and they all just fell into a low-pitched discussion. Obviously, they were shocked by the price. After all, the sum of all the previous auction items was only 200 yuan. million, and now the price of a Shouwu plant has reached 400 million.

"Young Master Cai, the price has reached a critical point that we can afford, and we can't go any higher..." A beautiful woman in a suit reminded Cai Shaocai cautiously.

"Don't worry, I have a sense of proportion. If Mu Qingfeng goes any higher, I'll let him. After all, what we value is that wild ginseng!" The slyness in Cai Shaocai's eyes flashed away, and then he changed into a kind one. The smiling face looked towards Mu Qingfeng.

Mu Qingfeng looked at Cai Shaocai's smiling face, returned the same smiling face, and then gave a thumbs up to show that he would no longer compete with him.

"400 million once!"

"Four million twice!"

"Two million three..."

Just when the auctioneer raised the auction mallet, and everyone thought that the final decision was about to be made, Li Huan suddenly noticed that the beautiful woman he had been quietly watching raised the sign in her hand.

"Four million and ten thousand!"

"Wow!"

There was an uproar at the scene, and all the eyes that were originally focused on the Mu family and the Cai family suddenly fell on the woman surnamed Luo.

"Hehe, I didn't expect the woman from the Luo family to make a move. Now Cai Shao won't get the Shouwu..." Mu Qingfeng turned his head and smiled at the woman surnamed Luo and nodded, then said to Li Huan, "That woman is Luo The eldest grandson of the family is Luo Shuyu, her grandfather used to be the top leader in Qingcheng, and I heard that she has privately made an appointment with the Wang family in Yanjing, so it seems that Cai Shaocai is about to fail."

Li Huan was a little disappointed in his heart, such a beautiful woman is going to marry someone else?

"Four million and one thousand three times! Deal!"

"boom!"

As Mu Qingfeng expected, Cai Shaocai didn't bid any more as the auction hammer fell, but his expression was slightly complicated.

Because of the Polygonum multiflorum deal, the atmosphere on the court became a little more excited.

Taking advantage of the next auction, Mu Qingfeng asked Li Huan with a smile: "Later, you can help me see how many Zhuyan Pills that wild ginseng is worth. Our goal this time is that wild ginseng." !"

Li Huan nodded.

Nangong on the side suddenly snorted and suggested: "Mr. Mu, that wild ginseng is an important medicinal material we need for scientific research. How can we listen to his unreliable advice?"

"Hey! Who is unreliable? If you fight against me again, be careful that I will publicize your illness..." Li Huan said with a sharp look at Nangong's neckline.

"You..." Nangong was so angry that his face turned red immediately, but because Mu Qingfeng was present, he was afraid that Li Huan's head would get hot and say her inappropriate thing, so he could only turn his face away angrily to express his anger .

Seeing that the two people didn't match each other, Mu Qingfeng immediately persuaded Nangong with a laugh, "Don't be angry, Nangong, Li Huan does have unique experience in this area, after all, he came into contact with a real master of alchemy..."

Nangong just snorted and didn't comment.

Finally, under the explanation of the auctioneer, the ginseng was presented in front of everyone through a zoomed-in projection, and everyone exclaimed. Even people who don’t know medicinal materials can find this wild ginseng very beautiful .

The texture is clear, the reed bowl is compact, and it looks like a human being, with many roots...

Li Huan's eyes couldn't help but light up and sighed, "Tsk tsk tsk! I didn't expect to see such a good wild ginseng here..."

"How? Is that right?" Mu Qingfeng looked away from the projection screen and asked Li Huan.

Li Huan nodded and said, "I've seen wild ginseng that is about 200 years old in the mountains, but it's not as perfect as this one. I'm afraid this is really a wild ginseng that has grown for more than 300 years. It's just a pity... "

"What's the pity?" Mu Qingfeng frowned slightly. He thought that there was some flaw in this wild ginseng, and even Nangong quietly turned to look at Li Huan.

Li Huan shook his head and sighed: "It's a pity that this wild ginseng looks like it can continue to grow for hundreds of years, but it was dug out. Otherwise, it will be a thousand-year-old wild ginseng in the future!"

"Puchi..."

Nangong couldn't bear it any longer, burst out laughing, and then Li Huan mocked, saying: "I'm dying of laughter, who in this world doesn't dig wild ginseng after seeing it for hundreds of years? Let him live and wait forever?"

Mu Qingfeng also echoed: "Yeah, although it's a pity, it's really impossible. How can anyone be willing to give up such a god-given opportunity?"

Li Huan shook his head solemnly and sighed: "All things have spirits. When people obtain this kind of elixir, they are usually pious and patient. Just like when we think that this wild ginseng can't be missed, maybe This wild ginseng was discovered hundreds of years ago, and then it was kept and passed down from generation to generation. It was discovered by a person from outside the mountain in an instant, and then poached away... Sigh!"

Mu Qingfeng and Nangong were stunned, especially Nangong. She always hated Li Huan, but she didn't expect Li Huan to think of something much farther and more compassionate than herself on a wild ginseng.Inexplicably, the way she looked at Li Huan changed a bit...

At this moment, the auction finally started, and Cai Shaocai had already started bidding. Since the starting price of wild ginseng was 100 million, Cai Shaocai directly called 200 million.

"300 million!"

Before Mu Qingfeng raised his sign, a person sitting at the back raised his sign. Mu Qingfeng looked back and his eyes changed slightly.

"400 million!"

The woman surnamed Luo who had photographed the Polygonum multiflorum plant raised her sign again.

Li Huan suddenly sighed helplessly: "It seems that there are many people who want this wild ginseng. We don't need to rush to raise the sign, they will push the price up!"

"Yeah! I didn't expect that besides the Cai family, the Luo family and the Dong family would also be interested in this ginseng plant. It seems that things will become a little troublesome." Mu Qingfeng sighed slightly worried.

"What's the trouble? Don't you have enough money?" Li Huan asked puzzled.

Mu Qingfeng shook his head, and said solemnly: "This has nothing to do with money, and the point is the intricate relationship. For example, if only the Cai family wants this ginseng, we only need to beat their price. The bottom line is enough, but the Luo family and the Dong family are equivalent to Qingcheng's local snakes, if we want to overwhelm them, we have to weigh the various consequences involved."

"What are the consequences?" Li Huan asked not very understanding. He really couldn't figure it out. It's just a wild ginseng. Doesn't it mean that whoever pays the most money will get it?

(End of this chapter)