The items being auctioned at the auction were all different. There were jades, pearls, precious paintings, thousand-year-old ginseng, and so on. The Jia Shi Auction House had a powerful background, so no one dared to cause trouble at the auction. Every year, the items sold at the auction would be worth tens of billions. Even after collecting the processing fees, the Jia Shi Auction House would still earn close to a hundred million.
Jin Hu took out the invitation for the security personnel to check. He turned to look at Zhuo Bufan and said respectfully, "Mr. Zhuo, Master Tian has already reserved a private room inside."
Zhuo Bufan nodded at him and walked in with her. The people who came to the auction today were all distinguished people. The men were well-dressed, and the women were dressed in jewels. No one wanted to be inferior to anyone else. Only he was wearing sportswear, which looked ordinary and was very eye-catching when he walked inside.
A pair of black eyes suddenly noticed him and called out in surprise, "Zhuo Bufan, why are you here?"
"Miss Long?" Zhuo Bufan was also puzzled. He didn't expect to see Long Ge Yueh at the auction.
Long Geyue was wearing a moon-white chiffon dress, with green earrings hanging from her sparkling earlobes. Her hair was parted in the middle, and the ends of her hair were wavy. She looked mature, dignified, and charming. Even Zhuo Bufan was shocked and couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.
Long Ge Yueh was happy in his heart, but the corner of his mouth twitched and said, "Haven't you seen enough?"
Zhuo Bufan smiled helplessly. This girl had a carefree personality. Others would be respectful to him because they knew he was a Martial Arts Grandmaster, but Long Ge Yueh still had the same attitude when she saw him.
"Come with me to the auction?" Long Ge Yueh said. She grabbed Zhuo Bufan's arm and walked inside, leaving Jin Hu at the side.
Zhuo Bufan helplessly nodded at Jin Hu. Jin Hu showed an understanding expression. Back in the room, Chu Tian frowned. "I asked you to invite Mr Zhuo. How come you came back alone?"
Jin Hu smiled bitterly, "Master Tian, Mr Zhuo met Hongyan downstairs and asked me to come back by myself."
"That's true. Although Mr Zhuo has remarkable abilities and is almost like a god, he is still a young and vigorous lad. Hehe." Chu Tian said with a smile.
"Why are you here at the auction?" Zhuo Bufan looked at her and asked.
Long Ge Yueh had only prepared a ticket for the first row of seats. However, as the daughter of the Long family, she managed to get another ticket from the manager of the auction to sit with Zhuo Bufan.
Long Ge Yueh propped her chin on her hand and rolled her eyes. "Hmph, it's all because of you. You said you wanted some herbs, so Grandpa asked me to come to the auction."
When Zhuo Bufan heard her words, she faintly smiled and didn't say a word.
Soon, the auction began.
In addition to the ordinary seats on the first floor, there were also private rooms on the second floor for the members of the Jia clan. What was a member? As long as the Jia clan auctioned something worth more than ten million, they could get a VIP card.
On the center stage, an old man wearing a long robe walked up. He was the auctioneer of the auction. He asked the hostess to bring him a box. "Welcome everyone to the Jia clan's auction at the end of the month. The first item is an antique vase. It's exquisitely carved with exquisite workmanship. It was made during the Qing Dynasty. The starting price is one million."
After a few words, the crowd's enthusiasm was aroused. Several antique shop owners fought over it, and the final price was three million, which far exceeded the value of the vase itself.
After that, there were jade, jade, and jewelry. These were all vulgar things. Zhuo Bufan naturally wasn't interested. When it came to the fourth item, he suddenly took a deep breath and smelled a strong medicinal fragrance.
"This is a hundred-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain. Everyone knows that ginseng is a medicine that can prolong life and cure illnesses. It's better to be prepared. The starting price is one million and five hundred thousand," the auctioneer announced loudly.
Sure enough, in an instant, people started bidding. After three bids, the price reached three million. For these rich people, what they lacked the most was not money. Although medicinal herbs weren't very useful normally, they could save their lives in a critical moment. Basically, they had to have them at home. Moreover, a hundred-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain was hard to come by. It was much more valuable than those antiques and jewelry.
"Three million and five hundred thousand!"
"Four million!"
The auctioneer's face was almost rotten from smiling. Suddenly, he heard a loud and clear voice call out, "Six million."
Zhuo Bufan looked at Long Ge Yueh beside him. She was the one who had called out the price. Six million was more than double the value of the ginseng itself. Many of the shop owners who wanted to bid for the ginseng hesitated. The price was one of the reasons, but more importantly, Long Ge Yueh was the daughter of the Long family. No one wanted to offend her.
When no one else was bidding, the auctioneer said, "This hundred-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain belongs to Miss Long."
Long Ge Yueh looked at Zhuo Bufan with a smile and said, "It's for you."
"Thank you." Zhuo Bufan's lips curled into a smile.
From the seats on the first floor, a cold gaze suddenly looked at Zhuo Bufan. The person was surprised. "What is he doing here?"
The owner of the cold gaze looked like a snow lotus. She exuded an aura that would never melt in the Himalayas. Her eyebrows were willowy, and her eyes were like stars. She wore light makeup and was extremely beautiful. It was Chen Qingai.
There was another man sitting beside her. It was Wang Ziping. Because of Long Ge Yueh's bid, both of them saw Zhuo Bufan.
"He really is a gigolo." Wang Ziping narrowed his eyes and snorted coldly.
Chen Qingai felt an indescribable feeling in her heart. The person she was once most familiar with was now like a stranger. It was as if they were no longer acquaintances. She sighed and looked back at the auction stage.
The hundred-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain was indeed very important to him. Others might not have hundred-year-old ginseng, so they would buy two fifty-year-old ginseng. However, Zhuo Bufan wanted to refine pills. If the age of the medicinal ingredients was not enough, even if he added more fifty-year-old ginseng, it would not be able to achieve the desired effect.
Long Ge Yueh curled her lips. This guy was obviously young, but he pretended to be older than his grandfather. How boring.
When the finale item was auctioned, the auctioneer's face turned serious. "Dear guests, today, our Jia Shi Auction House will have a historic moment. We will be auctioning a consecrated instrument."
"Instrument? What is it? "
"Of course. Isn't it just a consecration by the Daoist priests in the dojo and the master of the temple?"
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