In Zhejiang Province, both the Liu and Long families have their own alchemists. If this Lan Yin Root were taken back, who knows how many Foundation Establishment Pills could be refined!
After all, with enough Foundation Establishment Pills, enough Foundation Establishment stage cultivators could be fostered for the families. This was definitely not a simple matter of one plus one equaling two!
"Gulp... Mr. Liu Yunhua bids ten billion... is there any higher bid?"
Hearing Liu Yunhua's bid, Qiu Hanying felt her breath quicken.
According to the contract she had with the owner of this thousand-year-old ginseng, their auction house would receive a ten percent cut if it was successfully auctioned.
Now that the price had reached ten billion, it meant that after the transaction, she would at least receive a commission of one hundred million!
"Oh my god, is this thing that valuable?"
"Yeah, yeah, I think this thing should be worth at most two or three billion? Is this Liu Yunhua crazy?"
"Who knows, maybe he really has too much money to spend."
The crowd in the hall began to discuss amongst themselves after hearing the bid.
Even the family patriarchs sitting in the private rooms looked surprised and uncertain.
At first, they thought Liu Yunhua was just arguing with Long Yuling, but they didn't expect him to dare to bid such a high price now.
They knew Liu Yunhua's personality. Although he seemed capricious, he was actually a person who never suffered a loss.
Now that even someone like him was willing to bid an astronomical ten billion, there was only one possibility: this thousand-year-old ginseng was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
Its value had definitely far surpassed ten billion!
Otherwise, given Liu Yunhua's personality, he would never have called out such a price.
"Mr. Lin, this is all the funds I can mobilize. I'm afraid I can't help you any further."
Seeing Liu Yunhua bid ten billion, Long Yuling turned to Yang Fan and said.
While she was indeed the eldest daughter of the Long family, she was merely a future heir, not the current true head of the family. The funds she could mobilize were limited.
Now, asking her to spend so much money to buy a ginseng was purely out of respect for Yang Fan.
However, if the money continued to increase, she would no longer have the authority.
"Mm, that's enough. Thank you for your kindness, Miss Long."
Seeing Long Yuling's apologetic expression, Lin Chen waved his hand indifferently.
Given their current relationship, helping him was a favor, and not helping him was her duty; there was nothing to say.
Moreover, if Long Yuling hadn't spoken up earlier, dealing with this matter would have been a hassle given Liu Yunhua's personality.
However, he truly didn't have that much money now, and the Lan Yin Root would have to be given up.
"Alright, ten billion, third call! Congratulations to Mr. Liu Yunhua for purchasing this thousand-year-old ginseng for ten billion!"
Seeing that no one else was bidding, Qiu Hanying's wooden hammer slowly fell, and the deal was made on the spot.
This was the most valuable item she had ever auctioned off since becoming an auctioneer!
With just this single transaction, her commission alone was one hundred million. How could she not be excited?
"Next, we will move on to today's grand finale auction item. I believe many friends present have come for it."
"That's right, this is the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill personally refined by Mr. Lin Chen."
"There are a total of three Beauty Rejuvenation Pills. Due to their special nature, there will be no reserve price this time. Anyone can bid freely, with each bid not less than one hundred thousand."
"Now we will auction the first pill. Please place your bids!"
Then, Qiu Hanying took out the wooden box that Lin Chen had given her earlier. She opened the box, and three fragrant Beauty Rejuvenation Pills appeared on the auction stage.
"What? The grand finale auction item is pills?"
Seeing Qiu Hanying actually present three pills that looked like marbles, Qiu Tianhong and his son were stunned. They could see a trace of shock in each other's eyes.
Good heavens, they thought Qiu Hanying would bring some treasure as the finale item, but they didn't expect it to be this!
"Dad, aren't these pills just a scam? Is Qiu Hanying really daring to sell this thing?"
Qiu Mingfei next to him was also confused. He had heard of these pills before, but they had always been things used by charlatans to cheat people. He didn't expect Qiu Hanying to dare to bring this out for auction at this time.
Moreover, it was being auctioned as the finale item!
Was this Qiu Hanying crazy?
"I don't know, let's wait and see. I'd like to know what Qiu Hanying is planning!"
As he said this, Qiu Tianhong glanced at the private rooms upstairs with apprehension.
These important figures had been here for nearly two hours. Since the auction began, no one had made a bid.
Even for the thousand-year-old ginseng just now, no one had bid. This could only mean that they were here for something else.
And the only possibility was this so-called Beauty Rejuvenation Pill!
He knew that the so-called Lin Chen was the young man who had been with Long Yuling. And for this young man to be valued by the dignified eldest daughter of the Long family, he was definitely no ordinary person!
It seemed their Qiu family had backed the wrong horse this time.
Next, it would depend on what choices the important figures in the private rooms would make.
Meanwhile, Qiu Hanying, standing on the auction stage, felt a bit awkward as there was no one bidding.
Although she still had a professional smile on her face, she knew very well that if no one bid now, the grand finale auction item she had set would go unsold!
An unsold auction item was normal in any auction house, but an unsold finale item would make it difficult for Shuang Group to do business in the future if word got out!
However, hadn't those important figures all said they were here for the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill? Why were they not bidding now?
How could her auction continue?
At the same time, in private room number six, Manager Xia frowned and looked at the old man beside him: "Dad, with no reserve price for this item, what would be a suitable bid?"
"I don't know, but if the effect of the Beauty Rejuvenation Pill is as Mr. Lin claims, then it's a priceless treasure!"
Old Master Xia shook his head, his expression filled with emotion.