Chapter Twenty-Five: Auction

  After leaving the Gui Lai Ge, Song Jian finally deduced the entire truth.

  It turned out that the father and mother had inadvertently grasped the key to treating cancer, and in order to obtain this key and maintain their own interests, Baozi Tou would take action against his parents.

  "Hmph, Flyer Corporation? Isn't that the number one pharmaceutical company in the United States with a mighty reputation? Indeed, it's quite overbearing," Song Jian's mouth curled into a cold smile. "However, since I've crossed over and have the three volumes of 'The Ancient True Man Book' in my hands, how could I let you bunch of barbarians bully me?"

  Song Jian returned home directly from the Gui Lai Pavilion, and what he had to do now was to be cautious and low-key. Song Jian knew that the other party's strength was too great, if they were noticed by the other party, then with his current strength, he would not be able to escape the other party's deadly grasp.

  The next day, poor Xu Si and Xia Lin could only take a taxi to go to work and school, while Song Jian took the bank card and went to the Traditional Chinese Medicine Museum in Gusu City.

  In the Ming and Qing dynasties, Gusu City produced many famous figures in traditional Chinese medicine, triggering a revolution in the field of warm disease studies. As a result, the city's traditional Chinese medical culture has been relatively well-preserved to this day.

  Upon arriving at the Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Song Jian saw a banner hanging in front of the museum that read "Warmly Celebrating the Opening of the Legendary Traditional Chinese Medicine Exhibition", with the signature of the Suzhou Municipal Government. From this signature alone, it can be seen that the Suzhou Municipal Government still highly values traditional Chinese medicine culture.

  Song Jian entered the museum, and the scene in front of him was unexpectedly beyond his expectation.

  Originally, Song Jian thought that this traditional Chinese medicine exhibition would not have many visitors. However, unexpectedly, the entire museum had thousands of people, and there were more than 2,000 kinds of Chinese medicines on display, ranging from Cordyceps sinensis to Panax ginseng, as well as sea cucumber, which is very popular recently.

  Each Chinese medicine was stored separately in a glass cabinet, and some of the cabinets had numbers next to them, with blank space beside the numbers. Song Jian quickly understood that this was both an exhibition and an auction.

  Some owners of Chinese medicinal materials want to auction off their medicines. They write a reserve price next to the medicine, and if someone wants to buy it, they can write down their bid next to it.

  Song Jian's eyes scanned the Chinese medicine in these glass cabinets, and he was secretly surprised that all of these medicines were some precious treasures, from Tiepi Shihu to Hongying Sanqi, many of which were rare medicinal materials not circulating on the market.

  "Ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted that you have taken the time to attend this exhibition amidst your busy schedules. My name is Zhou Yumin, and I am the organizer of this event. In the past century, our traditional Chinese medicine culture has suffered from persecution, neglect, and humiliation. However, in recent years, with the increasing awareness and cultural consciousness of people, everyone's attention to health has grown, and our traditional Chinese medicine has been quietly gaining popularity..."

  On the stage, a slightly stout middle-aged man was talking about the history and current situation of traditional Chinese medicine. Song Jian did not listen carefully, his eyes quickly scanned various medicines, looking at these Chinese medicines, Song Jian secretly drooled, these medicines were all good materials for refining elixirs. However, the prices of these medicines were a bit too high, such as that red-capped ginseng, which was priced at 100,000 yuan, this price was only suitable for collection, after all, the efficacy of red-capped ginseng and ordinary ginseng did not differ much.

  "Huh? Huai Shan medicine?" Song Jian's heart suddenly skipped a beat as he walked towards the cabinet.

  In the glass case, a shriveled and entirely blackened yam lay.

  "This ginseng is at least three hundred years old," Song Jian's heart was secretly excited, "If I can get this ginseng, then the distance to my refining of the marrow-washing pill will be one step closer!"

  Song Jian's eyes swept over the text labels next to the yam cabinet.

  "Authentic medicinal herbs, Huai Shan Yao. Year, at least one hundred years old. Reserve price, 30,000."

  The blank space next to it is for the buyer to write down their intended price.

  At this time, there is already a buyer's name and price in the blank space. A person named Lü Feng has bid 35,000 yuan.

  Song Jian thought for a moment and ultimately did not make an immediate offer. With several hours left before the exhibition ended, Song Jian was in no hurry.

  After seeing the Huaishan medicine, Song Jian's mood had settled down a lot. Next, if he could encounter Renxing Shouwu it would be best, even if he couldn't, it wouldn't be a wasted trip. At this time, Song Jian still had over 130,000 yuan on him, which should be enough to buy that Huaishan medicine.

  Then Song Jian turned around again, and in the hall, he still didn't see a human-shaped Mao Tou.

  This situation was also within Song Jian's expectations. Hei Shou Wu is one of the legendary four great immortal herbs, alongside Ren Shen, Huang Jing, and Ling Zhi. In the xianxia of Huaxia Country, there are many stories about people becoming immortals after consuming these four great immortal herbs, which has led to many superstitious people placing extra importance on these four medicines. And as for human-shaped Ren Shen and Hei Shou Wu, they have driven the people of Huaxia Country crazy.

  Song Jian quietly took a look at the medicine in the exhibition hall, with this information, when refining Dan medicine later, Song Jian had a bottom line.

  Time passed quickly, and Song Jian returned once again in front of that hundred-year-old Huai Shan Yao glass cabinet.

  "What's going on?"

  Song Jian was shocked and saw that the price marked on the glass cabinet had changed to 105,000 yuan.

  "One hundred and fifty thousand yuan? How can it be so high? This price is enough to buy a good ginseng! ” Song Jian was puzzled, he looked at the person who marked the price, and it was still Lu Feng, the first one who made the bid.

  Song Jian glanced at the time and saw that it was almost closing time for the exhibition. He didn't have time to think much, so he wrote down a price of 110,000 yuan and added his own name underneath.

  "Huh?"

  A voice of doubt came over.

  Song Jian turned his head and saw an old man with white hair standing beside him, looking at him with a face full of anger.

  Song Jian stood silently beside the glass cabinet, guarding this piece of Huai Shan Yao. The price of this Huai Shan Yao had already far exceeded its true value.

  "Hey young man, what do you mean? You're not trying to trick me, are you?" The old man's piercing gaze was fixed on Song Jian.

  Song looked at the old man and didn't say anything.

  "I'm telling you, such an obvious scam, don't think I'll fall for it!" The old man was furious. "This huai shan yao is worth at most 40,000 yuan, how did you inflate the price to 110,000?"

  Song Jian still didn't speak, but in his heart he was secretly praying for the old man to leave quickly. Song Jian had already confirmed that this old man was definitely the one who offered 105,000 yuan, Lü Feng.

  Lü Feng saw Song Jian not responding, and snorted: "Old man, I've attended over a hundred auctions in my life, what kind of situation haven't I seen? You're just a prop, too unprofessional. Young man, I advise you to know when to stop while you're ahead."

  Lü Feng said as he bid again in the blank space, bidding 1.2 million and writing down his own name.

  Song Jian swept a glance at this old man, from the old man's dress and temperament, it was clear that Lü Feng was absolutely a big shot, and one of those super big shots.

  Song Jian's heart cooled down, he was not willing to compete fairly with this kind of person. In the eyes of this kind of person, there is only what they want, no matter how expensive it is. That is to say, even if he bids up to 150,000 now, the other party will continue to bid and buy.

  Song Jian had only 140,000 yuan on him.

  Song Jian swept a glance at the old man's face, and saw that Lü Feng's complexion was ruddy, although he was nearly seventy years old, his body was straight, his energy was full, and at first glance, there was nothing wrong with him. Moreover, Lü Feng's body exuded a faint scent of medicine. Song Jian made an educated guess and understood that Lü Feng bought the Astragalus membranaceus not to treat any illness, but simply wanted to use it to make health supplements. For wealthy people, health is priceless, they wouldn't care about this small amount of money.

  Song Jian furrowed his brow, then smiled slightly and said: "Old man, I'm not kidding. However, the price you're offering... Ah, yes, my name is Song Jian, and I've studied some traditional Chinese medicine knowledge. There are indeed many good medicinal materials at this auction today."

  Lü Feng saw that Song Jian was no longer bidding against him and smiled, saying: "That's right. Young Master Song understands Chinese medicine at such a young age?"

  There is great distrust in his words.

  Song Jian smiled and said, "Lü Lao, look at this mountain medicine, the folds are flat and even, with hidden folds within, the skin is dark but still shows a reddish glow. This means that this Huai Shan Yao has been aged for at least 350 years. A price of 120,000 yuan? Tsk tsk, to be honest, if I had the money, I would add more value to it."

  Lü Feng's eyes widened in surprise as he stared at Song Jian, saying: "Really? You're actually 350 years old. Haha, I thought you were only a hundred years old. I was planning to refine some Life-Extending Pills, and since mountain yam is the main ingredient for these pills, I wanted to choose some of the best quality ones. Who would have thought that this mountain yam would be so extraordinary?"

  Song Jian smiled slightly and said: "Lü Lao, take a look at that lingzhi over there again."

  As he spoke, Song Jian led Lü Feng towards a white-colored spiritual mushroom glass cabinet.

  "This reishi mushroom is of poor quality, look at its color, it's too uneven." Lü Feng said, "The owner wants a bottom price of 700,000, it's not worth this price at all."

  Song Jian smiled and said, "Lü Lao, you don't know this, but look at the root of this lingzhi. Although its color is mottled, it's actually translucent and bright. The reason why its quality isn't good is that it was contaminated by the seeds of the Seven Star Flower in the later stage. However, this lingzhi is indeed a pure Snow Mountain Lingzhi, and its true value is at least over 200,000 yuan. Unfortunately, most people only see the impurities on its surface and don't see its true inner quality."

  Song Jian sighed, Lü Feng was also a person who understood medicine. The more he listened to Song Jian's words, the more convinced he became. He immediately wrote a bid price of 1.2 million under the Lingzhi.

  Song Jian continued to pull Lü Feng towards a mountain ginseng...

  As time passed, Song Jian explained the fifth medicine to Lü Feng when the exhibition ended. The various display cabinets began to announce the ownership of the medicinal materials in the glass cabinet, and then the named person handed over the money with one hand and took the goods with the other, in an orderly manner.

  With Song Jian's guidance, Lü Feng suddenly obtained four more high-quality medicinal materials and was naturally very excited.

  "Snow Mountain Lingzhi, auction price 120,000, the winner is Lü Feng. Congratulations to Brother Lü Feng." On the stage, Zhou Yumin smiled and announced the result, it seems he is quite familiar with Lü Feng.

  Lü Feng was overjoyed to get on stage, getting the Snow Mountain Lingzhi worth at least 200,000 for a mere 120,000. He couldn't help but feel elated, even though he didn't care about this small amount of money.

  "Next, this hundred-year-old Huai Shan medicine, the auction price is 1.25 million yuan, and the winner of the auction is Song Jian." Zhou Yumin announced.

  "Huh?" Lü Feng, standing beside Song Jian, was taken aback for a moment before suddenly grabbing Song Jian's neck. "Ah, I see! You little scoundrel, you went to the restroom just now to alter the price of Huai Shan medicine, didn't you? I wondered why you were being so kind and explaining all these medicines to me. It turns out you were trying to stall me, preventing me from continuing to bid on the precious Huai Shan medicine!"

  Song Jian smiled and said, "Lü old brother, you've made a big profit today, why bother with a poor little guy like me?"

  As he spoke, Song Jian walked towards the stage, shouting in his heart, the hundred-year-old Huai Shan medicine had finally fallen into his hands!

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