"Ye... Old Master Ye... What did you say? Extending life by three years for someone on their deathbed!"
All the wealthy patrons present were stunned, watching Old Master Ye in disbelief!
"That’s right, even if one is on their last breath, taking this medicine can extend life by three years!" Old Master Ye nodded gently.
Below the auction stage, there was a sound of a collective sharp intake of breath!
The entire auction hall once again fell into dead silence!
"Alright, I won’t say anything superfluous. I guarantee the effect of this Essence Nourishing Pill to be genuine and effective with my own reputation and the century-long reputation of Jinling’s Gu Family!"
"The bidding starts now! The starting price is one hundred million RMB!"
After finishing this sentence, Old Master Ye stepped aside, and a Taishi Chair was immediately brought over for him to sit, while a young lady dressed in a cheongsam offered him a cup of fragrant tea.
"One hundred million!"
Even though they were mentally prepared, the starting price of one hundred million still shocked all the wealthy patrons present!
But then they thought:
What’s the use of wealth in the billions when you are dead?
At the final moments of life, no matter how much money you have or how high your status is, you cannot buy more life!
Yet, an Essence Nourishing Pill can extend life by three years!
For the patrons present whose net worth was in the tens or hundreds of billions, this was of utmost importance!
In truth, at the brink of life and death, let alone money, they would probably not hesitate to exchange all their worth for more years of life!
After all, once you’re dead, there’s nothing left!
Moreover, with Old Master Ye and the century-long reputation of Jinling’s Gu Family as the guarantee, would they really ruin their reputation just for a mere billion?
"I bid two hundred million!"
A fat-bellied, jowly, greasy-faced wealthy man shouted. He was so excited that his layers of fat were trembling.
Last year, this wealthy man was diagnosed with terminal illness in the hospital, with at most two more years to live.
Hence, this wealthy man has been searching for a life-saving miracle all over the world, and today, he has encountered an Essence Nourishing Pill that can extend his life by three years—how could he not be excited?
"Two hundred and thirty million!"
"I bid two hundred and fifty million!"
"Two hundred and eighty million!"
"Two hundred and ninety million!"
The atmosphere at the auction became explosively heated!
"Three hundred million!"
A wealthy man stood up, directly offering a high price of three hundred million, a figure that intimidated many onlookers.
Although these patrons were worth tens and hundreds of billions, that was mostly in fixed assets, real estate, stocks in companies, and such; to suddenly pay three hundred million in cash was somewhat straining.
"Three hundred and fifty million!"
Another wealthy patron stood up, and it turned out to be a middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged man who had bid three hundred million blinked twice when he saw this, and chose to sit down, not bidding any further!
"Four hundred million!"
The initially fat-bellied wealthy man, upon hearing the soaring prices, bit his teeth and angrily shouted, upping the bid by fifty million in one go!
"Five hundred million!"
In the far stands, a man dressed in traditional attire was holding two Jade Balls, gently rotating them in his hand, and slowly declared a price.
The fat-bellied wealthy man turned his head sharply, a glint flashing in his eyes, and upon recognizing the person, he barked in a low voice, "Zhou Huaishan, are you deliberately opposing me?"
"Big-Eared Liu, this is an auction, the highest bidder wins. If you can’t afford it, stop bidding!"
Zhou Huaishan chuckled lightly.
The wealthy man with a bulging belly and fat ears, known in Jinling’s circles as Big-eared Liu, had quite a reputation, but Zhou Huaishan was not an easy target either!
Enraged, Big-eared Liu stretched out his chubby hand and slammed it on the table in front of him several times, bellowing, "I bid ten billion RMB! Who can top that? Speak up if you can go higher than ten billion, otherwise it’s mine!"
One Elixir, ten billion!
Zhou Huaishan clicked his tongue twice and did not continue to bid.
Ten billion? That was really too much. Even for him, it was hard to swallow!
Hearing the terrifying bid of ten billion, other wealthy bidders also shut their mouths.
With that, Elder Ye stood up beaming and declared the auction over, personally delivering the Essence Nourishing Pill to Big-eared Liu. Big-eared Liu’s hand, holding the Essence Nourishing Pill, trembled slightly, his chubby face reddened and then paled, his breathing grew rapid.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Big-eared Liu did not hesitate and tilted his head back to swallow the Essence Nourishing Pill.
Next, an incredible scene unfolded!
The auction hall erupted with exclaims, a messy commotion like that of a vegetable market!
"Holy shit, can it really prolong life?"
Inside the private room, Lin Fan did not continue to watch the excitement of the auction, but instead returned to sit on the sofa.
Just then, Gai Ruoyan, dressed in a Cheongsam, slowly walked over and sat beside Lin Fan, the faint scent of her virgin body wafting over him!
"Mr. Lin, you’ve put up ten Essence Nourishing Pills for auction. Based on the selling price, ten billion per pill, that makes a total of one hundred billion RMB. What do you think?" Gai Ruoyan said with a smile.
Lin Fan nodded lightly and responded, "Let’s go with that price."
"Okay, this is the Dragon Gold Card from Huaxia, it already has two billion six hundred million RMB in it. This is the maximum cash my Gu Family can come up with for now. The remaining seventy-four billion, we from the Gu Family guarantee to transfer it into this card within a month. As for the medicinal materials you require, our Gu Family will find them for you at no cost, as long as you continue to provide Elixirs for our Gu Family. What do you say?"
Gai Ruoyan smiled slightly, her tender fingers blooming like lotus petals, and in the palm of her hand, a black card with gold trim, the Dragon Gold Card, appeared.
Lin Fan had also once had such a card, which he had already given to Zhou Ling’er’s parents!
Without any further ado, Lin Fan took the Dragon Gold Card and left.
"Mr. Lin, may I send a car to take you?" Gai Ruoyan got up hastily and followed.
Lin Fan halted, and Gai Ruoyan, in her rush, didn’t expect Lin Fan to stop so suddenly. When Lin Fan turned around, Gai Ruoyan collided right into his embrace!
Lin Fan instinctively raised his arm, holding Gai Ruoyan’s waist, and then quickly let go.
"Be careful, Miss Ruyan."
Gai Ruoyan’s pretty face flushed red, she lowered her head, her heart fluttering like a startled deer.
This year she turned twenty and this was the first time she had such close physical contact with a man. Moreover, the spot where Lin Fan had held her waist was still burning hot!
"Later, when I leave, I hope you don’t tell Shangguan Mingyue. Just call a car to take me back to Jiangnan City," Lin Fan said.
Gai Ruoyan did not speak, still immersed in the physical contact she’d just had with Lin Fan!
"Miss Ruyan?" Lin Fan called out again.
"Umm... Yes! Yes!" Gai Ruoyan finally reacted.
Lin Fan nodded slightly, then turned and walked towards the door of the private room, leaving Gai Ruoyan standing there for a long while before she finally exhaled a deep breath!
"Someone, take Mr. Lin back to Jiangnan!"