"Father, the Ancestor has issued a death order. We must obtain the Qingming Longevity Pill, no matter what."
"I know. If we can't bid for it, then..."
At this point, Wei Wensong sighed.
The brother and sister also understood Wei Wensong's words and dared not say more.
As time passed, the Ling family's auction house became more crowded, with a long queue at the entrance.
In the private room on the fourth floor.
"Daddy, Mommy, the auction hasn't started yet. I'll go see my eldest cousin first." Song Qingyun did not return to the Song family. She came from the Ling family. She met Song Jingshan and his wife at the entrance of the auction house and came up together.
"Alright, go. Be careful, and don't disturb your eldest cousin."
"I know, Mommy."
As soon as Song Qingyun stepped out of the private room, a maid greeted her.
"Miss Cousin, do you have any instructions?"
"Where is your eldest young lady now?"
"Replying to Miss Cousin, the eldest young lady has been resting upstairs and has not come down yet. Do you need this servant to take you there?"
"Lead the way."
"Yes."
The maid led Song Qingyun upstairs. Not long after the maid left, a new maid stood in her place.
Fifth floor.
"Dong dong," the maid's voice followed the knocking.
"Eldest Young Lady, Miss Cousin is here."
"Cousin is here, come in."
After Song Qingyun entered, she saw Ling Luoyi drinking juice by the window. She walked over and sat down opposite Ling Luoyi.
"You're quite leisurely."
Ling Luoyi looked at her and said, "It's not time yet, why are you in such a hurry?"
The auction was still a quarter of an hour away.
Song Qingyun thought for a moment and said, "That's true. It's just that they've been waiting for a long time, and their patience must be running out now. Aren't you going to take a look?"
Ling Luoyi looked at the crowd gathered downstairs, their patience at its limit.
Smiling, Ling Luoyi said, "They're not children anymore, no one needs to be responsible for their emotions."
"That's true."
"By the way, Cousin, after the auction ends, are you returning to the Song family or going to the Ling family?"
"I told my Daddy that I'll go to the Ling family later and won't go back until before the genius selection. Don't worry, I haven't told my Daddy about third cousin's matter."
"I'm not worried about that, they'll know sooner or later anyway." Ling Luoyi remembered another matter and said, "Cousin, tell Uncle later that the last item is a pill, and tell him not to bid for it."
"A pill? But isn't the last item on your list a spiritual artifact?"
"The last item is not on the list. Cousin, you just need to tell Uncle this, and Uncle will know."
"Oh, okay."
"Dong dong."
"Eldest Young Lady, the auction is about to begin. Can the items be taken down?" httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
"Steward Huo, bring your people up to take it down."
"Yes."
Steward Huo returned quickly, each person carrying a tray, placing the boxes on the floor onto the trays.
"Cousin, the auction is about to start, I have to go down first, you should go back to your private room too."
"Okay."
Song Qingyun returned to the private room on the fourth floor, told Ling Luoyi what she had said to Song Jingshan. Although Song Jingshan didn't know why Ling Luoyi didn't want them to bid for the last item, he still listened to her.
Ling Luoyi, with a group of maids, went directly from the hall to the backstage.
There were many people attending the auction in the hall. As Ling Luoyi passed by, they all looked at her.
When they saw the wooden boxes carried by the maids behind Ling Luoyi, their eyes were filled with calculation.
At the second quarter of the Shen hour, Ling Luoyi appeared on the auction stage on time.
"Thank you all for giving the Ling family face and attending this auction. I am Ling Luoyi. You are all here for the items, so I won't waste your time. The first item is a fourth-grade Rejuvenation Pill, top quality. Regardless of your appearance, it can restore your youth to eighteen years old. The starting bid is five hundred orange crystal coins, with a minimum increment of fifty orange crystal coins."
"Five hundred and fifty orange crystal coins!"
"Six hundred!"
"Seven hundred!"
...
Since ancient times, women have been particularly concerned about their appearance. No one wants to be unattractive, so the Rejuvenation Pill has a fatal attraction for women.
Ling Luoyi watched from the stage and sighed: Indeed, no matter where you are, women's money is the easiest to earn.
There were a total of sixteen items in this auction, divided into the first and second halves, with a half-hour break in between.
Two hours later, there was still one last item to be auctioned.
At this moment, those who had received the news became excited. They knew that this item could not be easily bid for.
On stage, the maid carrying the last wooden box placed the box on the stage.
Ling Luoyi opened the wooden box, and a jade bottle was revealed to everyone's sight.
They all knew that Ling Luoyi was a fourth-grade alchemist, so they were not surprised to see the jade bottle.
On the other hand, those who knew the news had their eyes fixed on the jade bottle, unwilling to look away for a moment.
"The last item is the Qingming Longevity Pill. One pill can increase your lifespan by ten years."
Ling Luoyi paused intentionally to give them time to react.
Upon hearing Ling Luoyi's words, everyone was shocked.
Increasing one's lifespan was something they dared not even dream of. To increase lifespan through cultivation, one would at least need to reach the Spiritual Master realm to add forty years.
However, they had not even broken through the Spiritual Disciple realm.
Now, there was something in front of them that could increase their lifespan, how could they not be excited?!
"Eldest Young Lady Ling, are you telling the truth? Can that pill really increase lifespan?"
"Of course. I'm auctioning it in public, how could I dare to bring a fake?"
"Eldest Young Lady Ling, stop the nonsense and start the bidding quickly!"
Ling Luoyi chuckled and said, "You can bid, but there's something that needs to be clarified beforehand. I obtained this pill by chance. When I got it, I didn't know how to preserve it properly, so it was improperly stored, and some of its efficacy has been lost. Therefore, it might not be able to increase lifespan by ten years. However, what I can guarantee is that this pill can at least increase lifespan by six months. I cannot guarantee how much it can increase."
Even so, being able to increase lifespan by half a year was still very good. Especially for those whose lifespan was nearing its end, this was their last ray of hope.
"This pill has no starting bid, and there is no limit to the bidding increment."
This time, the hall fell silent for a moment. With no starting bid, they didn't know how much would be appropriate. If they bid too low, they would be ridiculed by others.
Ling Luoyi looked at the silent hall. She was not worried. How could such a pill be unsold?
In the private room on the fourth floor, this was the private room prepared for Li Shu.
"Young Pavilion Master, no one has bid yet. Should we help Eldest Young Lady Ling?"
"No need. Han Li, wait. We do need to help, but not now."
"Ah?"
While Han Li was confused, he heard voices from the adjacent private room.
"Since no one is bidding, this old man will take the lead. Ten thousand yellow crystal coins."
Ling Luoyi looked at the private room on the second floor of the fourth floor. She recognized the voice as Chen Duanmian's.
Chen Duanmian's bid not only prompted others to bid but also eliminated quite a few people.
Those who couldn't bid gave up their unrealistic thoughts after seeing who was bidding.
They had originally come just to watch the excitement.
"Since President Chen has bid, this old man cannot fall behind. This old man bids twenty thousand yellow crystal coins." This was the president of the Array Master Guild.
The Wei family had not yet bid. They planned to bid at the last moment.
Ling Luoyi knew the Wei family's intentions, and so did others.
Seeing Ling Luoyi give him a look, Li Shu smiled.
"Han Li, it's our turn."