Chapter 783: Auction
Auction Hall. Private Room.
Yue Zhiya was watching the ongoing auction on the stage and noticed the sentient millennium ginseng. Though he already knows that some immortal herb can gain a human form, it doesn’t mean he won’t be surprised to finally see one with his own eyes. Seeing a young man with plant sprouts on his head, Yue Zhiya felt bad for it. After all, it looks like a young child similar to his friends.
Yue Zhiya reluctantly pulled on the Moon Goddess’s sleeves, making the young lady turn her head to look at him.
"Aunt Xue, can we save him?" Yue Zhiya asked.
Yue Xuexia looked at the sentient ginseng. Though she had gained sentience like her lotus flower children, she only liked flowers and not something like ginseng thought it was the best medicine in the natural world. So she wasn’t that interested in it. Moreover, this was actually the ginseng that Tang Yuan and his group wanted to buy in this auction. Though it won’t be that much useful anymore as they were heading back to the Immortal World Outer Haven with them after they had enough rest. This is also the reason why they only rented a house and not bought one.
With the death of the caster of the aura poison, the poison on Tang Yuan’s wife would also slowly fade.
The Moon Goddess patted the young boy’s head and said, "Saving him is not a problem. But even if we save him and let him be free, he will only get caught again. Are you willing to take care of him until the end?"
Yue Zhiya was dazed for a bit. He only wanted to save the little ginseng as he reminded him of his friends. Only then did he remember what his Imperial Father always told him before.
"My son, saving people is a merit. But it doesn’t end just there, you have to think of the responsibility afterwards. Save them only when you have enough strength and power to support them until the end. Protect them as they are weak, support them as you are their leader. This is the responsibility of someone with royal blood, Zhi’er." These were words Yue Leiya had told his son the last time he wanted to save a child of a criminal.
Yue Leiya is sometimes too kind, because he is kind he couldn’t bear to see the sufferings of those weaker than himself. But it was these actions that let others take advantage of him. The reason he was caught was because on the share ride he had sneaked into took a young girl hostage and he had exchanged himself for the girl. He thought that the young girl’s family would send people to save him, but in the end he was taken away because someone from the other side recognized his worth. By the time the little girl’s family had returned with the soldiers he was no longer in the area and was taken somewhere else. Until now the family members of the girls still send people to find his traces trying to find where he might have been sold off.
Now hearing familiar words coming from his Aunt Xue, Yue Zhiya realized that this person truly treats him as family. After all, only family will teach you without hiding anything, even the training he got from his aunt and Yeye, were the best and can even be compared to the skills of those masters back to his empire.
Yue Zhiya said, "Aunt Xue, don’t worry. I will do my best to protect him!"
"Alright. Then you can bid for him yourself. Don’t worry about spirit stones. Your aunt is wealthy enough to buy that ginseng for you," said Yue Xuexia as she gave the bidding number pole to her nephew.
Yue Zhiya had watched people about the bidding. The current bidding price for the ginseng had reached 5 million high grade spirit stones.
The hostess as the stage is hitting the table with gavel for the price of 5 million high grade spirit stones.
"5 million going at once!"
"5 million going twice!"
"5 million going..."
Yue Zhiya shouted. "6 million!"
Everyone was startled to hear a voice coming from the private room on the highest floor and they couldn’t help but turn their heads. Even though the one they hear speak is a baby boy, the fact that it comes from the private room shows that someone from the upper floor is interested in this millennium ginseng.
"A bidding from the upper floor!"
"But it’s a baby boy’s voice... Did the child bid on its own?"
"How can that be? Even if it’s a baby who made the bid... The adult will still be the one to pay."
"Do you think they lack spirit stones?"
"Well you are right."
The discussion among the people in the auction temporarily halted the bidding but was resumed by the hostess as professional as she is.
"Bidder one bids 6 million high grade spirit stones!"
"Going once!"
"6 million going twice!"
"6.5 million!" Another bidder fearlessly bids for the ginseng as he himself is a pill refiner who needed this ginseng.
The old man stood up and bowed his head towards the upper floor, "I hope the goddess and God King to forgive this old man’s rudeness but I wanted to try fighting for the ginseng."
"This empress doesn’t stop people from bidding. As long as you wish to, go ahead," said the Moon Goddess.
The old man pill refiner felt relieved with these words, not only him but also the others as well.
"Thank you for your kindness, Goddess!"
Before the old man took a seat, he heard a voice of a young boy sounding dignified yet polite, "Elder, I would like to ask. If you won the little ginseng would you kill it to make medicine?"
"Of course not, your highness. This old man only wanted the help of the little ginseng to enrich this old man’s medicine garden and ask for a few whiskers for pill refinement. Our sect is against killing weak sentient individuals, especially those born in nature!" The old man’s pill refiner honestly responded.
Yue Zhiya remained a bit confused yet calmly responded, "I see. Then seniors may the winner bring home the ginseng boy."
"Yes, your highness is right. May the winner bring home the ginseng boy!" Only then did the old man finally return to his seat.
Yue Zhiya raised his bidding number and said, "7 million high grade spirit stones!"
"8 million high grade spirit stones!" It was the old man pill refiner who bid back.
Yue Zhiya bit his lower lips and said, "8.5 million high grade spirit stones!"
"9 million high grade spirit stones!" Another bidder had joined the battle. Just the miraculous effect of the millennium ginseng was enough to catch everyone’s desire to live longer.
Yue Zhiya finally looked at his aunt only to see her smiling at him. Even his great great grandfather Elf King Andromeda was also smiling at him though it’s different from his aunt’s teasing kind. He didn’t even notice that his little mouth had turned into a pout making him look even more adorable.
"Zhi’er doesn’t know how much to bid. But I think that grandpa from before would take good care of little ginseng much more than I do. What does Aunt Xue think?" Yue Zhiya asked.
The Moon Goddess had already calculated whether that old pill refiner is telling the truth. She was surprised that the old man had honestly spoken the truth. But according to what she had seen, if the old man wins the ginseng, he would be ambushed on the way. Not only would he die but the little ginseng would be eaten raw by those bad people.
Yue Xuexia said, "Maybe the elderly don’t have enough money. How about Zhi’er bids twice of the next price. After winning it you can trade it with the grandpa in secret."
"But Zhi’er don’t have that much money," Yue Zhiya said.
Tan Shenyu, who was drinking, almost choked. He heard that little boy bidding for 8.5 million high grade spirit stones. It means he had that much money with him. Now he is asking for more with his aunt. He was simply amazed by how much allowance this little prince possessed.
What Tan Shenyu didn’t know is that Yue Zhiya originally only had three million monthly allowance and the rest were taken from the group before he escaped with the children.
Xue Shuyi was gently patting her husband’s back and said, "Drink slowly. How can you even choke?"
"Sorry. Sorry. It went in the wrong pipe. Cough." Tan Shenyu said.
Meanwhile, Lord Andromeda took the boy and let him sit on his lap and helped him raise the bidding number.
He said, "Don’t worry. Just listen to your aunt. She is incredibly rich~"
The old man shouted, "18 million high grade spirit stones!"
The moment this announcement was heard everyone was shocked. None noticed that Yue Xuexia had written something and had Tan Bingyu and her lover send a message to that old pill refiner secretly. Meanwhile, everyone in the hall was dumbfounded, no one expected to double the last bidding price which is 9 million high grade spirit stones.