Chapter 45 Shameless Robbery!

"Eight thousand taels!"

Upon seeing the fierce competition, Liu Yan Hui immediately concluded that the medicine being auctioned must have extraordinary effects, perhaps even a life-saving elixir.

Nine thousand taels!

The atmosphere on the scene froze again. Several older people turned around and looked at Liu Yan Hui with frowns on their faces. Their eyes swept casually from the upper three parts of the face to the lower three parts of the face!

Shen Lanxi's eyes flashed, and she subtly distanced herself from Liu Yanhui!

"Nine thousand five hundred taels!" You could tell from the voice that he was gritting his teeth!

Liu Yan replied: "Ten thousand taels!"

The atmosphere froze, followed by several sneers.

"I never imagined someone so young would need this so much!"

"Compared to him, we're still as sharp as ever, so let's give it to him!"

"Give way, while you're still young, quickly make an heir..."

The more Liu Yanhui listened, the stranger it seemed. Looking at the inquisitive, regretful, annoyed, disgusted, gloating, and superior gazes, he vaguely understood something.

"Anyone else want to bid? No one is bidding. The Rejuvenating Pill belongs to this young master!"

Liu Yanhui's face flushed bright red instantly, wishing he could dig a hole and disappear right then and there. He quickly looked for Shen Lanxi to explain, "Where is she?"

I was just next to him a moment ago.

Liu Yanhui quickly looked around and found the person sitting steadily in the corner a few seconds later.

The man even made a gesture of pushing his hands forward at him!

Don't come near, I don't know you!

Liu Yan Hui: "..." I really want to ask, who wants this? I'll sell it to them for a discount!

The little incident passed quickly; with a purchase of ten thousand taels, they moved two rows forward.

The wound medicine described below is quite clear. For the first time in her life, Liu Yanhui enjoyed using other people's money and the feeling of wiping away her shame!

After acquiring four different medications in succession, they went from being near the bottom to being at the very front!

"Next up for auction is the Snow Frog Detoxification Pill, which can cure all poisons! Ingredients include Tian Shan Snow Lotus and Arctic Snow Frog... Starting price is 10,000 taels!"

The main event is here!

In the blink of an eye, the price soared to 500,000 taels!

Shen Lanxi didn't stop him, and Liu Yanhui continued bidding. In the blink of an eye, the price reached 800,000 taels, and then no one else bid!

The antidote pill was the last item to be auctioned, and the auction ended after that.

She and Liu Yanhui had just left Fumanlou when they were caught up with.

"Young master, my family member has been poisoned. I wonder if you could give me the antidote?" Qu Yanling blocked Shen Lanxi's way.

Then another person from Fumanlou came out and stood next to Qu Yanling.

Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"

The two were overjoyed.

"Seven hundred thousand taels!"

What?

Qu Yanling was stunned as she passed Sun Miaolian.

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Shen Lanxi's eyes: "I bought the antidote pill for 700,000 taels of silver. Considering your dedication to your family, I'm transferring it to you at the original price now."

Qu Yanling's eyes flashed with resentment. If she had money, she would have bought it inside long ago. Why bother chasing after her and making a trip?

Sun Miaolian said apologetically, "We don't have that much money on hand, could you give us a discount?"

Shen Lanxi certainly didn't miss the incredulous looks on the two men's faces when she asked them for money.

"cannot."

Qu Yanling's smile faded: "No one in your family has been poisoned, and the antidote pills will lose their effectiveness over time. You might as well give them to me at a lower price."

Shen Lanxi: "First of all, I just bought this medicine. Even if it loses its effectiveness, it will take at least six months or a year. Secondly, how do you know that I and my family won't need it?"

Qu Yanling's eyes turned cold: "Do you know who was poisoned?"

Shen Lanxi: "I don't want to know, it has nothing to do with me!"

A contemptuous snort rang out.

"The one who was poisoned was my father, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Cangzhou City."

Shen Lanxi turned and left. "These days, smart kids don't call out 'who my dad is' when they get into fights; they all call out other people's dads' names."

This woman is really messing with her father!

"Stop right there! Did I say you could leave?" Qu Yanling chased after her furiously as soon as she saw her leave!

Shen Lanxi kept walking and was about to bump into Qu Yanling, which startled Qu Yanling, who quickly dodged away.

"How can you have no sense of propriety or shame? I'm standing right in front of you, can't you see me?"

Shen Lanxi sneered: "You're a man, and when you saw me rushing towards you from the opposite direction, you didn't know to move aside, but instead asked me if I understand propriety and shame?"

"If you were a woman, I might avoid you. But you're a man, and there's a wide-open road ahead. Why should I let you pass if you're blind and deliberately blocking my way?"

Qu Yanling's face turned ashen. She had come to Anzhen to find medicine for her father, and she had been wearing men's clothing for the sake of convenience. She never expected that her filial piety would be ridiculed and mocked like this.

This person is truly hateful!

"Stop him!" Qu Yanling gave the order, and more than a dozen guards rushed out and surrounded Shen Lanxi and Liu Yanhui.

A sharp glint flashed in Shen Lanxi's eyes as she feigned surprise and asked, "Even if a deal falls through, goodwill should remain. Just because I spent 700,000 taels to buy the antidote pill, and I refuse to give it to you for free, are you going to attack us in the street?"

"Where is justice? Where is the law? I'm reporting this to the authorities!"

Someone recognized Sun Miaolian and immediately advised, "You're willing to spend 700,000 taels to buy the antidote, so you're definitely not short of money. Give it to them; consider it a loss to avoid disaster!"

Shen Lanxi said indignantly, "I refuse to believe there's no place in the world where reason prevails! If they dare to lay a hand on me today, I'll go to the government office and sue them!"

Qu Yanling thought she had something to rely on, but this is all?

"I'll ask you one more time, are you going to hand over the antidote or not?"

Shen Lanxi shouted, "In broad daylight, you forcibly stole the antidote pill I bought for 700,000 taels of silver! You have completely disregarded the law, treated human life like dirt, and are utterly wicked, despicable, and shameless—this is the behavior of a robber!"

Qu Yanling was used to being domineering in Cangzhou Prefecture, and she couldn't tolerate others slandering her like this, so she immediately became angry.

"Let's do it!"

Shen Lanxi quickly told Liu Yan, "Take advantage of the chaos to leave, change clothes, and continue to buy medicinal herbs!"

Liu Yanhui: You're about to be arrested, and you're still thinking about collecting medicinal herbs?

The guards swarmed forward, but Shen Lanxi fought them off while drawing them away.

Seeing that she was serious, Liu Yan quickly blended into the crowd! He had just run back to the inn when he brushed past Shen Lanxi, who had changed into women's clothing.

"Where should we run to?"

The familiar voice almost made Liu Yan slip and fall to the ground!

"I told you to change your clothes, why didn't you?"

The first sound left her confused, but the second sound immediately brought Liu Yan back to her senses.

"Young Master!"

Shen Lanxi: "Change clothes. What were you told to do before? Go do it again!"

Liu Yan didn't dare to look up and quickly went back to her room to change her clothes!

Qu Yanling introduced herself, so she didn't need to investigate further; she had also found out about the other person.

The local prefect's surname was Sun, and he was known for his lavish lifestyle, raking in tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. Anzhen was a treasure trove; a single bottle of medicine could easily cost tens or hundreds of thousands of taels. Prefect Sun must have made a fortune!

After nightfall, a blurry figure flashed into the prefect's residence!

"Angry White, scan all the treasure locations!"

"receive!"