Invincible Immortal Cultivator in the City
Chapter 149 - 148: Thank Your Ancestors for Eighteen Generations for Me

Chapter 149: Chapter 148: Thank Your Ancestors for Eighteen Generations for Me

As the red cloth fell off completely.

The mysterious item mentioned by Lan Yue Yuxue finally appeared before everyone’s eyes.

It was a flower.

White as snow, with densely packed petals overlapping and blooming, resembling a lotus.

It stood quietly inside a transparent icebox, which was filled with clear ice cubes. Under the ice cubes, the flower’s roots were buried, the petals white and the roots as red as blood, with wisps of chilliness emanating around the petals.

With the embellishment of the cold air, the red-rooted, white lotus seemed like a bewitching flower, exuding an extraordinary beauty.

"What kind of flower is this?"

"It’s frozen, yet not the slightest bit damaged, as if it’s just been plucked. How is that possible?"

"Unseen and unheard of."

Upon seeing it, the crowd below immediately burst into discussion, attracted by the quality of the white lotus. Just at first glance, it was enough to let people know it was anything but ordinary.

Lin Hao, in particular, was drawn to the white lotus the moment it appeared, and his previously lazy gaze instantly became sharp and bright.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this flower’s name might be familiar to many, yet never have they seen it," Lan Yue Yuxue said with a smile, as she saw people’s reaction reach the expected effect, "Its name is the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus."

"All of you here are elites of society. Normal Ice Mountain Snow Lotuses, you might have seen and even consumed, but you have never seen such a flower before."

Lan Yue Yuxue’s words won the agreement of many. They indeed had seen the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus before but had never seen one as beautiful as this.

Nor had they ever seen an Ice Mountain Snow Lotus with red roots!

"Because, this is a thirty-year-old Ice Mountain Snow Lotus. It was discovered in a very secret place a week ago and was delivered to Mittel Hotel three days ago." Lan Yue Yuxue continued with a smile, "Its value, I believe you all understand."

"Since it is neither an antique nor a treasure, it is classified as a medicinal herb. It can survive for only up to ten more days; therefore, the starting bid is not high—1 million, with each increment no less than 100,000."

"Only ten more days to live?" Upon hearing this, many people showed a hint of disappointment in their eyes.

With that in mind, other than using it as a medicinal herb to improve physical health, it was practically useless.

No wonder the starting bid was so low.

However, there were still many attracted to it. Those who could sit here each had enough financial power to enjoy life.

Those who had never tried it, of course, wanted a taste.

Therefore, someone immediately offered a bid of 2 million.

"2.5 million!"

"3 million!"

"3.1 million."

"3.2 million."

As soon as Lan Yue Yuxue finished speaking, bids from below began to ring out one after another. Before long, the starting bid of 1 million for the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus soared to 4 million.

As time went on, the number of bids became scarcer.

Lin Hao, after seeing the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus, was extremely excited.

It was not a thirty-year-old lotus. He could tell at a glance that its age definitely reached a hundred years!

A hundred-year-old Ice Mountain Snow Lotus was very difficult to identify; it seemed the person in charge of the evaluation had not recognized it.

This was good; maybe he could pick up a bargain at a very low price.

However, he did not rush to bid but waited quietly. He knew that those who could really afford it usually bid later on.

When the price of the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus reached 4.8 million, the voices in the grand hall finally diminished greatly.

After a long while, no more bids were heard.

"4.8 million, does anyone want to bid higher?" Lan Yue Yuxue, with a smile, looked around.

"5 million," someone in a private room called out a price.

His voice, like a stone thrown into a still lake, immediately led others to follow suit with bidding. The price of the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus soared again, reaching 6 million.

million was another threshold. After a brief silence in the hall, someone from one of the nine supreme private rooms went straight to 8 million.

"8.1 million." Someone in an Emperor Level private room made a bid, and when the crowd looked in the direction of the voice, they saw it was again that one box with enmity towards the Yu Family.

"Who exactly is in there? They’ve almost bought two hundred million worth of items tonight."

"Having money means you can be capricious."

"Anyone who can enter an Emperor Level private room must have a net worth far beyond ours. Just watch, the person bidding isn’t just buying items, they’re trying to catch Lan Yue Yuxue’s attention."

"I see."

"Senior brother, we didn’t bring much money this time. Let’s save some, in case that guy decides to bid against you again." Inside the Emperor Level private room, Tian Shuang spoke coldly.

"Don’t worry, I know my limits." Yi Lingchuan felt frustrated inside. If Lin Hao bid again, he would have to avoid taking any losses.

Behind them, Ye Liangsi had his eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to everything, letting Yi Lingchuan place the bids.

A few billion, Mingyang Sect can still afford that.

Once Yi Lingchuan placed a bid, the people in the supreme private room could only give up. No one had the gall that the Yu Family had to oppose the person sitting inside.

Lan Yue Yuxue cast a seductive glance in Yi Lingchuan’s direction. Although she couldn’t see him, her intuition led her to give him a slight smile.

Then, her gaze turned towards Lin Hao and the others, and as expected, people from the Yu Family would surely follow with their bid.

"Eight million two hundred thousand."

As expected, in less than half a minute, that slightly chilly voice was heard again from the Yu Family’s private room.

"Hmph." Yi Lingchuan’s face turned cold. It seemed the Yu Family insisted on opposing him. He spoke directly, "Little Brother Lin, it looks like the Yu Family has given you quite a bit of money. I’ll raise another ten million. Do you still want it?!"

Lin Hao’s mouth curved into a smirk, deliberately silent for a while as if pondering, and after a long time, he said with a hint of amusement: "Sure, I’ll play along. I bid fifteen million."

An increase of five million directly!

This was the first time someone had raised the bid by so much since the auction started, and the crowd below was in utter astonishment.

"It looks like the people from the Yu Family want to trap him again."

"I think so too. The fool in the Emperor Level private room has been fooled several times already."

"That’s right, I bet if he bids again, that guy will probably let go of the Ice Mountain Snow Lotus. After all, it only started at one million."

"..."

The crowd was abuzz, not hiding their mockery of the person in the Emperor Level private room, and Yi Lingchuan heard everything, his face becoming extremely cold.

"You think I would fall for that?" He said into the microphone, "Kid, since you want this flower, I’ll give it to you as charity. I won’t play with you anymore. Miss Xue, please close the bidding."

"Alright, any more bids?" Lan Yue Yuxue scanned the room, and seeing no one else speak up, she finally brought down the hammer,

"Congratulations to private room 09, for acquiring this Ice Mountain Snow Lotus!"

With the gavel’s fall, the crowd murmured their praise, the person in the Emperor Level private room finally acted wisely for once.

"Do the people from the Yu Family really think someone would keep being so foolish?"

"They’ve really played themselves this time."

"Interesting. But compared to the person in the Emperor Level private room, the Yu Family hasn’t lost much."

"..."

Below, the discussion continued nonstop. Inside the private room, Yu Shilong, Yu Jianghe, and Yu Song were quite composed. A little over ten million wasn’t much, even if they were swindled, it was nothing to Lin Hao.

"I didn’t expect that guy to smarten up," Yu Song laughed. "But it’s okay, Brother Hao, you didn’t lose much."

"Lost?"

As Lan Yue Yuxue brought down the hammer, Lin Hao sighed with relief. He was genuinely concerned Yi Lingchuan might smarten up and contend with him.

If the bidding continued, the price paid might have been much higher.

But luckily, the other party was apparently a fool.

Glancing at Yu Song, his mouth curled into a triumphant smile: "Do you think I lost?"

"Isn’t it?" Yu Song asked in surprise, "Is a herb worth over ten million?"

Lin Hao just smiled.

Then.

He picked up the voice mic beside him, looked towards the Mingyang Sect’s private room, and leisurely said: "Friend from across the way, thank you for your generosity and magnanimity today. You let me have the hundred-year Ice Mountain Snow Lotus for fifteen million. Please thank your eighteen generations of ancestors for me."

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