The middle-aged man surnamed Zhang was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "I don't know about this! Anyway, if Baicao Hall can start the auction in advance, this person's background must be endless!"
After saying that, he looked at Su Bai with a smile and said: "Little brother, you are really lucky. There are not many opportunities to meet so many big people at one time! If you get this opportunity, you must seize it!"
Su Bai smiled disapprovingly and had no intention of speaking anymore.
The middle-aged man surnamed Zhang frowned slightly when he saw this. This young man was a bit ignorant!
Although his net worth is not as good as Shen Daoru's, he is still the top rich man in Jinling City. How can a follower around Shen Daoru be so indifferent?
But before he could think too much, he saw the crowd in the distance suddenly dispersed. Chen Meiqi, wearing a black evening gown, strode over, bowed slightly to Su Bai and said: "Mr. Su, Mr. Tang, Mr. Shen, second floor Our VIP private rooms have been prepared for you, please come with me!"
Su Bai nodded lightly: "Thank you!"
Chen Meiqi was extremely respectful and a little flattered: "Mr. Su, you are so polite!"
Wait until the three of them leave.
In the hall, everyone looked surprised and suspicious, and a burst of noise suddenly arose.
"This---what exactly is going on?"
The middle-aged man surnamed Zhang had a dull expression on his face and was beyond shocked.
As the person in charge of the Baicao Hall in Jinling City and the spokesperson of the Northeastern Chen family in Jiangnan, Chen Meiqi's status is quite noble. The people she can receive in person are at least the top richest people in the business world like Shen Daoru.
But today, it seemed to him that Chen Meiqi was here for that young man?
Could it be that this young man is the legendary second distinguished guest?
Thinking of this, his expression suddenly became strange. No wonder Shen Daoru treated the young man with such respect before. It turned out that this person had such a great background!
Soon, the auction will be ready.
Strictly speaking, this kind of auction of precious Chinese herbal medicines is obviously a special product belonging to the powerful class, and it is not too formal. It is only jointly guaranteed by Baicaotang and several large drug dealers, and everyone relies on their own eyesight. They will not be held responsible after the event.
In the luxury box on the second floor, Su Bai and the other three were sitting on the sofa. Through the front window, they could see the auction table on the high platform in the center.
The glass of this kind of box allows you to see outside, but people outside cannot see inside, which can be regarded as a kind of privacy protection.
But this kind of glass is useless to experts like Su Bai and Xing Xiu Shen.
Xing Xiushen and Bai Zewen's box is opposite Su Bai's box.
In a box at the far end, a tall old man was sitting there with a beautiful woman with a ponytail.
If Su Bai saw the old man, he would definitely recognize him as Lin Boren, the old ‘Military God’ of the Jiangnan Military Region who had fought with Su Bai once before!
At this time, he was sitting on the sofa and looked at the girl next to him with a smile: "Ruoxi, are you here just to participate in this so-called herbal auction?"
The woman he called Ruoxi laughed and said: "Second Grandpa, you don't need to ask anymore! My master naturally has his purpose for asking me to come back, and he will tell you when the time comes!"
"You girl, you actually learned how to give me a pass! It seems that Old Man Gong has completely brainwashed you! Hey---" Lin Boren pretended to be disappointed.
Lin Ruoxi smiled and said: "Second Grandpa, don't be angry. My master misses you very much. He even invited you to visit the Tiangong in the capital!"
"Hmph!" Lin Boren snorted and said, "Let's wait until the old man is done with his work!"
Lin Ruoxi nodded and suddenly asked: "By the way, Second Grandpa, do you know Su Bai?"
Lin Boren raised his eyebrows suddenly, "Girl, why are you asking this kid?"
A strange color appeared on Lin Ruoxi's pretty face, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly: "It's okay, I'm just curious!"
Lin Boren stared at her for a long time and said in a deep voice: "Girl, listen to me - it's best not to have contact with that boy Su Bai!"
"Why?"
"No reason!" Lin Boren's face looked a little ugly.
Seeing him like this, Lin Ruoxi nodded, feeling a little helpless. She came back this time just for this Su Bai!
Fortunately, the guest list of an auction like this is kept confidential, otherwise she would not know how she would feel if she knew that Su Bai was not far from her at this time.
At this time, the auction downstairs has begun.
A middle-aged man dressed like an English gentleman was presiding over the auction.
At the beginning, we auctioned off a 130-year-old mountain ginseng.
It weighed 127 grams and had a starting price of three million. It was directly bought by Bai Zewen from the VIP box No. 1 for seven million.
"You are so wealthy." Many people looked up at VIP Box No. 1 and sighed in their hearts.
Most of the visitors knew that the person in Box 1 was Bai Zewen, the head of the Bai family.
Of course, except for Lin Boren and a few other distinguished guests who didn't pay attention to other things at all.
Since the auction, Bai Zewen has made several offers in succession, each time with a high price, scaring away all the buyers. After all, we are just here to do business, why bother to offend one of the four major families in the capital for this matter?
Where is the Bai family?
Su Bai was sitting in the box, shaking a glass of red wine, feeling very comfortable. He had already obtained a soul-forging lotus. Except for the finale of the thousand-year elixir, he was not very interested in other medicinal materials.
In the following time, Su Bai only grabbed a Polygonum multiflorum plant that was nearly 200 years old, and a Goblin plant that was nearly 300 years old.
Most of the others were covered by Bai Zewen.
"This next one is going to test your eyesight."
The middle-aged host opened the black cloth on the tray, revealing a strange-shaped black dead branch.
"What's this?"
"I've never seen it before. Is this also Chinese medicine?"
"It looks familiar."
The major drug dealers and palm masters below all frowned and hesitated for a while.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man smiled faintly, as if he was confident, and introduced lightly: "This medicinal material was collected from the deep virgin forests of the Shiwan Mountains in Yunnan and Guizhou. It is at least nine hundred years old!"
"Our Baiyao Hall calls it 'Black Jade Branch'. According to our Baiyao Hall's appraisal, this medicine has the effects of removing blood stasis and dispelling cold, activating blood circulation and dredging meridians, and prolonging life. The starting price is 10 million!"
Ten million!
Upon hearing this price, all the wealthy businessmen and powerful people present frowned slightly.
This starting price is not low.
However, the most important thing is that they cannot recognize what this medicinal plant is.
Bai Yaotang calls it ‘Black Jade Branch’ and it has a medicinal age of nearly a thousand years, so it has a medicinal age of a thousand years? If you really believe it, you would be stupid!
Moreover, the effects of activating blood circulation, removing blood stasis and prolonging life are simply too general, and people will not be impulsive about things that are uncertain.
At the same time, Su Bai was in box nine.
"Huh?" Su Bai narrowed his eyes.
"Mr. Su, do you recognize it?" Shen Daoru asked in a low voice.