The greatest saint of all time!

Chapter 15 Auction

"Since you have been loyal for so many years, from this day forward, you belong to me."

"I don't ask you to fight on the battlefield, I only ask you to guard this money bag for me and gather intelligence."

"When I am fully grown and powerful, the Xiao family will be exonerated."

Lu Xuan's words were so domineering that they made Shen Qiansan's blood boil.

He seemed to see the old Grand Tutor, who once commanded respect and was full of vigor, return.

No, the prince before me is even more domineering and unfathomable than the Grand Tutor.

He immediately knelt down again.

This time, it was complete surrender.

"Yes, Your Highness! Rest assured, I will immediately compile all the accounts of the Shen family. The Shen family's vast wealth is at your disposal whenever Your Highness needs it."

Lu Xuan nodded and didn't say anything more.

With this money bag and the cooperation of Baicao Pavilion, his resource problem for his resurgence has been completely solved.

"However, my identity cannot be revealed for the time being, especially to the Hundred Herbs Pavilion."

"Su Qinghuan is an extremely shrewd woman. If she finds out my identity, she might develop some ulterior motives."

Lu Xuan also reminded Shen Qiansan to give him some instructions.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiansan nodded repeatedly.

"This old servant understands, Your Highness, please rest assured."

"This old servant has also been through many trials and tribulations, and has quite a bit of experience in acting."

"To the outside world, you remain that mysterious alchemy master, and the benefactor of the Shen family."

"And the Carefree Prince is nothing more than a pitiful, useless prince who was banished from the palace. What does he have to do with my Shen family?"

Looking at Shen Qiansan's cunning and shrewd appearance, Lu Xuan's lips curled up slightly.

This old man is quite interesting.

"Then play this role well with me."

"At the Baicaoge press conference in three days, I will use your influence to present a grand gift to His Highness the Crown Prince."

……

The three-day period passed in the blink of an eye.

Today, the capital city is more bustling than usual.

The news that Baicaoge was about to hold a new product launch spread throughout every street and alley in Beijing in just three days.

It is said that a mysterious alchemy master came to Baicao Pavilion and refined a divine medicine called Supreme Body Tempering Liquid.

This miraculous medicine is several times more potent than ordinary body-tempering liquid, and it has no side effects whatsoever.

The news caused a huge uproar.

Countless martial arts families, powerful clans, and even members of the royal family coveted this so-called miraculous medicine.

Early in the morning, the area in front of Baicaoge was already bustling with traffic and people.

Moreover, these were luxury cars and fine horses that were rarely seen in the past.

At this moment, they were like a common street, completely blocking the avenue in front of Baicao Pavilion.

"That's the carriage of the Duke of Zhenguo's family! Even that person was alerted?"

"And over there, look! It's the owner of Wanbaolou!"

"I heard they originally wanted to sabotage this press conference, but now they're eagerly joining in the fun?"

"Pshaw, what's so special about Wanbaolou? Look at who that is!"

A gasp of surprise rippled through the crowd.

Then, a group of imperial guards in golden armor escorted an extremely luxurious carriage as it slowly drove up.

Embroidered on the carriage were four-clawed golden dragons with bared fangs and claws; these were the Crown Prince's ceremonial guards!

"His Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

As the eunuch's shrill voice rang out, the previously noisy crowd fell silent, and everyone bowed in respect.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and Crown Prince Lu Heng, dressed in a python robe and with a sinister face, walked over, surrounded by guards.

Behind him followed a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, whose face bore a resemblance to the Empress. He was none other than Lin Tianjie, the eldest son of Prime Minister Lin Ruofu and the eldest son of the Lin family.

"Hmph, just making a fuss over nothing."

Lu Heng glanced at the Hundred Herbs Pavilion, which was covered with colorful silks, snorted coldly, and his eyes were full of disdain.

"What top-grade body tempering liquid? It's just a gimmick created by that woman Su Qinghuan."

"I want to see which fool is so reckless as to oppose me at this critical juncture!"

These past few days, Lu Heng has been holding back his anger because of the complete annihilation of the Shadow Assassin squad.

Although his mother told him to hold off, he was absolutely unwilling to swallow his anger.

Today, I've come here not only to investigate the mysterious master's background, but also to put pressure on the Hundred Herbs Pavilion!

As the crown prince of the Great Yan Dynasty, the Ziyang Sect should, in principle, support him.

However, in order to gain more support from the Ziyang Sect, the Crown Prince repeatedly revealed his intention to take Su Qinghuan as his concubine.

Instead of pleasing her, it made her even angrier.

The reason I came here is to see if I have a chance to get my hands on Baicaoge and win over Su Qinghuan.

If that doesn't work, just consider it a different place to vent your anger.

We should thoroughly reorganize Baicao Pavilion and, ideally, kick Su Qinghuan out.

The Ziyang Sect wouldn't care about a mere Hundred Herbs Pavilion, but if they did, the Lin family's power could seize the vacated share of pills from the Hundred Herbs Pavilion.

"Your Highness, please calm down."

Lin Tianjie chuckled softly from the side, "If that body-tempering liquid really has miraculous effects, we can simply take the formula and present it to His Majesty; that would be a great achievement."

"If it's fake... humph, then it's fraud! This is the perfect opportunity to shut down the Hundred Herbs Pavilion..."

Upon hearing this, a slight smile finally appeared on Lu Heng's cold face.

"My cousin is right."

"Let's go in and take a look!"

……

The second floor of Baicaoge, the most exclusive private room.

Lu Xuan was still dressed in a black robe, but now he wore a bronze mask on his face.

At that moment, he was coldly watching everything happening downstairs through the crack in the window.

Behind him stood the extremely respectful Shen Qiansan.

Shen Qiansan whispered to Lu Xuan, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince and Lin Tianjie have arrived."

"Lin Tianjie is Lin Ruofu's eldest son. He is currently the deputy commander of the Imperial Guard and has done a lot of bad things for the Lin family."

Lu Xuan withdrew his gaze, but a smile appeared on his lips.

"You've come at the perfect time."

"If they don't come, this play... will really be difficult to perform."

"Is everything ready?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiansan took out an exquisite jade box from his pocket and handed it to Lu Xuan with both hands.

"Your Highness, everything is ready."

Lu Xuan nodded.

"very good."

"Next... everything is ready, all that's left is for Lu Heng to take the bait."

……

The main hall of Baicaoge has long been transformed into an extremely large auction hall.

Su Qinghuan wore a long purple dress with flowing clouds, which perfectly accentuated her graceful and slender figure, making her appear even more outstanding and noble.

She stood on the high platform, facing the dark mass of people below, especially His Highness the Crown Prince sitting in the first row. Her face showed no abnormality, but rather a confident and charming smile.

"Welcome to Baicao Pavilion."

The sound was as clear and pleasant as ever, instantly spreading throughout the entire venue.

"Recently, our Baicao Pavilion was fortunate enough to invite a reclusive alchemy master to refine a batch of the legendary top-grade body tempering liquid."

"By order of the master, all of them will be auctioned off today."

"Enough chit-chat, let's get straight to the goods!"