Chapter 491 — The Yu Family Makes Its Move
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If it truly was as miraculous as the auctioneer claimed — if it could cleanse the marrow and remake the very bones — then might it not do the same for his daughter?
The root of Feng Xiaoxiao's illness lay in a defect in her blood. Doctor Lin had said so at the time, and in the years since, as medical science advanced, specialists in hereditary disease had said the same. All of them had been searching for some other way to compensate for the flaw in Feng Xiaoxiao's blood, and all of them had come up empty. If this Life-Extending Detox Pill really worked, Feng Tianlong would stop at nothing to get one for her — only the price made him shrink back.
He belonged to the most secretive of departments, and his yearly salary was a figure that would strike the ordinary man dumb with shock. Yet to buy a single Life-Extending Detox Pill, he would probably have to go without food or drink for the rest of his life, and even then it was doubtful he could manage it.
"Dad, what's wrong?" Feng Xiaoxiao asked, puzzled at the conflicted look on her father's face.
"Xiaoxiao, I was just wondering — could this Life-Extending Detox Pill work on you too?" Feng Tianlong hesitated a moment. "But I can't afford it..."
"Ha..." Feng Xiaoxiao laughed. "This thing sounds like one of those miracle pills peddled by street-corner quacks. How could it possibly be real? Dad, don't believe it — it's got to be a swindle!"
"But the two men bidding against each other are no fools." Feng Tianlong shook his head. "One of them is Lai Changshan, the youngest son of the chairman of the North's largest electronics industrial park. The family's rolling in money, but he's no wastrel — he's got a real head for business."
"Then why does he look like such a crybaby? He didn't get his pill, so he just stands there bawling?" Feng Xiaoxiao clicked her tongue. This fatty was no simpleton, so why was he crying?
"That's just how he is. He doesn't cry often — only over certain things." Feng Tianlong said, "The other one's identity is even more formidable. He's Liu Tianyi, first in line to succeed the head of the Liu family of Yanjing — he's even less likely to be a fool!"
"So what? Rich people buy weird and wonderful things all the time." Feng Xiaoxiao remained unconvinced that the pill really had such wondrous powers.
"Let's wait and see..." Feng Tianlong had already made up his mind. Afterward, he would pay Liu Tianyi a visit. If this Life-Extending Detox Pill truly worked, then no matter what it took, he would obtain one for his daughter!
"One hundred and fifty million!" Fatty Lai leapt up again and raised his paddle.
By now the crowd took it in stride, for Fatty Lai had already bid two hundred and fifty million earlier, so a hundred and fifty million now was only to be expected. By the look of it, he was determined to have it!
True, many people, seeing Fatty Lai and Liu Tianyi fighting over it, had roughly concluded that the Life-Extending Detox Pill must be something fine and effective. But even so, they lacked the nerve to fling out hundreds of millions at a stroke and carry it home!
What if the effect turned out to be unremarkable? What if it merely extended one's life by a short span? Then they would have gained nothing and lost much. With two hundred million or more, they could do a great many other things. There was no need to buy this Life-Extending Detox Pill!
"Two hundred million!" To everyone's surprise, Liu Tianyi raised his paddle again and named his price.
This time Fatty Lai was genuinely riled. "Liu Tianyi, are you deliberately set on opposing me? What's the meaning of this? Isn't one enough for you — you have to snatch this one too? You're really being a bit unreasonable!"