Villain: After Intercepting the Female Lead, the Protagonist Collapses

Chapter 40 - Ghost Thirteen Needles

Chapter 40: Ghost Thirteen Needles

Three days later, at the Crown Holiday Hotel in Linjiang City. Ye Chen used the ten million that he earned from treating Old Master Wang last time to buy himself a new outfit.

After the previous few incidents, he also understood a principle. Clothes make the man, just as horses make the saddle.

If he wore ordinary clothes, he would definitely be looked down upon by the rich and powerful. Therefore, he spent hundreds of thousands on an expensive custom-made suit.

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“Sir, our hotel is not open to the public today. Do you have an invitation?”

Ye Chen was stopped by the security guard as soon as he walked to the entrance of the hotel. However, the security guard’s tone was very polite and he was not as rude as before. “Of course.”

Ye Chen smiled lightly and took out an invitation from his pocket and handed it to the security guard. He knew that the security guard did not mock him because he had changed his outfit today.

Ye Chen secretly praised himself for being quick-witted. He had saved himself a lot of unnecessary trouble.

“Sir, please come in.” After the security guard checked Ye Chen’s invitation and confirmed that it was correct, he gestured for him to enter.

Ye Chen walked in directly with a swagger.

On the sixth floor of the hotel. This was the venue of the auction. When Ye Chen arrived, there were already many elites. They sat on the sofa in the hall in groups of three to five, whispering to each other.

Ye Chen glanced around quietly and found a random seat to sit down.

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“Young Master, that Ye guy is here.” Ah Long stood behind Jiang Che and said respectfully in the Heaven-class VIP box.

“Mhm.” Jiang Che responded calmly. He had been waiting here for a long time. He was waiting for Ye Chen to come and steal his opportunity!

According to the development of the plot, Ye Chen had three opportunities in the auction today.

They were an ancient medical book called “Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles”, an incomplete Great Restoration Pill, and an external technique called “Azure Dragon Body Tempering Technique”.

Just as the name suggested, the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles could help Ye Chen improve his medical skills.

After consuming the Great Restoration Pill, it could be converted into internal energy, saving years of bitter cultivation without any side effects.

As for the Azure Dragon Body Tempering Technique, there was nothing special about it, but it could be used to increase the cultivation of his bodyguards.

“Ye Chen, oh Ye Chen, I’ll gladly accept all of your opportunities.” Jiang Che took a sip of the hot tea on the table and sneered.

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“Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today’s auction. On behalf of the Azure Dragon Trading Company, I would like to extend my highest respect to all of you.” After a beautiful woman in a cheongsam gave an official speech, the auction officially began.

“This is our first auction item. It’s a ceramic from the Song Dynasty. It has a long history and is worth collecting.”

“The starting price is one million. The highest bidder wins!”

“Two million.”

“Three million.”

“Five million.”

After a fierce bidding war, the porcelain was finally bought by a pot-bellied middle-aged man.

Jiang Che looked at it for a while, then looked away in boredom. He had plenty of similar things in the Crouching Dragon Villa. He really had no interest in it.

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After a few more items were auctioned consecutively, it was finally the turn of today’s main character.

“This is an ancient medical book called Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles. It’s said to have been passed down during the Shang and Zhou dynasties.”

“An expert who knows ancient languages has studied this medical book. He said that if this book can be fully translated, it can bring Jiuzhou’s traditional Chinese medicine to a new height.”

“The starting price is five hundred thousand.”

The beautiful woman in the cheongsam was exaggerating about the ancient book. However, the rich and powerful people who were present lost interest when they heard that it was a medical book.

They were not medical students, so why would they buy such a thing? Moreover, they were not short of money. They could just seek treatment if they were sick. Therefore, many people were not interested in this book.

“Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles?” Ye Chen, who was sitting in the corner, was excited when he saw the auction item on the stage.

Others might not know about the Ghost’s Thirteen Needles, but Ye Chen knew how powerful this ancient book was.

The Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles came from the acupuncture section of the number one book in Jiuzhou, the Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic. However, it was not very famous, so not many people knew about it.

As the Yellow Emperor’s Internal Classic disappeared in the river of history, the Ghost’s Gate Thirteen Needles became a book that countless traditional Chinese medicine practitioners dreamed of since ancient times.

Never had he thought that he would come across it here today. How could he not be overjoyed? As long as he learned the Ghost Gate Thirteen Needles, then his medical skills would definitely reach a level that no one had ever reached before! As for the ancient language on it, it was nothing to him.

“I’ll pay five million!” Ye Chen took a deep breath and gave a price. No matter what, he had to get this book!

As soon as Ye Chen was done speaking, the rich and powerful people around looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot. Although they were rich, they were not idiots.

What was the use of spending five million on a stupid book? Was there something wrong with this guy’s brain?

Ye Chen’s eyes were filled with disdain when he noticed the strange looks that the people around him were giving him. What would a bunch of ordinary people know?

If this book was sold at a Chinese medicine association, it might not be bought even with billions of yuan! He was lucky to have come across it today.

“This gentleman has bid five million. Is there anyone else who wants to increase the price?” The pretty lady in the cheongsam said excitedly, her body trembling.

‘Five million! That’s ten times more than the starting price!’

If this auction item was sold, she would get at least hundreds of thousands in commission. How could she not be excited?

“Ten million…” Jiang Che glanced at Ye Chen with disdain flashing through his eyes.

Was he trying to compete with him in terms of wealth? He was overestimating himself!