While they chatted, the mirror auctioned earlier had been removed from the stage.
Huang Quan leaned against the railing and commented, “Who would believe that a mirror can truly grant wishes? It’s just absurd.”
Ye Qin agreed, “You’re right.” As they spoke, a person below the stage appeared, carrying a long crystal box in both hands. A thin white mist wafted from the crystal box, revealing the contents inside: a beautiful red flower.
The flower silently blossomed within the crystal box, its vibrant color contrasting with the transparent container. When Huang Quan saw the flower, she tugged on Ye Qin’s sleeve.
Ye Qin turned to her and asked, “What’s the matter?”
Huang Quan looked at the flowers with a bright smile and said, “I need to borrow some money from you. An opportunity for making money has presented itself.”
Ye Qin was curious about her intentions, so he looked in the direction she was pointing and saw the flower inside the crystal box. He was a bit surprised. “Bone Flower?”
“Yes, that’s it,” Huang Quan confirmed. “The elixir made from Bone Flower can promote bone regeneration. The older the bone flower, the better its effects. A hundred-year-old bone flower is needed to regenerate someone’s bones completely, but a thousand-year-old one can achieve the same result with just a single petal.”
She continued, “The bone flower below is a hundred years old, and I want to buy it.”
Over these past few days, they had spent time together and grown to understand each other a little better, even if not entirely.
Ye Qin leaned in closer to Huang Quan’s ear and whispered, “You want to buy it and use your spiritual energy to accelerate its growth into a thousand-year-old flower?”
“One thousand years is too long,” she responded. “I’ll simply let it grow for another hundred years.”
Ye Qin agreed, “A thousand years would indeed be too extravagant. News of a thousand-year-old bone flower in Tianhuang would surely attract unwanted attention from other countries. For now, a hundred more years is a wiser choice.”
Then the auctioneer’s voice echoed, announcing the starting price: “A hundred years of bone growth that can regenerate broken bones, with a starting price of one million coins!”
Hearing the quote, Huang Quan gazed at Ye Qin with a pitiful expression and said, “Qin Qin, it’s all on you. I’m so broke.”
Super broke!
Ye Qin smiled at her pretended pitiful expression and reassured her, “Buy whatever you like. With me here, you don’t have to worry about money.”
Huang Quan patted him on the shoulder and reassured him, “Don’t worry, I’ll pay you back as soon as I make the money.”
Ye Qin understood Huang Quan’s strong-willed nature. When she said she would repay, she meant it. Refusing wouldn’t change her mind, so he merely nodded in agreement to show his understanding.
The starting bid for the bone flower was one million coins, and Ye Qin finally secured it for three million, which was two million higher than the initial auction price. Some might consider it expensive, but for someone in Huang Quan’s position, with the potential to grow a thousand-year-old bone flower, three million wasn’t costly. After all, the growth conditions for bone flowers were scarce and hard to come by.
Once they had successfully bid on the Bone Flower, Huang Quan lost interest in the remaining auction items. She led Ye Qin out of the private booth and said, “Let’s go pick it up. After we receive it, we can decide whether to resell it.”
“Quanquan, you don’t have to sell it, you know?” Ye Qin commented as they walked. “You could let the bone flower grow for a thousand years, then refine it into elixirs and sell those. Who can tell whether it’s a thousand years old or even older if it’s in elixir form?”
Huang Quan was momentarily taken aback by this idea but then said, “You have a point. Refining elixirs and selling them would be more convenient. I’ll spend some time refining them. Once I have the money, I’ll purchase the necessary medicinal ingredients, make the elixirs, and start selling them. This way, I’ll have the funds I need in no time.”
