Simultaneous travel: I am rampant in the domestic area

Chapter 134 Ancient Dragon Blood Leech, Broken Dragon Cocoon
The scent of sandalwood mixed with moss after rain floated under the vermilion porch, and the silver bells hanging from the umbrella ribs jingled in the twilight.

The auction hall is located in a circular hall converted from the back house. Twelve rosewood lattice doors divide the space into a layout of Zhouyi hexagrams.

Almost everyone here had arrived. Some were sipping tea, some were whispering, some were closing their eyes in deep thought, and they were sitting together in groups of three or four. When Russell and Xia Mi sat down in the Kun position, they did not attract the attention of these people.

Those who can come here are either rich or noble, and no one wants to cause trouble here.

They sat down in their seats, observing their surroundings and chatting. The ginkgo trees in the courtyard rustled, and waiters in moon-white cheongsams walked by holding celadon cups, refilling their tea and pouring water.

After about half an hour, the auction officially began.

The crisp sound of jade chimes came from behind the carved screen. The auctioneer wearing white gloves lifted the red silk, and the octagonal palace lantern on the dome was suddenly dimmed.

No one lights up the golden eyes at this time because it would seem presumptuous and inconsistent with the simple qualities passed down from generation to generation by the Chinese.

The first item was emitting a cold blue light under the bulletproof glass cover. It was a bronze sword broken into three pieces, with dark red blood crystals condensed at the cracks.

"A fragment of the sword of the King of Yue from the third century BC. When it was unearthed, the sword body was embedded with scales of an unknown creature. The starting price is eight million, and the price will increase by five hundred thousand each time." As soon as the auctioneer finished speaking, the audience below began to raise their hands one after another.

"Twenty million!" A voice drowned out everyone present.

No one bid anymore, because everyone wanted to see who was the sucker who spent 20 million to buy a broken sword that was not sure if it was still useful.
Russell also looked over and saw a middle-aged man with a purple gold watch and a slicked-back hair.

Oh! It’s an old acquaintance!
Without saying a word, he immediately took a photo and sent it to Nuonuo.

Nuonuo replied almost instantly: "? Where are you?"

Russell: "At the auction, your father just spent 20 million to buy a broken sword."

Yes, the victim in front of him was Nuonuo’s biological father, the third beast of the dragon clan, Chen Ruonian.

The remaining two are Herzog, who is at the top of the list, and Lu Lincheng, who is at the second place.

Nuonuo immediately said, "You bid up the price for whatever he bids on. When the auction is over, I'll pay you and the item will be yours."

Russell: "Where did you get the money?"

Nono didn't say anything, but he sent a photo. It was a photo of her and a blond foreigner with big pecs on the beach. They both had big smiles on their faces, and Caesar gave her a thumbs up.

Alas, this couple is so talented and beautiful, but poor little brother Lu has to be sad again... Oh, I remember now, in this timeline, Comrade Lu did not have his heart stolen by the witch, and until now his heart is as hard as iron and his feelings are not moved, so it's okay.

Russell: “That’s what you said.”

Nono: "I said so."

"Real or fake?" Russell asked in a low voice. After receiving Xia Mi's affirmative answer, Russell immediately raised his sign and said in a low but clear voice, "Twenty and a half million."

On the high platform in the center, the auctioneer was about to drop the hammer for the third time when he suddenly heard the sound of a bid. He was stunned for a moment, then began to ask questions and induce him.

No one spoke this time, including Chen Ruonian.

"Twenty million and five hundred thousand three times. Congratulations to guest number five, Kun, for bidding on item number one." As the third hammer fell, the broken sword was in Russell's hand.

"It's not worth the price." Xia Mi said with some heartache.

This is twenty and a half million, not two thousand and fifty yuan.

"It's okay, there are suckers who pay for it." Russell said happily.

Among the next twenty items for auction, Russell would bid for anything that Xia Mi nodded to and that Chen Ruonian wanted and was really useful, without caring about the funding issue at all.

What he said to Xia Mi was not a lie. In addition to Caesar, he also had a black card in his hand. Jiude Mai gave it to him when he left yesterday, allowing him to spend it as he pleased.

"Item number 50, this is also our finale treasure tonight." On the podium, the auctioneer's voice rose, and below, the waiters replaced the incense beside the seats.

Russell could smell ambergris mixed with distilled water powder—a tranquilizer produced at Kassel College and often used to control runaway hybrids.

"What's that?" Russell was drawn to the object in the glass chamber on the platform. It looked like a leech, pure white like jade, and about the size of a fist. "Ancient dragon serum," Xia Mi replied.

On the other hand, the auctioneer also gave an explanation.

This thing is called "God's gift" and "the blood of Jesus" by mixed-race people abroad, but it is called another name in China - elixir or magic medicine.

It can extend a person's lifespan, or even transform them. It can even bring them back to life as long as they are still alive. Of course, this will only be effective if they can survive the backlash of the dragon blood serum. If they can't, at best they will become Deadpool, and at worst they will explode and die.

As if to confirm that the leech was real, the auctioneer clapped his hands, and a gas rose from the glass chamber and was transported to the entire venue through pipes.

At this moment, no one could suppress the excitement of their bloodline, and pairs of dazzling golden eyes lit up in the darkness. Russell and Xia Mi looked at each other and also chose to follow the local customs.

Russell now understood. No wonder they had to light incense to suppress bloodline. Otherwise, once stimulated by the ancient dragon serum, the auction house would probably be in chaos.

"The starting price is 50 million, and each increment starts at 1 million." The auctioneer announced the rules loudly.

For a moment, voices resounded throughout the venue, and prices soared at a terrifying speed. In the eyes of these people, money seemed not to be money, but just a number, just a pile of paper.

"Two hundred and fifty million."

"Three hundred million."

"Three hundred and twenty million."

……

Chen Ruonian finally raised his hand and offered 500 million.

"Do you want to make a mortal enemy of this family?" Xia Mi stopped Russell who wanted to follow suit and raised the sign. She leaned forward and breathed warmly into his ear: "Look at the old man sitting behind him."

"What's wrong?" Although Russell was confused, he still glanced at the white-haired old man sitting on the rosewood armchair.

This old man was none other than the head of the Chen family, Chen Ruonian’s father, and Nuonuo’s grandfather, Chen Xuanyuan.

"He's dying." Xia Mi said, "His bloodline is about to collapse. This leech should be used for him. The other things are easy to deal with. If you try to steal this thing again, you're just trying to make a mortal enemy of them."

"I understand." Since Xia Mi said so, Russell naturally would not take any further action.

It’s not that he was afraid of the Chen family, it’s simply because it’s not worth it.

It's not worth offending the Chen family for Nuonuo, and it's even more not worth going through all the trouble for the ancient dragon serum.

The ancient dragon serum may be precious to others, but to him who has four dragon kings by his side, it is actually no different from a stone on the roadside.

It’s okay to watch for fun, but you can’t make yourself the fun. That’s the bottom line.

The next three hours were devoted to the auction of the Ancient Dragon Leech. The intervals between the auctioneer's hammer strikes began to become very long, as if to give the buyers time to get excited and raise funds.

In the end, the Chen family bought the ancient dragon blood leech for 850 million yuan.

After the Ancient Dragon Blood Leech, it was the last item of the auction. As the auctioneer directed two waiters to carry a huge glass box covered with a curtain onto the platform, everyone present turned their eyes to it.

Everyone wanted to see what on earth could suppress the ancient dragon blood leech and be called the master.

The auctioneer did not try to keep people in suspense by being mysterious. He walked up and pulled open the curtain on the box, revealing the scene inside - a cocoon as tall as a person with a corner missing!

"Everyone, the highlight of this auction is item number 51, the Broken Dragon Cocoon!"

It is well known that even if pure-blooded dragons are killed, they will be reborn through cocoons. But to this day, no one has cracked this mystery, and no one has ever obtained a dragon cocoon!
Suddenly, the scene became lively again, a madness that even the incense could not suppress.

Russell could clearly hear that Xia Mi's breathing beside him had become a little faster.

(End of this chapter)