The Unknown Beauty 166 The Drug 25

He looks at Peng Ai and Chu Yang. He's talking about why Peng Ai was replacing Lin Yu Yan and why Chu Yang was with Lin Yu Yan in the first place. Since Lin Yu Yan wasn't here, he decides to leave and teleported back to his room.

"Your highness, the Master of Tang wanted to thank you for letting them use the room next to us," said the guard that was in his room.

"Ah… I will talk to them later," said the Chu Emperor. He sits down on his seat next to the ledge as he watches the host announce the next item. He wasn't in the mood to talk to someone after the terrible conversation he just had with his sister.

"The next items are the items you have been waiting for!" said the host. "The Beauty Pill!"

The audience starts getting excited as they watch the woman on stage push the cart with two pills place on red pillows to compliment the yellow colored pill.

"We are fortunate enough to have TWO of the beauty pills here in the auction. We will start the bid at 100 pieces of gold," said the host.

Then among the people on the second floor, Quan Jiang says, "One hundred thousand pieces of gold!"

The crowd at the bottom were surprise at the amount of money she bet was over their limit. They didn't even get a chance to bet on it.

"Two hundred thousand pieces of gold!" yelled a lady. The lady was seated next to the drug addict, Min Fu-Han, who is also Minister Dai's daughter.

She was also a candidate to be the wife of the Emperor, just like Quan Jiang, but Quan Jiang was chosen instead of her so she wanted to buy the item just to piss her off.

The price has risen to 1 million pieces of gold. Ministers Dai's daughter added another one thousand pieces of gold but Quan Jiang was able to get the beauty pill for 1.5 million pieces of gold.

"You idiot daughter! We could of just bet the next pill!" said Minister Quan.

"Father we need both!" said Quan Jiang. "So I can get one, not just Fe He and Huan Lan!"

Minister Quan was taken aback. 'Can't really mess with women and their beauty.'

Then the second pill was being auctioned off.

"One million pieces of gold!" said Quan Huan Lan. She bet that right away so she wouldn't waste any more of her father's money.

"Two million pieces of gold!" said Minister Dai's daughter. Again, she is messing with the Quan family.

The second beauty pill was sold for 5 million pieces of gold by Quan Huan Lan.

"God dammit! Minister Dai needs to teach his daughter a lesson! He made me spent too much for the beauty pills!" said Minister Quan. He doesn't have much money left, only about 15 million.

"Next is the Level Zero Sword!" said the host.

"5 million!" said Quan Jian Min. But the price kept going up, higher and higher. There were many soldiers betting on the sword and it was sold for 20 million pieces of gold.

"Damn it!" said Quan Jian Min. "That f*cking old man got it!"

To everyone's surprise, there was an old man sitting in the common seats who bid on the sword to the highest amount the auction has ever gotten.

"Now, we will be auctioning off the two longevity pills!" said the host.

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Hua Maoli go to the Tang Pharmacy and walked in to see the place all busy and getting ready. 'What is going on?'

The members were preparing herbs of all sorts. He can see many of them making common tonics and medicine.

"Can anyone help me!?" he yelled to get everyone's attention.

The medical sect. members stopped moving and notice him.

"The Emperor's right hand man..." said a man.

"What are you doing here?" said Soo Tien-Kai. He walks up to him with three other members behind him as backup if anything were to happen.

"Someone needs help in the palace. The imperial doctor was unable to diagnose her and we don't know how much time she has left," said Hua Maoli. He didn't back off and stood tall to let them know he was serious.

"Why should we help you?" said Soo Tien-Kai, remembering the time they didn't get help from them.

"When we needed help, you guys didn't do anything about it," said a medical sect. member.

Hua Maoli glares at them in silence.

"What's going on?" said Soo Li Na, coming to check on the commotion.

"You… " she said as she looks at Hua Maoli. "What did he need?"

"There is a lady in need of aid but why should we help them when they didn't help us?" said a medical sect. member.

"Go get supplies ready for me to go," said Soo Li Na.

"But-!" said the medical sect. member.

"No. We will help," said Soo Li Na to Hua Maoli.

"But! They are also with Minister Quan!" said another.

"Do you not remember what Lin Yu Yan said?" asked Soo Li Na.

The members go quiet when they heard Lin Yu Yan's name.

"It is our job to help people in need. We can't disappoint her nor our master," said Soo Li Na. "Go get me supplies. Someone else send word to the master that I will be at the palace."

Hua Maoli was surprised to hear the name of their 'enemy' be called here. 'But the spy said she showed up at Minister Quan's place to go against us… Why would she also get along with the Medical Sect.?'

He watched the members rush to gather some items. 'Guo Jinsong may be right, I really am being a bit too paranoid. It's okay. I'll ask later.'

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"Where are they?" asked Lin Yu Yan.

Min Fu-Han has been cornered with Lin Yu Yan holding a sword, pointing at him, and four others standing behind her.

Min Fu-Han didn't know what to do and looked for a way out. The only way out of this is to jump in the roof.

"F*ck… I guess I have to use THEM…" he said and quickly jumped on the roof and started running towards the Unknown forest.

Lin Yu Yan was surprised with his escaped and didn't think he would run away so soon. The five ran after him.

"Xie Rong… what did you mean by your 'wife and kids'? How did you know he took them?" asked Kenzhi. He was quiet during the encounter with Min Fu-Han and noticed what Xie Rong has said.

"My wife's name is… Zhao Xiu Mei," said Xie Rong.

"Wha! You married my teacher?!" said Meiying, in disbelief. "Isn't she supposed to be… 30 years old this year?"

"Yes and I love her very very much," said Xie Rong, glaring at Meiying, a little offended.

"Oh sorry… I didn't mean to sound like that. I'm just… surprised someone 5 years younger then her loves her… I'm happy for her, really," said Meiying. "And for you. You found a good one."

"Yes, I definitely did. Thanks, Meiying," said Xie Rong, smiling.

Chapter end