Almighty Mrs. Finn - Chapter 79

Chapter 79.

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The two entered one after the other, and once inside there was a large room with several display cases containing antiques of great value.

Levi seemed disinterested in it all and went straight through the foyer into the interior.

Ruby took a couple more glances before following Levi inside.

With almost an hour to go before the start of the auction, a lot of people had already turned out.

Levi’s position was in the front row, and Ruby followed him in, getting a lot of attention along the way.

“Among the things I’ve heard are being auctioned today is the Marrow Cleansing Pill, which I’ve heard of as being especially effective in allowing people to live a long life after taking it.”

“I also heard about the one that came up two years ago. I heard that the purchaser, who was terminally ill, was not only cured of all his diseases after taking it, but also rejuvenated by more than ten years!”

“I heard it’s like an immortal elixir, you can’t get sick after eating it.”

There were quite a few people in the room, and several people were talking to each other, not too loudly or too softly, just enough for Ruby to hear them.

Hearing what they were saying, the corners of Ruby’s lips twitched, wide-eyed at the rumors.

The marrow cleansing pill only has a small body strengthening function, it’s not as over the top as they say.

“Have you come to the auction today for the Marrow Cleansing Pill as well?”. Ruby thought of something and walked over to ask Levi.

The woman leaned toward him, her breath caressing the side of his face, and Levi coughed before nodding, “Yes.”

Ruby was silent and looked deeply at Levi, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn’t say a word.

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She couldn’t spoil it for Vincent.

Those coming to the auction entered one by one and soon filled the room.

It was time for the auction to begin.

A young woman dressed in a red cheongsam walked onto the auction stage with a seductive smile on her face,

“Welcome to today’s auction, without further ado, we will now proceed to auction the first lot of the day.”

At the sound of her voice, someone approached with a tray, covered with a red cloth, so it was unclear what it actually contained.

The host stepped forward to lift the red cloth, revealing the true face of the object it contained, “This is the Queen of Country Y’s crown. The starting price is five million, with each increment of five hundred thousand, and now the auction begins.”

The corners of Ruby’s lips twitched vaguely as she looked at the red diamond crown.

Those downstairs have already begun to raise their bids.

The crown is solid gold and set with thousands of diamonds of varying sizes, especially the seven rubies in the center, which are worth a lot of money.

“Fifty million.”

Ruby was lamenting the grandeur of Vincent’s abilities when she heard the clear, nonchalant voice of the man next to her.

She looked up with some surprise, not expecting Levi to be really interested in that.

In the end there was no doubt that Levi paid 50 million for the Queen’s crown.

Ruby had attended many such auctions abroad, and most of the things in this auction were ordinary, there weren’t many that might interest him.

She rested her chin on one hand and looked a little sleepy.

At that moment, the host’s pleasant voice rang in her ears again, “The following item may not interest many people very much, as it is a prized herb. Seven-leaf lotus halo.”

Ruby, who was drowsy at first, straightened abruptly at the three words Seven Leaf Lotus, her eyes glanced toward the auction stage.

On a delicate silver tray lay calmly a plant with roots intact, a bare stick underneath, without a single leaf, and a flower at the top with seven leaves that glowed with a luminous white light, and which one could tell just by looking at it that it was no ordinary product.

Ruby really did not expect to come across such a superb herb as the Seven-leaved Lotus here. She had been looking for the Seven Leaf Lotus for a long time, but there had been no news, and today it really appeared here.

Levi watched as Ruby’s expression changed and her gaze turned to the medicine on the stage, with a look of understanding in her eyes.

The news that the seven-leaf lotus was going to be auctioned was deliberately announced, and at that moment many people were looking at that one lotus with excitement on their faces.

“This seven-leaf lotus is a temporary addition, the seller does not want money and wants to barter, in a moment the guests who want to buy the seven-leaf lotus can enter the name of the item they want to bring to trade on the tablet at hand. If the seller sees it and is willing to trade, he will tell us.” The hostess looked at the people with a smile and, after giving an overview of the rules, said no more.

Ruby stroked her chin, thoughtfully.

A medicinal herb as superb as the seven-leaf lotus was not something ordinary people could possess, the other party must have known the value of the seven-leaf lotus, and yet was willing to take it out to trade in such a situation, so she thought she had found something.

After thinking about it for a while, Ruby grabbed the tablet in her hand, wrote a line on it.

Levi didn’t read what she had written, there was no trace of it left on the tablet.

Unexpectedly he glanced at Ruby, not expecting Ruby’s computer skills seemed pretty good.

Those who wanted the seven-leaf lotus had already handed out the most precious thing they had on hand, and a voice came from inside the host’s headset. He looked at Ruby, turned around and went backstage for five minutes before returning to the stage again.

“Congratulations to this friend number seven, the owner of the Seven Leaf Lotus invites you backstage for a chat.” The host gave Ruby a very respectful look.

Ruby nodded, a waiter had already approached and ushered her backstage.

The auction continued, except that many people were a bit distracted, curious about Ruby’s identity, especially the few elderly people seated in the back, who looked at Ruby’s back with excited faces.

Ruby followed the waiter backstage, where only a pale man, dressed in black, was sitting inside, covering his mouth and coughing loudly when Ruby entered.

Ruby knew with just a glance that this man’s life would not be long.

“Are you serious?” The man coughed for a while, an unhealthy blush rising to his pale face before he looked at Ruby.

When Ruby saw his features, she was stunned and didn’t react for a while.

This face resembles the late Nellie in some points!

Ruby couldn’t help but look at him, frowning.

“You, why don’t you answer me?”. The man didn’t wait for Ruby’s reply and coughed violently again.

The sound of coughing again attracted Ruby’s attention. She took a step forward, reached out and grabbed the man’s wrist, checked his pulse, and his face became increasingly grave.

He’d had a disease since birth, plus he hadn’t been treated well and had been poisoned, so his internal organs were severely damaged, he had at most a month to live.

“Of course. Seven-leaf lotus for your life. I can cure your illness.”

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