Chapter 23 Auction 1

Lin Yu Yan is sitting down on a fancy chair looking out of a window. She is wearing nice clothing with the money she last had and a beautiful silk veil to cover her face. A man stood next to her wearing all black and wore a black scarf to cover his face.

"Bingwen, you don't have to company me. I can be here by myself." Lin Yu Yan looked over at Han Bingwen dressed in all black looking through a window watching the auction take place.

"I don't know. They might come back." Han Bingwen stays close to Lin Yu Yan making sure the Lu family isn't around. But he has another question in his head. "What did you do back there? To Luo Bojing? I wasn't able to sense any spiritual energy from him until you hit him."

"Nothing much. I just blocked his flow with my spiritual energy." Lin Yu Yan's eyes are still on the host bidding a gold armour.

"How?" Han Bingwen is even more confused.

"A technique. I read it in a book where a cultivator, at the right acupuncture point, will be able to block the flow of qi or spiritual energy, or whatever you call it. I study acupuncture points for 10 years and I was able to detect the flow of many creatures in the Unknown forest. With the right wavelength of qi, I'm able to block certain people."

"How did you get it the first time?"

"Well, because on Luo Bojing's wife. Her disease was way worse then I thought but I was still able to match my wavelength of qi with her's and just guessed maybe they have similar vibes and it worked. It was really a guess but when I saw Luo Bojing, I can somehow tell he has the similar wavelength as his wife but a tad denser. I know it's a vague answer but that's all I know. I was really lucky that time. If I didn't do it, I might of killed him instead but I didn't want his children to be fatherless."

Han Bingwen had two reasons why he went with her to the auction, to protect her from the Lu family and to find out why he wasn't able to detect Luo Bojing's energy. He is really surprised with her answer.

Before he can ask anymore questions, the host brings out the next item. "Here we have the thousand year old red ginger. It is rare to even have red ginger since they are grown in the wild and for a thousand year old to show up? Extremely rare! This herb is a spiritual and medical herb used for many things and can heal the worst of injuries."

'Hmm… the red ginger does more than I thought. It might heal the scar on my head. Nah, I can find a new one, It's going to be a fun adventure!' Lin Yu Yan smiles and was planning ahead what kind of journey she will have finding the ingredients she needs to heal that scar.

"One hundred thousand gold!" The first bidder on the herb is from the 4th prince, or the Crown prince of the Wang Empire, Wang Hongbin.

"Ah, the famous 4th prince… famous for being handsome and is a genius…" Lin Yu Yan looked over at the prince. "But he can't compare to you, Bingwen. You are WAY more handsome than him."

Han Bingwen was made when she said he was handsome then blushed when she said he was handsome. 'It's weird, when some other girl calls me handsome, I get disgusted but when she says it, I feel weird. I really need to get myself checked by a doctor.'

"Thank you, your highness! My grandfather would feel grateful! He really needs it for his injured arm." Lu Tian Tian sat next to the 4th prince.

"Oh, That's why they needed the one-thousand year old red ginger." Then a thought popped up in her head.