Chapter 1397
ric paused for a moment before he slowly poured out the pill from the jade bottle into his palm.
He narrowed his eyes to observe the pill, and the expression on his face became more and more
serious.
Then, he scraped out some powder from the pill and sampled it by cing the powder on the tip of
his tongue.
Just then, his face began to change into different expressions. He frowned, grinned, and his facial
muscles trembled, as if he had tasted something unusual. He tossed the entire pill directly into his
mouth and savored the taste of the pill.
After a while, ric''s eyes suddenly lit up in excitement. He stared at Fade and asked, "How... How
did you make this pill? How did you do it?"
The corners of Fade''s mouth quirked up as he said, "ric, can you tell me what is your judgment
on the authenticity of my pills now?"
Manager Liu and Romeo looked at ric curiously, and their faces were full of expectation.
ric sighed. "This pill lives up to its name. It can indeed prolong a person''s life. It may even be
more effective than what Mr. Chen has imed. If taken for several months, the pill may extend
one''s life by two or three years."
"Dr. Huang, is this true?" Manager Liu was intrigued.
As Encyclo Hall''s manager, he knew exactly what the rich martial artists were seeking after-power,
money, and strength. However, what they yearned for the most, was longevity.
The higher their status, the more afraid of death they were, and the more desperate they were to
pursue longevity.
The medicine that Fade presented indeed had the effect of longevity and the results were
significant. If they announced this information publicly, the rich and influential people in the entire
Capital City would probably kill to get their hands on it.
ric was certain about the value of this medicine. He nodded excitedly. "Yes, it''s absolutely true, I
have tasted it. The technique used tobine the ingredients in this pill to achieve the effect of
prolonging life is unique, even I have never thought of using it."
Fade crossed his hands over his chest and watched them with a grin on his face.
ric stood in front of Fade, bowed, and pleaded, "Mr. Chen, I''m sorry. I was blind."
Fade smiled and helped ric up. "You''re too serious, Dr. Huang. In fact, I should ask for your
forgiveness for provoking you earlier." "It''s my fault. I am the one who should apologize," Mr. Huang
sighed.
"It should be me—" Fade argued.
Romeo couldn''t stand watching them argue anymore. He chuckled and said, "Mr. Huang, Fade,
now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, it''s all good now. Please stop apologizing to
each other! Mr. Liu will be worried to death."
Manager Liu rubbed his hands anxiously and approached them excitedly. He said to Fade, "Mr.
Chen, how many nourishing pills do you have left? What''s the price that you would like to auction it
for? Do you have any concerns? Do you—"
Fade smiled and interrupted, "There is not much stock left. I only have ten bottles in total. As for the
price, you may set it ording to the market condition!"
"Only ten bottles!" Manager Liu thought it was unfortunate.
ric red at Manager Liu and chided, "Ten bottles of this miraculous pill that can prolong one''s
life, and you still think it''s too little? Do you think we are selling cabbage?"
"Yes, yes, I''m too greedy." Manager Liu smiled ruefully. "In that case, Mr. Chen, I will arrange the
auctioning of the nourishing pills on your behalf. You can rest assured that you''re going to get a
good deal."
"I trust your abilities, Manager Liu," Fade said, beaming in satisfaction.
Afterward, Fade and Romeo got up from their seats, intending to leave. Manager Liu and ric
escorted them downstairs and waved goodbye to them reluctantly as they got on the car and left.
Three dayster, Encyclo Hall''s auction officially began. This time, Manager Liu took it upon himself
to send someone to pick Fade up without waiting for a reminder from Romeo.
The auction was held in a theater which was huge enough to amodate more than 500 people.
More than half of the wealthy families in Capital City had attended the auction.
Fade saw some familiar faces as he walked into the theatre. Although he didn''t know many people
from Capital City, he still had some friends in the circle. When they saw Fade, they came over and
greeted him.
Among the attendees were people from the Chung family, Dante from Dante Entertainment, Kaeran
from Szeto Academy, and more.
Of course, his enemies were also there. He could feel the icy stares of his rivals stabbing at him as
he walked across the theatre, their expressions obviously unhappy.
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Fade scanned the ce briefly and easily spotted the families and influencers that rivaled him.
There was the Ding Family, whom Fade had broken their legs before. The Ding family was involved
in the logistics business.
There was also the Yang Family which had Leighton and Thomson whom he had just fought with.
They were in the Martial Arts League.
As he was focusing on observing the attendees, two other families approached him. They were the
Luo family and the Han family. He hadplicated feelings towards both families.
He had a good rtionship with Gentro Luo, and Johnson Han was Fade''s subordinate in the Five
Elements Squad. The two families were considered to be on good terms with him.
However, due to the incident that happened during the gathering in Siheyuan some time ago,
Audrea Han and Sandra Luo were displeased with Fade and Joey.
Their tension grew when Joey''s investigation involved the ancestral temple of the Luo family. As a
result, they had a fallout. Although it didn''t seem like a big deal, the Luo family had since held a
grudge against them.
That was the reason why the Luo family wasing towards Fade now. Their facial expressions
were unusually hostile as they spotted him in the crowd.
Gentro sped up his pace and stepped forward to greet Fade, but Sandra stopped him from behind,
"Brother, what are you doing! Fade has fallen out with our family. Why do you still associate with
him?"
"Sandra, what happened between our family and Fade was not that big of a deal. Why are you
doing this? Besides, Mr. Chen is a powerful martial artist. Having him as a friend is a good thing for
our family!" Gentro defended.
Sandra puffed her cheeks and objected, "Brother, everything you said is true, but that was before he
offended Romeo of the hidden family. Since he has offended such an influential figure, it won''t do us
any good to continue to associate with him."
"But-" Gentro refuted.
Their argument was cut short as someone let out a warning cough. Beside him, Master Luo
muttered, "The auction is about to begin, Gentro. Stop wasting your time and go arrange the seats."
"Yes, Grandpa!" Gentro had no choice but to carry out Master Luo''s orders. He shot Fade an
apologetic look, lowered his head, and hurried past Fade.