Chapter 1761: Become the strongest hunter!

After hearing Ye Chen's explanation, Lai Qinghua instantly grasped Ye Chen's intentions completely; he could even fully comprehend the deeper intentions that Ye Chen had not explicitly stated.

He knew that Ye Chen using the Rejuvenating Pill for auction was by no means just to give Jin Ling more exposure; there must be a deeper plan behind it.

And Ye Chen had always had a thought hidden deep in his heart that he had not told anyone.

He wanted to hold this auction precisely because he wanted to use the Rejuvenating Pill as the perfect bait to lure out the wealthiest and most powerful people in the world, step by step.

To him, the Rejuvenating Pill was like the top-grade bait scattered in the water when fishing.

With this top-grade bait to create a feeding spot, not only could it attract ordinary fish and rare big fish, but even those behemoths that usually hid in the deepest, darkest corners would surely be lured over.

These behemoths were far more cunning than ordinary fish; it was very likely that creating a feeding spot once would not be enough to lure them over.

Precisely because of this, Ye Chen had to continue holding the auctions continuously.

If they didn't come after the first time, and didn't come after the second, by the third time, they might not be able to restrain themselves.

These behemoths were the people who best understood and mastered the rules of how this world operated.

They strictly adhered to the Dark Forest Law described in the science fiction novel *The Three-Body Problem*; they were armed hunters lurking in this dark forest.

Moreover, they always hid in the dark with their guns, concealing their forms and accumulating energy; even when they killed, they would never expose themselves.

However, with a divine medicine like the Rejuvenating Pill as bait, it was impossible for them to hide forever!

Coupled with Ye Chen's rule that the Rejuvenating Pill must be bid for and consumed on the spot, all the behemoths, once interested in the Rejuvenating Pill, had to reveal their true forms and come to Jin Ling in person!

And once they could not resist the temptation and walked out of the darkness, they would violate the great taboo of the Dark Forest Law and be exposed within Ye Chen's field of vision, or even within Ye Chen's sniper range!

What Ye Chen wanted to do was to make these behemoths hiding in the dark forest reveal their forms, while he himself would replace them and become the strongest hunter hidden in the dark forest!

If there were hidden enemies among these behemoths, Ye Chen could also hide in the dark and launch a fatal blow directly.

At this moment, Lai Qinghua also savored this intention of Ye Chen's.

He just didn't say anything, but laughed heartily and said: "Young Master Ye, your idea of overtaking on a bend is truly brilliant. To the truly super-rich of this world, the small Jin Ling has almost no attraction, but once there is a Rejuvenating Pill, this place will become a holy land that all the super-rich will scramble to pursue! Luring them to Jin Ling, I'm afraid Jin Ling's economy will achieve a huge explosion before long!"

Ye Chen laughed: "That is indeed my plan, which is why I need you, Old Mr. Lai, to help me promote it more in the United States. Apart from Europe, the place with the most hidden super-rich in this world is probably the United States."

Lai Qinghua immediately said: "To tell you the truth, Young Master Ye, many people in the United States have been chasing me, asking how I, who was on the verge of death, could go to China for four years and return looking younger. Even Mai Chengxing has begged me to solve the puzzle more than once, but I have kept my mouth shut and haven't said a word. The feeling of hiding such a huge secret is sometimes really agonizing. If I could say it out, that would truly be great!"

After saying this, he added: "Since Young Master Ye is prepared to use the Rejuvenating Pill to add bricks and tiles to Jin Ling, then I should naturally contribute my share! Don't worry, from today on, I will inform all the rich people I know about the Rejuvenating Pill. With me, an old man, as a living example, plus my lifelong ability in divination and fortune-telling as an endorsement, I believe they will surely flock to it when the time comes!"

Ye Chen laughed: "That would be better than anything!"

As he spoke, Ye Chen added: "By the way, Old Mr. Lai, when you talk about the Rejuvenating Pill to the outside world, do not mention my identity. Just say that you found the opportunity for the Rejuvenating Pill in China back then, and this time you heard that a mysterious person is prepared to bring out the Rejuvenating Pill for auction in Jin Ling. You don't need to say anything else; let them be curious themselves first. In a few days, I will officially announce this news through other channels."

"Good!" Lai Qinghua said without hesitation: "Leave this matter to me, Young Master Ye, rest assured!"

Ye Chen thanked him: "Then I thank you, Old Mr. Lai. At the auction site, I will reserve a VIP seat for you. Please do me the honor of coming to guide the younger generation's work!"

Lai Qinghua laughed heartily: "To tell you the truth, Young Master Ye, I don't need to divine to guess that the transaction price of this Rejuvenating Pill will surely set a world auction record. Although I haven't earned little money in my life, compared to the wealthiest people in this world, it is but a drop in the ocean. I estimate that the starting price will be something these old bones of mine can't afford..."

Ye Chen laughed: "Old Mr. Lai, this auction itself is prepared for harvesting leeks; how could I let you participate in the auction! You just need to come and show your support; the younger generation will surely have a generous gift for you then!"

Upon hearing this, Lai Qinghua became nervous and said: "Young Master Ye... I... I didn't mean that... If you need me to show support, I will naturally die for it! I will certainly go to bother you then, but I absolutely dare not accept your generous gift..."

Ye Chen didn't explain much, but smiled slightly: "Old Mr., we can be considered friends across generations, so I won't be so formal with you. I will send you an invitation letter then; if you have time, please trouble yourself to make the trip!"

"Good!" Lai Qinghua said without hesitation: "Rest assured, Young Master Ye, I will certainly be there! In addition, the matter of promoting the Rejuvenating Pill is also on me. I guarantee that within two days, all the tycoons in the United States will be desperate to figure out what exactly the Rejuvenating Pill is!"

Lai Qinghua's words made Ye Chen feel faintly excited.

Moreover, Ye Chen was also very grateful to this old gentleman in his heart.

Although he had only met him once, fate had allowed Lai Qinghua to use four years to help him escape from his predicament.

Although he was also looking for his own path to survival, the fact that someone had helped him was established, so Ye Chen naturally felt grateful to him.

One Rejuvenating Pill could make a healthy old person twenty years younger and increase their lifespan by twenty years. For a centenarian like Lai Qinghua, who had accumulated too many illnesses, the last Rejuvenating Pill he took had almost half its medicinal power used to treat those chronic old ailments, so it could at most let him live ten more years.

If he were gifted another Rejuvenating Pill, it could at least let him live another ten or twenty years.

Therefore, Ye Chen had already made up his mind that when Lai Qinghua came to Jin Ling this time, he would gift him another Rejuvenating Pill.

After all, this thing was nothing to him.

In the past, the Rejuvenating Pill was still somewhat precious to Ye Chen, and relying on the Rejuvenating Pill, his body had also been greatly improved.

But ever since he refined the Foundation-Cultivating Pill, the Rejuvenating Pill had become too ordinary to him, so ordinary that it had completely lost its value for him to consume.

As for refining more Rejuvenating Pills, that was not a difficult task for him.

Now that his body was exceptionally full of Qi, refining Rejuvenating Pills was a piece of cake.

And although the medicinal herbs required for the Rejuvenating Pill were rare and precious, they hadn't reached the point where they couldn't be found even with money.

If the money earned from auctioning a quarter of a Rejuvenating Pill were given to Qin Gang, he could probably buy enough raw materials from all over the world to refine thousands of Rejuvenating Pills! ===== CHAPTER 1762 =====