My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 179 - 0179: Myriad Poison Pill

Chapter 179: Chapter 0179: Myriad Poison Pill

"Ten million for the first time, any further bids?" the auctioneer asked the audience.

The man who had called out ten million chuckled and glanced around the room when suddenly an elderly man with white hair stood up and shouted directly, "Twenty million."

"Ah, it’s Tie Qianchou of the Tie Family."

Someone whispered, and in an instant, everyone in the venue turned their eyes to the white-haired elder.

"The Tie Family has a feud with the Jin Family, and the Jin Family is most skilled at underhanded sneak attacks, buying this Elixir is to prevent any move from the Jin Family."

"No wonder he’s willing to spend so much money."

"When it comes to money versus life, which is more important? If I had the money, I would buy it to protect myself."

The venue erupted in discussion again, and the first man thought for a moment, then decided to bid again as he had enemies of his own and was naturally afraid of being poisoned.

At this point, seeing that his opponent hadn’t given up, the white-haired elder couldn’t help but cup his fists and say, "Gentlemen, this Detoxification Pill is something our Tie Family must have; please show us some consideration. If we continue to compete, it won’t be good for anyone."

The Tie Family was a major clan in Wan Jing, ranked among the top three in strength, a truly formidable presence that ordinary people dared not offend. After some thought, the man clenched his teeth and sat down, evidently giving up on making an enemy of the Tie Family.

Seeing this, the white-haired elder smiled, and only then did the auctioneer call out thrice in succession, signaling the sale.

Though no one else made a bid, Tang Ming was satisfied, having made twenty million, and he was quite happy. Without Sun Zhuangjia’s help, he wouldn’t have been able to easily rake in twenty million.

Evidently, Sun Zhuangjia was furious, not only failing to harm Tang Ming but also inadvertently driving up the price of the antidote. Just as he was brooding, a uniformed Martial Artist approached him and said,

"Mr. Sun, according to the rules, you should pay one million now. Will it be by card or cash?"

"Of course, card."

Sun Zhuangjia replied irritably and took out a card from his pocket to hand over to the man. Moments later, after swiping the card and signing for it, his card was returned.

Sun Zhuangjia had lost a Family Poison in vain and had thrown in an additional million, a double loss.

Su Xiaoxi had been watching Sun Zhuangjia all along, seeing him puffing up like an angry toad. She chuckled, "This guy had it coming. Serves him right for pestering me."

The auction proceeded with several more bids, but the items were not considered very good, selling for anything from tens to hundreds of thousands.

Liu Gaoze grew a bit impatient, having thought he might find the material he was looking for today, but given the current situation, it seemed the climax items were probably reserved for tomorrow’s auction.

Finally, another attention-grabbing item was brought up, an Elixir as well, but with no small provenance—it was from the Poison Sect.

The Poison Sect had a considerable reputation among Martial Arts Families as a Sect specializing in Poison Refining. Its scale was large, and it ran the Martial Arts world’s poison trade. Any product from the Poison Sect was a must-have for many Martial Artists, so as soon as this ’Myriad Poison Pill’ was presented, all eyes in the venue focused on the stage.

"This is the ’Myriad Poison Pill’ freshly refined by the Poison Sect, and as for the reputation of the Poison Sect, I won’t elaborate further. The starting price for this Myriad Poison Pill is ten million, with bids increasing by one million each time," announced the auctioneer to the audience.

"Some time ago, there was a Detoxification Pill that could remove a hundred poisons, and now a Myriad Poison Pill appears. Which one is more powerful?"

"It’s really quite a coincidence, so many Elixirs popping up in one auction, one for detoxification and another for poisoning."

At that moment, the crowd below burst into discussion. Among them, some assassin organizations had a demand for poisons, but since a detoxification pill had previously appeared, if this Myriad Poison Pill was not as good as that detoxification pill, wouldn’t its value be greatly diminished?

Therefore, the assassin organizations were all observing and the other powers did not speak up. Suddenly, the atmosphere cooled down, and for a while, no one made a bid.

People from the Poison Sect saw this and couldn’t help but feel angry. A man in his thirties stood up, looked around arrogantly, and declared, "This Myriad Poison Pill of ours is the epitome of poisons, with no elixir capable of nullifying it. Even we ourselves haven’t refined an antidote for it. So, everyone can rest assured and purchase without doubts; it’s an essential item for your killing needs. Moreover, do you not trust the reputation of our Poison Sect?"

Challenged in such a way, Tang Ming of course would not agree. He stood up and spoke indifferently, "It’s just a poison pill, right? Don’t make it sound so mythical. Besides, isn’t there an antidote for every poison in this world? Haven’t you heard that in the principles of Yin and Yang, everything has its counterbalance?"

"Hmph, are you the one talking?"

The Poison Sect man asked upon seeing Tang Ming.

Tang Ming nodded and said, "Correct. Originally, everyone was simply conducting their own business, and it wouldn’t be nice for anyone to bad-mouth another’s reputation. But you insisted on claiming that your Myriad Poison Pill is incurable, which implies that it’s more powerful than my detoxification pill. In other words, you’ve provoked me first, so naturally, I won’t just sit by idly."

"You don’t believe that our Poison Sect’s Myriad Poison Pill is incurable?"

The man asked darkly.

"That’s right, I believe that my detoxification pill can handle it."

Truth be told, Tang Ming actually found the Myriad Poison Pill to be quite impressive and wanted to consume it to enhance his cultivation, so he intentionally provoked the situation. He really didn’t want to spend his own money to buy it since the starting price was ten million; he wasn’t keen on handing over the twenty million he had just obtained to someone else. That’s why he concocted this sly plan.

"Good, very good. Then do you have the courage to try it?"

The man from the Poison Sect asked.

"Of course I dare. Just like before, let me consume the Myriad Poison Pill and see if it has any effect on me,"

Tang Ming said with a smile.

"No way,"

Upon reflection, the Poison Sect man said, "Killing you brings me no benefit, and would instead waste a Myriad Poison Pill. I’m not doing a business that loses money."

"Heh, how about this: I still have twenty million that I haven’t received from the auction. If I die, consider that sum compensation for your Poison Sect, how about that?"

Tang Ming proposed after consideration.

"Fine, if you’re offering money to seek death, then we can’t be blamed for it,"

The man readily agreed, stepping onto the auction stage, thinking that perhaps the Myriad Poison Pill might not even fetch twenty million!

Tang Ming also walked up without showing weakness. After exchanging glances, the man from the Poison Sect said, "Give him the Myriad Poison Pill to eat."

The auctioneer took out the Myriad Poison Pill from a box and handed it to Tang Ming, who, without even looking, swallowed it in one gulp, without the slightest hesitation.

The man sneered and said, "Give him a bottle of water to wash it down with."

The auctioneer took a bottle of mineral water from under the stage and handed it to Tang Ming, who gulped it down completely, then asked, "Any other requests?"

"Open your mouth."

To prevent Tang Ming from concealing the elixir in his mouth, the man skeptically demanded.