My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 190 - 0190: Magical Artifact Necklace

Chapter 190: Chapter 0190: Magical Artifact Necklace

"Five times? What if someone doesn’t have the money?"

Tang Ming asked.

"No money?"

The burly man said dissatisfied, "If you don’t have money, just pick up the stuff on the ground and eat it."

"Oh, so that’s how it is."

Tang Ming glanced around the crowd and spotted the octopus-head who was enjoying the commotion. He quickly stepped forward, reached out, grabbed the kid by the collar, and dragged him over.

"What are you doing?"

Octopus-head, unable to resist, struggled and yelled.

"What am I doing? You threw this stuff, and if you can’t pay for it, you might as well eat it."

Tang Ming said, "It seems you were quite pleased with yourself just now, did you forget that you were the one who threw this?"

With these words, everyone’s gaze fell on octopus-head’s face, while the staff members redirected their anger toward him, looking like they wanted to devour him.

Seeing he had enraged the crowd, octopus-head couldn’t help but defend himself, "Don’t frame me!"

"Frame you?"

Tang Ming pointed to a distant camera and said calmly, "Shall we check the video?"

At that moment, octopus-head had no grounds for defense. When the staff members realized he was the main culprit, they turned livid. Were it not for the auction’s rules, they would have already been rough with him.

"Eat quickly, I still have to go to the auction," Tang Ming said, picking something up from the ground and stuffing it into octopus-head’s mouth, not caring whether he chose to pay or eat.

Octopus-head couldn’t escape, his power was only five-star, far from enough to break free from Tang Ming’s grip. Now, with his mouth forcefully stuffed, the discomfort was unbearable, especially in front of everyone, completely humiliating him.

"The packaging isn’t even removed yet!"

Octopus-head saw Tang Ming holding a package and muffled a loud cry.

Tang Ming really didn’t care about that. It wouldn’t kill these martial artists to swallow a bit of plastic. He quickly stuffed item after item into octopus-head’s mouth, and the guy rolled his eyes as if he were about to suffocate.

"Alright, that’s enough," the burly man said, seeing octopus-head’s condition and finally speaking up to intervene.

Only then did Tang Ming let go, clapped his hands and said, "Since you’re not letting him finish, I guess we can leave it at that. I’ll take my leave then."

"You guys can go."

The burly man waved his hand, having witnessed Tang Ming’s prowess, while on the other side, the octopus-head hurriedly ran off to find some water to drink, choking nearly to death after stuffing his throat.

Tang Ming, Su Xiaoxi, and Liu Gaoze left the restaurant. Seeing that the fun was over, the surrounding crowd also dispersed, but the day’s events would certainly be a source of laughter for a long time.

The auction was already open for entry, and the three of them walked straight in. Liu Gaoze spoke, cautioning, "Tang Ming, don’t stir up trouble at the auction. We’re here to buy things. If we make too many enemies, the journey back might not be easy."

"Oh."

Tang Ming nodded his head. In fact, he hadn’t provoked anyone; it was others who had provoked him.

The auction started half an hour later. Items one after another were brought out for auction, none of which were extraordinary or suited Tang Ming, so he soon became disinterested.

As for Liu Gaoze, he was constantly anxious, hoping for the item he wanted to buy to appear, but evidently, the more valuable items were scheduled for the afternoon, so nothing of interest to him came up.

Just as the three grew bored, the auctioneer brought out an embroidered box, exquisitely carved with dragons and phoenixes, and even those in the front row could smell the faint fragrance emanating from the box.

The fact that the box emitted a fragrance suggested that the wood used in making the box was of treasured quality, clearly indicating that the contents within the box were also extraordinary, possibly arranged specially by the organizers of the auction because the morning’s items had not been very impressive.

"What’s that? It seems pretty mysterious."

Su Xiaoxi perked up as well, staring intently at the embroidered box on the stage.

Keeping the audience in suspense, the auctioneer slowly opened the box and set it up, revealing an exquisitely shiny necklace inside.

Just as everyone was speculating and questioning, the auctioneer pointed to the necklace in the box and explained, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Magical Artifact Necklace, crafted by a Artifact Refiner from the Ancient Times. Such artifacts are extremely rare and valuable in today’s Ancient Martial World."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the crowd whispered among themselves. While it was true that such artifacts were rare nowadays, they also held little utility for martial artists. The artifacts of old not only had their Spiritual Energy dissipated over the ages, but without the proper techniques to activate them, their true power could not be unleashed.

Modern martial artists cultivated their own Martial Energy, and activating such artifacts required Mana, so in the hands of a martial artist, the utility of artifacts was limited mostly to their collection value.

Perhaps understanding everyone’s thoughts, the auctioneer added, "This Magical Artifact Necklace, according to our tests, brings great benefits to martial artists in their cultivation. It has calming effects on the mind and spirit. If worn by a young woman, it can improve skin tone and beautify, making it an excellent gift for a girlfriend!"

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, many in the audience became eager, with numerous young men considering acquiring the necklace to please their girlfriends, and many young women also showed great interest.

Included among them was Su Xiaoxi, who had taken a liking to the necklace at first sight, not only for its exquisite craftsmanship but also for its benefits for women, so she planned to participate in the bidding.

Since the item had little use for martial artists, Tang Ming naturally lost interest, closing his eyes and waiting for the morning session of the auction to end, utterly unaware that Su Xiaoxi sitting next to him was already gearing up for a fierce competition with others.

While the crowd below was still fermenting their bidding mood, the auctioneer was not in a rush, waiting for the right moment to get a good price.

At this time, in the front row, a woman in her twenties, dressed flamboyantly with a hint of snow-white skin at her chest, sexily clung to the martial artist seated next to her, cooing:

"Darling, just buy it for me, will you? This necklace has effects of beautifying and nourishing skin for us women. If I become prettier, won’t you find it more appealing as well?"

The martial artist, who was none other than the octopus-head who had suffered heavily at Tang Ming’s hands earlier in the day, was already impatient, his throat sore and uncomfortable. On hearing the seductive words of the woman, he responded irritably, "Buy what? This thing might go for four or five million, spending so much money on a broken necklace when you could just go to Korea and get a prettier face once and for all."