My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 194 - 0194: Duo Duo Rabbit

Chapter 194: Chapter 0194: Duo Duo Rabbit

Among the bidders, there was one guy familiar to Tang Ming, which was none other than Sun Zhuangjia.

This guy practiced external martial arts and was especially skilled in dual hand skills. With this martial arts book, it would be like adding wings to a tiger, significantly enhancing his strength, so his determination to win was only to be expected.

Since it wasn’t something he wanted to buy, Tang Ming didn’t pay much attention. After a few minutes, the auction for the martial arts book "Iron-breaking Fist" reached its final stage, with the price soaring. In the end, the astonishing final price reached thirty million, and the winner was Sun Zhuangjia, who Tang Ming knew all too well.

After acquiring the martial arts book, Sun Zhuangjia gave Tang Ming a provocative look, as if to flaunt his victory.

"This guy acts as if he’s stumbled upon some treasure, spending over thirty million on a lousy martial arts book. He must have more money than sense, the ultimate spendthrift."

Tang Ming curled his lip and silently called Sun Zhuangjia an idiot; he wasn’t even competing with him, so why the need to show off to him?

Hearing Tang Ming’s final insult, Su Xiaoxi burst into laughter, looking at him and asking, "How did you know that Sun Zhuangjia is nicknamed ’The Spendthrift’?"

"Really?"

Tang Ming was suddenly surprised:

"Looks like my guess was spot on!"

"Right, be careful with this Sun Zhuangjia in the future. He spent so much money on the ’Iron-breaking Fist’ probably to practice for dealing with you. The guy’s external martial arts are quite good. With the addition of this ancient martial arts technique, I estimate his strength will progress further."

Su Xiaoxi softly reminded Tang Ming.

Upon hearing this, Tang Ming’s eyes twinkled as he chuckled, "Since that guy’s become tougher, next time he pesters you, I’ll have to stay well away to avoid him coming after me."

"Hey, you, you’re just a fair-weather friend, aren’t you?"

Su Xiaoxi pouted, huffily saying, "I kindly warn you, and this is how you thank me?"

"Oh, it’s not that I’m disloyal. Look, he’s willing to spend thirty million just to beat me up. If I’m going to help you again, shouldn’t the fee go up a bit?"

Tang Ming revealed his true intentions, "Or you could tell that guy, if he really wants to beat me up, he doesn’t need to spend all that money on a martial arts book to practice. Just give me thirty million directly, and I guarantee to let him beat me up without a fuss. If he’s not satisfied, we can negotiate further."

Su Xiaoxi rolled her eyes, having never met someone like Tang Ming before. She didn’t want to continue the conversation, fearing she’d get dragged into who knows where.

"The next auction item is a Spiritual Beast cub, which I believe some of the ladies will be quite interested in!"

Die Cai directly lifted the cover off an item handed up by a servant that resembled a birdcage, revealing a palm-sized little rabbit inside, pure white with only short fur, giving off an extremely docile vibe.

"It’s just a little rabbit, right? That counts as a Spiritual Beast?"

"Even if it has some special function, it can’t be that useful, can it? Raising such a Spiritual Beast is a lot of hassle. We martial artists are either cultivating or travelling throughout Jianghu; few of us have the leisure to care for such a thing."

Many people in the crowd began discussing among themselves.

Seeing the right moment, the auctioneer, Die Cai, smiled and explained, "Those of you familiar with Spiritual Beasts should know, this Spiritual Beast is called ’Duo Duo Rabbit.’ Not only is it adorably shaped, but it also has a very useful ability: its sense of smell is extremely keen. Once it has smelled a person or an object, it never forgets and can find them within a certain range. Moreover, as it ages, its recognition range and sense of smell will become even more formidable, to the point of even being able to detect poisons."

After the introduction, many martial artists who knew about the Duo Duo Rabbit started to make a commotion, with one saying, "Although raising this rabbit to its Late Stage is hugely beneficial, with its ability to sniff out most poisons alone providing much reassurance against being stealthily poisoned by enemies, the fact is, it’s not easy to keep alive, not to mention for a long time. Also, nowadays many technological devices can replace the Duo Duo Rabbit, so there’s really no need to expend so much effort."

"Although the sentiment is valid, owning such a rabbit when traveling could be beneficial, especially when visiting famous mountains and rivers. You never know, it might lead to the discovery of precious items passed down from ancient times."

Another martial artist voiced his opinion.

Though the rabbit might be somewhat useful, to a martial artist, true strength is the ultimate pursuit. To many, this Dodo Rabbit is considered optional—nice to have but not a necessity.

Of course, there are a few martial artists who do need spiritual beasts, which is why families specializing in rearing them exist. However, this minority, despite their interest in spiritual beasts, aren’t particularly fond of the Dodo Rabbit.

"Wow, this rabbit is so cute!"

As soon as Su Xiaoxi caught sight of the Dodo Rabbit in the cage, her eyes lit up, and she was smitten.

But Tang Ming pointed towards a person a few rows ahead and said to Su Xiaoxi, "You should take a good look; that Dodo Rabbit is being sold by that guy."

"Who?"

Following Tang Ming’s pointing finger, Su Xiaoxi looked over and instantly spotted Zhen Xiaosa, that annoying fellow.

"It’s his, that guy is from a family that raises spiritual beasts. So irritating."

After thinking it over, Su Xiaoxi couldn’t part with the Dodo Rabbit. "So what if it’s his? This is an auction. The highest bidder wins. The person might be annoying, but the Dodo Rabbit is so well-behaved. I’ve decided to get it."

"You’ve got money, so you can afford to be capricious. Suit yourself."

Tang Ming casually remarked.

As expected, the Dodo Rabbit didn’t attract much interest, and not many people placed bids. But being a spiritual beast, it wasn’t cheap either, with the opening bid at over one million five hundred thousand. And with the current trend, reaching three or four million was considered a high price.

Just when everyone thought there wouldn’t be an exciting bidding war, Su Xiaoxi’s bid was countered. It seemed there was someone unwilling to give up and determined to compete with her for the Dodo Rabbit.

Once there was competition, the price was bound to soar, and soon the bid had reached four million five hundred thousand.

"Five million!"

Su Xiaoxi, out of spite, called out the price, believing no one would dare to match it. After all, although rare, the rabbit wasn’t exceedingly uncommon, and it would be entirely unnecessary to pay any more.

"Five million five hundred thousand."

That same man in the front row raised his hand and casually made a bid.

Su Xiaoxi was furious, feeling a surge of anger, and she shouted, "Six million!"

"Six million five hundred thousand."

"..."

As the price soared to ten million, the man finally stopped bidding. With ten million spent on a Dodo Rabbit cub, many began to scoff. Apart from taunts suggesting the buyer was a spendthrift, there were no other comments.