My Co-renting Lady Boss
Chapter 835 - 0835: The Secret Manual to Repair Meridians

Chapter 835: Chapter 0835: The Secret Manual to Repair Meridians

"Dear, didn’t you just say you wouldn’t be a sucker?"

Su Xiaoxi looked at Tang Ming with a touched expression: "I know you have money now, but you don’t have to waste so much for my sake."

"You’re overthinking it, I didn’t buy this for you."

Tang Ming rolled his eyes at Su Xiaoxi. If it were up to him, he wouldn’t be foolish enough to spend so much money on a piece of scrap metal.

"You didn’t buy it for me, then why didn’t you bid earlier?"

Su Xiaoxi looked at Tang Ming in bewilderment and asked.

"Because you acted too quickly and bid first! I just wanted to see who was interested in this thing and gauge the situation."

Tang Ming grinned and explained confidently.

"You are so shameless!"

Su Xiaoxi rolled her eyes. If she had known Tang Ming was interested in this, she would have dropped out of the auction immediately.

"Someone has bid one hundred million. Are there any other bidders?"

Die Cai retracted the gavel and curiously looked at the man with an octopus-like head.

"One hundred and five million."

Seeing Tang Ming speak, Octopus Head became even more furious, as if he had to outbid Tang Ming no matter what.

"Adding fifty thousand at a time is too troublesome, let’s increase it by five million directly."

Tang Ming glanced at Octopus Head and said indifferently, "One hundred and ten million."

"Pfft!"

Hearing this price, many people felt like they were about to cough up blood. He said five hundred thousand at a time, but he directly increased it by ten million without following any logic.

"Dear, you need to calm down. That piece of junk iron isn’t worth this much."

Seeing the situation, the glamorous woman nervously grabbed Octopus Head’s arm.

"I don’t care, even if I go broke today, I’ll fight him to the end."

Octopus Head had lost his mind and yelled, "One hundred and twenty million."

"One hundred and thirty million."

...

The price kept climbing and soon reached two hundred and fifty million. The whole auction turned into a showdown between Octopus Head and Tang Ming.

Tang Ming kept bidding with a calm expression since he was buying on behalf of the Dark Group, and the Dark Group would reimburse him, so he felt no pressure.

In contrast, every time Octopus Head bid, his face grew darker since he was spending his family’s money.

Seeing Tang Ming and Octopus Head in a bidding war, Zhou Hai and his three disciples, who were hiding in the back, were overjoyed. They had originally arranged for someone to mess with Tang Ming, but with Octopus Head stepping in, their plans became unnecessary.

"Master, that kid seems rich. It’s already over two hundred million and he’s still bidding."

Qin Shou stared at Tang Ming, gritting his teeth.

"Hmph, no matter how rich he is, there will be a limit. This Star-falling Iron isn’t what he most desires. Now that he’s tangled up here, when what he really wants appears, he won’t have money left."

Zhou Hai coldly smiled and immediately took out his phone to manipulate things from behind the scenes.

"Two hundred and fifty-five million."

Tang Ming furrowed his brows, lowering his bid increase from one million each time to five hundred thousand so he could message Liu Gaoze to confirm whether the Dark Group absolutely needed this item. If not, retreating now would be enough to trap Octopus Head in a bind.

"Kid, out of money, huh?"

Seeing this, Octopus Head’s spirits lifted, "Two hundred and sixty million."

"This idiot is really ruthless."

Tang Ming curled his lips and had already sent a message to Liu Gaoze.

"Acquire the Star-falling Iron at any cost; the Dark Group will cover all expenses," Liu Gaoze quickly replied.

"Two hundred and seventy million."

Receiving confirmation from Liu Gaoze, Tang Ming breathed a sigh of relief and continued to bid.

"Two hundred and..."

"Dear, stop bidding."

The glamorous woman quickly pulled Octopus Head’s arm, nervously reminding him, "We only brought three hundred million. If we spend it all on this piece of scrap iron, we won’t have money left for what we really want."

Hearing this, Octopus Head’s face turned uncertain, but he instinctively shouted, "Two hundred and seventy-five million."

"Dear, let it go."

Su Xiaoxi also quickly pulled Tang Ming and advised, "This thing isn’t worth that much money. We don’t need to fight just out of spite."

"Indeed, there’s no need to be spiteful."

Tang Ming rubbed his chin, considering whether to do as he did last time—wait until Octopus Head bought the item, then snatch it.

Seeing that Tang Ming had suddenly stopped bidding, Octopus Head instantly panicked.

That Star-falling Iron was useless to him. He had been bidding just to spite Tang Ming. If Tang Ming gave up, he would have spent over two hundred million on a useless piece of junk and would surely be punished by his family.

The thought of his reckless actions made Octopus Head shake his leg with regret.

Just as Die Cai was about to drop the hammer, Tang Ming spoke again, "Two hundred seventy-five million, fifty thousand."

Considering he wasn’t spending his own money, there was no point in saving for the Dark Group. He might as well keep bidding.

"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!"

Octopus Head exhaled deeply and shut his mouth, afraid that item would fall into his hands.

Su Xiaoxi looked helplessly at Tang Ming, knowing he was spending frivolously despite having money.

As Die Cai knocked the gavel three times, the Star-falling Iron was finally sold at a high price, won by Tang Ming.

After his scare, Octopus Head felt relieved and looked at Tang Ming smugly, as if saying he had finally tricked him into spending more money.

"Idiot!"

Tang Ming glared at Octopus Head, feeling nothing since it wasn’t his money.

As the deal closed, a staff member immediately brought a brocade box onto the stage and handed Die Cai a description card.

Die Cai glanced at it in confusion, curious about the change in auction order.

"This next auction item is a cultivation technique manual."

Die Cai put on gloves and took a thin ancient book out of a wooden box, saying, "This is an ancient medical cultivation manual that can repair damaged meridians. However, it is a fragment and written in ancient seal characters, which are not very clear. The starting price is one million, with increments of one hundred thousand."

At first, the mention of a powerful technique excited everyone, but upon hearing it was a fragment in ancient seal characters, most lost interest. Since it was incomplete, it couldn’t be easily cultivated. Plus, translating ancient text is challenging, and few would pay for something seemingly powerful but practically useless.

Unlike others, when Tang Ming heard it could repair meridians, his eyes lit up. This was precisely what he wanted.

It seemed Mo Hongsheng’s information was indeed accurate.