"Go away, you’re the lowlife!" Su Xiaoxi huffed angrily.
After the auction of the Ancient Bronze Sword ended, two more items were auctioned off in succession. The victorious buyers bead with joy, while the unlucky bidders left with heads hung low. Once the final gavel struck, the auction was officially declared to be over.
Although the auction had ended, everyone’s activities for the day, including accommodations and als, were still arranged by the auction house. Tang Ming and his companions returned to the hotel, while Liu Gaoze hurried back to his room to report to the Dark Group’s senior mbers that he had failed to secure the Five Poison Colored Soil. As for Tang Ming, he had nothing better to do, so he left the room to give Liu Gaoze so space.
More importantly, as a mber of the Dark Group, it would be easy for misunderstandings to arise if he overheard too much of their internal affairs, and if he were forcibly recruited into the Dark Group, that would definitely not be worth it.
Tang Ming cherished his freedom and didn’t like being controlled. He really didn’t want to be bothered by others if it weren’t for unwittingly being tricked into becoming a bodyguard this ti. Of course, he only managed to hang in there for so long because the Liu Family, though they employed him as a bodyguard, treated him like one of their own.
In the hotel’s restaurant, i Dufeng and his two companions were already waiting. They had done their research; they knew that Tang Ming was a big eater, and waiting for him in the restaurant was a sure bet.
Sure enough, after about fifteen minutes, Tang Ming appeared in the restaurant.
i Dufeng smiled and said to his nephew, Long Er:
"Long Er, go call that kid over here. I want to make a deal with him."
"Yes, Uncle Master," Long Er replied as he stood up and approached Tang Ming.
Tang Ming, with a tray in hand, was considering what to eat when he noticed Long Er approaching him. He found the mbers of the Poison Sect irritating.
"Kid, my master wants to see you."
Long Er pointed towards i Dufeng’s location and spoke to Tang Ming.
"Why would I care if your master wants to see ? Even if it were your grandmaster, I wouldn’t go!" Tang Ming wasn’t in the mood to pay attention to Long Er.
Long Er’s face briefly flashed with anger but, considering there were more important matters, he didn’t resort to violence and patiently said:
"My master wants to discuss a deal with you, about that Five Poison Colored Soil. Don’t you want it?"
"Five Poison Colored Soil?" Tang Ming was initially reluctant to deal with people from the Poison Sect, but upon hearing it was sothing Uncle Liu wanted, he beca intrigued and thought there was no harm in taking a look.
Long Er led Tang Ming to the table where i Dufeng was sitting, leisurely sipping red wine and eating a steak, looking quite dignified.
Tang Ming smirked, sat down without ceremony, and then tapped on the table, saying:
"If you’ve got a deal to make, spit it out quickly. Don’t waste my alti."
"Heh, you really are one of the most arrogant people I’ve ever t," i Dufeng laughed and remarked indifferently:
"That Five Poison Colored Soil you want so badly? I’m willing to offer a trade. If you accept my condition, it’s yours."
"A condition?" Tang Ming asked. "Let’s hear it."
"Give a Detoxification Pill and 70 million, and I’ll hand over the Five Poison Colored Soil to you," i Dufeng said, lifting his glass of wine to his lips with a self-assured air.
"What? Am I hearing you right?" Tang Ming erupted into laughter upon hearing the offer.
i Dufeng suppressed the rage building inside him and said, "Weren’t you fighting with for it at the auction? Now I’m giving you a chance. There’s only one batch of Five Poison Colored Soil, and if you don’t get it, don’t expect to find it on the market anyti soon."
"Then you’re mistaken, I really don’t need it that badly," Tang Ming replied, laughing even more blatantly, thinking that i Dufeng was quite naive to try and extort him.
i Dufeng was taken aback by Tang Ming’s reaction; he had intended to severely teach him a lesson, expecting him to bleed heavily for the Detoxification Pill after refusing to sell it for two million; who knew that his adversary wouldn’t take the bait!
"Everything’s settled then? If there’s no issue, I’ll be on my way. It’s not right to disturb others while they’re eating,"
Tang Ming stood up, grabbed his plate and was about to get more food.
i Dufeng saw that the situation was turning sour and panicked imdiately, asking with so surprise:
"Don’t you need that Five Poison Colored Soil? I’m telling you, if you don’t want it, I’m going to use it."
"Use it however you want. I can’t afford it anyway,"
Tang Ming said, shaking his head, looking very determined.
i Dufeng asked:
"You say you have no money, but didn’t you just bid up to seventy million with us earlier? You better think carefully. You might not want it, but does the uncle next to you want it or not? According to our investigation, he really wants it. Are you not going to consider his wishes?"
"For Uncle Liu," Tang Ming mumbled to himself, but his expression did not change. He was well aware that the people from the Poison Sect not only wanted his Detoxification Pill but also wanted to teach him a lesson by making him cough up seventy million.
After all, the market price of the Five Poison Colored Soil was never close to seventy million; it had been artificially inflated by the Poison Sect.
But Tang Ming was no easy target to bully, and i Dufeng obviously miscalculated. Tang Ming spread his arms with a smile and said:
"Seventy million is a large number, neither Uncle Liu nor I have that much money."
"That’s impossible; you clearly bid up to seventy million."
i Dufeng was stunned, clearly in disbelief.
Tang Ming smiled and explained, "Why would I lie to you? Since I couldn’t outbid you for the Five Poison Colored Soil, I lent the money to the beauty next to . She bought an Ancient Bronze Sword for fifty million. Now, how much do you think I have left on ?"
"Really?"
These words of Tang Ming left i Dufeng feeling chilled; if Tang Ming genuinely had no money, what could he do? He couldn’t make money appear out of thin air.
At this mont, Long Yi also spoke up:
"Uncle Master, the lady sitting next to this guy really did spend fifty million on an Ancient Bronze Sword."
"What a waste of good money, fifty million for a damn bronze sword?" i Dufeng cursed loudly.
Tang Ming curled his lips into a smile and said:
"You heard what your apprentice nephew said; I really don’t have the money, so this deal is off."
"Don’t go," i Dufeng implored, knowing that he couldn’t be left holding the bag with the Five Poison Colored Soil. After all, there were plenty of materials for refining poison; there was no absolute need for the soil, and if he couldn’t get the Detoxification Pill back after paying seventy million, his elder brother Long Duba would probably kill him.
"Why shouldn’t I go?"
Tang Ming stopped in his tracks, sneering inwardly at how foolish i Dufeng was.
"How much money do you have on you right now?" i Dufeng asked again.
"Less than thirty million," Tang Ming guessed and claid.
"That little?" i Dufeng’s heart sank, but very reluctantly and with a pained expression, he said:
"Fine, thirty million it is. You add a Detoxification Pill, and I’ll exchange the Five Poison Colored Soil for you."
"Who told you I want to exchange for the Five Poison Colored Soil?" Tang Ming retorted with a sneer, his face full of disdain.
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