Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

"I say, you silly apprentice, you didn't tell that you wanted to marry that old lady's granddaughter and ask the Huo family to pay off your debts, did you?"

Seeing that the old lady over there looked like she desperately needed a nitroglycerin pill, Hei Xiazi couldn't help but cheekily put his arm around Wu Xie and let his imagination run wild.

"Let me tell you, you mustn't marry those beautiful snakes from the Huo family, they..."

Before he could finish speaking, Su Li gave him a sharp rap on the head.

“Master said we shouldn’t make jokes about girls like that.”

Black Bear, suddenly caught off guard: (p′︵‵。)

Xie Yuchen: That's right...

Wu Xie shoved Hei Xiazi's big hand away and bared his white teeth at the big black rat.

"No, I didn't! Don't talk nonsense! I'm a perfectly respectable young man from a civilized society. Do you think everyone is as shameless as you?!"

"Ahem... Wu Xie simply described Grandma Wu's wonderful retirement life in a short essay of a few thousand words..."

There were no extreme remarks; the entire conversation was conducted in a gentle and polite manner.

Even when Old Madam Huo mocked Wu Xie, she made sarcastic remarks about the Wu family, from the old master to the second and third generation masters, and then to the third generation Wu Xie.

Wu Xie simply smiled politely and recounted the happy old age relationship between Uncle Gou Wu and the old lady in a relaxed and pleasant manner.

After Uncle Gou Wu passed away, the old lady would drink tea, tend to her flowers, and take walks. She would also go out shopping and watch movies with her daughter-in-law, and incidentally bring up Wu Xie's father and second uncle to brag about them.

(Wu Sansheng: Why didn't you take me with you?)

Grandma Huo probably thought about her younger relatives who couldn't handle things, which made her, at her advanced age, have to work so hard.

Then the old lady got really angry with herself.

Wu Xie proudly raised his head. The upbringing of our Wu family is beyond reproach. Even when facing such an unpleasant old lady, we can still be gentle and polite, making people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze.

Pride ╰(*?0?7︶`*)╯~~

Huo Xiuxiu looked at her grandmother, who was almost having a heart attack from anger: What the hell is this "gentle breeze"...

Black Bear: Going solo with a '6'

"The second half of the auction has officially begun; we are now starting to move the goods."

As the host spoke, the glass case reappeared.

The glass dome was carried by the waiter through the various private rooms for inspection before being placed back on the ground. This half-minute was enough time for everyone to see what was inside.

They were very familiar with the material of this thing; it was the 'Ghost Seal,' a sibling of the Jade Burial Suit.

The "mother" here refers to the meteorite jade that sank into the underground world along with the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West.

"Here it comes, here it comes, the good stuff has finally arrived. What were those junks before? They weren't even as good as the ones I threw in the grave."

Fatty Wang perked up and sat up straighter, but even then he couldn't resist making a few dissing remarks about the organizers.

The host, who was smiling as he introduced the origin of the Ghost Seal, slightly froze his smile, but then continued his introduction as if nothing had happened.

Isn't this introduction a bit too exaggerated?

Why don't you just tell them that this thing can make people live forever?

After this introduction, coupled with the atmosphere that's about to be created, this place is going to be a hit, and the original price probably won't be able to hold up.

"Was this host doing this on purpose? I saw a few people with red eyes. He's deliberately trying to screw us over, isn't he?"

Fatty Wang noticed that several people in the private rooms were panting heavily, their eyes filled with greed, and even their gazes towards them carried a hint of malice.

Black Bear patted Fatty Wang on the shoulder.

"Little fatty, your foul mouth really pissed him off, hahaha..."

The sound of bells rang incessantly on the field, and the ever-increasing numbers were tantalizing everyone's nerves. Some people who originally just wanted to cause trouble were now getting a little bloodshot.

Just as the bidding was about to enter a heated phase, the host struck the small gong again, and the bidding intensity increased to two million at a time.

Meanwhile, some guests whose assets did not meet the requirements were quietly reminded by the waiters to withdraw from the bidding.

Fatty Wang clutched his chest to calm his wildly beating heart, exclaiming how exciting it was.

"These people are like madmen. Do you think Fatty will be hunted down by everyone if he steals the stuff and runs away?"

"Good question. How about we give it a try? The blind guy will smash the windows, and you, Fatty, will steal the stuff and run away. We'll split the loot 50/50 when we sell it later, how about that?"

While responding to Fatty Wang's words, Hei Xiazi increased the difficulty of the task for him.

They were speaking quite loudly, and it happened to be during a break between the next round of betting, so not only could the listeners, who already had exceptional hearing, hear them clearly, but even the people in the next room could hear them perfectly well.

The host hadn't taken their joking remarks to heart, since she'd heard perfectly well how foul-mouthed the guests in the private room were.

Just as I was thinking this, I glanced up casually...

! ! ! ! ! !

The composed and beautiful host suddenly widened her eyes. The man in sunglasses was aiming his slingshot, which was taut and straight, at her, or rather, at the glass dome behind her containing the Ghost Seal.

I'm serious!!!

"They're trying to steal things! Call security!" the host suddenly shouted, pointing at them, and the entire auction erupted into chaos.

The waiters who had just been moving screens around the private rooms returned, each carrying a short stick, and transformed into thugs.

Listening slave: He has to act as a waiter and a monitor at the same time.

"Slave of the Stick": Working as both a waiter and a thug. (Oh, they call this security...)

They're all working two jobs!

To be honest, the Crescent Hotel is quite shady; they've really figured out how to deal with capitalists.

The guests in the private rooms on the second floor remained still, but the casual seating on the first floor instantly descended into chaos as they scrambled to find places to hide, as if trying to make room for the waiters.

Hei Xiazi casually grabbed Wu Xie and added a sharp blade to the small stone in his hand. With a loosening of his grip, the specially made glass cover shattered instantly.

After throwing the slingshot they had just snatched from Su Li back to her, Black Bear and Fatty Wang, those two troublemakers, smoothly scaled the railing and leaped off the second floor, immediately eliciting gasps of surprise.

Fatty Wang was like a fully inflated ball. He jumped down from the second floor without getting hurt and even bounced a couple of times on the ground, causing his round belly to jiggle.

Black Bear happily pushed up his sunglasses and stretched his arms and legs in front of the guys who gathered around him.

Blackie has wanted to demolish this dilapidated restaurant for a long time, and now he can finally get his wish.

The men who were originally going upstairs saw them jump down and surrounded them, causing chaos in an instant.