I insist

Chapter 101: Knowing My Identity

Seeing her like this, Mingtai waved his hand to tell people to stop speculating and just watch the other people bid.

As soon as someone started the auction, Song Miqiu pulled out all the things he had on him, his brows furrowed, but he still shouted out his limit price.

"It seems this thing truly does not belong to me."

"What exactly do you want?"

Song Miqiu remained silent, his eyes fixed on the front, watching the people below continuously shout out prices they couldn't afford.

Never mind, since we can identify that thing, we should be able to exchange for it later.

Just as Song Miqiu was about to withdraw his hand, Yu Huailin was about to make another move when something flashed past his sight and landed in the hands of the person standing next to the auctioned jade in the audience.

"you are……"

Those standing not far away also saw what the jade pendant was, and immediately perked up, bidding ten thousand taels to suppress all the noise.

"Since everyone is giving this to me, I won't stand on ceremony."

"Cheng Ranyu?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Song Miqiu glanced at Yu Huailin out of the corner of her eye and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't make any further moves.

Just as I was about to sit down and continue watching the auction, there was a knock on the door behind me.

"A junior has come to return the jade pendant. Would you mind if I saw him?"

"can."

With these words, Cheng Ranyu pushed open the door and saw three people sitting inside. He was taken aback at first, but then opened the brocade box in his hand to reveal the jade that had been auctioned earlier.

Seeing the unexpected joy, Song Miqiu wanted to make a move, but Yu Huailin stopped her first.

"You really don't want me to have anything to do with him?"

"Your contact with him will not bring you any good."

Is this nothing good?

She couldn't understand what was going on, but she felt that Yu Huailin hadn't lied to her, so she ultimately didn't take any action.

They seemed to have talked about something on the other side, and after exchanging a smile, they went straight into the room.

"What do you want this for? If you can explain it clearly, I'll give it to you."

Song Miqiu knew this, of course, but she felt that if she said it out loud, people would still suspect her. She wanted to find a knife, but since there was nothing around, she was forced to exchange for something more suitable from the system.

Carefully, he took out a scalpel from the cloth bag and hung some on it.

However, because the knife tip was too sharp, it cut the fingertip directly, causing blood to flow.

Seeing this, the two people next to her wanted to speak up and tell Song Miqiu to stop the bleeding quickly, but before they could speak, they stopped the bleeding themselves.

Although the wound wasn't deep, the two stared in disbelief at the bloodstains on the ground, looking at the wound covered in white powder.

"That's all. I've encountered a piece the size of a fingernail before."

Song Miqiu raised his little finger and gestured for a moment, then looked at the detailed information about the stone in his hand again, his brows furrowing once more.

It's not time to talk about its other uses yet.

Ming Taicheng also sensed something was wrong, but knowing that some of these items were for other people's survival, he didn't ask any further questions.

But that doesn't mean they aren't curious; they want to ask for a little something, but they just can't bring themselves to ask.

Fortunately, Song Miqiu noticed his gaze and, without thinking, used the dagger on the table to slash off a large piece and handed it over.

"I don't know much about stones either, so let's study them together."

"My younger sister is much more generous."

Hearing these seemingly joking words, Song Miqiu just smiled slightly, then looked at the scalpel in her hand and suddenly remembered that it was Ming Taicheng who had replaced it with the jade pendant.

After much deliberation, he finally handed over the scalpel that had only been used once.

"I'll also give this knife to my brother."

"What use could something so small be?"

Song Miqiu took the scalpel again and fiddled with it in his hand. After looking at the things in the room for a long time, he picked up the small pastry carving that was placed aside.

Although it was the first time using it, its sharpness allowed me to create even more intricate patterns.

"This blade has been specially treated so that it will not rust easily and is extremely sharp."

"Very sharp? Oh right, that's the one that scraped off the powder just now. Can I try it?"

Since it was originally a gift for him, Song Miqiu naturally wouldn't refuse it, but instead of handing it over directly to avoid hurting his hands, he placed it on the table.

After arranging things over there, the smile on his face became even brighter.

"This is good; it will definitely be very useful in the future."

"But this blade is a bit brittle, so never try to fight it head-on unless absolutely necessary."

Ming Taicheng nodded, and then carefully wrapped it in his pocket with the constable he carried with him.

"Do you know where this knife is best used, little sister?"

Cheng Ranyu, who had been silent to the side, was stunned when she heard Ming Taicheng address her, and then she looked incredulous.

Fortunately, it was only for a moment, and I was drawn to what Song Miqiu said.

“This knife can easily cut through a person’s skin.” He extended a finger still covered in medicinal powder, then pointed to the unprocessed pastry in front of him. “Because the blade is sharp, the slender handle will not obstruct the view, allowing for more delicate operations.”

Upon hearing this, Ming Taicheng nodded in agreement, then used his fingers to represent the knife, moving them continuously.

Confirming that there was little difference between having nothing and being empty-handed, he was even more surprised and immediately took the item out of his pocket.

"Wouldn't it be quick to break down meat if I wanted to use this?"

"indeed."

Upon hearing this, Ming Taicheng smiled slightly, but the two people next to him tensed up and couldn't help but take two steps back.

Although Song Miqiu didn't know why they were doing this, she still continued to explain the convenience of the scalpel to Ming Taicheng.

"If you hide this on your person, it will be hard for anyone to find it. If you use it for assassination..."

"If this knife were used for that kind of thing, I'm afraid the person who made it would cry, since his original intention was only to cure diseases and save lives."

Upon hearing Song Miqiu's words, Ming Taicheng laughed heartily, then hid the item in his bosom again, even patting his chest afterward.

"Then I'll let him play his best role."

"To maximize its effectiveness?"

Yu Huailin knew that Song Miqiu had not yet noticed the other party's hair growth, so he let out a sigh and whispered in her ear that the other party was a medical sage.

Unexpectedly, she froze on the spot, and it took her a long time to slowly turn around and look at the other person.

"Is it really as he said?"

"I thought my younger sister had already discovered it, but now it seems I was overthinking it."

Ming Taicheng made no attempt to hide the jade pendant he had just thrown out, chuckled again, and looked at the other two people beside him whose identities he knew.

Unfortunately, none of the other party spoke up, and they just watched Song Miqiu, the only one who was kept in the dark.

"What are your thoughts now, little sister?"