The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Tang Rao looked at Ye Xiaobai, and Ye Xiaobai glared back at Tang Rao.

As for Ye Xiaobai, Tang Rao had some understanding of him.

This beast, if really messed up, was truly unpredictable.

"Tang Rao, I don't want to leave you! Don't treat me this way!" Ye Xiaobai cried out again, his voice torn with anguish, wailing like a wronged woman.

Tang Rao: "..."

Everyone turned their heads, pointing and whispering about Ye Xiaobai and Tang Rao.

As for Ye Mo standing nearby, his mouth and eyes both widened into O shapes.

Oh my good gracious, Ye Xiaobai and Tang Rao actually… Good heavens, this is too much…

"No wonder Tang Rao favors the Ye Family."

"Yeah, a tragic fate! A tragic fate!"

"The world is evolving, society is progressing. But I still find it hard to accept!"

...

Many people started discussing, a constant tsk-tsking resounded.

Tang Rao didn't care how others viewed him, but he dreaded trouble.

If the reputation of stirring up drama really stuck, it would indeed be a constant annoyance in the future.

Especially considering Ye Xiaobai, Tang Rao couldn't predict what this youngster would do next.

He guessed if he refused outright, this guy would persist relentlessly.

"Tang Rao ah..."

"Shut your mouth!" Tang Rao rebuked loudly.

Ye Xiaobai blinked at Tang Rao, his eyes brimming with tears.

"Let's just note the name for now; whether to accept or not, we'll discuss later," Tang Rao said.

Being a named disciple was the bottom line he could accept.

After all, as long as Ye Fengsheng continued to be unsatisfactory, he could expel him any time.

"Alright!" Ye Xiaobai made no further requests, knowing well that pushing further might truly anger Tang Rao.

"Big brother, what are you waiting for, come here." Ye Xiaobai waved to Ye Fengsheng.

Ye Fengsheng quickly got up from the ground and ran up to Tang Rao.

"Master, have some tea!" Ye Fengsheng shouted, unafraid of other's glances or whispers.

Tang Rao had absolute qualifications to be Ye Fengsheng's master.

"No need for tea, it's just a named position; if I'm not satisfied or you don't meet my expectations, I can expel you anytime," Tang Rao said, his words laying the ugly truth bare.

"Yes!" Ye Fengsheng, being straightforward, simply nodded in agreement.

"Fine, the first requirement, reach the late phase of Qi Gathering within one month. If you can't, you know what will happen..." Tang Rao spoke indifferently.

What!

Late phase of Qi Gathering within one month?

This, this is too demanding.

Even though Ye Fengsheng had reached the later stages of the middle phase of Qi Gathering, advancing to the late phase normally required a special opportunity.

"I understand," Ye Fengsheng gritted his teeth and agreed.

Advancing to the late phase of Qi Gathering in one month was difficult, so difficult he had no confidence.

Yet, he must agree. If he didn't, Tang Rao might just kick him out now.

"Lean closer." Tang Rao gestured for Ye Fengsheng to come nearer.

Ye Fengsheng didn't know what Tang Rao intended to do but still stepped forward, closing the gap between them.

Tang Rao leaned close to Ye Fengsheng's ear, his lips barely moving, and spoke a few words.

Ye Fengsheng's eyes suddenly brightened, a brilliant light almost bursting from those dark pupils.

Tang Rao simply explained some precautions for advancing from the middle to the late phase of Qi Gathering to Ye Fengsheng. While these things are common knowledge in the Nine Realms and Seventy-two Domains, they were like enlightenment to Ye Fengsheng.

"Alright, come to find me once you reach the late phase of Qi Gathering. If you haven't reached it within a month, there's no need to see me," Tang Rao said, raising his eyebrows.

Ye Fengsheng didn't waste any words; he bowed slightly towards Tang Rao, then turned around and stepped directly towards the Ye Family's area.

"Tang Rao, what did you say to my brother?" Ye Xiaobai couldn't help asking.

He had clearly seen the light in his brother's eyes just now, which was an extremely strong confidence.

"Call me 'Daddy', and I'll tell you!" Tang Rao yelled, showing less courtesy to Ye Xiaobai.

"As if I care!" Ye Xiaobai immediately started arguing with Tang Rao.

Everyone was bewildered, Ye Xiaobai and Tang Rao were just performing a drama of intense dispute, why did they suddenly start cursing like enemies?

Ah, the world of those meddlesome folks, truly hard to understand.

...

Around ten in the morning, the six team battles ended, and a total of eighteen people advanced to the second round of individual battles.

Next up was the shuffle for grouping.

Tang Rao drew the last number eighteen, competing against number one, which was the first match.

Honestly, Tang Rao really wanted to jump onto the arena and shout: "Let the other seventeen people come at me all at once, and let me pick my spoils after beating them."

Fighting one by one is really boring.

However, when Tang Rao saw his opponent in the first match, he instantly felt it wasn't boring anymore.

Because number one was Lu He.

Old acquaintance!

"Hey, Lu He, hello there!" Tang Rao waved at Lu He, who had a grim expression.

Lu He didn't expect to encounter Tang Rao in the first round.

"Speaking of which, do you want to concede? Once I start fighting, I get super serious. It'd be terrible if you ended up half-paralyzed or your Qi Mansion shattered," Tang Rao kindly asked.

However, to Lu He, Tang Rao's 'kind' reminder sounded mocking.

"Less talking, Tang Rao, fight me!" Lu He yelled, brandishing his sword and attacking.

During the team battles, the use of weapons was prohibited, but in individual matches, weapons were allowed.

Lu He's longsword danced up and down, his Spiritual Energy swirling, momentum overwhelming.

"Oh? You've improved a bit since I beat you up last time," Tang Rao said with a smile, noting that Lu He was indeed mightier than he had been back in Sui City.

But it was just a slight improvement, far less than Ye Fengsheng.

"This Lu He, really overestimates himself."

"Yeah, his strength isn't even comparable to Ye Fengsheng."

"It seems like this time, the top spot at the conference is going to be Tang Rao."

Although many people were skeptical about Tang Rao's character, his strength was widely acknowledged.

This guy must be at the later stages of the Qi gathering phase by now, among the eighteen qualifiers, if no other late-stage Qi masters appear, no one can probably stop Tang Rao.

"Tang Rao, I will kill you!" Lu He also vaguely heard the discussions around, and his anger intensified.

Saying that, Lu He suddenly reached into his bosom, pulled out a dark Medicine Pill.

"Lu Guangyao, stop!" Lu Guangyao immediately shouted upon seeing Lu He pull out the pill.

However, Lu He couldn't care less at that moment and directly popped the Elixir Pill into his mouth.

Tang Rao: "…"

Can this conference still be fair and transparent? Taking drugs openly, doesn't anyone care?

When the Medicine Pill entered his mouth, Lu He's advancing body suddenly halted.

His face contorted severely, and his Spiritual Energy went berserk, climbing uncontrollably.

"Oh? A Spirit Medicine that boosts the Realm? Interesting." Tang Rao's eyes lit up, not expecting such Spiritual Medicine to exist in this remote part of Blue Star.

But it probably only works for Cultivators of lower realms, not bad.

If he could get a few, it might save his life in dangerous times.

Of course, Tang Rao himself could concoct Realm-enhancing Spiritual Medicine, like Burst Spirit Pill; those below Nascent Soul could unconditionally advance one Realm.

But, those are tough to concoct.

With ready-made ones available here, naturally, he'd pick some up.