The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Feeling the surging killing intent, Tang Rao also became highly vigilant in his heart.

This man in black gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

Perhaps, this person had already reached the Foundation Establishment.

"You should know Huang Tianquan. After I repelled him I fainted, and I'm not clear about what happened afterward. I also sent people to search the reed marshes, but they found neither person nor corpse," Tang Rao said earnestly.

Tang Rao didn't want to clash with the man in black at all.

What he feared most was an enemy he couldn't see through.

Thus, he could only resort to trickery first, deceiving the man to leave.

The killing intent on the man in black slightly receded, and his pitch-black eyes stared fixedly at Tang Rao.

Clearly, he was judging whether Tang Rao's words were credible.

"Give you ten days to find Gu Shengtai. If you can't find him in ten days, or if Gu Shengtai is dead, you will have to join him in death," the man in black spat out a sentence, then his body disappeared into the darkness.

Tang Rao took a deep breath and swallowed hard.

Damn it, this man in black, is definitely a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Unknowingly, Tang Rao's back was drenched in sweat.

There was no way, if the man in black had made a move just now, he likely couldn't have resisted.

The Foundation Establishment Stage was still not something he could handle now.

At least he needed to reach the later stages of the Qi Gathering Period to possibly confront a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator.

Foundation Establishment and Qi Gathering are completely different concepts.

Qi Gathering primarily focuses on martial power, simply put, martial artists; whereas Foundation Establishment is truly cultivation.

...

Back in his room, Tang Rao wasn't in the mood to sleep, but instead took out a Jade Bottle from his pocket.

Then he poured out the contents of the Jade Bottle, which were translucent light-red Medicine Pills, a total of ten.

These were obtained from Guan Zhendong.

As for other things, Tang Rao had arranged for Ye Xiaobai to send them back to Sui City.

After all, the Pill Furnace was still in Sui City, and although the items obtained from Guan Zhendong were good, they still needed to be refined to be effective.

The red Medicine Pills in his hand were the only items that didn't need to be re-refined.

The effect of the medicine pills was simple, they increased Spiritual Energy.

Tang Rao roughly estimated that each pill could increase one thousand units of Spiritual Energy, and ten pills would be ten thousand units.

If Tang Rao continued to gather energy in the original way, ten thousand units of Spiritual Energy would be enough to bring him to the peak of the Qi Gathering.

But now, Tang Rao was at a loss.

The foundation of the spiritual fetus was too large, a spiritual fetus formed from five thousand six hundred units of Spiritual Energy.

To advance levels, heaven knows how much Spiritual Energy would be needed.

"Never mind, use them first," Tang Rao tipped his head back, throwing all ten medicine pills into his mouth and swallowed them in one gulp.

Instantly, the Dantian churned like overturning rivers and seas, and copious Spiritual Energy burgeoned.

Tang Rao didn't hold back, activating his Qi Gathering technique, recklessly beginning to absorb the Spiritual Energy.

Half an hour later, Tang Rao's face turned pitch black.

A full ten thousand units of Spiritual Energy, after being absorbed and added to the spiritual fetus, sank like a stone in the sea.

The fierce spiritual fetus, besides growing slightly in size, showed no change.

"Damn it!" Tang Rao cursed harshly, ten thousand units of Spiritual Energy were unable to advance the spiritual fetus to the middle phase of Qi Gathering, which was indeed laughable.

"Whatever, there are still ten days. After that exchange meeting is over, I'll go back to Sui City," Tang Rao planned in his mind.

Within these ten days, he must at least reach the middle phase of Qi Gathering.

If he couldn't even reach middle phase of Qi Gathering, he would likely have no way to contend with that man in black.

Of course, he could hand over Gu Shengtai.

But Tang Rao couldn't be sure whether or not the man in black would break his promise.

Perhaps, after handing over Gu Shengtai, he might kill him to silence him.

...

Tang Rao's fourth day in Tiandu, the annual martial arts family youth exchange meeting officially began.

The location of the exchange meeting was at the Lu Family.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard of the Bai Family's residence, everyone gathered, their expressions solemn.

In the center of the crowd, Bai Juding stood tall and imposing.

Dressed in a golden silk black robe, fluttering in the wind, he looked extremely cool.

Tang Rao was standing askew, looking sleepy and disinterested.

Such assemblies were really meaningless. Full of clichéd speeches, essentially saying nothing worthwhile.

All that 'work hard and keep pushing' nonsense, are just gibberish, nothing's better than real strength.

To Tang Rao's left stood Bai Ge, whom he had previously beaten, now glaring at Tang Rao with eyes narrowed in fury, as if wanting to strip him bare and lash him five hundred times; to Tang Rao's right, there was a woman, more precisely, an icy beauty.

Her name was Bai Lengqing, apparently a distant relative of the Ye Family.

The name itself sounded chilly.

The three of them, including Tang Rao, were the Bai Family representatives chosen for the exchange meeting.

"Alright, now I invite the three candidates to come up on stage! Let us cheer for them as they embark on their journey!" Bai Juding shouted and then looked towards the three of them.

Whoosh!

The venue erupted with cheers, everyone was incredibly excited.

Bai Ge also looked thrilled, leaping energetically onto the platform.

As for Bai Lengqing, her eyebrows slightly raised, she delicately tapped her toes and gracefully ascended the platform, truly maintaining her elegant demeanor. After getting on stage, she even turned around on the spot, inciting a wave of excited shouts from below.

Tang Rao seemed rather uninterested, rallying before departure felt so tacky.

Still, eventually, Tang Rao too stepped onto the stage.

Yes, he just walked up there, why jump around like a monkey when there are stairs right here…

As Tang Rao reached the stage, the cheers noticeably diminished; actually, they were virtually non-existent.

Even though Tang Rao was the son of Bai Yushu, he still carried the Tang surname, not Bai.

After standing on the stage for five minutes, about twenty members of the Bai Family, led by Bai Juding, set off!

Twenty-four people split into six SUVs.

Tang Rao, Bai Ge, and Bai Lengqing, as competitors, were placed in one SUV.

Bai Ge sat in the front passenger seat, Bai Lengqing and Tang Rao in the back.

The atmosphere in the car was quiet and eerie.

"Xiao Ge, do you feel confident?" The driver was Bai Jinseng, Bai Ge's father.

"What confidence? One arrogant relative from the side branch, and one big idiot outsider, what good can come of it?" Bai Ge snorted disdainfully.

"That does sound reasonable," Bai Jinseng chuckled.

Bai Lengqing looked visibly angry, quietly biting her lips, hands clenched tight.

Bang!

As for Tang Rao, he suddenly kicked the back of the front seat.

The kick pushed Bai Jinseng forward harshly, causing the car to swerve and jolt for dozens of meters before being controlled.

"Tang Rao, what are you doing!" Bai Jinseng exclaimed angrily.

"Idiot, just drive and shut up. Say one more word, and I'll make it so you can't fend for yourself!" Tang Rao glared fiercely, this father-son duo really lacked brains.

It seemed the beating a few days ago wasn't harsh enough, they never learn.

"You trash, using sneak attacks, what skill is that!" Bai Ge turned his head and sneered at Tang Rao.

In Bai Ge's view, he was sneak-attacked by Tang Rao that day. In a fair fight, Tang Rao was no match for him.

"Boom!"

The next moment, a massive sound erupted in the SUV.

Tang Rao slammed his palm onto Bai Ge's seat, the formidable force uprooted and twisted the whole seat.

As for Bai Ge, he was pinned in the corner, scratched all over his face and body.

"Last warning, if you nonsensically blabber again, I'll cripple you right now!" Tang Rao glared furiously.

None of the three in the car expected Tang Rao to explode with rage so suddenly, returning the atmosphere to a tense silence.

As for Bai Lengqing, this was the first time she turned her head to take a proper look at Tang Rao.