The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

"By the way, Mr. Tang, if you need, you can opt for a public bounty card delivery."

"No need for that, I'm not someone who likes to show off. Besides, it's just a billion Immortal Stones. If I made a public delivery, some of my friends would laugh at me for being stingy," Tang Rao said with a smile.

"This act, I'm totally buying it!" Nearby, Fan Xiaohua gently shook her head. Following Tang Rao, there's no worry about learning how to act pretentious.

To be precise, Tang Rao is a walking pretentiousness machine.

Lu Tianhao almost spat out blood. A billion Immortal Stones, and still mocking him for being stingy...

Do I really need to act like this!

Speaking like this, are you asking to be struck by lightning!

Tang Rao looked at Lu Tianhao, grinning.

Lu Tianhao felt like he was about to explode. Tang Rao didn't say a word of sarcasm, but he felt as though his face was being continuously slapped, hurting so much he wanted to cry.

As for the woman in Lu Tianhao's arms, she was staring straight at Tang Rao, throwing seductive glances until her eyes almost rolled back.

Tang Rao, of course, was as calm as still water. Just kidding, I am a person with lofty beliefs, someone who has transcended low-level interests.

Hmm, I wonder how much it would cost to take care of such a girl... ^_^

It wasn't until Tang Rao entered the Bounty Hall with Xiao Yun and others that Lu Tianhao came back to his senses.

"What are you looking at! Throwing seductive glances? Do you think I'm blind?" Lu Tianhao shouted at the woman next to him, his eyes somewhat fierce.

"Ouch, my dear, don't be mad, I still like you. Look at you, young and strong, a fresh young man, and still willing to spend money on me," the woman wrapped her arms around Lu Tianhao's arm.

Thus, Lu Tianhao's brain malfunctioned.

Embracing the woman, they were being lovey-dovey again.

...

"Wow, it looks quite nice inside," entering the Bounty Hall, Tang Rao couldn't help but exclaim.

Don't judge, though the outside of the Bounty Hall looks hideous, the inside is really not bad, the decor style quite elegant. Initially, he thought it would be noisy, but upon entering, he found it to be very orderly.

There were many compartments, each separated and soundproofed by Arrays, quite confidential.

From the outside, you couldn't hear people talking inside the compartments.

Moreover, each compartment was clearly labeled: task posting room, task receiving room, checkout room, complaint room, etc., with all the functions quite complete.

"Hello, sir, I am Fang Yuan, a bounty consultant. Is there anything I can help you with?" At this moment, a girl approached, fair-skinned and beautiful, appearing very innocent.

Regarding the tactic of using beautiful women as a service by Bounty Hall, Tang Rao could only say: you guys really have learned the essence of success.

"Uh, I want to post a bounty task," Tang Rao said.

"Oh, what level of task would you like to issue, sir?" Fang Yuan asked, wearing a professional smile, quite professional.

"I'm not very sure, it's my first time here. As for which level my task belongs to, I really don't have a clear idea," Tang Rao shook his head.

"Then can you tell me how many Immortal Stones your reward is? I can help you determine that," Fang Yuan said.

"Of course, I just want to find a few experts to protect my safety. Well, I want to find ten experts, at least of Luo Xian Realm, under forty years old, and the total reward is a billion, distributed according to ability and age," Tang Rao said.

Fang Yuan stood with her mouth open, slightly lost.

Ten cultivators under forty from the Luo Xian Realm, but that's not the key point—the key is, the total reward is a hundred million!

A hundred million Immortal Stones, what even is that concept!

Even if it's divided among ten people, that's still ten million Immortal Stones each.

For most Luo Xians with no major backing, ten million is a supremely huge amount.

Keep in mind, many Luo Xian masters would handle bounty tasks worth several hundred thousand Immortal Stones.

Bounty tasks worth millions are always fought over.

Tang Rao is offering at least ten million at a shot—once this is announced, the whole Bounty City is going to explode!

"Sir, um, how long is the employment period?" Fang Yuan asked again.

"Recruitment time is two months, and so is the employment term," Tang Rao said.

Fang Yuan was utterly shocked. Two months, ten people sharing a hundred million Immortal Stones, and the task is simple too—this is madness.

Usually, for Luo Xian Realm cultivators handling million-level bounty tasks, it takes at least half a month, and it's extremely dangerous; one slip, and it's curtains.

"Sir, please... follow me," Fang Yuan stepped aside, beckoning Tang Rao and Xiao Yun to enter the room.

The room was large and quite luxurious, adorned with some impressive Immortal Treasures used as decorations—truly opulent.

"Sir, please wait for a moment. For such a big issue, I'll consult with the supervisor," Fang Yuan said.

"Alright," Tang Rao nodded. Inquiring with a superior for a project worth over a hundred million made sense.

...

"Tang Rao, something seems odd here," Xiao Yun suddenly spoke after Fang Yuan left.

Tang Rao paused for a bit, looking at Xiao Yun with surprise, then his mouth curved into a peculiar smile.

"What do you mean by 'seems odd'?" Tang Rao chuckled, "It's definitely bizarre."

Lu Jun and Fan Xiaohua were utterly confused, having no clue what Tang Rao and Xiao Yun were discussing. As for the fool, eternally sporting a blank expression.

"Sect Master, um, what's strange?" Fan Xiaohua eyed the surroundings warily and then moved closer to Tang Rao.

"Can't you see? It's obvious!" Tang Rao spread his hands.

"Uh..." Fan Xiaohua looked around again, still clueless. Heaven knows what's off and what's weird—it's just a luxurious room! Couldn't spot anything wrong!

"Xiao Jun, did you see anything?" Tang Rao looked towards Lu Jun, who had been observing ever since the problem was mentioned.

"Could it be... that painting?" Lu Jun pointed to an ink painting on the wall.

"Oh? Tell me what you think," Tang Rao smiled.

"This ink painting seems to embody a lofty ideal, illustrating societal facets with strokes varying between heavy and light. The figures and objects hardly resemble humans or objects, but if you truly understand its sentiments, you would realize people should appear as they are depicted, and so should the scenery around them," Lu Jun thoughtfully replied.

"Just that?" Tang Rao blinked.

"Yeah, I concluded that the painting must be done by a master," Lu Jun said.

Tang Rao: "…"

Are you crazy? I asked what's weird, and you go critiquing the painting? Also, the stuff in this painting looks like dog~~crap, and you're giving me deep meanings; I sure can't see any.

PS: I'm pregnant... Need to rest and take care of myself in the morning, so update times are now 6 PM and 10 PM~~