The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Master Lu Shengkai's emotions at that moment were indescribable—whether it was agony, despair, or a sense of relief. Staring at the body of his own son, Lu Shengkai fell into a brief stupor.

In the Land of Immortals, death was common. Lu Shengkai had killed enough people to fill a pond over his journey.

"Family Head!" A few minutes later, other members of the Lu Family also arrived one after another. Seeing Lu Tianhao dead on the ground, some wailed in grief, some were enraged, and some secretly curled their lips in a smirk.

"Who did it!"

"Damn it! Whoever killed the Young Master of our Lu Family, we have to turn the world upside down to find them!"

"Family Head, please restrain your grief."

People spoke over each other.

It was not until then that the voices of the people started to slowly ring in Lu Shengkai's head.

Tian Hao is dead... Yes, my only son is dead, his head shattered, his Divine Sense obliterated.

"Shut up, all of you!" Lu Shengkai suddenly bellowed in fury.

Everyone fell silent. As the Family Head, Lu Shengkai still commanded great respect. After all, he was a Fifth-Level Luo Immortal, and aside from an old ancestor of the Lu Family, Lu Shengkai was considered the most powerful and talented.

"What are all of you doing here? Go back, all of you, and do what you're supposed to do!" Lu Shengkai growled, his voice oppressively cold.

"Family Head... I think that the most pressing matter is..."

"Can't you understand plain speech? All of you, go back! I will handle my son's matters myself." Lu Shengkai cut off someone who was about to speak, his gaze turning sinister.

Perhaps sensing Lu Shengkai's rage, the members of the Lu Family began to leave the courtyard.

After everyone left, Lu Shengkai directly collected the bodies of Lu Tianhao and Feng Tian into the Space Ring, then with a whoosh, he departed.

...

Bounty City Moonlight Tower, Tang Rao and his companions were having a lively time drinking.

Zhou Wenmo turned out to be a formidable drinker. After several jugs of wine, aside from a slight flush, he showed no sign of drunkenness.

Tang Rao watched closely; Zhou Wenmo didn't use Immortal Power to dispel the effects of the alcohol—it was genuine alcohol tolerance.

Truth be told, if they kept drinking like this, Tang Rao felt he'd certainly be the first to fall.

Therefore, he instigated Lu Jun, Fan Xiaohua, and Xiao Yun to drink with Zhou Wenmo, even coaxing the simple-minded Tang Rao not to pass up, forcibly having the simpleton drink a whole jug with Zhou Wenmo.

Zhou Wenmo was fierce, not declining any challenge, accepting all comers.

At that, all Tang Rao could do was roll his eyes. He had never seen such a drinker, and particularly a woman at that.

She was treating alcohol like it was tap water.

"Boss, let's drink!" Zhou Wenmo, holding a cup, approached Tang Rao again.

Tang Rao: "..."

Don't say I'm a coward, any man would cower before you, you're nothing but a booze cask.

"Wenmo... well, let's eat some food first. Have some more dishes, they taste really good here. Come on, let me serve you a piece of meat." Tang Rao picked a big piece of meat for Zhou Wenmo.

Zhou Wenmo pouted: "Boss, as the saying goes, a deep friendship is sealed with a gulp. I'll drink first as a sign of respect, you figure out what to do next. I'm just a small woman and I've drunk already, if you don't drink, it would really be quite unacceptable."

Saying that, Zhou Wenmo tilted her head back, and in two or three gulps, she finished all the wine in her cup.

Tang Rao looked at the cup in front of him, his face filled with sorrow. Did she have to be so fierce? Honestly, I can't do it anymore. At most, one more drink. If I have this large cup, my head will probably get hazy.

He definitely didn't want to drink himself into a stupor and then be taken advantage of by Zhou Wenmo. Zhou Wenmo was quite skillful, who knows what kind of requests she might make while he was drunk.

It wouldn't be good if I got drunk and blindly agreed to things. Drinking is all well and good for fun, but not at the expense of handling matters—that's Tang Rao's baseline.

"That... um..."

"You... you can't go in." Just as Tang Rao was about to say something to fend off more drinks, a commotion suddenly erupted outside. Then, the door to the room was pushed open, and Lu Shengkai stepped in.

Behind Lu Shengkai followed a servant, clearly trying to stop him from entering.

"Tang Rao, I need to talk to you," said Lu Shengkai, fixing his gaze on Tang Rao.

"It's alright, you can go out," Tang Rao gestured to the servant to leave with a wave of his hand, thinking to himself, this is perfect timing, Lu Shengkai. Clearly, I can dodge this round of drinks.

"Master Lu, well, why don't you sit down and have a drink? We can talk over it, nice and slow," Tang Rao said, grinning.

Lu Shengkai looked at Tang Rao, his brow furrowing slightly.

Judging by Tang Rao's appearance, he must have been drinking for a while. Initially, he had been suspicious of Tang Rao, but now, it seemed he could be ruled out.

"My son is dead," Lu Shengkai declared.

Tang Rao was taken aback. What the heck? Lu Tianhao kicked the bucket?

Wait, for real? And what do you want with me, exactly? You don't think I did it, do you? I've been drinking with Zhou Wenmo the whole time, and I haven't even gone to the bathroom, let alone kill Lu Tianhao. It's not like I have nothing better to do.

"Master Lu, I've been drinking with Wen Mo the whole time, didn't even step away to go to the bathroom, let alone to kill your son. Plus, I have no reason to—I've already got your money, there's no need for revenge. I still have at least that much integrity," Tang Rao said, spreading his hands.

"I know it wasn't you. I'm here to offer a bounty task. I want you to take it—the reward will be one hundred million Immortal Stones," Lu Shengkai said bluntly, and at the same time, he pulled out a Space Ring, placing it in front of Zhou Wenmo. "Wen Mo, you'll act as the intermediary."

Tang Rao looked at Lu Shengkai with some surprise.

"I may not be able to get to the bottom of this, but Mr. Tang certainly can," Lu Shengkai said. He believed that Tang Rao's background was definitely extraordinary, and his capabilities were very impressive. If Tang Rao couldn't find out anything, then even the Lu family with all their might wouldn't be able to either.

"Do you have any suspects?" Tang Rao asked.

"Yes," Lu Shengkai nodded.

"What's the name?"

"I don't know."

Tang Rao: "..."

"Could it be that woman who's been by your son's side?" Tang Rao suddenly asked.

"That's her, but I never paid her much attention, so I know nothing about her," Lu Shengkai shook his head, admitting, in the end, that it was his negligence.

"Alright, I'll take the task," Tang Rao nodded. A reward of one hundred million Immortal Stones is too good to pass up.

Besides, there's no harm if I can't find anything out.

Let's just give it a try—who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and catch the right lead? Then I can pocket an easy billion.

"Seven days," Lu Shengkai said.

"Sure, if I find something within seven days, I'll come to the Lu family to see you; if not, then I won't bother," Tang Rao replied.

"Okay," Lu Shengkai nodded and then turned to leave without another word, his figure retreating in a picture of dejection.

"I can't believe Lu Tianhao actually died," Zhou Wenmo said after Lu Shengkai left.

"Honestly, neither can I," Tang Rao shrugged. "By the way, that woman with Lu Tianhao, do you know who she is?"

"Not a clue, only saw her from a distance once," Zhou Wenmo shook his head.

"That makes things a bit tricky..." Tang Rao furrowed his brow slightly.