The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Tang Rao and Tu Hongxiu rode together for most of the day before they stopped.

Tang Rao was tired, and Tu Hongxiu was also tired.

By the end, neither of them spoke, with only Tu Hongxiu quietly sobbing, leaving Tang Rao to wonder whether it was because he might die soon, or if Tu Hongxiu feared losing her playmate.

"Tang Rao, if you die, I won't live either."

Tu Hongxiu didn't know how long it took, how many struggles with death she had endured, before she made this decision.

As soon as she finished speaking, Tang Rao hugged Tu Hongxiu: "Don't worry, your husband has a big life ahead, I won't die so easily!"

After all, he had a Chaos Spiritual Root, such a great lineage, if he died so easily, even the heavens wouldn't allow it.

Tu Hongxiu was at the level of an Immortal Emperor, she surely knew how terrifying it was to enter the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum, especially after seeing the map Tang Rao had given her, Tu Hongxiu felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen.

"Be careful in all things, I'll be waiting outside for your news. If you don't come out, I'll turn the Ten Thousand Buddha Temple and the Land of Immortals upside down to bury with you!"

Tu Hongxiu's words were firm and powerful.

Tang Rao really regretted not meeting a good woman like Tu Hongxiu earlier in his life.

When he first met Tu Hongxiu, Tang Rao just wanted to have fun with her, at most spending a night together.

But now, all Tang Rao wanted was to be truly together with Tu Hongxiu, in a genuine way.

"Hongxiu, you are amazing, your husband loves you to death."

Tang Rao and Tu Hongxiu lingered on for a while before they went out together.

Tu Lingfeng had long prepared the meal, and people were gathered outside Tu Hongxiu and Tang Rao's room, waiting.

"Sect Master, the chef has prepared the meal, let's eat first and then you can play other things with your sister-in-law."

Fan Xiaohua said with a sly smile.

Everyone stood at the door, seeing through it without saying anything, only Fan Xiaohua dared to be so bold.

"Are you courting death, Hua Hua?"

Tang Rao's hand rested on Tu Hongxiu's shoulder, holding her with a satisfied look on his face.

Fan Xiaohua was disgusted by Tang Rao's calling him Hua Hua, "Sect Master, I'm sorry, I won't speak the truth anymore if speaking the truth in the Kao Shan Sect means being threatened by your look."

Fan Xiaohua looked unafraid.

Tang Rao regretted it, he shouldn't have spoken about equality for all in the Kao Shan Sect, saying the sect master was just like everyone else.

If not, Fan Xiaohua wouldn't dare to speak such nonsense.

Tang Rao felt so wronged, as a dignified Sect Master, he wanted to show off a bit in front of his girlfriend, but failed miserably and was laughed at by his underlings.

Tang Rao could only shake his head, tacitly accepting Fan Xiaohua's words.

As they followed the group out of the courtyard, the closer they got to the dining area, the more nervous Tu Hongxiu became.

She hadn't seen Tu Lingfeng for decades, and she didn't know how she had spent those years, thinking she would never see Tu Lingfeng again in this life until she met Tang Rao, realizing everything was possible.

Tu Lingfeng placed the last dish onto the plate, took off his apron, wiped his hands, and called everyone over.

"The dishes are ready, come and eat."

He called them over to eat, without looking at who exactly came.

Tu Hongxiu was less than ten meters away from Tu Lingfeng, yet remained silent.

"Chef, there's a distinguished guest today. Why don't you make a few more dishes to celebrate?"

Tang Rao intentionally hinted at the chef, but the chef was a person who had seen the world. What kind of distinguished guest would Tang Rao introduce to him?

"I heard the fools saying there was a distinguished guest, so I added two more dishes."

The chef still did not raise his head, serving everyone their meals, one by one.

"Chef, your daughter is here. Aren't you going to catch up with her?"

Seeing that his hints weren't working, Tang Rao had no choice but to introduce Tu Hongxiu.

The chef immediately looked up when he heard the word 'daughter.'

His eyes met Tu Hongxiu's.

Tu Hongxiu was still as youthful and beautiful as decades ago, just a little colder than before.

"Hongxiu?"

Tu Lingfeng called out tentatively.

Not having seen his daughter for decades, seeing Tu Hongxiu again, he felt she looked the same as she did as a little girl.

"Father."

Tu Hongxiu wasn't coy and directly went forward, holding Tu Lingfeng's hand.

"Hongxiu, Father thought he'd never see you again."

The proud man Tu Lingfeng couldn't hold back his tears after seeing Tu Hongxiu and they streamed down.

"Brother East regained his senses, he sent Tang Rao to tell me you were still alive, otherwise I thought I'd never see you in this life."

Tu Hongxiu looked Tu Lingfeng up and down, relieved to see he was well.

"In those days, after the massacre of the entire East Pole Holy Emperor Palace, Father left with two princes, all these years hiding and looking for your whereabouts. Who knew you'd become an Immortal Emperor."

Before Tu Lingfeng lost track of Tu Hongxiu, she was only a two-tier Immortal Monarch, and in just decades reached the level of an Immortal Emperor, which Tu Lingfeng found incredible.

"The former master of the East Pole Holy Emperor Palace was immensely kind to me; after its fall and conversion to the Emperor Sect, I concentrated on cultivation, focused on revenge, and that hatred kept me going until now."

Tu Hongxiu explained truthfully.

She attributed becoming an Immortal Emperor to the hatred in her heart.

Tu Hongxiu had suffered for her lifelong quest, just like the Chef.

"Alright, let's not have the dishes get cold, we can catch up well later."

Tang Rao interrupted Tu Hongxiu and Tu Lingfeng's conversation.

It wasn't that he didn't trust everyone present, but matters concerning Tu Hongxiu, Tu Lingfeng, and the East Pole Holy Emperor Palace from those years weren't suitable for everyone around to know.

The more who knew, the more danger for the fools and madmen, even though Tu Hongxiu was an Immortal Emperor, the Emperor Sect also had Immortal Emperors within, and Tang Rao was about to head to the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum.

If someone made a move on the Chef while Tang Rao was at the Mausoleum, he wouldn't even have time to respond.

"Alright, alright, let's eat. It's a rare occasion for the Sect Master to come back."

Looking at Tang Rao's hand on Tu Hongxiu's shoulder, the Chef just smiled silently.

Tang Rao was someone worthy of lifelong trust. The Chef had no objections to his daughter being with Tang Rao, he even fully supported it.

In his heart, if Tu Hongxiu wasn't with Tang Rao, the Chef would even want to match them up.

"Sect Master, I heard you won a top ten place in the group, and in three days you will head to the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum for treasure hunting?"

The Chef rarely cared about Tang Rao's affairs, even when he did, he wouldn't ask directly.

Treasure hunting—it made Tang Rao chuckle bitterly.

This wasn't treasure hunting; it was more like seeking death in the Immortal Emperor's Mausoleum.

"Yes, I'll go in three days."