The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1688 - 1687: True Identity

The Second Son of Yan Family paused for a moment, clearly not expecting the Old Master Yan to so easily relinquish the Yan Family without much thought. He was, after all, the grandchild of the Yan Family, the one with blood ties, and the Old Master Yan's 'irresponsible' words had indeed shaken him up, hadn't they?"Old man, are you crazy or what? This is the Yan Family. If the Yan Family is gone, what's the point of living? How will you explain to both the main and the branch families of Yan Family? Aren't you afraid of a miserable old age even if you survive?"

The Second Son of Yan Family was nearly driven to fury.

He, as this grandson, was never valued when the Yan Family was thriving and was similarly ignored when the Yan Family was in danger.

He had always felt like an outsider, never truly treated as part of the family.

A miserable old age?

What's the big deal? Even if old age ends up being somewhat miserable, it's better than having your life threatened by a descendant.

Besides, he had lived a life of grandeur, possessing strength, so how miserable could his old age actually be?

"Old Master Yan is direct, and since you've said it like this, I agree to take you away later. Any family head willing to sign the book to escape free of charge, I'll lead out. The rest will depend on what you're willing to offer."

I can take Old Master Yan out; after all, it is a whole mountain and a Yan Family, that deal is quite profitable. The family heads who spoke the truth were basically friends of the Shu Family. Rescuing these people could be seen as giving Shu Old Master and Shu Yi some respect, as well as doing a good deed for himself. But for the rest, being allies of the Second Son of Yan Family, Tang Rao wouldn't be himself if he didn't extort a hefty sum.

Old Master Yan was willing to sacrifice so much for his life, for other family heads to sacrifice a bit for their lives wouldn't be too unreasonable.

Those who hadn't signed rushed to present what valuable items they could offer to Tang Rao, some of which he found worthy, others not.

Those he deemed valuable, he accepted them unconditionally; those he didn't, he didn't plan to rescue at all. In the chaos, there ought to be some with ulterior motives to die for it to seem meaningful.

"Among these, there are some I can save, but no matter what is offered, there are some I won't save. Old Master Yan, one I won't save is you."

Tang Rao took what he planned to collect, refused who he planned to reject, and using the remaining time, began to settle old scores with Yan Xiong.

Yan Xiong didn't know what was happening, or why he was singled out by Tang Rao.

"Why? My father gave you the entire Yan Family, what more do you want?"

Yan Xiong thought that while the Old Master was muddled, he was clear-headed. Once his life was secured, he'd seize the Yan Family's property, or simply refuse to acknowledge the deal later. Faced with someone as thick-skinned as him, surely Tang Rao would have no way out.

The plan was well-conceived, but he didn't anticipate that Tang Rao never played by the rules.

Yan Xiong had calculated everything except that Tang Rao wouldn't leave him any chance to live, thwarting all his imagined plans.

"I never allow myself to save someone who tried by all means to kill me. And you, having sent four batches of people without success, that's because of my fate. How, then, should I save you?"

Trying to kill him?

Yan Xiong hadn't yet realized when he attempted to kill Tang Rao. After all, this was his first time seeing Tang Rao; they were in different circles before, with no intersection, right?

But upon hearing Tang Rao mention sending four batches of people to kill him, Yan Xiong remembered everything.

This person, who else but Tang Rao?

But the portraits returned by subordinates didn't match the person before him.

It could only mean one thing: Tang Rao had disguised himself, entering Yan Family with a plan from the very beginning.

He had long anticipated trouble within Yan Family, even predicting the timing of events. Such strategic foresight made even Yan Xiong feel he paled in comparison to Tang Rao's far-reaching schemes.

To lose to Tang Rao, he didn't feel unjustified.

Those dispatched also met their fate in Tang Rao's hands without regret.

Yet, facing death himself, his heart couldn't quite accept it.

"You are the one who killed Yan Shu, you are Tang Rao. I never thought I'd meet you like this, but I have no regrets. To lose to someone of your caliber proves your excellence. However, right now I don't want to die; I cannot die. There is indeed some misunderstanding between us, but since it hasn't caused too much damage, help me. I don't want to die at the hands of my ungrateful son. He is my biological son, after all. To die as a father by his son's hand, I wouldn't rest in peace!"

Yan Xiong portrayed himself as pitiable, yet Tang Rao had no sympathy for the man.

To die at someone's hand is still death. To die by your son's hand is his debt. To die by Tang Rao's hand means Tang Rao bears the burden of a life.

He has always wanted to be a good person, so... Yan Xiong was definitely not someone he would save.

"I'm sorry, I just want to be a good person."

Yan Xiong found himself somewhat unable to grasp Tang Rao's words.

Wanting to be a good person—did that mean he intended to take him away or not?

"Does that mean you're agreeing to take me?"

The Second Son of Yan Family saw his usually proud father pleading like a lapdog to Tang Rao, almost bursting into laughter.

How long had it been since he felt this good?

"Look at yourselves, mid-stage gods, late-stage gods, such high strength—just hearing it makes my heart tremble. But look at you now, one by one facing death, no different from a lapdog. Between survival and dignity, you all choose survival. Is death really that frightening to you?"

Second Son of Yan Family watched the drama complete, having allocated ample time to enjoy the show, letting them live a bit longer, and realized they had gained quite a lot.

Arrogantly seated to the side, completely oblivious to Bei Lin, who was also in disguise nearby.

"The Gu Worms' poison in these people has been controlled by me without alarming the Second Son of Yan Family, but I can only control them for a while. To kill the Gu Worms in their bodies, the Lifebound Gu within the Second Son of Yan Family must die. Briefly controlling these worm puppets, will this be enough for your next actions?"

Bei Lin whispered to Tang Rao that she had successfully gained control over the worm puppets. Though not perfect for Bei Lin, it was more than adequate for Tang Rao.

"A temporary control is plenty."

Tang Rao was thrilled, knowing the Second Son of Yan Family placed all hopes on the worm puppets. If they couldn't move, his expression knowing this would surely be priceless.