The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1734 - 1733: Prophet

When the six words came out of Tu Hongxiu's mouth, Tang Rao was almost stunned.Did she just say thank you to Tang Rao, and also say sorry?

Sometimes, words that are hard to hear in a lifetime, Tu Hongxiu said twice at once. Even if he wanted to act aloof and pretend he didn't hear, Tang Rao felt a bit embarrassed.

"It's okay, it's rare to find such a handsome guy like me who is so helpful nowadays. You must cherish someone as excellent as me in the future, or if other women want to cherish me, you'll be at a loss!"

Tang Rao was really shameless, even at this moment, he kept praising himself.

When communicating with shameless people, there are only two ways: either keep quiet and stay away, or be even more shameless than the other person. Other than these two options, there's no other way to win.

"Since Father is fine, I have business to attend to at the shop, so I must take my leave."

Tu Lingfeng didn't have time to keep Tu Hongxiu, as she'd already stood up and walked out.

"Tang Rao, was it really an eighth-grade Elixir Pill you gave me?"

Only after Tu Hongxiu left did Tu Lingfeng feel comfortable asking Tang Rao what exactly he had consumed earlier.

After all, the importance of an eighth-grade Elixir Pill is something anyone with a little knowledge would understand.

Tu Lingfeng would never have gotten an eighth-grade Elixir Pill in his lifetime, if not for Tang Rao; he wouldn't have had the chance to enjoy it.

"Is the Elixir Pill important or not? The main thing is that you recover well and are fine, that's more important than anything."

Tang Rao didn't dare to tell Tu Lingfeng that he had consumed an eighth-grade Elixir Pill, much less that Tang Rao had almost fed Tu Lingfeng a second eighth-grade Elixir Pill just to save his life. It wouldn't do to scare him back to a pre-ill state just after saving him.

"Father-in-law, seeing how good your spirits are now, why don't you tell me how you got poisoned?"

In this period, whom Tu Lingfeng had interacted with, whom he found suspicious, Tang Rao just couldn't believe that after giving Tu Lingfeng a hint, he still couldn't recall.

"I haven't contacted anyone recently, I've been in the kitchen researching dishes every day, personally handling all the ingredients without any external help. How could I have been poisoned by others?"

Tu Lingfeng thought for a long time but still couldn't figure out what was going on.

"I remembered that a newcomer arrived at the back kitchen. He claimed to be introduced by you. I thought how could anyone easily enter the Kao Shan Sect like that without being a problem if you introduced them, so I didn't ask much and let him stay at the back kitchen to help occasionally. In my free time, I'd teach him how to cook. The only time I ate a dish not prepared by me was when he delivered it to me. It was just a small apprentice in the kitchen cooking a dish and asking me to taste it and give suggestions, should be no problem. Do you think it could be that guy?"

But that young fellow didn't look like a bad person at all.

"Most likely, yes."

Even someone as cautious as Tu Lingfeng was fooled and poisoned, indicating that the other party's disguise was quite good.

"That person claimed they were introduced by me? That's strange. When did I recruit anyone? I wasn't aware."

Clearly, this was a framed setup, using Tang Rao's weakness to target him.

Knowing that Tang Rao is sentimental, using the lives of those around him to challenge his authority is not only disrespecting Tang Rao but also the hundreds of people in the Kao Shan Sect.

Luckily, this time it was only Tu Lingfeng. The scope hadn't expanded yet. The fear was if they expanded it later, poisoning the entire Kao Shan Sect. Tang Rao simply didn't have enough eighth-grade Detoxification Pills. The consequences would be far more severe than now.

"I wonder if that person is still inside the Kao Shan Sect. The commotion caused by my poisoning, maybe they already achieved their goal and left the sect after withdrawing?"

It's not impossible, what Tu Lingfeng suggested.

"Whether they've left, I will find out. That person wouldn't disappear so easily unless they're already dead."

After asking Tu Lingfeng about his symptoms on the day of the poisoning, Tang Rao didn't immediately go to the back kitchen but instead sought out Tang Xiaobai, questioning whether the outsider troubled the Kao Shan Sect or if there was an inside culprit.

Tang Xiaobai told Tang Rao that the Heavenly Mechanism cannot be revealed. Yet, under the influence of two chocolates, all was revealed as he obediently described everything he saw and knew in detail to Tang Rao.

"Father, are you going to East Island again?"

Tang Xiaobai mentioned that the culprit was on East Island, and the mastermind was someone known to Tang Rao, telling him it was Yan Xiong's eldest grandson, someone around the Eldest Son of the Yan Family.

The poisons which only an eighth-grade Detoxification Pill could cure were set by the Eldest Son of the Yan Family.

When asked why it targeted the Kao Shan Sect instead of others, Tang Xiaobai fell silent for a moment.

"Do you really want to know why? I'm worried your heart might not take the shock."

The Eldest Son of the Yan Family planned to seize power, and when the old master was about to die, he wanted the master to reconsider and prepare more valuables for the Eldest Son of the Yan Family, a plot he's been planning for eight years.

Eight years, what's the concept?

It sounds far, but in reality, it passes in the blink of an eye.

The Yan Family almost fell into his hands. If not for Tang Rao intervening, the Second Son of the Yan Family would have died at the hands of the eldest, leaving only one heir to the entire Yan Family.

No one expected Tang Rao to come for the old master's birthday celebration.

No one expected such a big mishap during the birthday celebration.

Tang Rao saved the old master's life, and the old master promised to hand over the entire Yan Family to him.

The Yan Family should only remain in the hands of the Yan Family. Now with Tang Rao swooping in and taking over, he felt displeased, hence, planned to cause trouble for Tang Rao.

Wasn't Tang Rao the one who ruined the Yan Family? The Eldest Son of the Yan Family also wanted Tang Rao to experience the pain of losing a loved one.

Besides his relatives, the Eldest Son of the Yan Family had plans for those disliked in the Kao Shan Sect after Tu Lingfeng's death, planning to wipe them all out, leaving none alive.

Unfortunately, his plot was uncovered at the start, and he could only blame his bad luck.

"How many Yan Family members are left? Didn't you say last time they were all dead? Is this what you call all dead?"

Tang Rao continued to ask Tang Xiaobai.

This know-it-all, after being questioned several times by Tang Rao, began showing a bit of impatience.

"Though I'm a prophet, I can't daily predict where others are, if they're dead or alive? How many are there?"

Such trivial matters were simply beyond the scope of Tang Rao's prophecies.