The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1240 - 1239: No Rights, No Status

"Enough, enough, you can't afford it anyway. As long as you achieve greatness, what does it matter if I lose my life?"Wu Suowei's every word to Tang Rao was deeply touching, making Tang Rao even more convinced that he was lucky to have chosen Wu Suowei as his master.

"Master above, please accept my bow."

Tang Rao knelt on one knee, expressing genuine admiration towards Wu Suowei for the first time.

"I'm your master now, but in the future, you could be mine. Tang Rao, do you know the purpose of the Divine Stone?"

Wu Suowei asked Tang Rao, catching him off guard. Before encountering the Guardian Stone Snake, Tang Rao had never even heard of the Divine Stone's name, let alone its purpose.

"Please teach me, Master."

After Wu Suowei saved Tang Rao's life, he felt as if Tang Rao had completely transformed.

"Dare not call it teaching; this Divine Stone is actually the heart of the previous main deity, left behind before the deity pursued bliss. It's said that only someone recognized by the deity can touch the Divine Stone; otherwise, they will die without a grave. Since you can touch the stone, it means the deity favors and acknowledges you."

The deity's heart?

Is the deity's heart's use really so singular?

Tang Rao was skeptical.

"Master, the heart of the deity has such a singular purpose? Impossible, doesn't it have any superpowers or something?"

Tang Rao risked his life to get this thing; could it really be just for recognition?

"Besides this, what other functions do you want? A smiley face on the heart, or a flower drawn on it?"

Wu Suowei's words left Tang Rao speechless; he dared not hope for flowers to suddenly appear on the heart.

"I didn't want anything, Master, I was just joking earlier."

Tang Rao tucked the Divine Stone away, but his desire to research the stone grew even stronger.

"Go down first; the Holy Mother's Mountain Opening day is coming in a few days. Do you remember my bet with Bald?"

Over half a month passed in a blink, and there were only a few days left; no matter how Tang Rao prepared, there wasn't enough time.

He nodded dejectedly, "Of course I remember, but Master, I'm currently at the peak of middle deity level. I haven't met your requirement to become upper deity; can I defeat that person?"

Tang Rao still didn't have much confidence in himself.

"Of course, why not? You think Bald's disciple is something special? He's only at the early middle deity level; at most, after more training, he'd be mid-middle deity. Let him jump two levels, you're at peak middle deity, what's there to fear?"

Wu Suowei quickly blurted out what was hidden in his heart.

"What?"

"You said Bald's disciple could only reach mid-middle deity level?"

Then why did you insist that Tang Rao reach upper deity early stage before coming out?

"You think I wanted to? I was worried that during the Holy Mother's Mountain Opening, you'd have no problem dealing with Little Bald, but against a Big Bald at early upper deity, you're no match, understand?"

Wu Suowei had talked to Bald many times about the Holy Mother's Mountain Opening, but Tang Rao still didn't quite grasp what it meant.

"So that's it, Master means while dealing with Little Bald, I must also be wary of Big Bald not to be outmaneuvered, is that right?"

Such a straightforward concept, if Tang Rao couldn't grasp it, Wu Suowei would be truly disappointed.

Fortunately, Wu Suowei wasn't that dim.

"Hmm, in the coming days, you should actively consolidate your strength. I sense your whole heart is set on returning to the Kao Shan sect. How about this: I'll give you time to go back, sort out your affairs, and then meet up with me immediately — just two days, okay?"

Wu Suowei knew Tang Rao encountered great power when treasure-hunting, and overheard Tang Rao's agreement with the power, but Tang Rao was Wu Suowei's disciple; he had a sense of propriety and wouldn't act recklessly. Thus, Wu Suowei had complete faith in Tang Rao's decisions.

"That's exactly what I thought; didn't expect Master to have the same idea."

It wasn't their shared idea; Wu Suowei had a conscience and didn't push Tang Rao too hard.

Tang Rao immediately gathered his things to leave, not mentioning taking Wu Suowei along to visit together.

Returning to the Kao Shan sect, Tang Rao imagined crowds of people welcoming him. Yet, when he arrived, not a single person awaited him at the gate.

The silence at the Mountain Gate mirrored the coldness in Tang Rao's heart.

"Holding a steamed bun, not a drop of oil in the dish."

Halfway there, he suddenly started to sing.

"Girls, do you hear outside is it Tang Rao's voice? Has Tang Rao returned?"

The first to hear Tang Rao's voice was the most shameless, You Xiaoxiao. Because the weather was too cold, others still sat around the woodpile, chatting while heating up.

"Impossible, it's still early for Tang Rao to come back."

A few women ate, laughed, and chatted.

"Great, I've been out there toiling tirelessly, while you're at home laughing and chatting. I've finally seen through you."

Tang Rao entered the door, his grievance with the women was quite substantial.

"Is it really Tang Rao?"

"Tang Rao, why have you come back?"

Tang Rao equally surrounded the warmth of the fire, after being enveloped in heat for a while, his earlier anger faded.

"I've completed my studies, staying home for two days, then I don't know what I'll face next. Wealth is fate, life and death are destiny; if you see I'll miss out on your husbands, you've gained freedom, isn't that great?"

Tang Rao's words added vinegar, and just hearing them made one smell a hint of sourness.

"Tang Rao, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Tu Hongxiu stood beside Tang Rao, covering his mouth, not wanting to hear his next words.

"Alright, I won't say it. After all, no one will believe if I do."

At this moment, Fang Jinxiu was busy digging something out of the fire, finally retrieving a piece.

"Jinxiu, what are you doing?"

As Tang Rao asked Fang Jinxiu, a scent was already drifting to his nose.

Roasted sweet potato, the aroma he'd long missed.

His stomach growled following his words.

"Jinxiu, hubby hasn't seen you for days, tea and food became tasteless, yet seeing you all made me hungry at once. For the sake of my deep affection, can you spare me a roasted sweet potato?"

Fang Jinxiu pretended she didn't hear, how else could she ignore Tang Rao's words?

From start to finish, Fang Jinxiu acted as if Tang Rao was invisible.

"Sheng Xuan, you guys go ahead and eat, roasting sweet potatoes is my specialty; if it's not enough, I'll roast more for you."

Tang Rao had become a mere cloud before them.

"Fang Jinxiu!"

Do they need Tang Rao to be harsh to feel satisfied?

"I heard you, you can stop shouting. The sweet potatoes aren't for you; if you want, find and roast them yourself."

Fang Jinxiu held certain sway, dissuading Tang Rao from being rough with her.

"Ladies, your attitude change is too drastic, I find it somewhat hard to adapt."