The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1122 - 1121: Hidden Motives

Zhao Zhuo was originally waiting here to see Tang Rao make a fool of himself. If he let Tang Rao go now, wouldn't that be all for nothing?He trapped Tang Rao on this path, and other than this path, there was no other way to return to the other islands.

"Tang Rao, if you don't tell me how you got across, I won't let you pass."

Zhao Zhuo had long been accustomed to running rampant in the Li Family; would he be afraid of Tang Rao doing anything to him?

"What if I don't say anything?"

Tang Rao confidently took two steps forward and stepped on Zhao Zhuo's foot, stomping down hard twice.

"Does that feel good? I'm just not going to tell you!"

After saying this, he switched feet and stomped hard on Zhao Zhuo's other foot.

Zhao Zhuo recovered from the pain, and it was so painful that Tang Rao doubted his life choices.

"Tang Rao, you dare hit me?"

Zhao Zhuo was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, his eyes fixed on Tang Rao, and where his eyes landed, fire started to appear.

The clothes on Tang Rao's body began to catch fire, and he yelled in place from the heat.

"You not only want to hit me but also want to murder me. Do you know how much the old man values me?"

It was not bragging; the old man promised to marry his daughter to Tang Rao, which showed special regard for him. Even if Tang Rao killed Zhao Zhuo now, Li Zhentong wouldn't even scold Tang Rao much.

"The old man values you?"

Seeing Tang Rao put out the fire on his body, Zhao Zhuo didn't reignite it but instead laughed, hands on hips.

"You're kidding me, right? The old man would favor a rookie like you?"

Given Li Zhentong's suspicious nature, it was unlikely.

"Why not? The old man even said he would marry his daughter to me and wanted us to get married immediately."

He raised his chin and looked up at the sky.

"You two getting married? Did I hear wrong?"

Li Zhentong had promised that whoever performed best in the divine competition this time would be given his daughter in marriage. As the head of the Li Family, Li Zhentong isn't the type to go back on his word.

"Of course, you didn't hear wrong. Unfortunately, the old man told me to keep it a secret, so now that you know, you have to die!"

With his clothes burnt off by Zhao Zhuo, Tang Rao gathered his energy, and countless ancient totemic patterns began to appear on his skin. Zhao Zhuo had never seen these patterns but could feel the energy within the interwoven lines.

"No, you can't kill me; I'm the old man's most valued person, the future son-in-law of the Li Family. If I die, the old man won't let you off easily."

Just as Zhao Zhuo finished speaking, his head was smashed into pieces by Tang Rao.

"How could a lowly deity like you question Tang Rao?"

Tang Rao patted his hands, showing sympathy for the deceased.

"Come on out, you've been watching this show long enough; it's time to pay the entry fee."

Tang Rao looked toward a cluster of grass, which seemed ordinary enough.

Leng Pengfei had no idea how Tang Rao discovered him.

"Brother Leng, long time no see."

Leng Pengfei emerged from the bushes, not feeling awkward about being discovered by Tang Rao.

"Tang Rao brother's insight is becoming stronger; even when I hid here, you could still find me."

He wanted to ask Tang Rao how he found out he was there.

"Want to know how I knew?"

Tang Rao destroyed Zhao Zhuo's body before he had time to greet Leng Pengfei.

"Sure, I'm quite interested."

"Because of your clothes; when you were hiding, a corner of your clothing was exposed."

Tang Rao had no real strengths, but his only advantage was his careful observation.

This advantage had saved his life on several occasions.

"Brother Tang Rao, your attention to detail is impressive. I really didn't mistake you for the right person."

Leng Pengfei, in all his thinking, never expected that his mistake was in this aspect.

"By the way, Brother Tang Rao, how's that task I asked you to do? Has Li Zhentong fully trusted you? Your strength must have improved significantly with the resources he's given you."

Leng Pengfei cared so much about Tang Rao's affairs? Why did Tang Rao feel Leng Pengfei had ulterior motives?

"Yes, he's given me many things that have significantly boosted my abilities, and Li Zhentong has fully trusted me. Brother Leng, you're so concerned about me, I'm almost embarrassed."

Tang Rao didn't expose Leng Pengfei's true nature and continued to play the fool, cooperating with Leng Pengfei's act as much as possible.

At this point, if Tang Rao still believed Leng Pengfei had no other intentions and was purely good to Tang Rao, then he truly would be foolish.

"We're brothers; talking like that makes us seem distant."

Leng Pengfei put his arm around Tang Rao's shoulder and, after extracting information about the Li Family's plans, told Tang Rao that the Leng Family had urgent matters and that he needed to return to discuss them, leaving the Li Family.

"Playing tricks with me, without considering where I came from."

Tang Rao returned to his dwelling, glancing at a list he had copied.

Leng Pengfei's opponent was someone from the Li Family, whose position had been vacated and would be filled, which explained why Leng Pengfei was so invested in the Li Family.

Getting a clear picture of the Li Family's situation was all benefit and no harm to Leng Pengfei.

The people from the Li Family whom Tang Rao disliked had mostly been dealt with, and Li Zhentong, not only gave Tang Rao resources for training but also arranged for Li Qi Qi to be married to Tang Rao. Originally disliking him, Tang Rao now had a bit of admiration for Li Zhentong.

"Tang Rao, Tang Rao, are you there?"

Tang Rao was just about to find Li Qi Qi when he heard her voice outside his room.

It was convenient that Li Qi Qi came here; he didn't have to go looking for her.

"Miss, what brings you here?"

Though elated in his heart, Tang Rao maintained his composure on the surface.

"I missed you; I didn't see you all day, so I came to check on you."

Li Qi Qi was somewhat dissatisfied with how Tang Rao addressed her.

"Tang Rao, from now on, just call me by my name, don't call me Miss."

Li Qi Qi told Tang Rao.

"Alright, Qi Qi, I'll remember that."

Tang Rao hugged Li Qi Qi by the waist and led her into his room.

Li Qi Qi had never seen such a room layout before. The spacious bed, imagined only in her dreams, and the comfortable down quilt made the place meant for servants feel even better than the place where the lord and lady lived.

"Tang Rao, did you arrange all this? Why are there so many things I've never seen?"

Li Qi Qi wandered around without caring for her lady-like image, lying down on Tang Rao's big bed.

"All brought from Blue Star. If you like it, I can give you a set."

With plenty of beddings, Tang Rao didn't mind giving one away.

"Then I'll thank you in advance."

As Li Qi Qi was in high spirits, Tang Rao quietly sneaked up behind her, enveloping her in a hug.

"You can also live here with me. Father has already agreed to marry you to me."