The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1381 - 1380: Small Body, Big Temper

Tang Rao felt that An Heng was looking at him like a joke."It's not that impressive, it's just that some people were planning to go back earlier. It's not that they didn't have the confidence to open the Protective Array, so why are you shouting like a shrew outside?"

After all, An Heng was someone with status and dignity, shouting like that was quite disgraceful.

"Let's see how long you can keep that mouth of yours going, kid, you're quite arrogant, aren't you!"

After a large red fireball broke the Protective Array, An Heng found it very easy to enter Zijing City.

The first and the second uninvited guests in Zijing City had already long gone to the afterlife, and as the saying goes, 'Things don't happen in threes,' so the third uninvited guest must receive the same treatment as the first two.

"Are you just chit-chatting with me here because An Sheng is not dead yet, and has no one told you that if you keep dragging this on, An Sheng won't survive?"

Tang Rao was calm and composed; so far, An Sheng's side likely hadn't come up with a good solution, otherwise An Heng wouldn't have come alone.

This was the second time Tang Rao mentioned the topic of An Sheng's survival.

"Alright, you win. Name your price for the antidote. What do you want in exchange for handing it over?"

At An Heng's age, though he might be impulsive, he understood that killing Tang Rao wouldn't accomplish anything. Without the antidote, he would remain empty-handed.

If Tang Rao died, An Sheng would die too.

"It's simple, just pay for it. But it's not just about paying; I need an explanation from you."

Even if you pay, you can't buy it; you also owe me an explanation. What kind of explanation is Tang Rao asking for?

"What explanation?"

Anyway, they're already in Zijing City. Was An Heng really afraid that Tang Rao would play tricks?

"You need to tell me first how you raised your son. Why did I save his life, and he still wants to repay kindness with enmity by killing me?"

Tang Rao had held this resentment inside for too long, causing him either to have a bad temper or to stagnate in his cultivation. To ensure smooth cultivation, Tang Rao had to get to the bottom of this.

A person's heart cannot be all evil.

"You said An Sheng repays kindness with enmity? Clearly, it was you who wanted to kill An Sheng!"

An Heng calmed down; he didn't understand the logic behind Tang Rao's words.

"Before An Sheng was on the brink of death, I had never even met him. So why would I have any intention to kill him? At that time, An Sheng arrived with Zhang Yunfei's granddaughter, and when Zhang Kexin supported him to find me, she said An Sheng was poisoned, and no one else could help him with it. Considering the old man's regard, I agreed to save An Sheng. But who knew that before the poison was completely removed, he wanted to kill me, and now all the blame is being placed on me. Even if I could help with the rescue, out of dignity and spirit, I would still refuse."

Tang Rao's words were mostly true, but there were a few minor twists, like the fact that the poison in An Sheng was not fully removed due to Tang Rao's limited medical skills, not because he put it there. Nor did he mention to An Heng that Tang Rao later threatened An Sheng, leading An Sheng to use his ancestral talisman to teleport himself away.

These details, Tang Rao wouldn't bring up unless necessary; after all, who wants to shoot themselves in the foot for no reason?

"So, you were the one who saved An Sheng first?"

An Heng also thought about it. If An Sheng had made new friends or enemies outside, he would certainly have informed An Heng upon returning. The fact that he hadn't informed him wasn't enough to explain the situation?

"An Sheng is still in a coma, and no one can say when he will wake up. If you can wake him up and let him confront you, I'll clear your name, alright?"

There's no way An Heng could make a mere promise to wake up An Sheng.

Such a promise would be too unrealistic even for him.

"I'll only be responsible for waking him; I won't take charge of his treatment. Whether he wakes up or not depends on fate and how much you are willing to pay for me to take action."

Saying one thing and doing another, An Heng couldn't expect Tang Rao just to wake An Sheng and then treat him; it's not that easy in this world.

"Alright, I agree."

Since An Heng agreed, he would now make a trip to the An Family.

Without venturing into the tiger's den, how can one capture the tiger's cubs? If Tang Rao can sneak away with some treasures from the abyss of the tiger, then it's a gain for him.

Seeing Tang Rao agree so straightforwardly, An Heng couldn't help but believe in Tang Rao's words to some extent.

The An Family, like the Zhang Family, kept their territory mysteriously located on the third and fourth dimensions, out of ordinary people's sight.

After accompanying An Heng once, Tang Rao memorized the entry method completely.

"This is where An Sheng resides, go in and take a look first."

An Heng made way for Tang Rao.

At this moment, an old woman was by An Sheng's bedside, not daring to step away. She had to see that An Heng brought someone before she would feel at ease.

In private, the old woman speculated that the one who poisoned must be someone older, as only with years of experience can one achieve such skill in poisoning.

What did the old woman see? An Heng, accompanied by a young man.

"An Heng, didn't you go to invite someone? Where are they?"

The old woman directly ignored Tang Rao's presence.

She kept craning her neck to look outside.

"Nanny Zhang, this is the person I invited, Tang Rao of the Kao Shan Sect."

Tang Rao of the Kao Shan Sect?

The old woman mentally fumbled for the name, taking a long time to remember it clearly, even if it had been mentioned just recently.

"So it's you, you're the one who killed An Sheng?"

With just a little application of pressure, the old woman made Tang Rao unable to resist.

From the fact that the old woman could address An Heng by his full name, Tang Rao should have guessed that she held a significant position in the An Family. It wasn't until she personally made a move that Tang Rao's suspicions were confirmed.

"An Family Master, is this your hospitality? I thought doing a good deed would earn respect; I didn't expect to be treated as an enemy upon arrival."

Tang Rao dared not admit he could use his Taotie Bloodline to counter the old woman's pressure, opting not to vomit blood on the spot. In doing so, he sought to conceal his strength and lower An Heng's vigilance.

"Nanny Zhang, there's some misunderstanding between Tang Rao and An Sheng."

This was essentially a plea for Tang Rao, and while Nanny Zhang was displeased, seeing An Sheng still lying in bed reminded her that if she attacked Tang Rao, it would be tantamount to ending An Sheng's life with her own hands.

"Let's save the person first and talk later."

The old woman doubted Tang Rao's capabilities, seeing him as just a kid.

Tang Rao approached An Sheng and moved a small vial briefly over An Sheng's nose, and An Sheng woke up instantly.

From behind, the old woman exchanged glances with An Heng, seemingly questioning whether the person An Heng brought was reliable. An Heng offered no response; instead, he immediately gripped An Sheng's hand, eagerly awaiting An Sheng to acknowledge him with a glance.