The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1140 - 1139: Striking It Rich

"I never said I wouldn't take you. If you don't leave, I can't leave either."To recognize the times is a mark of a great man. The old man wanted to get out too, and he needed to rely on Tang Rao's body to take him.

"That's good. Once I've taken my stuff, it's time for me to leave too."

Tang Rao, brimming with the joy of success, set off towards the gates of happiness.

"Oh right, I forgot to tell you earlier, the way back is the same as the way you came. To get out, you must take the same path. Can you jump out from there?"

The old man's startling words nearly made Tang Rao die of anger.

He had just mentioned that without him, the old man couldn't leave. Now he suddenly said that he must follow the original path. Wasn't this just messing with Tang Rao?

"If I could get out, would I have sought you out? You liar, get out of my body now."

Tang Rao wanted to throw the old man out, but the old man was like sticky candy with no way to remove him.

"I won't leave just like that. You promised to take me in earlier, and now you want me out? Not a chance."

Tang Rao once dared to claim he was the world's most shameless, but now he felt he was the most innocent, and the old man was the world's number one shameless person.

"Come on, I was just joking earlier. Brother Tang Rao, you can leave. You have an accelerator. With an accelerator, it's simple to get out."

Tang Rao was ignoring the old man, focused on getting him to leave. Only then did the old man speak nicely and reasonably with Tang Rao.

"Why didn't you say so earlier!"

Tang Rao punched himself in the stomach.

Unable to hurt the old man, he was happy to trample on his dignity.

"I would have told you earlier if I'd had the chance."

The old man tried to speak several times earlier, but he couldn't find the opportunity, always interrupted by Tang Rao, so he couldn't be blamed.

"Alright, alright, I'll deal with it once I'm out."

The old man turned off the mechanism for Tang Rao, and the swords that were surging ceased at last.

The hole was too far from the top. Tang Rao attempted to jump up, and each time, just as there was a glimmer of light, he would fall back to the ground. After trying twice, his whole body felt shattered, and he consumed Elixir Pills to the point of nearly losing his mind.

"Old man, are you planning to watch me die and then possess me to get out?"

He mended his body and meridians once more and, regaining his breath, his first words were to ask if Tang Rao planned to murder him.

The old man would never dare to have such audacious thoughts. After painstakingly finding an ancestor to get out with him and see the light of day was the old man's lifelong dream.

"I wouldn't dare. I'm merely a powerful soul, not qualified to possess you. Rest assured, don't be so suspicious."

He was worried that if Tang Rao went down the wrong path, he'd die a needless death.

"Alright, I'll trust you this once, but you have to explain why I can't get out."

The old man slapped his forehead, for he hadn't really considered why he couldn't get out.

"The accelerator wasn't activated. You haven't learned to use it, so it's normal you can't get out."

When they designed the Treasure Vault, they considered this. Only someone destined with the accelerator could exit through the hole. Otherwise, regardless of strength, they'd be trapped inside easily.

"The accelerator runs on your mental method—the purer your method, the faster the acceleration. Once successful on the first pairing, the accelerator will recognize you as its master subsequently."

The old man rambled on about the ways to use the accelerator, and once Tang Rao realized its benefits, he started using it directly.

Beep——

Tang Rao still tried to fly up, and as the accelerator paired with his mental method successfully, he felt a push from behind, propelling him out of the hole. Upon exiting, he almost flew into the sky as he hadn't controlled it well.

"Whoa."

Tang Rao exclaimed twice. If he hadn't urgently stopped operating his mental method, falling from that height would've been a death sentence.

"Tang Rao, Tang Rao is out!"

For however long Tang Rao had been in the hole, Li Qi Qi had been crying outside. Just now, seeing something shoot out of the hole, she almost feared it was Tang Rao's murderer emerging.

Tang Rao lay on the ground in pain, his bones aching. Having faced life and death numerous times, he felt he saw everything clearly.

"Not dead yet, no need for all the crying."

Tang Rao didn't like seeing women cry, especially his own woman.

"Tang Rao, I'm sorry. I thought I'd never see you again."

Only then did Tang Rao realize the area they were lying in was covered in spent swords. He was almost unlucky enough to have been killed by just one.

"Boss, are you okay? We all thought—"

The following words from Kao Shan Sect members stopped short.

"I'm fine, although our Kao Shan Sect has a situation."

"Huh?"

It was just a joke from Tang Rao, yet everyone gaped, unsure of the meaning behind his statement about Kao Shan Sect having a situation.

"I discovered a Treasure Vault underground. The riches inside are enough to grow and strengthen Kao Shan Sect. The day we become a major family is near."

Tang Rao was already wealthy, but he couldn't flaunt his wealth too openly. Looting some treasures from the vault provided the perfect excuse for sudden wealth.

"A Treasure Vault? Seriously?"

Kao Shan Sect lacked cultivation resources, so having a Treasure Vault meant wealth, and with wealth came cultivation resources. With ample resources, wouldn't Kao Shan Sect's strength skyrocket?

"Absolutely. Liu Da will manage Kao Shan Sect, and I'll work on acquiring anything you need. All the cultivation resources will be fully supplied."

Tang Rao had put his brothers through emotional rollercoasters today, an experience that was both thrilling and chilling.

"Honestly, as long as you're alright, boss, we can figure out the resources. If something happened to you, that's what we feared most."

Tang Rao was almost moved to tears by Liu Da's words.

"There's no 'us' and 'them' among family. Take good care of Qi Qi for me. I'll disappear for a bit. Here's a heads-up: I've cut some deals here, and the opponents we face aren't too skilled. With just a bit of effort, you can easily defeat them."

What?

Once more, silence engulfed everyone present.

Tang Rao was just a lesser god, yet his every move left people astounded.

"Boss, you're amazing. We didn't follow the wrong person."

It'd be hard to find another boss who could literally move heaven and earth.

"It's a minor thing. Praise me too much, and I might get cocky."

After soaking in the brothers' praise, Tang Rao hummed a tune as he shared a tender moment with Li Qi Qi in front of everyone for about two or three minutes before he leisurely departed the Kao Shan Sect.

"Sis-in-law, how did you meet the boss?"