The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1606 - 1605: Coercion

"Boss, I don't have much to express, just that, you mustn't abandon me when you leave, that's what you promised long ago."Li Qi's pitiful eyes showed a hurt expression; just staring into them, Tang Rao couldn't bring himself to say he didn't want Li Qi.

"I promised to take you with me, I'll definitely make it happen."

After saying that, Tang Rao realized he'd fallen for Li Qi's trick.

"Boss, a gentleman's word can never be taken back, if you regret it, I'll chase you all the way to Kao Shan Sect and demand justice in front of you."

Tang Rao nodded repeatedly, looking at Li Qi, who was as clingy as chewed gum, and he began to wonder if agreeing to let Li Qi into Kao Shan Sect was like inviting another Sun Miao in.

This sly one seems more honest than Sun Miao but is even more cunning in nature.

This was Tang Rao's sixth sense, and it had never been wrong. Alas, he could already feel that the future days wouldn't be easy; it was disastrous!

Wen Jinjin had warned Bei Lin in advance that the treatment would be very painful. Bei Lin had mentally prepared herself to face the pain, yet when it came time for the actual treatment, the pain was so soul-crushing, far beyond the normal human endurance.

Bei Lin told Tang Rao several times that she wanted to give up, thinking being an old woman felt much better than enduring such pain.

"Tang Rao, promise me, I don't want the treatment anymore. You take Jin Jin and leave. I'm fine growing old alone, I don't want to try this pain again."

Bei Lin expressed her desire to abandon the treatment many times, and this time Tang Rao only listened but never responded or complied with Bei Lin.

In fact, Bei Lin was recovering quickly. After almost a week of rejuvenation, from internal organ rejuvenation to skin transformation, everything was visible to everyone.

Her skin regained its old glossy, tender, and elastic quality; her hair became as black and shiny as before; the wrinkles disappeared. The old woman's image in everyone's memory was just like a fleeting dream. The dream ended, and the old woman vanished, replaced by a charming young woman.

"Bei Lin, today is the last session, once completed, your body will be fully restored, and we won't suffer this pain anymore."

Wen Jinjin's face turned pale again, as it did every time she treated Bei Lin, but with some rest, she'd slowly recover.

Initially, Tang Rao was worried, but after listening to Wen Jinjin's explanation, he got used to the transformation of the two women.

Upon hearing Wen Jinjin announce a release as if proclaiming Bei Lin could finally stop the treatment, Bei Lin felt like jumping out of bed to dance, provided the silver needles were all removed by Wen Jinjin.

With her porcupine-like appearance, let alone dance, she couldn't guarantee the silver needles wouldn't harm her while simply walking.

"No more suffering, Jin Jin, thank you."

Bei Lin didn't thank Tang Rao, although she had mentally thanked him, but during the pain, Tang Rao never sympathetically called it off, and this 'grudge' would stay in her mind.

"What about me? I stayed by your side, letting you bite my hand, and you didn't plan to thank me?"

Tang Rao was playfully aggrieved.

"You? When I was in unbearable pain, you didn't even help ease it, yet you want a thank-you?"

After recovery, Bei Lin's proud tone returned while speaking with Tang Rao. She no longer mimicked the previous self-deprecation, and even when snapping at Tang Rao, she was confidently defensive.

"You heartless one, back then I agreed to let you give up. Aren't you now blaming me for the same thing?"

Tang Rao guessed correctly, that's exactly how Bei Lin felt, and although she didn't say it, her body had tacitly agreed.

"Shall we return to Kao Shan Sect? This peach blossom source is such a messy place, you probably don't want to stay here either. Let's set off early and go home for a feast!"

Tang Rao didn't bring much when he arrived; likewise, when leaving, aside from taking three people, he didn't have anything else to take.

He helped Wen Jinjin pack the herbs drying outside, urging her to tidy up quickly. While there was still daylight, they started off, finding a place to rest. While he was busily occupied, the other three didn't move at all.

"Hey, you guys aren't reluctant to leave, are you?"

He froze, turning around to see a large crowd surrounding the door.

Wen Jinjin's thatched house could deter gentlemen but not villains. If someone with ulterior motives wanted, they could easily enter from outside. Fortunately, the crowd outside was only surrounding them, without taking further action.

"Boss, a large number of these people have Innate Divine Strength, Divine Doctor Wen wouldn't have offended them, right? I definitely can't beat so many people on my own, what do we do?"

Li Qi spoke bluntly. Seeing a fierce crowd, his first thought was who had offended these people; the person who did must be in for a beating.

Later, considering that if any of the four of them were attacked, it would provoke a big fight. He hoped the crowd was here just to seek medical help, rather than to stir trouble.

"Want to leave? Since you're in our peach blossom source, how can you bear to leave?"

Tang Rao put down his things, lined up with Li Qi and the others, and four pairs of eyes looked out the cabin.

Outside, over a dozen people might have been said. These folk grew up doing hard labor, and coupled with Innate Divine Strength, their sheer size could scare ordinary folks rigid, leaving no thought of defiance.

"Dear brothers, we accidentally stumbled into your peach blossom source; it's not our homeland, and now we should head back. If you kindly let us through, Tang here would be immensely grateful."

For a smooth path, Tang Rao uttered those refined and somewhat pretentious words, biting his tongue.

"Let you go? What do I care if you leave; we only wish to keep Divine Doctor Wen. You, the man who only eats free meals, what's the use in staying?"

A man who only eats free meals?

It was the first time Tang Rao had been described this way, his emotions so complicated they couldn't be summed up in a few words.

"Divine Doctor Wen, you know our peach blossom source lacks doctors, and few have good medical skills. Only by you staying can we rely on our lives. We finally got a divine doctor here; how could we casually let her go?"

The three instantly understood from the leading burly man's words why they were trying to keep Wen Jinjin alone in the peach blossom source.