The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1448 - 1447: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada

"The sky is already dark here, if you gentlemen don't mind, would you care to stay at my house for the night?"Just when Wu Suowei sighed, preparing to leave with Tang Rao, the woman rescued by Tang Rao earlier suddenly appeared. She approached gracefully, bowed to Tang Rao and Wu Suowei, and said slowly.

"You didn't leave?"

If not for the woman suddenly appearing, Tang Rao wouldn't have bothered to notice if there were others around.

Being stared at by Tang Rao made the woman blush, but luckily it was midnight, so she didn't appear embarrassed.

Regardless of whether Tang Rao decided to stay, Wu Suowei was the first to stand before the woman. As he looked at her, he felt that it was they who were indebted to her for offering shelter at midnight.

"Miss, you truly have a compassionate heart. To be honest, in order to save you from that man's clutches, we haven't yet found a place to stay. Seeing how late it is, if you hadn't been willing to take us in, the two of us master and disciple might have frozen to death on the street!"

Tang Rao could see that someone like Wu Suowei was naturally suited to put on a melancholy act and appear pitiable.

Tang Rao was almost taken in by Wu Suowei's superb acting skills.

"As long as you gentlemen don't mind my humble abode, please follow me."

The woman led the way, guiding Tang Rao and Wu Suowei, with Tang Rao trailing behind, watching her graceful figure in the moonlight. It was no wonder that the Yin Rou man wanted to harm her. Though her looks couldn't compete with Tang Rao's other wives, her figure was so exquisite and shapely, that even her flowing skirt couldn't conceal her rounded hips. Looking a bit higher, her slender waist evoked a desire to protect her.

"Gentlemen, this is my home."

The woman opened the door and went inside. Seeing a kind old man, she sweetly called him father.

"Father, I met danger today when I went out, but thankfully, these two gentlemen rescued me. If not for them, I might have lost my life. I wish to ask them to stay for the night. You wouldn't mind, would you?"

The woman's coquettish demeanor was irresistible, especially for a father doting on his daughter, who wouldn't deny her anything.

"Sir, we must inconvenience you tonight."

When the old man glanced at Tang Rao and Wu Suowei, Tang Rao's gaze was open and frank, as was his heart. As a father, the old man's face finally showed a sincere smile, "Since you are saviors, daughter, go quickly to prepare a place for them to stay."

The woman happily ran to the spare room to make up the bed for Tang Rao and Wu Suowei, and specifically reminded them not to go out at night as it might snow.

After saying this and finishing the bed, the woman bid them goodnight and left their room.

"Ah, a comfortable and sheltered place feels great; we can finally avoid the cold."

Wu Suowei was almost moved to tears.

Tang Rao agreed, "Yes, now I can have a good sleep."

Lying on the bed, Tang Rao said these words, then used voice transmission to communicate with Wu Suowei, "Master, it's so dark and windy, be careful not to sleep too soundly, or we might not know how we die!"

Wu Suowei suddenly opened his eyes, looked at Tang Rao, only to see that Tang Rao had no intention of sleeping.

"What did you notice?"

Wu Suowei wasn't clueless; interacting with Tang Rao made him realize there might be ears listening through the walls, so he also used voice transmission to ask.

"If your daughter were in danger outside and nearly lost her life, would you first observe the saviors, or worry about what happened to your daughter?"

These little details were something Tang Rao previously would never have noticed. But as a father now, he deeply appreciated the kind of love elders have for their children. Out of this love, Tang Rao realized something was wrong; specifically, the old man seemed odd.

He was too calm, not at all like a parent's reaction.

"Of course, I would worry about my daughter first, oh, I understand what you mean now."

Wu Suowei understood, realizing that due to Tang Rao's words, sleep no longer seemed appealing.

He hadn't bothered to assess the old man's strength earlier. They knew nothing about the place they were staying, and facing an unknown foe, Wu Suowei felt a headache.

Tang Rao, with a hint of humor, teased, "Master, this room is big and warm, better get some rest. That way we can hit the road tomorrow."

Almost being assassinated made it impossible for Wu Suowei to sleep. He knew Tang Rao was teasing him but was unsure how to respond.

With just a few sighs, he looked at the ceiling beams, choosing not to speak with Tang Rao further.

The woman outside stood for a while, listening to the silence of the house before walking away.

Her steps were light, but they were the steps of someone well-trained, unlike the delicate steps of a young lady of the house.

"Are they asleep?"

The old man's voice, no longer frail, sounded like thunder as he spoke with the woman. Upon closer listening, one could tell his voice had changed.

"They're asleep, when do you want to act?"

The pitiful look in her eyes was replaced by a sinister gaze, and she looked at the old man with a hint of infatuation.

"Let's wait a bit longer, until they are deeply asleep."

The old man removed his gray hair, then his beard and eyebrows, finally tearing off a human skin mask. The woman approached the old man—no, the man—and nestled in his embrace.

"Just now, you hurt me."

She acted coquettish towards the man, who merely scoffed, saying nothing more.

Indeed, the old man was the Yin Rou man, though it was unclear when he transformed from a youth into an old man.

If only he hadn't given them a clue, in terms of speech, appearance, mannerism, Tang Rao and Wu Suowei wouldn't have seen through him.

At midnight, while Tang Rao and Wu Suowei were on the verge of sleep, Wu Suowei started questioning if they suffered from persecution paranoia, thinking the old man's reaction was mere habit, believing there was no threat.

"Here they come."

Tang Rao transmitted to Wu Suowei as a reminder.

"What comes?"

Wu Suowei hadn't finished speaking when a mist appeared through the crack of their room door.

Using poison even on the poison master?

Tang Rao silently handed Wu Suowei an elixir pill, signaling him to eat it. He consumed one himself, closed his eyes, and used divine sense to perceive any movement outside.

Two people were approaching, one man and one woman, the footsteps indicating the presence of the woman from earlier.

Oh, Tang Rao regretted praising the woman's kindness and good figure, realizing he had been mistaken.