The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

"Xiao Hua, how's that guy I had you get close to?" Tang Rao looked at Fan Xiaohua and asked.

"You mean Liu Xiangbang? Don't worry, he's completely in my pocket. Honestly, the guy is not bad, he's pretty reliable. Although he's a Sixth Level Luo Xian, he has no airs about him. I've had a few drinks with him, all on his dime, of course. Naturally, I've also been leaking him some timely information," Fan Xiaohua said.

Liu Xiangbang is from Qinghe Sect. Tang Rao had him approach Liu Xiangbang to see if he was someone who could be used.

Clearly, Liu Xiangbang was very useful.

Now, almost anything Fan Xiaohua says, Liu Xiangbang would believe, even if Fan Xiaohua claimed Tang Rao was gay, Liu Xiangbang would probably go back and tell Brother Quan.

"That's good." Tang Rao smiled and nodded, "Since that's the case, then let's get started. It's time to take the initiative, always being passive isn't good. You go tell Liu Xiangbang that my strength is average, that I've only just entered the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Because I am wealthy, I've hired a few high-level Luo Xian cultivators, the strongest being an Eighth Level Luo Xian. Also, make sure to mention to Liu Xiangbang that I am very wealthy, super rich, with several billion Immortal Stones on hand, all thanks to an ancient treasure Space Ring."

"Uh, Sect Master, are you sure we should say that?" Fan Xiaohua was startled. Wouldn't this be like luring Qinghe Sect to attack?

Not just Qinghe Sect, but even those forces with several Immortal Monarchs would find it hard to resist the temptation of several billion Immortal Stones.

"Yes, say exactly that." Tang Rao nodded. What I want is to attract Qinghe Sect, to lure out the greed in the heart of Wan Yuan.

Once people are controlled by greed, they'll stop at nothing.

If Wan Yuan doesn't go mad, how can I destroy or cripple Qinghe Sect?

"Alright, Sect Master, I'm on it," Fan Xiaohua didn't waste any words and whooshed out the door.

...

For Liu Xiangbang, life these past few days had been really carefree. Every day in Bounty City, he ate, drank, and played, occasionally calling over a few girls for some fun, enjoying life to the fullest.

There was no rush about his mission, as he had met a guy named Xiao Hua, who was like a walking encyclopedia for Bounty City, with a thorough understanding of the city's affairs.

After several drinking sessions, he and Xiao Hua became friends.

Xiao Hua promised to give him firsthand news about Tang Rao.

"Brother Liu, what are you up to? Open the door, it's me, Xiao Hua!" While Liu Xiangbang was thinking, there was a sudden knock at the door.

Liu Xiangbang waved his hand, and the door opened.

Fan Xiaohua walked into the room, arm in arm with two seductive-looking girls, wearing a triumphant smile.

"Go, sit next to Brother Liu and pour him some wine," Fan Xiaohua patted one of the girls.

The girl made a coquettish sound and leaned toward Liu Xiangbang.

Liu Xiangbang, a seasoned player, wrapped his arm around the woman, his hands boldly wandering without restraint.

"Xiao Hua, got any news?" Liu Xiangbang asked as usual.

"Hehe, Brother Liu, there is actually some news," Fan Xiaohua grinned and then whispered into Liu Xiangbang's ear, "Brother Liu, reliable sources say that Tang Rao has gotten a treasure Space Ring."

"A treasure Space Ring?" Liu Xiangbang paused for a moment, what's that mean?

"That Space Ring contains billions of Immortal Stones," Fan Xiaohua said.

"What? Billions!!" Liu Xiangbang exclaimed, completely taken aback. Just what was the concept of billions of Immortal Stones? Even for those powers led by several Immortal Monarch Realm cultivators, their personal wealth wouldn't amount to this much.

Take the Qinghe Sect for example, with Wan Yuan as the Sect Master, holding seven to eight hundred million Immortal Stones was already considered extraordinary.

Of course, if you counted the sect as a whole, Qinghe Sect still had quite a bit of wealth.

Nevertheless, billions of Immortal Stones was an amount that no sect could afford to overlook.

"Brother Liu, keep your voice down," Fan Xiaohua immediately said.

Liu Xiangbang quickly lowered his voice, "Xiao Hua, is this information real?"

"Of course it's real, you can trust my intelligence, Brother Liu. Besides, if Tang Rao didn't have money, how could he possibly afford to hire a cultivator at the Eighth Level of the Luo Xian Realm. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I heard that Luo Xian expert is also a master of formation arrays, quite difficult to deal with. Tang Rao spent three billion Immortal Stones to hire him for three years of protection—really generous. As for Tang Rao himself, it seems he has just broken through to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, quite weak indeed. Speaking of which, that Eighth Level Luo Xian cultivator really has integrity. If it were me, I might have just robbed Tang Rao instead," Fan Xiaohua said while sipping his drink.

"Xiao Hua, this information is so useful, here's to you!" Liu Xiangbang said to Fan Xiaohua.

"Brother Liu, you're too polite, we're all buddies here. You buy me drinks every day, it's only right that I dig up some information for you. Besides, this wasn't hard to find, I even feel a bit embarrassed about it," Xiao Hua said with a grin, a picture of sincerity.

"Xiao Hua, truly a great brother!" Liu Xiangbang patted Fan Xiaohua's shoulder with emotion.

Truth be told, he really felt that Xiao Hua was a true friend.

As for Fan Xiaohua, he could only silently think: Liu Xiangbang, you are so naively innocent…

...

After obtaining the information about Tang Rao, Liu Xiangbang returned to Qinghe Sect. In fact, he did have some ideas in his mind, pondering whether to kill Tang Rao and take the Immortal Stones for himself.

After all, it was billions of Immortal Stones—so much money—who wouldn't want it?

However, after considering his own strength, Liu Xiangbang decided to give up. The other side had an Eighth Level Luo Xian Guard, and he, as a Sixth Level Luo Xian, should forget about it.

Moreover, that Eighth Level Luo Xian was also a master of formations, probably the reason they were brutally defeated by Xiao Yun that day.

"Brother Quan, that's how it is, the information is absolutely reliable," Liu Xiangbang conveyed all the information he got from Xiao Hua to Ah Quan.

Ah Quan hadn't expected that Tang Rao, the youngster, would actually have such a huge sum of money, no wonder he set up a bounty mission worth over a hundred million in the Bounty Hall to recruit Luo Xian cultivators.

If that's the case, then it all lines up.

"Bangzi, you did a great job on this!" Ah Quan, quite pleased, patted Liu Xiangbang's shoulder. After all, with this information at hand, it would be easier to explain to the Sect Master.

Liu Xiangbang looked around and, making sure no one was nearby, cautiously said, "Brother Quan, what do you think about us sneaking off and robbing that Tang Rao?"

Ah Quan was taken aback for a moment. Tang Rao had billions of Immortal Stones, so it's false to say he was not tempted.

"It's not appropriate!" After thinking for a while, Ah Quan still shook his head, "Bangzi, regardless of whether we were careless last time or the other party was too cunning, we ended up being crushed. I always believe in one thing: If someone can crush you once, they can crush you twice, or even three times."

"Alright, Brother Quan. I was just speaking off the cuff. Honestly, I also think it's better not to court death. That Tang Rao dude, I always found him quite strange. If possible, let's not get involved in these muddy waters," Liu Xiangbang said.

"I understand!" Ah Quan nodded, "You go on ahead, I'll go report to the Sect Master."