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Tang Tiantian decided to leave today. Although she appeared weak on the surface, in her bones, she was a very proud woman. Since she had made up her mind to do this, she was going to do it immediately.

Before she left, Tang Tiantian called Li Xiaoyao into the bathroom of the bar, and then the two stayed in the restroom for over an hour.

When they came out, Tang Tiantian's footsteps were somewhat unsteady as she whispered in Li Xiaoyao's ear, "Xiaoyao, I might be gone for a long time. I know that a man as outstanding as you is not likely to have only me. It's okay if you can't stand it, go find another woman. I just hope that I can hold a place in your heart."

Li Xiaoyao was taken aback by her words and looked at her in surprise.

He could never have imagined that Tang Tiantian would say such a thing.

"I love you."

Tang Tiantian kissed him on the cheek, leaving behind a trace of her fragrance, and turned to leave.

Li Xiaoyao watched her retreating figure with a smile, though his smile was somewhat bitter.

Li Xiaoyao was not a fickle man, but when faced with women who moved his heart, was he expected to let go?

He shook his head, trying not to think about these things.

The matters of the heart are not the most important thing after all. Li Xiaoyao was determined to become an immortal, a being that exists forever.

Suddenly, the phone in his pocket started to ring.

Li Xiaoyao thought it was Lin Yuanyuan calling again, but upon checking the number, it was another unfamiliar one.

"My number should only be known by a few people, right? Who could this be?"

He pressed the answer button, and a pleasant female voice came from the other side.

"Hello, may I speak to Mr. Li Xiaoyao?"

"Speaking. Who is this?"

"Hello, Mr. Li, my name is Xiao Ya. We have met before."

Li Xiaoyao was puzzled, having met before with him?

Since Li Xiaoyao started his Cultivation, his memory had become exceptionally good, and he was certain he didn't know anyone named Xiao Ya.

Seeing that Li Xiaoyao didn't respond, Xiao Ya reminded him, "Mr. Li, you once saved a middle-aged man at the Junhao Hotel. You removed a silver needle from his stomach, do you remember?"

After hearing this, Li Xiaoyao instantly realized who she was.

"Hello, Xiao Ya. I left in a hurry last time and forgot to ask for your name." Mentioning the incident, Li Xiaoyao remembered that he had casually treated a man with a strange illness whom he happened to come across. However, the man didn't have a weird illness; someone had placed a silver needle inside his body.

Li Xiaoyao knew that the man must have been either rich or noble, as how could an ordinary person be subjected to having a silver needle placed in their body?

However, Li Xiaoyao was not interested in these matters, so he didn't inquire further. If it hadn't been for Xiao Ya insisting on keeping his mobile number, they surely would have had no further contact. Explore more adventures at empire

Xiao Ya asked, "Mr. Li, do you have time this afternoon? My father and I would like to invite you to dinner as a thank you for your help last time."

Li Xiaoyao was free that afternoon, so he said, "Sure, send me the address later."

Xiao Ya apologized with a smile, "The place might be a bit out of the way. If you don't mind, Mr. Li, just tell me your address, and I'll come to pick you up."

"Sure, come over now. I'm at the Pan-Blue Building. Call me when you get here."

Li Xiaoyao didn't hesitate at all; he knew the other party would feel uneasy if they didn't invite him to eat as a way of expressing their gratitude. Since he had nothing else planned for the afternoon, why not go for a free meal?

As for the task Lan Cai had given him to act as Lin Yuanyuan's bodyguard for a few days, Li Xiaoyao thought it could be put off a bit. It would make that woman think he was too easy to speak to if he went too soon.

Li Xiaoyao had just arrived at the company when he received a call from Xiao Ya.

"Mr. Li, I'm already downstairs at the Pan-Blue Building."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Li Xiaoyao was standing downstairs, looking around, when he immediately spotted a champagne-colored Bentley sedan.

"I see you," Li Xiaoyao ended the call and walked toward the Bentley.

Indeed, as Li Xiaoyao had guessed in his heart, the Xiao family was either rich or noble.

Xiao Ya got out of the car herself and then opened the door for Li Xiaoyao, with a slight smile she said, "Mr. Li, please get in the car."

The act of Xiao Ya opening the car door caused the driver's pupils to constrict slightly.

The driver was curious about what identity this man had that could make the Xiao family's young miss personally open the car door for him.

After getting in the car, Xiao Ya opened the car's fridge and asked, "Mr. Li, would you like something to drink?"

"Cola."

Xiao Ya immediately felt a bit embarrassed, as cola was not a beverage she had in her car.

Seeing Xiao Ya's embarrassed expression and after he glanced at the fridge, Li Xiaoyao immediately understood what was going on. He gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "Soda water is fine."

Thankfully, there was soda water.

Xiao Ya took out a soda water, promptly opened it and passed it to Li Xiaoyao.

Li Xiaoyao took it and thanked her.

Xiao Ya asked, "Mr. Li, do you have a medical background?"

"No."

"Oh," Xiao Ya continued, "Last time Mr. Li mentioned that you had learned some medical techniques, if it's alright, could you tell me about them?"

Li Xiaoyao knew that this question would come up, but fortunately, he had already thought of an excuse. Upon hearing her question, he said, "When I was young, I met an old man who taught me some folk remedies for treating and saving people. I didn't expect they would come in handy that day."

Xiao Ya looked into Li Xiaoyao's eyes, as if she was judging the truthfulness of his words.

Li Xiaoyao had a thick skin and was able to lie without blinking, so Xiao Ya couldn't see anything amiss.

Soon, the car entered a tree-lined path, with no high-rise buildings or densely packed apartment buildings on either side, just villas from the Republic of China era.

The car finally stopped outside one of the classical villas, and Xiao Ya personally opened the car door for Li Xiaoyao.

"Mr. Li, please follow me."

Standing there, Li Xiaoyao was surprised to find that the spiritual energy in this area was denser than elsewhere. If one could cultivate here, the effects would definitely be more than double that of other places.

Outside the villa, stood two men whose auras were restrained. With just one glance, Li Xiaoyao judged that both were experts in Internal Martial Arts, and in terms of cultivation level, they had both reached the third level of Qi Cultivation.

This greatly surprised Li Xiaoyao. He had originally thought the Xiao family was just wealthy, but now it seemed that they were not merely wealthy. Being able to enlist cultivators was not something an ordinary family could accomplish.

Entering the villa, there was a vast courtyard with flowers, plants, and trees. In an open space, there were two wicker chairs. On the wicker chairs sat the middle-aged man Li Xiaoyao had saved and an old man with white hair and dignified attire.

In the open area in front of the two, a young woman was practicing boxing. This woman couldn't really be considered young, but her face gave off a very strange impression. To say she was twenty was plausible, thirty also worked, and forty wasn't out of the question either.

In short, that's just how odd it felt.

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