Several days later, Meng Zhao used the excuse that he had business to attend to and left Lu Family Manor, vanishing without a trace, leaving only Monk Cheng Kong behind.
Bei Tangsu was overjoyed by this. After threatening Lu Hou'er once again, he gained the help of the Lu Family Manor's master and finally had a seemingly accidental encounter with Tan Cai'er, who had removed her mask.
The two had met by chance and were not familiar with one another. Later, Lu Hou'er hosted a banquet, allowing Bei Tangsu to truly establish a connection with Tan Cai'er. Even if they were not friends, they were no longer strangers who had met only once.
This marked the initial establishment of their relationship. Lu Hou'er had not only devised the plan but carried it out perfectly. Even Bei Tangsu approved of it greatly, sensing a few unusual flavors in the whole affair.
He had never needed to pursue women. This experience was unprecedented, and precisely because it was so novel, it brought him a fresh sense of excitement.
Several days later, Bei Tangsu used cultivation as an excuse and brought in Monk Huikong, his Celestial-realm master, to stir up Tan Cai'er's enthusiasm for martial arts. Their relationship thus grew even closer.
This, too, had been Lu Hou'er's idea. With a Celestial-level expert like Monk Huikong backing them, anything they did would yield twice the result with half the effort. Merely displaying his name alone could frighten countless people senseless.
By half a month later, although their relationship had yet to make any substantive breakthrough, they could already be called well acquainted. Bei Tangsu believed that Tan Cai'er had developed considerable affection for him. Unfortunately, the woman was extremely strict about propriety between men and women; she would not even allow him to