187. Zhao Manyan: You Can't Cut It?

After sending Jiang Shaoxu back, Tang Miao returned to his residence.

Tang Miao shared an apartment with Zhao Manyan. Upon seeing him return, Zhao Manyan immediately got up, grinning at Tang Miao, and asked, "Where did you spend the whole night partying?"

Tang Miao shrugged and replied, "I don't know what it's called in the city."

"You went with Jiang Fox?"

"Um."

Seeing Zhao Manyan's gossipy look, Tang Miao said with disdain, "What's it to you?"

Zhao Manyan didn't seem to care, and said, "Go ahead and say it, you're not being sincere anyway."

"What do you mean by 'sincere' or 'not sincere'? Have you seen it or what?"

Zhao Manyan still smiled and said, "Hey, you don't need to pretend with me. I know you too well~ Besides, you forgot, we made a promise to spread it around the world together, okay?"

Tang Miao, who had been maintaining a cool and aloof demeanor, instantly lost her composure...

Tang Miao shrugged and said, "That little slut wanted me to marry her, and I refused. Then, after having a few drinks, she confessed her love to me."

"Has Jiang Fox been drinking?"

"You still refused?"

Zhao Manyan looked at Tang Miao with a disappointed expression, then paused before asking, "Big brother, are you impotent?"

How could a man tolerate someone telling him he couldn't do it? Tang Miao retorted, "Get lost! You're the one who can't do it!"

Zhao Manyan added, "Jiang Shaoxu's identity is not simple. If you can get her on your side, you can practically do whatever you want in the country. Even I don't know her background, but I'm certain she's not simple."

"Oh?"

Tang Miao became slightly interested and said, "Tell me about it, I'm really curious where these team members came from."

Zhao Manyan looked at Tang Miao with an expression as if he were looking at an alien and said, "That kid Jiang Yu, don't let his simple-minded appearance fool you, do you know what kind of power is behind him?"

"If I fucking knew, would I need to ask you?"

Zhao Manyan thought so too, and then added, "The Imperial Mage Corps, he is the disciple of Pang Lai, the Chief Court Mage in the capital, and one of the top ten Saint-level Mages in our country!"

The Imperial Court Mage are the strongest representative mage group in Huaxia, a force superior to the Magic Association and the Judgment Society. Tang Miao was aware that most of the country's parliamentarians were members of the Court Mage.

Zhu Meng was a member of the Court Mage!

The Imperial Mage of the Ancient Capital were subordinate to the Court Mage, considered a branch of the Court Mage. The selection process for Imperial Mage was extremely rigorous, let alone the selection process for the Court Mage of the Imperial Capital!

Seeing that Tang Miao didn't respond, Zhao Manyan, "Mu Tingying needs no introduction, right? She's from the Mu Clan. Our Zhao Clan has never been afraid of many forces that start with a surname, and the Mu Clan is one of them. They are simply behemoths, with people in everything from third- and fourth-tier cities to major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, and most of them own a large portion of the businesses."

"Ai Jiangtu and Nan Jue, one represents the Northern Military Region and the other the Western Military Region. That guy from the Southern Military Region was probably eliminated. I've seen him; he's very strong. If the National Prefecture Team didn't only allow two military academy cadets to join, someone from our team might have been replaced."

"Nanrong is one of the oldest magic families. Originally, the Nan Rong Family shouldn't have been so competitive; they were still somewhat inferior to our Zhao Clan and Mu Clan. But Nan Rongni is Healing Mage, and that's enough... The Nan Rong Family made a comeback this time thanks to Nan Rongni. I wonder if they have a chance to be promoted to a noble family after this National Government competition."

"..."

After finishing speaking about the group, Zhao Manyan added, "Now you understand, right? Anyone who can get in here is definitely not simple. And I can't even figure out who Jiang Shaoxu is. Do you think she's simple?"

Tang Miao shook his head and said, "You said it yourself, her background is definitely more complicated than that. In that case, why should I be in a hurry to provoke her?"

Tang Miao listened to the powerful figures behind them, but didn't pay them much attention.

If he could just find a few more Totem Beast to follow him, these people would all be nothing but a bunch of noobs. However, Jiang Shaoxu was truly untouchable. Although Tang Miao didn't know much about her father's strength, his status in the country was extremely high.

He didn't want to provoke her...

But this little vixen kept teasing him, and Tang Miao said he simply couldn't resist!

Like tonight, he wanted to express the idea that a gentleman's friendship is as light as water, but... ahem!!

If a naturally alluring and seductive girl confesses her feelings to you, it's already quite beastly to refuse her... If she throws herself at you and does nothing in return, is he even normal?

After thinking for a moment, Tang Miao said, "Forget it, let's not think about this anymore. I can't sleep anyway, so let's go find some opportunity. Who knows, it might even save your life someday."

"Brother, why are you taking me to find some kind of opportunity in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

Zhao Manyan pursed his lips and said, "Besides, I don't think you've ever been to Japan before, have you? How can you be so sure there's an opportunity here?"

"Just tell me if you want it or not."

Seeing that Tang Miao's expression didn't seem to be joking, Zhao Manyan was genuinely tempted. How could he not be tempted by something so good?

If such a thing really existed, why would Tang Miao be willing to give it to him? Wouldn't it be better for him to keep it for himself? As the saying goes, even close brothers keep clear accounts.

But he couldn't help asking, "Really?"

"Why would I lie to you? If I didn't know it suited you, I would have taken it myself."

The Vessel Spirit, which has some connection with Baxia, is ultimately for defense; it's practically useless against someone like him who focuses entirely on offense.

That's why Tang Miao decided it was best to hand him over to Zhao Manyan so he could use him to save his life.

"Okay, brother, I believe you!" After saying that, Zhao Manyan began to get dressed.

After a series of rustling sounds, Zhao Manyan, that show-off, was fully armed.

Then, Tang Miao led Zhao Manyan towards the back mountain.

His familiarity with the place wasn't because he'd been there before, but simply because of Baxia's guidance.

Actually, Tang Miao was very curious: how did the vessel, which was the totem guardian deity of the Huaxia, end up in Little Japan?

Moreover, it was placed in a temple.

Unable to figure it out, Tang Miao stopped thinking about it; after all, it was going to return to the hands of the Chinese people anyway.

The road behind the mountain was longer than expected. The stone lanterns on both sides of the path were covered by weeds, and some lush branches even stretched out onto the road, intersecting and blocking their way.

However, these obstacles were nothing in the face of the flames. Tang Miao easily overcame all the obstacles along the way.