My Co-renting Lady Boss

"You really are one weird bastard. But you cleaned out the entire Meng Family and somehow didn’t touch my clothes. Those days I was the only one fully dressed, watching them all naked. It was pretty damn awkward."

Meng Xianjun gave Tang Ming a speechless look. "This cup’s for you. Thanks for showing me mercy, and showing the Meng Family mercy."

"You two are disgustingly sappy. Brothers drinking together, you need to make it that complicated?"

Hua Yingjie impatiently downed a cup by himself. "I’m done. You guys do whatever."

"Alright, drink, drink, let’s not talk about those unhappy things."

Tang Ming burst out laughing heartily.

After a few rounds, Tang Ming couldn’t help asking Meng Xianjun, "Second Brother, what made you suddenly come to my side?"

"Obviously I’m going with you to the Sealing Land."

Meng Xianjun curled his lips and gave Tang Ming a weird look. "Do you guys even know where the Sealing Land is?"

"Uh..."

Tang Ming and the others stared at each other. They’d been studying how to get to the Sealing Land this whole time, but, damn it, not a single one of them actually knew where it was.

"Ahem, Caidie and Wu Xiaoxia should know. Before we set off, we just need to Ask them."

Tang Ming cleared his throat and replied with a straight face.

They’d prepared so thoroughly, yet up to now they still didn’t know where the Sealing Land even was. It really was embarrassing.

"I knew you guys had no clue what’s going on, so this time I came mainly to tell you the assembly point."

Meng Xianjun took a sip of wine and looked at them playfully. "Actually, all of us have already been to the Sealing Land."

"You’ve been there? Where is it?"

Tang Ming looked at Meng Xianjun in surprise.

"It’s that Medical Tower where we took part in the medical competition before, supposedly on the very bottom floor."

"No way, that place Rainbow Cloud Peak treats as a Holy Land?"

Tang Ming exclaimed.

"That’s right. The Meng Family patriarch himself told me. He asked me to inform you to head straight there and meet up with the Big Forces."

Meng Xianjun nodded and sighed with a complicated expression. "I don’t know about the other forces, but the Meng Family basically moved out to the last man. Even the kids and women were all brought along. According to the Family, if we really manage to open the Gate of Apocalypse, the Meng Family will directly relocate to the Taoyuan World."

"You guys sure are carefree."

Tang Ming curled his lips. "Aside from my master sitting in town holding the Sect together, everyone else from Heavenly Martial Poison Sect is going to the Sealing Land. But even if the Taoyuan World gets opened up, we’re not all going over. At least half the people are staying."

"That’s more like it. I’m guessing the other forces are also going all in. If Heavenly Martial Poison Sect can leave half their people behind, then Heavenly Martial Poison Sect is bound to become the Peak existence of this world."

Meng Xianjun nodded repeatedly, looking at Tang Ming with emotion. "Forget everyone else, just having Senior Tang Haicang sitting in Heavenly Martial Poison Sect already makes that Sect the strongest force in today’s Martial Arts world. I’d say no one will be able to challenge it for the next hundred years."

"Everyone’s mindset is different. You Peak forces have ruled the Martial Arts world for years and you’re tired of it. You’re all thinking ’better to be the phoenix’s tail than the rooster’s head.’"

Tang Ming sighed and drained a cup. "Heavenly Martial Poison Sect was only just founded. Most of our people were transferred over from the Urban System; they’ve still got a lot tying them down in the city. They can’t just up and leave."

"That’s true."

Meng Xianjun nodded, showing he understood.

"Alright, alright, future stuff can wait till the future. Today we brothers are just drinking and talking. Don’t bring up that meaningless crap."

Sun Zhuangjia waved impatiently and started urging them to drink.

Right after, the group began passing cups around and drinking without stop, not sobering up till they were fully drunk. No one else came to disturb them.

On the eve of the full moon night, Tang Ming and the others set out for that desolate Ancient City in the Southwest.

Back then, Xia Yu and the five brothers had gone to that Ancient City for the medical competition and ended up becoming sworn brothers. Now, that same place was tugging on all the Peak forces of the Martial Arts world.

When the people from Heavenly Martial Poison Sect and God and Ghost Sect arrived at that quaint little city, the four Big Forces had already finished assembling, each occupying one quadrant of the city, gathering more than ten thousand people.

Although the four Big Forces had arrived early, they deliberately left a patch of ground directly facing the entrance of the Medical Tower.

This was specially prepared for Heavenly Martial Poison Sect. After all, Heavenly Martial Poison Sect currently held the Son of Sunken Star, Moonfall Trace, and Heart of Saint, and would play a key role in the operation to open the Gate of Apocalypse.

Zhuge Mingqing, Mo Shan, Meng Xianglin, and Murong Xue, the patriarchs of those Big Forces, were already waiting with their Sect disciples.

"Oh wow, you guys got here early."

After settling the people of Heavenly Martial Poison Sect, Tang Ming strutted over to the crowd with a grin. "The first time we came here, this was just a remote, rustic little city. Now it’s practically packed to the brim."

"Sect Master Tang jests. Our forces have been growing for many years, so naturally we’ve got quite a lot of disciples."

Mo Shan smiled and cupped his hands, then looked up at the sky. "Tonight is the full moon night. I wonder how Sect Master Tang’s preparations are going."

"Nothing to prepare. The full moon night is just an appointment kept on time. Now that everyone’s here, let’s go straight in and open that so-called Gate of Apocalypse."

Tang Ming swept his gaze around and frowned in puzzlement. "I’ve already got the Son of Sunken Star, Moonfall Trace, and Heart of Saint in place. But what exactly are the legendary Sunset Snow, Comet Cloud, and Sky Maple Leaf?"

"We’ve long been ready."

Murong Xue smiled faintly and turned to look at the formation behind her. "Wei’er, come here."

"Disciple is here."

Xia Wei’er, who had been staring blankly at Tang Ming, hurriedly stepped out of the ranks.

"Wei’er."

Tang Ming and Liu Mengting looked at Xia Wei’er in shock and confusion.

"Ming, Meng Meng, long time no see."

Xia Wei’er rushed over to Tang Ming and Liu Mengting, overwhelmed with excitement.

"Everyone, my closed-door disciple is Sunset Snow, and she’s also inherited my legacy as a Bright Moon Body. If it weren’t for the Heart of Saint’s protection, I really wouldn’t have let her take this risk."

Murong Xue introduced with a smile.

"You’re Sunset Snow?"

Tang Ming’s eyes widened in shock as he sized the little Wei’er up from head to toe, finally letting his gaze fall on her legs.

"Yeah."

Xia Wei’er’s face flushed crimson as she nodded. "I only found out later that the mark down there on me was the symbol of Sunset Snow."

"Damn, no wonder you reacted when you touched that disk back then. So that’s how it was."

Tang Ming suddenly understood.

"Xiaolu!"

Zhuge Mingqing raised a hand and waved behind him.

"Tang Ming—mmph, mmph!"

A figure shot out from the Heavenly Mechanism Sect’s ranks like the wind and threw herself at Tang Ming.

"Lu Xiaolu."

Tang Ming sucked in a sharp breath and grabbed Lu Xiaolu in a tight hug. "I thought you’d already been killed. Where have you been all this time?"

"Zhuge Qing caught me. He said I’m Comet Cloud and insisted on keeping me at Heavenly Mechanism Sect, forcing me to train in Martial Arts."

Lu Xiaolu glared fiercely at the people of Heavenly Mechanism Sect.