My Co-renting Lady Boss

The Meng family made a grand arrangement to eliminate the Heavenly Martial Poison Sect before the Ancient Tang Sect, but ended up fleeing in disgrace at the foot of the mountain. If this were to spread, they would be utterly humiliated.

"Take that kid with us, we can’t let him blabber."

The Meng family patriarch pointed at Tang Ming, "He saved our Meng family this time, so let’s take him in for now. If he proves himself in the future, he can work for the Meng family."

"Hey, hey, I came to the Heavenly Martial Poison Sect to learn, you Meng family have nothing I’m interested in!"

Tang Ming immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.

"Shut up, you’re lucky you didn’t join the Heavenly Martial Poison Sect, or I’d kill you to keep you quiet."

The Meng family patriarch glared at Tang Ming in annoyance, "If you dare to speak nonsense again, I’ll kill you right here."

"You, you all bully me too much."

Tang Ming mumbled with teary eyes, genuinely "afraid" to speak again, as if he had been frightened.

Then the Meng family members quietly retracted their actions and retreated stealthily, in stark contrast to their previous stern and murderous demeanor.

"Who are you people?"

Just as the Meng family was about to leave, a queer and angry shout echoed out.

The Meng family’s expressions changed slightly as they turned to see a person dressed in a silver robe, gender unidentifiable, swaying like a water snake with orchid fingers and followed by two spirited middle-aged men descending from the mountain.

Chen Cang, Xin Badao, and Chu Batian, while patrolling, had seen shadows flickering at the bottom of the mountain, so they rushed over to check the situation, only to discover a group of sneaky individuals.

"Patriarch, what do we do now? Should we kill them to keep them silent?"

Meng Rushan asked the Meng family patriarch nervously.

"Kill my ass, if we truly provoke the Heavenly Martial Poison Sect, what if they come to slaughter the Meng family?"

The Meng family patriarch glared at Meng Rushan in annoyance, "Who knows what kind of connection these people have? Killing someone at the foot of the mountain, what were you thinking?"

"Oh oh oh, then I know what to do."

Meng Rushan nodded repeatedly, then turned to Chen Cang and the others, "No need to panic, we mean no harm, we were just passing through and are about to leave."

"Passing through? Then why are you sneaky?"

Chen Cang approached and questioned cautiously.

"This... The Heavenly Martial Poison Sect is renowned, we were worried about disturbing the cultivators on the mountain, so we didn’t dare make a fuss."

Meng Rushan blushed as he explained, feeling stifled to the point of spitting blood. The grand forces of the Meng family didn’t even have the confidence to face three people from the Heavenly Martial Poison Sect. It was utterly shameful.

"At least you know your place, I thought you were here to attack the sect."

Chen Cang proudly raised his head and then spotted Tang Ming among the group, seemingly captured.

"Ming..."

Chen Cang was just about to speak when a glare from Tang Ming silenced him.

"Why take such a detour instead of the road? What’s with that kid? Why is he being restrained?"

Chen Cang quickly changed the subject and suspiciously pointed at Tang Ming.

"This is a family traitor we captured. We chased him here when he fled."

Meng Rushan quickly explained, "We didn’t expect to disturb you all, our apologies. Now that the traitor is caught, we will leave immediately."

"What’s with that kid? Why are so many capturing just one person? Isn’t that exaggerated?"

Chen Cang questioned skeptically.

"This..."

Meng Rushan looked toward the Meng family patriarch, unable to handle it.

"This person is a notorious flower thief with mysterious movement techniques. He took advantage of a young lady from our family, so we captured him with all our might."

The Meng family patriarch explained calmly.

"Damn it, how have I become a flower thief again?"

Hearing this, Tang Ming looked helpless and pitifully pleaded, "Dear sirs, please spare me. I’ll never dare again. If you take me back, it’s like sending me into a tiger’s den, terrifying."

"Shut up, say one more word, and I’ll cut out your tongue."

Meng Rushan glared at Tang Ming fiercely and then bowed to Chen Cang and the others, "If there’s nothing else, we’ll take our leave."

"Alright, as long as you haven’t violated our Heavenly Martial Poison Sect, we won’t make things difficult."

Chen Cang glanced at Tang Ming, nodding indifferently.

"Thank you, farewell. If there’s a chance in the future, we’ll surely repay your kindness."

Meng Rushan breathed a sigh of relief, then left the scene with his men, taking Tang Ming with them.

Before leaving, Tang Ming gave Chen Cang a reassuring look and then obediently followed the Meng family group.

"What’s going on? What’s Brother Ming up to?"

Watching the Meng family’s retreating figures, Chen Cang was puzzled, "Masters, do you recognize who these people are?"

"We also don’t know who they are or why they’re here, but it seems like the Sect Master deliberately let himself be captured, rather than being subdued."

Xin Badao speculated uncertainly.

"We just received news that the Sect Master destroyed the Ancient Tang Sect, so it seems his strength is now overwhelming. If he didn’t want to, those people couldn’t do anything to him."

Chu Batian nodded, speculating oddly, "Could the Sect Master be intending to infiltrate their ranks and wipe them out like the Ancient Tang Sect?"

"It’s quite possible."

Xin Badao’s eyes lit up.

"Regardless, Brother Ming said he’s in a tiger’s den, so his last words were probably a reminder: without venturing into the tiger’s den, how can one get the tiger’s cub?"

Chen Cang analyzed Tang Ming’s signal seriously, "But should we inform the rest of the sect about this?"

"Let’s not talk about it for now, even if the Sect Master got captured on purpose, it impacts our image. No need to let the sect know and shake their confidence."

Xin Badao quickly replied, "We’ll just say we encountered the Sect Master here, and he said he won’t return for now due to some matters."

"Understood!"

Chen Cang and Chu Batian nodded and continued their patrol.

Meanwhile, the Meng family went to the Heavenly Martial Poison Sect with an inevitable attitude, but ended up leaving in disgrace. Facing Chen Cang and the other two, they didn’t dare speak loudly—surely the most humiliating action in the Meng family’s history.

Due to the embarrassing nature of the situation, the Meng family members did not make any noise, quietly returning to their base immediately, then throwing Tang Ming into a cell and leaving him there, unattended.

In Meng Rushan’s study, he sat frustrated in his chair, watching the Meng family patriarch in the main seat, "Patriarch, it’s now confirmed that the Ancient Tang Sect was indeed destroyed by Tang Ming, and their sect base was blasted to rubble. The Ancient Tang Sect will now be a part of history."