Beauty Chairwoman’s Bodyguard Expert

Chapter 771: Chapter 766 Basen

Upon hearing Xiao Liu’s words, Lu Tianxing suddenly remembered that some time ago, he healed Xue Man’s mother and incidentally killed a Golden Cicada. If his guess was correct, the person dressed in the attire from the Miao Border that Xiao Liu mentioned was likely the very Golden Cicada Gu Master who had planned to use Xue Man’s mother as a host to cultivate the Golden Cicada.

It was known that there was a unique way of connection between a Gu Master and their Gu Worms. Perhaps because he had killed the Golden Cicada, he had acquired a kind of aura that ordinary people could not detect, which had now drawn the attention of this Golden Cicada Gu Master. However, what he hadn’t expected was that the Golden Cicada Gu Master would take so long to come after him.

”Brother Lu? What Golden Cicada Gu Master, should the Unrivaled Guards take action?” Xiao Liu’s voice came through the phone with a hint of confusion.

”No need, I will handle this matter personally. Call off everyone who is watching him. Don’t make pointless sacrifices.”

Lu Tianxing declined Xiao Liu’s suggestion. Since the Golden Cicada Gu Master had taken this long to seek him out, he evidently succeeded in cultivating the Gu Worm and was confident enough to confront him. The Unrivaled Guards were strong, but against a Golden Cicada Gu Master, they would likely be no match—after all, if a Gu Master is not taken down, they would pose an endless threat. Therefore, he would either not act at all or completely eliminate the Golden Cicada Gu Master in one fell swoop.

”Got it, Brother Lu. Just be careful on your own.”

After hanging up with Xiao Liu, Lu Tianxing glanced at Bai Zhiqing beside him, fell silent for a moment, and then decided to make a call to Xue Man.

In the security department of Bai’s Group, Xue Man stared blankly at the caller ID on her phone, a complex expression crossing her face. She placed her finger on the end call button several times, but ultimately couldn’t bring herself to disconnect the call.

After a long while, Xue Man took a deep breath and finally answered the call, her voice calm, ”Assistant Lu, what’s the matter? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?”

”Minister Xue, there’s something I need to tell you. After work today, don’t stay out. Remember to go straight home, take your mother to the police station, and unless you receive a call from me, neither you, your mother, nor Xue Bing should leave the police station under any circumstances. Do you understand?”

Lu Tianxing’s grave voice came through the phone.

”What’s wrong, Assistant Lu? Has something happened? Should I call Xiao Bing to have her bring the police to help you?”

Upon hearing his words, Xue Man immediately became anxious. It wasn’t clear whether her concern was for Lu Tianxing or for her own family.

”Minister Xue, don’t panic. It’s not that complicated—it’s just a minor annoyance, and I can resolve it on my own. Just do as I’ve instructed. If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up now.”

After he spoke, Lu Tianxing hung up the phone and turned his gaze to Bai Zhiqing, chuckling, ”Wife, I’ve already handled your discharge procedures. But as the saying goes, see a good deed through to the end—I was the one who changed you into this patient gown. So, how about it, let me help take it off for you today, heh heh...”

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Time flows like water, and the years fly by swiftly. Before long, it was already evening and the sky was ablaze with the fiery clouds of sunset, which seemed like flames burning in the heavens, tinting the entire sky a fierce red. As the sunset dipped lower, birds circled back to their nests, chirping amongst the tree branches, and the sky seemed to merge with the ground in the distance, appearing like a dusky mural, captivating and impossible to resist.

A BMW X5 moved slowly along the road. After leaving Modu Private Hospital, Lu Tianxing and Bai Zhiqing didn’t head home but instead spent the afternoon together, playing outside. They watched a movie and visited an amusement park, behaving just like any other couple.

”Lu Tianxing, where are you taking me? Aren’t we going home?” Bai Zhiqing, sitting in the passenger seat, looked at Lu Tianxing with a hint of confusion and fatigue on her face.

”I’ve heard the sunset is quite beautiful, so I plan to take my wife to see it and by the way, deal with an ant I’ve wanted to take care of for a long time.”

Lu Tianxing turned his head and smiled faintly at Bai Zhiqing, as if sensing something. A bloodthirsty smile flickered across his lips. He turned on the signal light and pulled the car over to the side of the road.

”Wife, you stay here and wait for me, I’ll be right back.” After parking the car, Lu Tianxing said to Bai Zhiqing.

”Okay, be careful. I’ll wait for you to come back,” Bai Zhiqing said with emphasis.

”Don’t worry, I’ll be fine.”

Lu Tianxing bent his head and gently kissed Bai Zhiqing’s cheek, opened the car door, and scanned the surroundings. He then chose a small hill not far away and, lightning-fast, dashed toward the little summit.

This was a typical small peak, not very high, with no trees growing on it but instead large boulders that seemed to sprout from the ground.

Lu Tianxing landed on one of the rocks and said indifferently, ”Come out! You’ve been following me all afternoon. Aren’t you tired? Since you’re here, show yourself! Over a month ago, I destroyed your Golden Cicada. Don’t you want to kill me to avenge it? Hiding and skulking doesn’t seem to fit the style of a Gu Master.”

Before Lu Tianxing’s voice had faded, a mocking laugh came from the sky. A sinister man dressed in Miao Border attire appeared out of thin air and landed not far from Lu Tianxing, his cold triangular eyes emitting a frightening glint.

The sinister man looked at Lu Tianxing with a somber expression and said in a hoarse voice, ”So it was you who wiped out my Golden Cicada. Today, I, Basen, will use your flesh and blood to nourish my Golden Cicada. Hahaha, the flesh of a strong man, my darling will surely love it.”

Hearing the sinister man’s words, Lu Tianxing was slightly taken aback before he sneered and said, ”Basen, the traitor from Yanhuang Group. I’m surprised you’re still alive.”

When the sinister man before him announced his name, Lu Tianxing remembered the notorious traitor incident that had once roiled the Yanhuang Group—the culprit was Basen.

Basen was once a member of the Yanhuang Group and a Gu Master from the Miao Border. During a mission, Basen conspired with foreign forces and betrayed all the Yanhuang Group members involved in that mission. That battle was the most disastrous loss in the history of the Yanhuang Group, with all members involved perishing. Basen became one of the Yanhuang Group’s top targets for elimination.

Unfortunately, Basen was cunning and crafty, proficient in the use of Gu, and many who pursued him from the Yanhuang Group met their ends at the hands of his Gu Worms, dying silently. Even when the Yanhuang Group dispatched three Heaven-level Martial Artists and over a dozen at the Earth-level Peak, they failed to take him down. All three Heaven-level Martial Artists were gravely injured, the Earth-level warriors were killed, and Basen disappeared without a trace.

Some said he had died, others said he had gone into hiding, but no one had seen him since then.