Chapter 49.2 : If You Accidentally Stab Me, I’ll Drag You Down With Me—We’ll Be Destroyed Together! (Part 2)
But still…
The calculating intent he had revealed when facing him just now—would someone like that really be bullied in a non–martial-arts family like the Tang family?
And the name "Tang Qingmo"…
It felt like he had heard it somewhere before…
Not because of the Tang family, but somewhere else…
"Chairman Lu, if you're interested, why don't you investigate it yourself?"
"?!"
Just as Lu Rongsheng was deep in thought, Tang Qingmo suddenly told him to go investigate!
"Y-you… want me to investigate you?"
The Lu family was stunned.
Who in the world would personally ask someone to investigate themselves?!
Tang Qingmo chuckled slyly.
"You're the chairman of the Martial Arts Association. Compared to listening to my own account, wouldn't your own investigation be far more thorough?"
Hearing the story from his own mouth would be boring—only by investigating it personally would it really shock someone.
"But… please don't stab me in the back."
Tang Qingmo suddenly widened his eyes, his smile brilliant as he stared at Lu Rongsheng. He leaned forward slightly and spoke in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"Even if you're a chairman with an overwhelming difference in status, if you accidentally stab me… I'll exhaust every last bit of my strength to drag you down with me—
to be shattered to pieces together…"
"!!?"
The sudden surge of terrifying pressure made Lu Rongsheng's heart jolt, cold sweat instantly breaking out.
This kid… he clearly isn't even a martial artist, yet he can emit such a frightening sense of oppression!?
He is absolutely no ordinary person!
At the very least… he must never be made an enemy!
Lu Rongsheng wiped away cold sweat, his gaze turning sharp as he looked at Tang Qingmo.
Didn't he say he wanted a third-rank bodyguard who could also handle paperwork?
"Tianren."
"Yes, Father." Lu Tianren stepped forward.
"You'll go be the Tang kid's bodyguard."
Lu Tianren & Lu Zhaozhao: ?!?
"Dad! What are you saying?!" Lu Zhaozhao immediately rushed in front of her father, pointing at Tang Qingmo with open disgust.
"How can you make my brother work for this bastard?!"
Lu Rongsheng replied calmly,
"It's only one year as a bodyguard. Besides gaining experience in protective work, he can also learn about different powerful families. I think it's a good thing."
Although the Lu family was a formidable martial arts family in Demon City, his own identity was that of the Martial Arts Association chairman!
If he ever needed to receive distinguished guests from various places in the future, proper security arrangements would be essential.
Letting Lu Tianren accumulate such experience now wasn't a bad idea. And since the Tang family was also one of Demon City's elite families, it would give him exposure to the upper-class circles as well.
Although Lu Tianren was an adopted son, Lu Rongsheng had truly poured vast resources into raising him as if he were his own flesh and blood!
"Tianren, what do you think?"
"Brother! You can't agree to this!"
Lu Tianren thought for a moment, then finally nodded.
"Father must have his reasons for this arrangement. I'm willing to serve as Young Master Tang's bodyguard."
"What?!"
Lu Zhaozhao froze.
She never expected both her father and her brother to have gone insane!
In the end, she vented all her anger on Tang Qingmo, glaring at him with a hostile, resentful stare.
Even Tang Qingmo himself was slightly surprised.
"Did I hear you right, Chairman Lu? You want Young Master Lu to be my bodyguard?"
"That's right." Lu Rongsheng smiled warmly.
"My son is only twenty-one, but his cultivation has already reached the third rank. He often helps me, as chairman, handle documents and receive guests. His personality is steady and quiet—he perfectly fits all the requirements you mentioned!"
"But being my bodyguard means there may be bloodshed. That's not a problem?" Tang Qingmo asked jokingly.
"Hehehe! Protecting clients naturally involves bloodshed! My son isn't someone who's never seen the world. You can use him without worry!"
Lu Tianren, standing to the side: ?
Bloodshed? What bloodshed?
Seeing how determined Lu Rongsheng was to push his son onto him, Tang Qingmo shifted his gaze to Lu Tianren and examined him briefly.
"Then… let's test your abilities first."
Lu Tianren: ?
In the next instant, Tang Qingmo's figure vanished.
And what appeared before Lu Tianren's eyes—
was a fist.