Chapter 1429: Chapter 1429

While it’s said that girls tend to be independent, I’ve never seen someone as treacherous as Li Xiaoli when it comes to her own brother. She let Tang Ming return for punishment just to protect him, betraying her brother.

"I wanted to ask you that! Aren’t I your own sister?"

Li Xiaoli immediately started crying: "It was so hard for me to be with Tang Ming. You just had to tear us apart. Do you really want us to be like you, several years without seeing each other even once? Boohoo, why is my life so miserable!"

"Don’t cry, don’t cry."

Seeing Li Xiaoli cry, Li Long was flustered.

"Boohoo, you really don’t care about me. Why is my life so miserable! My biological brother joined the Ming Group, and I haven’t seen him for several years. And now, my other brother wants to take my boyfriend to the Dragon Group. Is there no justice?"

Li Xiaoli cried even more sorrowfully, her acting remarkably convincing.

"Oh, I’m just in a tough spot here."

Li Long rubbed his temples with a headache: "Can you stop acting? Others might not know who you are, but I know you very well."

"Then promise me you won’t take Tang Ming away."

Li Xiaoli looked pitifully at Li Long.

"That really won’t work."

Li Long shook his head, looking helplessly at Tang Ming: "Bringing someone from the Dark Group’s faction to the Dragon Group is a task I’ve been ordered to complete. If I fail, my position will be revoked, and my cultivation reduced."

"Is it that serious?"

Tang Ming’s expression changed slightly. He hadn’t expected the Dragon Group to take this matter so seriously.

"It really is that serious, and I also let Tang Ming join the Ming Group for his own good. Look at me—just a local genius back then, but now I’ve reached the Martial General level."

Li Long sat up straight, looking firmly at Tang Ming, saying: "As a member of the Dragon Group, I can responsibly tell you that if you want to break through to the Martial General level, you must join the Dragon Group."

Tang Ming asked in confusion.

"Because in the current Urban System, the reason there are no Martial General-level experts is that only the Dragon Group knows how to make cultivators break through to that level."

Li Long spoke in a heavy tone: "So taking Tang Ming to the Dragon Group isn’t a bad thing. On the contrary, it’s good for him."

Liu Mengting asked in doubt.

"Of course it’s not true. My brother is just trying to trick Tang Ming away."

Li Xiaoli quickly shook her head, angrily saying: "I don’t care, I’m not letting you take Tang Ming away, or else I’ll die."

"Stop making a scene. This matter is not trivial and can’t be decided by me alone."

Li Long gave Li Xiaoli a look: "If I don’t complete this task, you really might not see me again."

Li Xiaoli’s face changed slightly.

"Because only the Dragon Group Envoys can freely travel between the Dragon Group and the city. Once I’m dismissed and have a blemished record, unless some earth-shattering event occurs, it’ll be hard for me to come out again."

Li Long explained solemnly.

"Is it really that serious?"

Li Xiaoli was torn, realizing that she had to choose between Tang Ming and her brother. It was indeed a difficult choice.

"The Dragon Group’s secret-keeping is so thorough. I imagine the conditions for leaving must be very strict."

Tang Ming sighed helplessly. The more he learned, the less he wanted to go to the Dragon Group. Now knowing that if Li Long doesn’t take someone back, he might not come out again, Tang Ming hesitated.

Not knowing that Li Xiaoli and Li Long were siblings would have been better. He might have found a way to escape, but now, knowing the severity of the situation, he was in a dilemma.

No matter what, he couldn’t let Li Xiaoli never see her brother again because of him.

Understanding the severe consequences, Li Xiaoli became discouraged. Even though the Envoy was her brother, she felt powerless, mainly because the choice was too difficult.

"Alright, since it’s , I’ll have to go to the Dragon Group with you."

Tang Ming sighed, looking helplessly at Li Long. He secretly decided that even if he went to the Dragon Group, he would find a way to return after a while.

"Tang Ming, don’t blame me. The main thing is your appearance disrupted the balance between the Ming Group and the Dark Group. Letting you stay here would be detrimental to the national situation."

Li Long shook his head helplessly. "Prepare yourself, and I’ll take you with me the day after tomorrow. In the meantime, I want to spend some time with my sister."

"You jerk, taking Tang Ming away and still wanting me to keep you company?"

Li Xiaoli complained while wiping her tears.

Li Long sighed, reaching out to touch Li Xiaoli’s head: "I haven’t seen you for years, and you’ve grown up."

"Boohoo, I’ve really grown up big. Do you want to touch?"

This time Li Xiaoli didn’t refuse, sniffling as she lifted her ample chest, asking carelessly.

"You rascal, already grown up and still so shameless."

Li Long scolded her in annoyance, then started chatting with Li Xiaoli.

"Are you really leaving?"

Liu Mengting looked at Tang Ming with red-rimmed eyes.

"It’s come to this, what else can I do?"

Tang Ming gave a bitter laugh, shrugging helplessly: "I can’t let Xiaoli’s big brother take the blame for me, can I?"

Liu Mengting opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she started crying.

She had thought that Li Xiaoli recognizing her brother would bring a turn for the better, but it seemed even more hopeless. Tang Ming couldn’t even flee now.

In the next day, Li Xiaoli was as excited as if she’d been injected with adrenaline. After all, she hadn’t seen Li Long in a long time, and the little girl was beside herself with excitement.

Liu Mengting, meanwhile, endured her sadness, helping Tang Ming pack his luggage. This farewell left uncertain when they would meet again.

Fu Tianyou learned that Azure Dragon had injured Tang Ming and announced taking him away, laughing on the spot in excitement, gathering the Ming Group faction’s Family Heads to celebrate this small victory.

Zhou Xiong, on the other hand, dejectedly notified the Dark Group faction’s Family Heads. Tang Ming leaving was a great loss for them.

During this day, Li Long and Li Xiaoli caught up, while Tang Ming arranged his affairs, instructing Chen Cang and others on how to proceed after his departure and even entertained several Family Heads from the Dark Group faction for a farewell visit.

The evening before he left, Su Xiaoxi stayed over at the villa, sharing a bed with Tang Ming. Like before, she helped Tang Ming release some of his frustration and repression in a special way.

Liu Mengting hid in her room alone, crying through the night, saddened both by Tang Ming and Su Xiaoxi being together and by the thought that she might never see Tang Ming again.

The next morning, a crowd gathered in the villa’s courtyard, with Family Heads from the Dark Group faction’s four families, Zhou Xiong, and others present.