Chapter 803: It Is Only Fitting That She Is My, Li Xiao's, Woman

Li Xiao paused upon hearing this, not expecting her to ask so directly.

He pondered for two seconds, and seeing Cai Xiaotang staring at him earnestly the whole time, he decided to tell the truth: "Hmm, there has indeed been a small situation recently..."

Cai Xiaotang was not fooled by him in the slightest, saying word by word: "Be. More. Spe. Ci. Fic!"

"Sigh..."

Li Xiao sighed helplessly, knowing that if he didn't satisfy someone's curiosity, he wouldn't be able to get past this question, so he had to answer.

"Simply put, the person who was previously the superior for Poison Snake abroad has returned to the country, intending to scout for a new candidate to take over Poison Snake's position, so I have been dealing with this matter recently..."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly realized: "Oh! I get it! You can't let him find someone to take over! It would be best to force him to handle it himself, and then you all can catch everyone at once!"

"Hmm, that's about the meaning of it."

Li Xiao nodded, and as he spoke, he suddenly smiled and praised Cai Xiaotang: "As expected of my woman, you're quite smart."

"Don't try to take advantage of me!"

Cai Xiaotang retorted, then suddenly thought of something, furrowed her brows slightly, and said with some worry: "Then... will the other party impulsively come directly to challenge you to a duel? Should we take precautions?"

As she spoke, she thought of all the trouble Poison Snake had caused before, and suddenly lost the mood to go out and play, saying somewhat despondently: "Otherwise, let's just go back... Why do I suddenly feel like nowhere is safe..."

"It's not that exaggerated."

Li Xiao happened to stop at a red light, and hearing this, he amusedly ruffled Cai Xiaotang's hair.

"Poison Snake's previous influence was too great, which is why I had people strictly protect you, but now his remnants have basically been eradicated. Even if Linke has returned, he will have to struggle for a while. I will do my best to ensure he has no chance of a comeback. As for who wants to take over Poison Snake's business, it depends on whether they have the ability."

"Linke?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned, suddenly feeling like she had heard him mention this name before.

She hurriedly asked again: "What does that Linke you mentioned look like? Have you been trying to catch him all this time?"

When asked this, Li Xiao fell silent for a moment.

"Not entirely sure."

He deliberated for two seconds before answering: "A person like him would never show his true face wherever he goes. Even everyone who has seen him describes him differently. I only know that he... shouldn't be very old, between twenty-five and thirty-five."

"So mysterious?"

Cai Xiaotang was taken aback, then suddenly looked at Li Xiao in confusion: "Then what about you? Why do I see that you never cover up wherever you go? It seems like you aren't afraid of being recognized by others at all?"

"I..."

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for an instant, and a trace of coldness suddenly flashed in his eyes.

Naturally, he could not expose his identity at will either.

However, his identity and appearance were long since no secret, having been thoroughly betrayed by a traitor.

If someone wanted to come after him, his deliberate disguise would only implicate others instead.

Unwilling to dwell on those past events, Li Xiao curled his lips and said with a deliberately relaxed tone: "Because I'm not afraid. Whoever wants to move against me, just let them come and try."

He spoke recklessly, as if he truly held his own life and death in disregard.

Cai Xiaotang's heart suddenly tightened, and she felt a bit angry.

This guy, Li Xiao!

Not only does he not take getting hurt seriously, but now he doesn't care whether he lives or dies?

He...

Does he not consider her feelings at all?

Has he never thought about what would happen to the family who cares about him if he really met with an accident?

Cai Xiaotang felt a tightness in her chest, but really didn't want to affect their mood for going out, so she had to swallow her words and look silently out the window.

One hour later—the car finally arrived at the destination.

As soon as Cai Xiaotang got out of the car, she saw a huge stone standing before her, with calligraphy written in a flamboyant style that she couldn't understand.

Looking further inside, there were buildings with an antique charm and covered walkways; the scenery was excellent.

And...

For some reason, just standing at the entrance, she seemed to be able to feel steam rising from inside?

"What is this place?"

She asked curiously.

Li Xiao said unhurriedly: "You'll know once we go in."

"Tch... we're already here and you're still being mysterious..."

Cai Xiaotang muttered casually and hurried inside.

Once inside, she saw an incredibly spacious courtyard.

In the middle was a hotel-like building, and the people coming and going inside, apart from those registering, were all wearing white bathrobes!

Cai Xiaotang was stunned and looked around, only then seeing the word "hot spring" written on a flyer held by one of the people.

"Are we here to soak in a hot spring?"

She suddenly became interested and turned to look at Li Xiao.

"Hmm, to take you to relax. Weren't you exhausted from being so busy a while ago?"

Li Xiao nodded and pulled her to the front desk to register.

Soon, the group finished checking in and walked directly out the back door of the Main Hall.

Once outside, Cai Xiaotang discovered that this place was a world of its own.

The owner of the Wenquan Shanzhuang was clearly very wealthy, having actually secured this entire piece of land against the mountain and dividing the whole Shanzhuang into several parts.

There were not only hotels but also two-story villas with very private environments, and there was even a Japanese style!

Li Xiao led Cai Xiaotang through several turns, and the surroundings gradually became quieter and quieter.

Seeing a Japanese-style courtyard appear before her eyes, Cai Xiaotang's anticipation had already been raised to the maximum!

"We will be staying here for the next two days; there is a private hot spring in the back, no one will disturb us, let's go in."

Li Xiao smiled and pulled the door open.

Cai Xiaotang immediately darted inside, unable to wait; she circled the room, had her fill of admiring it, and then headed straight for the backyard.

Li Xiao watched her darting left and right with amusement, and only after she had finished admiring everything did he signal the few people beside him to come closer.

"Shura, everything has been arranged. All the rooms in this vicinity are ours, and the Security Guard team has been reinforced by one squad; they will begin rotating patrols here starting tonight."

"Mm."

Li Xiao nodded, pondered for two seconds, and then spoke again: "Have them be a bit more discreet; don't let Xiao Tang notice anything unusual."

"Yes."

The few people hurriedly agreed.

Backyard—Cai Xiaotang had already walked a large circle and simply could not be more satisfied with this place.

The semi-open-air hot spring was emitting steam, and by looking up, one could see the sky outside through the transparent roof.

If one were to soak in the hot spring here at night, one could see the stars by looking up; it simply couldn't be more enjoyable!

"How is it? Is the scenery alright?"

Li Xiao had walked in at some point.

Cai Xiaotang turned her head subconsciously and hurriedly nodded, saying: "Quite good! I can't believe you managed to find such a great place!"

Li Xiao curled his lips: "If you put in some effort, of course you can find it; as long as you like it."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly choked.

It had been so long, yet she still wasn't quite used to someone being so blunt.

And... now it seemed... there were only the two of them left?