The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Tang Rao's face darkened abruptly, and his body trembled slightly.

"Tang Rao, you might not be aware, but Chen Ajiu isn't dead yet; she is in my hands. If you don't help me handle Jiang Guan, I will torment that wretched woman Chen Ajiu every day until she dies," Mei Fanghua said somewhat crazily.

"She's already dead. One who executes the Reincarnation Technique is doomed to die. You think I would believe that, and help you? Do you think I'm that stupid, hmm?" Tang Rao snorted.

"Don't believe it, huh? If you don't believe, don't blame me for being ruthless. Tang Rao, don't you want to kill me? I tell you, if I die, Chen Ajiu won't have a chance to live either. Moreover, I will make her suffer a hundred times, a thousand times more than me! If you want to trap me, you'll have to pay the corresponding price!" Mei Fanghua shouted loudly.

Tang Rao frowned deeply. To be honest, he couldn't decide whether Mei Fanghua was telling the truth or lying.

It would be fine if Ajiu wasn't dead. If Mei Fanghua was only engaging in psychological warfare, then he would be falling into her trap.

Once caught in the trap, before Chen Ajiu was rescued, he would be completely restrained by Mei Fanghua.

"I need to see her," Tang Rao said.

"Help me kill Jiang Guan, and I will let you see her," Mei Fanghua said with a smile that seemed somewhat sinister.

"If I can't see Ajiu, I won't make a move. I will assume she's dead, anyway, without me, you won't survive either. Without Qin Sheng to protect you, how long do you think you can last against Jiang Guan?" Tang Rao's tone was ice-cold.

It was a process of gambling, a game of endurance; whoever couldn't hold on would be at a disadvantage.

"Tang Rao, now, I call the shots! I'm telling you, if Jiang Guan makes another move, I will kill Chen Ajiu," Mei Fanghua said, then she immediately cut off the communication.

Tang Rao furrowed his brows, damn it, what's with Mei Fanghua? How did she suddenly become so clever with a flash of inspiration?

Tang Rao had his reasons for wanting Mei Fanghua to let him see Chen Ajiu. If he could see her, it would not only confirm that Chen Ajiu was not dead but also suggest that Chen Ajiu might be in Mei Fanghua's courtyard.

If that were the case, it would be much easier to deal with.

Jiang Guan was tough to deal with; to some extent, Tang Rao didn't have anyone on his side who could restrain Jiang Guan.

Half-step Great Perfection, he couldn't handle that for the time being.

Of course, he could ask for help from Giant Merchant Star, but seeking help from Giant Merchant Star would consume a lot of energy.

Half-step Great Perfection, that's the real powerhouse at the pinnacle.

To ask such masters for help, perhaps spirit stones wouldn't be enough. After all, for cultivators at that level, spirit stones basically had no use; having too many spirit stones was pointless for them.

Unless he could find something they were interested in, only then could he gain assistance.

Relying solely on spirit stones, even Giant Merchant Star might not agree.

"Damn it, such a nuisance!" Tang Rao felt a headache coming on. He didn't like this feeling of being overpowered; it was very unpleasant.

Even if Ajiu was still alive, even if he really dealt with Jiang Guan, Mei Fanghua wouldn't release Ajiu. She would use this to continue threatening him.

Talking about trust with someone like Mei Fanghua? Hah...

"It looks like I'll have to play tough," Tang Rao took a deep breath. He originally wanted to play a slow game with Mei Fanghua.

Play until Mei Fanghua lost all reason.

But obviously, Mei Fanghua's occasional flashes of insight were quite formidable.

"Since you're so clever, don't blame me then," Tang Rao murmured with a corner of his mouth turning up.

Actually, it was within Tang Rao's expectations for Mei Fanghua to use Chen Ajiu to threaten him.

He had previously heard from Bai Ze that Chen Ajiu was not dead; since she was alive, regardless of whether Chen Ajiu was currently in Mei Fanghua's hands or not, Mei Fanghua would eventually think to use her to threaten him.

Tang Rao had been pondering countermeasures all along, but faced with an almost dead-end situation, he hadn't thought of any foolproof solutions. There were solutions, but with risks.

Once failure occurs, Ajiu might face immense threats.

But even with the possibility of failure, Tang Rao still had to proceed; he couldn't always be led by the nose by Mei Fanghua. Otherwise, he might end up losing even more miserably.

"Skinny Monkey, activate the starry sky's eye." Tang Rao got in touch with Yan Wei and gave the direct order.

Yan Wei paused for a moment.

"Are you sure?" Yan Wei wanted to confirm.

"Positive." Tang Rao nodded, "Give me the surveillance on Mei Fanghua, I want to know all of her actions during this period. Remember, all of them."

"Got it." Yan Wei responded and then withdrew from Illusion City.

Half an hour later, Yan Wei reestablished contact with Tang Rao within Illusion City.

"The starry sky's eye has been activated. The side effects are lighter than I expected, roughly less than a one in ten million chance," Yan Wei said.

"That's a relief." Tang Rao nodded, "Those people, can you... handle them?"

"Yes," Yan Wei replied.

The so-called starry sky's eye is actually the activation of a hidden feature in the Pupil Network Device which can probe the recent activities of every user of Illusion City.

The Pupil Network Device is usually worn for long periods of time; almost no one removes it.

Thus, by installing a tiny mechanism inside the Pupil Network Device, it can become a 24-hour comprehensive monitoring device.

However, activating it is a bit troublesome because of the system's limitations, Yan Wei hasn't been able to activate or deactivate them individually—only bulk activation is possible, followed by selection filtering. And among these Pupil Network Devices, there will inevitably be a defect rate.

This portion of defective devices, due to not being able to withstand such intense overload, will end up damaged directly.

This could cause users to experience eye pain, and in severe cases, may lead to blindness or nerve damage.

In the Seventy-two Domains of Nine Realms, Tang Rao wasn't worried at all. After all, your life or death has nothing to do with me. Use it if you like; if not, forget it. When the time comes, simply issue a notice claiming these are the consequences of your own prolonged overuse of Illusion City, and that would be okay.

But that won't work for Blue Star, as there are laws to follow here.

Although there's only a one in ten million probability, given today's coverage of Illusion City, the number of people suffering from overload damage is likely no less than a hundred.

These individuals need to be treated swiftly and compensated accordingly.

"I've got the stuff from Mei Fanghua's side, sending it over to you now," Yan Wei said.

"Alright!"

Before long, Tang Rao received a massive amount of video files.

Several hundred gigabytes worth.

This was the surveillance footage of all Mei Fanghua's activities after using Illusion City; several hundred gigabytes was actually considered on the lower end.

Of course, Tang Rao wasn't naively going to watch them one by one; instead, he performed a keyword search.

His keyword was: Chen Ajiu.

If Chen Ajiu was really with Mei Fanghua, she would definitely have checked on Ajiu, and then he would be able to ascertain Ajiu's whereabouts.

The search was fast. In less than ten minutes, hundreds of gigabytes of video data had been fully scanned.

What caused them to frown was that the earliest reference to Chen Ajiu detected was the same conversation that Mei Fanghua had brought up with him.

Meaning, before that, Mei Fanghua had never mentioned the name Chen Ajiu.