The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

"To Tang Rao, his relationship with Dong Xia was closer than his relationship with Liu Junxin."

"As for why he let Liu Junxin investigate Dong Xia, even Tang Rao couldn't quite explain it himself. Perhaps it was precisely because they were close that he felt something was off about Dong Xia."

"And where exactly the issue with Dong Xia lay, Tang Rao couldn't clearly say. In any case, there was just something odd."

"In any case, just let Liu Junxin investigate for now, even if he finds nothing, it doesn't matter."

"..."

"Tang Rao, Dong Xia is here." In front of the supercomputer, Yan Wei suddenly turned to look at Tang Rao."

"On the super screen, Dong Xia was walking toward the test base, her steps slow, unhurried, her head turning to look at the things around her."

"Slim Monkey, do you think there's something wrong with Dong Xia?" Tang Rao suddenly asked."

"Although Yan Wei had never met Dong Xia before, Tang Rao felt that sometimes, it's necessary to have someone unfamiliar take a look."

"Perhaps it's precisely because he was too familiar with Dong Xia that he couldn't spot anything strange."

"Which aspect are you asking about?" Yan Wei asked Tang Rao."

"All aspects, anything you think is off," Tang Rao said."

Yan Wei nodded, then turned to look at Dong Xia on the supercomputer screen, his right hand lightly supporting his chin."

"Honestly, I think she's a bit strange," Yan Wei said."

"Where is it strange?"

"You said, she and Chen Ajiu were good friends. Chen Ajiu was killed by Mei Fanghua, so, in principle, she should absolutely hate Mei Fanghua. But in reality, she hasn't done much to Mei Fanghua. Of course, you might say that her killing Jiu Zhikong counted as really harming Mei Fanghua, but it's because she killed Jiu Zhikong that I find it strange," Yan Wei mumbled."

Tang Rao didn't interrupt Yan Wei, just furrowed his brows slightly."

"I'm considered a good friend of yours, right? It's like if someone killed me, and though you have the power to directly destroy or even drive insane the person who killed me, instead, you go after someone else who is unrelated, claiming this method could indirectly affect my killer. This logic always seems flawed to me. Moreover, from what I have investigated, among all the candidates for Judge, Jiu Zhikong's cultivation talent should be said to be the best, and he's widely recognized as the most likely contender for the next Judge. Jiu Zhikong isn't as naïve as his name suggests; he's actually quite astute. But Chen Ajiu killed Jiu Zhikong, did she ever tell you how she did it, or what her actual strength was? You don't know any of these," Yan Wei quickly analyzed."

Rational conjectures from various data fragments were Yan Wei's forte."

"Another important point, she has come to see you quite a few times now," Yan Wei suddenly stared at Tang Rao."

Tang Rao blinked slightly."

"From your description and my investigation, Cui Baiyi is definitely the most unapproachable and the most meticulous and scheming among the Four Great Judges. Her own candidate for Judge has visited you multiple times, do you think Cui Baiyi really wouldn't notice? I think that's quite unlikely," Yan Wei shook his head as he spoke."

Tang Rao took a deep breath, Yan Wei's conjectures all made sense."

"But if what Yan Wei said is true, then what is Dong Xia's aim? Is killing Jiu Zhikong merely to gain my trust so that she can get closer to me?"

"Oh? It seems, my speculation just became even more credible," Yan Wei suddenly said, "Dong Xia is no longer a candidate for Judge; she has killed Jiang Guan and has officially been promoted to the new Judge."

"Is the news accurate?" Tang Rao frowned."

"Of course," Yan Wei nodded."

A strange light flickered in Tang Rao's eyes."

Then, without saying anything more, he left the research base and went straight toward Dong Xia."

"Tang Rao, you're here?" Seeing Tang Rao, Dong Xia's face broke into a smile, giving off a very warm and trustworthy appearance. Indeed, it seems she only shows this side and smiles when she meets Tang Rao.

"I only came out to greet you because I saw you coming. If it were someone else, I wouldn't bother," Tang Rao said with a smile.

Dong Xia smiled even warmer.

"Shall we go?" Tang Rao asked.

"Sure."

"How are things going recently in the Central Emperor Realm and the Soul Capture Pavilion?" Tang Rao inquired.

"Just as you expected, they are fighting fiercely," Dong Xia responded.

"Is that so? By the way, I heard that you killed Jiang Guan and became a Judge, is that true?" Tang Rao asked directly, staring into Dong Xia's eyes.

Dong Xia was visibly stunned.

"You are quite well-informed, yes, I am now one of the Four Great Judges," Dong Xia nodded and said.

"That's awesome." Tang Rao gave a thumbs up, "So, can you now enter and exit the headquarters of the Soul Capture Pavilion at will?" Tang Rao continued.

"Indeed, I can," Dong Xia replied.

"That's fantastic. I'll give you a super bomb later, and you help me throw it into the headquarters of the Soul Capture Pavilion. I was thinking, it's time to give the Soul Capture Pavilion a big firework show, since we're free anyway," Tang Rao said with a laugh.

Super bomb, blowing up the headquarters of the Soul Capture Pavilion...

Dong Xia felt a sharp tug in her heart; Tang Rao was really ruthless.

"Tang Rao, I think it's not necessary to do this at this time. If we completely enrage the Soul Capture Pavilion, they might directly attack the Moon. At that time, with the foundation you have here, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand it," Dong Xia advised.

"You don't need to worry about that, I have a plan. Just help me out with this small thing. Just take it in, throw it somewhere, and I'll handle the rest," Tang Rao said.

"This… the Soul Capture Pavilion headquarters has many informants, if this gets discovered, I would lose the advantage of being a Judge. Now that I have become a Judge, I can access more things, which will be of great help to completely resolve the Soul Capture Pavilion issue. Blowing up their headquarters does not really serve a great purpose, you should understand this," Dong Xia continued rejecting.

Tang Rao was silent, just staring at Dong Xia.

Dong Xia was suddenly alarmed, seeing distrust and warning in Tang Rao's gaze.

Could it be that he has started to doubt her?

Impossible, she hadn't exposed anything.

"Ha ha ha, don't be so serious, I was just joking with you. Why would I blow up the headquarters of the Soul Capture Pavilion?" Tang Rao suddenly burst into loud laughter, his mouth agape, recklessly and eerily.

Dong Xia: "..."

Dong Xia couldn't laugh at all, feeling that Tang Rao might already be suspicious.

Where exactly did he notice something amiss?

"Alright, to celebrate your promotion to Judge, let me treat you to a nice meal," Tang Rao said.

"To Blue Star?" Dong Xia asked.

"No, to Jiuxian Building," Tang Rao stated indifferently.

To Blue Star? You wish. With thoughts so deeply buried, I dare not take you there now, who knows what bad schemes you are concocting.