The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Fang Jinxiu looked very conflicted, pacing back and forth in the living room, having tried to speak several times but ultimately closing his mouth each time.

"Holy shit, just say it already, what the hell is wrong with you, walking around like that? You're making me freaking dizzy with all your pacing."

Tang Rao really couldn't stand it anymore. Why couldn't he just speak his mind? The continual pacing was making him nauseous.

"Okay, so, look Tang Rao, Yan Wei is the chief designer of the Moon, with huge power and loads of money. Apart from you, he's definitely the most badass guy up there; then there's Fat Bear, who's now running a Star Trading Center, raking in billions of Spirit Stones each day, living the easy life without any worries," Fang Jinxiu said.

Tang Rao looked at Fang Jinxiu with a slanted eye.

"Then there's me, I'm also quite the figure on our Moon, right? Look, I've even designed something high-end like Thunder, contributing indelibly to the sustainable development of the Moon. You can't deny that, can you?" Fang Jinxiu continued.

Tang Rao nodded, but he didn't say anything, just looked at Fang Jinxiu impassively.

"Furthermore, I was the one who discovered that possession seal inside of you, so I'm pretty much your savior. We have a saying back on Blue Star, a debt of gratitude is as heavy as a mountain, and a benefactor is like a second parent. Of course, I'm not asking you to treat me like your mom or dad, I'm just thinking, maybe you could give your benefactor a little reward or something." Fang Jinxiu rubbed his hands together, looking a quite embarrassed.

"What the hell are you trying to say?" Tang Rao was really getting tired of Fang Jinxiu's beating around the bush, the endless babbling was driving him nuts.

Just spit out what you want already.

"I'm thinking, since I'm your benefactor, you should show me some appreciation. Recently, I've been a bit short on Spirit Stones, how about giving your benefactor a little helping hand?" Fang Jinxiu chuckled as he spoke.

Tang Rao: "..."

Was it worth being so coy and verbose over something like Spirit Stones...

"This is... " As Tang Rao was about to say it was a trivial matter, something suddenly struck his mind.

"Hold on, I remember when I recruited you, I gave you one hundred million Spirit Stones, didn't I? Then upon arriving at the Moon, all research and expenses didn't come out of your pocket, so where's that one hundred million Spirit Stones I gave you?" Tang Rao put down his Sprite and asked Fang Jinxiu.

"Well, you see, the money just kind of ran out with spending. It was only one hundred million Spirit Stones, and they can go really fast when you invest or do some financial planning," Fang Jinxiu said casually, trying to appear calm.

"Not saying it, huh? Well, I'm leaving." Tang Rao stood up.

"Hey, hey, hey, don't go, I'll talk, isn't that okay?" Fang Jinxiu grabbed Tang Rao.

A few minutes later, Tang Rao's face turned black with anger.

"Fang Jinxiu, Fang Jinxiu, is there a hole in your brain? Are you an idiot? Gambling! Your dad abused drugs and you're gambling? You really are something!" Tang Rao was fuming. During his period of cultivation, Fang Jinxiu had discreetly gambled in and out of Illusion City and ended up losing all one hundred million Spirit Stones.

"My dad's drug abuse was unforgivable. Me... I was just gambling for fun, just a little for pleasure," Fang Jinxiu said somewhat embarrassedly, with a weak tone.

"Porn, gambling, drugs - you know why gambling is listed before drugs? It's because gambling is even more harmful than drugs! And you call this gambling for fun? We're talking about one hundred million Spirit Stones, not one hundred, not a thousand!" Tang Rao cursed directly.

Whether it's the Seventy-two Domains or Blue Star, so many people have been ruined by gambling, and here was Fang Jinxiu touching this stuff.

"I just lost control for a moment, okay? I promise, I'll never do it again," Fang Jinxiu said, "Don't worry, I'm a scientist, I have strong self-control, you must believe me."

Tang Rao stared at Fang Jinxiu, truth be told, he completely didn't expect Fang Jinxiu would go gambling.

"Fine, you've said it yourself, no more gambling after this. Then you won't need any Spirit Stones either, and on the Moon, you don't have to spend Spirit Stones. If you want anything, just ask Yan Wei. Of course, don't even think about the Spirit Stones. I'm doing this for your own good. With your nature, you're already at the brink of being destroyed by your gambling addiction. You can't sink any deeper." Tang Rao was truly angry. Fang Jinxiu, a fine and beautiful girl, actually went gambling, it was really heartbreaking.

"Don't, just give me one more billion, I promise, I'll absolutely stop gambling." Fang Jinxiu became desperate.

"Damn, another billion? Don't tell me you have gambling debts!" Tang Rao shouted.

"Well… this… I just made a mistake for a moment. These people are too sinister. Tang Rao, once I pay back the money, it's over. I really have to repay it, otherwise, otherwise I'll be dead." Fang Jinxiu was truly panicked.

"You can't pay it back and they would find their way to the Moon? If they dare to come, I'll blast them away with one shot!" Tang Rao rolled his eyes and said.

"I... I've made an oath to the Heavenly Dao. If I don't pay it back on time, I'll have to work for them as an offline, getting more people to gamble. If I don't fulfill it, I'll be destroyed by the Heavenly Dao." Fang Jinxiu was on the verge of crying.

Tang Rao was dumbfounded, like... can it even be like this?

However, speaking of which, although Illusion City is a virtual space, if you make an oath to the Heavenly Dao there, it's also effective.

"Developing downlines, do you think you're in a pyramid scheme? I'll ask Yan Wei to check it out, we might as well eradicate these people. They've made Illusion City so murky, how can I still... make money... wait, pyramid scheme? Gambling?" Tang Rao suddenly had a bright idea.

"Come on Jinxiu, here's two billion Spirit Stones, one billion to repay your debt, and another billion for you to go gamble again," Tang Rao said.

Fang Jinxiu was somewhat stunned.

"Tang Rao, please don't do this. I'm really quitting, exchanging the money will be enough," Fang Jinxiu pouted, feeling like Tang Rao was definitely mocking her.

"Go gamble if I ask you to gamble. Oh right, bring me along, I'll join you," the corner of Tang Rao's mouth slightly lifted.

Using an oath to the Heavenly Dao to force debt repayment and turning people into downlines if they don't pay back.. this model, not bad at all.

...

In the end, at Tang Rao's insistence, Fang Jinxiu first paid off the billion Spirit Stones, then entered Illusion City, and after meeting with Tang Rao, went directly to the place where she had gambled before.

Everything in Illusion City was incredibly real, and it didn't take long for Tang Rao and Fang Jinxiu to arrive at a large courtyard.

There were dozens of gambling tables in the yard, with all kinds of gambling games, there were even Texas Hold'em and roulette from Blue Star.

"Don't look at me, just keep on gambling, it's best if you lose money, then lure out the organizer," Tang Rao said to Fang Jinxiu.

"This… this… doesn't seem right, maybe I still shouldn't gamble," Fang Jinxiu always felt like Tang Rao was bluffing her.

"Are you going or not?"

"Not going…"

"Fine, then I'll do it myself!" Tang Rao grabbed the virtual chips from Fang Jinxiu's hand and headed for the gambling tables.