The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

When they went out, there were two people, but when they came back, there were three.

If anyone with interest checks into it a bit, they'll quickly discover that when Yang Zhi went out, it was three people, but when returning, it became one person.

Clearly, it was three people who went together, but only one returned. Why did the other two encounter trouble while Yang Zhi remained unscathed?

The old man concluded that the three of them must have experienced something, though what exactly happened is still a matter of speculation for him.

"Is the mountain collapse related to your advancement to the late stage of Upper God?"

The old man asked.

"Yes."

Tang Rao never lies to the kind old man.

"Then what's with the footage from Illusion City, and why did Hai Lai confess to doing it all? How did that happen?"

"I provoked Hai Lai, inflating his ego, making him believe I would surely die that day. That's why he was so arrogant. I think when he said those words, he never imagined he would be defeated by his own arrogance."

Once the whole truth was revealed, the old man understood everything.

"I must say, you're really quite something, doing things I can't even pull off effortlessly."

The old man swallowed and continued, "This is between you and me, and under no circumstances should anyone else know!"

It was because the old man was kind to Tang Rao that he shared everything with him.

"I know, only you know, this is a matter of life and death. Old man, you're not going to tell others about what I've done, right?"

Knowing well the old man wouldn't say anything, Tang Rao was merely teasing him harmlessly.

"If I were to spill this, do you think you'd still be standing here?"

Of course not. If the old man disclosed this, there'd be a queue of people out to hunt Tang Rao.

"Firmly insist that it was Hai Lai who did it, act like you know nothing."

The old man advised Tang Rao repeatedly, then let him leave.

Hai Lai only sat outside the Hela family gate for the time it takes an incense stick to burn. As soon as the time was up, he immediately felt the aura around him wasn't right and hurriedly got up to leave.

Not long after he left, a menacing group quickly showed up outside the Hela family gate.

They were all there for revenge. Unable to find Hai Lai, their anger had no outlet, nearly smashing the Hela family's gate.

Unfortunately, before they could exact revenge here, the Hela family had already announced cutting ties with Hai Lai.

The fact that they were smashing the Hela family's gates under these circumstances meant they were being unreasonable.

"Nobody? Hai Lai clearly isn't in the Hela household. His aura is still on the gate; he must have just left not far."

Chase!

Those hunting Hai Lai matched his strength, quickly tracking his location, even though he kept moving; still, they quickly spotted him.

"Right ahead. You all lost your lives because of him; it's time to seek revenge. Whether you demand his life is entirely up to you."

So many people wanted to kill Hai Lai, making it easy for the speaker.

Hai Lai was struggling, if there was a path ahead, he could continue running. But ahead lay a sheer cliff – a jump meant death, retreat also meant death, wolves ahead, tigers behind, making him pause indecisively.

"Run, weren't you good at running? Try running again, old man won't break your limbs!"

Amidst the crowd, there always were a few hot-blooded youngsters who dared step forward, forcing Hai Lai back a step.

"Stay back! If you come closer, I'll jump from here."

Was Hai Lai threatening them? If he dared to jump, his foes would only welcome it.

Though they came for revenge, they had never intended to spare Hai Lai. To be blunt, jumping would spare him much suffering, and he should be grateful.

"Jump, if you don't, we'll look down on you."

Hai Lai was mad enough to jump up and down.

Jump?

Just a glance at the cliff's height made Hai Lai's knees feel weak.

"I swear on the Heavenly Dao, the mountain collapse had nothing to do with me, it was Tang Rao. He framed me; I swear this has nothing to do with me."

Hai Lai was on the verge of tears; facing death, the feeling of fear was indescribable.

"Nothing to do with you? You've confessed to the deeds only to now claim it's unrelated, are you joking with us?"

"Yeah, you've been cornered this far and still try to drag someone down with you – what are your intentions?"

Intentions?

This was the general sentiment; they wouldn't even consider that Hai Lai truly had no part.

"It really wasn't me. I couldn't control my mouth at the time. Had I known Tang Rao dug such a pit for me, I would never have spoken so. It's all a misunderstanding."

Hai Lai cried, a big teardrop fell to the ground, the splat resonating, tugging at everyone's hearts.

"Regardless of who did it, it has everything to do with you, you deserve this!"

The group took a step forward in unison, startling Hai Lai, causing him to step back, his foot slipping into the void, sending him plunging into the abyss.

"Ah!"

The cry was heart-wrenching, followed by wails from the gorge, quickly returning to silence.

"Didn't even get to see this guy suffer more, lucky him. The Family Head is waiting for us to report back; if we don't head back, we'll face his wrath."

Those people strove to find favor with the Family Head, hoping for a boost.

Failing the task meant not just lacking promotion, potentially losing their lives too.

Hai Lai fell into the abyss, devoid of so-called surprises or a miraculous survival – his body utterly destroyed, his spirit shattered.

"Dead?"

Hai Lai's dead?

Shu Yi and the others couldn't find Hai Lai. They saw the news inside Illusion City, stating Hai Lai had died, leaving not even a corpse.

"Dead. They forced Hai Lai to jump off the cliff. The only one who knew the truth is gone, are you relieved now?"

Shu Yi also followed Tang Rao, letting out a big sigh of relief.

"Whether he's dead doesn't concern me. Did you think people would believe him just by what he says?"

As long as that video remains, even if he spoke with ten mouths, he couldn't outmatch Tang Rao.

"Let this matter rest, we still need to build rapport with those families. We can't offend them completely before we even begin."

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