"Don't do that, we've been brothers for so many years. As your deputy, I've been dutiful, whatever you ask me to do, I do it without a second word. Just because I've been so good to you, you shouldn't be ungrateful and set me up in front of my wife."

Yan Wei's fear of his wife was well known; even saying it in front of Tang Rao was not very embarrassing.

He begged Tang Rao not to talk nonsense in front of his wife, actually for the sake of family harmony. If the family is a bit harmonious, he could endure being hit and scolded more willingly.

"That depends on your performance. I'm looking forward to the show, no time to chat with you."

Tang Rao had long anticipated that with Yan Moyi's personality, every step he took would be carefully contemplated. He also expected that Tang Rao, having shamed them so openly, wouldn't face a direct confrontation.

They are still brewing a major conspiracy. If they alert Tang Rao over a 'trivial matter', it might be a bit of a loss.

"I thought these people were congratulating someone just now, making such a big splash, didn't expect they were blessing such a person, truly shameless."

Right after Tang Shimei left the inn, she heard discussions erupt.

The chatter wasn't frightening, the frightening part was that they were gossiping about her.

A positive discussion would have been okay, but everything said was unpleasant.

"Do you have any sense of decency? Who allowed you to gossip about other people's affairs? Other people's private matters have nothing to do with you. It's not your place to be pointing fingers, is it?"

Tang Shimei initially planned to act pitiful to evoke sympathy, but before she could put on a pitiful facade, she was defeated by the rumors and blurted out everything, whether it was appropriate or not.

"Look at this little girl, shameless indeed. Look at your demeanor, so young yet already mingling with men outside, what will become of you? If your parents knew you were messing around outside, wouldn't they skin you alive?"

For every sentence Tang Shimei said, the onlookers replied with ten.

Now she couldn't even dare open her mouth for fear of becoming the target of attacks, unable to escape.

"You don't understand anything, if you don't, stop talking nonsense. I messed up at a young age, and you think gossiping is enough?"

Tang Shimei blurted everything out in one go, the onlookers stared at her like she was a monkey, thinking this girl might have lost her mind, otherwise, why would she argue alone against a crowd?

"What's all the fuss about? This inn is operating a business. If you want to create a commotion, go somewhere else. Those two troublemakers, my inn is small and can't withstand the antics of big shots. I won't take your money; you need to leave, go quickly."

After the ruckus outside the inn doors, the originally full inn suddenly lost all business.

As for those two troublemakers, they could nonchalantly stay at the inn, but the shopkeeper felt ashamed.

"Shopkeeper, we've already paid, how can you force us out before our time?"

After Tang Shimei left the inn, the shopkeeper assigned someone to guard the inn's doors, firmly denying Tang Shimei entry, while also ordering the remaining man upstairs to be dragged down immediately, not allowing him to continue staying.

"I won't take your money, refund it all, please don't ruin my inn business!"

The shopkeeper spoke to this extent, indeed business is agreed upon by both parties, it's not a unilateral action. The shopkeeper doesn't want this business, forcibly staying won't benefit anyone.

"Leave, people as shameless as you won't be tolerated anywhere, leave early to avoid others being implicated by you two."

Outsiders and the innkeeper teamed up to drive out the pair, eventually exposing them under the heavens.

While kicking the couple out didn't materially benefit Tang Rao, his sole aim was to vent his anger.

This pair of spies was ousted, leaving their actions more scrutinized. In taking action against Tang Rao, every step would be thoughtfully considered, contrasting their previous rashness.

It must have been Tang Rao.

After Tang Shimei and Yan Moyi exited, they had developed a deep hatred towards Tang Rao.

After the drama, Tang Shimei and Yan Moyi found it difficult to secure another place to stay.

Central Island, including Motherly Mountain, was saturated with people from Illusion City, equivalent to the coverage of cell phones on Blue Star.

"Senior Brother, where are we staying tonight? We went to several inns, none would take us, we can't sleep in a cave, can we?"

Tang Shimei was pampered since childhood, never experiencing such hardships, she could sleep in a slightly subpar civilian house but living under a bridge or in a cave was beyond her endurance.

"Stay, why not? Bridges and caves, why can't you stay? Others can, why can't you?"

"No, I can't live in a cave, it's not fitting for my status, others would mock me."

Tang Shimei didn't consider that she had already engaged in questionable relationships, what status remained to defend, what qualification did she have to care about mockery?

"Little Junior Sister, do you think you're still the pampered little princess from the family? Let me tell you, in our current situation, finding a cave to sleep in would be fortunate, still dreaming of an inn? Dream on!"

Tang Shimei's last bit of fantasy was shattered by Yan Moyi.

"Otherwise, let's go back and tell them we failed the mission and were tricked underhandedly by Tang Rao. If my father knew our dire state and we didn't provide an explanation, we'd really be done for!"

Tang Shimei wanted to discuss further with Yan Moyi, but Yan Moyi flatly refused without a second thought.

"Do you think your father would agree? You're overthinking. Know this, once news about us hit Illusion City, your father abandoned you. At this stage, a fool can see the truth. I don't want you to be beneath even a fool."

Tang Shimei couldn't possibly admit she was a fool, she knew she'd been abandoned by her family.

Yet, she still fantasized about gaining her family's forgiveness and a chance for redemption.

"Yes, my father surely has abandoned me, you've also abandoned me. It wasn't my fault, yet you all blame me, can you live with your conscience treating me like this?"

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