The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1638 - 1637: Oppressive Might

"Oh right, didn't you say you're from the Business Alliance? As far as I know, the Business Alliance is a coalition of various businesses. Which section do you belong to, and which company are you from?"They couldn't say.

This was supposed to be their private operation, swaggering around under the banner of the Business Alliance. They thought that since they had gotten away with this kind of thing before, as long as they were discreet, no one would notice. But Tang Rao was proving to be more difficult than they had imagined. If they revealed which company they were from, not only the Business Alliance, but even their backers wouldn't let them off.

"Having a hard time? Or don't you want your backers to find out about your daily antics?"

Tang Rao had experienced more than their lies could cover. One look was enough to know these people were hiding something, and their intentions were becoming obvious.

"Brother Qi, shall we leave?"

With Tang Rao's gaze upon them, those with unstable minds were easy prey, likely to spill everything. Among the group, the younger one reminded the elder to leave as soon as the situation seemed off. One of their brothers had already died, and they needed to think about how to report back. If they didn't leave and more died, it would only be harder to explain.

The one called Brother Qi had a sudden realization. He had nearly lost his composure earlier, but after being reminded, he waved his hand and turned to leave.

On Kao Shan Road, a large group of people began to turn back, planning to move in the opposite direction from Tang Rao. They came and went as they pleased, disregarding Tang Rao. Naturally, this would anger him, as it was not in his nature to be disregarded.

"Leaving so soon? Not staying a while longer?"

A massive Qi Shield suddenly appeared in front of them.

The shield appeared just in time, large enough to encompass them all. Once inside, there was no way out!

None of them had the power to surpass Tang Rao, so naturally, they couldn't break the Qi Shield he had created.

"Seeing as you are guests from afar, since you're here, I must entertain you properly. If you leave now, you and your masters might be disappointed."

The people inside the shield exerted all their effort attacking it. But unfortunately, despite their efforts, the shield remained unscathed, seemingly unbreakable. Worse still, their attacks were strengthening it.

"Something's wrong; this shield has no signs of breaking. Even after all this time, we can't crack it. Everyone stop, don't waste your Immortal Energy on the shield."

They might need their strength for a confrontation later.

Brother Qi only voiced the first part, the rest he kept to himself.

"What do you want?"

Tang Rao said nothing. He was enjoying the upper hand, taking pleasure in tormenting them. The group on the losing side was desperate to find a way out. To them, Tang Rao was a Demon, and only by distancing themselves could they feel a semblance of safety.

"What do I want? Just tell me who's behind you, and maybe I'll let you go."

The Business Alliance?

Tang Rao was curious to see what this elusive organization and its people were truly like.

No response.

Even after entering the shield, there was silence.

Then there's no choice. Tang Rao exerted pressure on the shield, increasing the force just enough to bring them to the brink of their endurance, and then resumed the interrogation.

"This is the first pressure. Some of you are already on the brink. Next will be the second and third, until you bleed from all your orifices and die. Even then, you won't talk?"

The crowd around the shield grew, the workers gathered with Tang Rao's silent approval, all eager to watch.

The workers hadn't wanted to be involved, but these bullies hadn't hesitated to attack them earlier. Now that the tables had turned, they felt compelled to witness justice being served.

Tang Rao applied a second wave of pressure inside the shield, stronger than the first. People inside began to collapse visibly, bleeding from their orifices, whether dead or alive no longer concerned Tang Rao.

"I'll talk!"

Seeing one fall was a psychological blow, but watching several collapse was overwhelming. Those who fell had no chance of survival.

Stubborn? Hardly!

Someone couldn't take it any longer and intended to reveal the truth.

As the pressure lessened, those remaining in the shield finally breathed a sigh of relief for having narrowly escaped death.

"We're from one of the businesses within the Business Alliance, and today we're here on our own, without our master's knowledge. We were wrong, greedy, and shouldn't have come to Kao Shan Sect's territory. Considering we've admitted our wrongs, could you spare us?"

One of the business members, sneaking about without their master's knowledge?

Tang Rao was puzzled; he couldn't believe half of what they said!

"Which business?"

Trying to bluff their way out to save their lives? The world isn't so forgiving.

"If we tell you, will you spare us? If our Family Head finds out, he'll kill us. Please show mercy!"

Reveal their backer for a bit of mercy?

At this stage, they still dared to bargain with Tang Rao?

The pressure suddenly increased. Several of the weaker individuals, caught off guard by the slight price negotiation from someone stronger, perished under Tang Rao's hand.

"I said from the start, opposing me ends poorly. But you didn't listen. Not only that, you tried to bargain, even threaten me?"

No one dared. Who could threaten Tang Rao?

Their lives were in his hands. This bloodthirsty demon could end them with a mistake.

"We're the subordinates of Wu Gexin, the Family Head. Everything we said is true. Please, Tang Family Master, have mercy!"

Subordinates of Wu Gexin?

Tang Rao had considered many possibilities but hadn't linked them to Wu Gexin.

"What's your proof?"

Tang Rao could find Wu Gexin to confirm easily, but he wanted to learn more from these people to discern if their Wu Gexin matched the one he knew.

They weren't that familiar, after all. Faces can deceive. Tang Rao, though good at reading people, wasn't infallible. Everyone errs, and overconfidence in oneself is unwise.