The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1739 - 1738: Disguise

"The last eighth-grade Detoxification Pill, you'd better use it sparingly. If we don't catch the real culprit and someone else gets poisoned, I won't even have a life-saving elixir. Let me tell you, these eighth-grade Elixir Pills are unlike others; it's really hard work to make one."The last Elixir Pill was in Wu Suowei's hands, crucial for saving his life in a dire moment. However, when Wu Suowei wasn't in immediate danger, Tang Rao could still retrieve the Elixir Pill from him to address urgent needs.

Wu Suowei took the Elixir Pill from Tang Rao, glanced around, and seeing no one watching, quickly placed the Pill into his Space Ring to prevent others from constantly coveting its presence in his possession.

"Tang Rao, you're truly the master's good disciple. Well then, as your master, I'll be busy now. You need to catch the mastermind behind the scenes, so hurry up and go. Don't delay, or they might escape."

Wu Suowei was thinking about the Elixir Pill. He just wanted to find a secluded spot to take it out and admire it thoroughly. After all, he'd only heard of eighth-grade Elixir Pills before and had never seen one himself. Thanks to Tang Rao, he finally had one in hand.

That's what Wu Suowei thought, but Tang Rao wasn't happy about it.

"Master, doesn't this count as crossing the river and tearing down the bridge? What's this, I give you the Elixir Pill, and you say nothing, not even a thought about helping catch the perpetrator?"

If Tang Rao had a hundred percent certainty in capturing the Eldest Son of Yan Family, he wouldn't have sought assistance from Wu Suowei.

"With your remarkable capabilities, as your master, I think you can handle things well on your own. Why do you have so little confidence in yourself? Go ahead, I believe you alone can apprehend and subdue the Eldest Son of Yan Family, isn't that right?"

Yes, yes, yes, you're my master, whatever you say is right.

Tang Rao repeated internally as if reciting a spell, but he only dared to murmur these words in his heart; could he really speak them out loud?

With Wu Suowei saying as much, if Tang Rao asked for Wu Suowei's help again, it would be self-defeating and might make Wu Suowei look down on him.

"Well, I'm off, Master. Wait for my good news."

Wu Suowei actually knew what Tang Rao was thinking. But Tang Rao needed to train more and engage with peers of similar strength rather than always relying on Wu Suowei. Over time, this would prevent Tang Rao from becoming excessively dependent on him.

Only this way could Tang Rao get closer to his destination and reach the altar in the shortest time.

After parting ways with Wu Suowei, Tang Rao wandered like a headless chicken, unsure where to start.

"Yan Wei, I had you keep an eye on things over there; any findings yet from all that time watching?"

Tang Rao found Yan Wei; without a starting point elsewhere, he had to treat Yan Wei as a lifeline.

"No, I've been watching the whole time without any discoveries."

If Yan Wei found anything, he would have told Tang Rao already, not waited for Tang Rao to ask.

"How can there be nothing? My father-in-law was poisoned, Wang Han also got poisoned; without finding clues, the next poisoned person could very well be me."

Tang Rao had to impress the importance of this incident upon Yan Wei, lest he treat it lightly.

"Don't joke around with your life; hang on, I'll help you scan for clues again and sort things out."

Now that's being a good friend of Tang Rao.

Tang Rao didn't blame Yan Wei for not ardently finding clues; these matters were tricky for anyone, and Yan Wei surely had his troubles too.

Tang Rao sat by the pond, his Divine Sense entirely inside the Illusion City; within it, as soon as Yan Wei sorted out anything deemed useful, he'd pass on part of it to Tang Rao. After Tang Rao reviewed it, he had an idea.

"I say, did you even bother to properly watch the videos I found? After so long, saying not a word, is it that I didn't find the right videos, or can't my clips satisfy you?"

"It's not that; I was thinking. There's nothing wrong with these surveillance videos; the problem is I haven't seen the Eldest Son of Yan Family anywhere. How can I follow the clues?"

The person Tang Rao sought was the Eldest Son of Yan Family, not some great chef from the Flame Country. The videos Yan Wei showed Tang Rao were all from the communal kitchen. Tang Rao was puzzled about what use they had to him.

"The clues are right here. Aren't you usually the one claiming you're the smartest? How come at this moment, all that intelligence just disappeared?"

Yan Wei's mouse arrow slid across the video, pointing out what he thought was essential.

"Who is this person? He appears quite frequently."

Every time the man in the video appeared, Yan Wei clicked on the video, drawing Tang Rao's attention inevitably.

"Wang Kai, a newcomer at Kao Shan Sect, currently assisting under Tu Lingfeng."

Yan Wei was more familiar with the people at Kao Shan Sect than Tang Rao.

"Wang Kai? Are you saying that person caught my father-in-law's eye, aiding him?"

Tu Lingfeng's culinary skills were beyond words; ever since his taste returned, he demanded even more from himself than before.

Such a strict person, how could Wang Kai be taken under his wing so casually?

"Indeed, I retrieved all available videos of Wang Kai in the kitchen. The videos show that it was Wang Kai who poisoned Tu Lingfeng's dishes. Wang Han ordered a dish in the communal kitchen that day, with Wang Kai as the head chef. I've found that besides Wang Kai, no one else touched those things. Isn't the answer clear?"

So, does Yan Wei think Wang Kai is the culprit?

"We have no enmity with this person; why would he commit so many foolish acts?"

This wasn't just foolish; it was indeed a crime against life and assets, deserving severe punishment within Kao Shan Sect, possibly even being thrown into a hot cooking pot.

"Wang Kai? Look again. His facial expressions are always stiff; he never gets angry or smiles. The expression on his face is a human skin mask. Don't tell me a smart person like you never considered that the Eldest Son of Yan Family might have come disguised, not with his real face?"

Yan Wei was indeed brilliant, awakening Tang Rao from his dream with one sentence. Putting aside the lack of direct evidence proving Wang Kai poisoned them, Tang Rao saw—thanks to Yan Wei's reminder—that apart from appearance, Wang Kai shared at least seven to eight similarities with the Eldest Son of Yan Family in gestures.

If Wang Kai truly turned out to be the Eldest Son of Yan Family...