Ning Fengzhi was nothing if not shrewd.
He deliberately stalled, waiting for the clothes from Aglaea to arrive.
Once everyone showed up to watch the spectacle—or to question him about buying a slave and imprisoning the catgirl—he would have his daughter and the catgirl perform before the crowd.
He would not need to promote it at all. The attention would pour in.
It would clear his name and give his daughter a boost.
To that end, Ning Fengzhi racked his brains for ways to draw a crowd.
He even had his people spread word that he really was abusing the catgirl and controlling her with some mysterious power.
Ning Fengzhi figured that when the truth came out that day, the heads of all the major factions would be there.
Those who wanted to bring him down—even people from Beyond the Sky—would come in the name of justice.
And more ordinary people would come too.
Of course, Ning Fengzhi's real target was the people from Beyond the Sky.
Imagine people from Beyond the Sky attending his daughter's very first performance since her debut.
For Ning Rongrong, it would be the best start she could ask for.
With that connection, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was bound to soar.
But Yu Yuanzhen could not keep his mouth shut.
Word soon spread that Yu Yuanzhen wanted to get his hands on the catgirl and train her to be an idol.
The people of Douluo Continent suddenly saw the possibilities.
Why hadn't they thought of that?
Since the arrival of the people from Beyond the Sky, communication devices like phones had become widespread. People could even watch videos on them.
Online celebrities had begun to pop up too.
But the most popular of all were the real Merfolk.
Inspired by Yu Yuanzhen, people