Lin Xi was taken aback. Assist Hang Xingyue in retrieving a "golden finger"? So, while eating melons (watching drama), she could actually get involved?
Lin Xi was very interested. She clicked the "Yes" option.
[System Prompt: To assist group member "Entertainment Industry Slacker Control Group - Hang Xingyue" in retrieving a golden finger for this group, the Soul Projection function will be activated (This function does not alter any existing form in reality, but the projected individual's consciousness in the projection plane remains unaffected). Do you agree?]
Since she had already chosen to help Hang Xingyue retrieve the golden finger, she resolutely chose "Yes" once more. The next second, Lin Xi felt her vision go dark, and a wave of dizziness washed over her. She instinctively closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she found herself beside Hang Xingyue.
Hang Xingyue was staring at her wide-eyed. Lin Xi blinked too. This was not the method of assistance she had imagined! She thought assisting meant Hang Xingyue would take Xia Xuerong's golden finger and pass it to her, then she would receive the item before the system collected it.
But upon careful thought, if it were really that simple, there wouldn't be a need for her to come. Then, the two of them simultaneously took out their phones.
They were in a state of invisibility, and their movements didn't attract Xia Xuerong's attention in the slightest.
At this moment, the group chat was exploding. Everyone was utterly shocked that Lin Xi could appear beside Hang Xingyue.
Chat messages flooded the group one after another. Unable to speak, Hang Xingyue, with an excited heart and trembling hands, practically smashed her phone's keyboard.
The screen was filled with endless "Ahhhhhs," to the point where the character "ah" was becoming unrecognizable.
The moment Lin Xi opened the group chat, a message popped up, filling the screen of everyone's chat interface.
[System Message: During this session where @Earth Girl Lin Xi assists @Entertainment Industry Slacker Control Group - Hang Xingyue in retrieving a golden finger, she is under the protection of this group chat system and immune to any harm. The invisibility state can be toggled on or off within the group functions.]
[After disabling the invisibility state, the group member's form can become visible in the other world. However, all consequences arising from becoming visible will be borne by the group member. PS: After becoming visible, the group member's safety is still protected by this group chat system.]
Lin Xi carefully read this system message three times, then clicked the 'X' on the prompt. The group chat interface was displayed.
[[Dog Brother] Wife-Slaying Daoist Chu Qianmo: So, does that mean our Little Xi can travel to any world and become an indestructible, immortal, and invulnerable existence?]
The group members all knew that the Earth plane could provide emergency shelter for transmigrators, but this was the first time they learned that Lin Xi could travel to other worlds.
[Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland Lin Du Xi: I think that's what it means.]
[Primitive World A Hua Hua: That's so great, being able to travel across different times and spaces, and then return afterward.]
At this moment, everyone in the group was envious of Lin Xi's ability to travel back and forth through time and space.
[Ancient World Xu Huanhuan: I wish Little Xi could come visit my place.]
While the group was chatting animatedly, Lin Xi didn't join in because, right then, the group chat system assigned her a task.
[System Message: Group member Earth Girl Lin Xi, please approach Xia Xuerong. The system will automatically retrieve the golden finger on her person.]
Lin Xi took a few steps forward. Xia Xuerong was still rapidly flipping through the notebook in her hand, while her other hand was constantly drawing talismans. With each stroke of her pen, her face grew paler, and blood continuously seeped from the corner of her mouth.
She didn't even bother to wipe it, flipping the pages faster and faster, the blood at her mouth increasing.
She became utterly frenzied: "I haven't accumulated enough merit to reach my next life. I can't just die like this. What went wrong? What exactly went wrong?!"
"Clearly, I calculated carefully. Hang Xingyue's fate is similar to mine. Replacing her should have been simple! This world has no Mystic Sects, no experts in this field either." Xia Xuerong's eyes were wild with madness.
Lin Xi walked to her side. A flash of white light passed, and the tattered notebook beside Xia Xuerong floated up from her hands.
Xia Xuerong's face changed. She stepped forward to grab the book, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't reach it as it floated higher and higher.
Xia Xuerong looked terrified, panic filling her entire being. This tattered notebook was the foundation of her livelihood. Without it, Xia Xuerong simply couldn't survive.
Uncontrollably, the scene of her first obtaining this notebook surfaced before her eyes.
Back then, she was the young lady of the Xia family in the Republican era. Although her looks were plain, she was deeply cherished by her family, practically able to get whatever she wanted. At fifteen, she met Fu Jingping, the only son of the Young Marshal Fu of the Beiyang warlord. Just one glance as he rode past her in his military uniform, and she fell hopelessly in love with him.
To be with Fu Jingping, she tried every possible means to establish a connection with the Fu family. Just being able to exchange a single word with Fu Jingping would make her immensely happy.
At seventeen, believing she and Fu Jingping were already mutually in love, she sought him out to confess her feelings. Fu Jingping rejected her and soon married a female university student.
That female student was extremely beautiful. After appearing just a few times in Beiping's high society, she became the object of everyone's admiration. Everyone liked her—except for Xia Xuerong, who hated the woman who had stolen Fu Jingping.
She stubbornly believed that the reason Fu Jingping didn't like her, the reason he rejected her, was because she wasn't pretty enough. So she spent a fortune collecting things that could make people beautiful.
Anything that could supposedly enhance one's beauty, she was willing to try. However, contrary to her wishes, her appearance didn't become more beautiful as she hoped. Instead, as time passed, her face was ruined, becoming pitted, scarred, and covered in festering sores.
Xia Xuerong was utterly desperate. Just as she was about to perish together with that woman, she picked up a tattered book.
That book contained numerous talismans and a cultivation technique. By then, Xia Xuerong was at the end of her rope. Adopting a "last resort" attitude, she began practicing according to the methods in the book. On the very first day of cultivation, she received positive feedback, which greatly encouraged Xia Xuerong. After practicing for over three months, she finally learned to sense the legendary qi.
She couldn't wait to draw a Luck-Draining Talisman. The person she hated most was the woman who stole the man she loved, so she became the target for draining luck.
For the Luck-Draining Talisman to take effect, it required that woman's blood, which was simple enough for Xia Xuerong to obtain—just spending a bit of money could get her that woman's menstrual blood.
After the Luck-Borrowing Talisman was used on that woman, it took effect very quickly. The classmates, friends, teachers, and family around that woman all felt a surge of goodwill towards her upon meeting her. Towards that woman, however, their dislike slowly increased.
As time went on, that woman's condition grew worse and worse. Finally, one day, unable to bear the betrayal of family affection, friendship, and love, she committed suicide. From that day on, Xia Xuerong obtained everything that belonged to that woman: love, family affection, friendship, looks, height, knowledge, and appearance.
She used that woman's things to live out a lifetime, until her own death. Yet death for Xia Xuerong was not an end, but a beginning.
However, her new life was not in a normal world, but within a book—a story set in ancient times. She was the illegitimate daughter of a fifth-rank official. Above her, she had a legitimate elder sister with stunning beauty and extraordinary talent.
Drawing on her experience from her previous life, she effortlessly drew a Luck-Borrowing Talisman, borrowing both her elder sister's fortune and her life.
Relying on this trick, she drifted through various stories. After once transmigrating into what was called modern society, she could freely choose the person she wanted to become.
Campus stories, rebirth stories, era stories, food stories—Xia Xuerong experienced every genre. On her ninth time experiencing an urban story, she encountered an arcane master.
Her use of the Luck-Borrowing Talisman was discovered, her soul was severely wounded, and she only narrowly escaped with her life.
From then on, whenever choosing a story to borrow luck from, she would always avoid those with arcane elements.
Xia Xuerong never expected to fail again.
When that book dissipated into thin air, Xia Xuerong instead calmed down, her gaze probing the air.
"Which fellow practitioner is here? Why hide? Why not come out and meet openly?" As Xia Xuerong spoke, several yellow talisman papers appeared in her hand out of thin air.
The cultivation method she practiced was called the Celestial Fortune Talismans. This talisman compendium contained many types of talismans from the world. Over the years, even while enjoying other people's lives, Xia Xuerong had never given up on cultivation. Especially after being discovered by the Taoist priest from the Tianyi Sect that time, she had cultivated even more diligently.
After transmigrating to this world, her first action was to buy talisman paper and cinnabar to draw many life-preserving talismans for herself.
Xia Xuerong was certain that the person who took her talisman was also an evil cultivator from this world. If they were a righteous practitioner, upon discovering she used Luck-Borrowing Talismans to harm people, they would have surely attacked long ago.
The air was quiet, with not a single sound. Suppressing the urgency in her heart, Xia Xuerong said, "Fellow practitioner, if you show yourself, we can discuss anything. Do you want my cultivation method? That's simple. How about I copy it for you? That manual is tattered and worn; besides me, I doubt anyone else can recognize some of the characters on it."
"You managed to find me here, so you must know about my use of the Luck-Borrowing Talisman. Then you should know that those in our line of work never lack life-preserving methods. Do you really want to test them one by one?" Xia Xuerong employed both threats and inducements.
The Celestial Fortune Talismans absolutely must not fall into another's hands! Having been reborn over a dozen times, Xia Xuerong understood that to have a next rebirth, she must have the Celestial Fortune Talismans by her side.
Although she hadn't successfully borrowed Hang Xingyue's fortune this time, it didn't mean she had failed. She would definitely find out the reason why the Luck-Borrowing Talisman didn't take effect this time.
Once she found the reason and addressed it accordingly, Hang Xingyue's life would surely be hers for the taking.
Xia Xuerong was still blabbering on, but Lin Xi and Hang Xingyue, who had obtained the Celestial Fortune Talismans, had already quietly slipped away. Before leaving, Hang Xingyue threw the talisman charm given to her by Bai Qingting towards Xia Xuerong.
The talismans from the immortal world were fundamentally different from Xia Xuerong's talismans. Bai Qingting's talisman silently and imperceptibly entered Xia Xuerong's body.
Xia Xuerong, who prided herself on her deep research in the talisman path, didn't detect it at all.
"Fellow practitioner, don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. My patience is limited..." As the two left, Xia Xuerong's words, tinged with viciousness, faintly reached them.
The two didn't look back. They walked all the way downstairs, got into Hang Xingyue's car, and only then did they let out a sigh of relief.
After each deactivating their invisibility state, they looked at each other and smiled. Hang Xingyue drove the car away immediately. Throughout the journey, the signal jammer was kept on the whole time.
After driving the car directly to the moat outside Longcheng's suburbs, Hang Xingyue got onto the small electric scooter Lin Xi took out from her space. Their destination this time was Hang Xingyue's villa outside the suburbs.
This villa was newly built but already had many residents. Hang Xingyue's villa was brightly lit. She used her fingerprint to open the digital lock on the main gate and led Lin Xi inside.
Compared to the Jinxiu Huacheng residence where she often stayed, the decoration and layout of this villa seemed narrow and cramped.
But the atmosphere of daily life here was still strong.
After getting Lin Xi a pair of unworn slippers, Hang Xingyue told her, "I bought this villa last year. When I'm not working, I mostly stay at Jinxiu Huacheng. But sometimes when my negative emotions are particularly strong, I come here."
"The property deed for this place isn't fully processed yet, so besides me, no one else knows I come here."
The group livestream hadn't been disconnected. Lin Xi took out her phone. The discussion had already shifted from the group chat system not only allowing transmigrators to return to the Earth dimension for refuge but also allowing Lin Xi on Earth to transmigrate, to discussing Xia Xuerong.
[Reborn Transmigrator Gu Nuanyang: This Xia Xuerong is too terrifying. One second she's acting crazy like a lunatic, the next second she instantly calms down. The speed of that change in expression is just too fast.]
[Whole Family Transmigrated to ABO Wen Wan: Her psychological quality is truly formidable. No wonder she can use Luck-Borrowing Talismans on others without batting an eye.]
[The Switched-at-Birth Real Heiress Qin Suyuan: Actually, thinking about it carefully, it's understandable. After all, she's a ruthless person who transmigrated from the apocalypse. In a place like the apocalypse, killing zombies is probably as ordinary as cutting watermelons.]
[Era Story Stepmother Xu Huixin: This kind of person is already deranged. I'm sure that if Xingyue and Xiao Xi had listened to her and come out just now, and if Xiao Xi didn't have the group chat system for protection, she would definitely have been kept there by Xia Xuerong.]
[Domineering CEO Villainess Ye Bingbing: Yes, she can even be reborn infinitely. Who knows if she has more tricks up her sleeve?]
[Immortal World Bai Qingting: @Earth Girl Lin Xi, Xiao Xi, you took that notebook, right? Can you let me see it?]
[[Dog Brother] Wife-Slaying Daoist Chu Qianmo: I'm also very curious.]
Bai Qingting knew about the Luck-Borrowing Talisman and its function, but she was still very curious about that book. She wanted to know just how many more sinister spells were written in the later parts of it.
Compared to Bai Qingting, Chu Qianmo's curiosity was purely academic.
[Earth Girl Lin Xi: That book seems to have flown into my space on its own. Wait a moment, everyone.] After saying this, Lin Xi tried to transfer it to Bai Qingting and Chu Qianmo, but after several attempts, she couldn't send it successfully.
Just as she was about to take the book out of her personal space, the book emerged by itself. At the same time, Lin Xi's exclusive live stream automatically activated.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the book titled "Celestial Fortune Talismans" transformed into a cluster of white light points in the air. Moments later, it changed into a white, square carrier.
It hovered silently in mid-air. After a short while, a line of black regular script characters appeared in the air.
[Transmigrator Chat Group System Explanation: Item Name - Celestial Fortune Talismans. However, this is actually the Female Supporting Character Counterattack Quick Transmigration System 00989. According to the Heavenly Dao System Investigation Bureau, this system defected from the System Bureau 150 million Heavenly Dao years ago.]
[Its activity was detected 160 million Heavenly Dao years ago. By 170 million Heavenly Dao years, its activities were reported to the Heavenly Dao System Investigation Bureau. This Female Supporting Character Counterattack Quick Transmigration System 00989 disguised itself as a talisman book, luring female supporting characters from books to pick it up. It then used Luck-Borrowing Talismans as a cover to tamper with fate lines and plotlines within the books, causing the collapse of numerous small worlds.]
[After investigation, the Heavenly Dao System Investigation Bureau confirmed the crimes committed by the Female Supporting Character Counterattack Quick Transmigration System 00989. The Heavenly Dao System has issued a warrant for its capture.]
The black regular script characters dissipated after one minute, and Lin Xi's live stream instantly went dark.
[The Switched-at-Birth Real Heiress Qin Suyuan: Wow, just wow. So the System Bureau written about in novels is real? This thing actually exists?]
Although transmigration was already a known phenomenon, and they had learned about transmigrating into books within the group, having its existence confirmed like this still left everyone feeling both shocked and novel.
[Primitive World Ahuahua: Actually, if you think about it carefully, it's not impossible. Otherwise, we wouldn't all have gathered in this chat group, right?]
[1960s Boxer Xiang Qianlan: Exactly. What I'm more curious about is the quick transmigration system! Do people really constantly travel through different worlds completing various tasks?] Before her transmigration, while scrolling through a short video app, Xiang Qianlan had come across ads for novel apps, and several times she saw ads for quick transmigration novels.
She had checked out a few, but reading novels wasn't really her hobby. So, after reading a couple of chapters to get the gist, she never clicked on them again.
[Xianxia World Bai Qingting: Everyone, I've achieved enlightenment! I need to go into seclusion now to refine and absorb this enlightenment. Wait for me to come out!] Bai Qingting's cultivation had been stuck at the Upper Immortal level for many years. After joining this chat group, her cultivation showed signs of loosening, but a breakthrough was still far off.
However, right after reading the group system's explanation about the "Celestial Fortune Talismans," she achieved enlightenment. Spiritual energy surged towards her from all directions. She only had time to say this one sentence in the group before instantly teleporting into her own cave abode.
After she entered, her clan's ancestor, Bai Yi, personally appeared outside her cave abode to guard her during her cultivation.
At this time in the Xianxia world, Chi Yan and Wei Yu had rebelled against the Heavenly Court. The Heavenly Emperor and Empress had fallen by Chi Yan's hand. After annihilating the younger generation of the Flood Dragon and Tiger clans, the Qingqiu Fox Clan had retreated back to Qingqiu. The only son of the Heavenly Emperor and Empress had descended to the mortal world to undergo tribulations. The world was already in great chaos.
Bai Qingting entering seclusion at this moment was already a matter of life and death for the Qingqiu White Fox Clan and the many clans attached to them.
Given the gravity of the situation, Bai Yi had no choice but to personally stand guard. Bai Yi looked towards the sky above the distant bamboo forest, hoping Bai Qingting's advancement this time would go smoothly.
Some positions, if the Celestial Clan can sit on them, why can't other clans?!
[[Dog Brother] Wife-Slaying Daoist Chu Qianmo: I'm also having some insights. Everyone, I'm off for now. Wait for me to come out. I've already transferred all sorts of items from my space to Lin Xi. If anyone needs anything, just trade with her.] After saying this, Chu Qianmo also went offline. He hung a "Temporarily Closed" sign outside his restaurant and strode towards the city gates. Zhemeng City still had ordinary people, so there were rules: no cultivators were allowed to fight or brawl within the city, and cultivators were also prohibited from undergoing breakthroughs or advancements inside the city.
As soon as Chu Qianmo left, five figures emerged one after another from the house next door, following him at a not-too-close, not-too-far distance.
In the Transmigrator Chat Group, faced with the successive enlightenments of their two companions from the metaphysical worlds, the group fell silent for a moment.
[Earth Girl Lin Xi: Truly the metaphysical worlds. Even their leveling-up methods are so... metaphysical.]
[1960s Boxer Xiang Qianlan: What did they even comprehend? What exactly did they comprehend? After reading the system's explanation, besides thinking 'holy crap that's awesome, 666,' I didn't have any profound insights at all.]
[Whole Family Transmigrated to ABO Wen Wan: I also don't understand what they comprehended. But folks, that doesn't stop me from writing a Xianxia world novel in the interstellar realm to show off a bit. Since my last melodramatic novel finished, many have been following the trend. If I don't innovate soon, I'll be drowned in the vastness of the Star Net.]
The group was buzzing with lively conversation about this incident. Hang Xingyue had secretly ordered some takeout and called Lin Xi over to eat.
"Wow, spicy crayfish, grilled fish, and all sorts of duck heads, duck necks, and roasted pig trotters!" It was already evening when the system delivered Lin Xi, and she had been here for an hour or two. Late at night, people get particularly hungry.
When you're starving and see something oily and spicy, it's really impossible to resist!
Hang Xingyue handed Lin Xi a glove, grabbed a spicy crayfish, and popped it into her mouth. The sensation—spicy, numbing, and fragrant with oil—instantly won her over.
"It's been so many years since I've eaten something this strong-flavored," Hang Xingyue remarked with great feeling. She had already peeled the crayfish shell and was eating the firm, springy meat with its hint of spicy numbness.
Lin Xi, meanwhile, aimed her chopsticks at the grilled fish. The grilled fish was also excellently done—crispy skin on the outside, tender and soft inside. The fish had no trace of fishy smell and was thoroughly infused with flavor.
Lin Xi took a sip of the chilled beer beside her and poured a glass for Hang Xingyue too. "I haven't asked you before, what did you do before you transmigrated?"
Hang Xingyue's diet in this transmigrated life had been exceptionally bland. Suddenly eating something so intensely spicy, her mouth felt like it was on fire. A mouthful of the cool beer brought a refreshing sensation that shot straight to the top of her head.
"Before I transmigrated, I was a model, the kind of flat model for a certain online shopping platform." Speaking of her life before transmigration, Hang Xingyue felt as if it were a lifetime ago. "My life before transmigration was actually quite good. Being a flat model for that platform didn't pay a huge salary, but I never worried about food or drink. My family lived in a tourist area; my parents ran a supermarket. It wasn't exactly a gold mine, but we never lacked money."
"I actually don't have much attachment left to the world before transmigration. My whole family died in a natural disaster." As Hang Xingyue said this, the image of a man and a woman seemed to appear before her eyes.
They were so ordinary you wouldn't look twice at them on the street. They only had her, their one child. When relatives around them urged them to have another son, they firmly insisted countless times that having just her was enough.
She grew up enveloped in her parents' love. Even at the very last moment, when floodwaters rushed into their home, her parents thought of her first.
Tears streamed from her eyes. Hang Xingyue continued, "After transmigrating, I lost all memories of my past life. I grew up in this world like a child. To be fair, my parents in this life treated me quite well when I was little. I experienced happiness too, but do you understand that feeling?"
"It's like... I had experienced my parents' wholehearted love and devotion. But here, while my parents loved me, they also loved my older brother. I felt a deep emptiness and dissatisfaction inside."
"As a child, I was noisy and prone to tantrums. Back then, I probably thought that if I cried and made a fuss, someone would come comfort me without any principles. But my crying didn't bring comfort. My parents in this life found me annoying. One would throw me to the nanny, the other would push me away and go to work."
"And then, very soon, they had Hang Xinghui. All their affection and care shifted to her. As a child, Hang Xinghui was spoiled into a little princess who knew no bounds. Just when I thought Hang Xinghui would always be their favorite, they had Hang Xingyu."
"It was only then that I finally understood: there's a kind of parent who doesn't favor sons over daughters, but they favor the younger over the older. In their eyes, the older child must always make way for the youngest."
"Just like how after I was born, Hang Xingwen had to make way for me, and Hang Xinghui had to make way for Hang Xingyu. Perhaps because my inner needs weren't met, that's why, after becoming an actress and gaining fans who loved me, I kept going. I used to think I was love-starved."
"But now, I don't think I was love-starved. I was searching. Searching for the self who was once loved wholeheartedly." Hang Xingyue picked up her glass and raised it towards Lin Xi. "Come, let's toast to me finding myself."
Lin Xi downed the beer in her glass in one go. "I finally understand why you were able to detach your emotions from your family so quickly when you found out they had all sided with Xia Xuerong."
Hang Xingyue picked up a duck neck, leaned back in her chair, and started nibbling on it. "They didn't have much real affection for me either, otherwise they couldn't have switched sides so fast."
"Take my parents, for example. Their distorted way of loving their children led to the cold relationship between me and Hang Xingwen. From the time I can remember, we only spoke when absolutely necessary. Hang Xinghui and Hang Xingyu have been competing since they were little."
"I was an outlier. I seemed to exist outside that family, yet also desperately wanted to belong. I resisted getting close to my parents, yet sought love from Hang Xinghui and Hang Xingyu. That's why I gave them money and let them live in my house."
"Thinking about it now, aside from being influenced by the so-called plot, it was also something I wanted to do myself." Hang Xingyue was an actress. On the drive back from the suburbs, with the wind blowing on her face, she had dissected her life over these past twenty-plus years. All these words were spoken from the depths of her heart.
Lin Xi sighed and raised her glass towards her. "Come, take a sip. Let's celebrate your rebirth."
Hang Xingyue drank it all down.
For over twenty years since transmigrating, she had been subconsciously searching for the lost love of her past. Now that love was found, the emptiness inside her was filled. A sense of ease showed between Hang Xingyue's brows. "Celebrating rebirth."
The two ate grilled fish and crayfish, nibbled on duck heads and necks, and drank beer, chatting idly. When the mood struck them, these two souls, both girls from Dian Province, danced a dance from their hometown.
They laughed and danced, releasing all the emotions inside. Hang Xingyue cried who knows how many times in between, but Lin Xi pretended not to see. They carried on until midnight before finally falling asleep in the same bed.
The next day, they woke up with the sun high in the sky. Lin Xi fished out her phone and saw that a red countdown timer had appeared next to her chat window with Hang Xingyue.
Once the countdown ended, she would have to return. There were only five hours left.
Hang Xingyue immediately decided to take Lin Xi around the capital of Long Country.
As a well-known domestic actress, for convenience, the two took Disguise Pills.
Long Country's historical progression was similar to Huaxia's, but with some differences. For instance, the garden that was burned down by the Eight-Nation Alliance in Huaxia still stood tall in Long Country. Those cultural artifacts from Huaxia displayed as treasures in other countries' museums were still safely housed in Long Country's own museums.
Lin Xi took photos of every precious artifact. As the time drew near, Hang Xingyue took Lin Xi to try Long City's local delicacies, then to a pharmacy to buy various kinds of cancer-specific medicine.
In Long Country, these cancer-specific medicines were as common as cold medicine in Huaxia. Every pharmacy had them, and the staff never asked for the buyer's information when selling them.
Even when Lin Xi and Hang Xingyue bought one of each type of cancer-specific medicine, the staff didn't ask a single extra question.
After storing the medicine in her space, there were still two hours before Lin Xi had to leave. Unspokenly, the two wandered to the company dormitory building where Xia Xuerong lived.
They arrived just in time. Xia Xuerong was being dragged out of the hallway by someone who was also carrying a suitcase.
"Xia Xuerong, I was really blind! I used to think you were quite good-looking and went against everyone to sign you. Now look at what you've become. You wake up from sleep, look at your face, look at your hair, look at your figure!" Hang Xingyue recognized the man dragging Xia Xuerong; it was her agent, Brother Luo.
Hang Xingyue whispered to Lin Xi, "In the plot, this Brother Luo stayed by Xia Xuerong's side as an ordinary assistant agent."
The entertainment industry in Long Country is a great place. Anyone who's good-looking wants to jump in to make a fortune. Some who aren't as talented, after failing to become stars, switch careers to work behind the scenes.
Take Brother Luo by Xia Xuerong's side, for example. He's exactly that kind of person. Knowing he himself doesn't have the potential to blow up, he pours all his heart into managing artists.
Xia Xuerong is the artist he's been most focused on recently. For her, he's even neglected the most popular one under his management.
And this is the result?! Thinking back to the feeling he had this morning when he pushed open Xia Xuerong's door and saw the old and ugly Xia Xuerong sleeping in bed, Brother Luo felt his vision go dark and the world spin.
Hang Xingyue watched Brother Luo throw Xia Xuerong on the ground. She sneered and said to Lin Xi, "Brother Luo might look decent on the outside, but he's actually the most petty and vindictive. In the plot, because Xia Xuerong could bring him benefits, he was the most loyal dog by her side. Anyone who offended Xia Xuerong, no matter who they were or what their status, would face his retaliation."
"Most of those smear articles against me in the plot were personally drafted by this Brother Luo. Now, with Xia Xuerong looking like this, it's tantamount to deceiving him. Just you watch, Xia Xuerong has fallen into his hands, and she definitely won't get off easy."
As soon as Hang Xingyue finished speaking, they saw Brother Luo nod towards a rather plain-looking person in the crowd. That person raised their phone and took many photos of Xia Xuerong from unflattering, tricky angles.
Hang Xingyue said, "The entertainment industry in Long Country has extremely strict requirements for artists. Xia Xuerong's current appearance is equivalent to deceiving the audience and, moreover, deceiving her fans."
"The backlash from the fans will spill over from the internet into reality, just like what happened to me in my past life. Snakes thrown into the house, packages containing cat corpses, fake human limbs suddenly appearing in meal boxes when eating, and finally getting a good night's sleep only to have a window shattered by a drone crashing into it."
