Free Web NovelChapter 306: Chapter 304: Going Live?
The effects of this peace charm were likely far beyond her expectations.
It was like the Fox Immortal’s Magic, something that couldn’t be explained by science or psychology.
This peace charm was truly otherworldly!
It was like a treasure from the Cultivation World, truly capable of protecting its wearer.
"If the peace charm is really this powerful, then Sister Wen Ying must be safe!"
Song Jiayan nodded. ’With skills like these, how could anything happen to Sister Wen Ying?’
’We’re the ones in trouble. We’ve been searching for so long and haven’t even seen Little White.’
’How are we supposed to find Sister Wen Ying now?’
’Thinking of that black mist from earlier, I have no idea how many more times this red string on my wrist can hold it off.’
’If this red string fails before we find Sister Wen Ying or Little White, we’re going to die for real.’
It was the first time the two of them had experienced something like this. Although they had mustered their courage, they were still trembling with fear.
It was already a feat that they hadn’t been scared witless.
"Jiali, what do we do now?"
Xu Jiali had naturally thought of everything Song Jiayan had.
"I know it’s dangerous, and I know we could die. How about this: if we still can’t find them in half an hour, we’ll turn back."
This time, Song Jiayan and Xu Jiali were even more careful.
After all, they had just had a brush with death.
*
Meanwhile, after her recent failure, Jiang Beibei received word from Xie Fu Yao and went to see her.
Jiang Beibei had completely given up on caution and was acting recklessly.
She began frantically posting online, spreading the news that Wen Ying was the cause of Xie Fu Yao’s strange affliction, and that Wen Ying had entered a mysterious mist where she was almost certain to die.
This was the first time the word "mist" had appeared online in this context.
Many people thought Jiang Beibei was just throwing an impotent tantrum, but some who frequently browsed the foreign internet knew a few things.
Although the incidents were far from Hua Country, stories that defied scientific explanation tended to spread much faster.
What’s more, those who browsed behind the firewall had also seen news about the incident on Border Island—and Border Island was very close to Hua Country.
#MistDescendsHorrorAwakens
A hashtag like this suddenly shot to the top of the trending list.
Everyone who saw it was curious, wondering what the hashtag meant.
One after another, they clicked on the hashtag.
They understood "mist," and they understood "mist descending." After all, many scenic tourist spots were frequently shrouded in mist, and official promotions even billed them as an "Immortal Realm."
’The mist is descending... is the Mortal World about to become an Immortal Realm?’
But as they kept reading, the people browsing the trending topic felt as if they had clicked into a horror novel...
’What is all this fabricated nonsense?’
’Some mysterious mist where ninety-nine percent of the people who enter it die?’
’No one knows what’s in the mist, but it’s supposed to be terrifying?’
’This has to be some kind of viral marketing for a movie, right?’
But a scroll through the other trending topics revealed nothing of the sort.
[Is this for real? The horror is awakening? Don’t tell me our world is just some novel someone wrote?]
[LMAO! This is hilarious, I’ve never seen such a dumbass hashtag! But you know, it kinda has a vibe.]
[This is a dream come true for horror fans! Bring on the apocalypse!]
[What do these screenshots mean? Anyone know how to translate? Is that the language of the Neon Country?]
[Holy shit! Border Island is covered by the mist?? Nearly a hundred people missing??? Isn’t Border Island right next to our country? What does this mean?]
[How can such an idiotic rumor get to the top of the trending list? The government needs to hurry up and debunk this!]
[Hahahahaha! I get it now! Wen Ying went into the mist! She’s never coming out! Serves her right! Good riddance!]
The moment Jiang Beibei posted this comment, it was rocketed to the top by a flood of likes from enthusiastic netizens.
Jiang Beibei was incredibly pleased. ’That bitch Wen Ying is really going to die!’
Ever since meeting Xie Fu Yao, she had come to believe in all these bizarre happenings.
If someone told her now that ghosts really existed, she would believe them!
Mist, horror—she could accept all of it, as long as none of it was coming for her!
Basking in her triumph, Jiang Beibei went back to reading the trending topic.
She even replied to some of the comments: "You didn’t know? That bitch Wen Ying has been missing for two days!"
Reply 2: "It was right where they were filming the show, in that forest. Why else would the production team have left while Xu Jiali and Song Jiayan are still there? They just want to see if that bitch Wen Ying is finally dead or not!"
Reply 3: "Xie Fu Yao came out of the mist, and that’s why she ended up like that. That bitch Wen Ying has been inside for so long and hasn’t come out. If she’s not dead, what, did she get transported to another dimension?"
’This war of words is so exhilarating!’
’Wait, why are there suddenly a ton of red notification dots on my account? DMs 999+?’
Jiang Beibei stared at the messages, stunned. A moment later, she quickly deleted her comments!
’I got carried away and forgot to switch to my burner account!’
’How could I have made such an obvious mistake?!’
As everyone knows, most people keep a side account on social media.
This was especially true for celebrities like her. Even though she was a newcomer, she was by no means a novice when it came to maintaining a burner account.
A celebrity’s posts are strictly controlled by their management agency. They can only post what the agency allows, and anything forbidden is absolutely off-limits.
But celebrities are people too. They have emotions they need to vent and a darker side to their personalities.
That’s why they create side accounts to vent their true feelings.
Things like hurling abuse at competitors or leaking industry scandals.
As long as no one finds out it’s them, it’s fine. Even if the paparazzi sniff out a lead, all they have to do is deny, deny, deny.
Jiang Beibei thought she had switched to her burner account, but she had unexpectedly used her main one!
Because of her comments, her follower count had actually jumped by over thirty thousand!
This should have been a reason to celebrate, but right now, she felt anything but happy.
She didn’t need to look to know they were all messages cursing her out.
Although Jiang Beibei deleted her comments, they had been circulating online for several minutes and had already been seen—and screenshotted—by thousands of people.
Deleting them was pointless now.
Realizing she’d gotten carried away, Jiang Beibei immediately planned to post a clarification.
Her account had been hacked, and the hacker had taken advantage of her conflict with Wen Ying to post those replies.
Although she and Wen Ying didn’t get along, she had never wished for Wen Ying’s death.
Unfortunately, the comments under this new post were filled with nothing but vitriol directed at her.
Jiang Beibei was so angry she wanted to smash her phone, but she couldn’t bear to do it.
’This phone cost ten thousand!’
’I can’t work in the entertainment industry anymore, and I have no other source of high income. I have to be careful with my money.’
She closed the app. Out of sight, out of mind.
Unfortunately, how could her mind possibly be at peace?
Jiang Beibei opened the app again... and again.
...thinking of other ways she could turn the situation around.
*
#DoctorWenIsLive
This trending topic quickly suppressed the one about the mist, and an army of millions rushed to the Shark Platform with lightning speed.
Searching...
There was no need to search at all. A link to Doctor Wen’s livestream was right in the most prominent spot on the Shark Platform’s homepage!
A banner right at the very top!
In the video feed, Doctor Wen was in a dimly lit location, but she had a smile on her face.
