Chapter 1144: Chapter 1143: Korean Stars Issue Collective Apology
Song Zhongxian was jolted awake by nightmares every day, his hair fell out in tufts, his mouth had five oral ulcers, and his feet developed blisters daily.
He had already seen several of Korea’s most famous doctors, and even went to a psychologist, but they couldn’t find any problems.
He would watch Zhao Xiaodao’s video at least once a day, and the more he watched it, the more frightened he became.
Then, something even more terrifying happened. He encountered another celebrity, who was in the same agency and had spoken out in support of him, when visiting a doctor.
Following his friends who supported him on INS, he found that everyone developed the same symptoms as he did!
Song Zhongxian was scared to death, heart pounding in fear, but dared not say anything.
Say what? Say he suspects Zhao Xiaodao cursed everyone?
That’s ridiculous. Either people wouldn’t believe it and treat him as crazy, or if they believe him, he would be blamed as the source of everyone’s symptoms!
But there’s no wall without a crack, and when over a dozen celebrities all showed the same symptoms, naturally someone sought the reason.
Then, Zhao Xiaodao’s video, initially viewed as "self-entertainment" and not on foreign websites, was seen by these celebrities.
The symptoms matched perfectly!
Everyone was terrified, everyone sought out Song Zhongxian to explain what was going on.
Initially, Song Zhongxian wanted to deny it, but couldn’t, so he threw all blame at Zhao Xiaodao, accusing her of villainy first and urging everyone to pressure the Hua Country Government.
He told the world that Hua Country’s artists were all bad people, capable of cursing international colleagues!
Demanding Hua Country Government severely punish Zhao Xiaodao, compelling her to lift the curse!
However, the other celebrities weren’t foolish either.
"Are you joking?"
"What are we rallying against, rallying against being cursed by Zhao Xiaodao?"
"No one would believe it, the entire world would laugh at us!"
"But our symptoms are right here! If not Zhao Xiaodao’s curse, then what else could it be?"
"But we have no evidence; maybe people will say we’re framing her, no one would believe in the existence of Black Magic!"
"But do curses and Black Magic really exist in the world?"
"Then, how do you explain our condition? Is it because we all feel guilty for slandering Zhao Xiaodao?"
"Yet, if Black Magic exists, why is there never real evidence, only appearing in movies and legends?"
"There must be a reason!"
"Do you suppose... those who know are too afraid to speak up?"
The people present looked at each other, confused.
"How about..."
Someone suggested to Song Zhongxian, "Since this was caused by Zhongxian, why not let Zhongxian speak up and tell the world the truth?"
"Don’t involve me first."
"Just let Zhongxian speak about himself first!"
Anyone surviving in Korea’s entertainment industry isn’t necessarily foolish.
Upon sensing that the world might harbor mysterious powers, their first reaction was fear and self-preservation.
Just speaking out led to nightmares and hair loss; who knows what powers people have to curse others remotely?
Maybe... those who wanted to unveil the truth have already died?
Thinking of this, Song Zhongxian shook his head repeatedly, expressing refusal.
"Without evidence, we cannot speak recklessly!"
Everyone showed disdain towards Song Zhongxian, accusing others of using hypnosis; did you have evidence then?
Okay, maybe it wasn’t slander, being able to curse from afar, hypnosis is just a piece of cake, isn’t it?
"We haven’t done anything wrong, not worthy of death, right?"
"As long as we remain silent..."
"Wait a moment, watch Zhao Xiaodao’s video again, she says as long as we apologize sincerely, our hearts will find peace, right?"
"Yeah, yeah, we actually didn’t do anything, it was just a few words!"
"Let’s try it! Try it!"
...
Unexpectedly, several people who had spoken out to slander Zhao Xiaodao all recorded videos sincerely apologizing to Zhao Xiaodao.
Not only on INS, but also opening accounts on certain microblogs, reposting videos, apologizing in clumsy Hua language; some even kneeled in the video, showing their remorse.
"What’s going on?"
"Quanya apologized, Zhang Chenghui and Lili also apologized."
"Also Jin Zhongshen and Fang Dongguo."
"Quanya said how could there be hypnosis that causes hallucinations."
"Zhang Chenghui said she always loved watching Zhao Xiaodao’s dramas."
"Lili said she shouldn’t have maliciously speculated about others."
"Jin Zhongshen said he wants to apologize face to face with Little Saber formally."
"Fang Dongguo formally declared he wants to help restore Zhao Xiaodao’s reputation internationally."
"What, were they all drunk or all cursed?"
"Does Zhao Xiaodao have such an impressive background? Did a powerful patron step in?"
"It’s funny, Zhao Xiaodao doesn’t have any patron, all reliant on her own effort!"
"Ah, yeah, yeah!"
"But it’s really strange!"
"Moreover, their statements have stirred up criticism domestically in Korea, saying they have lost national dignity, embarrassed globally."
"Yet they remain unmoved."
"No... look, even Song Zhongxian has apologized, what is going on?"
On the day some people apologized, they stopped having nightmares that night, with prominent effects, so those who previously defamed Zhao Xiaodao all released apology statements on social media.
The sincerity of their attitude, their humbleness in tone, truly evokes sympathy. If it weren’t known how arrogant they were before, one might think they were empathetic and compassionate.
But Zhao Xiaodao didn’t take it too far; she first tore up everyone’s nightmare talismans, after all, it’s been almost ten days, don’t let people’s sudden death occur.
That day, Lu Zheng opened the altar and performed magic, casting four types of curses on each person, corresponding to four talismans. The curse exists as long as the talisman does; once destroyed, the curse dissipates. Then he handed a stack of yellow paper with each star’s name and talisman names to Zhao Xiaodao for her to handle.
So, the physical condition of those dozen Korean stars was in Zhao Xiaodao’s hands. If they contact Hua Country law enforcement, they might truly find evidence at Zhao Xiaodao’s place.
Zhao Xiaodao: (´・ω・`)
As a few more days went by, there was no relapse of the situation. When those people found other symptoms still present, they continued to post apology videos, or pinned apology videos, so Zhao Xiaodao gradually tore up the other talismans for the others.
However...
Other people may suffer mild consequences, but the culprit Song Zhongxian didn’t get off so easily.
Nightmares could be spared, hair loss was inevitable.
According to insiders, in just over ten days, Song Zhongxian had become a Mediterranean Sea, relying entirely on wigs when going out, estimating that at most after a month, he’ll be bald forever.