[But the blogger meant well. He was worried your family was getting scammed. Aren't you going a bit too far?]
[Uh... the person above is such a bleeding heart. Next time someone secretly films you and posts it online, you'll learn to behave.]
[I've disliked that Long Aotian for ages. What decent person sees someone getting scammed and immediately thinks of posting it online? Shouldn't you stop it right there?]
[Besides, Long Aotian has taken seven or eight sponsorship deals in just the past two days. Does he have no fucking clue where his traffic came from?]
[Anyway, I support the blogger defending his rights.]
[Defending his rights is one thing, but I really want to know whether that incense-ash water actually cures illnesses on the spot. I'm honestly a little tempted. I've got a blister in my mouth, and eating anything feels like rubbing salt into a wound.]
[I'll tag @Qi Gu, Master of Floating Mist Temple V and ask for you.]
That commenter had only tagged him on a whim and did not think they would get a reply from Qi Gu.
But a minute later, an account sporting a yellow verification badge popped up.
[Qi Gu, Master of Floating Mist Temple V: For mouth ulcers, I recommend Xigua Shuang. If you're sick, you should still go to the hospital.]
The comment immediately sent the internet into an uproar.
If Qi Gu had shown up claiming he really could cure every illness, people would inevitably have grown suspicious of him. But now that he had appeared only to recommend going to the hospital, they immediately started making memes.
[Master said, "There's no such thing as immortal magic in this world," then flew away on his sword.]
[So... Qi Gu means Mr. Huang's daughter wasn't sick, but possessed, which was why they had to go to him?]
[The person above is sharp.]
[You know what, you might actually have a point...]
The uninvolved onlookers had been angry about the incident because they believed Qi Gu really was a swindler who endangered people's lives.
Putting themselves in the victims' shoes, they naturally felt outraged and found it despicable.
But now that the victims had turned out to be the lucky ones, their anger naturally turned to delight.
Some people, however, still refused to let it go, convinced they had seen through the internet into Qi Gu's filthy soul.
[Is it really this easy to manipulate people online now? You all believe it already?]
[So you've already forgotten about Qi Gu's fans spreading false claims? They even said he helped the authorities catch a murderer.]
[Quietly adding my +1. He actually dared to use the authorities for publicity. Is he that desperate to get banned?]
[I support his fans keeping this up. Once the authorities really notice, you'll have sent your precious, disreputable idol straight to jail.]
Just as the haters managed to win back a round and were about to celebrate-
An official account named Z Province Police, bearing a blue verification badge, suddenly published a new post: [We thank Mr. Qi for providing Diao Huaqing's address and for his tremendous contribution to public safety in Z Province. We offered Mr. Qi the full bounty for the fugitive murderer Diao Huaqing, but he asked us to donate it on his behalf...]
What followed was mostly praise for Qi Gu's selflessness, but those who had accused his fans of spreading false claims could no longer say a word.
...The slap in the face had come so unexpectedly.
Huang Hongyuan had not expected the authorities to step in and speak for Qi Gu either, and immediately redoubled his efforts, sparing no expense to publicize the incident.
[LMAO, our Gugu really makes us proud. Before us fans even had a chance to do anything, the authorities did everything we needed to do for us.]
[AAAAAAH, so he really did divine Diao Huaqing's home address!]
[Can we ask Qi Gu to divine the winning numbers for the next Double Color Ball draw?]
[Do you know how much the bounty on Diao Huaqing was? I just looked it up. Eight hundred thousand! Eight hundred thousand! And Qi Gu just donated all of it!]
[And people still call someone like him a swindler?!]
[I support Mr. Huang calling the police right now and sending that creep who secretly filmed them and spread rumors straight to jail.]
[+1]
I Am Long Aotian had never expected things to develop like this either. In a rage, he smashed a teacup in his room. Before he could do anything else, a string of messages from sponsors arrived.
[XX Video: Under clause three, subclause fifteen of our contract, Party B is obligated to maintain a positive public image. Otherwise, we reserve the right to demand that Party B pay double compensation for damage to our reputation and...]
Long Aotian received seven or eight such messages in one go.
He calculated that he had earned two hundred thousand over the past two days, which meant double compensation would be four hundred thousand. His vision immediately went dark, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
When the next WeChat message popped up, he truly wished he had fainted.
As it turned out, his girlfriend had also come across the video he posted online and recognized him from the arm and clothing visible on camera. Now she wanted to break up with him on the spot.
Naturally, I Am Long Aotian refused.
He had dated his girlfriend for three or four years and spent a whole three thousand on her!
And that woman thought she could just break up with him like this?
I Am Long Aotian immediately cursed his girlfriend for being a gold digger. She wanted to dump him just because he had not found a job for two years. She was utterly heartless.
He was going to expose her online right now and get everyone to curse her out!
When his girlfriend saw his messages, she burst into tears, convinced she must have had water in her brain when she agreed to date him.
Seeing her cry like that, the best friend beside her quickly snatched her phone and furiously typed: [Who the fuck are you calling a gold digger? What gold do you even have for her to dig?]
[If I remember correctly, Aiai even paid for your meals whenever you two went out, didn't she?]
[And on that last trip, she paid for the room while you paid for food. You demanded a four-star hotel, then took her out to eat at roadside stalls.]
[You think you're going to expose Aiai? I'm exposing you first!]
Her friend stroked Guan Aiai's head affectionately and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes before asking, "What do you think? Should we expose him?"
Guan Aiai's mind was in turmoil. She and Long Aotian had been college sweethearts, and after three or four years of breaking up and getting back together, there were feelings between them. But ever since Long Aotian lost his job two years ago, he had never recovered. At first, he had talked about finding another job, but later, he simply gave up, lying around at home every day doing nothing but playing games.
Now... he had become utter trash, secretly filming someone and ruining his reputation just because she had said a few good things about Qi Gu!
While Guan Aiai hesitated, another message arrived from Long Aotian: [Well, look at you. You've looked down on me and wanted to dump me for ages, haven't you? You even complained to that best friend of yours about all these little things! I think you're just using this as an excuse!]
Guan Aiai nearly laughed in anger at this idiot turning the blame back on her. She looked at her friend and said firmly, "Expose him. Do it right now!"
Guan Aiai worked as a copywriter to begin with. Her words were earnest, and she laid out the whole sequence of events clearly, soon drawing sympathy from many people online and disgust toward Long Aotian.
[LMAO, he spends a thousand a year on her and calls her a gold digger.]
[I spend ten thousand a year on my dog.]
[Uh, he really is broke and full of himself. I'm laughing out of sheer anger.]
[How does someone like this even have a girlfriend?!]
...Long Aotian was soon driven off the internet by the torrent of abuse, while also having to pay a hefty sum in compensation.
His second uncle's family also came across the relevant video. Furious, they went straight to his home and smashed things up, declaring that they were cutting ties with his family and would no longer have anything to do with them.
Because his second uncle's family made such a scene, some neighbors learned about the incident too. Whenever Long Aotian went out, they would look at him with disdain, pointing and whispering. It got to the point where he only dared to take out the trash at night, living like a rat everyone wanted to chase off the street.
As for Guan Aiai, whenever she spoke of the incident afterward, she was filled with relief and felt that Qi Gu's Floating Mist Temple truly was effective.
She had only casually mentioned going to Floating Mist Temple to ask about her romantic prospects, yet she had successfully severed a rotten romantic attachment.
After hearing the full story, people online looked forward even more eagerly to the completion of Floating Mist Temple's renovations.
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