Late at night, in Jiangcheng Huating Residential Complex.
"I wonder how Su Hang is doing."
In the hallway, Zhou Keyu hesitated. He was stunned when he saw the announcement of the Imperial Emperor 'Imperial Crown Exile team during the day, but he quickly used the talent of the character in the play to restore the truth of the exile in 6 seconds.
Presumably, Jueying guessed that the Imperial Emperor was Exalted Emperor, and then quickly launched an operation to seize power from the Imperial Crown Core Committee, taking control of [personnel power], [legal power], and [judicial power] before the Imperial Emperor could.
Afterwards, Jueying probably used persuasive tactics to get the core members of Imperial Crown to recount their past acts of betrayal, since no one is perfect.
Finally, during the online confrontation with the Imperial Emperor, in front of all the core members of the Imperial Crown, he revealed that the Imperial Emperor was actually the Exalted Emperor, which made everyone feel deeply betrayed, and they unanimously agreed to expel the Imperial Emperor from the team.
How are the people from Su Hang doing now?
Zhou Keyu dared not knock on Su Hang's door. He knew very well that Su Hang, who valued loyalty more than his own life, would inevitably suffer a mental breakdown after being betrayed by the entire Imperial Crown team.
"I, Zhou Keyu, bear an inescapable responsibility for this matter. If I had been able to uncover the truth that Jueying was Nurarihyon earlier, the entire Imperial Crown team's betrayal of the Imperial Emperor would never have happened."
Zhou Keyu patted his cheeks, took a deep breath, and composed himself. He raised his hand and gently knocked on the security door, knocking for a long time, but no one answered from inside.
The door wasn't locked.
Zhou Keyu turned the doorknob and slowly pushed the door open. The entrance hall was pitch black, with only the LCD TV in the living room emitting light and playing the theme song of Armor Hero.
"Is Su Hang watching Armor Hero?"
Zhou Keyu changed his shoes, tiptoed into the living room, looked up at the single sofa, and froze instantly.
The boy sat cross-legged on the sofa, loosely wrapped in a dark green hooded shirt. His hair was messy, and his bangs partially covered one empty, lifeless eye, reflecting the blue television screen. His expression was stiff and blank.
The table was covered with empty, deflated cans of sugar-free cola, roughly estimated to be forty or fifty bottles.
" Su Hang ~" Zhou Keyu's voice trembled slightly.
Su Hang slowly picked up the sugar-free cola from the table, tilted his head mechanically, and asked in a completely emotionless voice, "Oh, who are you?"
"I'm Zhou Keyu, your childhood friend." Zhou Keyu's heart clenched, a dull ache lingering. "Ten years ago, we participated in the Shining Child Star Competition together, and you beat me, winning the championship."
"Oh."
Su Hang turned his head away, took a sip of his sugar-free cola, and said, "Don't know him."
" Su Hang!" Zhou Keyu took two steps forward, squatted down, and said with concern, "I know you've been betrayed by Imperial Crown and are in great pain, but you must pull yourself together and emerge from the shadow of betrayal."
"Oh."
Su Hang stared blankly at the television, turning the empty Coke can inside out. "Your name is Zhou Keyu, right?"
"Yes." Zhou Keyu's eyes flashed with pain, and sorrow welled up from his heart.
"Could you go to the convenience store and buy me a case of sugar-free Coke?" Su Hang tilted his head, his eyes unfocused, and said, "I'll pay you later."
"You're not mentally stable right now." Zhou Keyu took out his phone, his eyes instantly reddening, his voice trembling. "How about this, I'll take you to the clinical psychology department of the hospital, okay?"
"Not normal?" Su Hang replied indifferently, "I'm perfectly normal right now."
"Your current situation is dangerous."
Zhou Keyu's eyes were brimming with tears, and he couldn't bear to look at her.
As a new generation actor, he has brought many tragic characters to life with his talent for immersing himself in the role within 6 seconds.
But no tragic character could cause Su Hang such excruciating pain as he does now, a despair that comes just one step away from both physical and spiritual death.
Su Hang tilted his head, his eyes filled with a deathly numbness. "Are you going to help me buy sugar-free Coke or not?"
" Su Hang, I'm begging you." Zhou Keyu clasped her hands together, tears welling up in her eyes. The more she empathized with Su Hang, the more intense the despair and pain became, almost suffocating her. "Come to the hospital with me. You need treatment."
Su Hang glanced at the television and said, "Get out."
Zhou Keyu wiped away his tears, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and grabbed Su Hang, saying, "No matter what, you're coming to the hospital with me tonight!"
Looking at Zhou Keyu, Su Hang recalled the humble way he had pulled his sister Jiang Sui's hands. His pupils turned bloodshot as painful memories resurfaced. He suddenly flung Zhou Keyu away and smashed the marble tabletop with his fist.
Like a wounded beast, he growled angrily, "Get out!"
Zhou Keyu was so frightened that he staggered and fell to the ground. He glanced at the shattered marble tabletop, then at the furious Su Hang. Fear overwhelmed his inner pain, and he scrambled out of the house.
After a long while.
The bloodshot in Su Hang's pupils subsided, replaced by a deathly numbness. He bent down and reached out, picking up the Coke cans one by one from the ground, shaking them to look for any leftover sugar-free Coke.
At this moment.
The security door was pushed open a crack, and an arm carrying two cases of sugar-free cola trembled as it reached in. It was Zhou Keyu's voice, " Su Hang, you must get out of the shadow of Imperial Crown's betrayal. I'll come to see you again tomorrow."
The security door was closed again.
"Oh," Su Hang swayed as he got up and walked to the door, "There's sugar-free cola now."
The following morning, on the Douyin short video platform.
While the entire internet was still buzzing about [ Imperial Crown Exiled Imperial Emperor ], the official Sovereign Dominion account released a major team announcement, causing its popularity to soar and directly climb to second place on the trending search list.
The announcement from the Sovereign Dominion Team is as follows:
Vice Captain of Sovereign Dominion Long, Vice Captain of Sovereign Dominion, and Hu, and Sovereign Dominion's Vice Captain of Sovereign Dominion Tai Sui, are leaving the Sovereign Dominion Team effective immediately.
Official Seal at the End: Sovereign Dominion Core Committee
Date: August 27, 2025.
Millions of netizens were in an uproar, and the comment section exploded.
"Holy crap? I'm totally dumbfounded. What's going on? The three vice-captains and the team leader of Sovereign Dominion have left Sovereign Dominion?"
"Unbelievable! Dragon, Phoenix, and Tiger are the Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord, the famous Three Champion Emperors, and Tai Sui, the renowned Grinding Overlord. How could the four of them suddenly announce their withdrawal from the team?"
"First there was the Imperial Crown's Exile Captain, the Imperial Emperor himself; now there are the three vice-captains and one leader of the Royal Sovereign Dominion leaving the Sovereign Dominion. These scandals are getting more and more explosive. The world has finally gone mad as I imagined."
"It seems there are problems within Sovereign Dominion as well, but I feel Exalted Emperor is better off than Imperial Emperor. At least Chonghuang has Chief Vice-Captain Liuli by its side, and it also controls Exalted Emperor. On the other hand, the big boss of Imperial Emperor Sovereign Dominion all alone."
"The key question is, why did they withdraw from Sovereign Dominion? Leaving aside the leader, Tai Sui, in the recent cross-border Liuli operation for Liuli, the Silver Dragon Phoenix Mountain Lord and Exalted Emperor have a life-or-death bond."
"Brothers, I have a bad feeling. Could it be that Exalted Emperor, like Imperial Emperor, has betrayed his core members?"