Every toenail had been meticulously trimmed, and the beautiful toes were adorned with delicate crimson nail polish, making their naturally fair skin appear even fairer.
The young man cautiously lifted his head, and upon seeing the face of the person before him, an expression of shock crossed his face. “Sister Mei, why is it you?”
Luo Mei’s lips curled into a smile, and her pitch-black eyes resembled two deep pools. She looked up at Bai Lixin and said with a smile, “Surprised?”
The young man’s expression shifted, and after a long while, he seemed to have pieced everything together. “It’s you, only you have the ability to manipulate public opinion overnight like this. I never once doubted you. Why are you doing this?”
“Of course, it’s for you,” Luo Mei said as she walked to the edge of the bed, her long legs casually crossing to reveal her flawless skin. “Xiao Xin, I really like you. Will you be my pet?”
She reached under the bed and, with a flick of her toe, opened a box. A variety of indescribable props instantly caught both of their eyes.
The young man frowned, staring at Luo Mei across from him. “Being your pet… Was Chen Ping also your pet? But he died. I don’t want to be your pet; I don’t want to die.”
“Chen Ping was just an accident,” Luo Mei pointed with her fingertip, picking up a leather whip and holding it in her hand. “He took his own life after I ruined him. But I’ve learned my lesson, I’ll treat you very gently. I liked you from the moment I saw you. I could tell right away that you would be the best pet.”
“So Chen Ping’s parents weren’t lying. You really had a relationship with Chen Ping,” the young man stared at Luo Mei cautiously. “I have my dignity and pride; I don’t want to do this.”
Luo Mei said, “In my dictionary, there are only two kinds of people: useful and useless. If you’re useless, I have ten thousand ways to make your life worse than death. Haven’t you seen Shen Mo’s fate? A man like Shen Mo can be easily manipulated by me, let alone an amateur like you.”
The woman smiled faintly. “Let me make it even clearer. I can make you disappear from this world without a sound. Throughout history, there’s nothing I’ve wanted that I couldn’t have. What I want is destined to be in my hands.”
Pain flashed across the young man’s face. “If I follow you, will you force me to do what you did with Chen Ping? Did you cheat Chen Ping? Why did he resort to borrowing from loan sharks?”
The topic had revolved around Chen Ping, clearly affecting the woman’s mood. “Chen Ping deserved it.”
“He was happy when he first got together with me, but in order to be worthy of me, he over drafted a lot of money in advance, buying me cheap gifts that I didn’t even like. He couldn’t pay off his credit card debts, so I lent him money. He had nowhere to live, so I rented a house for him. Everything he used was so cheap, so I gave him many good things.”
“A dog needs to be self-aware. I treated this dog so well, yet he still wanted to leave me.”
“So, I punished him. I told him that as long as he could repay the money he borrowed from me within three days, I would let him go.”
“But thirty thousand was an astronomical sum for him. Because he had to repay not only the thirty thousand but also several credit cards he’d overspent on. To get rid of me, he walked right into the trap I’d set for him.”
“He borrowed from loan sharks,” Luo Mei smiled faintly. “From that moment on, he could only obediently become my pet.”
“Three months later, the total amount he had to repay, including interest, had increased from thirty thousand to fifty thousand. In order to pay off this debt, he took photos and became merchandise. Only, he didn’t expect that the one buying him would be me.”
“Hahaha,” as if recalling something happy at last, Luo Mei wore a smile filled with happiness. “You didn’t see his expression at the time; he looked as if he’d seen a ghost. It was so Interesting.”
“From that day on, he became a true pet. I had him do whatever I wanted.”
The young man: “…”
Luo Mei cleared her throat, and her sinister smile quickly faded. “But rest assured, as long as you behave, I won’t treat you like I treated Chen Ping. After all, what I like most is cherishing delicate and beautiful things.”
Young Man: “So, you’re saying that the real player in the black market transactions isn’t Shen Mo but you.”
Luo Mei: “Hahaha, of course, it’s me. Shen Mo is so rigid, unyielding; I’ve already disliked him for a long time. It’s just that we haven’t clashed over any interests, so I haven’t dealt with him.”
“You’re telling me all this,” the young man pursed his lips, looking at the woman across from him, “aren’t you afraid I might record it?”
“If I were afraid, I wouldn’t have said it,” Luo Mei shrugged indifferently. “You’ve seen how I control public opinion with Shen Mo’s case. As long as I give the order, none of my scandals will see the light of day. Without any place for publicity, what use is recording it? Keep it hidden behind closed doors?”
“What if there is a use?” The young man’s gaze flickered, and he suddenly raised his head, wearing a devilish villain expression as he faced the woman opposite. “Not only can it be released, but it can also be live-streamed. It’s quite a coincidence; I happen to know an anchor who’s more than willing to broadcast this video.”
Luo Mei’s smile gradually faded, and the smile in her pitch-black eyes vanished.
Bai Lixin: “At this moment, I believe what you said earlier should have gone viral on the internet. If you don’t believe it, check for yourself.”
Luo Mei looked warily at the young man across from her, hurriedly got up from the bed, and walked to the table to pick up her phone, opening the live-streaming platform.
As soon as she opened it, she saw an incredibly familiar scene.
In the live-stream, a woman in a bathrobe was facing the camera, looking down at her phone.
The number of people in the live broadcast had skyrocketed to several million, and it was rapidly approaching the “one hundred million” mark.
The barrage of comments quickly scrolled across the screen.
[Luo Mei is here! She turned on her phone! Queen Luo Mei, can you see me?]
[What’s with this ‘Queen Luo Mei’, please call her ‘Inmate Luo Mei’.”
[My eyes have been opened today. I actually saw Queen Luo Mei confessing her crimes.]
[The law may be slow, but it won’t be absent. I bet she never thought there’d be someone daring to live-stream.]
[Thanks to these civilian warriors, if it weren’t for them, we’d still be kept in the dark.]
[So, Shen Mo is innocent, Teacher Shen, I apologize for scolding you this morning.]
[I didn’t scold Teacher Shen! I always believed he was innocent! I said, someone as respectable as him, how could he do something so disgraceful?]
[Brothers, the police just issued an announcement. They’ve said that thanks to Teacher Shen, they busted a major underground human trafficking ring.]
[Fuck, what a twist!]
[Teacher Shen, please let me kneel down. I was wrong. I was really wrong. ]
[The victims from those mornings also apologized on Weibo, saying that they were bribed to post such messages to slander Teacher Shen.]
[Fuck, how can you destroy a person like this just for money? If the live video hadn’t caused a big stir today and allowed so many people to see the truth, would Teacher Shen have been wronged? ]
[Teacher Shen also just issued a statement, saying he’s reserving all his legal rights and is preparing to sue.]
[We really have to thank Teacher Shen for having such a big influence. If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn’t have withstood this kind of pressure. Shen Mo encountered such a thing, what about ordinary people? I have a conspiracy theory; does Luo Mei treat others the same way?]
“She seems so casual and proficient in these matters; you can tell she’s not a novice.]
[I feel sorry for those people.]
[Don’t worry, let the bullets fly for a while. At this point, even if the victims don’t know yet, gradually, all the things Luo Mei did will come to light.]
[Justice may be late, but it’s never absent.]
[But absent justice, is it still justice? Some people really died.]
[At least it’s better than justice not prevailing at all.]
One barrage followed after the other. Luo Mei pounded the table heavily, her face filled with anger and frustration. She angrily made a phone call, and once it was answered, she roared into the phone, her face contorted with fury, “What are you doing? Hurry up and shut down that person’s live broadcast!”
The person on the other side of the line obediently hung up the phone.
A few seconds later, the live broadcast with nearly a hundred million viewers suddenly went offline.
Seeing that the livestream was shut down, Luo Mei was so furious she pounded her chest and stomped her feet. She glared at Bai Lixin, “You dared to plot against me?!”
Bai Lixin received a private message.
Sun Ning: [The live broadcast has been cut off. This is all I can do for you with my influence.]
Bai Lixin: [You’ve already been a great help. Thank you.]
Sun Ning: [No need to thank me; after all, our relationship is merely transactional. I’ve done what you asked, don’t forget what you promised me.]
Bai Lixin: [Don’t worry, I won’t forget.]
The private chat between Bai Lixin and Sun Ning was just a brief exchange, but to Luo Mei, it seemed that Bai Lixin was still daydreaming despite her anger.
She angrily tugged at her hair with both hands, and amid her furious shouts, her skin emitted a cracking sound.
Her once smooth and delicate skin gradually developed a spiderweb-like pattern on her face.
In the blink of an eye, the alluring and exquisite woman from moments ago seemed like a withered tree that had endured a long drought.
Luo Mei covered her face in anguish, “No, my power of faith, my believers, my face!”
—————————-
In the live broadcast room:
[Plot twist! Congratulations to God Xin for defeating fire with fire!]
[Sun Ning is so powerful. A woman who’s focused on her career is so beautiful.]
[Sun Ning is really impressive. I wondered why she hadn’t participated in copies recently, I thought she hadn’t yet emerged from the shadow of her brother’s death. Turns out, you can’t defeat someone who can’t be beaten.]
[This Lady Yuexian really looks quite ugly.]
[It seems like she’s become like this because her power of faith has diminished. Could it be that this power of faith is the admiration of her fans? If her fans stop supporting her, her power of faith decreases?]
[Right, I think it’s like that too.]
[In comparison, God Xin is beautiful and powerful.]
Suddenly, the live broadcast’s footage shook violently.
[What’s happening?]
[An earthquake, there’s an earthquake inside the copy.]
[It’s not the copy that’s shaking! Something is coming up from underground!]
[Fuck, something is rising from basement of the coffin like library!]
After seeing this, players began cutting away from Bai Lixin’s live broadcast and switching to the X University Library.
Around the library, countless spider web-like cracks appeared, radiating outwards.
A sharp spike rose from the ground, and the ground twisted into sinister fissures. The willow trees next to the library bent and twisted, and other buildings at X University collapsed one after another.
The spike pierced through the library, eventually flying into the sky.
Deep within the abyss of the library, violent tremors continued.
The next moment, countless clumps of soil gushed out, carrying numerous stone figurines with ferocious expressions.
The sharp spike in the sky flew towards the hotel where Bai Lixin was located. The clumps of soil beneath the sharp spike were rising and falling, following behind the sharp spike, and also rushing towards this side.
The originally lifeless stone figurines now had wide-open eyes and appeared eerie.
Wherever the soil flowed, buildings crumbled.
Soon, the spike arrived directly above the hotel.
The next moment, the spike regained its gravity and plummeted from the sky.
It was fast and merciless, about to flatten the entire hotel.
But just as the spike was about to make contact with the hotel, a gigantic white serpent appeared from nowhere and coiled its tail around the spike.
The spike trembled and emitted a piercing screech.
The white serpent showed no signs of loosening its grip; in fact, it tightened its tail around the spike bit by bit.
On the screen, the spike visibly started to deform.
The white serpent raised its head and roared, directly snapping the spike in half, reducing it to a pile of scrap metal.
[Damn, this is amazing, the big boss is truly awesome, as expected of the big boss.]
[The mountain god is mighty.]
[Big Boss: Saving my wife, my wife’s the best.]
—————————
Luo Mei couldn’t believe everything happening outside. She covered her face and sat down, her pupils trembling as she looked at the young man opposite her. In disbelief, she murmured, “Who are you people? I am a goddess, I am the majestic Lady Yuexian! How can a snake demon crush my temple? This is impossible.”
Bai Lixin replied, “He’s not a snake demon. Speaking of which, you newer gods should address him as an ancestor. He has existed since the beginning of heaven and earth. He doesn’t appear because of human belief, nor does he disappear because of it.”
“He is the mountain god.”
“He exists alongside heaven and earth, shining with the sun and moon.”
“How can you ants dare to oppose him?”
Every toenail had been meticulously trimmed, and the beautiful toes were adorned with delicate crimson nail polish, making their naturally fair skin appear even fairer.
The young man cautiously lifted his head, and upon seeing the face of the person before him, an expression of shock crossed his face. “Sister Mei, why is it you?”
Luo Mei’s lips curled into a smile, and her pitch-black eyes resembled two deep pools. She looked up at Bai Lixin and said with a smile, “Surprised?”
The young man’s expression shifted, and after a long while, he seemed to have pieced everything together. “It’s you, only you have the ability to manipulate public opinion overnight like this. I never once doubted you. Why are you doing this?”
“Of course, it’s for you,” Luo Mei said as she walked to the edge of the bed, her long legs casually crossing to reveal her flawless skin. “Xiao Xin, I really like you. Will you be my pet?”
She reached under the bed and, with a flick of her toe, opened a box. A variety of indescribable props instantly caught both of their eyes.
The young man frowned, staring at Luo Mei across from him. “Being your pet… Was Chen Ping also your pet? But he died. I don’t want to be your pet; I don’t want to die.”
“Chen Ping was just an accident,” Luo Mei pointed with her fingertip, picking up a leather whip and holding it in her hand. “He took his own life after I ruined him. But I’ve learned my lesson, I’ll treat you very gently. I liked you from the moment I saw you. I could tell right away that you would be the best pet.”
“So Chen Ping’s parents weren’t lying. You really had a relationship with Chen Ping,” the young man stared at Luo Mei cautiously. “I have my dignity and pride; I don’t want to do this.”
Luo Mei said, “In my dictionary, there are only two kinds of people: useful and useless. If you’re useless, I have ten thousand ways to make your life worse than death. Haven’t you seen Shen Mo’s fate? A man like Shen Mo can be easily manipulated by me, let alone an amateur like you.”
The woman smiled faintly. “Let me make it even clearer. I can make you disappear from this world without a sound. Throughout history, there’s nothing I’ve wanted that I couldn’t have. What I want is destined to be in my hands.”
Pain flashed across the young man’s face. “If I follow you, will you force me to do what you did with Chen Ping? Did you cheat Chen Ping? Why did he resort to borrowing from loan sharks?”
The topic had revolved around Chen Ping, clearly affecting the woman’s mood. “Chen Ping deserved it.”
“He was happy when he first got together with me, but in order to be worthy of me, he over drafted a lot of money in advance, buying me cheap gifts that I didn’t even like. He couldn’t pay off his credit card debts, so I lent him money. He had nowhere to live, so I rented a house for him. Everything he used was so cheap, so I gave him many good things.”
“A dog needs to be self-aware. I treated this dog so well, yet he still wanted to leave me.”
“So, I punished him. I told him that as long as he could repay the money he borrowed from me within three days, I would let him go.”
“But thirty thousand was an astronomical sum for him. Because he had to repay not only the thirty thousand but also several credit cards he’d overspent on. To get rid of me, he walked right into the trap I’d set for him.”
“He borrowed from loan sharks,” Luo Mei smiled faintly. “From that moment on, he could only obediently become my pet.”
“Three months later, the total amount he had to repay, including interest, had increased from thirty thousand to fifty thousand. In order to pay off this debt, he took photos and became merchandise. Only, he didn’t expect that the one buying him would be me.”
“Hahaha,” as if recalling something happy at last, Luo Mei wore a smile filled with happiness. “You didn’t see his expression at the time; he looked as if he’d seen a ghost. It was so Interesting.”
“From that day on, he became a true pet. I had him do whatever I wanted.”
The young man: “…”
Luo Mei cleared her throat, and her sinister smile quickly faded. “But rest assured, as long as you behave, I won’t treat you like I treated Chen Ping. After all, what I like most is cherishing delicate and beautiful things.”
Young Man: “So, you’re saying that the real player in the black market transactions isn’t Shen Mo but you.”
Luo Mei: “Hahaha, of course, it’s me. Shen Mo is so rigid, unyielding; I’ve already disliked him for a long time. It’s just that we haven’t clashed over any interests, so I haven’t dealt with him.”
“You’re telling me all this,” the young man pursed his lips, looking at the woman across from him, “aren’t you afraid I might record it?”
“If I were afraid, I wouldn’t have said it,” Luo Mei shrugged indifferently. “You’ve seen how I control public opinion with Shen Mo’s case. As long as I give the order, none of my scandals will see the light of day. Without any place for publicity, what use is recording it? Keep it hidden behind closed doors?”
“What if there is a use?” The young man’s gaze flickered, and he suddenly raised his head, wearing a devilish villain expression as he faced the woman opposite. “Not only can it be released, but it can also be live-streamed. It’s quite a coincidence; I happen to know an anchor who’s more than willing to broadcast this video.”
Luo Mei’s smile gradually faded, and the smile in her pitch-black eyes vanished.
Bai Lixin: “At this moment, I believe what you said earlier should have gone viral on the internet. If you don’t believe it, check for yourself.”
Luo Mei looked warily at the young man across from her, hurriedly got up from the bed, and walked to the table to pick up her phone, opening the live-streaming platform.
As soon as she opened it, she saw an incredibly familiar scene.
In the live-stream, a woman in a bathrobe was facing the camera, looking down at her phone.
The number of people in the live broadcast had skyrocketed to several million, and it was rapidly approaching the “one hundred million” mark.
The barrage of comments quickly scrolled across the screen.
[Luo Mei is here! She turned on her phone! Queen Luo Mei, can you see me?]
[What’s with this ‘Queen Luo Mei’, please call her ‘Inmate Luo Mei’.”
[My eyes have been opened today. I actually saw Queen Luo Mei confessing her crimes.]
[The law may be slow, but it won’t be absent. I bet she never thought there’d be someone daring to live-stream.]
[Thanks to these civilian warriors, if it weren’t for them, we’d still be kept in the dark.]
[So, Shen Mo is innocent, Teacher Shen, I apologize for scolding you this morning.]
[I didn’t scold Teacher Shen! I always believed he was innocent! I said, someone as respectable as him, how could he do something so disgraceful?]
[Brothers, the police just issued an announcement. They’ve said that thanks to Teacher Shen, they busted a major underground human trafficking ring.]
[Fuck, what a twist!]
[Teacher Shen, please let me kneel down. I was wrong. I was really wrong. ]
[The victims from those mornings also apologized on Weibo, saying that they were bribed to post such messages to slander Teacher Shen.]
[Fuck, how can you destroy a person like this just for money? If the live video hadn’t caused a big stir today and allowed so many people to see the truth, would Teacher Shen have been wronged? ]
[Teacher Shen also just issued a statement, saying he’s reserving all his legal rights and is preparing to sue.]
[We really have to thank Teacher Shen for having such a big influence. If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn’t have withstood this kind of pressure. Shen Mo encountered such a thing, what about ordinary people? I have a conspiracy theory; does Luo Mei treat others the same way?]
“She seems so casual and proficient in these matters; you can tell she’s not a novice.]
[I feel sorry for those people.]
[Don’t worry, let the bullets fly for a while. At this point, even if the victims don’t know yet, gradually, all the things Luo Mei did will come to light.]
[Justice may be late, but it’s never absent.]
[But absent justice, is it still justice? Some people really died.]
[At least it’s better than justice not prevailing at all.]
One barrage followed after the other. Luo Mei pounded the table heavily, her face filled with anger and frustration. She angrily made a phone call, and once it was answered, she roared into the phone, her face contorted with fury, “What are you doing? Hurry up and shut down that person’s live broadcast!”
The person on the other side of the line obediently hung up the phone.
A few seconds later, the live broadcast with nearly a hundred million viewers suddenly went offline.
Seeing that the livestream was shut down, Luo Mei was so furious she pounded her chest and stomped her feet. She glared at Bai Lixin, “You dared to plot against me?!”
Bai Lixin received a private message.
Sun Ning: [The live broadcast has been cut off. This is all I can do for you with my influence.]
Bai Lixin: [You’ve already been a great help. Thank you.]
Sun Ning: [No need to thank me; after all, our relationship is merely transactional. I’ve done what you asked, don’t forget what you promised me.]
Bai Lixin: [Don’t worry, I won’t forget.]
The private chat between Bai Lixin and Sun Ning was just a brief exchange, but to Luo Mei, it seemed that Bai Lixin was still daydreaming despite her anger.
She angrily tugged at her hair with both hands, and amid her furious shouts, her skin emitted a cracking sound.
Her once smooth and delicate skin gradually developed a spiderweb-like pattern on her face.
In the blink of an eye, the alluring and exquisite woman from moments ago seemed like a withered tree that had endured a long drought.
Luo Mei covered her face in anguish, “No, my power of faith, my believers, my face!”
—————————-
In the live broadcast room:
[Plot twist! Congratulations to God Xin for defeating fire with fire!]
[Sun Ning is so powerful. A woman who’s focused on her career is so beautiful.]
[Sun Ning is really impressive. I wondered why she hadn’t participated in copies recently, I thought she hadn’t yet emerged from the shadow of her brother’s death. Turns out, you can’t defeat someone who can’t be beaten.]
[This Lady Yuexian really looks quite ugly.]
[It seems like she’s become like this because her power of faith has diminished. Could it be that this power of faith is the admiration of her fans? If her fans stop supporting her, her power of faith decreases?]
[Right, I think it’s like that too.]
[In comparison, God Xin is beautiful and powerful.]
Suddenly, the live broadcast’s footage shook violently.
[What’s happening?]
[An earthquake, there’s an earthquake inside the copy.]
[It’s not the copy that’s shaking! Something is coming up from underground!]
[Fuck, something is rising from basement of the coffin like library!]
After seeing this, players began cutting away from Bai Lixin’s live broadcast and switching to the X University Library.
Around the library, countless spider web-like cracks appeared, radiating outwards.
A sharp spike rose from the ground, and the ground twisted into sinister fissures. The willow trees next to the library bent and twisted, and other buildings at X University collapsed one after another.
The spike pierced through the library, eventually flying into the sky.
Deep within the abyss of the library, violent tremors continued.
The next moment, countless clumps of soil gushed out, carrying numerous stone figurines with ferocious expressions.
The sharp spike in the sky flew towards the hotel where Bai Lixin was located. The clumps of soil beneath the sharp spike were rising and falling, following behind the sharp spike, and also rushing towards this side.
The originally lifeless stone figurines now had wide-open eyes and appeared eerie.
Wherever the soil flowed, buildings crumbled.
Soon, the spike arrived directly above the hotel.
The next moment, the spike regained its gravity and plummeted from the sky.
It was fast and merciless, about to flatten the entire hotel.
But just as the spike was about to make contact with the hotel, a gigantic white serpent appeared from nowhere and coiled its tail around the spike.
The spike trembled and emitted a piercing screech.
The white serpent showed no signs of loosening its grip; in fact, it tightened its tail around the spike bit by bit.
On the screen, the spike visibly started to deform.
The white serpent raised its head and roared, directly snapping the spike in half, reducing it to a pile of scrap metal.
[Damn, this is amazing, the big boss is truly awesome, as expected of the big boss.]
[The mountain god is mighty.]
[Big Boss: Saving my wife, my wife’s the best.]
—————————
Luo Mei couldn’t believe everything happening outside. She covered her face and sat down, her pupils trembling as she looked at the young man opposite her. In disbelief, she murmured, “Who are you people? I am a goddess, I am the majestic Lady Yuexian! How can a snake demon crush my temple? This is impossible.”
Bai Lixin replied, “He’s not a snake demon. Speaking of which, you newer gods should address him as an ancestor. He has existed since the beginning of heaven and earth. He doesn’t appear because of human belief, nor does he disappear because of it.”
“He is the mountain god.”
“He exists alongside heaven and earth, shining with the sun and moon.”
“How can you ants dare to oppose him?”
