The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 44

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Chi Qingzhou reassured him, "Don't worry, it's nothing dangerous. I just need you to guide the way at the right time and take me to the Puluo Tribe's land."

Song Yuzhi, who had zero clue about the Puluo Tribe's customs, immediately sighed in relief.

"This doesn't seem too hard. But I don't know the way—how about I ask around tomorrow?"

Chi Qingzhou waved it off casually. "No need. Since you're Ah Lai's fated person, as long as you enter the mountains, you'll naturally find the way."

...That mystical, huh?

Song Yuzhi was skeptical, but after mumbling to himself for a moment, he nodded in agreement.

Seeing that Chi Qingzhou didn't seem to have anything else to say, he cautiously asked, "Then... if there's nothing else, can I head back now?"

Chi Qingzhou had no intention of keeping him.

But before Song Yuzhi left, he added a reminder, "You've got a lot of bad energy clinging to you. For the next few days, you should be careful of the people around you."

Song Yuzhi froze for a second, his mind jumping to all sorts of wild conclusions. Then, in a pitifully meek tone, he said, "I get it, I get it! I won't tell anyone! Don't worry, even if I accidentally slip up, no one would believe me anyway."

Chi Qingzhou: "?" His face was full of confusion. "What are you talking about? I meant you might actually be in danger soon, so just stay alert."

He'd keep Song Yuzhi alive until he found Ah Lai, but beyond that, no guarantees.

Song Yuzhi took a moment to process, then glanced at the shifting shadows beneath Chi Qingzhou's feet.

A sudden realization hit him like a truck.

"Wait... Mr. Chi, you're actually... a master?!" His voice was full of shock.

Chi Qingzhou corrected him, "I'm a metaphysician. Not just anyone in the metaphysical world can be called a master."

"Oh, oh." Song Yuzhi assumed Chi Qingzhou must be one of those ghost-controlling masters, and suddenly, he didn't feel as scared anymore.

Thinking back to that hanged ghost that got dragged out earlier, he seriously suspected that thing had been a threat to the show's crew. And Chi Qingzhou—far from just taking a random late-night stroll—had probably come out to protect them.

This place was that dangerous, and yet, he had actually stepped out just to smoke...

A cold sweat ran down Song Yuzhi's back as the delayed fear hit him.

His entire attitude shifted in an instant. He straightened up and gave Chi Qingzhou a deep bow, thanking him repeatedly.

Chi Qingzhou: "......?"

He gave Song Yuzhi a few puzzled looks, having no clue what the guy was thanking him for. He wasn't in the mood to keep chatting, so he just impatiently waved him off. "Hurry up and get some rest."

Song Yuzhi left with an 'I completely understand' expression, bowing again before disappearing.

That left Chi Qingzhou standing there, completely baffled.

"Man... living people have such weird thought processes," he muttered, turning to Xing Shuangzhan. "Do you know what he was thinking?"

Xing Shuangzhan chuckled lowly from within the shadows, then stepped out and wrapped his arms around Chi Qingzhou's slender waist. "No clue. I'm not alive either, so I can't understand how living people think."

Fair point.

Chi Qingzhou thought about it for a second, then decided it wasn't worth the effort to figure out.

He shifted his focus back to the deep, quiet night.

Back in his room, Song Yuzhi washed his face in the bathroom, downed two cups of hot water, and finally managed to calm his nerves a little.

Thinking back to what he'd just witnessed, it still felt almost unreal.

Chi Qingzhou was actually a master?

Could this be the real reason the Chi family was willing to accept a supposedly "illegitimate" child back into their household?

Being from the Song family, Song Yuzhi had met plenty of metaphysicians since childhood. He knew that many of them were the real deal.

Even in their circles, people who didn't fully believe in metaphysics still wouldn't dare to casually offend a real practitioner.

And yet, this morning, he had...

Song Yuzhi thought about the way he'd acted earlier and felt his face heat up with shame.

He had been that rude, and yet, Chi Qingzhou—someone with that level of power—hadn't even bothered to punish him. Instead, he'd even warned him about potential danger. That just made him feel even worse.

He'd messed up.

He shouldn't have blindly believed the rumors.

Once this whole show wrapped up, he had to find a way to properly apologize to Master Chi.

With a sigh, Song Yuzhi unlocked his phone. He stared at an old photo of himself and some of his long-time fans for a while, zoning out.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, he finally called his manager.

The call connected.

His manager, Brother Dai, was calm as ever. "So, you've figured it out?"

Song Yuzhi let out a self-deprecating chuckle. "Brother Dai, you literally put the evidence right in front of me. I'm not blind—how could I not see it?"

Manager: "What are you planning to do?"

Song Yuzhi was silent for a moment. "...I don't know."

He felt lost, disappointed—more than anything, he just felt sad.

Back when he first met Chi Qingning on the set of 'Vast Realm', he had genuinely believed in him. He thought he'd finally found someone who truly understood him—his kindred spirit, his soulmate.

But in the end, it was all just a lie.

Song Yuzhi wasn't sure if he was angrier about being deceived or more heartbroken that he had mistaken a fraud for a soulmate.

"I feel like an idiot," he laughed bitterly. "I was sitting downstairs smoking earlier, and all I could think was—when Chi Qingning saw me so happy to see him, was he secretly calling me a fool in his head?"

His manager sounded downright shocked. "Yuzhi, not to doubt you, but... since when do you let things go this fast?"

Especially considering how many times Chi Qingning's assistant had played the pity card, claiming that ever since Chi Qingzhou returned to the Chi family, Chi Qingning had been suffering terribly. That had made Song Yuzhi so sympathetic he'd even considered helping Chi Qingning out.

"Aren't you someone who always cherishes talent?" the manager asked.

Song Yuzhi didn't answer.

Could he afford not to let it go?

Chi Qingzhou—just who was he? He was a master.

If Chi Qingzhou had really wanted to deal with Chi Qingning, he wouldn't need to go through any complicated schemes like that assistant had claimed. He could just... do it. Easily.

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