The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 85

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The other senior shamans crossed their arms, left over right, placing them under their shoulders, and bowed together in a formal ritual gesture.

Flocks of birds took off from the Yuhua Mountains, soaring across the bright white sun.

Their crisp cries echoed across the whole range, intertwining with the buzzing of insects into a rhythm of layered syllables.

The wind carried a gentle warmth, infused with the gratitude and reverence of the Puluo tribe's departed shamans—now spirits—and it formed an ancient blessing chant.

The forest's energy stilled for a beat. Then, guided by the shamans' ritual, it flowed straight into Chi Qingzhou's shadow.

Half of Chi Qingzhou's soul reached out, embraced the other half tightly, and happily drifted into sleep.

Xing Shuangzhan also benefitted a little from the moment—the old injuries he'd gotten from blocking a heavenly lightning strike twelve years ago faded somewhat.

There were too many people around, so he couldn't step out from the shadow. He could only murmur softly, "This has to be the Puluo tribe's highest ceremonial rite, completely according to the old ways. From what I remember, they haven't used this since six hundred years ago. I'm honestly surprised they even managed to dig it out of their archives."

Chi Qingzhou froze for a moment, suddenly flustered.

He'd helped out, sure, but not to that extent.

For a second, he didn't quite know what to do.

Xing Shuangzhan chuckled. "You earned it. No need to feel guilty. Go on—they're still waiting."

His little contractor could always face malice with calm, but when it came to gratitude, he was always this awkward and unsure.

But this—this was something he deserved.

"Their kindness is pure," Xing Shuangzhan reminded him gently, "just like those emotions you used to collect. Qingzhou is too kind to make the elders wait long, right?"

Chi Qingzhou paused, then let out a soft "mm."

He bowed slightly, giving his thanks to the shamans and accepting the gift.

The entire production crew was stunned by what they saw. One of the cameramen quickly turned on his camera and recorded the whole scene.

He didn't know exactly what had happened, but a moment like this—where the ancient met the modern, and tradition lit up the present—was definitely worth capturing.

Chi Qingning, still limping slightly, watched the whole thing with a bit of unease.

The people from the Paranormal Bureau stood silent, deeply moved by the solemn blessing.

After leaving Yinping Village, the entire production crew got on the bus and headed straight back to the county seat of Shangling.

The Paranormal Bureau had already contacted the relevant departments in advance. Some members of the production crew went to the police station, and once they got back to the hotel, they were asked to issue a public safety statement.

The Shangling County Public Security Bureau also released an official notice, stating that at around 9 a.m. that day, they had received a report from a concerned citizen.

[...According to the investigation, the crew of Scenery Along the Way accidentally entered an undeveloped scenic zone, due to a deliberate act of revenge by one Zhu Yantong (male, 31). Zhu, who had been hired by the crew as a guide, was unhappy with Yinping Village's decision to promote tourism and to allow the show to film there. He maliciously removed warning signs marking the boundaries of the undeveloped area, which led to the temporary disappearance of the entire crew.]

[After the incident, Mr. Chi, one of the show's guests, promptly subdued Zhu Yantong, preventing any injuries.]

[All individuals involved have since been rescued. The case is still under investigation...]

Viewers and netizens who had been worried earlier couldn't help but drop a flood of question marks under the show's repost of the notice.

[Wait, is this Zhu Yantong the same dude who rode the tricycle and brought everyone into the village during the livestream intro?]

[Yeah, that's him.]

[Wtf. That's seriously creepy. If this was his mindset all along, then was the tricycle "breaking down" at the start really an accident? Was he scheming from the very beginning?]

[I'm local and helped with the investigation earlier. Can't share details, but you guessed right.]

[!!! That's terrifying?!]

[Man, people can be so twisted. He looked so honest too—who knew his mind was that messed up?]

[Also local here, my family lives right next to Yinping Village. I asked my grandma just now—there's only one mechanic in the whole village, and it's all the way at the east end. That's completely the opposite of where Zhu was taking them!]

[Oh my god, does that mean if Actor Chi hadn't stepped in, something really bad could've happened to the guests?]

[That's twice now Actor Chi has saved the crew.]

[Thank you, Actor Chi, for saving my brother. Deepest respect.]

[Thank you, Actor Chi, for saving my sister. If anyone badmouths him again, they'll have to go through me first!]

Fans of the various guests were overwhelmed with gratitude and rushed to follow Chi Qingzhou's profile on Lianbo.

Some random viewers also got pulled in—after watching clips of Chi Qingzhou taking action, they fell for him on the spot and followed him too.

Chi Qingzhou's follower count skyrocketed in no time. People were praising him left and right, calling him brave, sharp, and calm, and wishing him all the best in his future.

The online discussion exploded. Some passersby ended up on the trending page by accident and were completely baffled by Zhu Yantong's actions.

Wasn't developing tourism supposed to be a good thing?

His family was struggling financially too—what did he even gain from this?

The Paranormal Bureau had already anticipated this and quickly arranged for one of their own to drop some "insider info" online, claiming that Zhu Yantong couldn't stand the idea of his fellow villagers becoming rich—he didn't want there to be a wealth gap between them.

The reasoning was so absurd, it sounded like a knock-off episode of Approaching Science. More and more people chimed in with question marks, and soon the topic #Suspect Didn't Want Wealth Gap# shot to the top of the trending page.

With two explosive trending topics dominating discussion, plus several older hashtags about the "real and fake heirs" storyline, the front page of the hot search was basically taken over.

The head of a bot farm glanced at the rankings, picked up his phone, and sent a message:

[With the way things are now, trending something is gonna cost more. You still wanna buy it?]

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