But some people who were close by seemed to have suddenly become much more awake.

To be honest, upon closer inspection, Ms. Lin's perfume did smell a bit strange, with an odd, unpleasant odor masking the fragrance.

No way, does Ms. Lin have body odor?

Several men who had approached her intending to curry favor immediately moved away, and when they looked at her again, they no longer felt any sense of amazement.

When Lin Rujin saw Mingzhuo attacking her cousin, she immediately became restless.

She knew this little girl was quite capable; the mantra talisman that had been stuck on Lin Xuelan was most likely made by this little girl.

She is somewhat clever and good-looking, but unfortunately, she is dishonest and has poor character.

The person who comes to this kind of event is just trying to become famous and then enter the entertainment industry, right?

I'm really sorry, but as long as I'm in the entertainment industry, neither Nguyen Minh Anh nor Nguyen Minh Chok will ever have a chance to shine.

She only has one cousin, and since she was bullied like this, she had to stand up for her.

“I asked Sister Kelu to help deliver the invitations because I owed your sister a favor and also wanted to show goodwill.” Lin Rujin didn’t want to waste any more time. “But with you being so aggressive, I just want to ask, is this your own idea or your sister’s?”

Her sharp eyes were fixed on Mingzhuo, her powerful aura causing everyone around her to instinctively hold their breath.

Lin Rujin is no ordinary lady from a prominent family. She has served as the producer of many hit TV dramas and is used to having the final say. When she gets going, her imposing manner is overwhelming for many people.

Especially since there were many actors present, they immediately felt a chill run down their spines and fell silent.

No one noticed that a wooden puppet, sitting upright and respectful on the luxurious chandelier in the hall, suddenly stood up upon hearing those words.

His gaze was fixed on Lin Rujin, who exuded an aura of power in the crowd. His wooden eyes seemed to have grown flesh and blood, turning gloomy and bloodthirsty.

No one has ever dared to treat Ah Yin like this before; this human is courting death.

"Of course it was my own idea." After saying this, Mingzhuo reached out and pulled Lin Rujin along without warning.

Lin Rujin fell to the ground, her whole body covered in cold sweat.

Lin Xuelan screamed, "What are you doing? Why did you hit Jinbao?"

Mingzhuo: "Shut up, what are you yelling for!"

Lin Xuelan choked, still furious, "You think you're right to hit someone?"

"Sister, I'm fine," Lin Rujin said, her expression somewhat strange as she glanced at Ming Zhuo.

Others may not know, but she sensed it most clearly. After saying those words, she felt a sticky and evil gaze staring at her from behind. The noisy voices and elegant figures around her seemed to fade away. She was horrified to find that she couldn't move!

She was like an animal waiting to be slaughtered, unable to even move a finger, let alone escape!

It was Mingzhuo's pull that rescued her from that suffocating and terrifying state.

She didn't know if the other party had stumbled upon this by chance or was truly capable, so she hurriedly pulled Lin Xuelan away.

——

Mingzhuo went to the restroom and stopped in the corridor where there were few people.

"Come out," she said.

Click! The puppet slowly appeared and performed an ancient Shadowmoon Clan salute towards Mingzhuo.

Then it threw a black object in front of Mingzhuo. When the object saw Mingzhuo, its eyes flashed with ferocity, and it pounced on Mingzhuo with lightning speed.

The puppet's eyes narrowed, and with a flick of its fingers, the black mist exploded completely, turning into a puddle of black water before disappearing.

Mingzhuo: "...Can you please stop being so disgusting?"

The puppet paused, seemingly apologetic, indicating that it wouldn't do it again.

Mingzhuo: "Never mind, you've only just gained sentience, so you still have some ferocity."

He paused for a moment before continuing, "You noticed just now that someone was trying to kill Lin Rujin, right? That's really interesting. What are they trying to do by killing someone in broad daylight?"

The puppet blinked, as if to say, "She deserves to die; she's not worth saving."

Mingzhuo lifted her skirt and squatted down to look at it. "No, it won't work. Others want to frame me or my sister for her death, so she can't die yet."

The puppet remembered the key point: it mustn't die yet.

Although it was angry that the person dared to be presumptuous in front of Ayin, it would not kill anyone in front of Ayin, because Ayin would not like the sight of blood.

However, it wouldn't kindly save Lin Rujin, so when it sensed another evil force eyeing Lin Rujin, it chose to stand by and do nothing.

This led to the situation where, by the time Mingzhuo rescued Lin Rujin and it belatedly went to investigate the evil force, the mastermind had already escaped.

Only the one who had made the move was left, which it crumpled into a ball and threw in front of Mingzhuo.

Unexpectedly, this thing completely lost its mind and attacked without warning. I crushed it with one hand, turning it into a pool of blood.

Since the mastermind was targeting Mingzhuo, it certainly wouldn't let him go.

The puppet nodded slightly to Mingzhuo. It was going to investigate that evil force. After Mingzhuo nodded, its figure disappeared into the corridor like a ghost.

Mingzhuo stood in the corridor, thought for a moment, and felt that the problem was mostly with Lin Xuelan.

She could sense that Lin Xuelan was surrounded by a strange aura. Others might find her beautiful and alluring, but she found her repulsive.

This is probably some kind of illusion, an area-of-effect skill, but unfortunately it's ineffective against Mingzhuo.

Mingzhuo was speechless. Why did these people always like to make deals with ghosts and evil spirits to deceive people's hearts?

It's one thing to disgust others, but don't you find it disgusting yourself? Even if we assume the worst, aren't you afraid of the backlash, of your youthful beauty turning to gray hair?

There is no such thing as getting something for nothing in this world; resorting to evil magic is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.

Unfortunately, the greed in people's hearts is insatiable, and there are always people who rush forward one after another, turning a blind eye to danger.

——

He Wangyao stood frozen in place.

Mrs. He found it strange that her son was so unenthusiastic today.

"Yaoyao, don't you want to record a video?" Madam He frantically hinted.

Like Hezhou, she used to be vehemently opposed to her son becoming a livestreamer or internet celebrity, since it sounded like he was wasting his time.

But after a few years, she changed her attitude. Being a live streamer or internet celebrity is fine too, at least you don't have to travel frequently for work. Her son has a pure Yin constitution according to the Four Pillars of Destiny, which makes him too easy to attract unclean things.

Now living in Luowuju and doing live streaming, I can ensure my personal safety and develop my career at the same time, which is the best of both worlds.

To support her son's career, she used her connections to get him invited to the H brand jewelry launch event as a close friend of the brand.

Don't fans these days value their idols' commercial endorsements? Celebrities would fight tooth and nail for something like the H brand jewelry launch event; for an internet celebrity to get that deal would really elevate their status!

My son should film a lot of videos, then go back and edit them properly before posting them online. It would definitely be worth a trending topic!

He Wangyao tried to remain calm and said, "Mom, I'm going to the restroom."

He's going crazy! Who wants to record a video?!

I thought it was just a regular business deal, but who would have thought I'd run into something unclean!