But Rong Hang's actions the next second shattered Qi Ying's illusions.
Rong Hang remained expressionless, dressed in black, seemingly blending into the darkness of the corner.
"Who...are you?" Qi Ying felt a sharp pain in her stomach and couldn't stop coughing as she spoke.
Rong Hang didn't answer her question, but simply raised his hand, blocking a patch of sunlight from Qi Ying's view.
Qi Ying blinked and disappeared into darkness.
In the darkness, she heard someone speaking. After listening carefully, she recognized Zhang Meng's voice, clear and gentle as always. She felt that she could move again, so she ran towards the source of Zhang Meng's voice, but no matter what she did, she couldn't move. Qi Ying looked down and realized that she had fallen into a swamp.
The swamp's suction was incredibly strong, almost submerging her shoulders. A sense of fear rose within her, and she cried out, "Zhang Meng! Zhang Meng!"
Rong Hang stood in front of her, watching Qi Ying fall into a hallucination and roll around on the ground, constantly calling out a name.
Zhang Meng, Jiang Yixing's agent.
Rong Hang remembered this person's name. So that's why. Rong Hang twitched the corner of his mouth, but his eyes remained deep and thoughtful.
The swamp had gradually submerged her neck. Qi Ying felt cold all over. She could see everything in front of her clearly. Zhang Meng and Jiang Yixing were walking side by side. They were in the light, while she was in the dark.
Qi Ying struggled to her feet, her cries growing louder.
Finally, as if he had heard, Zhang Meng turned around, but his usual smile was gone, replaced by a cold indifference.
He ignored Qi Ying's plight, only uttering a few words: "Let's terminate the contract."
Qi Ying was engulfed by the mud and sand, and the mud and water rushed into her nose and mouth. Her chest trembled helplessly, and her limbs twitched.
After an unknown amount of time, Qi Ying opened her eyes. She was not dead, and the uninvited guest from before was still leaning against the wall.
Rong Hang saw her open her eyes, dust off the dust behind her, and was about to turn and leave.
Qi Ying ignored the tears on her face and reached out to grab Rong Hang's ankle, but he dodged her. Rong Hang turned his head, his delicate face expressionless.
"Zhang Meng...sent you here?" Qi Ying's voice was hoarse.
Rong Hang gave a short laugh and leaned down. "How could Zhang Meng still remember you? You two terminated your contract a long time ago."
Rong Hang knew best how to deliver the final straw to a secret admirer; his voice was cold and devoid of warmth.
Qi Ying looked like she was both crying and laughing, and uttered a name, "Jiang Yixing, it's Jiang Yixing."
"She wants revenge on me, doesn't she?"
Qi Ying chuckled softly. She had sent thugs to disfigure Jiang Yixing's face; she wondered if they had succeeded. Would Zhang Meng be in pain? Would he regret not choosing her now that he knew the person he had his eye on had no future?
A hint of irritation flashed in Rong Hang's dark eyes. His hand was already raised, and the frozen blade of ice was only centimeters away from Qi Ying's face.
Jiang Yixing's face flashed before my eyes, his phoenix eyes were upturned at the corners, he always had a smile on his face, and his lips parted: "Rong Hang, this is a society ruled by law."
The ice melted and fell onto Qi Ying's face.
A chill crept into her heart and bones along the watermarks, and Qi Ying couldn't help but tremble. Her eyes, as if unfocused, stared upwards. How could there be water here...?
Rong Hang eventually turned and left, a few dark shadows flashing between his fingertips. Since he'd already been diagnosed with a mental illness, why not add some credibility to the diagnosis?
Qi Ying's exclamation came from behind. Rong Hang had already walked out of the alley, and the sunlight shone on him, stopping right at the alley entrance, while the depths of the alley were still dark.
Zhang Meng was the last to find out about this, and when he spoke with Jiang Yixing, his tone was filled with disbelief.
“We’ve worked together for several years,” Zhang Meng said hesitantly. “I heard she was beaten by the wife and hospitalized, and that she’s become somewhat mentally unstable.”
Jiang Yixing understood his implied meaning and gently advised, "Don't get involved in this."
Zhang Meng knew in his heart that he would definitely not gain anything by going, but he couldn't bear not to go.
Jiang Yixing slapped Zhang Meng on the back, wishing she could wake him up. "Can't you see she likes you?"
When this topic came up, Zhang Meng paused for a moment. Qi Ying's mother had indeed said this last time, but at the time he was so frightened by the accident that he almost lost his life that he had long forgotten about love and romance.
Recalling the horror of the whole incident, Zhang Meng finally came to his senses. "You're right, I'd better not go."
That matter was put behind them for the time being. Qi Ying later retired from the entertainment industry and returned to her hometown with her parents, severing all ties with Zhang Meng.
Her attempt to hire someone to commit assault was dropped due to a mental illness report. However, Rong Hang's sudden kick caused her considerable suffering.
Just as Qi Ying's matter was coming to an end, Jiang Yixing received another call from Zhou Xinghe, which didn't bring any good news either.
Jiang Yixing opened the cultivator forum and was not surprised to see her name displayed all over the screen, just like when she clicked on the trending topics. It seems that the 21st century truly is the world of public opinion.
The incident was initially sparked by a post from an unknown account:
"Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang disregarded human life and were passively shirking their duties."
Attached below is a video showing Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang sitting together with a table full of food. The two are relaxed, and if it weren't for the desolate background behind them, one would think they were at home.
Then the perspective shifts, and a huge white tiger suddenly appears on the screen, its eyes glaring red, its roar shaking the heavens.
The video was filmed very close to the white tiger, which startled all the cultivators.
Clearly, the people recording the video were engaged in a fierce battle. The camera then panned back to a distant pavilion, where two figures remained seated, their gazes seemingly piercing through the lens and shooting directly at the viewers outside the frame.
"This is Jiang Yixing?!"
"What are they doing sitting in the pavilion? A fight has broken out here!"
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. How can Jiang Yixing, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, let others charge into battle?"
"The White Tiger is really scary, what level is it?"
"Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang are too cold-hearted, it's unbelievable."
"How dare they eat? In this kind of environment?"
"But this video is clearly edited, isn't it? Is the poster sure there was no malicious editing?"
"That's right, how could Jiang Yixing be the kind of person who would willingly share his cultivation technique?"
"Do we cultivators have brainless fans now?"
"Isn't it crystal clear? I'll say it first: Jiang Yixing is inhuman."
Jiang Yixing knew who it was as soon as he saw the recording angle.
Guo Linlu secretly filmed by hiding a miniature camera in his collar that day. Jiang Yixing and Rong Hang discovered it but did not expose him in person, which shows that they were prepared for this.
Jiang Yixing took out the little hamster that Ji Fu had given him and stroked its fluffy head. "I didn't expect to need you again."
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