Chapter 7
At the critical moment when Song Moxuan was making his decision, a fee reminder popped up. It was obvious that there were more than one person who almost cursed at the director like Qian Xin.
A string of ellipsis suddenly appeared on the payment page, silently reflecting the true feelings of the person who posted the barrage.
【……】
Qian Xin was stunned, and then she realized that she had not posted a single comment from the beginning of the film until now. You know, when watching a drama, it is also a great pleasure to discuss and interact with other netizens through real-time comment.
However, she was completely immersed in the plot of the drama just now, without a trace of boredom, so she naturally forgot to chat with other friends to kill time during the unimportant plot scenes.
It's not just her. What's shocking is that during the free time, everyone else was actually attracted by the plot. They all forgot to post comments, forgot to be shocked, and even forgot to complain. This incident itself is very terrifying when you think about it carefully.
In particular, Qian Xin took a deep breath when he saw the real-time number of people online at the bottom right corner of the video.
As one of the first people to discover "Untitled" and enter the viewing channel, Qian Xin clearly remembers that when he came in, the number of people was still in double digits.
According to the general process, the first wave of moviegoers are all acquaintances of the director, actors or production company, who help to increase the popularity to avoid the embarrassment of not having a single loyal audience.
However, now, not much time has passed, and the number of online viewers has reached four digits, and is still climbing rapidly at a double-digit growth rate per second.
It is true that Canglan.com has a large amount of traffic, and the new list at the end of the website's homepage also has some traffic, but the growth rate is too exaggerated.
You should know that "Untitled" is not a new work listed on the homepage of the new list, it was just released not long ago.
Based on Qian Xin's years of experience in recruiting newcomers and big data analysis, she quickly ran through a string of data in her mind. If the data was normal, then—
After screening the posters, introductions, and content of the drama, at least 90% of them chose to stay and continue watching!
There are not many viewers in front of the screen who are as careful and professional as Qian Xin. Most of the audience are paying attention to the drama itself.
With the release of the first barrage, the audience who remembered the existence of barrage immediately found a way to post it.
【Director Ka V is absolutely professional. 】
[I have a question: MMP, but I don't know if I should say it or not.]
[Sister, are you short of that little bit of money? I'm stuck here. Very good, man, you caught my attention.]
In an instant, the entire page was filled with dense comments. No one mocked the new star's new drama for not being free in full, but all complained that Huan Xu's V card was unethical.
Seeing so many people helping her complain about the unscrupulous director "cheating", Qian Xin was happy. The rich sister was in a good mood and made a few deep rewards. She cleared the screen in a very dignified manner. Under the gorgeous starry sky fireworks, the star-studded barrage of Canglan.com's lifetime membership appeared.
[Song Moxuan, you must not let Xiaoyu down! ]
After sending the barrage to remind everyone to watch the next content quickly, Qian Xin directly purchased the one-stop broadcast.
Other viewers also grasped the key point, temporarily stopped denouncing the director, and continued to watch the drama. Of course, if the director dared to let Song Moxuan succumb to the old emperor's power, then they would be scolded together with Song Moxuan.
Huan Xu didn't know that the interstellar audience was extremely vigilant and looked down with bated breath, but there was another audience member in the car.
Gu Mingrui had gone from being shocked to being numb. He had so many questions that he didn't know where to start. The unprecedented plot piqued his curiosity, and he couldn't help but test Huan Xu in advance: "Xiao Xu, Song Moxuan..."
Huan Xu reassured his stepfather: "Don't worry, I'm filming a sweet love story."
Father Gu's tense expression relaxed slightly, and he confidently clicked to continue playing. He also explained quietly, "Modern people are under a lot of pressure, especially us on the Cang Tianxing. We prefer sweet and refreshing plots to melodramatic twists and turns."
The other audience members also felt relieved after hearing Song Moxuan's decisive answer.
Song Moxuan thanked the Emperor and the King of Qi in turn. Just as the other officials were about to congratulate the number one scholar on his marriage, Song Moxuan unexpectedly refused the marriage proposal:
"I thank Your Majesty and the King of Qi for your consideration. However, I am already married and cannot marry Princess Yongning!"
"How dare you! Song Moxuan, you are so bold to commit the crime of deceiving the emperor!" The King of Qi growled. He was choosing a husband for his daughter, so it was impossible for him not to investigate the other party's background. Song Moxuan was clearly not married.
Song Moxuan's forehead was already covered with sweat, but he still answered calmly, "I dare not. Heaven and earth are my witnesses. I already have someone I want to spend my life with, and we have pledged our lives together. I have also made an agreement that when I return home, we will be married."
After saying this, Song Moxuan knelt on his knees and kowtowed heavily to the emperor on the dragon throne: "A wife who has shared the hardships of life should not be abandoned. Moreover, my beloved has helped me a lot. I am not worthy of Princess Yongning."
The banquet, which was once filled with cheers, fell into a dead silence because of Song Moxuan's refusal of marriage. The ministers dared not even breathe, for fear of angering His Majesty on the throne.
The emperor stared at Song Moxuan uncertainly for a long while, then finally waved his sleeves and said indifferently, "My dear minister, you are so infatuated with me. It is not my duty to break up such a good marriage. Please stand up."
The banquet continued, but all the ministers could see that both the emperor and the king of Qi had lost interest.
After sitting at the table for a while, the emperor and the King of Qi left one after another, announcing the end of the banquet. The new top scholar, who was hailed by everyone before the banquet, was now alone. Both the ministers and his colleagues kept their distance from him. It was obvious that he was disliked by the emperor and his career was over.
Walking back to his place alone, Song Moxuan's face was pale. He was well aware of the consequences of his choice, but he didn't regret it at all. He smiled at his loyal servant who was concerned about him and said, "In a few days, we will return to Liangcheng."
[I want to apologize to Song Moxuan. I doubted him before.]
[The top scholar, he is really responsible and capable.]
[Xiaoyu and Shusheng are going in both directions this time, so great!]
Song Moxuan's position was quickly demoted, and he was not transferred out. However, his position was a minor official on the margins with no room for promotion.
Before taking office, Song Moxuan and his loyal servant left the capital in a low-key manner. When they returned to Liangcheng, they were welcomed by everyone in the city.
Song Moxuan also saw Xiaoyu, who was standing at the front, surrounded by the crowd. Even though Xiaoyu was dressed simply compared to the noble ladies in the capital, in Song Moxuan's eyes, Xiaoyu was more beautiful than any other noble lady.
The scholar smiled shyly again.
The house was decorated with lights and with everyone's blessings, the bride and groom in red bowed to heaven and earth, then to their parents, and then to each other.
The red candle flickered, the curtain was gently lowered, and when Xiaoyu reappeared in front of the crowd, she had already tied her hair into a bun.
By marrying an official of the current dynasty, Xiaoyu's demonic aura was concealed, and she successfully avoided the suppression of dragon energy and was able to enter the capital with Song Moxuan.
[If I don't return to Fox Mountain, I'll have to continue playing the Capital dungeon.]
[Will that Princess Yongning not come out to cause trouble?]
[No, I just want to see the sweet love between the young couple, not the evil female supporting role.]
Huan Xu also doesn't like villains who are copied and pasted just for the sake of being bad. As he told the actors before, in his scripts, he wants to do his best to make even a small role flesh and blood.
During her time in the capital, Xiaoyu learned from various sources that Song Moxuan rejected Princess Yongning for her, and was disliked by the emperor, which affected his career.
Xiaoyu was touched by Song Moxuan's feelings, but at the same time she didn't want Song Moxuan to remain silent.
"My husband's talent and ambition should not be buried like this."
When Xiaoyu was thinking about how to help Song Moxuan, bad news suddenly came from the Prince Qi's Mansion. Princess Yongning was infected with a disease and the imperial doctors were unable to cure her. Now the Prince Qi's Mansion offered a reward of ten thousand taels of gold to find a folk medical saint to cure Princess Yongning.
In full view of the crowd, Xiaoyu took down the imperial edict and was invited into the Prince Qi's mansion.
Although Princess Yongning had been interested in Song Moxuan, Xiaoyu did not vent her anger on him. The fox spirits are always kind and simple. This time when she entered Prince Qi's mansion, Xiaoyu sincerely wanted to save Princess Yongning.
Xiaoyu's idea was very simple. Prince Qi was the emperor's brother. In the past, Song Moxuan was silenced for his sake. If she saved the other party's beloved daughter, the other party would definitely help Song Lang find a stage to display his ambitions.
Princess Yongning was indeed seriously ill. She had tuberculosis, which was very difficult to treat in ancient times, and most importantly, it was contagious. Xiaoyu was a demon, so not only was she not afraid, she also thought of using demon pills to drive away the disease for Yongning.
When Song Moxuan received the news, Xiaoyu had already stayed in Prince Qi's mansion, treating Princess Yongning personally.
Song Moxuan was extremely anxious, worried that Xiaoyu would also be infected, but he could do nothing because the note was written by Xiaoyu herself:
"Don't worry, my husband. I need to treat the princess personally at the Prince Qi's mansion. I will return when she recovers. Mr. Song, please take good care of yourself and eat on time during this period."
Song Moxuan couldn't see Xiaoyu, so he could only go to Prince Qi's mansion every morning and evening to wait. Because of Xiaoyu, the people in Prince Qi's mansion didn't make things difficult for Song Moxuan. Prince Qi even took the initiative to ask Song Moxuan if he had any positions he was interested in. However, Song Moxuan was in no mood to think about these things.
Song Moxuan knew that Xiaoyu took the risk for him. He didn't care about promotion and just prayed in his heart that Xiaoyu would be fine.
Princess Yongning, who was once bright and flamboyant in red, is now bedridden, coughing and wheezing all day long. She looks much duller, like a red peony that is about to wither.
She was also a little embarrassed when she learned that the doctor treating her was Song Moxuan's wife.
Who would have thought that Xiaoyu not only did not mention the past, but took good care of her and explained to her the city life outside the mansion that she had never experienced.
The two of them spent every day together, and whenever Yongning listened to Xiaoyu's stories, she always had a faint smile on her face. In addition, Xiaoyu secretly used the magic pill to heal her at night, and Yongning's condition improved day by day.
The two of them also went from being rivals in love to being the closest of friends.
The audience was surprised and very satisfied with this development.
【I love watching pretty girls posting the most. 】
[Ahhh, the beautiful lady is indeed the most beautiful creature in the world. ]
[I declare that the scholar belongs to Xiaoyu, and Sister Ning is mine!]
With the support of Prince Qi's Mansion, Song Zhuangyuan re-entered everyone's vision. Just when the audience thought the plot would continue to be sweet and the scholar would rise with the help of the genius doctor Xiaoyu, a new character appeared.
A Taoist priest with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, wearing a Taoist robe, a seven-star crown on his head, and a peach wood sword on his back, stood outside the city gate. He twisted his fingers and calculated, then frowned: "There is a demon running rampant in the capital."
【Who is this handsome guy? 】
[If I understand correctly, "Daoist priest" should be someone who specializes in catching demons in ancient times.]
[Could the demon he's talking about be Xiaoyu...?]
Taoist priest Qing Yangzi, who looked very powerful and had a prominent background, entered the capital and was treated as an honored guest by the prime minister and invited into his mansion.
Just as Qing Yangzi was inquiring about the recent events in the capital, something unexpected happened to the young couple. Song Moxuan fell ill. Xiaoyu felt her husband's pulse and said with a smile, "My husband is fine."
However, after Song Moxuan drank the medicine and fell asleep, Xiaoyu showed a solemn expression. In the puzzled eyes of the audience, she took out her demon pill again.
The audience was shocked to find that the demon pill, which should have been round and translucent, was covered with strands of impurities. However, Xiaoyu seemed to have known this for a long time and was not surprised. Under Xiaoyu's urging, the demon pill floated and the disease was forced out of Song Moxuan's body by the demon power.
This time, the audience also saw clearly that the disease that was forced out of Song Moxuan's body did not dissipate, but instead gathered together and entangled with the demon pill.
[So, the reason Xiaoyu's demon core turned into this state was because of those people's medical treatment?]
[Thinking about it carefully, it's possible. Ever since Xiaoyu became a miracle doctor, the patients she's been treating have all had difficult and complicated illnesses, so paying a certain price is reasonable.]
Not only that, what worried the audience the most was that on the second day, Xiaoyu found that she had an extra white hair when she was dressing in the mirror. Xiaoyu secretly pulled it out and it quickly turned into ashes and disappeared.
[Wow, gray hair is also a price to pay. 】
【Xiaoyu, please stop treating patients.】
In the play, Song Moxuan also advised Xiaoyu not to see the patient anymore, and was even afraid that Xiaoyu would "act insincerely disobey" like the previous times. He rarely turned his face coldly towards Xiaoyu and expressed his anger:
"If Yu'er continues to work hard for me, I will have no choice but to resign and return home, to live in seclusion with Yu'er in the countryside, and be a carefree Taoist couple."
Seeing Song Moxuan, who refused to say anything harsh to her even when he was angry and could only threaten her in various ways, Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you, my husband. From now on, I will announce to the public that I need to recuperate and I won't be going out for a while."
The audience smiled knowingly. It turned out that a scholar had to take action to deal with Xiaoyu.
But soon, the audience found that they laughed too early.
Xiaoyu no longer goes out to see patients, but she releases the magic pill every day after Song Moxuan falls asleep.
The demon pill was spinning above Song Moxuan, and traces of disease were sucked out. More and more mottled impurities covered the round demon pill.
[Ah, is Shu sick? But he doesn't look sick.]
【what is going on? 】
[The appearance of the demon pill suddenly frightened me.]
Qian Xin also pursed her lips. She suddenly had a bad feeling. After thinking about it, she sent a comment:
[Do you remember the poster? Thinking about it now, I always feel a little sad.]
After being reminded by Qian Xin, there was a moment of silence, and then the audience immediately started to think divergently.
[Ahhhh——Could it be that the scholar has a terminal illness?]
[Forget about the plot-killing part. There's really no need to force a ending.]
With the reappearance of Taoist Qingyangzi, everyone's doubts were resolved, but the audience became even more silent.
After learning about the situation in the capital, Qing Yangzi, with the help of divination, quickly determined that Xiaoyu was the big demon in the capital.
However, Qing Yangzi did not come to the house, nor did he call for Xiaoyu to be killed. He only killed evil monsters. Xiaoyu was a fox spirit. Not only did she not do evil, she also saved many lives since she came down the mountain. As long as Xiaoyu did not hurt anyone, she would not be within Qing Yangzi's range of killing.
Since there were no evil demons causing trouble, Qing Yangzi prepared to leave the capital and continue his travels, but before leaving, he still went to look for Song Moxuan.
"I heard that you were looking for me, Taoist Priest?"
"I, Qingyangzi, have made this hasty visit to remind you that humans and demons are on different paths. Even if the other person is a fox spirit, forcing a union is still against the laws of nature. If you don't want to harm yourself and others, you should separate as soon as possible."
After leaving a few words expressionlessly, Qing Yangzi no longer paid any attention to Song Moxuan and turned around to leave in a leisurely manner.
[Ah, why did you tell the scholar Xiaoyu that she is a demon? ]
[I think the Taoist priest is a man of temperament.]
[No one cares, humans and demons have different paths, does this mean that Shusheng and Xiaoyu shouldn't be together?]
Yes, the audience understood it correctly.
Song Moxuan stood there in a daze for a moment. After realizing what the Taoist priest meant, he didn't believe it at first, but he seemed to think of something quickly. He no longer cared about his image, lifted his robe, and ran quickly towards his own residence.
At the same time, in the mansion, Xiaoyu was also receiving a special guest.
"Grandma, why did you come down the mountain?"
The fox demon, who had transformed into an old woman, cast a stern gaze upon Xiaoyu. She spoke, stating the truth in a cold and blunt voice: "You married a scholar."
"Yes." Xiaoyu knew she couldn't hide it from her grandmother, so she simply admitted it frankly: "We love each other. As the saying goes, if you save a life, you must repay it with your life. So I married my husband."
After a long silence, the fox demon grandmother spoke: "Now that the favor has been repaid, come back to Fox Mountain with me."
Xiaoyu's expression changed, and she pleaded with the fox demon grandma: "Grandma, my husband and I are truly in love. Please grant us our blessing."
The fox demon grandmother flicked her sleeves, and the strong wind she created lashed Xiaoyu's face, leaving a red mark. "Ridiculous! How could a Tushan fox marry a mortal? When you ascend to the upper realm and transform into a fairy fox, there will be so many fairies in the upper realm, won't that be enough for you to choose from? Come back with me!"
[Grandma is so fierce, she must be a bad person.]
"Grandma, my husband rejected the princess for me. In my heart, all the gods and immortals in the sky are not as good as my husband, a mere mortal." Xiaoyu pleaded with the fox demon grandma again: "Please, grandma, please fulfill our love."
The fox demon granny sneered and raised her hand. Xiaoyu uncontrollably lifted up her body, and Xiaoyu's demon core was pulled out of her body. The mottled demon core was held in the fox demon granny's hand.
"How can we accomplish this?! A human-demon union, a mortal body simply cannot withstand the demonic power entering the body, unless you use the demon pill to remove it again. However, this will consume your own cultivation. Once the demon pill is completely contaminated and shattered, your life will be over!"
"Tushan Xiaoyu, you asked me to fulfill your wish, but you want me to watch you die?!"
A line of clear tears rolled down Xiaoyu's cheeks. Xiaoyu kowtowed three times and nine times to the fox demon grandmother:
"Grandma taught Xiaoyu for many years. If I can't repay you, I would be unfilial. Please... Grandma, please help me."
"Even if you only have fifty years to live?!"
"Even if it's only fifty years, it's enough for me to grow old with my husband."
The fox demon grandma didn't say anything else. A gust of wind blew by, and the grandma's figure disappeared from the place.
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