Chapter 195
Zhang Yan solemnly calculated for a long time, then dejectedly pushed the copper coin away: "It's still just a general location... Chu Shuangyan, no, Chu Er, he must have used some means to cover up the exact location, making it difficult for outsiders to predict."
Hu Meng humbly asked, "So what is the approximate location you calculated this time?"
Zhang Yan said, feeling frustrated, "...the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."
The others: "Pfft."
Zhang Yan, enraged, said, "It's very accurate, but not very specific. Wait a minute, I'll do another divination. This time, I'll calculate how those children are doing."
“There’s no need to bother with divination,” Qin Su said. “Those children are definitely safe now.”
Qin Su was undoubtedly very beautiful, but Zhang Yan was a little intimidated by her, feeling a strange, bristling sensation, like an animal encountering its natural enemy.
He touched his nose and asked, "Why are you sure they're safe?"
Qin Su said, "Because the day Chu Er is waiting for hasn't arrived yet, he's still waiting for the right time."
She pointed to the large calendar hanging on the office wall, "Look, in a few days, July 15th, Gengshen day."
The group of people in the Xuanmen stared at the calendar for a few seconds, then their eyes widened and they suddenly understood.
"So that's it. He was waiting for the fifteenth of July."
"This is good news. Chu Er will definitely be preparing the altar in the next couple of days. If we keep a close eye on him, we'll surely catch him red-handed."
"It's hardly good news. That day was the Ghost Festival, and it was also a Gengshen day. Chu Er's abilities would definitely be even greater than usual."
"He was seriously injured back then and could only live in another person's body. Even with the blessing of the Emperor's Essence, he could not be invincible."
"That's hard to say."
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Tang Xuan was completely confused and raised his hand again: "Wait, wait, I was clearly listening the whole time and I didn't look down to pick up my pen, so why does it seem like I missed some important knowledge point? What's wrong with July 15th?"
He searched for "July 15th" and only found a few news articles saying that experts had said there would be a red moon on July 15th this year, and that people would be able to see a unique astronomical phenomenon.
"On the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month this year, there will be a once-in-a-lifetime (60-year) imperial flow of water, and it will be on the Gengshen day," Qin Su said leisurely. "Chu Er will not miss this opportunity even if it means death."
Yuan Mei once wrote in "Continuation of Zi Bu Yu": "On the night of Gengshen, the moon shone brightly, and within it flowed the Emperor's nectar, which was shaped like countless olives with ten thousand golden threads hanging down in a continuous stream. Plants and trees on earth that received its essence could become demons, and foxes and ghosts that ate it could display supernatural powers."
In other words, if it is a plant or tree spirit, it may be able to cultivate into a spirit by absorbing the Emperor's nectar, and fox spirits and the like will greatly increase their supernatural abilities after absorbing it.
For demons who cultivate, the Emperor's Dew is like a divine elixir, especially since this year's July 15th falls on the Gengshen day of the Gengshen month.
Qin Lide said, "That's right. He can delegate other things, but he always insists on setting up the altar himself."
He then added something that only he and Qin Su knew: "When we were communicating with Chu Shuangyan's agent about Chu Shuangyan's affairs, we learned from the agent that this Chu Er values his reputation very much. At the time, we couldn't understand it, but now we know why."
Qiao Yijing: "Reputation? What does he need reputation for?"
"What he actually wants is not reputation, but the power of faith," Qin Su said, revealing the truth.
Zhang Yan exclaimed in surprise: "What? Celebrity fans are considered a form of faith?"
Qiao Yijing was also speechless, saying, "This... the power of faith doesn't just require liking to worship, it requires real faith, and the conditions for offering must be met..."
His voice grew weaker and weaker as he spoke, because when people followed his line of thought, they realized that many fans of celebrities were willing to die for their idols, spend money on voting and idol worship, and treat them like gods. Wasn't that the condition for achieving the power of faith?
For a moment, everyone looked at each other in surprise, not expecting the other party to offer such help.
Qiao Yijing thought for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoists, I think we should try to find a way to disrupt his actions in advance?"
Tang Xuan suggested, "Since he cares most about his fans, let's start from that point."
Qiao Yijing said with difficulty, "I don't know much about the entertainment industry. What are we supposed to do about celebrity fans? There are so many of them. We can't just go around telling them not to follow celebrities. They might not listen to us anyway."
Tang Xuan agreed, scratched his head, and looked conflicted.
Qin Su waved her phone: "Don't worry, although we don't understand celebrity fans, there are people who do."
Zhang Yan and Qiao Yijing, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, exclaimed in unison, "A manager?"
That's right. Chu Shuangyan's manager has been with him for so many years, she must know his fans best, and she must know what to do.
Qin Su called Dong's agent, omitting Chu Er's part, and only told her that Chu Shuangyan was going to hold a ceremony on July 15th. After the ceremony, the power of his soul would become stronger and more difficult to deal with.
Manager Dong suddenly realized and excitedly said, "No wonder when I told him I wanted to arrange an event for him to attend that night, he said no, saying he had something to do at home and needed to go home. It turns out he had ulterior motives all along."
He then asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
Qin Su said, "Do you remember what we talked about last time? He values his reputation a lot. We want to do something with our fans. Do you have any ideas?"
"Huh? That's not a good idea." Manager Dong hesitated for a moment. "Even if the real Chu comes back later, she still needs to make a living this way. If we drive away all the fans, we won't be able to carry out our work."
Qin Su said, "It's not that I really want to drive all the fans away. It's just that I'll create some negative rumors to make the fans fluctuate. He himself will be anxious if he sees them. If you're worried, I can release some ambiguous content and then clarify it later."
"I understand, I understand, no problem." Manager Dong said happily, "We sometimes use this kind of tactic to manipulate fans, I understand what you mean."
She explained to Qin Su in general terms: "Well, my boyfriend has the most fans and career fans, so we need to be targeted. First, I'll get paparazzi to take some intimate photos of him with female stars and spread rumors about his love life. Then, I'll pay marketing accounts to spread false information, saying that he's going to join a terrible production team and is expected to star in another bad movie. I'll also add some random bits and pieces, like saying he's arrogant or something. That'll definitely cause a stir. What do you think?"
Qin Su agreed, "You're more familiar with these things, so you can arrange it."
“Okay, let’s do it that way.” Agent Dong said decisively. “However, there’s a problem. In order to avoid affecting the fundamentals, we need to issue denials within a certain period of time. What do you think of this timeframe…?”
"Once July 15th has passed, you can do as you please."
By the 15th of July at the latest, everyone must confront Chu Er. If he is not defeated by the 15th of July, those children will be beyond saving, and there will be no future for them.
Dong's agent, unaware of the danger involved, asked for the specific date, exchanged a few polite words, and then hung up the phone.
Qin Lide, the most senior and having personally fought Chu Er, instructed everyone: "We need to prepare more talismans these next few days. Chu Er is very good at creating illusions and has a great spell of turning beans into soldiers. Although we don't know how much power he has left, everyone should be extra careful."
Tang Xuan was shocked and asked, "Scattering beans to create soldiers? Is there really such a magic in this world? What does he scatter? Soybeans, mung beans, or peas?"
Qin Lide said, "It's not really made of beans, but of folded paper figures. Don't underestimate those paper figures; they're very powerful, and even ordinary fire can't burn them."
Tang Xuan muttered, "This is not scientific, right? Paper figures can actually fight? If I had this ability when I was in school, I would never have been afraid of being punished by the teacher to copy things."
Nobody paid him any attention.
Zhang Yan thought to himself, "I, the person in charge of special events management, am sitting right in front of you, and you're still asking about science?"
He whispered to Hu Meng about the phone call Qin Su had made earlier: "Look how deep the water is in the entertainment industry. So many things were actually staged. You should stop chasing after those girl group idols in the future."
Hu Meng rolled her eyes: "What do you know? Female celebrities and male celebrities are two different species and cannot be compared. Besides, I'm a mom fan."
She kicked Zhang Yan and said, "Stop talking nonsense and get to work. Let's contact the person in charge and see if we can call some more help. I don't think this Chu Er is easy to deal with."
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