Just as netizens were cautiously waiting for the character to be written out of the story at any moment, while also unable to resist watching the plot unfold, that day finally arrived.
To the surprise of netizens, the first to die was not one of these five people, but the old man played by Xu Aiguo.
It's like taking all the precautions, only to find that the most reassuring character in the show has no fighting power ceiling.
After carrying out many missions, the protagonist and his companions finally embarked on a mission to assassinate a warlord. However, the warlord had a trick up his sleeve. Although all five escaped, the protagonist, a young boy, was captured.
All five people were injured to varying degrees.
The male protagonist had his leg broken and was used as bait. He was disheartened and thought no one would come to save him because the old man always said that if he couldn't complete the mission, he was a piece of trash and trash shouldn't live.
But he didn't expect the old man to come to his rescue. The old man came to his rescue all by himself, even dodging the warlord's bullets, killing the warlord, and taking him back.
Just as he was thrilled to have been spared and slept soundly until dawn, he discovered that the old man had not left the room.
He knocked on the door to call the old man for dinner, only to find that the door was unlocked. But the old man always locked the door, so why wasn't it locked today?
The male protagonist was somewhat panicked. He pushed open the door and went in. What he saw was the old man, who had not changed his clothes, leaning against the bed with his head down.
The old man is gone.
The male protagonist stepped back in fear. No, the old man was so powerful, how could he be gone?
But after others confirmed it, the old man was wrapped in a blanket and buried in the yard.
The incense burner, memorial tablet, letters, and imperial edicts in the old man's house reveal the old man's life.
[Waaaaah~ Lin Gou!! Give me back my old man!!! He's already had such a miserable life, and you still won't give him a good old age! Are you even human?!]
[The old man was so loyal. The Empress Dowager exonerated his family, so he served her with his life, even becoming a eunuch, just to repay this kindness. Sob sob~ The best old man in the world!]
He was following the Empress Dowager's decree to kill the rebel warlord leader and to have the Emperor die for his country, but he only accomplished one. The old man died with his eyes open, staring at the Empress Dowager's memorial tablet, as if saying, "Your subject deserves to die a thousand deaths; I failed to fulfill the Empress Dowager's last wish." Waaah~ I'm crying my eyes out.
I thought the group of five would go back to save the male lead, but it turned out to be the old man who always beat and scolded everyone. The male lead is so pitiful; the old man died because he saved him.
[I never expected the old man to die first. I was constantly worried about who among the five would die first, but it turns out he wasn't even one of the five. (Crying emoji)]
[I was wrong, I was so wrong. I thought I understood Director Lin, but I never imagined I'd still get ripped off by him. In *The Waves*, he didn't target older characters, and I naively thought Director Lin liked younger actors. Now, I can't hold back anymore. You're even worse than a younger actor!!!]
[Don't even mention it, what if in a few episodes I get killed too? Lin Gou! I'll never forgive you!!! My old man!]
[I knew Feiyang Entertainment wouldn't be so kind as to release behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Mr. Xu; it's practically a death knell! Feiyang Entertainment, you really love tragedies, huh? Go ahead and kill off the male lead too!! Kill him now, so I don't have to cry myself to death later.]
[Do you think the male lead is some kind of protected species in Director Lin's eyes? Naive! Look at the two parts of "Love Under the Moonlight"—both the male and female leads met their demise. This series has 100 episodes in total, and we're only a third of the way through. The suffering continues. (Crying emoji)]
[Is someone really looking for a beating? Director Lin is famous for his knife skills, and someone's actually looking for a beating? Really? I don't believe it. I was tricked into coming here. My friend, take this! Ah!]
[Did I get tricked into watching this? It's such a niche genre, but my mom really enjoys it. She wouldn't let me change the channel, and she reads it while crying. I thought she'd stop watching after Mr. Xu's character left the show, but she's become completely engrossed. Now I have to watch it with her every day.]
[The person upstairs is being eloquent and ingratiating. Are you watching with them, or do you want to watch too?]
The departure of the character Xu Aiguo even became a trending topic, attracting many viewers to the 100-episode drama "A Century of Silence," which also achieved record-breaking ratings. The day the character left the show even surpassed previous records.
As the old man's story ends, the backstories of the other characters gradually unfold from the protagonist's perspective.
There's a monk who accidentally killed someone while trying to help someone and escaped from Shaolin Temple; a wealthy young master from the royal fireworks industry who is now a bomb-making machine; a poison master from a medical family who claims that all his family's medical books were destroyed, leaving only his poison skills; and a concubine who was kidnapped several times and eventually killed the warlord and was proficient in firearms.
Just as netizens were catching their breath, the martial arts champion met his end, sacrificing himself to exchange explosives for the emperor, and also killing many invading enemy soldiers.
The male protagonist has now grown into a young man. He is no longer a burden. On the contrary, he acts faster and more ruthlessly, showing the style of an old man.
The male protagonist held the martial arts champion's waist token and buried it next to the old man.
He recalled the martial arts champion's last words: "I am the martial arts champion, I am the martial arts champion, I am incredibly strong, I am the martial arts champion."
[The martial arts champion's waist token was actually found, and it was from the previous dynasty! Bomb Boy figured it out. No wonder he kept looking at the martial arts champion with that kind of gaze. I'm so sad!]
[The kid with the bombs already said that the martial arts champion is Han Chinese, so it's impossible for him to participate in the martial arts competition. It's so frustrating. He'll never be able to participate in his entire life, even if he's born with superhuman strength. He doesn't even have the qualification to enter the arena. What a damn dynasty, it'd be better if it were destroyed!]
[The martial arts champion chose to stay and finish last, even giving the plaque to the male lead. Did he already know he was going to die?]
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