The next day.
Darkness, like a tide, surged in.
Su Muwan opened her eyes in confusion and looked around.
She could see clearly now—it wasn’t darkness.
It was a group of shadowy figures with crimson eyes.
“I always knew Su Muwan was this kind of person!”
“Exactly!”
“How can someone like you exist? Apologize! Apologize! You should die for your crimes!”
“Locking people up in a basement and torturing them! You’re not human!”
“Yes! Apologize! Apologize!”
This is...
Su Muwan gradually came to her senses, her expression blank.
So it’s about this...
The shadowy figures kept closing in, their crimson eyes blazing with anger, as if they wanted to devour her.
She instinctively defended herself, “What are you talking about? When have I ever done such a thing?”
As soon as she finished speaking,
Even fiercer retorts erupted.
“How dare you deny it! We have evidence!”
A sharp, ear-piercing voice echoed, like a roar from the abyss.
“Everyone knows you locked people in a basement and tortured them beyond recognition! How can you still deny it?”
“You don’t deserve to live in this world!”
Another voice joined in, dripping with malice.
“A scumbag like you doesn’t deserve anyone’s sympathy!”
“What are you talking about? My house doesn’t even have a basement!!”
“Shut up!!!”
The shadowy figures roared in unison, their voices like thunder, making her head spin.
Su Muwan desperately tried to defend herself, but her voice was drowned out.
The shadowy figures closed in further, the air around her growing heavy, making it hard to even breathe.
“We won’t let you off! Apologize! Apologize!”
Their voices surged like a tidal wave, endless, trapping her soul.
Then.
“No!! If I don’t speak up, you’ll just keep pushing it!”
“I’ve already been reborn! Why should I care about your nonsense?!”
Su Muwan waved her hand in frustration.
Boom!
The darkness dispersed.
Whoosh—!
Chirp chirp.
Warm sunlight shone on Su Muwan’s face.
She slowly opened her eyes.
When she saw the familiar ceiling,
She sighed helplessly, “It was just a dream.”
Gurgle~
She was hungry. Time to see what Qin Luo had made for breakfast.
Morning.
Sizzle—!
“Wow, (╯▽╰) smells amazing~~!”
Su Muwan, wearing her shark pajamas, came downstairs.
Sniffing the air, she complained, “Luo Luo Luo Luo Luo~!”
“What is it, Miss?”
Qin Luo’s voice came from the living room.
“Ugh! I had a nightmare!”
“What nightmare?”
“Hmph! A nightmare where I was framed...”
Su Muwan wandered into the living room and saw Qin Luo watching TV.
Just as she was about to rush over and surprise him with a hug,
She suddenly froze.
Because her eyes were drawn to the news on TV.
A crying man was saying, “Wuwuwu, his name is Qin Luo. He locked me in a basement and tortured me!”
“A basement?”
“Yes, a basement about the size of a bathroom, pitch black, with all kinds of torture tools on the walls!”
“How did you escape?”
“I waited for him to go to work every day and then ran away. Others escaped with me.”
On the TV screen, the cries of the framed victims grew more pitiful.
The camera zoomed in, capturing their haggard faces, tears streaming down their cheeks.
“Wuwuwu, it was so terrifying!”
“In his basement, we couldn’t see any light, only despair!”
The victims’ voices were heart-wrenching, their faces pale, every word evoking sympathy, as if they had truly endured something horrific.
“We were locked in his basement for months, living in constant fear. Qin Luo was like a demon, treating us like animals!”
A woman’s voice trembled as she clutched her clothes, seemingly reliving the horror, tears flowing uncontrollably.
“I really don’t know how I managed to escape!”
Another man, dressed in rags, couldn’t hold back his sobs. He looked into the camera, his eyes filled with helplessness and despair.
“I hope everyone hears our voices. Qin Luo is a monster!”
“And the young lady he serves, Su Muwan! She’s just as cruel and vicious!!”
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Su Muwan watched, her pupils shaking.
“No!!”
“Are they insane?!”
Su Muwan’s eyelids twitched. No wonder she had such a strange dream this morning!
So,
It’s happening again in this life?
Most importantly...
Su Muwan quickly turned to Qin Luo, who seemed deep in thought.
This time, the storm of public opinion was centered around Qin Luo?!
And! This familiar scene! This familiar tactic!
A figure immediately flashed through Su Muwan’s mind.
It’s that little wench from the Alliance Headquarters!!!
She must be behind this!
She grabbed Qin Luo’s arm and reassured him, “Qin Luo, don’t worry. I know who’s behind this. I’ll arrange for PR to clear up the rumors right away!”
Su Muwan’s tone was urgent. Given the opponent’s methods, the internet must already be in an uproar.
And indeed, it was.
Ding ling ling~~!
Yan Qiuyue called.
“It’s bad, Muwan! Check the internet! The rumors about Qin Luo are everywhere!”
“How could this happen? Qin Luo would never do something like this!”
Then, quickly.
“Daughter, what happened to Qin Luo? Don’t panic. I’ll have someone suppress the heat right away!”
Ding ling ling~!
One call after another.
Su Muwan realized the severity of the situation.
She opened the trending list and almost fainted.
The top ten trending topics were all about Qin Luo locking people in a basement and exploiting them.
Some posts even emphasized how well Qin Luo had been pretending to be a good person.
Many comments attacked Qin Luo, but there were also many who believed in him and insisted this was all fake.
However, the consistent testimonies from multiple people made it hard for others to doubt.
Su Muwan was frantic. In her previous life, she had been the one to suffer this ordeal.
Faced with overwhelming public pressure, after failing to explain herself...
She had angrily dealt with all her enemies one by one, finally uncovering the little wench who had spread the rumors halfway through!
And so, the crisis was resolved, but...
The fact that the rumors had come from someone in the Alliance Headquarters was buried.
Right... right!
Her heart tightened.
Today’s situation!
Combined with what Qin Luo had said yesterday about someone from the Alliance Headquarters coming...
For the Bronze Cauldron...
Their target... is the Bronze Cauldron!
They think Qin Luo is easier to deal with, so...
They’ve shifted the rumors to him?
Su Muwan’s breathing quickened, her vision slightly blurry.
She clenched her fists tightly. As expected...
As expected, anyone close to me... one by one... will be dragged into trouble because of me...
I really...
“As expected, it’s the same old tactics.”
“Hmm, after all, it’s just a trash system user. It’s understandable that their methods are despicable.”
Su Muwan: ??
What system? What “as expected”?
Su Muwan retracted her melancholy.
She looked up at Qin Luo, who seemed completely unfazed.
Pouting, she said, “Qin Luo... what are you talking about... you’ve been framed...”
“Heh...”
Qin Luo looked down at Su Muwan, whose eyes were slightly red.
He chuckled and reached out to ruffle her hair, saying, “I’m the one who’s been framed, Miss. Why are you the one feeling wronged?”
“Because... because...”
Su Muwan felt the warmth of his hand. It was because she had been framed before.
So she knew how terrible it felt to be wronged.
Most importantly.
She buried her face in Qin Luo’s chest, rubbing it around, “You jerk, you jerk, you jerk! Because I’m your girlfriend! If I don’t feel wronged for you, who will?!”
“And! These people only know how to use such underhanded tactics! If they have the guts, let’s settle this face-to-face in a 1v1!”
Well... they probably wouldn’t dare.
Qin Luo held the sulking Su Muwan tightly, smiling as he comforted her, “Don’t worry, Miss.”
“I’ve already anticipated this step.”
“Huh?”
Sniff~!
Su Muwan lifted her head, sniffled, and blinked at Qin Luo’s confident expression, “What do you mean?”
Qin Luo’s lips curled into a slight smile, “Heh, what I mean is...”
"Perfect timing. I need to get headquarters to make room for Su Bailian."
"So they like to play it this way, huh?"
"This just happens to align with my plans."
As he spoke, he let go of Su Muwan and looked directly into her eyes, speaking gently, "All you need to do, Miss, is continue to trust me."
"You don’t need to get involved in this matter, Miss. I can handle it myself."
Su Muwan blinked, and for some reason, the unease in her heart gradually faded away.
Qin Luo...
He’s so calm... It doesn’t seem like he’s at the center of a storm at all...
She pursed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed under Qin Luo’s gaze.
And here she was, the future Martial Supreme, crying like a child. How unbecoming!
Embarrassed, she turned her head away and protested, "Why do you keep treating me like a kid, Qin Luo?!"
"I was just worried about you..."
As soon as the words left her mouth, Su Muwan realized she’d misspoken.
She quickly corrected herself, her face turning red, "No! I wasn’t worried about you or anything!!!"
Qin Luo chuckled, "Alright, alright, Miss. Wait for me to come back."
With that, he turned and walked away.
Su Muwan hurriedly turned her head to look at Qin Luo, her gaze fixed on his retreating figure.
Only after Qin Luo had left did she finally lower her eyes.
She stared at the slanderous images on the TV screen.
The more she watched, the more her anger boiled over. "A bunch of haters! This is infuriating!"
She immediately pulled out her phone, plopped onto the couch, and started tapping away furiously.
...
...
Outside the house.
"Luo-ge."
A stretch limousine was parked at the entrance.
Shen Fei, Huang Lingfeng, and Jiang Zixuan were waiting outside.
"Mm," Qin Luo acknowledged as he got into the car.
He opened his phone and saw a message from an unknown number:
[You’ve seen the news, right? If you don’t want this to continue, come to the private room on the top floor of Jiangyun Pavilion tonight!!]
As he read the message, a strange look crossed Qin Luo’s eyes.
How odd that someone would willingly reveal their location like this.
Heh...
Well then... time to get to work.
Qin Luo dialed a number, "Hey, at 8 PM tonight, make sure to release all the materials I sent you on every major online platform."
"And on the billboards, the walls of the skyscrapers—everywhere."
Qin Luo’s lips curled into a smirk:
"Loop it non-stop."