Sister Li hadn’t expected Nan Xi to arrive so quickly. She had just finished speaking with Feng Chengxi and hadn’t even gone to find Director Rong yet when Nan Xi showed up with her entourage.
When Sister Li caught sight of the woman walking beside Nan Xi—a woman of extraordinary grace—her heart clenched.
This is bad, she thought.
Having spent so many years in the entertainnt industry, Sister Li had sharp eyes. She could spot the hidden paparazzi and reporters at a glance, their caras glinting in the light.
There were quite a few of them here. Clearly, the other side had co prepared.
Sister Li made a quick decision and ordered Feng Chengxi, "Go stop them. Don’t let them see the Smoke Empress before I return. I’ll go find Director Rong."
With that, she turned and ran toward the building where the director’s team was stationed.
Stop them? Feng Chengxi’s hair stood on end. She was alone, while the other side had two people. This wouldn’t be easy.
But for the sake of the Smoke Empress, she had to hold them back!
Feng Chengxi took a deep breath and dashed toward Nan Xi and Yin Xiangyuan.
Just as she was about to intercept them, a cool, familiar voice called out from behind her, "Little Chengxi, where are you going?"
Ahhh!
Every pore on Feng Chengxi’s body scread in recognition.
It was the Smoke Empress—the Smoke Empress’s voice!
This was it. The heavens were conspiring against her!
They had been so focused on stopping Nan Xi that they’d forgotten to block the Smoke Empress.
What now? What should she do?
In an instant, Feng Chengxi deflated, her limbs going weak with despair.
The mont Nan Xi laid eyes on Gu Nanyan, her face lit up. The heavens were truly on her side—this was perfect, absolutely perfect!
She was so excited that she stumbled over her words. "D-Doctor Yin, look! That’s Gu Nanyan."
anwhile, the paparazzi lurking in the shadows couldn’t resist erging, so even boldly filming in plain sight.
A few quick-thinking reporters decided that writing an article after filming would take too long—why not go live instead?
A grand, sensational live broadcast!
They would reveal this mont to the world in real ti.
The livestream started quickly. To attract more viewers, the reporters contacted their superiors and splurged on a trending hashtag.
A bold headline dominated the trending list: "Smoke Empress Exposed as a Fraud? Descendant of Renowned Healer Steps Forward."
Other forces also poured money into pushing the hashtag to the top.
Anything with "Smoke Empress" in it was hot right now, and this headline carried a hint of slander.
Netizens flooded into the livestream, imdiately unleashing their fury:
"This is too much! Who’s calling her a fraud? You’re the fraud! How dare you insult the Smoke Empress like this? Haters like you should rot!"
"Descendant of a renowned healer? Which healer?"
The viewers were baffled.
Then, an announcent appeared in the livestream: "The descendant is from the lineage of the legendary healer Yin Jingjie. She has co to expose Gu Nanyan’s so-called ‘Transcendent Health Technique’ as a fake."
What?! The audience was stunned.
Was the Smoke Empress’s Transcendent Health Technique really a fraud?
So fickle viewers imdiately turned on her, cursing in the chat:
"Holy crap, has Gu Nanyan been scamming us this whole ti? If her health technique is fake, could it actually harm our bodies? I’ve been practicing it for a week! What a monster!"
Fans were furious at this comnt and fired back:
"Who forced you to practice it, huh? No one! You don’t deserve the Smoke Empress’s teachings, you ungrateful wretch!"
"This makes so mad. The Smoke Empress is so kind, so selfless, yet she’s always being slandered. She doesn’t deserve this."
"If you’ve been practicing for a week, you should’ve felt its benefits by now. I’ve only done it for three days, and my sleep has already improved. How dare you turn around and curse her? You’re biting the hand that feeds you—disgusting!"
The chat erupted into chaos.
Then, a flashy ssage cut through the noise: "STOP!!! Watch the livestream—the healer’s descendant is approaching the Smoke Empress!"
The mont had finally arrived.
Nan Xi struggled to contain her excitent, forcing her voice to remain steady. "Doctor Yin, Gu Nanyan is right there."
Yin Xiangyuan ignored Nan Xi and strode toward Gu Nanyan. Then, as if impatient, she broke into a little jog.
Everyone—whether the paparazzi on-site or the viewers in the livestream—held their breath.
"Look, the healer’s descendant is carrying sothing in her hand."
"She is! What is that? Acid?!"
"No way. It looks like a takeout box—maybe breakfast?"
"You’re joking. Breakfast? This feels more like a morning market stroll than a confrontation."
"Breakfast is hilarious. Is the healer’s descendant here to deliver food to the Smoke Empress? LOL, this is too funny."
The mont that comnt was posted, sothing happened that would shock viewers for generations to co.
The healer’s descendant—like an eager kitten—sidled up to Gu Nanyan, her eyes sparkling.
Then, Gu Nanyan reached out and patted her head. "Little Xiangyuan, what brings you here?"
"I ca to bring you breakfast, Sister Nanyan." In front of everyone, she couldn’t call her "Your Highness," so she had to settle for another title.
Yin Xiangyuan had spent all night thinking of the perfect na—"Sister Nanyan."
Hehe, she was calling the princess her sister! If her ancestors were still alive, they’d be green with envy.
Yin Xiangyuan proudly presented the takeout box. "I picked it out specially. The breakfast options at the filming site are limited, so I ordered this from the hotel for you."
AHHHH!
The livestream exploded.
Holy crap, it really was breakfast!
What kind of nonsense was this? They’d set up this whole spectacle—livestream, trending hashtags, slander—only for it to end with soone delivering breakfast?!
Nan Xi was even more shocked than the viewers. Her eyes nearly popped out of her head.
This had to be a hallucination!
No, no—this couldn’t be real. Wasn’t Yin Xiangyuan supposed to expose Gu Nanyan? Why was she bringing her breakfast instead?!
The people who had been monitoring Yin Xiangyuan from the shadows were speechless.
What kind of joke was this? They’d expected a bombshell, but instead… this?!
"Look," Yin Xiangyuan said eagerly, presenting the breakfast.
Every dish had been carefully selected based on her ancestor’s diaries, which described the princess’s tastes.
She hoped Her Highness would like it.
Gu Nanyan glanced at the spread and nodded. "You’ve put thought into this."
Yin Xiangyuan bead. "Sister Nanyan, let’s go to the cafeteria. There’s no place to sit here."
Then, tentatively, she reached for Gu Nanyan’s sleeve. When she wasn’t brushed away, she happily clung to her arm, waddling like an overjoyed little penguin.
Hehe, she was walking arm-in-arm with the princess!
Feng Chengxi and Nan Xi, witnessing this scene, were too stunned to speak.
This… this twist was way too sudden.
Nan Xi couldn't bear to see all her efforts go to waste. Stepping forward, she reminded Yin Xiangyuan, "Dr. Yin, didn’t you co to verify the Universal Health Exercise? You haven’t confird its authenticity yet."
"Of course it’s genuine. The exercise Sister Gu Nanyan taught is indeed the Universal Health Exercise."
The mont these words were spoken, the entire internet erupted in an uproar.
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