Chapter 176: The Grand Finale

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Meanwhile, a piece of news quietly appeared online.

Shocking! Wang Fengwan has been in a car accident and may have been driving drunk, leaving her disfigured!

Jiang Yun stared at the trending headline, sensing that something was wrong. “This isn’t normal! Someone is obviously trying to smear her!”

The post stirred up a thousand waves, and netizens began commenting one after another.

“Wang Fengwan has been disfigured? No way!”

“Come on, let me see!”

Wang Fengwan herself was in a terrible predicament.

Her management company called. “Fengwan, how could something this serious happen without you informing the company?”

“I was indeed in a car accident,” Wang Fengwan explained, “but it wasn’t nearly as serious as the trending posts claim. The matter has already been resolved!”

Looking at the headlines online, Wang Fengwan felt utterly helpless. This time, even the truth would be impossible to explain.

She had been the victim, yet somehow she had become a drunk driver. What an utterly undeserved calamity!

Jiang Yun stepped out of his room and knocked on Wang Fengwan’s door.

“Come in!”

Jiang Yun pushed open the door and entered. “Fengwan, you’ve seen the trending news online, haven’t you?”

At that moment, Wang Fengwan and Li Mengya were sitting together under the covers.

Wang Fengwan nodded.

“What are you planning to do?” Jiang Yun asked.

“I don’t know either!” Wang Fengwan said miserably. “This is clearly one of my rivals deliberately trying to ruin my reputation!”

“Looks like our national goddess title isn’t going to survive this,” Jiang Yun said with a frown.

Even so, he still had no idea who was behind the smear campaign.

At that moment, the internet was in an uproar.

Shocking! Jiang Yun took Li Mengya and Wang Fengwan home—what secret are they hiding?

Jiang Yun clicked on the trending headline. It was true: all three of them had been dragged into the scandal. They had become fellow victims, bound together by misfortune.

Shocking! Is this really the conduct expected of image ambassadors?

Jiang Yun was speechless. Of the four image ambassadors, three had now been smeared.

He finally understood. Whoever was behind this was probably targeting the position of image ambassador.

Online, the comments were filled with condemnation.

“Is this how the three of you serve as image ambassadors?”

“Well, well! You really can’t judge a person by appearances!”

“I’m out of here. From now on, I’ll never like these three again!”

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Jiang Yun read the online comments. It was time to strike back. He would never let the person responsible off easily.

He opened his computer and activated his hacking tools.

Before long, Jiang Yun locked onto a target.

“Heh heh! I’ve got you now!”

Meanwhile, Du Heng, one of the image ambassadors, was so furious that he nearly blew his top.

“All three of them—every single one—have gotten into trouble! How am I supposed to explain this to anyone?!”

Elsewhere, Jiang Yun froze for a moment. He had never expected the culprit to be someone he actually knew. It was Ai Hehua, the director of Soul Fighter Continent, who had been spreading the rumors.

Jiang Yun could not understand it. Why would he do this?

The situation left Jiang Yun in a difficult position, but after gritting his teeth, he made up his mind.

He posted screenshots of the evidence he had collected online.

“Wow! The Justice Messenger has exposed another huge scandal! Everyone, go take a look!”

Netizens immediately opened the post published by the Justice Messenger.

“Wow! So that’s what really happened! Looks like we misunderstood them!”

“I never would have imagined that Ai Hehua would do something like this! He deliberately tried to smear them!”

“I’ve decided. I’m not watching Soul Fighter Continent anymore!”

“That’s it for Soul Fighter Continent. It’s completely finished!”

When Du Heng saw public opinion begin to turn, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After resolving the matter, Jiang Yun returned to Magic City.

Three days later…

“Cut! Next scene!”

Jiang Yun was filming a movie.

His portrayal of Linghu Chong was handsome and carefree. Combined with his genuine martial-arts skills, he looked exactly like the real Linghu Chong.

“Action!”

With a thunderous crash, Jiang Yun thrust out his sword. The long blade whirled and flashed in his hands as he spun it into a dazzling flower of steel.

The stunt double facing him also held a long sword. The two exchanged blows, advancing and retreating in a fluid dance.

Their clash was fierce and relentless, carrying them from the sky all the way down to the ground.

“Cut!”

The two men ended their duel.

“Next comes the fight scene with Invincible East!”

Wang Fengwan entered the set, and everyone present froze for a moment.

“Wang Fengwan is playing Invincible East? It’s absolutely perfect!”

Wang Fengwan wore a red outfit with a white gauze robe over it.

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When Jiang Yun saw her, he swallowed hard.

“What? Don’t recognize me anymore?”

Jiang Yun awkwardly rubbed his nose.

“Everyone, get ready!”

“Action!”

With a thunderous roar, Wang Fengwan flew over the bamboo forest. The mask fell from her face, and Linghu Chong, played by Jiang Yun, caught it in one hand.

…

“Jiang Yun, I’ll have to trouble you with the theme song as well!”

“Of course, of course!”

…

Time flew by, and before long, the Spring Festival arrived.

During that period, Jiang Yun finished filming The Smiling, Proud Wanderer. The Voice and Life I Long For had both completed their recordings as well. Galloping Horses Across the Firmament had also begun airing on television, while Soul Fighter Continent, which premiered at the same time, had suffered an utter and spectacular flop.

At the gala celebration:

“Teacher Jiang Yun, your performance of Congratulations and Prosperity was wonderful!”

“Hahaha!”

Jiang Yun responded politely.

“Teacher Jiang Yun, it’s time for your closing performance!”

As the music began, Jiang Yun walked onto the stage in a military uniform.

“To speak honestly from my heart, I miss home too. My old mother back home already has hair as white as snow.”

The audience burst into enthusiastic applause.

…

“If you will not shoulder a rifle, and I will not shoulder a rifle,

Who will protect our motherland?

Who will protect her?

Who will protect her?”

Thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue. The audience and the celebrities alike applauded passionately, many of them with tears glistening in the corners of their eyes.

After filming ended, Jiang Yun took the overnight high-speed train back to his hometown.

He arrived just in time for the New Year’s Eve dinner.

It was worth mentioning that Wang Fengwan and Li Mengya were also spending the New Year at Jiang Yun’s home.

“Sigh… I suppose it’s time to make a choice…”

The End