Chapter 2734: Chapter 4: When Bao Sheng Meets Yin Lingzhu (Part 4)
"It’s too dangerous for you to rush there. Why not send a message to the Master first and ask for his assistance?"
This white-clothed young gentleman, no, young lady, is actually the direct disciple of the current Taoist Master, Yin Lingzhu.
"No worries," Yin Lingzhu said after a brief thought, "Master had a duel with Nirvana the Bald a few hundred years ago at the Divine Emperor’s request. Although he narrowly won, it did injure his foundation slightly, and he is currently in seclusion to recover. Moreover, according to Wu Hailong, the Taiyi Hunyuan Seal is near the Abyss Gateway, and the danger isn’t significant. Besides, no one knows the situation inside the Endless Heavenly Abyss; opportunities are fleeting. I’m afraid that by the time Master and the family arrive, the Hunyuan Seal might be swept away by the chaotic space currents again."
"Besides, I have multiple protective artifacts on me, and with the Initial Dao Mark left by Master, I can successfully escape even if I am outmatched in danger."
Old Hui nodded solemnly: "That’s indeed the case. Then let this old man explore it first for you, young lady."
"I have the Yin Clan’s bloodline, so the Taiyi Hunyuan Seal can recognize me but not you," Yin Lingzhu shook her head, "Moreover, Sister Lici has already been on the battlefield at a young age and reportedly achieved many Merits, making a name for herself in the Void Sea battlefield in just a few hundred years. If I flinch at a mere hint of danger now, how can I possibly surpass her?"
For a moment, a look of determination flashed in Yin Lingzhu’s eyes.
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Meanwhile, as Yin Lingzhu and her servant were talking.
In another part of the lower town.
On an exceptionally bustling street, Wang Baosheng stood opposite a shop with a sign reading "Truth," watching from afar.
The shop front was not small, but it looked drastically different from other shops in the lower town, making it uniquely conspicuous.
That’s because around the shop’s entrance, many promotional slogans made of red silk were hanging, saying things like "Top authoritative magazine [Truth] entrepreneurial base," "Fearless of power, pursuing the truth, revealing the secrets of big figures," "The only real magazine recommended by the Primordial Taoist Palace," "Sky-blessed Imperial Family’s honorary commendation magazine," and so on, a multitude and variety of slogans.
However, this shop was quite tranquil, not bustling with people like other shops. Instead, only a handful of people were present, occasionally coming to take large bundles of magazines out of the shop to various places.
This was the Tianrui branch of the "Truth" magazine, which has gained more and more fame over the past few hundred years.
When the "Truth" magazine made its name in the Tianrui Sacred Dynasty, Wang Baoguang naturally would not give up this brand, meticulously managing it, and the business prospered more and more.
It’s not that no one wanted to shut down this magazine agency, but whoever dared to target the magazine agency usually ended up worse off, as the agency would focus its reporting on them promptly.
Furthermore, the "Truth" magazine agency’s informants were spread across various industries, truly omnipresent, with highly confidential information channels, making it impossible for outsiders to investigate. What could be investigated was merely the layout and printing of the magazine and the sales agency for external audiences.
Over time, everyone naturally realized that the magazine agency’s background was profoundly deep, so there were few who would provoke the "Truth" anymore.
At this moment, Wang Baosheng looked at the magazine agency across the street, his expression complex and difficult to describe.
In his hand was the latest issue of the "Truth" magazine, whose cover was printed with vivid colored images, and a couple of headline summaries in succinct language.
East Xia Headline: "Two noble princes of the Divine Dynasty have a heated conflict, the hidden reason being... her." The image featured the back of a mysterious veiled woman.
Local Headline: "The mysterious noble gentleman from afar failed in courtship thirteen times in the Sacred Dynasty in two months, why?" The image featured the back of a mysterious gentleman.
He had naturally read the magazine’s content before. The local headline even had a column inside the magazine, filled with interviews of women who attended the courtships, with subheadings like "My bizarre matchmaking experiences" and more.
Recalling the content of those interviews, Wang Baosheng felt an impulse to shut down the magazine agency.
"These wild media, without strict supervision, indeed lead to chaos everywhere."
Wang Baosheng frowned deeply, his expression quite serious.
He knew this was surely the handiwork of Wang Baoguang’s team. In the Divine Martial World, he had often engaged in battles of wit and courage with Brother Baoguang. But after Brother Baoguang came to the Sacred Domain and took a Master, joining the Dao Palace, he saw him much less often.
If it were in the Divine Martial World, he would have immediately sent a message to Ouyang Nanyan, asking her to come seal off this place.
The magazine’s style matched Wang Baoguang’s from back then exactly, featuring some truths, but at least more than half of it was exaggerated and focused on sensational content. According to his rules, this kind of magazine should be definitively shut down.
"Later, I must advise the Crown Princess Qingyang that the Sacred Dynasty needs a Media Office to strictly regulate public opinion. But before that, why not just smash it first?" Wang Baosheng muttered to himself as he prepared to tear down the Truth magazine agency.
Unexpectedly, just as he was about to act, there came a loud "bang," and a palm imprint descended from the sky, flattening the shop.
Luckily, the other party showed mercy, as all the store employees were sent flying out of the shop without any injury.
Wang Baosheng looked over and saw that the person who took action was a handsome, exceptionally talented young man in white clothing.
"Bang bang bang!"
The other party had smashed once but seemed far from satisfied, continuing to smash with palm imprints.
Behind the young man in white, Old Hui was sweating profusely.
The temper of our Lady Lingzhu is usually very good, with very few things capable of driving her to lose control emotionally. One of those things is related to Wang Baoguang.
Originally, it was thought that this outing for business wouldn’t encounter such situations, but it was absolutely unexpected that even a small place like the Tianrui Sacred Dynasty would have Wang Baoguang’s business foundation.
As for how Wang Baoguang provoked Yin Lingzhu, the reason is simple.
Wang Baoguang is adept at manipulating public opinion, specializing in riding on popularity. In the Dao Palace, aside from the Taoist Master whom he wouldn’t dare provoke, the most popular person is undoubtedly Yin Lingzhu, whom Wang Baoguang wouldn’t want to miss out on.
In the past five or six hundred years, Yin Lingzhu has appeared on his magazine cover three hundred and seventy-one times, each instance being a hot news story!
And that’s just cover headlines. Within the pages, there are various roundabout rumors related to her, countless in number, with only Wang Baoguang likely knowing how much of it is true and how much is opportunistic fandom milking.
With things being like this, it would be strange if Yin Lingzhu didn’t hold a grudge against him.
In the Dao Palace, Wang Baoguang had already been beaten up more than once.
"Well done!"
Although Wang Baosheng didn’t know Yin Lingzhu’s identity, seeing her acting like this felt very satisfying, inspiring him to join in the demolition action, smashing along with a clattering noise while transmitting with God Sense, "Such unethical media should be thoroughly eradicated, restoring clarity to the world."
"Exactly. They should be eradicated," Yin Lingzhu nodded vigorously.
After the destruction, both of them sighed in relief, exchanging glances that shared a mutual admiration, feeling like kindred spirits recognizing each other.
Just as they were about to get to know each other.
Suddenly, Yin Lingzhu looked at Wang Baosheng’s figure and features, a sudden flash of intuition struck her, and she paused: "You... being so indignant, are you that... bizarre matchmaking man on this month’s headline?"
Wang Baosheng’s expression froze for a moment, but then he quickly reacted: "Brother, seeing you are even more worked up than I am, could you be one of those... two jealous noblemen fighting over a woman?"
"Swish!!"
Their eyes met, and the atmosphere inexplicably became somewhat stagnant.
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