Later, at Shen Ling'er's request, Mu An also personally went on stage to play a piece.
To intentionally show off his skills, he played an 'original piece.'
As expected, in the face of the new piece, Shen Ling'er was utterly defenseless.
Not only did she express her desire to learn, but she also wanted to perform a duet with Mu An once she learned it.
The girl even planned to present this piece at the upcoming welcome party!
"Isn't the timing a bit tight?"
It wasn't that Mu An was resistant to performing at the party.
He was just a bit worried that the girl might not be able to master the piece in such a short time.
As a pianist, playing a piece by looking at the score might not be a problem.
But to play it proficiently and perform it at a certain level requires a lot of practice time!
"I can do it."
Shen Ling'er's beautiful eyes sparkled with determination.
[From the girl's firm emotional fluctuation +20, congratulations, you have received the reward [Proficiency +3000]!]
Mu An chuckled lightly, not wanting to hurt her feelings.
He had nothing to hide about this piece of music and directly shared everything he knew. However, how much could be learned depended entirely on the other person's comprehension.
Soon, Mu An was astonished to discover the terrifying talent Shen Ling'er had for the piano. It was no exaggeration to say that she was on par with the original Mu Yu'er; she could almost play it perfectly after just one look, and with a bit more practice, she became quite proficient.
"Impressive!" Mu An gave a thumbs up, generously praising her.
Shen Ling'er simply smiled shyly and then focused even more seriously on practicing the piano. To add more depth to their performance, Mu An decided that Shen Ling'er would play the piano while he would play the violin.
Don't ask if he could play the violin—such trivial matters were not a problem for someone like Mu An, who could solve any issue with his proficiency. With just a slight thought, his Beginner-level violin skills instantly elevated to a Godly level!
After their initial duet, the beauty of the piece reached a new height, achieving an effect of 1+1>2.
Beside them, Su Zhirou watched the two of them practicing passionately, her beautiful eyes filled with envy. Unfortunately, she didn't understand music well; otherwise, she would have joined them.
Unlike the seemingly endless early morning hours, time in the music room always flew by. Before they knew it, more than half a day had quietly passed. During this time, Su Zhirou even went to the cafeteria to buy a super luxurious meal for the three of them.
In order to prepare for the evening's welcome party, Mu An and Shen Ling'er were "working overtime," honing their collaboration. This original piece was played over and over again... again and again... seemingly never-ending!
Shen Ling'er was immersed in the world of music, enjoying herself. Mu An, watching the emotional rewards that occasionally bounced off the girl, was also having a great time.
Meanwhile, a slightly bored Su Zhirou had taken out her phone to scroll through the news. After all, no matter how beautiful the music was, listening to it for too long could diminish the initial sense of wonder.
Suddenly, the girl's brows furrowed, and a bunch of emotional rewards burst forth.
[Seeing some brainless people online deliberately slandering you made Su Zhirou very angry. It's infuriating that so many people blindly follow along with such fabricated nonsense! Emotional fluctuation +19, congratulations, you have received the reward [Cultivation Years +2]!
[From the girl's righteous indignation, emotional fluctuation +23, congratulations, you have received the reward [Experience Card: Swallowing Ten Thousand Needles for Slanderers *1]!]
Mu An immediately noticed the situation and, after finishing a piece, put down the violin resting on his shoulder.
"Zhirou, what's wrong? Who upset you?"
"Brother Mu An, look at those despicable people online! It's so infuriating!" Su Zhirou angrily pointed her phone screen at him.
On the trending topics, there were several posts about the earlier incident at the school gate. For example... "Explosive! Top star Wang Mingxuan actually lost control in public?" Or "Shocking! This woman caused Wang Mingxuan to embarrass himself!"
There was even a so-called fan of Wang Mingxuan, a million-follower blogger named "Little Mengjiang," who published a lengthy article on a small platform, complete with several images, fabricating stories.
Words like "green tea bitch," "a manipulative person," and "deliberately poisoned my brother" were quite distasteful. They portrayed themselves as the victim while shamelessly shifting the blame onto Shen Ling'er, inciting many of Wang Mingxuan's delusional fans to attack the girl online.
- "What level does she think she is to mess with our brother? It must be that woman who poisoned him, causing him to embarrass himself! What a malicious heart!"
- "I suggest we dox this fake female fan! I want to bombard her with calls until she can't take it anymore!"
- "What a shameless person! I curse you to have children without a bottom! You'll never have more than three dishes to eat in your life!"
Mu An frowned as he read through the comments.
"What happened?" At this moment, Shen Ling'er also leaned over to take a look.
Compared to Su Zhirou, she seemed a bit calmer, as if she didn't realize the seriousness of the situation at all.
"Sister Ling'er, don't you feel angry that they are slandering you like this?" Su Zhirou was indignant.
When she first discovered this situation, she had already jumped into the fray, arguing with those people for over a hundred posts. But unfortunately, her fists couldn't match their four hands, and she was temporarily at a disadvantage. She planned to regroup and return to battle them for a thousand posts later!
"Why should I be angry about someone else's lies?" Shen Ling'er looked puzzled.
"This..."
Su Zhirou was momentarily speechless. Although it was "lies," she feared that three people could create a tiger, and what was false could become true. If that happened, it would be hard to explain, and they would only suffer in silence.
Moreover, one must understand that online violence in this era was quite terrifying. It was like a series of invisible blades that could destroy a person in an instant!
"I'll handle this!"
A glint flashed in Mu An's eyes. He didn't want to trouble Mu Wanrou to use the group's power; that would be making a mountain out of a molehill. Instead, he decided to rely on his own abilities to resolve the issue.
He walked straight to the computer nearby and quickly typed out lines of code. One could only say that the Godly hacking skills he had acquired before were once again put to good use!
At the same time, he didn't forget to use the newly acquired item card [Experience Card: Swallowing Ten Thousand Needles for Slanderers *1].
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[Experience Card: Swallowing Ten Thousand Needles for Slanderers]: As the name suggests, anyone in the specified group who deliberately spreads rumors or blindly follows online bullying will experience the pain of swallowing ten thousand silver needles!
Duration: One hour.
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On the other side.
Seeing that the topic and conflict about him online had been successfully shifted to that girl by the hired internet trolls, Wang Mingxuan finally let out a sigh of relief.
Now he had transformed into a "victim poisoned by a female fan." Meanwhile, the other party had become a rat everyone wanted to hit.
"Hehe, they brought this upon themselves!"
"Maybe I can use this opportunity to elevate my fame even further!"
Wang Mingxuan sneered. He was clearly still resentful that Shen Ling'er hadn't given him a good face.
'Wait until I ruin her, then I'll feign concern, and she'll be so moved she'll climb into my bed!'
However, he didn't get to gloat for long.
Wang Mingxuan suddenly clutched his throat, his eyes wide open, and his face turned ashen.
'It hurts! It hurts so much! Why do I suddenly feel the pain of swallowing needles?'
'Did I eat something wrong recently? I have diarrhea and a sore throat!'
Wang Mingxuan couldn't withstand the terrible torment and wanted his manager to take him to the hospital.
But at that moment, his manager was also clutching his throat in pain, nearly passing out.
Not only them, but other rumor-mongers online were also "hit," experiencing the same torturous fate!
…..
Meanwhile.
Mu An had also completed his operation on his end.
"Done!"
He created a Trojan virus that could actively invade major accounts.
As long as it detected that the user had posted false comments, it would trigger a series of deadly combos.
This included, but was not limited to, using invincible hacking techniques to expose the account owner's real photos, hotel records, evidence of illegal activities, and so on.
It was precisely Mu An's behavior of "defeating magic with magic" that instantly caused all the internet trolls and rumor-mongers to face social death.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was a scene of "wailing everywhere"!
.....
With the introduction of "real-name internet registration," the trending topics exploded.
The public opinion immediately reversed, restoring the sequence of events that had transpired.
Shen Ling'er's reputation was successfully protected.
Most of those who had previously spread rumors were basically Wang Mingxuan's brain-dead fans and trolls, who were quite young, leaving people astonished.
Especially the previous million-follower blogger who had stirred up conflict and division, "Little Meng Jiangjiang."
One after another, real photos of her, resembling a fat pig, were uploaded from her personal account.
In addition to the frighteningly ugly real photos, there was a pile of evidence regarding her hotel records with certain big shots and her keeping a toy boy, among other things.
Once this was revealed, public sentiment surged.
- [Wait? Wasn't she supposed to be a delicate loli who is easy to topple? How did she suddenly transform into a tank girl who could slap me to death?]
- [Laughing to death! Seeing these photos, those top-tier big shots have already fled overnight with a train!]
- [They even dug up hotel records, so it must be true. I wonder which brother earned this hard-earned money? (doge)]
- [I would call this the strongest collapse of the year! Is this really the loli described by Qiao? Indeed, things on the internet are a mix of truth and falsehood, can't believe everything!]
- [I don't know which God pulled out these monsters hiding behind the internet, letting everyone see what they really are! I can only say, this is a good thing for society!]
The blogger "Little Meng Jiangjiang" was almost going crazy.
Not to mention her throat suddenly feeling painfully unbearable, her private messages were already exploding.
Many big shots were questioning the authenticity and demanding a proper explanation, or else they would see her in court.
Most importantly, she no longer had control over her account.
She couldn't delete anything; she could only watch helplessly as the "evidence" was posted publicly.
'It's over! Completely over!'
With a terrifying throat pain and multiple blows, the blogger "Little Meng Jiangjiang" felt her vision blur and fainted just like when she first saw Wang Mingxuan in person.