Chapter 1766 - 1769: As Long as You’re Here, Even If the Sky Falls, I’ll Hold It Up
Chapter 1766 - 1769: As Long as You’re Here, Even If the Sky Falls, I’ll Hold It Up
After removing his makeup and leaving the film shoot location, it was already four in the afternoon. The afternoon sun was still dazzling, and a large group of entertainment reporters waiting by Shen Qiang's car rushed over."Hello, Mr. Shen, may I ask, why is your stage name Ximen Genshuo?" A reporter with strikingly bright eyes looked at him with a 'don't mess with me, I'm experienced' expression.
Shen Qiang laughed and said, "Because you're called Dongfang Bubai."
To master the Divine Skill, you must wield the knife and castrate yourself!
These eight words inexplicably popped into the minds of many reporters, making them chuckle instantly, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more harmonious.
"Is the stage name Ximen Genshuo a representation of Ximen Daqing and used to describe certain grand aspects?" a female reporter asked with a smile.
Shen Qiang gave her a look that said 'you're smart,' but replied seriously, "That's your unfounded speculation. You're misinterpreting the meaning of this name, but I won't debate it with you."
"So you're admitting it by default."
"That's your speculation. I just don't have the time to discuss it with you," Shen Qiang said with a smile and shook his head.
This kind of response made many entertainment reporters at the scene brighten their eyes. After all, this kind of answer, which seems to say nothing but actually implies much and cannot be determined from the literal meaning, isn't easy to handle for someone who isn't often in front of the media. So despite Shen Qiang's unfamiliar appearance,
the crowd blocking him for gossip felt inexplicably much closer, with smiles growing wider on their faces. For a moment, no one realized that Shen Qiang wasn't even part of this circle.
Later, someone asked, "Is it because you brought money into the crew, so you snagged the male lead role in Song Weiyin's new drama?"
Shen Qiang chuckled and said nothing, squeezing past the many entertainment reporters and directly getting into the car, then completely ignoring those chasing for information. After all, the situation reached this point entirely because Song Weiyin was being childish and refusing to see Shen Qiang.
Ximen Genshuo was casually mentioned by Shen Qiang. As for bringing money into the crew and such, first, Shen Qiang isn't an actor and is completely an outsider. Second, whether such a thing exists, Shen Qiang doesn't know. Third, even if it does, what does it have to do with Shen Qiang?
Therefore, Shen Qiang didn't want to say anything or chat unnecessarily with these entertainment reporters eager for gossip about Song Weiyin.
After all, Song Weiyin is a public figure, with nearly fifty million followers on her social accounts. Creating a stir is easy, but cleaning up the mess is difficult.
Driving all the way back home.
Unlike the Heshenghe Group, where there are dedicated people responsible for monitoring the web, news, newspapers, and any information about Shen Qiang, the Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu and Ye Guyun didn't care about entertainment news. So aside from knowing that Shen Qiang had smoothed everything out and Song Weiyin wouldn't cause any more trouble, except for Ke Bizhu, who gave a brief congratulation, Ye Guyun had no reaction at all.
If there is something to mention, it would be that previously, Ye Guyun, who kept shouting 'rubber, rubber, I'm definitely becoming the Pirate King,' had started yelling 'Spiral Ball,' making Shen Qiang inexplicably worried that if things developed this way, it wouldn't be long before during a battle, this problem-child-like Ye Guyun might scream 'Unsealing' when transforming!
But these inexplicable worries are not the issue.
The real problem was that after congratulating Shen Qiang on dealing with Song Weiyin, Ke Bizhu took out a schedule for attending a conference at Medicine King Valley and a list of accompanying personnel.
There's nothing much to say about the schedule: the date and place are clear, and arriving on time is all that's needed.
The real trouble was the list of accompanying personnel, because Shen Qiang intended to bring Ke Bizhu, Ye Guyun, Ji Wei, and Jia Jinchai, which was more than enough without bringing anyone else, since it was just to attend an Elixir Pills conference.
But clearly, Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu didn't think so.
She believed it was a time to showcase Heshenghe's strength fully to the Cultivation World when Heshenghe had already established a solid footing and was formally introducing itself to the Cultivation World.
So the key was to demonstrate strength that would shock the Cultivation World, making them internally accept Heshenghe, because only then, would they not deliberately choose to ignore Heshenghe in the future.
To present a front of non-engagement, harmonious appearance, while secretly banding together with other cultivation sects to exclude Heshenghe.
Shen Qiang was well aware of this point.
Heshenghe's main forces being demons is an undeniable fact, and such a situation, at least for thirty years, will not change. Even if Bianyi successfully helps Kang Luoying transform Qingyun Sword Pavilion into Qingyun Sword Hall according to the agreed time, it cannot change this situation.
After all, the demons of Heshenghe are too powerful.
In terms of cultivation, they have lived for hundreds of years, far surpassing cultivation practitioners who haven't even cultivated for decades, so even in a direct fight, they may not win. However, each one of them possesses strong innate abilities, and if used reasonably, they are frighteningly powerful.
Moreover, Shen Qiang is very aware of one point, which is that not all man-eaters are demons.
Therefore, Shen Qiang, holding the title of King of Demons, never felt ashamed, and compared to those scheming cultivation practitioners, Shen Qiang preferred to be in the company of demons with simple views and self-formed rules.
Under such circumstances, when hearing Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu seriously advising Shen Qiang to attend the Elixir Pills conference without bringing demons, but rather taking cultivation practitioners instead, Shen Qiang outright rejected Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu's proposal.
"Listen, Ke Bizhu, whether it's you, or Ye Guyun, or even Beautiful Demon Fox Chu Qing, or even the big black dog guarding the Mountain Villa, in my heart, you are all my family. I, Shen Qiang, can be despicable, shameless, and even bloodthirsty for survival."
"But let me remind you, I will never betray my family. They may have quirks, and various issues here and there, but I am the King of Demons, not the King of Cultivation Practitioners. My name is Shen Qiang, not Shen the Saint or Shen Buqun, so there's no need to say more, I will bring demons."
Shen Qiang's words made Ke Bizhu, who had insisted that Shen Qiang must bring cultivation practitioners to gain acceptance by other practitioners, blush shyly but happily.
"Shen Qiang, I know you care about everyone around you, but are you really sure you want to do this? You must understand that if you bring demons to attend a Cultivation World event, you are sure to be met with rejection."
Shen Qiang wrapped his arm around the shoulder of Sleeping Fire Lotus Demon Ke Bizhu and calmly said, "I don't want to say some great truths, but trust me, as long as I have you all, even if the sky falls, I will prop it back up. So don't worry, I will always be with you."
In an instant, lying on the sofa with her perfect figure, Ye Guyun not only revealed an adorably charming smile, but her beautiful eyes also stayed fixed on Shen Qiang. Suddenly, for some unknown reason, her pretty face blushed all of a sudden.
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