Chapter 614: 615, National Goddess (first update)

Varied comments surfaced.

For a time, the official Weibo post shot up to the top of the trending searches.

In fact, this could very well be a marketing strategy.

Ever since the official Weibo released this message, many people placed orders out of curiosity.

In just a few short hours, the online store had received nearly two hundred orders.

Of course, a mere two hundred orders were but a drop in the ocean compared to the Zhao Clan’s overflowing orders.

The first day.

The Zhao Clan’s orders were filled to capacity.

The second day.

Still filled to capacity.

The third day.

It was the same.

Watching theking on the brink of bankruptcy, Zhao Yiling also glowed with happiness these past few days.

This is what is called.

One’s spirits soar with joy in felicitous times.

Just thinking about stepping firmly on Chu Jin, Zhao Yiling was thrilled beyond measure.

However.

This situation continued until the fourth day, and Zhao Yiling could no longer smile.

Because this product had a very serious quality issue.

Not only did they receive close to 90% return requests from users, but many users also filed joint complaints with the local Bureau of Industry and Commerce.

Countless partners wanted to terminate their contracts.

Overnight, the Zhao Clan received complaints from countless platforms.

The product developed by the Zhao Clan was a high-tech dream product.

Although it looked like an unprepossessing pillow on the outside.

Its efficacy could not be compared with that of an ordinary pillow.

Because a chip was installed inside the pillow.

It not only massaged, promoting blood circulation and dispelling blood stasis.

But it also made dreams come true.

The so-called dreams come true meant that after a person entered deep sleep, the chip inside the pillow could weave dreams based on what the individual desired.

To put it another way.

Whatever people wanted to see but couldn’t, wanted to do but couldn’t, they could accomplish it all in their dreams.

Helping people fulfill wishes that they couldn’t fulfill in their waking lives.

In short, this was a magical product.

It’s precisely because it was such a high-tech magical product that it was highly sought after and bought eagerly by many people as soon as it hit the market.

But now.

The beautiful dream had turned into a nightmare.

After some people used this pillow, not only did they not have their beautiful dreams come true, but they also suffered from continuous nightmares, and some were even scared into having heart attacks.

It’s said that two elderly people were scared to death!

With the Zhao Clan’s overly successful advertising campaign initially, they now faced accusations of false advertising and deceiving consumers, and with lives at stake, it attracted high levels of attention from the relevant authorities.

Suddenly.

The National Goddess was transformed into a national swindler.

Even Zhao Yiling’s Weibo was besieged.

Netizens completely disregarded Zhao Yiling’s National Goddess aura.

Netizen A: Swindler, swindler! All you do is cheat us consumers out of our money! I knew it, Hua Nation couldn’t possibly produce such high-tech stuff! Talking about making dreams come true, it almost scared me to death!

Netizen B: To the one above, please don’t lump all of Hua Nation together! Just because the Zhao Group can’t do it doesn’t mean other companies can’t either! I bought the pillow too, and it’s working great!

Netizen C: Where can I buy it?

Netizen D: Begging for the link!

Netizen E: Swindler, may your whole family die off.

Netizen F: Can dreams really come true?

Netizen G: Hope it’s not another swindler?

Netizen H: I have a relative who works in the engineering department of theking, and I know the inside story! It’s said that the Zhao Clan stole theking’s idea! Stolen things are bound to be shady, never as good as the genuine article!

Netizen J: The one I bought is genuine~ The quality is exceptionally good!

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The Zhao Group plunged into a severe financial crisis, teetering in turmoil.

On the other side, theking caught fire, not only receiving continuous praise but also taking orders until their hands went soft.

They couldn’t supply enough to meet the demand.

Consumers didn’t even care about the five-digit price tag.

theking’s daily sales skyrocketed to nine figures!

Breaking the global sales record.

theking didn’t just catch fire, it became a global sensation.

Even foreigners came seeking it out by name.

And it reached a state where it was hard to come by just one.

theking also became the first company globally to launch such a high-tech product.

By now,

Hua Nation had finally surpassed many countries in terms of technology,

even defeating the tech giant M nation.

In just ten days,

Zhao Clan declared bankruptcy.

Not only bankrupt but also involved in a plagiarism scandal.

theking formally sued Zhao Group’s legal representative, Zhao Yiling.

Half a month later,

Zhao Yiling was jailed for alleged charges including money laundering, tax evasion, plagiarism, and intentional homicide.

Sentenced to death, with a stay of execution of one month.

Assets frozen, properties sealed.

The Zhao family was evicted from Wancheng Villa and rented a shabby civilian house to live in.

Thus, the Zhao family fell from grace.

Zhao Hai was so shocked that he was bedridden.

And Li Ruyu ran off with an outsider lover after the incident.

Only Zhao Shendong and Zhao Hai remained in the Zhao family.

Overnight, Zhao Shendong went from having a wife and daughter to having neither.

Consequently, Shen Clan also suffered.

Shen Lingtian went from being a privileged figure of Capital City to a homeless wanderer in a single night.

theking, without making a sound, brought down two renowned enterprises of Capital City,

leaving everyone astonished.

It also made people even more curious about who the true person behind theking was, with such a cold and ruthless approach!

For a time, the internet buzzed with all sorts of speculation.

Some guessed that theking’s hidden boss must be a middle-aged uncle,

while others thought it was a young and capable guy,

and some speculated it was a rich second generation from a wealthy family.

Moreover, with the viral video of "the Heroine of Capital City", there was a new twist in the National Goddess’s saga.

Because netizens had found through photo comparisons,

that the side profile of the National Goddess was identical to that of the Heroine of Capital City.

So,

Zhao Yiling was not the real National Goddess at all.

For a moment,

Chu Jin.

These two characters completely took the internet by storm.

After she became famous,

all the old videos that vanished were dug up by the powerful netizens.

Saving someone at the horse track, Divination Master, Golden Needle rescuing, speeches...

Mysterious tycoon, Scholar...

She became the undisputed National Goddess.

Everyone envied her.

But,

she was discreet.

She didn’t make any statements,

nor did she open any Weibo account under the name of Chu Jin.

No matter how much people speculated, they could never imagine that their admired National Goddess was the person behind theking.

Nor could they guess,

that the popular "The Return of the Past" was another of her aliases.

Inside the house,

Chu Xiu sat on the sofa browsing Weibo, a clear curve at the corners of her mouth.

His sister was even more outstanding than he had imagined.

He was proud to have such a sister.

Since his sister was so remarkable, he couldn’t lag too far behind either.

Chu Xiu looked up into the distance, his expression determined.

These days, Chu Jin was busy finding a school for Chu Xiu, since as his sister, she would definitely take responsibility for him.

Chu Xiu was only thirteen this year, a teenager.

Educating him was a must.

"Chu Xiu," Chu Jin, carrying a backpack, walked in from the outside,

"Sister," a smile appeared on Chu Xiu’s lips, as he got up from the sofa,

"I’ve found a school for you," Chu Jin handed the admission notice to Chu Xiu, "It’s fully boarding, I’ve visited the school, it’s well-managed and has a good learning environment, you can come home every two weeks, and I will arrange for the driver to pick you up from school."

To facilitate Chu Xiu’s schooling, Chu Jin even bought a car and hired a driver.

Apart from heritage and special abilities, the life system in the Superpower World was not much different from the common world.

Students had to attend school.

Adults had to go to work.

In the Superpower World, Chu Xiu had just started the second year of junior high, but now that he had come to the mundane world, he couldn’t fall behind in his studies.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu’s expression dimmed. He took the notification letter and said with his eyes downcast, "Sister... I, I don’t want to go to school..." He didn’t want to go to school; he wanted to return to the Superpower World.

He wanted revenge.

He wanted to revive the Chu Family...

Chu Jin, of course, understood his meaning. She patted his shoulder and said softly with her red lips, "I know what you mean. Since I am your sister, the eldest daughter of the Chu Family, I will certainly take on the responsibilities of the eldest daughter. Don’t worry, I will avenge the annihilation of our family, and I definitely will return to the Superpower World, but... not now."

Both Chu Jin and Chu Xiu.

They were both in a period of laying low, their wings not yet fully grown. If they were to confront those people from the Superpower World head-on, it would surely be like throwing eggs against a rock.

"When will that be?" Chu Xiu looked up, his eyes full of confusion.

Having witnessed the tragic deaths of his parents.

He now only thought about revenge.

Everytime he thought that his life was exchanged with the deaths of many, he couldn’t peacefully enjoy everything he had right now.

Chu Jin still maintained her indifferent expression and spoke slowly, "A gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years. Listen to me, go to school first."

"I..." Chu Xiu stood there, motionless, and then said, "Sister, do you not want revenge anymore?"

His sister was so formidable, and she was born with a phoenix destiny!

If she wanted revenge, why would she fear this or that?

Clearly, she no longer wanted revenge!

That’s right, his sister wasn’t even raised by their parents...

Chu Xiu’s downcast eyes were filled with myriad thoughts.

Upon hearing this, Chu Jin wasn’t angry. Instead, she leaned forward and sat on the sofa, looked up at Chu Xiu, and continued, "Let me ask you a question."

"Ask," Chu Xiu responded with slightly lowered eyes.

Chu Jin spoke in an indifferent tone, "Which do you think are harder to deal with, Tian Luo or those people from the Superpower World?"

"The Superpower World," Chu Xiu blurted out without hesitation.

Of course, the people from the Superpower World were harder to deal with.

Even if Tian Luo was formidable, he was just a biologist.

Whereas the Superpower World was full of big shots with special abilities.

Chu Jin nodded lightly and said, "Then think about it, we almost lost our lives just dealing with Tian Luo, what strength do we have to seek revenge against those people from the Superpower World? Or do you think... those people from the Superpower World are fools who would stand there and let the two of us chop them with a knife?"

Chu Xiu was now completely speechless.

He had been so fixated on revenge that he hadn’t considered these details and had overlooked his own abilities.

Chu Jin was right.

He couldn’t even defeat Tian Luo, let alone the people from the Superpower World.

Chu Jin got up from the sofa and continued, "First, study well and don’t think too much about other things." As she finished speaking, Chu Jin took a blue-covered antique book out of her backpack and handed it to Chu Xiu.

She continued, "You’re talented. Take this and take a look. Only when you’re strong can you confront those enemies and revive the family."

The cover of the blue antique book had four big brush-written characters: Heavenly Qi.

Chu Xiu looked at the antique book in his hands, a glint of light flashing through his eyes.

The gloom in his heart was swept away.

"Sister, I understand," Chu Xiu looked up at Chu Jin, "I’ll go to school tomorrow."

"Alright," Chu Jin nodded slightly, "Then get ready, I’m going out."

"Okay." Chu Xiu stood up and walked Chu Jin to the door.

Chu Jin didn’t return to her room, but instead drove away from Huagui Park.

**

In another corner of the city.

Inside an ordinary residential house.

A woman with dark yellow skin and a protruding belly stood in front of a simple stove, frying vegetables.

Intermittent coughing sounds came from inside the house.

The coughing was severe, as if it came from an elderly person, causing the heart to cough out as well.

Just by hearing that sound, one would know that the person must be seriously ill.

Then, amidst the sizzling sound of frying, a man’s voice came from inside the house, "Lu Yan, Lu Yan, I’m hungry... hungry..."

Indeed.

The woman cooking was none other than Lu Yan.

Time had passed.

Her belly was now very noticeable.

And on her face, there was no longer the prestigious look of when she was the head of the Lu family.

The man calling out hungry from inside the house was Shen Lingtian.

Having lost everything, Shen Lingtian, unable to handle the blow, suffered a nervous breakdown that led to intellectual decline, turning him into an idiot.

He forgot everyone.

He only remembered Lu Yan.

Lu Yan should have hated him, but upon seeing Shen Lingtian like that, she couldn’t bring herself to hate him. So she took Shen Lingtian in.

Together, they were better off than being alone.

"Lu Yan... Hungry..."

Seeing that Lu Yan did not respond, Shen Lingtian supported himself on the walls and walked out from inside the house.

In just a month’s time.

Shen Lingtian seemed to have turned into a different person.

Worn out, destitute, with a foolish smile hanging on his face.

He had become skin and bones.

He was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Late-stage.

He had only a few months left to live.

Although Lu Yan could no longer bring herself to hate Shen Lingtian, anyone would be hard-pressed to maintain a pleasant demeanor in the face of someone with impaired intelligence all day long. She frowned and said somewhat displeased, "Why did you come out? Get back inside quickly! The meal is almost ready!"

Shen Lingtian immediately smiled like a child and said, "Oh, oh, I will be good. I’ll go back inside now. Don’t be angry, okay?"

Lu Yan sighed.

She said no more.

She continued to stir-fry the green vegetables in the pan as tears dropped one by one into it.

Now she went to Qin Jie’s grave to confess every month.

She knew that all of this was retribution.

"Heavenly Dao" is cyclical.

It was all retribution.

She knew she was wrong, but in this world, there was no such thing as "Regret Medicine".

If she could do it over, she would definitely not commit such atrocious acts against the heavens and humanity.

In this world, evildoers never meet good ends.

If possible, she wanted to tell her child personally.

One must always have a kind heart to be a good person.

Only with a clear conscience can one live a life of ease and comfort.

She thought about dying.

But the child in her belly was innocent.

She had already decided that once the child was born, she would join Shen Lingtian in death.

To atone to Qin Jie personally in the netherworld.

Chu Jin stood behind a banyan tree, silently watching everything unfold.

She felt not the slightest sympathy for the fate that had befallen Shen Lingtian and Lu Yan.

They had brought it upon themselves.

If it were not for the child in Lu Yan’s belly, Chu Jin would have acted long ago to finish her off, yet, leaving Lu Yan alive to endure such agony in this world was a torment in itself.

As for Shen Lingtian,

He was doomed to die tormented by disease.

There was no need for her to take action.

Killing him herself, she feared it would sully her hands.

Witnessing the enemies of her past life finally receive their comeuppance, Chu Jin breathed a sigh of relief, felt unburdened, and turned to walk away.

The time that remained was hers and Mr. Mo’s.

Three days later.

At the Mo family.

The little loli tiptoed into Mo Qianjue’s bedroom.

Seeing Mo Qianjue lying asleep on the bed, the little loli tentatively called out, "Daddy..."

Once.

Mo Qianjue showed no reaction.

The little loli, worried that he was feigning sleep, continued, "Daddy, Brother Jin is here."

The little loli knew that if Daddy was faking sleep, he would definitely jump up excitedly at the mention of Brother Jin’s name.

But after calling out Brother Jin,

Mo Qianjue still did not react.

The little loli breathed a sigh of relief and stealthily climbed onto the bed, carefully reaching out to pat and search Mo Qianjue’s body...

Her movements were light, for fear of accidentally waking Mo Qianjue.

Suddenly, her eyes brightened.

She successfully found a key on Mo Qianjue’s body.

"I’ve finally found you," said the little loli as she kissed the key.

Then she quietly got off the bed, drew the bed curtains, lit a stick of sandalwood, and turned to enter Mo Qianjue’s study.

Daddy was really too naughty.

To prevent Soul Resurrection Grass from being stolen again, he had actually locked it in the study.

Luckily, she was clever.

She had indirectly learned where the Soul Resurrection Grass was hidden.

Brother Jin really needed Soul Resurrection Grass.

Though she knew that by doing this, Daddy would be very angry!

But compared to Daddy’s anger,

She didn’t want to disappoint Brother Jin.

She liked Brother Jin.

Even if Brother Jin couldn’t become her mom, she still liked him very much.

For Brother Jin...

She was all in!

If Daddy scolded her, hit her, she would accept it!

Being so cute, surely Daddy would not bear to lay a hand on her, right?

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