Thanks to the overwhelming number of positive reviews on its first day, the theaters were still packed on the second.

More importantly, a widespread rumor was already circulating that the film could lower a male’s Riot Value.

It was also said to have an effect on females, helping them learn to better use their spiritual power.

Some passersby who didn’t know what was going on couldn’t stand it anymore and started tagging various departments.

[@Federation Law Enforcement Department @Star Network Law Enforcement Department, the rumors out there are getting insane. Why haven’t you done anything? What are you waiting for?

What if these idiotic claims mislead children? What if they actually believe it and it affects their studies?]

[Exactly, what does the Law Enforcement Department even do? Just take the citizens’ tax money to sit around and wait to die?]

[You’re telling me. Who knows how much money they’ve embezzled? They all make themselves look so handsome just to hit on females.]

[If it weren’t for us suckers paying taxes, where would they get the money to dress so sharply?]

[Hey, aren’t you guys going off-topic? We were talking about the rumors from the last couple of days.

Especially today, my kid, who’s in high school, came home and told me his classmate went to see a movie yesterday and lowered his Riot Value.

Then he asked me to find a way to get him a ticket so he could go see it. Isn’t that ridiculous?

It’s not that I’m unwilling to let my kid see a movie, but I just think it’s disgusting how these people will stop at nothing and use false advertising to make money!!]

[It’s the same for me. This rumor just blew up out of nowhere. A bunch of my colleagues were talking about going to see it today.]

[Would you guys stop slandering her? Jiang Qin’s name alone is a brand. She wouldn’t stoop to using rumors to sell tickets.]

[That’s right. It’s hard enough for us to even snag a ticket, so why would she need to resort to marketing tricks?]

[As everyone knows, Qin Bao’s works are never promoted. All the hype comes from fans asking about them, driven by high anticipation.]

After all, the Jiang Fans basically start looking forward to the finished product from the moment filming begins, and they even start discussion threads.

Plus, she already has a huge fanbase, so there’s absolutely no need to waste money on promotion.

She just has to announce the release date on her account, and countless people will immediately rush to buy tickets.

...

Meanwhile, on a battlefield at a Federation Border Star, Zhan Xiao had just taken a short break when he heard a fellow soldier next to him, who was on his Light Computer, say:

"Miss Jiang Qing has a new movie out. Too bad we don’t have time to watch it recently."

"Oh yeah? What genre is it?"

"I’m not sure. After reading the comments, I’m a little confused. And a lot of people are accusing it of false advertising??"

"Hmm? What’s the advertising claim?"

"They say watching the movie can lower your Riot Value and help females control their spiritual power more precisely."

The warrior, who had been a bit indignant, was momentarily stunned.

Although they were also fans of Jiang Qin, they couldn’t bring themselves to say they believed it.

The main issue was that it had extremely low credibility. No wonder people were calling it out.

"Ahem, did Tianwen Entertainment promote this on their own initiative?"

"Not exactly. It was spread by people who had actually seen it, and then more and more people started spreading it, and it turned into this..."

"Then my goddess has really been wronged."

"Tell me about it. They can’t find the source of the rumors, so they’re pinning it all on Jiang Qin."

Zhan Xiao walked over, crouched down, and asked, "This Miss Jiang Qing you’re talking about... is she the S-level female? A bit petite, black hair, with a beauty mark by the corner of her eye?"

"Yeah. Don’t you guys have internet access over there? You don’t even know who Miss Jiang Qing is."

Zhan Xiao shook his head. He really didn’t know.

"Is she famous in the Federation?"

"Of course she is. Let me put it this way, aside from a few old fogeys who don’t watch entertainment news, there isn’t anyone who doesn’t know Miss Jiang Qing.

The movies and shows she’s made are incredibly popular. In my family, everyone from my hundred-something-year-old grandmother down to the little kids loves them.

Especially that one, Strange Tales. After watching it, everyone was clamoring to learn Taoist Skills.

And then there’s The Legend of the Condor Heroes. The kids at home are constantly begging to learn martial arts and asking us to send them to a Hidden Clan."

The reality, however, was that even the Family Heads of the Hidden Clans wanted to take Jiang Qin as their master.

If Jiang Qin hadn’t publicly insisted that she really didn’t know how, the line of people wanting to become her disciple would probably stretch from the Federation to the Empire.

Then there was Strange Tales.

The traditional culture, festivals, and word-of-mouth taboos it depicted were simply irresistible.

No one is incurious about the history of their own people.

Whenever they heard about heroic deeds from history, who could resist exclaiming that those were their ancestors?

So, in their quest for more details on ancient customs, Jiang Qin’s public account was nearly overwhelmed by emails and private messages.

Her team of assistants also became exceptionally busy.

Even now, everyone still refused to believe that Jiang Qin was truly ignorant of these things. Otherwise, how could she know so many inside details?

But fearing they would antagonize her, no one resorted to trying to force her.

Most people were looking for an opportunity—a chance to get in touch with Jiang Qin, or perhaps her partners, in order to make their request.

To that end, they even investigated as far as Jiang Yulian.

However, once they confirmed that the two were no longer in contact, they stopped paying her any mind.

Some even gave Jiang Yulian’s partners a hard time, but they didn’t go too far.

After all, they figured that if Jiang Qin held a grudge against the Jiang Family, she probably would have made a move long ago. Since she hadn’t, she most likely didn’t want revenge.

So, just to curry favor with Jiang Qin, they merely made life a little more difficult for the males of the Jiang Family.

They guessed correctly. Jiang Qin didn’t want to take revenge on the Jiang Family.

There was nothing worth getting revenge for. It was best for everyone to just live their own separate lives in peace.

...

After listening to his comrades praise Jiang Qin, Zhan Xiao silently crouched in a corner, took out his Light Computer, and began to search.

Since he and his subordinates had joined the army, they had been issued their own citizen ID numbers and new Light Computers.

Therefore, his Light Computer could now freely access content on the Federation Star Network.

When he had said goodbye to Jiang Qin, he had learned her real name.

But he hadn’t expected her to be so famous in the Federation, so he hadn’t thought to search for information about her. Besides, he had been very busy recently.

After all, they had just joined the Federation Army. They first had to arrange their personal affairs and were then immediately thrown into a battle.

This was their only free time in the last few days.

And they could only rest for a few hours before having to relieve the other warriors on duty.

Taking advantage of this moment, he searched the Star Network for everything about Jiang Qin.

He found stories of her being abandoned by her family, working in a bar, and then skyrocketing to fame through her music composition, among other things.

And then... there were detailed profiles of her partners...