After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 576 - 566: Family Punishment

Chapter 576: Chapter 566: Family Punishment

[Today’s lucky person is me haha, finally got to meet Xixi up close, Xixi even shook hands with me. Although it didn’t feel as soft as it looked, there was a very strong feeling, full of security.]

[I’m envious of those who got to share the stage with Xixi, but I was only four or five meters away in the front row, and could see clearly. She is truly exquisite in person, her aura is absolutely stunning, once again proving there’s a real gap between celebrities and regular people. I can’t believe I took over a hundred photos of Xixi in just over an hour. It was totally worth it!]

[This lucky person is here to show off the prizes I won in the mini-game, it’s a Shanyue Zhiheng spokesperson creative doll, it’s made with such thoughtfulness. I should buy a transparent case to protect it.]

Under this comment is a string of envy.

[I just asked the official website’s customer service, the spokesperson merchandise is not yet for sale, and the dolls are limited edition. I’m offering a high price, would you consider selling yours?]

...

Xu Ling’an looked at her two roommates, both with eager eyes, and had to take out the little gift she initially planned to open back at the dorm.

They were currently at a rest area in one of the malls.

Afraid of delaying her sister’s important matters, after lunch, she took her two friends to say goodbye to her sister and went shopping, also taking the chance to answer her friends’ late-arriving questions.

The two roommates had just started following Jiang Lingxi’s account, and while busy liking posts on their phones, they saw someone had already shared the lucky audience gift online, catching their interest in the unopened one from "Little Sis".

The gift box was slowly opened under the gaze of three pairs of eyes.

Their eyes first landed on the doll that someone had posted online earlier, but there were other things inside too.

Taking out the other items like a keychain, a palm-sized cup with the spokesperson’s cartoon image printed on it, at the very bottom, there was an envelope-styled pouch.

Xu Ling’an carefully opened it, unfolding the neatly wrapped item inside, her expression turned serious.

"Is this a Shanyue Zhiheng hand-drawn silk scarf?"

"Now that’s a big deal. I heard these silk scarves are gifted, not sold, but the gifting criteria aren’t clear, and each scarf has a unique design."

"An’an, quickly open it and see what pattern is hand-drawn on it!"

Pushed by the two, Xu Ling’an carefully unfolded the scarf, though she had already recognized who wrote the calligraphy on it even before unfolding it.

She was very familiar with her sister’s handwriting.

"It’s calligraphy, is it a new series? Which calligraphy master did Shanyue Zhiheng invite?"

"It’s my sister’s handwriting."

The two, still appreciating the calligraphy, were speechless: "..."

After a brief silence, the two reached over and patted Xu Ling’an’s shoulder with a hint of consolation.

"With such an outstanding sister, An’an must be under a lot of pressure."

Xu Ling’an: "..."

The group staying at the banquet was drinking tea and chatting.

"We’re already trending on the hot searches for this event, indicating our brand event was quite successful."

"But the top search is: ’Large Ancient Tomb Discovered in the Desert of Liangchuan’. Tong Yue shifted her gaze from her phone screen to Jiang Lingxi’s face, ’I wonder how far the location you filmed at is from this newly discovered tomb.’"

Jiang Lingxi wasn’t in the habit of constantly checking her phone for trending topics. She was thinking about things while drinking tea, and only snapped back when she noticed Tong Yue’s gaze.

"Ancient tomb?"

"Yes," Tong Yue pointed to the phone she had left untouched on the table, "it’s already the number one trending topic. Experts are saying it’s the largest and most peculiar tomb found in recent years, and someone revealed that something incredible was discovered inside. It reminded me that you were filming in the desert over there in Liangchuan."

Jiang Lingxi picked up her phone and opened the trending searches, only to find that the heat for the tomb discovery was several times higher than the second trending topic.

She clicked on the link and saw photos taken at the tomb excavation site, though crucial parts were pixelated.

She enlarged the pictures and saw several familiar faces among the aerial shots.

It’s Xu Zhao and his team!

"Yes, it’s there, but it’s quite far."

"It also mentions that the world’s largest fossil tree was discovered in the tomb, truly amazing. If you had finished filming a few days later, maybe you could have visited the ancient tomb site."

Jiang Lingxi: "..."

Could she say she had already wandered through it and was more familiar with the tomb than those archaeologists currently excavating it? As for the fossil tree, she had climbed up and down its trunk.

Thinking about it, she nodded with a hint of regret, "It is indeed a bit of a pity."

After discussing the newly discovered mysterious ancient tomb, the group shifted their focus to the upcoming international fashion event. Jiang Lingxi half-listened to the conversation, while her mind was busy thinking about how to deal with Bai Shengyu.

Today’s three-hour-long summons isolated her from the outside world, unable to send or receive any messages, effectively cutting her off from the world.

There were actually many things that could be done.

For instance, using this three-hour information blackout, she could bypass all obstacles and directly expose all the little tricks Bai Shengyu had always guarded against, right in front of the Bai family’s matriarch, Madam Bai!

This was the real goal between her and Shen Yunqing, to shake the mountain and frighten the tiger!

The phone under her fingers suddenly buzzed.

Jiang Lingxi picked up her phone and opened the message sent by Shen Yunqing.

[Lady Bai is hosting a banquet at five in the afternoon.]

Jiang Lingxi glanced at the time on the top right corner of the screen.

Two-thirty in the afternoon.

She sighed silently, [It seems when people age, they tend to have a soft heart.]

[Should I attend? If you don’t want to, I’ll decline.]

[Go ahead, I want to see Bai Shengyu’s current state, take some photos or videos and send them to Xinyuan.]

[Alright.]

Inside the Bai family ancestral hall.

Bai Shengyu’s upper body was bare, and his back was already a mess of wounds.

Even his lips were bleeding from biting his tongue while enduring the pain, with his eyes bloodshot as he looked at his motionless grandmother sitting at the head with her eyes closed.

Another whip lashed across his back, and as the tip flew up, it not only carried blood but also brought up fragments of flesh, and he could no longer hold himself up, collapsing on his hands, feeling pain even in his breathing.

"Madam, it’s been fifty lashes."

The hand holding the Buddha Beads paused, her lips trembled before opening, "Continue!"

The old butler in charge of the whipping hesitated but ultimately said nothing, gritting his teeth and swinging the whip once more.

However, after just a few more lashes, Bai Shengyu couldn’t even manage to kneel, falling helplessly onto the cold floor.

"Grandma..."

"If you don’t want to die, endure these hundred lashes!"

"Why?"

He was so tormented that his mind was foggy, but still full of confusion.

Even though he deliberately hid his actions from his grandmother, as the head of the Bai family, she couldn’t have been completely unaware of them.

Why, when she ignored him in the past, did she now, without mercy, subject him to family discipline?

"Wait until tonight, if you can stand up, you’ll know why I’m punishing you."