The Fake Heiress Turns out to Be a True Tycoon!
Chapter 99: As Expected, the Next Step for Internet Celebrities is Debuting

Chapter 99: Chapter 99: As Expected, the Next Step for Internet Celebrities is Debuting

Scarlett Jennings fell silent for just a moment after hearing Quincy Zimmerman’s words over the phone, and then she directly activated the video function on her phone.

Quincy Zimmerman on the other end answered without hesitation. The man who had been sharp-dressed and poised just the day before now visibly appeared haggard.

Through the video, Scarlett Jennings observed the bluish tint under Quincy Zimmerman’s eyes and the faint shadow energy around him and spoke,

"There is indeed some lingering shadow energy on you, but the other party probably just meant to play a joke on you. They’re no longer around."

Scarlett’s tone was calm, yet Quincy Zimmerman, upon hearing this, seemed about to pop his eyes out of his head, his voice breaking in disbelief,

"A joke?!"

He damn near died, you know?!

What kind of joke is that?!

At that time, he even thought he was about to ascend to heaven then and there!

Scarlett maintained her composure, ignoring his shock entirely, "When I gave you the talisman, there was no sign of death on your face."

This indicated that even though he had encountered a ghost, the ghost had no intention to kill him.

In the realm of malevolent spirits, as long as one doesn’t intend to kill from the get-go, it’s considered just playing a joke.

Judging from the shadow energy lingering on Quincy, he had indeed encountered a malevolent ghost.

The spirit had been injured by her amulet and would not bother Quincy again for the time being.

Therefore, Scarlett was in no rush.

Quincy felt on the verge of tears hearing her words.

So as long as he wasn’t dead, he could be tormented just like that, huh?

Even after hearing Scarlett say the ghost had left, Quincy was still uneasy.

He insisted on purchasing a few more amulets from Scarlett.

While Scarlett thought it unnecessary, she wouldn’t refuse business knocking at her door,

"Peace charms are three thousand each, amulets are six thousand each..."

"What’s the difference?"

"Peace charms enhance one’s aura, ensuring smoothness, while amulets protect oneself, capable of resisting calamities."

Scarlett hadn’t finished speaking when Quincy impatiently interjected,

"I’ll take ten peace charms and ten amulets!"

Scarlett: "... No hoarding or reselling of talismans."

Quincy laughed bitterly, "I don’t mean that. It’s just that you know, our production team is in the preparatory stage right now, and we’ll definitely come across a lot of these things, so I must prepare for the frontline workers in advance."

There was nothing wrong with his reasoning, and Scarlett reluctantly accepted it.

Quincy was about to confirm his problems once more when his eyes flicked, noticing what seemed to be a doll resembling a ginseng-child sitting on Scarlett Jennings’ shoulder.

Blinking, that thing... appeared to be moving.

Quincy suddenly felt a chill spread throughout his body, even his hand holding his phone trembled slightly.

"Scar... Scarlett Master... on your shoulder, it seems there is..."

Seeing his voice and image starting to shake, Scarlett instinctively looked down and was met with the sight of the little roothead somehow having climbed onto her shoulder, its eyes like black beans staring curiously at the phone screen.

Quincy’s aura was low, and he’d just encountered a ghost, so it was normal to see ghosts at this moment. Scarlett explained,

"This is a little baby spirit I am temporarily fostering, don’t mind it."

Suddenly, Quincy, on the other side of the screen, widened his eyes once more, and after a while, hung up the video call with a smack.

Scarlett didn’t pay it any mind. Not long after, she received an address from Quincy.

She took the baby spirit and went to the desk, opened the wooden box placed there, inside which her regularly drawn talismans were categorized. Counting the numbers, Scarlett packed the twenty pieces Quincy requested and sent them directly to him via express delivery.

Watching the sudden clear-out of the stock, Scarlett glanced at the sky outside, deciding to draw a few more talismans while Samuel Chalmers was away.

Laying out the yellow talisman paper and vermillion ink, as she lifted her pen and concentrated, the spirit gathering array beneath her began drawing in spiritual energy from all sides.

Scarlett’s aura was concentrated, the pen poised downward, and the moment the pen touched paper, there was a flash of spiritual light. Before she could finish the stroke, a speck of golden light suddenly flew from the small gift box beside her and merged into the spiritual light at her pen’s tip in an instant.

Surprised, she finished the last stroke unconsciously, and as the talisman was formed, a flash of golden light was seen momentarily before vanishing without a trace.

Staring in disbelief at the talisman beneath her pen, Scarlett noticed that the spiritual energy infused in this amulet was more than double the power of her previous ones.

Her gaze shifted to the small gift box on the table.

Inside it was the nine-tailed brooch that Boss Chalmers had gifted her earlier.

Opening the brooch, she discovered faint golden light lingering around each of the nine tails.

There was no need to ask, the golden light undoubtedly belonged to some big figure.

What she hadn’t expected was that items passed through Samuel Chalmers would come with golden light, and such golden light...

As she had speculated previously, it could significantly enhance her talismanic power.

... It’s rather handy.

Scarlett found her Taoist resolve wavering slightly.

When strength, which originally required solid cultivation to enhance, suddenly had a shortcut available...

The temptation was indeed hard to resist.

Scarlett looked at that nine-tailed brooch, her face showing a rare struggle.

For a long moment, she placed a hand over her chest, reluctantly putting away the brooch along with the upgraded amulet.

There were no shortcuts in cultivation; no matter how good someone else’s things might be, they weren’t hers.

If she developed a habit of relying on the golden light’s enhancement, her talismanic magic would never advance.

Of course, like last time when the golden light-enhanced thunder summoning talisman found Purple Thunder, she still decided to keep a few on hand.

In the event of an emergency, it could still save her life.

Scarlett thought there was nothing wrong with this.

...

The preparation time for the "Inspiration" program group was much faster than Scarlett had imagined.

Almost as soon as Star Entertainment walked through the contract with Lemon, news about the program group’s upcoming broadcast was already online.

Upon releasing the guest list, it immediately drew the attention and anticipation of countless netizens.

For nothing else, because among the program’s invited guests was one of the currently high-profile top-tier male idols.

Sebastian Carew.

The third young master of the Capital Metropolitan’s Carew Family, a bona fide wealthy scion with not only a powerful background and superior appearance but also exceptional talent.

Though he started out as an idol, he skyrocketed to fame through his acting skills. A recent fantasy drama he starred in became a phenomenal hit, and it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he became a household name.

Even more noteworthy, this was his first time participating as a regular guest on a variety show.

While Sebastian’s fans across the internet were cheering, they expressed strong dissatisfaction upon learning about the other guests on the show!

[I’m so happy to see my darling’s variety show debut, but can someone tell me if there’s something wrong with the program’s configuration?]

[Same here, why did he take on such a variety show? Also, isn’t there an amateur influencer among the other guests?!]

[Wow, who are all these guys—a bunch of freaks! Poor darling!]

[Isn’t Dashiell Xalvadora only debuted earlier this year? And this nobody, barely on the radar, is recording the show with my darling?!]

[The one above is at least in the industry, but I saw this Evander Simpson guy whose microblog says he’s from Clear Breeze Temple!]

[I remember Scarlett Jennings from earlier this week being Sea City’s top scorer in the college entrance exam, right? The one who chose the Taoism Academy.]

[Aaah! I knew the next step for internet celebrities is to debut! Even top scorers in the college entrance exams are no exception!]

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