247: Official announcement, Zhao Xiaoying has become a fairy!

“System, get your ass out here!”

“Explain, what exactly is going on?!”

Lu Yuchen roared frantically in his mind.

Where did Ying Yinman, Princess of Great Qin get these Cultivation Techniques?

【Ding! Detecting host’s intense emotional fluctuations… System… System logic… Zzzzt… Unknown error occurred…】

【Warning! Warning! Karma… Karmic law… Zzzzt…disorder… disrupted…】

【System… will… enter… hibernation… mode…】

A series of garbled codes, like virus-infected pop-ups, flashed wildly in Lu Yuchen's mind, then with a 'poof,' the screen went completely black.

“What the hell!”

Lu Yuchen’s eyes twitched wildly.

Again?!

This broken System always messes up at critical moments. Where’s its professionalism? Where’s its after-sales service? Do you believe I’ll give you a bad review!

While he was wrestling with the System, on the other side, the peak of Mount Tai was already in chaos.

Above the cliff, heads swarmed.

The rescue team's searchlights illuminated the entire cliff face as if it were daytime. Drones buzzed, circling amidst the sea of clouds, conducting a carpet search.

At the foot of the mountain, it was already packed with media, their long lenses and short cannons forming an impenetrable crowd.

“Latest news! Latest news!”

“Popular young star Zhao Xiaoying accidentally fell off a cliff while filming a new drama on Mount Tai in the early hours of this morning! Twenty-four hours have passed, and she is still neither seen alive nor found dead!”

“According to on-site experts, the possibility of survival from such a height… is extremely slim!”

The entire Great Xia Nation erupted in chaos due to this sudden accident.

On the internet, wails of sorrow filled the air.

#ZhaoXiaoyingFallsOffCliff#

#PrayForXiaoying#

#MountTai,ReturnOurQueen#

One by one, shocking topics dominated the hot search lists of all platforms, followed by the 'Explosive' tag, which had long turned crimson.

Countless fans were heartbroken and spontaneously organized various prayer activities.

No one expected that a seemingly ordinary filming accident would escalate into a social event that garnered nationwide attention.

Just as the entire nation was grieving, and everyone believed that a miracle would not happen.

Deep within the abyss below the cliff.

“So, Revered Master, you want me to join the nation?”

Ying Yinman, Princess of Great Qin simply nodded faintly, saying nothing more.

She looked at the young girl with Heaven-Defying Aptitude before her, a hint of satisfaction flashing in her Phoenix eyes.

An Innate Dao Body, and having obtained her Tai Xuan Gathering Qi Technique, she had successfully guided Qi into her body in just one day.

Such talent, even two thousand years ago, would have been considered extremely rare.

“Go.”

“I have other matters, you can come find me here in the future.”

“Yes, Revered Master.”

Zhao Xiaoying was reluctant but could only turn and walk out of the cave that had changed her life.

As she stepped out, she formed a hand seal, and a long sword emerged from its sheath behind her.

Sword Flight!

She lightly tapped her toes, landing steadily on the sword’s body, and with a flicker of her figure, she transformed into a streak of azure light, soaring into the sky!

…

The top of the cliff was bustling with activity.

The rescue team leader was holding a megaphone, shouting hoarsely into the bottomless sea of clouds.

Just then!

“Quick… Look! What is that?!”

Someone, unknown who, let out a scream filled with endless horror and disbelief, pointing at the surging sea of clouds.

Everyone subconsciously followed the sound and looked.

The entire mountaintop, thousands of gazes converged.

Amidst the sea of clouds, a figure, stepping on a long sword emitting a faint glow, was breaking through the mist and slowly ascending!

The woman, in a long dress, with long hair flowing, looked like a Fairy descending from the Nine Heavens!

Who else could it be but the young star Zhao Xiaoying, who had been missing for a day and a night?!

“What… What the hell am I seeing?!”

“Sword… Sword Flight?!”

“Is… Is this a movie? Are they using wires?!”

“Wires your head! Can your wires lift you into the clouds?!”

Countless phones and cameras frantically aimed at the figure, shutters clicking incessantly, as if to forever capture this miraculous scene!

Inside the military's temporary command center, a middle-aged man with a general's star on his shoulder looked at the high-definition footage transmitted by the drone, and the teacup in his hand fell to the ground with a 'clatter,' shattering into pieces.

He grabbed the walkie-talkie on the table, his voice trembling.

“Stop… Stop her! No! Please! Please ask her to come down!”

…

Half an hour later.

A military helicopter slowly landed on the helipad at the summit.

The cabin door opened, and Xia Wanqing, dressed in a black special combat uniform, walked out quickly, surrounded by a group of Dragon Division elites.

She looked at Zhao Xiaoying, who appeared calm as if nothing had happened, her expression respectful.

“Young Miss Zhao.”

She took a step forward, saluted Zhao Xiaoying with a solemn military salute, her voice tinged with a hint of probing.

“You… are already a transcendent, aren't you?”

On the internet, things had already spiraled completely out of control.

The video of “Queen Zhao’s Sword Flight,” filmed by countless tourists, spread like a virus!

In just one hour, the view count exceeded one hundred million!

#ZhaoXiaoyingBecomesImmortal#

This utterly absurd topic dominated the top of all platforms' hot search lists!

The official debunking essay, as soon as it was released, was drowned out by the overwhelming video evidence.

Immediately after, an even more audacious move occurred.

A mysterious hacker, calling himself “Dongfang Bubai,” directly hacked into the accounts of major official media outlets and pinned the unedited high-definition video to the top!

The authorities were completely helpless.

Delete? Couldn't delete them all!

Debunk? With what? With words?!

The slap in the face was loud and clear.

…

Finally, after an urgent high-level meeting.

The authorities made a decision that would shake the entire Great Xia, and even the entire world—

They laid their cards on the table!

No more pretending!

That evening, at 7:00 sharp.

The opening of the news broadcast was no longer the familiar theme song.

Instead, it was a series of bloody and violent, never-before-seen top-secret footage!

The terrifying, ghost-like scene within Jinan University!

The green-faced, fanged zombies, fearless of death!

The special forces soldiers, fearless of death, fighting them!

Immediately after, the scene shifted.

On the massive training ground at the headquarters of the National Security Bureau's Dragon Division.

A white figure, holding a long sword, pointed remotely at a black granite slab over a hundred meters in size.

“Whoosh—!”

A streak of azure sword light flashed and disappeared in an instant!

“Crack—!”

The giant rock, harder than steel, was as if split open by an invisible sharp blade, the cut smooth as a mirror!

The entire Great Xia, fourteen hundred million people, were silenced at this moment!

Their worldview was repeatedly crushed, reshaped, and crushed again in this instant…

“After careful consideration by the Central Committee.”

The host’s voice was unprecedentedly solemn.

“Effective immediately, the special department of the National Security Bureau—the Dragon Division—is officially established! It will be solely responsible for handling all supernatural events within the country!”

“At the same time, Comrade Zhao Xiaoying is officially appointed as the first… Minister of the Dragon Division!”

As soon as the news broke, the world was in an uproar!

At the same time, in the most bustling commercial square of Modu.

A huge outdoor screen wasLoop playback this news, which was destined to be recorded in history.

Among the crowd, a stunning figure in a long-sleeved white dress, whose aura was out of place with the modern city, stood quietly.

It was none other than Ying Yinman, Princess of Great Qin, who had just parted ways with Zhao Xiaoying.

She looked at the zombies on the screen, and the red-clad malevolent ghost, a deep confusion appearing in her Phoenix eyes.

The zombies were fine; ordinary firearms and human wave tactics could eventually wear them down.

But that red-clad malevolent ghost…

Even two thousand years ago, it was an existence that could trouble Golden Core Cultivators.

Had the technology of this Age of Dharma Decline reached such a level? To be able to resolve such a malevolent ghost filled with towering resentment?

She couldn’t understand.

Little did she know, behind all this was a certain mastermind surnamed Lu.

Not far away, under a plane tree.

Lu Yuchen looked at Ying Yinman, Princess of Great Qin, who was staring blankly at the large screen.

“Hehe, confused now, aren’t you?”