Jiang Xiu slightly furrowed his brows, feeling that Cheng Lingsu hasn't gotten over her princess-like behavior. The ticket was just 300-400 outside, but she actually went to buy scalped tickets worth 4000. Do you think scalped tickets for concerts are cheap? In your hands, you really don't treat this Deity's money as money
He replied indifferently, "No food for you tomorrow."
Cheng Lingsu's brows twitched, but she didn't retort. She was glad that she had somehow arrived at the concert and felt it was a good deal to buy tickets worth 8000 in exchange for a day's worth of food. I'll just take it as dieting.
They entered the stadium along with the crowd. It was packed with people.
"XIAO XUETONG!"
"XIAO XUETONG!"
The cheering reached a new peak after a visage appeared on the stage. Even Cheng Lingsu screamed excitedly, her face thoroughly flushed. Her usual virtuous and cold behavior had vanished entirely. She wouldn't have acted like this, but she finally understood that hard times waited for a person after her home went bankrupt.
Like the old adage went - 'One must find joy in sorrows.'
"Hello to the friends off the stage, are you doing well? Thank you for coming to my concert…"
"I wonder where the screams are?"
The idol's cute action was too big. The crowd followed after and screamed like a tsunami. Cheng Lingsu also did her best to scream. Jiang Xiu felt that her throat would definitely go hoarse due to this and didn't know how he would explain it to his parents tomorrow if they asked for the reason.
"Watch since you're here to watch. What are you shouting for?"
Cheng Lingsu replied to him amidst the hubbub, "The crowd wants to support Xiaoxiao by doing this. You probably won't understand such a moving and exciting thing."
"Ignorant idiot."
There were very few things which escaped Deity Xiu's eyes. Jiang Xiu had also touched matters like these in the previous timeline. However, only after placing himself among the lower strata did he realize that an idol's power was more amazing than faith in the divinities.
If it were divine faith, it would need the followers to have a desire or wish. The people praying would obtain the blessings or their provided help for their request to be granted. But for an idol's fans, it was a full return deal in which they didn't seek much. This was a crazy scene and also the reason many little demons were born in the Entertainment Circle, as it was a big piece of meat.
Just as Jiang Xiu was pondering about something, he felt the person behind him push him. At first, he thought it was an accident but then discovered that those youths were eyeing Cheng Lingsu and also rubbing their body against hers from time to time.
Though Cheng Lingsu wasn't as pretty as Xiao Xuetong on the stage, she was quite an alluring beauty. Only, she had flower protecting envoys guarding her before but not anymore. She tried to evade them several times, but it was no use. Those youths were acting more excessively. They left no traces of it before but now reached out with their hands. The color drained from Cheng Lingsu's face, and she almost shouted out. But it was too noisy, and everyone was screaming, so it was utterly useless.
At such an embarrassing moment, Jing Xiu pulled her in front of him, and a stream of energy swept past those youths.
"Blergh!"
Their internal organs were injured, causing them to puff blood out at the scene!
The youths were frightened due to this and were scared whether they got afflicted with some disease. They didn't dare to have any more wicked thoughts as they lost their interest in the concert and hurried towards the hospital immediately.
They were scared witless.
Cheng Lingsu was also very frightened, startled that the people had suddenly puffed blood out. She looked towards Jiang Xiu with astonishment. If it was just one person, it could be chalked up to a perennial disease, but all the people who had tried to take advantage of her had all puffed blood. This was indeed very abnormal. She knew Jiang Xiu had done this as only he possessed the ability to do so.
Making the hooligans who took advantage of her puff blood out, this was quite an aggressive reaction.
"Why?"
"Why did you help me?"
Cheng Lingsu gazed at Jiang Xiu quite brazenly, waiting for his reply.
"Didn't you hate me? And want to take revenge on me?"
Her gaze was full of thirst.
Jiang Xiu laughed coldly, "You're overthinking this. You're just an ant in this Deity's eyes and don't have the qualifications for me to hate you, more so make me take revenge on you. The only link between us is the engagement we have set in our childhood. Just wait for the day I make my parents end this link, you shall completely disappear from this Deity's view then."
"As for why I helped you, no matter what you're still this Deity's nominal fiancee. You're making this Deity lose face by letting others take advantage of you."
The thirst in Cheng Lingsu's eyes dimmed, finally transforming into a deep sense of loss.
"So that's what you think."
Cheng Lingsu didn't scream like before again and acted calmly for the rest of the concert. She felt a sense of defeat. This made her sadder than when Jiang Xiu had destroyed her family. She didn't place Jiang Xiu in her eyes before, and now, he had gone too high for her to reach. He had become someone who could make an official from the border region come to pay him a visit. A person who had more than half of Jiangnan under his feet and could have any woman he wanted, be it either a daughter of a wealthy family or a star. Both types of girls were better than her who had nothing now.
She even felt that the idol, Xiao Xuetong, singing and dancing on the stage was suitable for him.
The engagement between Cheng Lingsu and Jiang Xiu was like fetters to her before. She wished she could remove the engagement each day but the Jiang family wasn't willing to do it. But now, it was the reverse. The engagement had become Jiang Xiu's fetters. She didn't know whether the Cheng family would act like the Jiang family now, and shamelessly refuse to remove the engagement.
Xiao Xuetong sang with zeal on the stage along with her pretty dancing moves. The surrounding fans shouted crazily, but Cheng Lingsu's world was completely silent. She could neither hear nor see anything.
Jiang Xiu saw Xiao Xuetong smile on the stage. He was sure now that this girl was duping the people. The thing acting behind her wasn't a little demon which increased her charm to attract more fans but rather an Evil God. Only, this Evil God was too brave. The path of faith wasn't suitable for him.
Though he could obtain divine faith through Xiao Xuetong, he wouldn't be able to do it for long as she wouldn't be able to endure it and die from the curse. This could happen in no less than 3 years.
"This Deity has some matters to deal with, so you can return first."
"Call for a cab yourself."
Cheng Lingsu nodded. Really, he's leaving me in the crowd as if I'm trash.
In a blink, Jiang Xiu disappeared into the crowd.
Though the concert was already nearing its end, Xiao Xuetong's fans were still quite zealous. No matter whether it was the backstage entrance or the lobby, it was crowded by bodyguards and reporters. It was quite the difficult situation.
Jiang Xiu saw a shadow sneak out along the dark path on his route. Perhaps because it was too dark, the shadow had tumbled down the stairs followed by a scream and landed on the floor in a very ugly posture. It was quite a miserable scene, and the shadow couldn't budge for a long time.
Although Jiang Xiu acted indifferently at most times, as the incident happened before his eyes, he felt like taking a look. "Are you fine? Should I call an ambulance?"
This person was really unlucky to get hurt right after the concert ended. It would be quite difficult for an ambulance to reach here at this time.
However, she screamed out, "DON'T! DON'T CALL AN AMBULANCE!"
Actually, it was a woman who was crossdressed as a man.
"I-I'm fine."
She sat down on the floor, and the baseball cap fell down at this moment, causing her waterfall-like long hair to drop down. She raised her pretty face up which was enough to make a person go dumb. Her eyes shone with a radiant light, and she appeared quite alluring under this dusky scene. Perhaps because she was hurt, her eyes were glistening with tears as she bit her lips, "Don't call an ambulance, I'm fine."
Jiang Xiu was stunned by the girl's beauty but then again felt she looked familiar, "It's you!"
The girl hinted him to shut up nervously.
"Sssh! Don't make noise…"
This was indeed a coincidence. Jiang Xiu wasn't expecting to meet Xiao Xuetong here. He was about to go find that Evil God, and since the prey had already arrived, there was no need for him to spend time searching now.
Jiang Xiu couldn't help but laugh after seeing her embarrassing appearance, "You are Xiao Xuetong, right?"
The girl didn't want to admit it, but it was already useless, "It's me!"
"Should I call someone to help you then?"
"Don't! Please don't do that." The girl pleaded. "Student, you must have come to listen to the concert, right? Are you my fan? How about this? Help me get out of here without anyone else discovering us, and I'll gift you a signed CD."
"Sorry to tell you but I'm not a fan. I came along with a friend." Jiang Xiu replied. "Only, if you want to get out, that's not a bit problem."
"But you're injured pretty badly, will you be able to move?"
Xiao Xuetong tried to move her leg, but it really hurt when she tried to so she bit her lips and requested him, "Carry me on your back!"