The male supporting character was actually myself.

evidence?!

Mu Liuli was taken aback by his words and became alert.

Oh right, this is the internet age, the restaurant has CCTV footage!

We need to send someone to delete and completely destroy the video as soon as possible. Then we can give the beauty a lot of money and say that the surveillance was just for show. Otherwise, if he demands to retrieve the surveillance footage, we can confuse the facts on the stage, but we can't change the surveillance footage as well.

"Quick! Send someone to destroy the restaurant's surveillance cameras; also, find Nangong Yingluo to destroy the cloud-based video!" Lan Ying quickly understood her mistress's implication and immediately began to carry it out.

Jin Hongxuan will definitely bring up the matter of investigating the surveillance video in the next moment. As long as we destroy it before the other party does, and bring out the bribed beautiful female boss as a shield, the young lady's crisis will naturally be over.

"Oh? What tricks can a defeated opponent still pull?" Mu Liuli raised her head arrogantly and said, "What Sword Spirit Sect disciple? You are just a piece of filthy trash! You failed to ambush me and were instead severely injured by me. Do you think your despicable behavior can be covered up?"

Trash, don't you know that there is a 360-degree surveillance system set up by the High Martial Arts Alliance on the arena?

Those onlookers are just ordinary people; they can't see anything. But if we investigate the surveillance footage, we can expose your hypocritical face and let everyone see that you're just a degenerate demonic cultivator!

Jiang Chen was starting to admire her; being chosen by the virus to become a wild pseudo-master meant she really had some skills.

At the very least, their shamelessness, foul mouth, malicious heart, and complete lack of guilt are truly remarkable. Anyone with even a shred of shame would find it impossible to achieve this.

On the other side, Nangong Yingluo, who was surrounded by the Mu family's guards, remained completely calm.

She held the long pipe in her right hand and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke. "Hmm, I heard your young lady's attempt to shift the blame. However, the price we agreed on only involved deleting the cloud-based videos and distorting the facts, not damaging my personal reputation..."

"Tell me exactly how I can get her to follow my young lady's orders?" The guard, fearing that bribing the "witness" would backfire and anger Mu Liuli, hurriedly asked.

Nangong Yingluo wore a smug smile, her slender, fair fingers twirling together. "Let's not beat around the bush, we need to pay more!"

"You're the first person to dare to negotiate with the Mu family's daughter." The guard sneered and nodded, "Don't worry, as long as you speak eloquently enough to incite public outrage and ruin Jin Hongxuan's reputation, my young lady can get away unscathed, and you'll naturally get your share of the benefits."

She smiled even more brightly after receiving a satisfactory reply, "As long as there's money, anything is possible. He's just a pervert, I've seen plenty of them before, and I can do it effortlessly without any trace of pretense."

After keeping everyone in suspense, Jiang Chen remained silent amidst their anticipation. Seeing several quick-witted guards return and gesture to her that everything was done, Mu Liuli, brimming with confidence, crossed her arms and sneered, "What's gotten into you? Weren't you quite smug just now? Humph! You say I framed you? Then show me the evidence to slap me in the face!"

Mu Liuli leaned forward and slapped her face with her fair hand, mocking, "Come on, if you're so capable, slap yourself in the face. You can't produce any evidence but you want to fabricate charges to frame loyal officials. You hypocritical bastard, and you still say you're not a demonic cultivator!"

She couldn't imagine what other options the other party might have.

These few junior livestreamers on site are nothing to fear.

How big of a scene was it when the original owner snatched someone's groom in the street? The public relations department deleted or blocked everything that needed to be deleted online in half a day, and it completely disappeared.

Internet memory is like goldfish; once the news disappears and the hype fades, how many people will have nothing better to do than go back and investigate?

So what if they filmed it and recorded it?

Once the account is banned and the live stream is shut down, and the old man with kidney deficiency takes advantage of his position to issue a few official announcements from the High Martial Arts Alliance, and the online trolls stir up trouble, the whole thing can be easily reversed.

Even if Jin Hongxuan carried some kind of magic artifact to record videos, it was useless. No matter how strong he was, could he be stronger than an old man with kidney deficiency in the Golden Core realm? Hmph, I'll make sure you can't even leave Wuhai City. I'll confiscate your magic artifact, pin the blame on you as a demonic cultivator, and execute you on the spot!

What good will it do if you're already dead by the time those people from the damned Sword Spirit Sect, which I've never even heard of, arrive?

I directly threw out the tampered ring surveillance video, confirming that Jin Hongxuan's shameless sneak attack backfired and exposed his ugly cultivation path. What else can they say?

At that point, I'll let the Sword Spirit Sect off the hook for their poor teaching and be lenient with them!

The more she thought about it, the more smug she became, and Mu Liuli glared at the other person.

Jiang Chen was carefully recalling the original plot where Jin Hongxuan was so angry that he vomited blood and fell into the demonic path.

After being slandered by a wild pseudo-master, without adding any other nonsense, he directly sought help from the owner of the Cherry Blossom Restaurant, who was squeezed in the crowd, asking her to stand up and speak a fair word for him.

The result was that the young swordsman was betrayed, and the other party even turned around and accused Jin Hongxuan of lusting after her and forcing himself on her...

"Don't listen to her nonsense. Who exactly insulted mortals and vandalized the Cherry Blossom Restaurant? Let's ask the boss to come forward and explain, shall we?" He pretended to light up his eyes and pointed out Nangong Yingluo, who stood out in the crowd, and said sincerely, "Boss, I stood up for you when I saw injustice, but now I've been framed by a vicious woman. Please speak up for me and give me justice."

All eyes turned to Nangong Yingluo, and the streamers crowded around to see the restaurant owner slap Mu Liuli in the face.

She shifted her gaze from the money transfer information on her phone, struck a pose, and then looked at the ring with slightly teary eyes.

Nangong Yingluo was overjoyed to receive the huge sum of money. With so much money, she could renovate the restaurant to make it even more luxurious, and then take advantage of the current popularity to open two more branches and make a fortune by selling products.

This deal is such a great deal, anyone who doesn't take it is a fool!

"Everyone, that demonic cultivator Jin Hongxuan is no good! Don't be fooled by his appearance like I was!" She wiped away her tears and began to lie through her teeth, sobbing and complaining, "He came into our restaurant today and started swearing at me and groping me, and he also insulted our waiters and ate and dashed!"

After a pause, Nangong Yingluo wiped away her tears and cried, "He...he also...when I was trying to stop him, he tried to drag me into the storage room...and assaulted me!"

The waiters at the Cherry Blossom Restaurant, squeezed among the crowd, were stunned.

???

How could my own boss insult my reputation like this?

It was clearly that vicious and wicked woman, Mu Liuli, who started this trouble; Jin Hongxuan is on our side!

Why are you turning the tables on me?

However, they couldn't stand up to refute their boss and speak up for Jin Hongxuan, because the next second Nangong Yingluo's cold gaze swept over them, and her martial arts aura was extremely oppressive.

All the shop assistants felt like they were being targeted by a venomous snake, and they realized that if they argued back, the consequences would be dire.

So all the shop assistants who dared not gamble with their lives disappeared, hiding in the crowd and never showing their faces again.

"Luckily, Miss Mu arrived in time to save me, otherwise... Waaah..." Nangong Yingluo cried with tears streaming down her face, making those in the live broadcast room who were unaware of the truth even more indignant.

"Damn it! The Sword Spirit Sect actually produced such a scoundrel! He should be beaten to death!"

"I have never seen such a shameless person!"

"So don't rush to take sides when the news breaks. Let the dust settle and there will be a reversal. This is a complete reversal, isn't it?"

"A respectable martial artist, with such a presentable appearance, actually committed such despicable acts. He is a disgrace to martial artists and to men!"

"Say no more, Jin Hongxuan should atone with his death!"

"Jin Hongxuan will atone with his death!"

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More onlookers, caught up in the excitement, began verbally attacking Jin Hongxuan, even throwing vegetable leaves and rotten eggs at the arena, but thankfully the protective shield was activated and blocked them.

Those who had witnessed the truth earlier dared not utter a word.

The Mu family is a local tyrant in Wuhai City. Their position has been stable for so many years, who dares to touch them? It is said that even the mayor's daughter has to give way to vicious and wicked women. Who do you think you are?

Even if someone were to stand up for Jin Hongxuan, who would believe them given the current climate of frantic hype and manipulation?

Are you going to stand up for someone you don't even know and then be unable to survive in Wuhai City?

Public opinion shifted rapidly, and no one spoke up for Jin Hongxuan anymore;

Everywhere you look, there are distorted faces; everywhere you hear, there are insults.

"Host, I'm so angry!" The fluffy dumpling was trembling with rage and panting heavily. "These people... they deserve to be bullied by the Mu family in every way possible! They all lie through their teeth and act like it's none of their business. No wonder Jin Hongxuan was so angry in the original story. Meow... meow, I feel like my blood pressure is going up and I can't get it down!"

Seeing that her methods had worked, Mu Liuli felt very pleased, but not entirely satisfied.

Because the guy in front of me hadn't even broken through his defenses yet, the Stinking System hadn't given me a single reward!

"You're a disciple of the Sword Spirit Sect, right?" She rolled her eyes and stepped forward with a cold smile, continuing to mock in a contemptuous tone, "The Spirit Sword Sect is truly blind to have taken in a fake demonic cultivator like you. Your master must have been incredibly unlucky to have taken in such a wicked disciple."

"Whoosh!" A sharp palm wind slammed towards the other party's face, and Mu Liuli shouted loudly: "You demonic cultivator, this slap is the lesson that my invincible righteous beauty taught you to fall into the demonic path!"

Jiang Chen reached out to block, preventing her wrist from getting any closer. Enraged, she raised her other hand to slap her face, saying, "This slap is to teach you a lesson for being such a disgraceful and unfilial disciple on behalf of your master!"

Still blocked, Mu Liuli became more determined, "This slap is for the owner of the Cherry Blossom Falling Restaurant who was almost ruined by you!"

"This slap is for the mortals you have insulted and bullied!"

"This slap is meant to wake you up, so you can reflect on your actions and break free from evil ways as soon as possible!"

She shouted loudly, her mouth full of righteous words, but not a single slap landed on the other person's face. Instead, she looked more like a clown jumping around.

"You promised to let me slap your face, why are you jumping up and down first?" Jiang Chen reached out and patted the trembling ball of fluff on his shoulder to comfort him, then mocked, "You can't even hit my face, I can't believe how I was ambushed by your terrible martial arts skills just now."

"Could it be... um, I heard you have a father who's at the Golden Core stage? That must be a protective measure he gave you, right?"

With a subtle push, Jiang Chen sent her staggering backward, nearly losing her balance and falling to the ground.

"Those of you who are being led astray, save your energy and stop cursing," he said loudly, gathering his inner strength to instantly silencing the chaotic noise.

The guards who had been egging him on fell silent. They didn't know why, but even though the kid looked young and was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, he exuded an aura that made people dare not underestimate him.

He doesn't seem like a tough nut to crack!

Jiang Chen turned his gaze to the staff managing the arena, cupped his hands in a polite gesture, and said, "As far as I know, for the sake of fairness, there are surveillance videos on this arena, and naturally there is also a large screen that everyone can use to check at any time. Could you please turn on the large screen for me, sir? Sword Spirit Sect disciples who went down the mountain to train and uphold justice have been smeared, so I naturally need to produce evidence to clear my name."

Although the staff member who was beaten for no reason dared not speak out, he would definitely not help Mu Liuli suppress the matter.

Moreover, since they were still in the ring, it was reasonable for them to make this request, and there was no need to refute it.

The staff activated the mechanisms set up by the High Martial Arts Alliance, and a giant wall of light appeared in the air behind the arena.

The screen is so large that everyone present can see it clearly!

"Yay, the moment we all love to see is finally here!" Seeing its host wink at it, the fluffy little thing jumped up excitedly and waved its little paws to transmit the recorded video, its movements a few times faster than usual.

After all, the little white cat had been so angry that it had nowhere to vent its frustration, and it couldn't wait any longer!

Chapter Sixteen: Twist, Twist, and Twist Again

"Tsk tsk, are they trying to access the arena's surveillance footage? What's the point of a desperate struggle?"

"That's right! Although we didn't see the process and only heard that Mu Liuli was knocked down by a punch, isn't she still standing there perfectly fine? Ha, what kind of Foundation Establishment stage expert is she? She's nothing special."

"What's the point of checking the surveillance footage of the match? The restaurant owner is now saying he insulted people, which is completely irrelevant. Is this a blatant attempt to change the subject?"

"Report! Report! With that kind of behavior, I don't believe he's a disciple of the Sword Spirit Sect. He's probably just some charlatan who came out of nowhere. We must strictly enforce the moral standards of martial artists, otherwise, how can we mortals possibly stand a chance against such morally corrupt individuals..."

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As public opinion reversed, onlookers excitedly watched the drama unfold.

At this moment, they seem to have forgotten the past when the vicious and wicked woman acted arrogantly and domineeringly. Instead, they follow the trend and inflict verbal violence on a stranger, feeling that they are standing on the moral high ground and acting righteously.

"Thank you, brother." Jiang Chen thanked the staff, then took a step back, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the bright and dazzling light screen in mid-air.

Mu Liuli couldn't help but wonder, what was this perverted pretty boy up to?

No, did you get hit in the head and something went wrong?

Or did he go crazy because he couldn't handle the stimulation?

You were the one who said you wanted to show the evidence; you were the one who told the staff to turn on the big screen; damn it, now you're the one sitting here with your hands behind your back, leisurely waiting to watch the show.