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Chapter 139 Malicious Smear
This was the first time Long Xiaoxiao had entrusted Huaguo with the task of making talismans, so Rongming and the others were extremely cautious. They even called back many of the old people who had left the supernatural department to help make the talismans together.
Tang Xuan is the newcomer who has made the greatest contribution to the department. Although she is young, she is experienced and has a keener sense for paranormal events than others. Therefore, after many attempts by everyone, Tang Xuan's progress in figuring things out is the fastest.
Aside from checking on their progress the next day, Long Xiaoxiao didn't go looking for them again.
After seeing Tang Xuan hold her breath and apply cinnabar to the talisman paper with her finger, Long Xiaoxiao said decisively and firmly to the system, "Uncle, she can definitely make a Light Talisman!"
The system was already somewhat surprised when it saw Long Xiaoxiao come to Tang Xuan and the others to make talismans. Although it knew that Tang Xuan and the others would deal with dark energy in this world, it did not expect that they could help make talismans.
After all, even in the magical world, the dragon race, which is always invincible and at the top, cannot study light magic due to physical limitations. At most, they can only learn some basic spells that anyone can learn.
The system asked Long Xiaoxiao with some confusion, "Xiaoxiao, how did you come up with the idea of asking them for help?"
Long Xiaoxiao thought about it carefully: "They all know about dark magic, so it's normal for them to know this!"
The system remained silent, momentarily unsure how to refute the statement.
Just as Long Xiaoxiao was quietly waiting in Xingyin Mountain for Tang Xuan and the others to deliver the talismans, what arrived first was not a friendly message—the entire tribe she had previously given the spiritual spring to suddenly died.
I learned about this news when a reporter from Liguo went to that area for tourism. While passing by, he noticed a clear spring that suddenly appeared in a dry area. Feeling that something was wrong, he went up to ask the local people and learned that it was actually a spring left by the Azure Dragon God.
The reporter had intended to take some spring water back as a souvenir, but had to leave in a hurry due to some matters. When he returned, three days had passed. The spring water was still clear, but the indigenous people had disappeared. When the reporter went deep into the tribe, he found that they had all died suddenly, their bodies lying everywhere.
The horrifying scene startled the reporter, who rushed out in a panic before realizing it was a major news story. He quickly retrieved footage from his previous interviews with the indigenous people from his camera, filmed the subsequent tragedy, and submitted it all to the company headquarters.
Upon learning that the news was related to the Azure Dragon God, the company was quite cautious and only made the announcement after consulting with its superiors.
When Li Guo saw the news, her first reaction was actually a bit of surprise. After that, she began to consider whether to announce the news. After thinking it over, she decided to make it public.
Anyway, the Azure Dragon God definitely won't go to their country, so it's okay for them to release a news report with confirmed facts, even though this matter may have a slightly negative impact on the Azure Dragon God.
Li Guo thought to herself.
Because it was related to the Azure Dragon God, the news spread to China immediately after it was released, and it topped the trending list on Chinese social media. However, the comments below were all negative.
"Who published this? Have they no shame?"
"Isn't that incredibly misleading? [Smiling] It's as if the water the Azure Dragon God gave them killed them."
"Which idiot came up with this news on a whim? If the Azure Dragon God wanted to harm people, why would he give up the life of Bize? Why would he go through all that trouble to save us?"
"Don't get excited about the news that's breaking in Korea."
"Damn, I knew those old Deng guys were up to no good."
"The malice is so obvious, the smell is too strong."
"Luckily, it was published in Korea, so it's none of our business. If it had been any domestic media outlet that published this, I would have cursed their entire family for eight generations. [smile]"
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When the system detected this report that was detrimental to Long Xiaoxiao, it immediately became angry.
Long Xiaoxiao didn't notice the system's mood and was still casually scratching her nose with the tip of her tail until the system asked her with a serious expression, "Xiaoxiao, do you still remember those people who said they would be your slaves?"
Long Xiaoxiao paused, racking her brains for half a minute before nodding slowly, "I remember now."
The system then continued, "They've all died now, for reasons unknown."
Upon hearing this, Long Xiaoxiao was stunned, feeling a sense of bewilderment wash over her.
She could never bear to hear any topic related to death. Although dragons have long lifespans, it doesn't mean they have no end. Long Xiaoxiao realized as early as when she was young that all life eventually comes to an end. She was saddened for a whole year afterward and couldn't help but feel depressed whenever she thought about it.
Hearing that so many lives she had once saved had left so easily, Long Xiaoxiao was so saddened that she didn't know what to say.
Upon detecting Long Xiaoxiao's sudden drop in mood, the system belatedly realized that it might not have been so blunt; it could have simply sent Long Xiaoxiao to the scene to check on the situation.
The system felt a little guilty and, after a few seconds of silence, awkwardly comforted them: "Xiaoxiao, it has nothing to do with you. You've already helped them a lot. Let's go back there in a few days to check on things and find out why they died, okay?"
Long Xiaoxiao nodded slowly, but still looked a little dejected.
The matter was settled, and Rongming and the others responded immediately after seeing the news. They accused Liguo of maliciously smearing the image of the Azure Dragon God, saying that the Azure Dragon God's contributions to the world were obvious to all, and that Liguo's behavior was truly ungrateful.
Li Guo acted as if he had nothing to lose, and when Hua Guo said this, he simply refused to admit it. He said that he was just stating the objective facts and had not deliberately distorted or accused anyone. He added that they had always respected the Azure Dragon God very much, and that there was even a statue of the Azure Dragon God in the presidential building.
The report did indeed mostly describe objective facts, but the title subtly linked the deaths of the indigenous people to Long Xiaoxiao giving them the spring water, as if the spring water Long Xiaoxiao gave them caused their deaths.
Hua Guo was both angry and annoyed that he couldn't reason with Li Guo.
Meanwhile, some small, isolated countries, upon hearing the news, were indeed misled.
"The Azure Dragon God has always stayed in China and never comes to visit our country."
"The Azure Dragon God only likes China, not us."
“She is not our god; she would want to kill us.”
"Those who died seemed to have robbed Chinese people, and Qinglong may have killed them for that reason."
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