The humiliation of the Qin family's eldest young master in public naturally could not be widely spread. Fortunately, Qiao Bailian kept a close watch on his movements and was the first to save numerous videos and photos posted by netizens.
Looking at the person on the screen, who was writhing continuously on the ground like a spirit, her head almost fell off from laughter.
"How did you do it? Isn't this what he used to curse us?"
"Just a little trick." If it weren't for not wanting to be chased and struck by lightning by the Heavenly Dao, Zhu Lian would have preferred to kill him directly.
Qin Xiuran's character in the book was morally ambiguous. From what he did to the childhood sweetheart of the fishing girl, it was clear he was not a good person. He was incredibly biased and unreasonable in his protection, clearly aware of what his family members were doing but never stopping them.
This showed his wickedness on one hand, and his foolishness on the other.
These people were causing trouble outside under the Qin family's name, and it was impossible for him not to know. Yet, he still indulged them. This was partly because those people brought profits to the Qin family, and partly because he was confident he could handle anything that happened.
If he hadn't encountered Zhu Lian, a super cheat, he could have been smug his entire life.
"This is too much fun!" Qiao Bailian took out the small paper effigy, which Zhu Lian had modified from that piece of paper. With a little manipulation, Qin Xiuran brought trouble upon himself.
"Can this be reused?" she asked. "That is, if I dislike him next time, can I still play tricks on him?"
"If he doesn't resist, it can be used several times. But he won't just sit back and do nothing."
The Qin family was a family of Xuanmen (mystic arts practitioners) and was very mysterious in this world, employing many talented individuals. When their young master was tormented like this, those people would surely rack their brains to find countermeasures. It was highly likely that soon he would know that they were the ones who had manipulated him.
Qiao Bailian quickly squeezed the stomach of the small paper effigy: "Then, shouldn't I take advantage of the fact that he hasn't broken it yet and play another trick on him?"
"As you wish."
Qiao Bailian's eyes darted around, and a mischievous idea immediately formed. She then went to get a bowl of water and dipped the lower half of the paper effigy into it.
She repeated this several times, feeling that it was too mild, so she directly submerged the entire effigy in the water.
Dozens of miles away at the old Qin family mansion, Qin Xiuran was gathering a group of people to investigate the matter of him being schemed against last night. First, he felt a coolness in his lower body, then suddenly felt as if he was being submerged in water. The feeling of choking and suffocation made him instinctively hold his breath.
"Young Master, what's wrong?"
Qin Xiuran opened his mouth to say something, but a gurgling sound of bubbles erupted. He quickly closed his mouth, held his breath, and his face soon turned red.
The others sensed that something was amiss and rushed forward to help him.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Qiao Bailian, estimating that enough time had passed, picked up the small paper effigy.
Just as Qin Xiuran felt the drowning sensation disappear and took a breath, the next moment, it returned.
"Young Master!"
"Someone is performing a ritual to harm the Young Master! Chase them!"
They all took action, isolating Qin Xiuran from the outside world. With the combined power of multiple individuals, the curse was temporarily dispelled.
Qiao Bailian took out the small paper effigy and smiled triumphantly: "Is he about to drown right now?"
"Not yet. They are resisting. If you want to play, do it quickly. You won't have this chance again."
This time, Qin Xiuran had walked right into it himself. He wouldn't have such a good opportunity for revenge later.
Qiao Bailian looked at the slightly softened paper effigy and exclaimed in surprise: "So fast? Then I... Oh no, I shouldn't have gotten it wet just now. I should have just set it on fire."
Zhu Lian: "..." The little girl has noble ambitions, actually wanting to kill the male protagonist. Promising!
Qiao Bailian shook the small paper effigy for a long time, but still couldn't shake off the water. Seeing it turn into ordinary paper, a sodden mess, she lost interest.
"Is it useless now? Should I throw it away?"
Zhu Lian gave an evil smile: "You can flush it down the toilet."
Qiao Bailian blinked, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha, that's a great idea! You're so wicked! I like it~"
Jiang Chongyan only heard the last three words and looked up in surprise and with a face full of hostility at Qiao Bailian.
Qiao Bailian paid no attention and headed to the bathroom with the paper effigy.
Zhu Lian pulled her into his arms: "Jealous?"
A blush crept onto his face, and he shook his head slightly: "When are we going back?"
"Don't you like it here?"
Jiang Chongyan pursed his lips without answering.
It wasn't that he didn't like it here; he just preferred their time alone together.
Zhu Lian kissed his cheek: "We'll leave soon."
Jiang Chongyan's lips curved upwards, and stars instantly lit up in his eyes.
Zhu Lian smiled and stroked his soft hair: "Little tsundere!"