A mysterious realm descends, and I defy fate in comics.

Chapter 133 Humanity Deserves the Truth

The speed in the real world is of course different from that in the comics where Jiang Xingni is.

Even though Jiang Xingni hadn't actually known the truth for very long—it was only before the winter break was over.

The winter snow had not yet dissipated, and the air still carried the chill of the north wind.

It wasn't even early spring, and apart from pine trees, there wasn't a single patch of green in the entire city.

However, Jiang Xingni could still glean from the snippets of information on the forum that approximately three months had passed outside the real world.

With popularity rankings updated every quarter, it's time to check how popular you are.

Upon hearing Jiang Xingni's words, the system confidently declared: "We're definitely number one in popularity!"

Jiang Xing smiled but remained silent.

She wasn't as optimistic as the system; after reading just a few posts, she confidently assumed she would definitely be number one in popularity.

【Why is it impossible?】The system asked cautiously.

It still remembers how Jiang Xingni slapped it in the face with all its previous confident words, and now the system has learned its lesson.

The system obediently asked Jiang Xing for the reason.

"After all, I haven't been on the scene for very long. Although it seems like I've made a big splash, there are still quite a few people who don't pay attention to the forum," Jiang Xingni said without elaborating. "The majority remain silent."

The system was skeptical. Although it did not raise any questions, it still remembered the bloody storm it had witnessed in the forum through Jiang Xingni's eyes.

The vast majority of people are clearly supporting Jiang Xingni's "charming to everyone" persona! Some people even say that Jiang Xingni's fans are cockroaches! Doesn't that mean Jiang Xingni is very popular?

So many people are arguing about how delicious Jiang Xingni and their favorite couple are!

Jiang Xing remained noncommittal, simply waiting for the system to display his popularity ranking.

Then the system went silent.

On the rankings, Jiang Xingni was right in second to last place.

The one below is Su Yanzhi, who appeared even later than her.

The forum was buzzing with excitement.

[Hilarious! Jiang Xingni's fans usually jump around so excitedly, why are they all silent now?]

[Didn't you like Jiang Xingni? Didn't you say you were pushing the heartthrob? Whose heartthrob is so popular you have to count them from the back? Haha, that's hilarious!]

Come out, come out! Are you too scared to come out?

[Now I see, it was all just other people's fans making noise before, and they just casually mentioned Jiang Xingni. Did Jiang Xingni's fans really think they had a lot of fans? (Laughs while covering mouth)]

Before Jiang Xingni could react after reading a bunch of jokes, he heard the system in his mind screaming in fury.

【How annoying!!!】The system yelled.

[Xingxing is clearly a heartthrob!!!]

"What do you mean by 'just mentioning it'?!" the system grumbled. "This world is all thanks to you. Even if their true masters came, they'd have to side with you!"

[And, without you, this world—] The system suddenly went silent.

Jiang Xingnian narrowed his eyes warily.

"This world...?" Her tone carried a hint of teasing. "You've been keeping this from me."

What she cared about wasn't that the system was keeping this from her; Jiang Xingni had never expected the system to tell her everything in such detail.

Her tone still carried a hint of half-serious amusement: "Since that's the case, then don't beat around the bush, saying half of what you mean and then pretending you haven't said anything at all."

Jiang Xingni said lightly, "The way you're doing this makes me suspect that you're just unable to tell me directly, and are instead using this subtle way to give me hints."

The system remained silent.

Jiang Xingni never expected to get any answers from the system.

After saying that, she immediately changed the subject.

Calmly explaining to the system, "Although many people ship me with other people, do you know what a costume is?"

—That's how some people ship couples. Even though they only support one person, they still like to use another person to show affection for their own shipper.

Jiang Xingni had anticipated this scene when she saw so many people arguing about her on-screen couple on the forum.

Most of the time, in fanfiction about popular characters, the one who gets "all" is either the main character or the author's original character.

It's impossible for Jiang Xingni, a character who has only appeared in a few episodes, to become the character who gets all the main characters.

Don't other people's fans get annoyed?

The large-scale discussion of pairings, without being disliked—or rather, the lack of people who bring up these topics—is a significant phenomenon.

Jiang Xingni doesn't believe he can become the hottest character in a comic book in such a short time.

So, there's only one possibility for this situation where someone bullies all the characters, as if suddenly all the couples they're connected with have become American.

It's just using Jiang Xingni's name to promote their own fanbase.

Furthermore, because Jiang Xingni doesn't have many fans, even if they rebel, they can't jump very high. Even if they get beaten up, they can simply abandon Jiang Xingni, grab their own legs, and run away as fast as they can.

If they can pin all the blame on Jiang Xingni and her fans, they can then become innocent victims.

The system was deeply impressed by Jiang Xingni's analysis.

[This is...this is too mean!!] The system was furious for a long time, and finally only managed to utter, "This is too mean."

"A bunch of bastards!" he added. "How can real-world readers be so mean!"

Jiang Xingni shrugged: "It's not just readers in the real world who think like this."

If you were to ask why Jiang Xingni was so familiar with these tactics, it would be because the comics she used to follow had also used similar language...

To be honest, Jiang Xingni didn't have any ill feelings towards the readers. She was simply analyzing her current situation and then figuring out what direction she should take to further increase her popularity.

Riding the coattails of a romantic pairing to gain popularity is definitely not going to work.

Even if Jiang Xingni had considered this before, after this wave of forum turmoil, not many CP fans would dare to jump too hard.

Jiang Xingni pondered for a moment and then asked, "If I create a new account, an alternate account—basically, you get the idea—will the fame gained by that new account be transferred to me, Jiang Xingni?"

The system instantly understood: [Anonymous Literature!!]

[Sure, right? Using multiple accounts is always a popular trend, isn't it? Whatever kind of account you want to use, whatever you want to do, I can make it for you!!]

The system enthusiastically offered suggestions to Jiang Xingni.

Jiang Xingni just smiled silently.

"Since they all want these things to remain hidden forever, why can't I be the founder of a new organization?"

Jiang Xingni spoke calmly.

"The main point is that humanity should possess the truth."