Taoist Master, wishing for a sacrifice-based system

Chapter 43 S-Rank Rating! A whopping 350 Incense Points were collected, and the Heavenly Dao directly dropped a rare divine item!

Faced with irrefutable evidence, fans' reactions went through three stages.

Phase One – Denial.

"This is photoshopped!"

"The haters' methods are getting increasingly low-level!"

"My sister would never do such a thing!"

This phase lasted approximately six hours.

Then more evidence was released.

Video. Audio recording. Transaction records. The timeline matches perfectly.

I can't deny it anymore.

The second stage – silence.

A large number of fans quietly unfollowed.

Tangtang's fan count dropped from 16 million to 3 million within a week.

Then two million.

Then a million.

Then the account was banned.

The number is forever frozen at zero.

But silence doesn't mean the matter is over.

Because the third phase has arrived.

Backlash.

Those fans who, at Tangtang's call, stormed into Luhan's comment section and attacked him—

Their IDs are public.

Their comments are recorded.

All those "go to hell," "ugly monster," and "nobody wants your trash" messages they posted back then are still hanging in the corners of the internet.

Screenshots began circulating on various platforms.

Someone created a hashtag #WhereAreThePeopleWhoOnceFoughtForTangTangNow#

Below the topic were screenshots.

On the left is a vicious comment left by a fan on Xiaolu's video two years ago.

The right side shows the same person's current social media profile.

Some of them are college students.

Some are white-collar workers.

Some are stay-at-home moms.

Their real identities and online identities were placed side by side.

Like two completely different faces.

The face on the left is baring its teeth and spewing vile words online.

The face on the right appears peaceful and harmless in reality.

This contrast creates an extremely strong impact.

The most upvoted comment in the comment section reads, "Two years ago, when you were hiding behind your IDs and assaulting a girl, did you ever think that one day you would be exposed?"

"What do I care? It's her own fault for having a bad mentality"—that's what your idol said.

"Now it's your turn."

"Have a better mental fortitude."

Some of these fans who were exposed deleted all their content on social media platforms.

Some simply deleted their accounts.

Some of them had their screenshots discovered by their companies and received a "talking to" notice.

Some of them got caught by the school and had to write self-criticisms.

Some were seen by their families and were scolded.

They finally understood how the little deer had felt back then.

That feeling of being scrutinized by strangers with a magnifying glass, of having nowhere to hide, of suffocation.

only-

They suffered less than a tenth of what the fawn had suffered.

The deer was besieged by hundreds of thousands of people for seven days.

They were simply stripped naked by a few hundred people.

But they couldn't take it anymore.

She was already crying.

They're already begging for mercy.

They're already saying, "I was immature back then."

Is it ironic?

Satire.

The impact of this event goes far beyond that.

Tangtang's case was like a pebble thrown into a lake, with ripples spreading outwards in concentric circles.

First, there's the platform.

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Several mainstream short video platforms updated their community guidelines within the same week, adding penalty clauses specifically targeting "organized cyberattacks".

In layman's terms, from now on, anyone who leads their fans to flood other people's comment sections will not only have their own account banned, but also the accounts of the fans involved.

Then there's the industry.

At least three bloggers with tens of millions of followers quietly deleted their past posts that involved attacking their peers within the past week.

Five other small and medium-sized bloggers who were exposed for having used online trolls voluntarily issued apology statements.

The wording is largely the same—"I was young and ignorant," "I deeply regret my actions," and "I will definitely abide by the law and regulations in the future."

is that useful?

Hard to say.

But at least the air is a little cleaner.

The internet has quieted down a bit.

Those bloggers who used to be indiscriminately bombarded with trending topics no longer need to be terrified every time they open their phones.

Meanwhile, inside the Taoist temple.

The aura of the Tranquil Mind Array flowed gently in the night breeze, as if the entire Taoist temple was enveloped in a layer of transparent, warm water.

Quiet.

Comfortable.

Qin Du was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep when he saw the lower right corner of his field of vision.

The system panel lit up.

[Final settlement for Dingtangtang's case.]

[Wisher: Tang Tiantian]

[Wish Fulfillment Rate: 100%]

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[Completion rate of compensation: 100%]

[Includes causal retribution: Xiaolu incident was exonerated, industry ecosystem improved, and platform rules updated]

[Overall Assessment: S-Level Case (Extremely High Completeness of Causal Chain)]

[Gained Incense Points: +350]

[Bonus Reward: Achieving an S-rank in the completeness of the causal chain triggers a rare item drop.]

Qin Du's breath hitched.

Rare props?

The items purchased from the system shop—such as the Mind Cleansing Array, Side Hall Repair, and Qi Observation Technique—are all called "Exchanges."

The word "fall" has never appeared before.

It fell off, which means it wasn't bought.

It was given to us by Heaven itself.

A new interface popped up on the panel.

It's completely different from the previous store pages.

The background isn't that cold, sterile system blue.

Instead, it was an old-fashioned color with a pale yellow sheen, like the color of old book pages.

In the very center of the interface, the outline of an object appears.

a book.

Not big.

About the size of a palm.

The cover was tattered, with corners that looked like they had been burned or eroded by time.

Less than a third of the original part remains.

There are two lines of text on the cover.

The top line, written in extremely archaic script, was barely legible to Qin Du.

The Book of Cause and Effect

The next line of smaller characters is blurred, as if the ink has faded over time: [Fragment - Volume One]

[Item Description]

[The Book of Heavenly Cause and Effect (Fragment): Records of karmic consequences that have been resolved in the human realm since the beginning of the Heavenly Way.]

[Currently accessible scope: Outlines of the causes and effects of deceased historical figures.]

[Note: This is a fragment; the information may be incomplete. Collecting more fragments will unlock more content.]

Qin Du stared at this explanation for a long time.

Cause and effect records of deceased historical figures.

In other words—

He could open this book and examine the historical figures whose fates have been sealed, to see what causes they sowed and what effects they reaped, according to the records of Heaven.

The textbook describes one version.

The folk tale tells a different version.

The Book of Cause and Effect in Heaven records the true version.

Qin Du unconsciously tapped his knee twice with his fingers.

He clicked "Receive".

The tattered ancient book on the panel slowly rotated once.

Then it transformed into a pale golden light and merged into his field of vision.

Disappeared.

But Qin Du knew it was there.

It's like the art of observing qi. When needed, it can be summoned with a thought.

He gave it a try.

Silently repeat in your mind—

"The Book of Cause and Effect".

A yellowed, tattered ancient book silently opened in his consciousness.

The pages are blank.

In the center, there is a very faint line of text: "[Please enter the object of your search.]"

Qin Du thought for a moment.

I tentatively murmured a name in my mind—

The pages of the book were turned.

Silent.

It was as if an invisible hand was turning the pages for him.

Then it stopped.

On a tattered page, a few lines of text appeared.

There aren't many words.

Because it is a fragment, many parts are blurry and missing.

But after reading the few lines that were clearly visible, Qin Du remained silent for a full ten seconds.

Then he closed the Book of Cause and Effect.

No second person was investigated.

Seeing too much of the truth can be addictive.