Taoist Master, wishing for a sacrifice-based system

Chapter 65 Permanent and Complete Incapacity! A flawless hero's mask was welded to him.

The ambulance rushed to the side of the red carpet within sixty seconds.

They carried him on a stretcher.

Medical staff lifted it.

Xiao Yu's body felt limp.

Like a person whose bones have been removed.

His shirt was soaked in blood on the back.

The deep red bloodstains were almost invisible on the deep red carpet of "Clean Future".

All that could be seen was a deeper, viscous red, as if it had been painted with a brush.

The moment the stretcher was carried away.

Guoguo's mother rushed over.

He held the stunned Guoguo in his arms.

"Honey, are you alright?"

"Honey, are you alright?"

She = everywhere = all over the place.

Guoguo hugged her mother.

Suddenly, she burst into tears.

Her little finger pointed in the direction where Xiao Yu was carried away.

She cried, "Handsome uncle—handsome uncle—he saved me!"

"He saved me! He saved me!"

This is a scene.

It was captured clearly by the camera.

This "He saved me" segment became the most emotionally impactful clip, which was shared over two billion times in the following 48 hours.

It was 9:14 p.m. that evening.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

A mainstream media outlet's official platform released a news flash.

The word choice is extremely precise.

Extremely restrained.

Extremely solemn.

It contains only 127 characters.

"At 2:30 PM today, at a charity event in Yunzhou City, artist Xiao Yu was attacked with a knife while protecting an eight-year-old girl during a live broadcast. He sustained serious injuries and is currently receiving emergency treatment. The assailant was shot and killed on the spot by security personnel, and the case has entered the judicial process."

"Salute to this young man who stepped forward without regard for his own safety."

"This is the most positive energy that deserves to be promoted in our time."

The last sentence—

"This is the most positive energy that deserves to be promoted in our time."

This wasn't written for the fans.

This message is addressed to all marketing accounts, editors, media outlets, and commentators across the internet.

One sentence sets the tone.

The meaning is clear: from this moment on, Xiao Yu...

Not a top influencer.

Not a celebrity.

It is not a product of the fan economy.

Rather, it is a symbol of positive energy that an era needs, must protect, and is essential for.

A hero.

A living hero who shielded an eight-year-old girl from a knife.

No one can challenge this conclusion.

Challenge this characterization.

This is tantamount to challenging the era itself.

Midnight.

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The official announcement was released.

"This has been verified by multiple departments in our city, including the Public Security Bureau and the Health Commission."

"Mr. Xiao Yu suffered severe nerve damage to his high cervical spine. He survived despite all efforts to save his life, but he is no longer able to breathe, move, or speak on his own."

"They will rely on ventilators to stay alive in the long term."

Medically, it is classified as—

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"Permanent and complete loss of mobility."

This is a communiqué.

It was still that kind of restrained language.

But each word was heavier than the previous one.

"High cervical spondylosis".

"Severe nerve damage".

"Unable to breathe on their own."

"Long-term dependence on ventilators".

"Permanent and complete loss of mobility".

These words.

In a medical sense, this is equivalent to being a "vegetative state patient".

However, the official statement did not use the term "vegetative state".

The official explanation used a more restrained, solemn, and appropriate term for a "hero": "permanently and completely incapacitated."

They mean the same thing.

But it sounds like a "hero" lying in a hospital bed, still breathing, still alive.

Instead of being a "vegetative state patient".

It was 1 a.m. the next day.

A certain authoritative institution wields immense influence in Chinese society, possessing the power to directly determine whether a young person is "worthy of being promoted" —

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A notice was issued.

The announcement included the phrase "model youth for acts of bravery and righteousness".

The weight of this word in the context of the official Chinese characterization—

This is roughly equivalent to saying, "Nationwide, anyone who publicly mentions this matter, all media outlets, all schools, and all organizations must refer to Xiao Yu as a 'hero.'"

The next morning at seven o'clock.

It appeared on the front page of more than 30 mainstream media outlets across the country.

All of them are the same color.

A consistent layout.

A consistent font.

Uniform photos.

A photo of Xiao Yu holding Guo Guo's hand and smiling on the red carpet.

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The following eight characters.

"The true heroes of this era."

The next day at 10 a.m.

National primary and secondary schools and universities organization—

"Learn from Mr. Xiao Yu and be a responsible young person"

Themed class meetings, themed group lessons, and themed lectures.

The next day at 3 PM.

A positive-energy media group announced its decision to publish a collection of essays in memory of Xiao Yu.

The first print run was five million copies.

Eight o'clock the next evening.

A film production company announced that it will use Xiao Yu's story as a prototype.

To shoot a patriotic film called "That Day".

Four popular male stars starred in the film, and they all took no pay for their roles, making it entirely a charitable endeavor.

All the machines.

They are all spinning at full speed.

All the power.

They're all working in the same direction, turning Xiao Yu, this person lying in the hospital, on a ventilator, who will never be able to say another word, into a symbol.

To become the most needed, most precious, and most inviolable heroic symbol of this era.

Nine o'clock the next morning.

Xiao Yu's apartment was taken under police protection.

The so-called "protection" was actually to prevent anything in his apartment from being stolen.

Because there are three things in his bathroom, his study, and the hidden compartment of his bedside table.

A small glass bottle containing "happy powder".

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A small notebook filled with names and dates.

A bunch of electronic copies of dual contracts.

these things.

If it gets out, it will definitely ruin the image of this "hero".

But they won't flow out.

Because from the very second that the term "hero" was officially defined.

The fate of these things is no longer up to Xiao Yu.

It is no longer up to his fans to decide.

And by those.

The decision rests with those who need this "hero" to continue existing.

They quietly entered Xiao Yu's apartment.

They quietly found the three items.

They took it away quietly.

then.

Those three things.

They cease to exist in this world from that point on.

This is not called deleting evidence.

This is called "protecting positive social energy".

This is the official terminology.

This is capital terminology.

This is the standard procedure by which a "hero's" scandal is forever covered up.

Qingyun Temple.

Qin Du sat in a grand chair.

His live stream had 3.8 million viewers.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The barrage of comments hasn't stopped since yesterday afternoon.

[Celestial Master—Have you seen the news?]

[That Xiao Yu—his heroic deeds—]

[Master, I have a feeling—has he been here before?]

Qin Du did not answer.

He simply took a sip of tea.

lay down.

Then he looked at the system panel in front of him.

On the panel.

The settlement of Xiao Yu's case has not yet begun.

But the progress bar is moving at a rapid pace.

[Wish fulfillment rate: 78%]

[Wish fulfillment rate: 81%]

[Wish fulfillment rate: 85%]

[Wish fulfillment rate: 89%]

Each media report.

Each qualitative assessment is completed.

Each themed class meeting.

Each year, a new year's album is decided upon.

The progress bar will jump up a small increment.

Qin Du watched the progress bar as if he were watching a person's life being converted into another form bit by bit.

That form is called "hero".