Chapter 229: Exposure? Be Prepared for Both Outcomes

“Hunting Footprints, Attacked for No Reason! So That’s What ‘Famous Figures’ Are Like!”
The eye-catching headline quickly topped the official forum of the martial world overnight. Driven by the words “Footprints” and “Famous Figures,” interest soared, and it soon became the hottest topic of the day.
With its sarcastic and critical tone, along with vivid descriptions of the scenes—such as the Five Poisons Sect driving away poisonous creatures, Xiao Bei’s identity as a “corpse controller,” Mo Mo’s fiery enthusiasm, and the exceptional skills of both the man and woman—where the woman’s swordsmanship was agile and the man’s palm techniques were eerie—the zombies were fierce and powerful, effortlessly defeating a group from the Five Poisons Sect—along with the scene of him appearing on top of the ancient tomb, coldly killing to assert dominance—everything was clearly shown in REP, before countless players, sparking a wave of condemnation on the official forum!
Soon, many people posted replies criticizing Happy for his indulgence and brutality.
Although the Five Poisons Sect didn’t seem like a good gang, they were actually the more innocent party throughout—their hunt for Footprints was interrupted, resulting in their complete destruction and Footprints being stolen.
Many people cursed and criticized:
“For the sake of profit, they’ve lost even the last shred of decency. Happy, as the number one among famous figures, why can’t he cherish his reputation?”
“If they have the strength to kill you, you have to endure it.”
“God, he’s actually such a person…”
“Damn! I hope I never meet him…”
“If heaven wants them to perish, it first makes them arrogant! Wait till it’s time—Happy’s good days are about to end!”
“Hmph… People like him shouldn’t even be on the list of famous figures! I’m ashamed to be in the same list as them!”
Replies poured in—all targeting Happy and criticizing him. This wave not only pushed Happy to the forefront of controversy but also led many to offer to join forces with the victims of this incident, the Five Poisons Sect, to form a coalition to hunt down Happy.
The series of reactions against Happy quickly reached the “Nanhu Martial World Ranking,” where a completely different situation prevailed…

After all, standing on the side of Happiness, although there were a few critical voices among the Nanhua students, the majority were more meticulous. With an inclusive attitude, they caused trouble for the Five Poisons Sect, pointing out its various vile acts. Starting from their evil ways of expelling poisons, they also argued that it was the Five Poisons Sect that took the first step in attacking. Moreover, the computer team led by the Lonely Three Wolves spent less than an hour uncovering a batch of complaints on the official website’s forums accusing the Five Poisons Sect of infringing on their REP, and they condemned the sect even more vehemently:
“Five Poisons Sect! Do you really think you belong to the vulnerable group?”
“Bullying the weak and fearing the strong—this gang’s tactics are disgusting.”
“You evil scoundrels! Don’t try to deceive everyone with such petty tricks!”
“…”
Countless topics targeting the Five Poisons Sect quickly appeared on the various forums on the official website. With the efforts of the entire school, the sect’s various vile deeds were quickly exposed and came to the attention of more players.
Finally!
In just half a day, the negative rumors about Happiness faded away, replaced by condemnations of the Five Poisons Sect’s evil actions. Especially after such blatant acts of killing and plundering, followed by accusations after being defeated by a stronger force, many who had previously criticized Happiness felt extreme shame and anger, feeling deceived and exploited! The tide had turned, and the Five Poisons Sect found itself at the center of the storm!
“Good thing we reacted quickly…”
In the dormitory, the Lonely Three Wolves, who had skipped class, finally breathed a sigh of relief after noticing the clear shift in forum comments. They turned to Happiness and said, “It’s good you came up with the idea early. Otherwise, if we reacted after our reputation was already ruined, with the stigma deeply ingrained, it wouldn’t have worked as well…”
After a pause, Bai Lang pushed up his glasses on his nose and asked Happiness doubtfully, “But how did you know the Five Poisons Sect had so many evil deeds? Did you plan this from the start?”
“No, I just thought their actions weren’t proper. I suggested you look into it. I didn’t expect them to have done so many acts of bullying. It just happened to help me get out of trouble.”
Happiness’s answer didn’t dispel their doubts. In their minds, Happiness wasn’t the kind of person who would kill or rob for profit. Moreover, in the REP, Happiness’s expression was very strange, filled with deep hatred—not the same as when they first met.
Of course, everything in the REP wasn’t very clear when displayed on the computer, and it might have just been their perception. It was all just speculation…

“You kid, you really cause trouble. You caused such a big incident yesterday, and then you still went off campus to date that beautiful girl from the Discipline Committee. You even remembered to tell us about your plans this morning. You’re really amazing! If it were me, I’d go on a date with Xu Yao right away in the morning.”
“Mm-hmm, Xu Xin, Xu Yao… What on earth are you thinking?”
“Xu Yao now has feelings for you too, but you just don’t take action. What’s going on?”
The three of them started talking back and forth.
In their eyes, Happy was truly incredibly lucky!
He had fame, a successful career—if we use gaming as an example, he had achieved quite a lot. All those virtual items could be exchanged for RMB, totaling no less than half a million. Plus, two beautiful girls liked him—this was the dream situation for any man. If it were them, they wouldn’t be as foolish as Happy and do nothing.
“I’m completely focused on her right now. A campus romance isn’t entirely reliable. By the way, let me tell you something—Xu Yao, that beautiful girl from the Discipline Committee, might have had Li Ning figure out my gaming identity…” Happy calmly shifted their attention:
“It’s true. I just wanted to warn you in case it gets exposed later, so you can be prepared.”
“…I see.”
The three of them frowned and pondered, “Now that makes sense. I was wondering earlier—you’re not as handsome as me, so how did both of those beautiful Xu girls take a interest in you? If they know your identity, everything makes sense. After all, even Feng Wu Cai Yi hinted that she wanted to be your girlfriend. It’s not surprising that Xu Yao is interested too.”
“It’s a shame… another beauty added to the list…” Before Chen Fan could finish his sigh, he immediately felt the temperature drop sharply around him and quickly changed the subject:
“Does that mean you’ll have to appear in public soon?”
As soon as Chen Fan said that, the three of them frowned seriously:
“If you appear in public, the worst-case scenario is that gangs might start targeting our Nanhua University’s ‘Cai Yi Men’. It seems we need to inform Feng Wu and Yu Cha Zhe ahead of time so they can accelerate gang development and get ready early.”
“Mm.”