[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress":3,"chapter-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1585":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Plagued by bad reviews, but the top actress!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1735246,2218,"Chapter 1584 - 1585: Hundreds of Birds Adoring the Phoenix! A Once-in-a-Century Spectacle!","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1585",1585,"\u003Cp>The discontent voices grew, starting off small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, the sound became louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people jeered, telling Xia Weibao to get off the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even started throwing bottles and fruit peels toward the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the stage was too large, and their aim couldn’t reach Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yan Yuexian watched anxiously, wishing she could rush up to bear the brunt of the insults for Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pei Hong wiped his brow, already thinking of ways to smooth things over for Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, as it stood now, Xia Weibao’s claim of playing \"Hundreds of Birds Adoring the Phoenix\" on the Stringless Zither really seemed like a bluff...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the stage, Xia Weibao’s fans wanted to defend their goddess but were unsure how to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the emperor’s new clothes were pretty ironic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Stringless Zither, how could it possibly play music...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t that they didn’t believe Xia Weibao, it was just too incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get off the stage!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot, just get off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Stringless Zither, I heard not a peep, get off...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insults grew louder, and David’s face wore a smug expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was getting impatient from waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xia Weibao was clearly trying to save face by bluffing, waiting any longer would just be a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to stand up to let the judges evaluate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he hadn’t thought that the moment he lifted his rear from the stool, a bird suddenly landed on his piano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David was startled, hurriedly reaching out to shoo the bird away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a joke, that was his most treasured piano!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t bring it out to play unless it was a significant occasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he let a bird land on it? If it scratched it or left a dropping, who would he cry to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shooing away the bird, he found another flying over his head, leaving a dropping and then landing on his piano again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David, \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching up to touch his head, he nearly vomited when he looked closely!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of anger surged, ready to explode, but the sight before him left him stunned, his fury stuck in his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, several small birds descended onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, countless birds flew toward the stage’s direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small black dots nearly covered the sky, amazing everyone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only David, but everyone in the audience was also stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all looked up together, seeing more and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None had ever imagined such a big city like the imperial capital would have so many small birds!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the birds weren’t of just one species; they varied in size and kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, on the stage, on the lampposts, in the trees, on the backdrop, even on the ground, it was full of birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even on the retro wooden table where Xia Weibao had placed the ancient zither, there was a row of brightly colored birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t all, on Xia Weibao’s shoulders, stood two fluffy green-feathered birds on each side, and even on her hairpin, there was a little yellow thing perched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most amazing thing was, all the birds faced Xia Weibao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They tilted their heads, eyes closed, as if listening to some beautiful music.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were enchanted, thoroughly enjoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The astonished crowd began to recover, whispering among themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? Why are so many birds suddenly flying over?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And aren’t birds afraid of humans? There are so many people here, yet they dare to fly over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly, look at them with their heads tilted asleep, with no guard up, aren’t they afraid of being caught?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk tsk, ’Hundreds of Birds Adoring the Phoenix,’ this bizarre scenario is truly a once in a century sight... wait, ’Hundreds of Birds Adoring the Phoenix’?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",624,"2026-06-06T16:22:24.236Z",1,"novelbin.me","15762d7c65cf4d7c691351920572dca220d9f91deaf6ae43675fb19f7a3b4bc6","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1586","plagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-chapter-1584",1766,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplagued-by-bad-reviews-but-the-top-actress-cover.jpg"]