[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans":3,"chapter-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-137":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The More Tragic I Act, the Stronger I Get — My Fans Beg Me to Stop Killing Off My Roles",{"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},1297701,1723,"Chapter 137: The Arrowhead is Forged, Its Tip Points West!","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-137",137,"\u003Cp>Lantern Festival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last wave of Spring Festival moviegoers exited the theaters, the box office battle of the Lunar New Year season officially drew to a close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Major media outlets and data platforms almost simultaneously refreshed the final battle reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Palace Conspiracy*, total box office: 2.21 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This number ignited the entire film market and social media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sun Zhou shoved his phone right in front of Jiang Ci, so excited he could barely speak coherently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ci-Ci, Brother Ci! Two point two one billion! *Palace Conspiracy* broke two point two one billion!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci had just finished an intense physical training session and was resting on his folding stool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His system panel was even more frenzied than Sun Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value settlement complete.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Balance: 4,150 points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Remaining Lifespan: 1,060 days.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, online, anguished cries of \"My heart aches for General Gu\" flooded the internet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#GeneralGu, Don't Go#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#GeneralGu, My Unresolved Injustice White Moonlight#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#We Owe General Gu a Life#\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Related topics ascended the trending charts with an utterly unreasonable momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's personal Weibo follower count directly broke through the four million mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless private messages and comments poured in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, I'm begging you, can your next role please have a HE (Happy Ending)? I'm on my knees!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My mom asked me why I was crying while eating sweet rice dumplings on Lantern Festival. I said I was missing my husband who died before I ever met him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's image as a tragic beauty was, at this moment, completely solidified and welded into everyone's perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, all this clamor had nothing to do with Jiang Ci at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly looked at the Life Countdown on his system panel, which had once again become comfortably ample, then handed the phone back to Sun Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attention was completely focused on another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outdoor training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the yellow sand, two shocking new landmarks had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were two narrow passageways formed from burning piles of dry grass and oil-soaked firewood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames leaped, crackling and popping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the final training subject ordered by Yuan Kui.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full wedge formation, horse and rider becoming one, piercing through the fire lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve top-tier horse stunt riders stood silently in formation at the entrance to the fire lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fucking wasn't filming anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was playing with their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Kui stood to the side of the formation, his old face flickering in the firelight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He offered no extra words, simply raising the red flag in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci was positioned at the formation's eye, the very tip of the arrowhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense the unease coming from behind him, the agitated snorts of horses fearful of the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Kui's red flag slashed down violently!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Charge!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci drove his legs, and the Black Steed beneath him whinnied, charging out first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hooves thundered, thirteen riders moving as one, launching a charge towards that fiery passage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's horsemanship was impeccable, his will as firm as iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the instant of nearing the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity's most primitive instinct overcame reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That searing pain of scorching skin caused his body's muscles to stiffen for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this fraction-of-a-second stiffness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rhythm in controlling the horse deviated by an extremely minute amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This deviation, for a lone rider, would be inconsequential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for a charge formation, it was fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the rhythm of his \"formation's eye\" faltered, the synchronization of the entire formation behind him was instantly destroyed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horse at the tail end of the formation spooked, violently veering sideways, directly colliding with its neighbor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos instantly spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire wedge formation disintegrated with a crash just before entering the fire lane!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Halt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Kui's roar drowned out the crackling flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, they realized it in time, and no real casualties occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the formation halted, it was a sorry sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One stunt rider's trouser leg had a large hole burned by flying sparks, and he was cursing while patting it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another rider's horse was still pawing the ground restlessly, clearly badly frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first charge had ended in complete failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Song and Qin Feng watched from a distance, their hearts pounding with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Kui watched all this in silence, offering no blame, no comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure was the most common occurrence on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci pulled on the reins, stopping before the fire lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not look back at the disarray behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On horseback, he slowly, closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Micro-level Motion Capture].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the target of capture was no longer a single \"person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this vast, complex \"formation system\" composed of twelve top riders, twelve magnificent warhorses, and himself at the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rider Wang, number three on the left flank, his horse subconsciously turned its head left when facing the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arrowhead A'Wei on the right flank, his fear made him unconsciously tighten the reins, causing his horse to panic during the charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci opened his eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his horse around, returning to the front of the formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stunt riders exchanged glances. Though still shaken, they reformed their ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They chose to trust this young man who had created miracles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Kui gave Jiang Ci a deep look, then raised the red flag once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flag fell!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second charge began!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunder of hooves rose again, but this time, it carried a completely different, resolute determination!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they were still twenty meters from the fire lane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's brain had already predicted that the left flank's third horse was about to spook from flying sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not call out a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, at that instant, he shifted his entire body's center of gravity to the right with an extremely minute adjustment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This movement transmitted outwards through the vibrations of the horse's back, through the invisible \"energy field\" within the entire formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The center of gravity of the entire wedge formation was forcibly corrected to the right by him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rider number three on the left flank almost instinctively pulled his reins inward to maintain the new balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nearly-spooked horse was forcefully steadied by this command!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci perceived the momentary hesitation of the right flank arrowhead's horse due to fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From his throat, he issued a short, sharp, and powerful shout!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rider on the right flank was jolted by this bark, all hesitation instantly cleared, leaving only the instinct to follow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect synchronization!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron cavalry formation swept through the fiery corridor!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process took less than three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they charged out of the fire lane and halted at the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole world fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the heavy panting of men and horses remained, and the flames still burning behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yuan Kui slowly lowered the red flag in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked up to Jiang Ci's horse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face revealed a complex expression mixed with extreme satisfaction and profound astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his calloused hand and heavily, patted the hot neck of the Black Steed beneath Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around, facing the distant Wei Song, facing the entire crew who were eagerly watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He announced, word by word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The arrowhead is forged, its tip points west.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can, start filming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words sent a jolt through everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He passed! He passed!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell yeah!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Song grabbed his walkie-talkie, broadcasting earth-shattering news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All departments! Attention all departments!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Execute Plan A! All units, move out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Destination—Pengcheng main battlefield!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1263,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","d629fa20271a955e489c69bb8ddc23295ca100576809ed73a4087da9d560172c","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-138","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-136",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]