[{"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-204":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},1297818,1723,"Chapter 204: The One Who Hurt Him... Was You!","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>Under the icy blue glow, Su Qingying had become Ling Xi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood motionless, yet became the only eye of the storm on the entire film set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's attention was silently devoured by her black priestess robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's eyes were tightly shut, his body pinned to the Divine Tree by a prop arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet his perception was unnervingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the body of the stunt double girl holding his waist trembling uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was being intimidated by the \"Ling Xi\" that Su Qingying had now become, by that oppressive aura of a superior being emanating from the depths of her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiang Ci's mind, the emotional blocking skill was operating efficiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The near-death scene just now had been immensely draining, yet strangely, he now felt the excitement unique to an actor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had entered a state far more profound and unfathomable than \"A Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Zhang Mouyi rubbed his hands together excitedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was exactly what he wanted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same actress, the same face, presenting two completely opposite, even mortal enemy-like auras within just over ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This intense sense of rupture was the cruelest manifestation of the word \"Destiny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's body had to remain rigid while subtly conveying the pain of unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mobilized his muscle memory, making his body exhibit slight spasms triggered by excruciating pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a technical skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too much movement would seem fake, breaking the near-death setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too little, and the camera wouldn't capture it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the icy blue light and shadow, Su Qingying moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly raised her hand, palm facing up, a fragment of spirit jade that would be added in post-production seemingly suspended in her grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take it, return to your present world through the Moon-Patterned Bronze Mirror.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sentence held no inflection, ethereal, clear and cold, devoid of human emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet it sent an inexplicable chill down the spines of everyone present who heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words carried an invisible force, causing the stunt double holding Jiang Ci to stiffen and turn her head back in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut! Good!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Mouyi's voice came through the walkie-talkie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stunt double, step down. Qingying, get ready. We're shooting your point-of-view shot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stunt double girl retreated from Jiang Ci as if granted amnesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only Jiang Ci, pinned to the tree, and Su Qingying in the distance remained on set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The camera moved behind her, preparing to shoot an over-the-shoulder shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that next, she would have to act against empty air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Act out that intense confrontation with \"A Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone held their breath for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tested an actor's belief in their character to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Su Qingying seemed completely unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slowly extended her hand towards that void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze landed precisely on a spot where, in her mind, a tear-streaked A Li who refused to let go of Ye Chen truly stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the script, A Li shook her head, crying and refusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying's reaction was flawlessly precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slightly narrowed those eyes made up to appear long and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most instinctual jealousy of an \"ex,\" seeing a newcomer occupy the nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This jealousy completely erupted in the next line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one who hurt him, is you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delivery of this line was nothing short of masterful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first six words remained flat and narrative, carrying indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the final word, \"you,\" was suddenly emphasized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heart-piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most vicious of heart-piercing words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also a reminder to that girl from the present world: You are the culprit, you have no right to play the role of a devoted, regretless Guardian here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his eyes were closed, the words clearly reached Jiang Ci's ears as he was pinned to the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truly worthy of the woman who could seal Ye Chen away for a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing the person, and also piercing their heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This knife was thrust accurately and deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Heartbreak Value +13 (Source: Clapper Loader Xiao Zhou)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding! Heartbreak Value +15 (Source: Lighting Assistant Xiao Xue)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the observing crew members were starting to contribute to the KPI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought suddenly flashed through Jiang Ci's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sense of tragedy in this scene could be even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ling Xi's motivation was jealousy, but if it was merely jealousy, the character would be too shallow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She needed a deeper stimulus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An improvisation not in the script, belonging only to him, Jiang Ci, and Su Qingying at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the silence where everyone on set was stunned by that line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci's right hand, which hung limply at his side, covered in \"bloodstains,\" suddenly twitched its fingers ever so slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An action from the subconscious, wanting to protect something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Refuting Ling Xi's heart-piercing words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Mouyi, who had been sitting steadily, leaned forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the extreme close-up of Jiang Ci's hand on the screen, his mouth falling open soundlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This detail wasn't in the script at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Jiang Ci's own addition!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was actually using the subconscious of a near-death character to protect the lover who had hurt him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Zhang Mouyi even wanted to rush over and give Jiang Ci a hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying, of course, saw it too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if their hearts were linked, she picked up on Jiang Ci's impromptu addition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was facing Jiang Ci's direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That twitching detail, without warning, pierced through the icy shell she had constructed for \"Ling Xi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That layer of indifference maintained for a thousand years cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What leaked from the cracks was the immense grievance and resentment of a woman, suppressed for a millennium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scattered my soul to seal the demon army, guarding this damned tree for a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You've only appeared for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is it that you hurt him, yet he still protects you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This surging emotion made her subsequent performance completely transcend the realm of technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was no longer that detached wandering soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She became a resentful, furious \"ex-girlfriend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying's gaze frantically shifted back and forth between the non-existent \"A Li\" in the void and \"Ye Chen\" pinned to the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting technician seemed divinely inspired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main light source was adjusted again. A clear, moon-white beam of light shone down from the side above, precisely splitting Su Qingying's face in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One half, shrouded in the massive shadow of the Divine Tree, was the gloom and venom of a wandering soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other half, illuminated by moonlight, still faintly revealed the holy outline of that legendary witch from a thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two completely opposite emotions appeared simultaneously on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When looking at \"Ye Chen,\" it was the love wanting to rescue him from pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when looking at \"A Li,\" that love instantly transformed into a killing intent wanting to utterly destroy this newcomer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two emotions jumped, intertwined, and tore at each other repeatedly on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Zhang Mouyi also couldn't sit still anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew one of the most brilliant parts of the entire series was about to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying, facing the empty air, suddenly made her voice icy and urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After Chi Jie devoured his father's demonic power, he is now absorbing the spiritual energy of the entire Shangdu, even both realms. He will grow stronger and stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't leave now, once his power reaches its peak, even if you want to return to the present world, you won't be able to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the \"A Li\" in her imagination still stubbornly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That foolish mortal persistence completely ignited the last shred of Ling Xi's rationality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jealousy and killing intent in her eyes completely erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasted no more words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly raising her right hand, fingers spread, witch power gathered in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An action that would be enhanced with dazzling light in post-production.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, Zhang Mouyi gripped the walkie-talkie tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squeezed two words from his throat:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's coming...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Qingying's hand, aimed at the direction of \"A Li\" in the void, swung down mercilessly and decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>",1373,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","0b9b6e23a1b0d8da59c8976259bc8327eb8c04da28ea598e05db52fd15455a8a","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-205","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-203",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]