[{"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-75":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},1297889,1723,"Chapter 75: The Most Gentle Vanishing into Dust","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>Director Wu looked at the girl bowing in apology before him, the excitement on his face not yet fully faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only did he not show a hint of blame, he instead stepped forward and gave Qiao Xinran's shoulder a heavy pat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you apologizing for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Wu's voice was loud, carrying an excitement he couldn't suppress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That moment of yours just now, the loss of control was perfect! That's exactly what Su Nian should be! That's the state a woman who's been a stand-in for a hundred years should have at the final moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at the monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You pushed yourself out, and you pushed Jiang Ci even deeper! The two of you achieved this scene!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xinran raised her head, her tear-streaked face full of astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't thought that much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the man before her was that master Chu Wuchen whom she had loved for a hundred years but could never fully understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had just... screamed out all her resentment and pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huai, standing to the side, watched this scene without speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His point of observation, however, wasn't on Qiao Xinran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was on Jiang Ci, who had been standing quietly to the side all along, as if everything had nothing to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huai realized that Qiao Xinran's outburst had not affected Jiang Ci in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be more precise, all of Qiao Xinran's emotions had become nourishment for Jiang Ci.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absorbed her breakdown, and then, in a more advanced and restrained manner, returned to her an even more despairing conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man, only a few years his junior, was an absolute \"vampire\" when it came to acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, everyone take a break first.\" Director Wu waved his hand grandly. \"Let the emotions settle. In fifteen minutes, we shoot the final shot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chu Wuchen, vanishing into dust!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifteen minutes later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The film set was rearranged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the cameras were aimed at Jiang Ci standing in the center of the green screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind machine started again, blowing his white robes into a wild dance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xinran knelt not far opposite him. Her makeup had been retouched, but her eyes were still red and swollen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't need to build up her emotions anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because all her emotions had already been completely drained by the previous scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, she was Su Nian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A despairing woman about to witness her beloved's soul scatter before her very eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci closed his eyes slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his mind, there was neither Chu Wuchen's sorrow and joy, nor Su Nian's pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was just making a final confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the final journey for the character \"Chu Wuchen\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the script, five hundred years ago, Chu Wuchen's dao companion Yun Xi perished to save the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Wuchen, who was in seclusion, forcibly broke out, defied the heavens, preserved a wisp of her remnant soul, sent it into reincarnation, and transformed it into Su Nian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five hundred years later, signs of Yun Xi's remnant soul awakening appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action enraged the Heavenly Dao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Dao descended a heavenly tribulation, seeking to completely erase both Su Nian's and Yun Xi's souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chu Wuchen used his own body as a shield, blocking this cataclysmic disaster for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very classic xianxia setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Jiang Ci had to do was put a not-so-classic full stop on this classic setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to complete this most tragic death in the quietest way possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Wu's voice rang out through the loudspeaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He soared into the air, spread his arms, and blocked all the illusory, world-destroying lightning storm before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This action was completed with the help of wirework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body formed a massive, protective cross in mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood packs on him burst one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson liquid instantly soaked through his elegant white robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't let out any pained roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just hung quietly in the air like that, enduring everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spiritual energy exhausted, his immortal body began to dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly descended, standing once again before Qiao Xinran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her, at this girl he had protected for five hundred years, loved for five hundred years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci mobilized all his acting skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, it's my turn to protect you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone held not a trace of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a kind of weariness after a long, five-hundred-year wait finally reaching its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a kind of release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words were spoken softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet they slammed heavily into the heart of everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xinran's body stiffened violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the man before her, at his blood-soaked robes, and tears burst forth once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this wasn't the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci maintained his standing posture, not falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the aid of post-production special effects, his body would begin from the feet, bit by bit, turning into golden specks of light, dispersing between heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a complete physical body would be left behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the most thorough annihilation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone on set held their breath, staring fixedly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They truly seemed to see an Immortal Lord walking towards the end of his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the script, his head was also about to completely turn into light with the help of special effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci counted ten seconds silently in his heart; it should now be time for the character Chu Wuchen's head to dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave the tear-streaked Qiao Xinran a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very light, very faint, yet bone-deep gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a farewell to the character Chu Wuchen's release.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boom—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qiao Xinran's entire world collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out, frantically trying to grab those dissipating specks of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she couldn't catch anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her mouth, but no sound came from her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All her cries, all her wails, were all blocked in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply knelt on the ground, her entire being completely emptied of its soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value from Qiao Xinran +188!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value from female crew member +28!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value from female crew member +45!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heartbreak Value from female crew member +33!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Jiang Ci's system backend, the notification sounds went crazy in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, host. Acquired extended lifespan: 15 days!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current Heartbreak Value balance: 1410 points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Current total remaining lifespan: 195 days 5 hours!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the monitor, the entire world fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lighting technician forgot to adjust the lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clapper loader forgot to clap the slate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cameraman forgot to stop the camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People were utterly stunned by the image on the monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an aesthetic \"annihilation\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Wu stared intently at the playback.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ripped off his headphones and cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, this is how an Immortal Lord should fall!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huai, standing beside him, said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Jiang Ci's final, frozen smile on the monitor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huai's mind was rapidly calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The character Chu Wuchen was originally just the fourth male lead in the script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His existence served more to facilitate the growth arc of the second female lead, Su Nian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deeply affectionate, tool-like background character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, after Jiang Ci's finishing touches of improvisation these few times, especially this final death scene that could be called \"god-tier\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The charm of the character Chu Wuchen had far surpassed the script's original setting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Huai could foresee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once \"Three Lifetimes Tribulation\" aired on screen, this character would absolutely become a phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the name Jiang Ci would be remembered by audiences at an incredibly terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut! That's a wrap! Perfect!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Wu's voice, distorted with excitement, finally shattered the deathly silence on set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped up from his chair and announced, \"I declare, for the 'Three Lifetimes Tribulation' crew, Mr. Jiang Ci's part is officially wrapped!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the director's command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Chu Wuchen\" who had just been performing a god-tier fall, breaking everyone's heart, was helped by the crew to remove his wirework harness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci patted the non-existent dust off his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assistant Sun Zhou was already crying his eyes out, running over with a towel and water, looking at him with an expression of worship and heartache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ci-ge, you... you were amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Ci took the towel from his hand and casually wiped the \"blood\" off his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the female staff members around him who were still immersed in sadness, secretly wiping tears, and then at Qiao Xinran kneeling on the ground, still unable to recover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed dazed for a moment, then turned his head and spoke his first words after wrapping up, softly, to the dumbfounded Sun Zhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrap!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are we eating tonight? I feel like having Yu City hotpot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1459,"2026-06-05T18:00:08.556Z",1,"novelbin.me","80c823c849483067cfcddf6297f5955ceb1fabec53b1b5a6eb43e018283c18d8","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-76","the-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-chapter-74",366,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-more-tragic-i-act-the-stronger-i-get-my-fans-cover.jpg"]