Chapter 503 (1/2)

Trust

Wu Shun may not be an avid manga reader, but the name “Su Li” was far from alien to him.

That person may be known as a deity in the world of manga and illustrations, but the internet had raised her identity as some form of power. The goddess of misfortune.

If her artworks did not suffer misfortune, their creators would.

Of course, Wu Shun started off as a skeptic. He thought that it was all baloney, but after much investigation and interviewing Su Li’s fans, he could not deny that everytime Su Li did something, adverse events occurred, supporting the misconception that Su Li’s power was real.

Wu Shun’s gut feeling assured that those rumors were all unfounded. He did play along, firing shots at Su Li’s fans during livestreams by saying “If this Su Li is really that illustrator Su Li, she did a great job. That nameless maiden – Yan Qingmeng – Li Keyi trio all went through an awful lot. Nameless Swordswoman basically dies in every possible route, even if she’s the main character.”

Wu Shun was not convinced that this was the same Su Li as the mangaka. Mangakas don’t suddenly transition into 3D rendering for video games.

More than a few viewers also had such thoughts, but the slim possibility nagged at their thoughts. Wherever Su Li went, trouble followed.

A Su Li fan stood up for her, saying that she already had her hands full with, “The Strongest King” and “Himegoto.” She could not possibly have the time to design more characters for “Tales of Wuxia 3”. He deduced that it was an uncanny coincidence, nothing else. People needed to lay off her – it was all Old Thief Zha Feng’s fault.

Su Li would always feel bad for her fans – they would always try to protect her from verbal harm – just like how Zhao Youyue usually did. It was not easy being Su Li

Her loyal fans would always get blasted in the face by unpleasant truths.

This incident was no different. After Wu Shun’s lifestream, one of the viewers asked Su Li if she was in charge of “Tales of Wuxia 3’s” character design.

Being the primary illustrator for this DLC, she had indeed played a huge role in its production. Because it was FengHuo Gaming Company, the pay was luxurious, and she had the added bonus of being in close proximity with Lady Zhao who clearly loved the game. All these factors were more than enough for her to take the job seriously.

Although Su Li already knew the extent of the nameless maiden’s tragic ending, she had a clear conscience, being its creator. When it came to Xu Jing, she had no qualms creating the worst case scenario for her, a fate that went beyond the realm of human rationale. You could say she did it to get readers hyped up.

That’s why the dreaded fate of the nameless maiden had been so sorry, so touching. Still, what could be done about it? She was a virtual character. She existed only to provide entertainment for the players.