Chapter 81: You Dont Need to Sacrifice Your Self
Chapter 79 of "The Great Ming in the Box" begins revealing exciting developments: The video had barely been uploaded, yet it already had one hundred thousand likes and... Don’t stop now!
The video had barely been uploaded, yet it already had one hundred thousand likes and the number kept climbing rapidly.Comments flooded in instantly.
“Holy shit, how was this video shot? How’d they get that giant hand into the frame?”
“Has short video VFX tech already reached this level?”
“The image of this bus being pushed around an ancient village by a giant hand is just hilarious. The key point is the actors are amazing—they genuinely look like country bumpkins.”
“Top-tier acting, top-tier VFX… though the bus looks kinda cheap, total toy material, nothing like a real bus.”
“The hand is a real hand, the bus is a toy, and the tiny people inside are VFX. Incredibly mind-blowing VFX.”he cloth… they just glared at me like I’d grown horns! Earlier, Third Lady pulled me aside… so earnestly… gave me this huge lecture… told me I must uphold my image.”
Li Daoxuan: Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!
He felt like laughing but, strangely, a touch of sadness also stirred within him.
Gao Yiye: “But I really can’t hold it in any longer! I have to do something—otherwise, I might just die!”
Li Daoxuan heard the genuine distress in her voice.
Gao Yiye lifted her face with utmost seriousness towards the sky. Moonlight bathed her features in a silver, hazy glow. She looked particularly lovely. “Deity… I still want to take some cotton and weave cloth. No matter what Third Lady says… I can’t help but weave! Please… please don’t blame me for dishonoring Your glorious name?”
Swish!
Li Daoxuan swiftly lifted the lid of the scenic box and brought his face close.
With the lid covering, even Gao Yiye couldn’t see him; sound didn’t penetrate. But with it open, Gao Yiye clearly saw his face materialize among the clouds, and his voice reached her clearly.
Seeing the Deity suddenly manifest in the night sky startled Gao Yiye terribly. She stumbled backward several paces—thump!—and knelt instantly.
“You… You… Deity… were listening?! Forgive this guilt! Little girl… she… won’t take the cotton! Won’t take it!”
Li Daoxuan smiled gently, softening his voice as much as possible. “Go take the cotton. It’s alright. I’m not upset with you.”
Gao Yiye’s head snapped up. Joy washed over her.
“Live the life you want to live. Listen to no one who advises otherwise,” Li Daoxuan spoke earnestly. “Above all, you need joy. Everything else comes after that.”
Gao Yiye: “But… if I seem coarse… wouldn’t that cause others to disrespect You, Deity?”
Li Daoxuan: “False entities require affected theatrics to intimidate. But do I need such devices to enhance my stature? My reality can be proven at any moment. You never need to sacrifice your true self to uphold my dignity.”