After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 553 A Fish Takes the Bait

"He's really good at using someone else's power to intimidate others."

Sheng Hanyu sighed.

"Yes, and then everyone was shocked, because the eldest sister had a grudge against Lu Wangqian before, so everyone assumed that the eldest sister was at odds with the entire Lu family."

"The fact that she didn't attend Ye Wanyin's wedding this time only strengthened this idea, and then Lu Wangshen actually said that he had a good relationship with her? So the Lu family was surprised again."

"Haha, if you didn't know better, you'd think it was some kind of sensationalist literature."

"Then I don't know what they were thinking. Suddenly some people thought that Lu Wangshen was more likely to be the successor than Lu Mingye. After all, in terms of business alone, my eldest sister is better than me."

Ye Sanqing smiled.

She didn't mind, after all, everyone has their own expertise, and it's a fact that she wasn't good at business. Besides, it's fine for others to compare the two sisters, but she couldn't allow herself to feel that way.

"Uh, wait a minute, isn't he just someone who knows the older sister and can talk to her?"

Sheng Hanyu sighed and rubbed his forehead.

However, it's not too strange that the Lu family has this idea, after all, they are the type who "have already thought of the child's name as soon as a woman says a word to me".

"Alright, go on."

"Well, so the issue comes back to Lu Mingye. This is actually the key point of his communication with me, because he very apologetically expressed that he might have caused me some trouble..."

Ye Sanqing summarized it simply: there might be some arrogant suitors who don't know their place.

If these people weren't pursuing her, she would almost praise Lu Mingye for his brilliant use of the "femme fatale" tactic...

"I don't really care about that. After all, we're all on set right now, so the trouble they can cause is limited."

Sheng Hanyu didn't care about this, because frankly speaking, Ye Sanqing was outstanding enough, so it was normal for him to have suitors.

Moreover, this is all under the premise that this world is a dating game... He had long suspected that Ye Sanqing, as the protagonist, might have many other unknown random pursuers in addition to the real romanceable characters whose storylines are written.

But it doesn't matter, I'm not an NPC anyway.

"That doesn't seem to be the key point, so what's next?"

"Then Lu Mingye began his attack, pointing out everyone's problems and bringing them up one by one."

"So, someone was attacked, or someone was caught red-handed, so they decided to get rid of Lu Mingye? But doesn't the timing seem a bit odd?"

“Yes, that was also the initial suspicion of the police. But Lu Mingye went straight back to his room after the meeting, and the drinks were changed before the meeting started, which is recorded in the kitchen and the storeroom.”

"I understand. It's not a new grudge, but an old one. Lu Mingye rarely comes back, and when he does, he'll definitely make the move to change the drinks. That means the plan started as soon as he returned to the Lu family."

Sheng Hanyu analyzed, "Is it the remnants of the Sixth Concubine's faction? Or is it the mastermind behind the attacks on the Fourth Concubine and the others a few years ago starting to make moves again? Or is there some corner we haven't noticed?"

"This style doesn't seem like the approach of the Sixth Concubine or Master Ying. I think they tend to be more head-on and confrontational."

Ye Sanqing pondered, "If it really is Master Ying who wants to deal with Lu Mingye, then he should use the same methods he used on her and Sheng Hanyu before, like assassination, shooting, and 'mud truck assault'..."

Instead of poisoning him so secretly...

"Yes, after all, they've sent several assassins... This servant who handled it should also know that if he succeeds, he'll definitely be sentenced to death. So he's a suicide squad. Since he's a suicide squad, a direct attack is more likely to succeed than a poisoning in secret. After all, everyone is afraid of someone who doesn't value their life."

"Is it because of the recent crackdown that he finds it inconvenient to send assassins into the country?"

"That's a possibility. Let's put that aside for now. I think instead of trying to figure out who the real culprit is, we should consider this question... If Lu Mingye really gets into trouble, how much will it affect us?"

"Well...you should know, he's an important character..."

"But when I looked up information about this kind of game before, I found something."

Sheng Hanyu said seriously, "Once the protagonist has officially chosen his target, the other characters will no longer be important. I've also discussed this with my second brother, and based on his experience, that's indeed the case."

"Ok?"

This was the first time Ye Sanqing had heard this statement.

But when did they talk?

It's not surprising, really. Ye Jin'er will definitely come to talk to Sheng Hanyu after she learns the truth about this world, as long as Ye Yifan tells her about Sheng Hanyu's special circumstances.

"It's a very simple principle: entering a branching path is equivalent to heading towards a predetermined ending, and these endings may not be good for everyone."

"To put it bluntly, there will be an ending like 'I destroyed the whole world to be with you'... and the other characters who were not chosen are obviously included in the whole world."

"Damn, this setting is both insane and inhumane."

Ye Sanqing had never imagined that this kind of thing existed. After all, the ending of a dating game was at most that two people... or more people, lived happily ever after...

I didn't know that this happy life would require the sacrifice of some ordinary people.

"That means the weight of the ending and branching paths increases after a path is chosen, in other words..."

"So, once I decide who I'm with, everyone else becomes less important, or less important, at least not enough to restart the game?"

"Yes. My second brother and I summarized it, and he had previously played a story where he chose character A, and then character B committed suicide because of a breakup. This is not a bad ending or something that requires restarting the game."

"I understand now, I see..."

Ye Sanqing fell into deep thought again, just then the buoy moved.

A fish has taken the bait!

She skillfully pulled the fish up. "Is this the fish you wanted?"

Sheng Hanyu glanced at the shimmering silver fish and laughed, "You took the bait first this time. You can't even explain it away with the newbie protection period, can you? That's too much."

The fish was about the size of a palm and looked like some kind of crucian carp, but its scales were finer than those of ordinary fish. It even looked somewhat ornamental in the sunlight.

"This isn't protected, is it? Shall we take it back and eat it?"

"Yes, this is edible, and it's also good for the downstream waters if some are caught."

Sheng Hanyu explained further that this type of crucian carp is very prolific, but its population is limited by the local weather conditions. However, when it reaches downstream areas with relatively constant temperatures, it can cause harm to the local waters.

So even if they don't fish, relevant departments will arrange for regular fishing.