284 Vampires

Nan Qing sent Kane a message to probe him out, saying that he wanted to come back to the imperial capital. Kane was initially strongly opposed, but after seeing him on video, he changed his mind.

"You made yourself look like this?" He was amazed, but also somewhat thoughtful. "Didn't I tell you to make yourself look completely different?"

"But I can't stand being ugly. Big brother, I want to come back home, I want to be with Orr. After leaving him, I realized how much I love him. The original Nan Qing is dead, but Nan Li still has a chance. I know what kind of person Orr likes, I'll definitely be able to get his love again. Big brother, the Celayan family needs the Assai family's support right now, if you let me come back, I'll help you win over Orr." Nan Li was not a fool, he naturally knew what his brother needed.

"Ok, I'll send someone to pick you up." Kane considered for a moment, then agreed. Although his brother's spiritual and physical level was F, he was very good at making people do his bidding. Before, Nan Qing used to help him build bridges and expand his connections, he really helped him out. Now, he'd upgraded his looks to ridiculous heights, but also kept some of the previous Nan Qing's features. With how in love Orr was with his younger brother, he'll definitely immediately take notice.

He'd sent a private message to Orr, explaining that he'd bribed a prisoner to beat him up because of his sorrow and grief, but he never wanted to kill him. Orr didn't know that Nan Qing wasn't murdered, he must certainly still feel guilty over it, and might left the Celayan family off. Sure enough, not a few days after the letter was sent, Orr stopped suppressing the Celayan family, which made Kane breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, feel even more certain that Orr hadn't changed inside. He was still straightforward and honest, and he still had deep feelings for his younger brother. Such a person was actually very easy to control, if his younger brother was still here, he'd definitely be able to captivate Orr, and make him trust the Celayan family again.

Now that his brother was even more beautiful, he naturally welcomed him back. Nan Qing returned to the capital planet under the identity of the Celayan family's distant cousin, and changed his name to Nan Li. Mrs. Celayan's family name was Nan, and he looked very similar to her, so even the old house servants didn't find it odd, they just thought he was the extended family's young master from a distant minor planet.

"Big brother, I missed you so much!" Nan Qing excitedly hugged his older brother, then looked around the magnificently decorated living room, finally feeling a sense of belonging. He still loved the bustling and noisy city life, he couldn't stand the cold and lonely countryside. Originally, he thought he could become the spouse of the strongest person in the Federation, but that beautiful dream only lasted two weeks. If only he'd known this would happened, why did he have to set Orr up? He was like a person who'd left on a long journey, until they finally realized that the treasure they were looking for from the start was in their backpack, but because they'd thought the backpack was too heavy, they'd discarded it at the start of the journey.

"I'm going to marry Orr." He must get his treasure back.

"He doesn't know who you are at all right now." Kane's blunt statement, "When I asked you to get engaged with him, you said he wasn't good enough for you, isn't it too late to regret?"

"It's not too late, as long as he still loves Nan Qing, I can definitely make him fall in love with Nan Li. You just have to introduce him to me, I have ways to attract his attention. Speaking of which, I want to debut as Nan Li, please pave the way for me. Orr likes glamorous people, I want him to see my face wherever he goes." Nan Qing was clearly very satisfied with his new face, he reached out to stroke his cheeks for a moment, then unconcernedly asked, "Oh right, what happened with that murder case?"

"The military forged some evidence, and Orr was acquitted." Kane laughed bitterly, and couldn't help but sneer, "Your death didn't even cause a splash, now everyone's already forgotten about Nan Qing. Even Nan Qing's personal website was taken down by the government, because he was a 'stain' on Orr's reputation that shouldn't exist."

Nan Qing's expression turned gloomy, he immediately went online to search for information related to him. His worst nightmare was being forgotten, but now, the worst had already happened. He couldn't even find a scrap of information, when he typed "Nan Qing", the results came up blank. He finally found an online discussion about Nan Qing, but the netizens' opinions of him were extremely negative. Jeram and Lady Assai say Orr killed Nan Qing because he rejected his love, but Orr's so powerful, forget about that old D-list celeb, even if the royal princess proposed to him, she wouldn't be worthy of him. That rejected lover excuse is such a blatant lie, it's too ridiculous!

The masses' adoration for Orr had already reached the extent of blindness, they felt that as long as Orr hooked his finger, Nan Qing should've thrown himself at him, what qualifications did he have to reject Orr? And according to Jeram's and Lady Assai's testimonies, he'd rejected Orr many times, he really was the biggest idiot in the galaxy! Surely, Nan Qing was the one who was harassing Orr, and he even tried to slip him a love drug, but he didn't expect his forced matchmaking to fail. When he followed Orr home, Orr broke out of his medicine induced coma and killed Nan Qing. Nan Qing you bitch, slut, you have only yourself to blame!

According to the evidence the military and the police department provided, the populace filled in the blanks in the case in vivid detail, completely demonizing Nan Qing. After reading the netizens' discussions and speculations, Nan Qing started trembling in rage. He wanted to post a message to defend himself, but Kane stopped him.

"Don't ever bring up Nan Qing, the people really hate that name. Right now, you're Nan Li, Nan Qing is already dead."

"…Okay, brother." The living room was silent for a moment, both brothers regretting their past actions. If they hadn't discarded Orr before, would they have to suffer so much now?

The military had 24hr surveillance on Kane, as soon as Nan Qing returned home, they immediately reported it to General Orr, asking him when to make the arrest.

"Tell them not to move yet, I'll tell them when it's time to arrest him." Zhou Yun Sheng waved.

Zhao Xuan relayed his sweetheart's instructions, then asked after hanging up the communicator, "Why not catch him now?"

"I want to pull him up high, then kick him down. That's way more fun." Zhou Yun Sheng grinned wickedly.

Nan Qing debuted again as Nan Li, he thought that even if his old self was dead, he certainly had strong appeal in the entertainment circle. He only needed to mold Nan Li as Nan Qing's successor, and he'd quickly rise in popularity. But reality was brutal, telling him that not only did Nan Qing not have any appeal, he was a minefield no one dared to touch. As long as he brought up Nan Qing, all the agents shook their heads, exposing a disgusted expression. His death sullied General Orr's reputation, even if he didn't want to examine his own private life, he had to go and pour sewage on General Orr's body, really unforgivable.

"If you want to debut successfully you need to change your stage name ASAP. Throw away Nan Li, as soon as you hear Nan you can't help but think of Nan Qing, the fans won't buy it." The gold level agent coldly explained.

"So what do you think is a better name for me?" Nan Qing patiently asked through gritted teeth. After several blows from Orr, the Celayan family was already reduced to a third-rate family, some people even outright attacked them in order to win Orr over. Kane had already used up all his connections to get him in touch with this agent, he didn't have the right to act pompous.

"We'll call you Angel."

"Angel, isn't that a better stage name for a woman?"

"Your innocent face deserves to be called Angelic, the fans will love it." The agent reached out to touch Nan Qing's impeccable face.

Nan Qing felt very pleased after hearing that, and gladly accepted the agent's arrangements. The gold level agent really wasn't all talk, very quickly, he had him lined up for a few ads and several movies, he even received a job for a military propaganda film. After the Queen took over the Star Network and swallowed many people's souls, humanity became very suspicious of online security. Currently, they were not only fearful of logging on, they didn't dare use personal terminals, so the long outdated desktop computers and laptops were starting to pop up again, and the sensory helmets and induction cabins were thrown in an corner and abandoned.

However, in order for the Empire to quickly return to a more efficient and orderly mode of operation, they needed people to start using the Star Network again. Zhou Yun Sheng worked tirelessly, and finally managed to complete the Star Network's reconstruction within three months, then he designated Angel as the ambassador. He even personally wrote a script, making the military shoot a promotional film. Nan Qing knew that this was a great opportunity, so he put all his energy into the role. When his angelic face was illuminated by soft white light, he was as beautiful as a dream. When the audience caught sight of him, they forgot how to blink, and constantly replayed the propaganda film.

Gradually, more and more people started logging into the Star Network, and the sections of society under the Star Network's control was able to resume normal operation. But Nan Qing was the most affected by this resurgence. It's unknown who started it, but comments started popping up around the network that praised Angel for being the pinnacle of human evolution on the attractiveness index. The world would never see someone with a more perfect face than Angel's, he was the perfect match for General Orr. Eventually, a photoshoped picture of the two together surfaced.

The gentle and beautiful Angel and the hard and rugged Orr were nestled together, the image was very harmonious. The netizens' reaction to this photo was mixed, some were scornful, some hated it, but some loved it to death, and formed a group of fanatical shippers. They raised a fuss every day to have the two people get together, saying that if the apex of strength and the apex of beauty became a couple, they'll be able to breed the most outstanding offspring.

Nan Qing naturally promoted all this fanaticism behind the scenes. He was very familiar with the entertainment circle, he understood how to make himself stand out as quickly as possible. So, in less than two months of hyping up a potential coupling with Orr, he became one of the top superstars in the Empire, his rise in popularity was abnormally quick. But he restrained his heart's desires and didn't allow his older brother to introduce him to Orr. He wanted Orr to take interest in him first, then wait until his interest became infatuation, so he could give him the most beautiful first impression.

Sure enough, Orr sent Kane a message, his interest in meeting Angel hinted at in-between his words.

"The time is finally ripe for you to enter the stage. His award ceremony is tomorrow, I'll introduce you two there. Wait a minute, the butler will help you prepare a suit." Kane stared at the message on his personal terminal, his smile contemplative.

Nan Qing touched his cheeks, sincerely grateful to the doctor that performed his surgery. This face was really remarkable, with it, his good luck was constant.