As everyone knows, the entertainment industry is a big circle, and within this big circle there are countless small circles, which are the fan groups of various celebrities. Within a celebrity's fan group, the composition of members is also very complex.

Xi Shaoyuan has gone from being a small celebrity to a top-tier second-line star, and can be considered a traffic powerhouse. With so many fans, of course he can't remember them all, but there are a few fans who are so outstanding that even he, the beloved baby of his fans, has heard some rumors and stories about them.

For example, "Jiang Old Wine".

This fan is not a big fan leader, nor is she a well-known "rich sponsor" in the circle, but she is very special. If fans are an exclusive ecological circle that can only survive by forming groups, then this Jiang Old Wine is the 'lone wolf' in Xi Shaoyuan's fan group. This lone wolf takes the superficial image of being both lonely and fierce.

She doesn't team up with people, even fans who also love Xi Shaoyuan in the circle, she will scold them without hesitation when necessary. The usual fan operation is to scold the opposing family, scold the company for not being good to the idol, scold the agent for not taking good care of the idol, but Jiang Old Wine takes it to the next level.

When encountering other stars who have bad private relationships with him, but he still had to show plastic brotherly love or plastic couple love on the surface, and cooperate with them, it's inevitable for him to feel unpleasant. At this time, Jiang Old Wine will appear to mock them for a while; in the early years, the company accepted some stupid endorsements in order to make money, and Jiang Old Wine scolded the company for as long as the advertisements were placed.

She doesn't scold blindly, but investigates the company's personnel and makes precise attacks. Who knows how she finds out about those things.

Sometimes you can't scold them yourself, and while it's refreshing to see her scold, sometimes it's not so pleasant, like when she scolds the agent. Sister Xu had noticed this Jiang Old Wine before, and occasionally flipped through her comments scolding the company and some idiots when she was in a bad mood, laughing and sharing them with other assistants, only to turn around and see her scolding herself. Sister Xu was really speechless, and Xi Shaoyuan was also torn between laughter and tears.

There are also times when it's not plastic brotherly love, but real friendship, and occasionally they will also be indiscriminately attacked. Basically, as long as someone does something harmful to him, including but not limited to harming his reputation, body, interests, etc., Jiang Old Wine will start mocking them, using cold words and sarcasm, mild ridicule, mental attacks and insults, sarcasm and other long-term effective methods depending on the severity.

Not to mention Xi Shaoyuan, even Xi Shaoyuan's former agent Sister Xu and a group of assistants have a deep impression of this Jiang Old Wine. However, the reason why she made Xi Shaoyuan remember her so clearly is because she has done big things.

When there are many fans in the circle, there will inevitably be those who are not clear-headed or like to stir up trouble, especially young and ignorant brain-dead fans. When a celebrity needs to improve their national support and gain the goodwill of passers-by during a transformation, it is very easy to ruin their reputation and goodwill.

Jiang Old Wine is like a monster hunter, pulling all the most troublesome ones to her Weibo and locking the door to argue, who knows how many she has driven away. During that time, Xi Shaoyuan's topic page was much more peaceful.

This operation of tearing apart hundreds of brain-dead fans is really spicy, but not only that, she also did the big thing of tearing apart black fans.

The so-called black fans are the most terrifying and crazy kind among celebrity fans. They stalk, peep, harass, and even hurt their idols, and can do anything. When encountering such black fans, the celebrity's side doesn't have many good solutions.

Whether it's the celebrity or the fans, they can only mainly condemn and call on everyone to be rational. But Jiang Old Wine is different, she directly confronts them.

Once, Xi Shaoyuan encountered black fans following and photographing him. In order to see him, they actually chased and blocked his car, damaging it.

Later, the company issued a statement, and fans followed with severe condemnation. Everyone thought the matter would pass like this. But Jiang Old Wine found out the identities of these few people, exposed them, and whipped and insulted them online.

At that time, the matter was in an uproar for a while, and those few black fans had to stand up and apologize. For a long time after that, Xi Shaoyuan did not encounter harassment from black fans.

Because of this matter, his agent even tried to contact this warrior and asked her how she found out the identities of those few people. The other party replied, "My family has money, I hired someone to find out."

Sister Xu, the agent, also asked her if she wanted to be a fan leader and manage Xi Shaoyuan's fans below, but the other party said, "No need, most of Shaoyuan's fans are my antis, I'm not suitable."

Very aloof, very cool.

Later, Sister Xu told him that although she is a toxic fan, she is a rational and very loving toxic fan. Because she does not enter Xi Shaoyuan's fan group and does not get along with Xi Shaoyuan's fans, when she insults those who are not good for Xi Shaoyuan, the other party will not resent Xi Shaoyuan because of her, because Xi Shaoyuan's fans also dislike this Jiang Old Wine very much and often team up to scold her.

So, she is a well-known lone wolf in the circle.

Xi Shaoyuan has seen many fans. Sometimes when a fan says they like him, although he is grateful, there is no emotional resonance in his heart, because this kind of liking, although true, cannot last long and may be forgotten after a while. And those fans with high stickiness are mostly in fan organizations.

They say they like him, but most of them love the liveliness of liking someone together with many like-minded people, and they like the habits under that organization. As long as they are all put in a circle, even if they only like him ordinarily at first, being surrounded by such like-minded people, they will quickly be infected by that fanaticism.

Do they love him as a person, or a figurative persona in his name? Or the floating liveliness and laughter created in this persona? In any case, most of them don't love the real him, because they don't actually know the real him. If he steps out of the 'persona' set by others, there will probably be many people who will leave the fan group, this is the norm.

Being a celebrity is a glamorous profession, with so many people's love, but for this Jiang Old Wine, it is the first time Xi Shaoyuan has felt a kind of 'liking' that is so persistent that it makes people a little startled.

Before knowing that Jiang Yuchao is Jiang Old Wine, Xi Shaoyuan's definition of her was that she was a bit special among fans, seeming very fierce and doing things her own way.

And now, Xi Zhuoyu recalls the Jiang Yuchao he saw with his own eyes, and feels that she doesn't seem as fierce as he had imagined before? She's still a very gentle girl.

Overwhelmed by complex emotions, Xi Zhuoyu found it difficult to sleep as he recalled these events late at night. He put on his coat and went out. The startled servant hurried out to ask if there were any orders.

Xi Zhuoyu shook his head, "It's nothing, go to sleep." He had always been like this, and the servant was used to it. Seeing his troubled master walking down the steps, the dog guarding the door followed his footsteps, rubbing against his leg, accompanying him as he walked towards the nearby tall pavilion.

The pavilion was situated on high ground, offering a bird's-eye view of many buildings in Luodu. In the tranquil moment, it was pitch-black, with no lights visible. Having been in this world for several years, he had long grown accustomed to it.

Xi Zhuoyu suddenly thought, Jiang Yuchao seemed to have arrived not long ago. Was she used to it now? A young girl, unfamiliar with the place and people, not knowing anything, would she also be afraid?

It didn't seem right... She used to be very fierce and didn't seem like someone who would be afraid of these things.

That night happened to be the night patrol of the guard captain, You Wu. Encountering the master who rarely had trouble sleeping and came out for some fresh air, You Wu stepped forward and greeted him.

"Master, it's rare to see you unable to sleep. Are you feeling unwell?" You Wu asked.

Xi Zhuoyu: "No, just... thinking about someone."

You Wu instantly showed a subtle expression, "Master, you are thinking about the Third Young Lady Xiao."

Xi Zhuoyu: "...???" No, how did he know?

Perhaps because the night was indeed a suitable time to chat about relationship-related topics, and Xi Zhuoyu was a very tolerant master, You Wu couldn't help but start gossiping with him, "Master, when do you plan to marry the Third Young Lady Xiao? Actually, the rumors have pretty much died down now. Besides, there are many cases of widows remarrying, let alone a remarriage after a peaceful divorce. You don't need to have so many concerns. That little brat, Prince Yu, who said no one is allowed to marry the Third Young Lady Xiao, hmph, are we afraid of him?!"

Xi Zhuoyu raised his hand, "Wait, what? Why should I marry Jiang... Xiao Jinyue?"

You Wu was shocked, "Isn't it, Master? Could it be that you're just playing around without any intention of taking responsibility?"

Xi Zhuoyu felt a headache coming on, "What have I been playing at?"

You Wu stared at Xi Zhuoyu with a look that said, 'I can't believe the harmless-looking master is so irresponsible, I'm really surprised.' Xi Zhuoyu, holding his dog, felt a sense of bewilderment under the gaze of his longtime brother.

You Wu: "Master, what do you think of the Third Young Lady Xiao?"

Xi Zhuoyu: "I think she's actually a very nice person."

You Wu: "Do you think she's special?"

Xi Zhuoyu: "She is quite special..." After all, in so many years, he had only discovered one fellow villager with such deep ties.

You Wu clapped his hands, "Then that's it! What are you waiting for? Hurry up and marry her, don't wait until you lose her to know regret!"

Xi Zhuoyu's headache worsened, "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Although she's special to me, I don't have romantic feelings for her, and I won't marry her." She probably didn't have romantic feelings for him either, just the lofty fan-idol love.

You Wu had a complex expression on his face, his bright eyes filled with heartache - what's with the stubborn denial?! Sending piles of precious imperial fabrics, writing love poems and specially sending them in a box, even gifting a dog, and having private meetings under the moonlight. Despite all this, he still tells him there's no interest. Isn't that just talking nonsense?

With the master being so stubborn, he's afraid he won't be able to bring home a wife. It seems that as loyal servants, they'll have to help out.

The next day, You Wu sent a message to Mingyue Monastery, saying that his master, Prince Yuling, would participate in this autumn hunt. He thought that with the master going and Third Young Lady Xiao also going, the two would have another opportunity to meet.

Feelings, after all, are nurtured through interactions. The more they interact, the better. By then, with the wife in his arms, let's see if he can still be stubborn.

The autumn hunt was a large-scale annual outing involving everyone from the emperor to the officials. Everyone put aside their political views in court and gathered together to hunt, enjoy the scenery, and accompany the emperor to relax and experience the harvest and autumn atmosphere. The imperial harem, of course, had to go as well.

Since the emperor's wives were going, the officials naturally had to bring their wives and children to join in the fun. This was the so-called "wives' social circle."

As soon as Jiang Yuchao heard that her idol was going to the autumn hunt, she immediately decided to go and cheer him on. How could she not support an event her idol was participating in? She just didn't know if the Xiao family would be willing to take her this time.

Jiang Yuchao was calculating whether there was any way to get them to agree. She specially chose a day to return to the Xiao Manor to pay her respects and first mention the matter to Prime Minister Xiao.

Then Prime Minister Xiao readily agreed.

Jiang Yuchao: "...?" So easily?

She couldn't quite read the smile on Prime Minister Xiao's face, and then she heard him sigh as if unconsciously, "I heard Prince Yuling is also going this time. Although he has an outstanding appearance and temperament, he's not skilled in hunting with a bow and arrow. I'm afraid he won't get a good ranking this time."

Jiang Yuchao didn't like hearing this. Who said her idol wasn't good?! Who said her idol couldn't do it?!

"Prince Yuling is truly unassuming. It's not that he can't do it, he just doesn't want to." Jiang Yuchao tried hard to suppress herself, otherwise she would have started spouting rainbow farts on the spot.

Prime Minister Xiao narrowed his eyes and dismissed her words with a smile.

When the autumn hunt arrived, the crowd came to the foot of Xijia Mountain, twenty miles outside Luodu, and set up camp around a temporary palace that had been cleaned in advance. The palace was where the emperor and empress resided, while the rest of the princes and ministers stayed in nearby tents. After a round of preparations, the autumn hunt began.

The emperor sat on a high platform, watching a group of princes and sons of ministers dressed in hunting attire below.

Prince Yu had a stern face and a tall, straight figure, standing out among the group of sons. The emperor looked at him for a while and said, "This year, I'm afraid it will still be Prince Yu who will win the final prize."

The autumn hunt lasted for several days, with a competition on the last day to see who could hunt the most and rarest game. In the past two years, Prince Yu had taken the lead.

At this moment, the smiling Prime Minister Xiao looked at Prince Yuling, who was sitting to the side, and said, "Why doesn't Prince Yuling go down and give it a try?"

Xi Zhuoyu saw the Emperor and others looking at him. Just as he was about to decline as in previous years, he heard Prime Minister Xiao say, "My young daughter Jinyue greatly admires Prince Yuling. She previously told me that if Prince Yuling is willing to participate, he will surely shine brilliantly."

Prime Minister Xiao's words were naturally meant to probe. He learned from Madam Xiao that Prince Yuling and his daughter Xiao Jinyue may have a private relationship, so he became suspicious and decided to test it slightly.

This Prince Yuling does not like to participate in the autumn hunt, and it seems he is not planning to participate today. If he truly has feelings for Jinyue, hearing him say this will definitely elicit a response.

Xi Zhuoyu: "..." Ah, did this long-time hardcore fan really say that? What a heavy trust to bear.

Xi Shaoyuan, from long ago, has been an idol who can't bear to disappoint his fans.

Xi Zhuoyu subconsciously glanced at the nearby women's platform and happened to meet Jiang Yuchao's shining eyes. Although she couldn't hear what was being said, her eyes seemed to be full of expectation.

Xi Zhuoyu hesitated for a moment, then stood up. "Then this time, I will also participate to accompany everyone."

The Emperor: "...Go." This brat says he doesn't want to go into the forest every autumn hunt, but now he changes his mind after hearing a girl say one sentence. Brat!