Chapter 146
If he couldn't make any more money, he would have to either seize the bounties from others' demon-slaying missions or risk exposing his secrets by becoming a smuggler between the two realms.
With a hint of anticipation, Chen Huai'an logged into a long-unused short video platform account.
As soon as he opened the main interface, he was taken aback.
Usually, the homepage was filled with glamorous beauties striking poses.
Or it showcased the ostentatious lives of various wealthy elites.
But what was being recommended now?
Fire-breathing dogs, electric snakes, wall-climbing humans, prodigies bending ten steel bars with their bare hands...
What a chaotic mess.
So the last shred of decency was gone, and now they weren’t even pretending, huh?
The bizarre videos that used to be taken down from the internet were now being pushed to the forefront!
Chen Huai'an felt like he was going to be sick.
He glanced back at Ba Ji and Xiao Qing.
What was so special about a cat that could do flips or a fish that could stand on its tail?
There were already cats online that could spit wind blades.
Cats were just cats; some had to be tossed aside.
But he was a conscientious owner and wouldn’t abandon Ba Ji.
He simply placed a set of dumbbells in front of Ba Ji and earnestly patted the cat's head. “You’re already a mature Haki Mi (哈基米, a type of muscular cat). You need to learn to roll yourself and earn your own cat food money. Your goal is to become a super muscular cat; don’t let me down!”
Ba Ji: “…”
Oh, so the boss wanted it to take the path of physical training.
No problem. As an ancient fierce beast, it was already adept in both body and technique.
If the boss liked big muscles, it could focus a bit more on physical training.
“Xiao Qing, you’re already a mature fish spirit.” Chen Huai'an tossed some black and white silk and a copy of "The Adventures of the Mermaid" in front of the fish, speaking in a grave tone. “You need to learn from the mermaid, grow a pair of beautiful legs, wear stockings, and shake your tail to earn your fish food money. Otherwise, you’ll end up as a sour fish on a plate.”
Xiao Qing: “…”
I really want to escape.
Chen Huai'an steeled himself and tried to create some live-stream content.
For instance, wrestling with Babybear, but he always ended up stepping on his own foot and getting knocked down repeatedly.
Or trying to shoot targets with the Shrimp King.
The target seemed to have a mind of its own, always falling over before he could shoot. He would walk over to prop it up, only to turn around and find it had fallen again. No matter how he secured it, it was useless; the audience in the live stream had all left!
Frustrated, Chen Huai'an shot at the wall, and the Shrimp King, in a fit of anger, fired off fifty rounds in one go. The bullets collided, causing a chain explosion, and the newly replaced containment area was blown to bits.
Fortunately, the alloy walls made of special materials held up well, only leaving a ten-meter-wide dent.
Chen Huai'an closed the live stream.
After a night of chaos, the Dragon Sniper had lost weight and was completely deflated.
Strawberry Bear looked like it had been pulled from a garbage heap, with patches of black and yellow.
The only one in decent shape was Ba Ji.
As an old employee who hadn’t yet made its debut, it just needed to quietly lift weights.
Xiao Qing donned the black silk, setting beautiful legs as her goal.
Live streaming was a wide avenue, and Chen Xianzun (陈仙尊, a title meaning "Immortal Chen") had walked it to the brink of despair.
“Thinking of my illustrious name, Chen Xianzun, now I find myself in such a dire situation. It must be closely related to my waning fortune,” Chen Huai'an sighed bitterly as he looked at his live stream earnings.
Tonight's live stream income was thirty-eight thousand.
Refunds for minors totaled twenty thousand.
The platform took a fifty-fifty cut, leaving him with only nineteen thousand.
In other words, he hadn’t made a dime and still owed the platform over a thousand.
How the hell was he supposed to keep this up?
He picked up a syringe and shot some milk tea into his mouth.
This was currently the only way he could drink without choking.
It turned out that when a person reached the limits of speechlessness, they really could laugh out loud.
Leaning against the battle-worn sofa, Chen Huai'an felt utterly dejected, his fingers scrolling across the screen.
The high-definition beauties were gone, the flaunting rich kids were gone, and even the live commerce streams were absent.
All that remained were bizarre and surreal videos.
Suddenly, Chen Huai'an paused his finger.
[At 9 PM local time, Li Wenbo, the director of the Forestry Bureau of C Province, and Zhang Bin, the deputy director, were found guilty of embezzling over thirty million yuan during their tenure. Director Li Wenbo is also suspected of gambling, money laundering, fostering organized crime, and hiring assassins. A total of fifty-seven related individuals have been transferred to the C Province Prosecutor's Office, and Director Li Wenbo may face the death penalty...]
This short video, backed by official media, felt like a gray wolf among a pack of huskies.
It was disturbingly on point.
It hit Chen Huai'an in the face in a brutal manner.
The video showed several politicians being escorted by guards.
Looking at the comments section, it was a chorus of approval.
Some onlookers claimed this was a complete uprooting, taking down the protective umbrellas above them, and that the prosecutor's office would continue to investigate, pulling out anyone connected to these individuals to expose their secrets.
In one corner of the video, Chen Huai'an spotted a bearded man standing quietly in the corner of the Forestry Bureau, smoking a cigarette.
“Is this meant to move me, to make me join the Demon-Slaying Division?”
Chen Huai'an smirked, feeling a bit emotional.
He swiped to the next video but hesitated, then reluctantly swiped back.
“I have to admit, Bearded Man…”
“This move of yours is indeed impressive enough to catch my attention~”
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Chapter 156: Hello, Tyrant. Goodbye, Tyrant.
“This kid really is wasting his good looks.”
The bearded man watched the replay of Chen Huai'an's live stream, unable to suppress a bitter smile.
If he had Chen Huai'an's looks, he would never settle for being a comedic blogger.
What was it like to be tackled by Strawberry Bear?
And that target that could never be propped up—was that for show?
If he looked like Chen Huai'an, he would have debuted as a star in no time, far more promising than being a comedic host.
His phone rang, and the bearded man picked it up. An anxious voice came through, “Director Luo, there’s been an incident. Governor Li Changbai has been seriously injured; he was just carried out from the foot of Longhu Mountain.”
“What?!” The bearded man's expression changed slightly. “I’ll head over right away.”
Li Changbai was the only general-level figure in the Demon-Slaying Division of C Province.
If he was injured, it meant that the evil forces hidden in Longhu Mountain had reached a general level of power.
By the time he arrived at the emergency medical point near Longhu Mountain, it was already late.
When the bearded man saw Li Changbai, the general was already awake, but he was in poor condition. His once jet-black hair was now streaked with gray, and his facial muscles were slack, making him look less like a middle-aged man and more like a frail old man in his sixties or seventies—his life seemed to have aged him by decades.
“Director Luo, I heard you’ve been promoted to Class A?” Li Changbai lifted his murky eyes and smiled wearily.
“Ah, just luck,” the bearded man replied politely, shifting the topic to Longhu Mountain. “What exactly happened there? Can it be controlled?”
Li Changbai looked at the bearded man and smiled. “As expected of Director Luo, always focused on work... I called you here to explain a few things. The black coffin within Longhu Mountain has fully emerged, and the beings it suppresses are definitely above the general level. However, I wasn’t injured by the beings within that black coffin; it was someone else.”
The bearded man sat down beside Li Changbai, his expression turning serious.
“I call them the Guardians of the Coffin. There are four of them, wearing white masks with the words ‘Chimei Wangliang’ inscribed on them. After defeating the Chimei Wangliang, I was exhausted and planned to retreat to recover before going back in to deal with the ‘Liang.’ I didn’t expect this evil to follow me, taking advantage of my moment of relaxation just as I was about to leave the mountain to launch a surprise attack… cough cough cough…”
Li Changbai struggled to breathe, coughing up dark blood.
The bearded man was about to call for medical personnel when Li Changbai's hand stopped him. “Listen carefully, I don’t have much time left. The ‘Liang’ has taken my lifespan; even if I go to Xiao Yuan, it won’t help.”
“Governor Li, you…” The bearded man looked helplessly at the governor on the hospital bed.
He had never imagined that this would be his last meeting with the governor.
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