Chapter 63
Beside the desk, Xiao Zodiac huddled on Shan Ling's legs, being gently caressed by her.
He He put down his pen, and wrote down several pages of information in his notebook.
"So, beforehand, Lingling, Sister Shanling, and Boss Rat, you should have agreed on the order."
"squeak!"
Miss Shanling, acting as translator for Rat Boss, replaced Lingxi. "That's right. Although Lingxi arrived last, he woke up first. He wasted so much time in between. When he met Mr. He, he was the first of us to fall asleep."
"After discussing it, the Twelve and I decided to let the kind person help Lingling first. Then, based on the duration of her sleep, I'll be next, and finally the Twelve."
"Ok." Since the weapon spirits had agreed on the order, He He no longer worried about it. Helping anyone was helping. His small goal was to send the fan spirit and all twelve away during this holiday.
"Let's get back to the point. The current situation is that I need to help Sister Shan Ling find a fiancé."
He He: "It's known that Sister Shan Ling and her husband, who wasn't married yet, were childhood sweethearts. They were intimate and had already been engaged. Well, in today's terms, he was your fiancé."
Fan Ling: "Yes."
He He: "However, Sister Fanling fell seriously ill and eventually passed away. Sister's original Beauty Fan was painted by her fiancé. After Sister passed away, her fiancé missed her every day."
"When my elder sister was young, she stopped her father from cutting down an ancient peach tree in the courtyard. The peach tree was spiritual, and with the help of the peach spirit, my elder sister was able to deceive the heavens and change her fate. In exchange for never entering the cycle of reincarnation, she used her fiancé's longing for her as a token of her love, and took the beauty fan as her body. She transformed into a fan spirit and resided within the fan. She did not ask for endless rebirths, but only for a lifetime of growing old together."
"However, things didn't go as planned. My sister had just transformed into a fan spirit and hadn't even met her fiancé when she received tragic news. His fiancé was so worried about her that he went insane and fell into the water. Since then, they have been separated. My sister has been searching for her fiancé ever since."
Shan Ling lowered her beautiful eyes, a look of sorrow in her eyes: "That's right."
He He continued to ask, "Unknown: Sister can't remember either her own name or the other person's. Time has passed, and everything else has been forgotten. All I know is that you two once made a lifelong promise under the peach tree, and that the other person was a painter."
Shan Ling's eyebrows curved: "I am waiting for him, and he is also waiting for me."
He He poked his temples with the pen cap and felt a little headache.
Sister Shan Ling's situation is even worse than Ling Ling's. Ling Ling at least knows that she is Ling Xi and her mother is Yun Yin, and that they are both famous soldiers in ancient times.
The only clue is the beauty fan that the fan spirit possessed.
Now there is another important question. Even if the fan spirit's reincarnated fiancé is really found, he has already crossed the Naihe Bridge and drunk the Mengpo Soup. He has long forgotten his past and present lives and has become a real modern person.
He He hesitated for a while, but decided to remind Shan Ling: "Sister's fiancé may not be in this era, or no one can be sure of his current appearance."
"Maybe it's a newborn baby, or a student my age, or maybe he's already gray-haired. Even if he's in his prime, he might have already started a family and a career..."
After He He finished speaking, the room fell into silence. Even the twelve zodiac animals, who usually loved to play pranks, waited silently for Shan Ling's reply.
It seemed like a very short time had passed, but it also seemed like a very long time had passed, so long that Shan Ling had already thought of various possibilities and her answers during the time she was waiting.
"In the previous life, I was the one who broke the promise first. He died because of me. I want to find him."
"If he still remembers me, I will stay with him forever."
"If he forgets me, it's good to see him happy in this life. For me, not disturbing him is the best blessing for him."
"I've been staying here until now solely relying on a bit of obsession. Now that he's done with his obsession, it's time for me to leave."
"elder sister……"
Shan Ling shook her head slightly and smiled gently: "In that case, I will trouble you kindly."
The camera is divided into two, and the following plot keeps switching between Jie Jingyan and He He who are searching for someone at the same time.
In a blink of an eye, the two episodes were broadcasted and ended. At the end of the fifth episode, the coal boss who had helped He He before was preparing to hold a small collection exchange meeting.
He He specially asked the coal boss for help and put the Beauty Fan on the exhibition. He He's goal was achieved, and the Beauty Fan became famous for the lifelike peach blossom beauty on the fan.
Some people even went to the coal boss's house and asked him to help them make connections, intending to buy the Peach Blossom Beauty Fan from He He. Even if they failed to buy it, they still hoped to catch a glimpse of the beauty.
Anyone who wanted to buy the Beauty Fan would be rejected by He He after he confirmed with the Fan Spirit that it was not the person.
But He He also asked the coal boss to spread the news: Although the beauty fan is not for sale, it is willing to be given to someone who is destined to receive it.
Who is the destined person? Of course, it is the fiancé who is nowhere to be found.
Sitting in the golden house that matched the coal boss's aesthetic, He He took the initiative to thank him: "I don't know how to thank you for your help during this period of time."
The coal boss took the initiative to step in and sent his capable secretary to He He to assist in the coordination. He also helped He He to fend off some big bosses who were difficult to deal with.
Otherwise, He He would not dare to be so high-profile. He is just an ordinary student. As the saying goes, you should not have the intention to harm others, but you must be on guard against others.
The more famous the beauty fan became, even though it was used to "fish", the fact that it was in the hands of an ordinary high school student meant that trouble would ensue.
The coal boss waved his hand and said, "It's too formal to say thank you. But Xiao He, if you really want to, give this fan to someone who is destined to be with you for free."
After a pause, the coal boss came closer and lowered his voice: "This fan..."
He He also moved closer and heard the coal boss ask mysteriously, "Is it the same as that sword?"
He He: “…”
He He: "Uncle, whatever you say is the same, why don't I understand?"
The coal boss said, "That's exactly what happened. I later confirmed it. That day, Lao Lu and his family, as well as I, all heard the sound of a sword and saw the shadowy image of a precious sword, its blade gleaming with a cold light, its makeup washed away."
He He smiled foolishly: "Uncle, I don't understand what you are saying. By the way, is the air conditioner at Uncle Lu's house working? The last time I went there, it was so cold that I was freezing to death."
The coal boss snorted, "You little bastard." Just play dumb.
The coal boss sat back on the sofa. "Old Lu's air conditioner has been repaired. Uncle Lu and his family went to the museum to see the Yunyin Lingxi. The ancient sword has become the treasure of our city. You have finally explained to your grandfather."
Coal boss, this is what An Hehe feels. What’s happened is over. If there is anything, they will never tell anyone, so Hehe doesn’t have to worry.
When He He came out of the coal boss's house, the news about the Peach Blossom Fan also reached the Magic City.
This is the official end of episode 5.
【When it comes to plotting, Director Huan is the best. 】
[Jie San still remembers your agreement. Don't worry, Xiao Taohua. You will be reunited soon.]
[Honestly, I'm almost PTSD-ing over Huan Daodao's love films. I hope Huan Daodao remembers that they're meant to be healing films, warm and heartwarming! I must make sure that Xiao Taohua and the three lovers finally get married!]
If nothing unexpected happens, after watching it for the first time, many viewers will choose to watch it a second time to take a closer look at more details.
Indeed, many viewers clicked on the replay immediately.
However, there was another wave of young viewers who closed the viewing interface, called their friends, and went to the next live broadcast room:
"Hurry, hurry, the live broadcast will start soon, brothers and sisters, follow me."
"Lao Qin's last live broadcast preview said there will be a surprise tonight, don't miss it."
"What a surprise! Could it be that we're going to draw a new spot for the internal beta test tonight? I've been waiting for so long that the flowers have wilted. I'm so anxious!"
As soon as the pointer jumped to ten o'clock, the "Grandmaster" live broadcast room opened, and instantly, countless netizens who had been waiting for a long time rushed in.
"Good evening, Lao Qin!"
"Come on, Xiaoyi. I think you have the potential to be a master tonight."
"Sister Wu, Xiaowan, let's show those stinky men the power of us women. Go! (Uppercut) (Downcut) (Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms) Lonely as Snow.jpg"
"Hello, handsome men and beautiful women, young and old men, sisters and sisters, good evening everyone, I am the flower that blooms wherever I go, as handsome as I can be, your favorite handsome man, the future top star Qin Dongxiao."
"I knew it. He's worthy of being called Lao Qin. He's a breath of fresh air in the entertainment industry. He doesn't have any idol baggage."
"Yeah, yeah, don't worry, no one will compete with us, the top oil flow belongs to Brother Qin."
"I just like Lao Qin's pure and unpretentious self-confidence. Man, you have successfully caught my attention, hahahaha."
Qin Dongxiao was not angry at the teasing comments. He was obviously sitting in his own home. At this moment, he was wearing a loose T-shirt, headphones on his neck, and a black ear stud. If he didn't speak, he would look like a cool and handsome brother.
Before the live broadcast began, Qin Dongxiao, who was temporarily acting as the host, livened up the atmosphere and lowered his voice:
"Okay, let's get back to business. I declare that the fifth epic Grandmaster Competition has officially begun. Grandmaster candidates are invited to enter."
The camera in the live broadcast room switched to a nine-square grid.
Wu Qianying, Lin Yi, Bai Yi, Ji Xiaowan... In "Man Jiang Hong", the nine righteous heroes in the nine battles each occupy one shot.
"Good evening everyone, welcome to Grandmaster's live broadcast room." Greetings from the crowd came through the headset.
Viewers can choose to watch everyone or just one person's footage.
After a few of the live broadcasters briefly interacted with the audience, Qin Dongxiao once again took on the role of host:
"Well, the Gold Medal Blocking Tournament was a complete success. Tonight, the nine of us righteous martial arts masters have gathered here once again, just to determine the true winner."
"I declare the official start of the fifth Grandmaster Tournament, sponsored by Spark and Epic."
"Tonight, who will die in the underworld, and who will reach the summit? Let us wait and see."
The live camera was aimed at the computer screen in front of the nine people, and they clicked on a game icon together.
Against the backdrop of ink-and-wash martial arts, three ink characters appeared in the center of the screen. Produced by Epic Games, this is the game adapted from "Man Jiang Hong" - Grandmaster!
Through several live broadcasts by Xinghuo artists to warm up the atmosphere, the audience has become extremely curious about this individual competition game.
The game has a high degree of freedom. You can choose a 1v1 individual match, or you can form a team by yourself or randomly form a team according to the game mechanism to participate in a team match.
After waking up after being randomly teleported to a destination on the map, players can improve their personal attributes, practice martial arts, obtain weapons, and strengthen themselves by looking for an old man who teaches martial arts or a cave where they can inherit martial arts.
During encounters, you can also obtain items dropped by enemies by defeating them.
It can be said that the popularity of the Grandmaster game has become popular before it was released, along with the popularity of the Grandmaster’s live broadcast room.
All netizens need to do is get a player spot to enter the game and start their own martial arts life!
Seeing Qin Dongxiao about to enter the game, the audience quickly sent a barrage of reminders: "Wait, Lao Qin, did you forget something?"
Qin Dongxiao: "What is it?"
Audience: "Shame on you for being cute! Last time, Old Qin, you reached the summit and made a bold promise that this time you'd give us a surprise worthy of Grandmaster Qin."
"Oh, look at me. If you hadn't reminded me, I would have almost forgotten." Qin Dongxiao said calmly, "So, we have invited a special guest to this live broadcast. He will be participating in the live PK with everyone."
The audience was curious: "Unlock a new character, great, who is it?"
Qin Dongxiao deliberately kept it a secret: "Guess?"
"Could it be General Qiu?"
"Could it be one of the imperial court's masters?"
"Could it be the newcomers from Xinghuo, like Hehe, Jie San, and Sister Shan Ling from the recently aired Zi Buyu show?"
"The bolder the people, the more fertile the land." Qin Dongxiao shook his finger, then calmly said a name: "Applause, please welcome our special guest, Huan Yin!"
[I heard it right!!!]
[Fuck, Huan Daodao is here in the live broadcast room]
[Ahhh, Director Huan, it’s actually Director Huan? ]
The nine-square grid was expanded to include another square. In the picture, Huan Xu, dressed in casual home clothes, smiled at the camera and said, "Good evening, everyone."
The audience didn't expect that Huan Xu would suddenly appear in the live broadcast room.
In fact, it was not only the audience who was excited, the artists of Xinghuo were also welcoming Huan Xu with the warmest applause.
Qin Dongxiao, who had just pretended to be calm, always remembered the title of Director Huan's number one younger brother.
In the live broadcast room's public voice chat, others were still greeting Huan Xu, but Qin Dongxiao had already extended an invitation: "Director Huan, let's team up. I've practiced hard for today. In the last match, I won the Grand Master title. Tonight, if we join forces, we will definitely dominate the world!"
The other eight people:!
Wu Qianying: "Director Huan, Brother Qin relied on luck to become a Grandmaster in his last match, but I rely on my strength to get to the next match. If they want to join forces, they must choose me."
Lin Yi also joined in the fun and shyly introduced himself: "I'm the Grandmaster of the first match. Hehe, I'm not good at anything else, but I think I'm pretty lucky. Director Huan, please consider me."
The audience outside the live broadcast room watched the artists from Xinghuo fighting for Director Huan. The smoke of war filled the air before they even entered the game, and they all laughed so hard that they squealed like pigs.
"Tsk tsk, Lao Qin's expression changes faster than turning the pages of a book."
"There's nothing I can do about it. This is Huan Tiantian's charm. She's undoubtedly the Spark Group's favorite."
"Hahaha, seriously, I just like the actors in Spark. They're really real, with no pretense. We just want to cling to Director Huan's thighs."
“I actually want to hug you too.”
"Hehe, I'm just curious about who Director Huan will choose~"
Faced with the enthusiastic invitations of the nine people, Huan Xu said calmly with the expression of a master: "Let's play a single-player game. Let me see how strong everyone is."
"Director Huan is very confident."
“A man who can take photos of a river full of red is certainly confident.”
Wu Qianying deliberately wiped a tear towards the camera and said, "We are still too weak. Teaming up with Director Huan will only affect Director Huan's sword-wielding speed."
Ji Xiaowan also sighed in a similar manner: "Although it's a pity that I can't be in the same group with Director Huan, I will try my best to survive to the end and let Director Huan see my tenacity and perseverance. Friends, please cheer for me."
After confirming that it was a single-player game, several people entered together and clicked the icon to start the game.
Huan Xu's account is still new, so the first step to enter the game is to choose a character image.
The holographic game can directly import real-life images for manipulation, and the other nine artists used their own faces.
In addition, the game also adds a face-pinching system. Except for celebrities, face-pinching should be the choice of most people.
The audience thought Huan Xu would enter with his own image, but who knew that Huan Xu actually started to sculpt the character in a realistic manner.
"Director Huan is already handsome enough. If you want him to be even more handsome, it's not impossible."
"Wait, Director Huan, isn't this face shape a bit too casual?"
The audience looked on in bewilderment as Huan Xu manipulated the ordinary-looking, bald creature in a gray monk's robe, which he had sculpted several minutes ago, and tried to perform basic movements such as running and jumping in space.
"Pfft, Director Huan, everyone is making it look good, why are you doing the opposite?"
Huan Xu glanced at the livestream comments and, while following the game prompts to proceed, asked seriously, "Have you heard of the Sweeping Monk?"
The audience cooperated: "No! Director Huan, please elaborate."
Huan Xu: "Legend has it that there's an old monk sweeping the floor in the Shaolin Scripture Library. He appears to be just an ordinary monk, but in reality he's a master of unfathomable martial arts."
"Often provides shelter to the protagonist and Shaolin in times of crisis."
When Huan Xu was explaining, everyone entered the game. Everyone could choose the basic information of their character in advance. For example, Huan Xu initially chose the monk profession.
Map selection, random teleportation.
In other maps, the other nine people also slowly opened their eyes.
There is a young man wearing a bamboo hat walking against the wind in the sandstorm, and there is also a chivalrous woman in a tight outfit slowly opening her eyes in the mountains and forests, and the years are peaceful and quiet...
The monk character controlled by Huan Xu also woke up, but—
"Gurgle."
Bubbles were coming out of the monk's mouth, and his bald head was about to sink into the water.
Audience: "Oh my! Director Huan was thrown into the water randomly. Can Director Huan swim?"
no problem.
The character controlled by Huan Xu reacted quite quickly and quickly dived up. The monk paddled with his arms and looked around the surrounding mountains, looking for a foothold and any old man who might appear nearby to pass on his skills and help him improve his "martial arts".
However, before the monk could reach the shore, a dark shadow approached rapidly from under the lake amid the exclamations of the audience.
In the headset, Director Huan's calm voice was heard: "So 'Sweeping Monk' is usually used to describe those who appear ordinary on the surface but actually possess extraordinary abilities and wisdom, such as the great hermits hiding in the city and the masters among the people..."
Huan Xu's voice stopped abruptly.
The actors in other live broadcast rooms did not forget to interact with the audience while rushing on the road.
As expected of the Xinghuo family, the meanings of what they say are surprisingly similar.
Bai Yi was very lucky this time. He met an old lady who entrusted him with his inheritance near his birthplace.
Although Bai Yi initially chose to come from the Wudang Sect, when the old lady asked, "Are you willing to accept the inheritance of my Five Immortals Sect and glorify my sect?"
Bai Yi nodded without hesitation: "Yes."
So, the Taoist priest changed his long robe into a Miao costume, and the silver ornaments jingled under the wide black robe.
Click on the personal attributes panel:
Base speed +10%.
Basic agility +10%.
Warm reminder, please search the area as soon as possible to find the Five Immortals' sacred beasts to sign a contract with, otherwise other knights will steal your inheritance~
Bai Yi tightened his robe and looked towards the camera: "I will find the five sacred beasts and wait at the top to have a peak battle with Director Huan..."
Before Bai Yi could finish his words, an announcement sounded throughout the game.
Jianghu news: On the road to becoming a Grandmaster, there will always be thorns and bumps. Today's obituary: One minute after the Grandmaster competition begins, the number of heroes has dropped by 1.
Congratulations to the knight Huan Xu for breaking the game record and achieving the achievement - the ground urn, which will serve as a warning to future generations.
It's not just the opponents that are dangerous, there are also hungry (crocodile) fish in the water.
A rare crack appeared on Brother Bai Yi's face as he asked the audience, "What did the announcement just now mean?"
"Audience: That's right, Brother Bai, your ultimate rival, Director Huan, was defeated within a minute."
"Brother Bai: So prosperous and trance-like."
"When it comes to acting, you're the epic one. The urn is lying on the ground. It's a shame, isn't it? But I like it, hahahaha."
"Director Huan was saying that the masters are among the common people, but the next second the masters are in the belly of the fish. You can see from his expression at that time that Huan Daodao was shocked, but why do I want to laugh so much?"
"Good Yuyu, avenge my blood feud with Huan Daodao for me."
When the other players heard the system prompt sound, they also looked confused.
Just, Aba Aba, how come Director Huan died like this?
At this time, Lin Yi was still whispering to explain for Director Huan: "Director Huan must have been unlucky. He encountered a hellish start. There are evil beasts nearby. Generally, in such a situation, you have to be a top-notch expert to challenge and kill them. You can use the blood of the evil beasts to enchant your weapons and increase your combat effectiveness."
It’s not a problem of Director Huan’s strength, but a problem of luck.
Outside the field, Huan Xu watched expressionlessly as a small grave mound appeared near the point where his character died, with a tombstone in front of it. The monk, transformed into a ghost, sat peacefully on top of the grave mound, waiting for the game to end.
Well, it was quite sudden.
Human beings have different joys and sorrows. While Director Huan is thinking about life, the audience is rubbing salt into his wounds.
"Director Huan, we agreed to have the ultimate show tonight."
"A great hermit hiding in the city?"
"Since we have nothing to do anyway, how about Director Huan tell us the story of the Sweeping Monk in detail?"
Huan Xu: "...I now seriously suspect that you are all my fake fans." Real fans will not get infinite happiness from watching him get humiliated!
"That's right, it's a fake fan. There's retribution for what happens, Huan Daodao, you have to pay for the evil you've done. Put your hands on your hips."
"Those who stab others will always be stabbed, hahahaha."
Huan Xu: "...This was just an accident. It's not my true level. You should understand, right?"
"don't know."
"Luck is also a kind of strength."
Huan Xu's absence obviously caused the other players to speed up the game.
Twenty minutes later, Bai Yi's magical skill of "all five poisons" was perfected.
The audience also became excited: "It's coming, it's coming."
Bai Yi's game character stood on a peak overlooking the surrounding mountains, his face expressionless. The next second, the cheerful and exciting game system sound echoed across the map, and Qin Dongxiao and the others cheered along:
"The Immortal Baiyi has boundless magical powers, unparalleled martial arts, and a lifespan equal to the heavens!"
Bai Yi: “…” Actually, it doesn’t matter if he is not qualified to be the Grand Master.
After a round of games, usually the few of them would interact with the audience and then go off the air to finish their work. However, today, everyone was in high spirits.
Even though they had worked all day, they didn't feel tired at all. The accident in the last round happened too quickly, and they hadn't even had a chance to play games with Director Huan. Why were they sleeping? They should get up and have fun.
Wu Qianying suggested enthusiastically, "How about we play another round?"
"Come on, come on, warm-up is over, it's time to get into shape."
Several people looked at Huan Xu expectantly. Huan Xu unbuttoned his cuffs, folded his shirt sleeves up twice, and flexed his wrists: "Come and fight!"
The last game was just an accident, wait and see when he shows his true strength.
Qin Dongxiao: "Then I'll open it, or solo."
"Dear audience, the second round of the 5th Zongdi Competition has officially begun!"
Audience: "Hhh Director Huan chose a monk character again, he must be very competitive."
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