Chapter 82 The Gift of Red Clouds The 82nd Day of Game Making...
Yuan Yi, still pondering how to quell the game-related turmoil, was startled. Looking up, she could only meet a pair of loving eyes. Her expression froze, as if a pause button had been pressed, leaving her momentarily stunned.
It had been a long time since Hongyun had seen Yuanyi like this. She gently patted Yuanyi's head and said in a very soft voice, "I promised to save you a seat at Zixiao Palace, but you never came."
“If you had come, you would have had a share in this Primordial Purple Qi. It’s not too late to give it to you now.” Hongyun spoke these shocking words in a low voice, as if coaxing a child.
It's as if what I hold isn't the opportunity to become a saint that everyone desires, but just a small flower that I can casually pick and put in my sister's hair.
Yuan Yi subconsciously tilted his head back and said, "How can this be! This was originally your opportunity, Brother in Red."
Whether in the original mythology or in this preordained card draw, it was Hongyun who obtained the final wisp of primordial purple energy. How could she possibly deserve the title that it was rightfully hers?
Besides, she doesn't cultivate the orthodox path of cultivation, so it's useless to her. Now that she's watching over him, she can definitely help Brother Hongyun escape from life-or-death tribulations. And now that Hongyun has the Primordial Purple Qi in his hands, perhaps in the future, there will be another saint in this world.
Yuan Yi subconsciously began to calculate the future, thinking about how to achieve his desired goals.
Hongyun may have looked gentle and mild-mannered, but she was ruthless in her actions, saying, "What was meant to be yours was yours; it's just passed through my hands now."
As she spoke, she smoothed Yuan Yi's long, black hair with both hands. These past few days, Yuan Yi had been busy with game updates and bug fixes, working day and night. Although being a celestial being spared the trouble of hair loss, the excessive fatigue still showed on her body.
Hongyun tenderly rubbed Yuanyi's still loosened hair again, then carefully arranged each strand of hair in its proper place, and that wisp of primordial purple energy was thus silently woven into the hair.
"You always love to dress up, and this looks just right." Hongyun looked at her finished product with satisfaction, and the embellishment of primordial purple aura in her hair was indeed quite suitable.
Yuan Yi was already tired, and she had been preoccupied with the game, which was why she had forced herself to stay awake. But for some reason, when Hong Yun gracefully descended and looked at her with loving eyes that seemed to encompass everything, she couldn't help but become engrossed in Hong Yun's careful spiritual energy manipulation, enjoying this rare moment of relaxation.
When Hongyun summoned the Water Mirror, he leaned against Hongyun's Yuanyi and suddenly realized that the treasure he had just drawn from the card pool was left in his hair.
She had just reached out to grab it when she met Hongyun's gentle yet melancholic gaze: "Isn't this beautiful? I spent a long time weaving it. If you don't like it, I'll revise it again."
"Of course I like it." Who could resist Brother Hongyun's gaze? Anyway, being dazed from the massage, I readily agreed.
Tiandao, who was waiting for Yuanyi's reply, was exasperated: "[Have you forgotten the follow-up strategy we just agreed on?] He was so easily fooled by Hongyun that he even left behind the Primordial Purple Qi. How come he's never been this gullible before?"
"I have my own rhythm," Yuan Yi replied directly. "Besides, this is my brother's kind intention; how could I refuse?"
Yuan Yi tried to prove she hadn't been misled: "I was just discussing the game's direction with you and didn't notice the purple aura in my hair. Anyway, it's useless to me; I'll change it back when I get a new hairstyle."
Anyway, this wisp of primordial purple energy has no fixed destiny, and the Heavenly Dao is too lazy to care about its ownership. It was just that it was rare to see Yuan Yi's silly appearance, so it was just a casual remark.
"It's up to you, but not as many people are attacking Luo Hou now." Tiandao pointed out his core need. "You said you'd make sure he gets the punishment he deserves."
Rahu was not a native being of the primordial world and was not under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Dao. In the struggle between the Dao and the Demon, he transformed himself into the Demonic Path among the Three Thousand Great Daos, thus making up for the deficiencies of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, even if the Heavenly Dao had countless means within the primordial world, it could at most only expel Rahu from the primordial world.
However, Rahu's actions this time were truly unethical, as he even revealed a calamity that would occur tens of thousands of years from now. Such a leak of heavenly secrets naturally warrants punishment according to the rules, but a suitable method of retribution has yet to be found.
As it happened, Yuan Yi also wanted revenge and proposed a punishment method that appealed to the Heavenly Dao. So the two hit it off and joined forces to organize a welfare event.
Defeating Rahu yields summoning points, which are then used to summon Hongjun. The Primordial Purple Qi serves as bait, and opportunities await beneath the Treasure Sharing Cliff. Just hearing the description is enough to tell how rich the rewards are, and how fervent the beings of the primordial world must be in their quest to defeat Rahu.
However, the timing was unfortunate. The rewards had just been announced and hadn't even been widely publicized when Hongyun took all the prizes from the pool and gave them to Yuanyi.
Public opinion is now almost unanimously against Luo Hou, and few people are paying attention to him anymore. Seeing that his goal has gone astray and he can't correct it through the game, Tiandao can only sulk in silence.
Even Hongjun, who was watching his mortal enemy's show from the sidelines, was choked by the Heavenly Dao several times. If the Heavenly Dao had a physical form, it would have grabbed Yuan Yi by the collar and questioned him about what time it was and what about the plan to beat up Luo Hou later.
"Right away!" Yuan Yi immediately straightened his back and left Hongyun's gentle embrace.
It's just a public opinion crisis. When it comes to guiding public opinion, who can compare to the professionals of the 21st century?
Although the previous approach of giving away points to fight Rahu is no longer viable, it's not impossible to try a different strategy.
Yuan Yi swiftly retrieved Hongyun's play history and gacha records, and after obtaining Hongyun's consent, released a statement using the game's official account.
After simply and directly posting his gameplay and gacha pull records, Yuan Yi went back to hiding and stopped commenting.
Next up is the professional comment control team led by Little Ginseng. After all, the gacha mechanism has its patterns. Hongyun's ability to get the perfect card in one pull, directly securing the server-wide pity system, wasn't due to some fabricated behind-the-scenes manipulation by the developers. It was simply because Hongyun possessed such good fortune.
Just by looking at Hongyun's daily gameplay records, it's clear that he's always been a diligent and kind-hearted person. When he's online, besides doing his daily tasks, he's always teaching and guiding the players. Since the event started, he's been helping newbies complete dungeon quests every day, never hesitating to offer verbal and practical guidance. During this period alone, tens of thousands of players have benefited from Hongyun's help.
Justice resides in the hearts of the people. Once the travelogue was released, many of the junior cultivators who had benefited from it shut their mouths and instead praised Hongyun for being a good person who was rewarded.
The scandal was about to subside, with only a few Zixiao guests, who believed the contents of the Primordial Purple Qi pouch were still demanding justice. However, even as a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, he wasn't particularly prominent among the numerous comments. At most, he could only cause trouble for her offline; he certainly wouldn't interfere with this event.
Yuan Yi breathed a sigh of relief and was just about to work with the little ginseng to change the topic to Heavenly Merit.
But then, Hongjun, who never makes a public appearance, appeared below the announcement: 【Fate has brought us together.】
Those two simple words, spoken with a calm and collected tone, completely exposed the previous sham. This was a predestined connection personally acknowledged by the Dao Ancestor; who among you would dare question the Dao Ancestor now?
"Did you log in as someone else?" Yuan Yi didn't even bother with honorifics and went straight to asking the Heavenly Dao.
Tiandao replied instantly: [He's never offline, how can I possibly take over his account?]
Hongjun, who was watching the two talking, had a slight smile on his face, which disappeared in an instant.
Since he couldn't get a proper explanation for what he saw, Yuan Yi didn't dwell on it too much, since things were generally moving in a positive direction.
She had the little ginseng bring Kong Xuan and Dapeng down to the stage to describe how teaching, doing good deeds, and avoiding bad karma could improve luck and the probability of drawing cards. She also meticulously analyzed Hongyun's game records and card-drawing records, citing classical texts.
At first glance, it makes a lot of sense.
Under the subtle hints of the Heavenly Dao, Yuan Yi also secretly included the personal message in this analysis that attacking Rahu might yield Heavenly Dao merit and lucky draw rewards. Furthermore, he reiterated the evil deeds Rahu had committed and that many more treasures awaited their destined owners in the new treasure pool.
Amidst the overwhelming stream of messages, the attention of the prehistoric cultivators was quickly and successfully diverted. The once deserted and quiet Luo Dun was immediately bustling with activity again.
Yuan Yi, sporting his new hairstyle and suppressing his yawns, once again diligently began maintaining the player login channel.
Meanwhile, Hongyun, having recovered from the joy of being chosen by the Dao Ancestor, saw her younger sister beside her exhausted and initially intended to coax her to take a nap. However, Yuanyi's mind was made up; he was determined to fix the game before leaving.
Having no other choice, Hongyun could only put the Hongjun card back into storage and gently massage his sister to regulate her spiritual energy. Even the disciples passing by hinted that they should be quiet and not disturb Yuanyi.
Outside the Nine Heavens, the Heavenly Dao, leveraging its game privileges, had already obtained firsthand access to the dungeon broadcast. It happily shared the current state of the ten-thousand-player Rahu dungeon with Hongjun.
Amidst a crowded horde of players, only Luo Hou, the boss, struggled desperately, utterly frustrated. Due to the game's rules, he was forced to wield the God-Slaying Spear, facing the relentless onslaught of players.
Seeing his former mortal enemy in this state, even Hongjun couldn't help but nod, secretly planning when he would naturally go in and meet Rahu in the game.
But his gaze swept over the progress bar at the bottom of the game interface; the game boss's health was still at 99%. Hongjun shook his head slightly. Let's wait a little longer. We need to teach Luo Hou a lesson before we can give him a break. Besides, there are just too many people around now.
Besides, he didn't want to be surrounded by other players as soon as he entered the dungeon.
Hongjun was pondering the right time to reunite with Luohou, while the two Western disciples, driven mad by their pursuit of opportunity, had already entered the game.
This time, they not only took the lead themselves, but also brought along their Western disciples, determined to secure the most generous rewards in the Rahu instance as a Western unit.
"The Dao Ancestor card, the Primordial Purple Qi, and the Rahu copy—being mentioned alongside the former two naturally demonstrates Rahu's extraordinary nature," Jieyin pointed out the key point.
“Now that the last wisp of Primordial Purple Qi has been extracted, only the fate of us two brothers is left. Our master outside the Nine Heavens is backing Hongyun, so we naturally can’t mess with him now.” Jieyin twirled the Buddhist beads in his hand. “Then the only way for us now is to enter this Rahu instance, gain merit and draw points, and then draw cards.”
"Maybe it can even attract the master's attention and get us out of our current predicament."
Zhunti naturally trusted his senior brother's arrangements unconditionally, and within a quarter of an hour, he gathered hundreds of thousands of Western disciples and mounts to log into the instance together.
Under the Buddha's light, chanting filled the air, seemingly purifying even the virtual instances in the game.
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Author's Note: Jieyin and Zhunti: How come I even got Hongyun? Where's our Primordial Purple Qi? [crying][crying]
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