Chapter 255

Seventy-Second Page: Inevitable Victory

Although the situation here was not very optimistic, there was good news from Cherry Sauce.

— “Not only has the live streaming room been unblocked, but many hosts have come forward to support Dragon Palace Princess Yǐjī’s counterattack. They not only publicly shared their experiences of being threatened but also collectively condemned the actions of the Glorious Family. Among them were even top-tier hosts with over a million followers.” —

Although it was good news, I didn’t know what had happened…

— “Anyway, it’s not bad news. First, you should figure out how to handle the current trouble.” —

Lǐn Huā was still unaware of the situation. I looked up at the arrogant female drunkard.

“We are indeed live-streaming, and Dragon Palace Princess Yǐjī is broadcasting this transaction. The key parts have already been recorded.”

“Such threats won’t work on us.”

I maintained a composed attitude.

“Really? I suggest you understand the situation before making a conclusion… Oh, right, the interference on your phone has been lifted. You can check the situation yourself.”

“Interference?”

When I said that, a series of message alerts came from the female drunkard’s handbag. Clearly, her superior was about to overwhelm her phone with calls, but those were all blocked by Cherry Sauce.

Seeing the mountain of intelligence pouring in, her face turned quite ugly. Perhaps she realized she might lose her job?

“Employing so many thugs to block us two girls, if this is broadcast, the Glorious Family will be finished, right?”

I spread my hands helplessly.

She just bitterly replied, “Two girls? I’ve never seen such scheming girls.”

That was quite unfair. Here, the schemer was only Lǐn Huā. Knowing I was always treated as naive by Cherry Sauce.

I suggested, “Shouldn’t you call your boss for instructions?”

The female drunkard put down her phone and retorted, “To mobilize so many big hosts to help you, what kind of backing do you have?”

“No backing at all. At least I don’t know. Don’t you think the Glorious Family went too far and provoked public anger?”

She concluded.

“… It seems someone wants to deal with us. You’re being used as pawns.”

Since there was a life-or-death competition among live-streaming unions, it wasn’t surprising that the Glorious Family had many enemies. Maybe it really was that case. Lǐn Huā just glanced at her phone and understood the situation from the live stream.

She immediately laughed, “Being used as pawns isn’t bad. If this is aimed at the Glorious Family, it doesn’t seem like a loss.”

The female drunkard’s phone rang again.

This time it wasn’t a new message but an incoming call. Judging by her terrible expression, it was a questioning call from her superior.

I asked with a hint of schadenfreude, “What’s wrong? Not answering the call?”

“This… What’s going on?”

Yǐn Tiānjié couldn’t figure out what was happening and didn’t know her foolishness was being broadcast, but she could see that the female drunkard’s arrogance was extinguished. Even with so many people, the situation was turning against them.

“Let’s retreat first.”

The female drunkard hung up directly and issued a retreat order.

“What? But…”

“Get moving! When the police arrive, you explain to them?”

With that, Yǐn Tiānjié’s face turned pale. He didn’t want to get involved with the police.

But he glanced at me, unable to retaliate, which made him unsatisfied… Actually, I was also unsatisfied for not turning him into a lewd image.

“Oh, leaving so soon?”

Though we couldn’t stop them, it didn’t prevent Lǐn Huā from saying some sarcastic words.

“After all, you’re just bullying the weak. Thinking we have someone behind us, you run away with your tail between your legs?”

Yǐn Tiānjié led his people away, but the female drunkard said, “Your so-called righteous actions will cause many people to lose their jobs and income. Most of them are ordinary hosts in the union, and these matters have little to do with them. But if the union’s reputation is damaged, it will reduce their earnings and make it impossible for them to meet performance targets.”

“Hosts who can’t survive independently outside the union also lack the ability to survive.”

Lǐn Huā dismissed the female drunkard’s accusations, saying, “Trying to twist the truth with such words, don’t you underestimate people’s ability to distinguish right from wrong?”

“Twisting the truth? Only children see things in black and white!”

With that, she turned to leave… But she suddenly fell down after taking a few steps.

Huh?

What’s going on now?

“Hey, are you okay?”

Lǐn Huā hesitated but still helped her up.

— “… Ah, so that’s how it is?” —

Cherry Sauce seemed to understand something. I wanted an explanation.

— “That female drunkard was under the control of Mysterious Girl A until now, which is why she cooperated with us in this charade.” —

Controlled… Through the bracelet?

I looked at the female drunkard lying on the ground. Sure enough, a silver bracelet was exposed under her sleeve, confirming Cherry Sauce’s statement.

— “However, she has lost consciousness, meaning the connection with Mysterious Girl A has been severed.” —

Doesn’t that mean she’ll wake up soon? Should we turn off the live stream?

— “Hey, hey, shouldn’t we focus on this? The real good news is that Zǐ Jiàng succeeded! A barrier of magical energy was opened in the adjacent passage, and Xiàlù has already arrived. Mysterious Girl A’s body is currently locked in the adjacent passage. Hurry up!” —

“Lǐn Huā, handle her! I have something urgent!”

Lǐn Huā, holding the female public relations officer, was confused, “What? Kǎi-Chan, what are you doing?”

After the clash with the Glorious Family, Lǐn Huā only needed to worry about explaining the situation to this female public relations officer.

Although the door read ‘No Entry for Tourists,’ I still pushed it open and entered the channel Cherry Sauce mentioned.

— “The room on the left ahead, be careful not to bump into the screen…” —

Cherry Sauce was too late.

Running, I crashed into an invisible wall, nearly breaking my nose. There was an inconspicuous traffic cone on one side of the passage, with a blue light at the top. Was this the barrier generator developed by the witches?

— “There’s no need to rush, it’s not a matter of time.” —

This barrier was not only invisible to the naked eye but also extremely sturdy, providing both magical and physical defense. Just as I was unsure how to enter, Xiàlù walked over.

“特意跑到这边来，灵梦姐你也察觉到了啊？”

I touched my nose to confirm it wasn’t crooked and asked, “So you were helping Lù Zǐ today?”

“No, I was helping you… and Ziye. But I would never help that Lǔ Huángzé.”

It seemed she already knew Sister Zǐ’s identity, whether she told her herself or Sister Miāomiāo revealed it… I guessed the latter.

“Did you catch Mysterious Girl A?”

“It’s completely under control, weaker than expected… I remember it’s supposed to be done like this?”

She fiddled with the traffic cone for a while, then pulled out the power source. The generator instantly dimmed and lost its ability to create barriers.

“Hey, aren’t you afraid she’ll escape?”

“Lù Zǐ has preparations in place, and that Mysterious Girl A has already been knocked out by me.”

Xiàlù made a chopping motion… Ah? Knocked out?!

— “Oh, this generator is quite good? Although the technique is crude, it’s well combined, with no unnecessary arrays. Simple and efficient, just enough to achieve the desired function!” —

Cherry Sauce shifted her attention back from the roadblock.

— “Well, let’s go see our mother.” —

Turning into the room on the right, Lù Zǐ was leaning against the door with her arms crossed. The empty room had no furnishings except for a green-hatted girl with features similar to mine, unconscious in the center of the room… It shouldn’t be wrong, but why is she wearing such a lush lotus leaf hat?

Is she thinking that Old Dad was taken by Sister Qínglán?

“Zǐ, you’ve been a great help.”

Sister Zǐ wiped her nose and grinned at me.

“I can handle anything… although I’d like to say that, this time it was thanks to the support of Sister Cāngyǔ and Léi Shān. I couldn’t have caught her alone.”

Xiàlù followed and complained, “Hey, what about me?”

“Mm, thank you too, Miss Xiàlù. Your sneak attack on Mysterious Girl A’s neck was really sneaky!”

Xiàlù: “Sneaky is a compliment?”

So it was through a sneak attack?

“Cough, cough.”

I cleared my throat to attract attention and asked, “Won’t she suddenly wake up and teleport away?”

Xiàlù shook her head, “No, based on my feeling, she needs to be unconscious for at least an hour.”

… What does this feeling mean?

I worriedly looked at Old Lady on the ground but noticed something else.

“Hmm? What’s this?”

The pendant hanging around the neck of the unconscious Mysterious Girl A slipped out. The pendant held a thumb-sized glass bead, like a small marble, but completely transparent, with a crystal-clear surface free of scratches, quite beautiful and exquisite.

It was held in place with an elastic clip, and could be easily removed with a little force.

My intuition told me this was no simple thing.

— “Indeed, though I don’t know its exact function, this thing seems to be personally made by Lord Hái.” —

In other words, this was a divine artifact brought down by Old Lady from the Divine Court.

It must be valuable, and its use can be studied later. To prevent her from using this against us, I decided to keep it for now.

— “Such mysterious artifacts with unknown effects are dangerous. They should be kept by professionals.” —

Well, who exactly is a professional?

— “I mean, let me take care of it.” —

Is she bragging?

A portion of black material wrapped around the glass bead and then vanished with a pop… It was stored inside the notebook.

“Now what? Can she fix the ring?”

While asking, Xiàlù helped Mysterious Girl A up from the ground.

“We’ll have to wait until she wakes up.”

She then asked, “Will she use a teleportation spell to escape when she wakes up?”

“Don’t worry about that.”

Sister Zǐ said, “I’ve checked. She has almost no magical energy left. Even a short-distance teleportation wouldn’t be possible.”

Next, we just need to wait for her to wake up. After all this time, we finally caught her…

The phone rang.

Lǐn Huā’s call.

“Kǎi-Chan, something’s wrong!”

“… What’s wrong?”

“Yǐn Tiānjié took people straight to the low-rent apartment!”