Shang Shadowwind's Defection

"The livestream has ended, maintenance has begun. Maintenance duration: 24 Earth hours."

"The Time Adjustment System will operate in sync. The system will appropriately adjust the time ratio between Earth and the world of Azeroth. Time adjustment initiated. Second adjustment ratio: 1:1. One day on Earth equals one day in Azeroth."

The bidding game concluded, and system prompts echoed within the livestream room as the upgrade from Lv2 to Lv3 began.

"Interesting, interesting... Tengyun Games gave the sect naming rights to Storm Live, but Storm Live didn't want them, letting me decide instead... Interesting, truly interesting..."

"Ma Tengyun, Jiang Ruxue. I never expected this first bidding game would involve these two. It seems the livestream's popularity far exceeds my imagination."

"Or perhaps, this is a gesture of goodwill? If this is a gesture of goodwill, maybe I should proactively contact them both. I, Ji Feng, don't like owing favors."

Tengyun Games purchased the sect naming rights but only privately messaged Ji Feng, stating everything was up to Storm Live. Ji Feng then contacted Storm Live, and Jiang Ruxue returned the naming rights to Ji Feng. Before the livestream ended, Ji Feng discussed the matter with them.

Originally, Ji Feng had envisioned the naming rights for the first sect to be auctioned for around 20 million point coins. Instead, he ended up getting 80 million. Now, he couldn't be sure if it was due to the livestream's popularity or a gesture of goodwill from Tengyun Games.

The Imperial Capital, Tengyun Headquarters Building.

"Chairman, why did we buy these sect naming rights only to transfer them to Storm Live? I don't quite understand. Could you explain, Chairman?" At this moment, in the office, a young and beautiful secretary asked gently as she served a cup of coffee.

"Why? Because this streamer is worth me doing this."

Picking up the coffee cup, the Tengyun Chairman smiled faintly, saying something that left people somewhat bewildered.

Huaxia, Kyoto.

Storm Live Office Building, CEO's Office.

"Director Jiang, why did we give the sect naming rights to streamer Ji? This is an advertisement worth 800,000. Are you unwilling to accept Chairman Tengyun's goodwill, or are you trying to curry favor with streamer Ji? I truly don't understand your intentions this time..." In the office, Minister Ye was also discussing Ji Feng with Jiang Ruxue.

"Minister Ye, sometimes you overthink things. Can't I simply be supporting the streamer? After all, I'm also a fan of streamer Ji Feng."

Shaking her head and smiling, Jiang Ruxue picked up the remote and turned off the screen.

Ji Feng couldn't know about matters outside of Azeroth, nor did he intend to dwell on them. Exiting the livestream room, Ji Feng opened his eyes and walked towards his disciples.

"Brother..."

"Greetings, Master Ji..." Seeing him approach, the Pandaren around them all bowed.

"Haha... No need for formalities, everyone relax..."

With the livestream system upgrading to Lv3, Ji Feng was in a great mood and waved his hand with a smile.

"Huh... Has anyone seen Shang and Kang? Where did they go? Why don't I see them..." Kang was the original leader, and Shang was the original deputy leader. With both of them absent, Ji Feng sensed something was amiss.

Upon hearing Ji Feng's words, the Pandaren around him began to murmur amongst themselves, but no one knew the whereabouts of the two. A flicker of unease crossed Ji Feng's mind, and his eyes narrowed as he began to ponder.

"Quick, go find them. This is Elf territory, not our village. If those two offend any Elves here, we won't be able to protect them..."

According to typical plot progression, when characters around the protagonist suddenly disappear, it usually means they've caused trouble with the local powers. Ji Feng, being an "experienced driver," knew without guessing that Shang and Kang had gotten into trouble.

"This is bad... Master Ji, we need to hurry to the Elf village dock. If I'm guessing correctly, there's going to be a huge mess."

"You don't mean...? How could Shang dare..."

"If it's just a conflict with the Elf villagers, it's one thing. But if Shang actually went through with that, we're all in deep trouble. Damn it all..."

One person's words triggered a chain reaction, and soon, everyone was chattering, seemingly mentioning the same thing. At this moment, Ji Feng felt increasingly uneasy.

"What's going on? Tell me clearly, all of you! Don't beat around the bush..." Ji Feng frowned, asking anxiously.

"Master Ji, Leader Shang, no... that scoundrel Shang just privately told me something. Master Ji, he doesn't want to be your disciple at all. His docile appearance today was all an act."

"He wants us all to oppose you. I refused and even criticized him a couple of times. He's probably fled by now. As for Leader Kang, I suspect he tricked Leader Kang into leaving. This is bad, Leader Kang is in danger..." Yao Shi Shadowwind emerged from the crowd, speaking with equal urgency.

In simple web novels, the protagonist's roar would make his subordinates submit, but Ji Feng didn't have that kind of protagonist halo yet, and Shang Shadowwind wasn't just some random extra. He hadn't expected Shang to "rebel."

Fortunately, Ji Feng wasn't livestreaming tonight. If he had been, he would likely have been mocked mercilessly by his viewers. This time, the crisis he faced was not insignificant.

"What? Shang Shadowwind fled? And took Kang with him?"

Upon learning everything, Ji Feng gasped, goosebumps erupting all over his body.

He had put on a good show earlier, which had satisfied his viewers, but it had undoubtedly been a severe slap in the face to his opponents. Shang Shadowwind, believing himself capable of great things, would hardly submit after being publicly humiliated by Ji Feng. His reverence for Ji Feng was merely a facade.

"Master Ji, that scoundrel Shang said he was going back to the village and that he would tell the Sage about you. That guy previously claimed to oppose the Sage, but that was just to snatch the leadership position from Kang. That scoundrel..."

As Yao Shi Shadowwind spoke, another Pandaren stepped forward, saying, "Stop wasting time, Master Ji. Let's hurry to the dock! Don't let him escape..."

Now, Shang and Kang had been gone for less than an hour. Logically, they shouldn't have gone too far. Having learned of the current crisis, Ji Feng naturally wouldn't waste any more time.

"Let's go, to the dock, quickly..."

With a command, Ji Feng led everyone straight towards the dock.

As Ji Feng and his group departed, on a tower in the civilian area of the Elf village, an Elf guard with a grave expression hurried down the tower. He had already noticed the commotion at the dock.

At the Elf village dock, fists and feet were flying as two tall Pandaren, Shang Shadowwind and Kang, engaged in a fierce battle.

This night was proving to be anything but peaceful!

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