Magic Show

"Everyone, we'll stop here for today. Let's chat for a bit."

Ling Yun stretched and said into the microphone.

[Streamer, do you have any other talents besides singing? Show us something.]

The bullet comments immediately responded.

[Support the guy above! The streamer sings so well, other things should be good too, right?]

[I second that +1!]

[Break a stone on your chest! (dog head)]

Seeing the teasing on the screen, Ling Yun's lips curved into a sly smile. "Sure, I can show you something, but you guys gotta send more gifts, right? You don't need to send too much, just over a Carnival's worth."

[Damn, how can these poor guys in the stream afford to be squeezed by you like this!]

[Streamer, streamer, can minors send gifts?]

[Send whatever you want, guys. Just request a refund after you're done (dog head, saving my life).]

"Whoa, whoa, stop!" Ling Yun quickly waved his hands, his smile turning into helplessness. "Everyone, I was just kidding. We're all friends here, right? Asking for gifts just to show a talent, that's too formal!"

He was genuinely afraid these "dangerous elements" might cause some refund chaos, making him lose money on the stream. That would be too miserable.

[Haha, the streamer chickened out! Found the group that stops the streamer from scamming money!]

[So what talent is the streamer going to show? Don't keep us in suspense!]

[I can't wait! Hurry up!]

[Don't worry, streamer, as long as the performance is exciting enough, we'll send plenty of gifts!]

"Deal!"

Ling Yun slammed the table.

"Next, I'll show you something fun – a magic trick without props!"

After saying that, he nimbly picked up a clown mask he had prepared on the side and put it on his face. At the same time, he subtly twitched his fingertips, and a faint trace of spiritual energy flowed over his body.

Instantly, the outline of his figure seemed to subtly change, and his aura became unfamiliar.

Now, even if his own mother stood in front of him, she'd pause for three seconds.

Then, he turned on the livestream camera.

[Holy crap! I thought the streamer was showing his face!]

[Nice body, streamer. Is it a beauty or an ugly person under the mask?]

[Clown mask? What are you going to show, streamer? A disappearing act?]

[Magic trick without props? Sounds so mysterious!]

The camera switched, focusing on Ling Yun wearing the mask.

He deliberately lowered his voice, adding a touch of mystery. "Watch closely, everyone."

He stopped looking at the bullet comments and focused on raising his right hand, palm up, fingers spread naturally. In the shadow area specially created by the camera and lights, he flipped his wrist at an extremely fast speed, his movement as smooth as a gentle breeze.

The moment he flipped his wrist, he quickly connected his Spiritual Sense to his Storage Space.

When his right hand opened again, a vibrant red rose, glistening with dew, appeared on his fingertips!

[What the f***???!!!]

[???Where did that come from???]

[Wait! Did I just see that wrong? That was too fast!]

[Fake, right? A prop? Did the camera cut?]

[(ID: Magic Apprentice Xiao Li) Holy crap! That technique! Too fast! Sleeve? I didn't see clearly! How did you do it?!]

[Dude above, stop acting. The streamer definitely used special effects!]

[Magic! It's definitely magic! Streamer, be honest!]

[Effect dog, get lost! This is clearly hand speed! Streamer is awesome! (voice cracking)]

"How was that? Want to see something even more exciting?" Ling Yun asked deliberately, his voice laced with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the gift effects in the livestream room exploded!

['Ling Shen's Little Fan Girl' gifted streamer [Douyin Number One] * 10! -- Ahhhhh, husband is so handsome!!! Magic Prince!!!]

['Passerby A' gifted streamer [Carnival] * 1! -- Simply amazed by the hand speed.]

['Professional Carry' gifted streamer [Rocket] * 3! -- Ling Shen! Accept my knees! Do you need an apprentice? One who can shout 666!]

"Thanks, everyone! You guys are the best!" Ling Yun's voice was tinged with excitement. "Alright, here comes the advanced version! Keep your eyes wide open!"

This time, his movements were even more exaggerated.

He suddenly spread his arms wide, leaning his body back slightly, drawing all the viewers' attention.

At the same time, he spread his right hand's fingers, palm facing down, and made a swift grasping motion towards the air about half a meter in front of the camera!

"Snap!"

Just as the audience was staring at his right hand, which was grasping at empty air, a large bouquet of vibrant, exquisitely wrapped red roses appeared as if out of nowhere, "swish," into his hand.

[!!!!!!!!!!]

[??????????????]

[No... bro??? This???]

[WTF... how do you explain this???]

[There was clearly nothing where his hand was grabbing just now!]

[The camera didn't cut! It absolutely didn't cut! I was watching closely!]

[(ID: Magic Enthusiast Old Wang) I... I've been in this industry for ten years... This... this defies the laws of physics!!! His sleeve can't hide such a large bouquet of flowers! This position... this speed... this is unscientific!]

[Brothers... I'm starting to believe in magic...]

[Streamer, be honest, do you have a system?]

[Is the livestream room haunted???]

[I'm recording! We need to study this repeatedly!]

The bullet comments in the livestream chat went completely wild, a chaotic mix of doubt, amazement, screams, analysis, and memes, almost drowning the screen.

The number of online viewers also shot up like a rocket, soaring from the initial million-plus to instantly break the three-million mark!

Seeing the fervent scene and the gifts still rapidly increasing in the backend, Ling Yun's smile deepened beneath his mask, but he wanted to end the stream.

So, he feigned a hint of well-timed fatigue in his voice: "Alright, alright, brothers, it's too late, I really can't keep going. Today's magic was mentally taxing! Tomorrow night at 8 PM, same time, your Divine Ling will start streaming punctually, we'll see you then!"

[Don't go, streamer! Do one more!]

[I just woke up my roommate to watch! How can you stop now!]

[Streamer, don't leave! I'm going to sell my graphics card right now! Wait for me to gift you a Heart of the Universe!]

[Holy crap, ending the stream with 3 million viewers? Streamer, you're truly willful!]

[Goodnight, Divine Ling! Waiting for you tomorrow!]

After ending the stream, Ling Yun had just taken off his slightly stuffy mask when the screen of his phone, placed to the side, lit up. It was Jiang Yingxue's QQ avatar, blinking.

Jiang Yingxue: Just finished watching your stream... that... when the roses appeared, it was so magical. (Followed by a starry-eyed kitten emoji)

Ling Yun: Thanks, Sister Yingxue. But... when I visited your place today, I felt like it was a bit different from when we chat online? A little... aloof?

After sending the message, it took nearly half a minute for the other side to show "typing..." before pausing again.

Jiang Yingxue: (A little bunny emoji covering its face) ...Mm. You noticed. Actually... my family and I are always like this, really!

Jiang Yingxue: I only relax when I'm with you, but my family was present today, so I was a bit reserved... Sorry, did I seem really strange?

Her text conveyed a sense of cautious nervousness and a hint of regret.

Ling Yun looked at the screen, suddenly understanding.

So, her silence and reservedness during the day weren't just because of him, but because such social situations themselves put immense pressure on her.

She couldn't even relax when interacting with her own family... A sense of realization and faint pity arose in his heart.

Ling Yun: So that's how it is. I understand, it's okay, Sister Yingxue, this is fine too. It's already very late, past 1 AM, you should get some rest.

Jiang Yingxue: (Sent a well-behaved little panda emoji nodding) Mm-hmm! You sleep soon too! I'll just edit that amazing part where you did the magic trick that I just recorded, and then I'll sleep! Goodnight!

Ling Yun: Goodnight.