Chu Men watched the audience's emotions catch fire and seized the moment to roll out his first ad—
"Follow the streamer! Tonight at eight, I'll answer your questions. Don't miss it!"
He glanced at the livestream panel. Gifts and tips were pouring in, steadily converting into livestream points according to the exchange rate!
A message even popped up: Platform attempt to ban the livestream detected. System has automatically blocked it!
Chu Men's lips curled. The Inversion Pen in his hand transformed into a streak of light and vanished from his palm before everyone's eyes.
Since he didn't have any dedicated offensive Soul Skills, Chu Men followed the One-Punch Man approach: overwhelm people with sheer strength!
If he ran into a higher-level Soul Master or a more powerful Soul Skill, then he'd just have to... A gentleman wasn't born different from others; he was simply good at making use of external things.
He'd whip out a handful of Soul Tools and get to work!
He'd follow the path of the Many-Treasure Daoist, unleashing a sky full of blossoms and blanketing the battlefield with firepower!
That was one of the main reasons Chu Men had kept researching Soul Tools!
Xiao Wu was still struggling, and she could feel just how astonishingly strong Chu Men was. But she kept gritting her teeth and thrashing defiantly, her movements growing bigger and bigger as Chu Men's attention wandered.
"Smack~"
"Little Bunny Be Good~ If you don't behave, you'll get spanked!"
Xiao Wu wasn't even bothered yet, but someone else couldn't take it!
"Heh, so our young master Chu has a thing for that, does he? You've been hiding your true colors!"
A voice laced with both fire and ice, teasing and mocking, came from outside the door.
"Crash!"
The door was kicked clean off its hinges by a foot brimming with blazing Soul Power. Standing before Chu Men and Xiao Wu was a curvy figure in a black outfit!
Liu Erlong!
She held a crumpled leave request in her hand. It was the note Chu Men had given the director of studies: "Three days off. I need to lie low!"
Now the person he'd been lying low from had come straight to his door!
Little Chu Men froze in place.
The livestream system's camera turned toward the newcomer, too.
[Who's that gorgeous woman?]
[If this is Heaven Dou City, judging by her outfit, she must be Liu Erlong!]
[The Fire Dragon Soul Saint? No wonder she's so imposing!]
[What goes around comes around!]
[After offending Sister Xiao Wu, this is exactly what he deserves!]
The level-headed fans were a minority in the livestream. Most of the audience were just there for the fun!
But the number of followers on The Truman Show livestream surged at a ninety-degree angle, fueled by speculation about this other world and Liu Erlong's appearance.
Xiaoyu's Xiaoxiang Pavilion also broke through the three-million mark in online viewers!
And this was on a weekday morning!
Lin Xiaoyu's studio was in an uproar of celebration!
"Sister Xiaoyu, the platform just called. They want to sign us to an S-rank contract."
The young assistant ran over excitedly. "And a lot of brands want you to endorse their products. Here's the list of advertisers."
With that, the assistant placed a freshly printed stack of A4 sheets beside Lin Xiaoyu's desk.
Meanwhile, at the Special Incident Investigation Bureau.
"The signal source is locked onto outer space? That's impossible!"
The real world was all fired up, but the Douluo World was cold as an ice cellar.
"Mother—uh, I mean, Dean! Heh heh, Sister Erlong, when did you get here? Please, have a seat, have a seat. You should've told me in advance. I would've gone to welcome you."
Chu Men let go of Xiao Wu, whom he'd been pinning against the workbench, and greeted Liu Erlong with a grin. "Your Fire Dragon Battle Armor is almost finished. I'll personally bring it over to you as soon as it's done."
Liu Erlong ignored Chu Men's empty pleasantries. Her beautiful eyes swept over Xiao Wu, and she gave a cold snort. "Young man, I never would've guessed you were into such wild games!"
"Not at all, not at all. It's just that... I ran into some bandits while I was out and rescued a young girl."
Chu Men casually made up an excuse that was obviously nonsense.
Now that Chu Men wasn't holding her down, Xiao Wu's boneless fingers slipped free of the scorpion braid binding them.
She twisted her waist, deftly hooked a fingertip under the knot, and loosened the braid. Then she quickly leaped behind Liu Erlong and spoke up in protest:
"You're the bandit! You're the one who kidnapped me!"
Her voice rang clear and sweet, lingering in the air... In short, Chu Men was horribly embarrassed!
"It's a misunderstanding. This is a misunderstanding!"
As Liu Erlong's gaze grew more and more peculiar, Chu Men's eyes darted about as he tried to explain. "She's a new student I recruited for our Blue Tyrant Academy. Just look at her—six years old and already at level twelve, a genius in close combat. She's perfect for your Fire Dragon Martial Soul!"
He even gave Liu Erlong a wink, as if he were expecting praise.
"Blue Tyrant Academy is an advanced Soul Master Academy. We don't take children who've only just awakened their powers." Liu Erlong's voice was calm, without a trace of emotion.
Chu Men couldn't agree with her. This wasn't about age. No, it was about educational philosophy!
As the youngest instructor in Blue Tyrant Academy's history, Chu Men felt it was his duty to correct the dean's rigid, outdated educational philosophy.
"Ahem, Sister Erlong, haven't you always believed in teaching everyone without discrimination? This girl's from a commoner family. She's had a really hard life~"
"Then why are you bullying her?"
Chu Men put on a respectful air, invited Liu Erlong to sit in the seat of honor, and placed the tea and pastries he'd prepared for Xiao Wu beside her.
After quietly stowing the sack away with a futile air of "out of sight, out of mind," Chu Men finally grew serious. "I'm doing this for her own good. After all... her identity is no ordinary one!"
Liu Erlong had noticed Chu Men's little maneuver but didn't call him out. She took a sip of tea and repeated his words with a questioning lilt. "A commoner girl, with an extraordinary identity?"
Do you even hear yourself?
Chu Men gave an awkward laugh. "It does sound a little contradictory, huh? But... why don't you hear Xiao Wu's side of it?"
Chu Men looked at Xiao Wu and passed the buck straight to her.
Liu Erlong shot the "lost for words" Chu Men a sidelong glance, then turned to Xiao Wu and asked gently:
"Your name is Xiao Wu, right? That's a lovely name. Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Seeing that someone had her back—and that Chu Men seemed afraid of her—Xiao Wu instantly turned into a poor, wronged little girl.
She instinctively concealed her Soul Beast identity. "I'm a work-study student at Nuoding Academy. I just started school... This weird uncle sneaked into my dorm, tied me up without saying a word, and stuffed me into a sack!"
Paired with her fierce accusation, her pure, flawless appearance was like a sharp arrow, plunging straight into Chu Men's chest.
Weird uncle!
Chu Men's eyes widened. He instinctively touched his smooth, tender cheek, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
[Hahahaha! Weird uncle!]
[Certified by Sister Xiao Wu herself! A young weird uncle~]
[So that's Liu Erlong? That pose—so domineering!]
[No wonder she's the Horn of Slaughter in the Golden Iron Triangle. She's got a dashing air and a curvy, powerful presence. I'm in love!]
[Big sis, love me!]
The comments instantly went wild. The screen filled with "weird uncle," and some big shot had already made a reaction image out of Chu Men's animated look of shock as he touched his cheek.
The comments section was heating up fast, nearly knocking the image of Liu Erlong sitting with her legs crossed domineeringly out of first place.
Luckily, with the support of a whole host of male fans, Liu Erlong's gorgeous picture withstood the pressure and kept Chu Men's reaction image pinned firmly beneath her backside!
As for Chu Men, he was facing Liu Erlong's two imposing peaks head-on!
He grumbled inwardly, A weird uncle? Out of nowhere, I've gone up a whole generation. I wasn't psychologically prepared for this at all.
"A sack?"
At that, Liu Erlong arched an eyebrow, a playful look flashing across her face.
She hadn't known little Chu Men had that kind of skill.
He'd been hiding his talents!
Chu Men and Liu Erlong's eyes met. One looked helpless and speechless; the other was curious and amused.
"Don't be afraid, Xiao Wu. Big sister's here, so your weird uncle won't dare bully you. Where do you live? What about your parents?"
Liu Erlong pulled Xiao Wu into her arms, her maternal instincts overflowing—and showing no sign of stopping.
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