"Th-that's Old Ninth."
"Seriously? He looks pretty ordinary."
"Are you an idiot? See those white bangs with the side part? That's Old Ninth's signature hairstyle."
"Chun Prefecture's Peerless King?"
"Kusa's in trouble."
"Get him, Ninth Master! A bunch of Alliance bootlickers. They deserve to be beaten to death."
The live chat immediately grew lively.
The spectators all widened their eyes.
His devoted fans frantically typed warnings to Kusa.
As an overlord who had fought his way up from the bottom, Old Ninth's story spread by word of mouth throughout the Dragon Kingdom. Some teenagers and street thugs even idolized him.
Quite a few ordinary people recognized his face.
Besides, everything this bunch did made for sensational criminal cases, and the Security Department had often used Little White Tiger and Old Ninth as cautionary examples on television.
Kusa stared blankly at the warnings flooding the chat, his confusion gradually turning into stupor.
"Y-you are?"
"I'm an ordinary citizen of Chun Prefecture. Do you have any more questions?"
Old Ninth reminded him earnestly, "Please pay the balance once I finish answering. Also, take this counterfeit bill back. I only accept real money."
"See? I told you. Everyone Kusa interviews gets fucking paid."
"I was wondering why the Dragon Kingdom had so many Western bootlickers. Turns out they were all bought off."
"Hahaha, this idiot's met his match."
The haters instantly went wild.
Normally, Kusa would certainly have snapped back.
But he had heard Old Ninth's name even in the Alliance. This was a man who killed without blinking.
"Jiu'er."
Xiao Yuan took off her mask and called impatiently, "Let's go."
When her stunning face appeared on camera, the men in the live chat erupted.
Her looks eclipsed every influencer and celebrity, and paired with the innate authority of someone in power, she