As she watched the viewers' teasing, instigating comments scroll through her livestream,
Dai Xiaomei replied with considerable displeasure:
"Shut up, all of you! What do you mean, riding someone else's popularity? We're humbly trying to learn, okay?"
Her words brought on another wave of teasing comments.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, everything you say is right."
"Only the old lady could make clout-chasing sound so classy, huh?"
"Old lady, I really want to know what your skin is made of. How can it be so thick?"
"You guys are savage! I'm different. I'm a fan of the streamer's skills. You can do it, Bullfighting Master!"
"..."
Dai Xiaomei rolled her eyes and said quite seriously:
"Even if we're chasing clout, we have to do it within the livestreaming platform's rules."
"We have to chase it with good reason, openly and honorably."
"Stop making noise. You're getting in the way of me thinking up a plan."
"..."
And so, another wave of teasing comments filled the entire livestream screen.
The commotion outside had little to do with Ye Chen.
By then, Orochimaru had brought his subordinates to the vicinity of Hidden Jun Village.
As the village's leader, Ye Chen had to step forward.
Now that Ye Chen was inside Hidden Jun Village, he had every advantage of timing and terrain.
If it were just Orochimaru, Ye Chen would have nothing to worry about.
Even with two giant summoned snakes and Hanzo of the Salamander brought back through Impure World Reincarnation, Ye Chen would still be unbeatable.
What troubled Ye Chen was how suspicious it was that Orochimaru had headed straight for Hidden Jun Village without any attempt at concealment.
Orochimaru was a suspicious, meticulous man.
Ye Chen did not believe he would recklessly come to provoke Hidden Jun Village without complete confidence.