The Bet Ends, the Internet Erupts in Abuse, and Eerie Knowledge Explainer's Persona Collapses!

Outside the fast-food restaurant, Li Zhuang and Old He argued until their faces turned red, hurling insults at each other.

The others stood where they were, making no attempt to break up the fight. They simply kept checking their watches.

Mealtime was almost upon them. If they did not go inside soon, they would be breaking the rules!

But with so many Evil Spirits surrounding them, they genuinely did not dare move an inch!

Yet while they stood there hesitating...

Inside the Haunted House, Tang Xiaoling carried Tiantian in her arms and hurried onward.

After that earlier incident, the Evil Spirits no longer even dared show their faces.

They were terrified that their hideous appearances might frighten the little princess again.

If that happened, Lord Sky Dog really would go on a killing spree!

And so, a bizarre scene unfolded.

Wherever Tang Xiaoling went, whether it was the Ghost Wedding House or the Soul-Cutting Bridge...

Those notoriously terrifying settings all became warm and welcoming.

Strangest of all, not a single Evil Spirit appeared in any of them!

Seeing that Tang Xiaoling was about to clear the Haunted House unscathed, the Stream Viewers could no longer keep calm!

"It's over! It's all fucking over! This little girl really is going to walk out of the Haunted House without a scratch!"

"I'm seriously losing it! How can a four-year-old be this badass? She went into the Haunted House and didn't even die!"

"I'm playing in the mud in the real world while she's laughing her way through a killing spree in the instance! All I can do is laugh!"

"No! Some angel of an Evil Spirit, please do something! My fifty Spirit Coins are about to vanish!"

"Shut up! You're hoping a four-year-old girl dies over a measly fifty Spirit Coins? Doesn't your rotten conscience hurt?"

"To the guy above, how many Spirit Coins did you bet on 'survives'?"

"Haha! Not much, not much. Just three Spirit Coins!"

"Three Spirit Coins have you this excited? The great Pure Breeze bet a thousand, and even he isn't as worked up as you!"

But as that comment scrolled past, Pure Breeze Dao-Bone sent a red comment.

"No, I'm actually very excited too. After all, winning means a million Spirit Coins!"

"I just wonder whether the person running the book can actually afford to pay."

"He hasn't said anything in ages. Has he already run off?"

At those words, the Stream Viewers immediately grew restless.

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer: Dude, are you still there? Come witness a miracle!"

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer: I'm warning you, don't even think about running! I've memorized your username!"

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer: You fucking scammer! Fuck your whole family! Fuck eighteen generations of your ancestors! Pay up!"

Eerie Knowledge Explainer had gone from a respected expert to "dude," and finally to "scammer."

Looking at the screenful of abusive comments, he remained expressionless and utterly unruffled.

After wrestling with himself earlier, he had finally made peace with it.

Whether Tang Xiaoling lived or died, he could pocket over a thousand Spirit Coins.

That money was enough for him to live the good life.

His reputation would certainly be ruined, but that was Eerie Knowledge Explainer's problem. What did it have to do with him, Wei Shengjin?

At worst, he would stop going outside and using the internet, and just become a shut-in.

Even if he was selected to enter an instance, that money would be enough to see him through!

As for paying out the bets?

Not happening. Not in this lifetime!

At that moment, Wei Shengjin, the man behind the username "Eerie Knowledge Explainer," calmly watched Tang Xiaoling on the livestream from the real world.

The moment she stepped out of the Haunted House, the last hope he had been clinging to finally died!

He immediately closed the video and left the livestream.

He did not spare the abusive comments another glance.

They were only cursing his whole family to die and things like that. He did not care at all!

His parents were old anyway, and could no longer work.

He would have to cover both their living expenses from now on.

If they died sooner, he could save a considerable sum.

Meanwhile, nearly four thousand Spirit Coins had been wagered on "dies"!

That was cold, hard cash. Calling it an overnight fortune would be no exaggeration!

"What a bunch of idiots! Did they really think I'd pay up?"

"You deserve to lose. Not a single brain cell between you!"

Wei Shengjin sneered, his face full of contempt.

Then he picked up his phone and quietly waited for the four thousand-plus Spirit Coins to arrive.

Strangely, though, the money that should already have been deposited into his account still had not appeared after a long wait.

He immediately sensed that something was wrong.

For some reason, Pure Breeze Dao-Bone's words suddenly echoed in his mind!

Is he really that powerful? Can he track me down in real life just through the internet?!

Wei Shengjin's heart lurched, and worry crept in.

After thinking it over for a moment, he simply got up, planning to go out and lie low for a while.

Even if that guy had connections everywhere, what could he do if he could not find him?

Did he really think having a little fucking money meant he could control everything?

Besides, four thousand-plus Spirit Coins was no small amount. Maybe the system needed time to process it.

The money might arrive the moment he stepped outside!

Still clinging to wishful thinking, Wei Shengjin quickly packed his clothes and prepared to leave.

While he was busy, however, the livestream chat had already exploded!

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer: Fuck your mother! A thug, a sleazebag, a lunatic, a fucking idiot-you're every kind of scumbag rolled into one!"

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer: You worthless bastard, get the fuck out here! You've ruined me! Give me back my hard-earned money!"

"@Eerie Knowledge Explainer: Say something! Stop playing dead! Hurry up and pay! You owe me three thousand Spirit Coins!"

But no matter how the viewers called for him, they received no response.

By then, everyone had realized they had been scammed!

The winners were still relatively fortunate. Although they had not received their winnings, at least they had kept their stakes.

But "miserable" did not begin to describe what had happened to the losers!

Many had believed Wei Shengjin's bullshit and lost everything, right down to their last pair of underwear!

If they could not recover that money, they might genuinely jump off a building!

Yet while everyone was cursing him, Pure Breeze Dao-Bone sent another comment.

"Everyone, don't panic. I've already contacted the platform and had all the Spirit Coins frozen."

"The money you wagered will be returned shortly, down to the very last coin."

"As for any winnings you haven't received, forget about them. Let's all pretend this never happened."

Seeing that, the viewers who had lost were immediately overwhelmed with gratitude and showered him with praise.

Some even began shamelessly sucking up to him with embarrassingly gushy compliments.

Still, many remained skeptical.

After all, the betting pool contained a massive sum of several thousand Spirit Coins!

Just because he said so, the platform would refund every Spirit Coin without even taking a fee?

Only when the Spirit Coins arrived in their accounts did everyone finally understand.

Pure Breeze Dao-Bone really was a big shot!

A single word from him had made the platform return the money!

Among them, however, the few who had been the loudest online and most eager for Tang Xiaoling to die received nothing.

In particular, the man who claimed to have bet fifty Spirit Coins watched everyone else receive their refunds while his own remained nowhere to be seen.

His heart sank into utter regret and despair!

I should never have listened to that scammer's bullshit, much less cursed Tang Xiaoling to die online!

Now look what I've done. I've angered the big shot and really lost every last coin!