Rewards earned from livestream popularity could only be claimed after the stream ended.
However, rewards from viewer donations were delivered directly to Xie Zhengxing’s system inventory in real time.
She fastened the Quantum Pulse Stun Baton back onto her waist, smiled brightly, and recited a long string of heartfelt thanks to the three audience bosses who had tipped her.
Then she opened her system inventory and claimed the Nanoscopic Cleaning Robot Swarm that Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate had donated.
A tiny white speck, no larger than a grain of dust, landed in her palm.
【Nanoscopic Cleaning Robot Swarm: One of the Federation military’s most popular items. Lifespan: 10,000 years. After crushing the membrane capsule, the robots will automatically spread from the user’s hand across the entire body, maintaining the user’s personal hygiene twenty-four hours a day.】
Xie Zhengxing gently squeezed it.
The thing was so tiny that she could barely feel it.
Yet her body gradually became lighter.
The dust and grime covering her body truly disappeared.
She lowered her head and glanced at Steward Zhao, who was still unconscious.
Her eyes shifted slightly before she turned toward the scrolling comments with a troubled expression.
“Well… this streamer has managed to survive this crisis.”
“But once he wakes up and reports me to the sect’s higher-ups…”
“I’ll definitely die a miserable death.”
“So… may I ask all my dear audience bosses for something?”
【Xiaoxiao: Stop pretending to look so pitiful. I’m not falling for this scam again. 🙄】
【Riding Grandma Across the Galaxy: Boss Xiaoxiao is very vigilantly protecting their wallet while rolling their eyes at the streamer.】
【Eaves: You’ve only streamed twice, and you’ve already shown your true colors by openly begging for donations?】
【Three Seconds for You: Streamer, don’t get too greedy.】
【Awake at 3 A.M.: But I think the streamer’s concern is perfectly reasonable. That steward clearly isn’t someone easy to deal with. If he reports her to the sect and the disciplinary team comes after her, she’s only a servant disciple. Even with Boss Ha’s stun baton, she can’t fight an entire group by herself. If I were her, I’d be scared too… If you don’t want to donate, then don’t. But do you really have to talk to her like that?】
【Workplace Bullying Won’t Get You a House: I’m leaving. I thought this was some refreshing livestream, but turns out it’s just this kind of streamer.】
The atmosphere in the chat immediately shifted.
There were only four or five hundred viewers in the stream, yet the comments criticizing Xie Zhengxing came pouring in.
She quickly clasped her hands together.
“Audience bosses, you’ve misunderstood.”
“I was born and raised under the red flag. I earn my money with a clear conscience.”
“I’d never stoop to manipulating viewers into donating.”
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Then what do you want? Just spit it out already.】
【Xiaoxiao: Heh. Whatever you’re asking for, I’m definitely not donating again. If I ever tip you again, I’ll be a dog.】
The comments continued scrolling.
Some accused Xie Zhengxing of putting on an act.
Others became curious about what she actually wanted.
She spoke slowly and seriously.
“I’d like to ask…”
“Does anyone happen to have an old, unused, or unwanted dog leash?”
“I’d like to tie this thing up and stuff it under my bed.”
As she finished speaking, she pointed directly at Zhao Donglei, who was lying on the ground foaming at the mouth with his eyes rolled back.
【Eaves: ???】
【Who Do You Think You Are: ???】
【Unregistered Nickname: ???】
【Xiaoxiao: ????】
Rows upon rows of question marks filled the chat.
Putting her hands together in prayer, Xie Zhengxing pleaded toward the invisible audience.
“Please…”
“Please…”
“Zhao Donglei is a Foundation Establishment cultivator.”
“Ordinary ropes definitely can’t hold him.”
“I’m just an ordinary mortal struggling to survive in the cultivation world.”
“I really need a sturdy leash that’s strong enough to restrain an interstellar ferocious hound…”
Her humble, pleading expression was unbelievably adorable.
It was completely different from the arrogant look she had worn while beating Zhao Donglei unconscious just moments earlier.
Even though everyone knew she was acting…
The viewers absolutely loved it.
The chat instantly filled with laughter.
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: I honestly don’t have one! HAHAHAHAHA!】
【Who Do You Think You Are: ?????】
【Eaves: I’ve typed more question marks in the past two days than I did in the previous two months.】
The next second, a red donation message floated across the screen.
【Xiaoxiao donated: “Used Beast-Core Control Leash.”】
【Three Seconds for You: Weren’t you just saying you’d be a dog if you donated again?】
【Unregistered Nickname: Didn’t you just swear you’d be a dog if you tipped her again?】
【Xiaoxiao: Everyone, please hear my explanation! This old beast-core control leash—and its muzzle—was going to be thrown into the incinerator anyway. Giving it to the streamer is simply recycling waste!】
The livestream burst into cheerful laughter.
Blinking her eyes, Xie Zhengxing blew a sweet kiss toward the empty air.
“Thank you, Xiaoxiao, sweetheart!”
She immediately retrieved the leash from her system inventory, rolled up her sleeves, and expertly tied Zhao Donglei into a tight bundle.
Afterward, she picked up a random sock and stuffed it into his mouth before kicking him underneath her bed.
Zhao Donglei was merely an early Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Even though the Beast-Core Control Leash was old, it was more than enough to keep him restrained.
“You just stay quietly under there.”
Clapping her hands together, Xie Zhengxing turned around and walked out with an air of confidence.
The road leading toward the servant disciples’ quarters twisted and turned.
The original owner had walked it thousands upon thousands of times.
Having inherited those memories, Xie Zhengxing quickly arrived at the woodshed.
It was still early in the morning.
Yet the woodshed was already surrounded by servant disciples responsible for sweeping and cleaning.
They crowded together while whispering among themselves.
【Little Hut: The male lead in the woodshed really has been discovered!】
【Even Dogs Get Kicked When I Pass By: A massive public humiliation spectacle. I love this kind of drama!】
【Who Do You Think You Are: I think everyone’s reactions are… kind of weird.】
【I’m a Sucker for Tragic Romance: Streamer, hurry! Get closer! I want to see the injured naked handsome man! More specifically… I want to see exactly where he’s injured!】
【Awake at 3 A.M.: Streamer, don’t go over there! Watching the excitement is dangerous if you get too close!】
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: Hahaha! Getting close is what makes it fun!】
After glancing at the comments, Xie Zhengxing smiled and walked briskly toward the crowd.
She originally intended to squeeze her way to the entrance of the woodshed to see Chu Moyun’s condition.
Unfortunately, the wall of people refused to budge.
With no other choice, she cleared her throat, made a fist with one hand, and asked a nearby servant disciple,
“Brother, what’s going on here? Why is everyone gathered around?”
The servant disciple lowered his voice.
“There’s a disciple from the Main Peak lying inside the woodshed.”
Xie Zhengxing feigned surprise and likewise lowered her voice.
“What? How did a Main Peak disciple end up lying in there?”
“It’s not just any Main Peak disciple.”
“It’s Senior Brother Chu—Chu Moyun!”
“The most handsome disciple on the Sect Master’s Peak!”
“The unrivaled genius with the Innate Chaos Spirit Root!”
“The undisputed number one prodigy of the Shanghui Sect!”
“He’s lying in there completely naked…”
“Oh my… it’s simply too embarrassing…”
By the end of his sentence, the servant disciple’s face had turned bright red.
He covered his cheeks with both hands and shyly twisted back and forth where he stood.
Xie Zhengxing stared at him with a face full of black lines.
She had been about to ask,
Brother…
You’re a man.
Is acting this bashful really appropriate?
But after glancing around at the other servant disciples…
Whether male or female…
Every single one of them looked almost exactly the same.
Xie Zhengxing felt completely numb.
She rubbed her face, forced out an awkward smile, and muttered quietly,
“Heh… I almost forgot.”
“This is one of those melodramatic cultivation novels.”
“Every living creature in the Shanghui Sect is either secretly in love with the male lead or secretly in love with the female lead.”
“Apparently nobody actually spends their time cultivating properly.”
【Even Dogs Get Kicked When I Pass By: The streamer looks so exhausted trying to roast this setting. Hahaha… she’s weirdly adorable.】
【I’m a Sucker for Tragic Romance: Hahaha! This is exactly why I follow your streams!】
【Awake at 3 A.M.: The whole world is insane. Only our streamer baby is normal. I feel so sorry for her.】
【Three Seconds for You: Why don’t you go after the male lead too? Compete with the female lead for him. What do you think?】
【I’m a Sucker for Tragic Romance: Yes! Yes! Yes! I love that idea! Do it!】
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: HAHAHAHAHA! That’s right—you should compete for him too!】
Unable to squeeze through the crowd, Xie Zhengxing walked off to one side.
Standing on tiptoe in a futile attempt to peek inside the woodshed, she pulled a long face and chatted with her audience.
“Come on now, dear bosses.”
“I’m a travel streamer exploring different worlds.”
“I sell talent.”
“I don’t sell myself.”
There was no way a normal person like her could fit into the romance between two utterly insane protagonists.
Did these higher-dimensional beings really want to watch romance?
No.
They simply wanted to watch her become the entertainment.
At that moment, another system notification appeared.
【User “*” entered the livestream.】
The viewer’s identity and level were completely hidden.
Generally speaking, users who possessed privileges allowing them to conceal both their identity and level were either extremely influential…
Or unimaginably wealthy.
Xie Zhengxing was still wondering how she could naturally create some entertaining content to persuade this accidental big boss to stay—
When the newcomer suddenly spoke in the chat.
【*: Pretty gutsy of you. Sneaking entertainment streams on your optical terminal during closed training?】
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! How did you know I was secretly watching entertainment streams on my optical terminal during closed training?】
【*: Serial Number 97625.】
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: …Wait. How do you know that?】
【*: Heh.】
【Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate: !!!】
【User “Luck Can’t Save the Unlucky, Spending Won’t Change Fate” has left the livestream.】