Yun Li continued to lay low and build momentum—the results of her first stream had been unbelievably good.
In this Heroes Strike livestream event, scoring was split 40/60:
40% from gifts received + 60% from overall platform popularity.
There was no need to mention the gift portion—her three “unfortunate big spenders” had thrown out an absurd number of rocket gifts. Combined with scattered tips, she was already near the top of the rankings.
The real challenge was platform-wide popularity. Many top streamers had to rely on connections and spend heavily just to gain a bit of traction. Meanwhile, Yun Li’s popularity skyrocketed purely through audience-uploaded clips.
In the past few days, when she searched her own name, she found people had already started making fan creations.
These ranged from illustrations and meme edits to handmade crafts.
But rapid growth also meant greater pressure.
After a few days of preparation, Yun Li finally figured out what to do for her second stream.
Her eyes lit up. She flipped up from bed like a carp and immediately started designing her PPT—even creating a custom background track.
Finally! She collapsed into her chair, gazing at the finished slides with satisfaction.
Time to go live.
At the stream title section, she paused briefly, then typed:
“Taking Father’s Place in War — Hua Mulan”
The stream cover showed a heroic young woman riding a fierce horse, spear in hand—a perfect image of youthful valor.
Since the previous stream recording went viral, Yun Li had gained many followers. In no time, the viewer count surpassed 1,000.
「White Lotus Acting Innocent has entered the stream」
Seeing the familiar username, Yun Li’s mood lifted—she had finally hooked this fish.
The reason she followed the original host’s path and joined this event was precisely to lure the snake out of its hole.
“Hua Mulan greets you all!” Yun Li’s opening line stunned the audience.
It wasn’t her usual light tone, nor the seductive voice she used for Daji. Instead, it was powerful, confident, and full of grandeur.
Just hearing it conveyed a sense of story.
That elusive “sense of narrative”—easy to say, but hard to achieve—came naturally to her.
The little creature sat on the desk, eyes gleaming.
【Host, I didn’t expect you to not only change your voice but also have this level of skill.】
Yun Li lifted her chin proudly. “Of course.”
Before being dragged into this system, she had been a top-tier voice actress with millions of fans.
Then the creature added calmly:
【In the shop, that skill costs 50 points.】
Her face immediately fell. She was starting to suspect the creature existed just to mock her.
【So please collect more affection points. You can unlock any skill—even flying isn’t impossible.】
After all that, Yun Li finally understood the system’s trick.
It was basically like a boss making empty promises before the new year: “Work hard and you’ll earn over ten thousand a month!”
Then you check your paycheck—3,000.
Sure, the high salary exists—but who gets it and when? That’s another story.
Ignoring the creature, Yun Li refocused on the stream.
This time, she had prepared thoroughly, portraying Hua Mulan with vivid depth.
Especially the inner conflict of disguising herself as a man in the army—it made the audience feel as if they had become Mulan themselves.
At the climax, the music swelled—like pounding drums, like a fierce tiger charging forward.
Yes, she was Mulan. How could she be defeated by mere hesitation?
When the music ended, the chat remained quiet for a long moment before exploding again.
「A Slacking Salted Fish: Yunbao’s voice fits so perfectly—ahhh, let me kiss you!」
「Spear Eater: So this is that trending newbie streamer? Haha, bet she got this traffic by drinking with some big shots—everyone knows how it works.」
「Not Unlucky: I don’t know about the streamer, but I do know the word ‘jealousy’ is written all over your face.」
「White Lotus Acting Innocent: 」
「ssx sent Fireworks ×100」
「ssx: Xiao Yun, give me moderator permissions.」
On the other side, a young man leaned back in his office chair, frowning slightly.
Yun Li’s rise was too fast. Without moderation, malicious viewers were popping up like weeds.
After scrolling through the chaotic barrage of comments, Yun Li finally spotted ssx’s message.
She quickly granted moderator privileges to all three of her online “boyfriends.”
Sure enough, under their efforts, the atmosphere improved rapidly.
Anyone causing trouble was immediately kicked out—
Including “White Lotus Acting Innocent.”
With the troublemakers gone, the stream grew livelier, and the viewer count surpassed 100,000.
As time passed, the stream neared its end.
On screen, the armored girl stood resolute, spear pointed forward. Her heroic aura surged toward the audience, making viewers scream in excitement.
Just as Yun Li was about to end the stream, an unfriendly comment broke the calm:
「Try Kicking Me Again: The top three are just suckers. Or are they fake accounts you hired?」
「A Slacking Salted Fish: Where did this rabid dog come from? The top three have already spent enough to buy a villa. What streamer can afford that kind of fake support? Just admit you’re jealous.
「Try Kicking Me Again: Haha, here comes the lapdog. If you knew what your “goddess” really looks like, you’d unfollow in a second.」
「Try Kicking Me Again: @Xiao Yun Your goddess is ugly and just a lousy junior college grad. No wonder she became a streamer—she can only scam people with her voice.」
「Storm Dragon: You’re done for. In this stream, any negativity gets you kicked instantly.」
Watching the comments jump around, Yun Li smiled sweetly:
“Posting three messages in a row—did I really get under your skin that badly? Looks like I earned something today.”
She promptly banned and kicked the user, leaving them raging helplessly outside.
As the top three donors suddenly fell silent, Yun Li’s eyes dimmed slightly.
As expected… unreliable.
Elsewhere—
“Xinxin, come eat,” the housekeeper called gently.
Yun Xin, anxiously biting her fingers, felt nothing but irritation.
“If you love eating so much, why don’t you just eat yourself to death? So annoying—I’m already in a bad mood!”
The housekeeper lowered her head meekly and went to reheat the now-cold food.
Scrolling through posts about Yun Li, Yun Xin’s anger grew stronger.
She’s just an illegitimate child… already an overweight, useless junior college graduate—why won’t she just stay in her place?!
In her rage, Yun Xin conveniently forgot that her own mother had been the mistress—and that she herself was the illegitimate child.
After pacing back and forth, she suddenly thought of something.
With a smile, she opened an entertainment forum and created dozens of anonymous accounts.
“Let’s talk about the real face behind that trending new female streamer!”
“Is the streaming industry this messy? Another streamer exposed.”
“Proof included—you think she’s a goddess, but she sees you as an ATM.”