She had heard of medical fees, but she had never gotten a taste of them even once. This time she could go over there as a little nobody, tag along behind Mei Ge and snatch a share—how delightful.
Watching Yun Long immerse herself in beautiful fantasies about eating medical fees, the viewers in the livestream couldn’t help but shatter her illusion.
[Streamer, stop dreaming about medical fees. It’s a trap! Haven’t you noticed Mei Ge’s name got changed after being beaten?]
[I just came from Mei Ge’s livestream. Streamer, don’t go! The stakes over there are huge. Mei Ge only dragged you in because she couldn’t find anyone else. You’d just be cannon fodder.]
Yun Long was reading the messages on screen urging her not to connect with Mei Ge when Mei Ge’s connection request popped up, and she immediately clicked accept.
No matter. She was here to make new friends anyway. If the punishment was harsh, so be it—it was better than having to go find people herself.
The screen split into four. Besides her and Mei Ge, there was one man and one woman.
The woman was a very youthful-looking streamer, dressed in an adorable white Lolita outfit, going by the name Hippo Princess.
The man was called Bai Chuan, wearing a black top with red-gold shimmer, its neckline plunging almost to his navel. He was very handsome, strongly resembling a young Zhao Wenzhuo—that ruggedly handsome face paired with this “male bodhisattva” outfit left Yun Long staring in a daze.
“H-hello, everyone.”
“Hello there, little missy. We play pretty fierce, you know. Don’t come crying if you lose~”
Hippo Princess was the first to respond, though her words weren’t exactly polite.
She and Bai Chuan had some bad blood between them, and today’s PK was purely a grudge match.
Yun Long nodded lightly. “I won’t.”
Seeing that the newcomer wasn’t scared off, Hippo Princess said nothing more.
“Then I’ll bring in my people.”
With that, two more people joined.
One was a comic-style little figure of the quintessential CEO type, named May. Judging by the look, he was from a voice chat room—only voice chat rooms had these matchstick-figure streamers.
The other was Xiao Tiancai, with short hair, wearing a sports tank top and shorts, looking full of energy.
“Alright, everyone’s here. Let me go over the rules.”
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Bai Chuan spoke up.
“Today, Hippo Princess and I will each lead a team of two in a battle for the overall rankings. Whichever side loses, the first-place finisher on the losing side takes 3 punishments, second place takes 2, and third place takes 1. The medical fees will be covered by the first-place winner. Any objections?”
Everyone present shook their heads. They had all been recruited, so naturally they all understood the rules.
Everyone except Yun Long, that is—she had been dragged in by Mei Ge to make up the numbers.
Before Yun Long, Mei Ge had already asked all her close friends to connect. No one was willing to join a grudge match like this.
Big spenders who contributed too much feared being resented, and with punishments this harsh, few were willing to take on a small contribution either.
Mei Ge had been about to give up, and had connected with Yun Long as a last-ditch attempt. To her surprise, it actually worked.
Yun Long nodded along, then muted her mic once the PK started, ignoring the hand gestures Mei Ge was making at her.
“Babies, I learned a new sweet song yesterday called ‘Why Not.’ This one’s for you.”
“The sky looks like rain, and I seem to live right next door to you…”
Yun Long began singing right away, losing herself in the world of the song.
Only like this could she face so many people without feeling so anxious.
Mei Ge was quite helpless at this situation. He had just been about to discuss with Yun Long—he would take second-to-last place and let Yun Long take last—but now it seemed he couldn’t reach her, so he could only wait until she finished her song.
[Ban Yao Er Sheng sent Xiaolongbao Little Hearts*99]
……
[Ban Yao Er Sheng sent Xiaolongbao Heart Bunny*99]
……
[Ban Yao Er Sheng sent Xiaolongbao Carnival Gift*9]
Ban Yao Er Sheng had come in when Yun Long started streaming, but seeing that she and Mei Ge were arranging a PK battle, he had stayed silent the whole time.
Now, watching the 3v3 PK underway, he couldn’t hold back any longer.
Both of these streamers were quite famous, so their vote counts would surely be high. That meant there should be no problem for him to claim the exhibition hall naming rights in this match, right?
With that thought, he did exactly that.
But he never expected that the moment he finished sending his gifts, Captain and Pirate would come in.
[Pirate: Wait, Ban Yao Er Sheng, what’s the meaning of this? Stealing the exhibition hall while I’m away?]
Hearing Pirate’s nasty tone, Ban Yao Er Sheng wasn’t about to indulge him. [Ban Yao Er Sheng: What do you mean “stealing”? I’m just sending gifts normally, okay?]
[Pirate: Fine, fine, fine. If that’s how you want to play it, then I’m in it until the end.]
With that, Pirate started sending exhibition hall gifts too.
[Pirate sent Xiaolongbao Little Hearts*99]
Without a word, Captain followed suit, though he only sent Carnival Gifts.
Seeing the exhibition hall filled entirely with Ban Yao Er Sheng’s name made him uncomfortable. He didn’t want much—just one Carnival Gift naming.
[Captain sent Xiaolongbao Carnival Gift123……33]
Ban Yao Er Sheng, Pirate, and Captain—none of the three would yield to the others, all furiously sending their respective gifts.
Seeing this scene, Qingshan Yijiu couldn’t help but join in as well. But he didn’t compete for the exhibition hall; he chose the Dragon series from the Mystery Shop instead.
He had only one goal: to get a participation ticket first, and everything else could wait.
This was Xiaolongbao’s first real battle as a newcomer, and he didn’t mind adding a bit of icing on the cake.
[Mysterious Person 8866 sent Xiaolongbao Dragon-Slaying Ranger*33]
[Mysterious Person 8866 sent Xiaolongbao Dragon Soaring the Four Seas (30,000 diamonds)*33]
As the big spenders took action one after another, L Emperor, who had been silently watching the show, was completely baffled.
Wait, bros? Isn’t this a grudge match between Hippo Princess and Bai Chuan? Why are you all jumping in??
Confused as he was, L Emperor started sending gifts too. He didn’t want to get involved, but with all the other big spenders joining in, if he didn’t, wouldn’t he end up like Ban Yao Er Sheng?
Thinking of the scene he had witnessed yesterday, L Emperor shuddered. No way, he didn’t want that. His finger tapped the gift button even faster.
[L Emperor sent Xiaolongbao Eternal Diamond (30,000 diamonds)12……*66]
[Wait, what’s going on? Why are there so many gift effects? My screen is lagging.]
[No idea, so many big spenders. My god, Xiaolongbao really attracts the whales.]
Amid the big spenders’ competition, the 30-second PK came to an end.
Watching the PK end and the victory crown appear beside Xiaolongbao’s name, the big spenders tacitly stopped, all simultaneously realizing they were in trouble, and one by one went silent.
Yun Long glanced at the PK bar between songs, only to see that the PK had already ended.
“It’s… it’s over?”
Yun Long was puzzled. It hadn’t been that long—how did the PK end so quickly? Which big spender was this fierce?
But when she checked the backend, she saw her side was ranked first on the PK leaderboard.
Yun Long stared blankly at the leaderboard, her first thought being that she was in trouble now.