Before Xiao Bailing even started her live stream, after the announcement on Weibo, her devoted fans flocked to see the lucky person who would be collaborating with her, and jokingly warned the streamer to "watch her words."
"I will," Wen Zheng replied, knowing an argument was about to break out.
Since the person in question didn't get angry, the fans naturally couldn't say anything more, but they couldn't help feeling frustrated by this condescending and instructive attitude.
Wen Zheng said at the right moment, "Xiao Bailing's live stream also needs your popularity. Send her gifts, and she will be happy."
One sentence drove away most of the die-hard fans, and the live stream became much quieter. Everyone started discussing May's outfit and gender again.
may·yu was once just a ghost with a name, a source of pride among architects in Xia Kingdom, yet no one knew her.
He's appeared on Wen Zheng's show a few more times, and his popularity has increased. Some people like him, while others don't. But if he doesn't stream, you can't see anything.
Little Nightingale logged on right on time, dazzling everyone when she appeared in the central crystal hall.
After all, it's a game controlled by real people, so even those who play as transvestites are few and far between, and those who choose all sorts of strange body types are even fewer. Cheng Mei, who looks like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old loli, is already a dazzling star. Xiao Bailing, dressed in a white fairy dress, is only up to an adult's waist in height; she's practically a sun that suddenly descended from the night sky.
Fearing onlookers, Wen Zheng sent out a team invitation, which Xiao Bailing accepted with her head down and quickly teleported into the dungeon.
Meanwhile, a thread on the forum is gaining traction.
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Cat Lover Live Forum - Holographic Game Zone - Survival Space:
Subject: [The so-called cross-dressing master May God didn't even go to college?]
OP: Last week, the architects of the game held a holographic meeting to answer questions, score, and assign ratings. My friend went and saw May's real form. He was just an ordinary otaku, not as flamboyant as in the game, so he suspected that the version in the game was fake.
When I told him about it, a college classmate of mine said that there was a trans person in high school who was not to be underestimated, and he even had a picture of him. Out of boredom, I showed it to my best friend, who confirmed that it was the real person.
Therefore, this in the game might not be fake.
But my classmate said his grades were terrible, and he didn't even go to university before going out to work??
Holy crap, I always thought these otaku who pretend to be lolis were disgusting, but I never imagined they were both stupid and disgusting.
1L: Green? Hammer? If you don't go, get out.
2l: What do you mean, OP? Are you saying transgender is disgusting? Or are you belittling all those who don't go to college as idiots?
Forgive my bluntness, but the original poster is both stupid and disgusting.
3L: If you have evidence, then post it. Send me the photos, and I'll judge for myself how disgusting it is.
4L: What year is it and you're still discriminating against LGBT people? Is the term "LGBT" something you only find in history books? OP, if you've unearthed an artifact, I suggest burying it on the spot.
5l: Oh my, that guy didn't go to university, but you did, you're way more awesome than him! OP, how about you get a Platinum rating? Forgive my bluntness, but how many stars did your friend get at the rating event? And how many stars did May get?
Get lost, you pink eye disease!
6l: …………If this is true, I'm going to stop being a fan. I still prefer academic geniuses. I always thought that May, who could create so many great designs, was an academic genius.
7l: Playing the role of a little girl is just attention-seeking. I feel uncomfortable just thinking about a grown man behind me. So, did he do this in school before?
At least in the game, he has a decent-looking body. Imagine an adult male doing those jumping and bouncing movements...
Sorry, goodbye.
8L: Without evidence, the poster is spreading rumors. Rumors spread easily; you're welcome to report them.
9l: Same here, report it without evidence.
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59l: I'm the original poster. I just wanted to gossip a bit, but I didn't expect so many people to disbelieve me. I asked my classmate for a photo, and this is what your May God looks like [image attached].
I also asked my classmate.
May's dark history is known to everyone at school. She has a peculiar personality, is good at playing the victim to extort favors from teachers and classmates, and simultaneously hooked up with several rich kids. Later, when her schemes were exposed, she got beaten up—quite impressive.
60l: ? ? ? ? ? The photo doesn't show any "green tea" traits.
61l: So blurry! Was this taken secretly? I need a high-resolution one! The Photoshop is so basic. Thank goodness she's not fat; I couldn't stand someone too fat.
62l: So short, no wonder she's a trans? Do you have any photos of her in skirts to brainwash me?
63l: OP, you're so malicious... What did they do to you? Or are you your "best friend"? By the way, how many stars is your best friend anyway, haha?
64l: Doxxing will bring death to your whole family.
65l: Stop bumping this, let it sink!
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362l: I never expected to see someone I know in a gossip thread! ??? I swear I don't know the poster, I'm not a shill for the poster, I really know the person in the photo!!! If he really is May, I'm absolutely stunned.
I remember XX was famous throughout the whole school back then because she fought with her sister over a man. Everyone in the school, across three grades, knew about it. I don't know if the post is still there... but I feel bad not mentioning her name.
I don't know if it's true or not; back then, I was just a junior student watching the drama unfold, hahaha.
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5012l: Does May have a grudge against you guys? I've said "doxxing will result in your whole family dying" eight hundred times; some people should be careful of retribution.
5013l: Came from Zheng Ge's live stream to watch the drama unfold.
5014l: Come join the discussion in the comments!
5015l: I heard there's some juicy gossip, I'll reply later.
5016l: Quickly climbed the stairs... There were only 5 witnesses in the whole building, all based on their words?
5017l: You could ask May in the comments if he's from XX Middle School, and see if he admits it or not? Based on my years of experience following gossip, this is definitely going to blow up. Although May isn't a streamer and doesn't seem to have a Weibo account, he is, after all, the architect of Shengkong. I wonder what he'll say if this gets out of hand…
5018l: Are you kidding me? If it were a game from Xia Country, it would be hard to say. But the Alliance would care about this kind of thing.
If you want to play, play; if you don't, get lost.
Even if someone cheats on their partner and becomes a spider demon, they still get a platinum rating and millions in rewards. You guys are just jealous.
5019l: What a stupid question! Have you even looked into Dali before asking all these questions?
5020l: Z finally managed to latch onto a powerful patron, and it's about to collapse so quickly? LOL.
5021l: Stop fucking spamming! What the hell does this have to do with Z University?!
Moderator: The post has been temporarily suspended due to the report of false information.
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Inside a villa in the suburbs of Rongcheng, Xiao Bailing's parents were anxiously watching the live comments and forums.
"How could it be such a person? How could our Lingling do a live stream with someone like that!? If we get this attention, our family will be tied to them!?" The woman gritted her teeth, anxiously glancing at Xiao Bailing lying on the bed, then at the screen, her eyes darting around like a headless fly.
“Let’s take another look,” the man said, staring at the forum. “The post has been blocked…”
"It's not like we can't watch it anymore! Besides, look at that pervert, he hasn't shown any consideration for Lingling at all. Not only did he steal an item just now, but he also kept talking to that streamer. Lingling hasn't said more than a few words in the entire live stream..."
"How can this work well? Our Lingling doesn't look clever at all anymore!"
Seeing that more and more people in the live chat were reacting negatively, saying things like why Xiao Bailing wasn't saying anything, the couple discussed it for a long time and decided that things couldn't continue like this.
"Go and wake Lingling up, and give her a heads-up," the woman decided. "Tell her to stay away from that pervert."
...
When Little Nightingale re-entered the game, her three older brothers were still waiting for her.
This is a maze garden, and to prevent her from getting lost, the group decided to stay together and walk together the whole time.
Roses adorned the tree, exuding a sweet fragrance. The plants and the warm sunshine made people feel incredibly comfortable, and the little lark was originally very happy.
This was her first time entering such a virtual world. It was more fun than an amusement park and more interesting than television. The older brother was also very kind and made her feel at ease.
But her mother's words were still ringing in her ears. After hesitating for a moment, she walked up to the girl in the pink dress and stared at her intently.
“Liar,” she said. “Mom said that men who dress as women are liars. People outside are saying… saying…” Her language skills weren’t very good, and after thinking for a while, she seriously imitated her mother’s words: “…you and your sister are fighting over a man.”
Chapter 73
Wen Zheng's brow twitched.
The three of them were enjoying a pleasant outing with their child when, about half an hour ago, discordant voices began to appear in the live chat.
Wen Zheng pretended not to see it, neither replying nor paying attention, but things only escalated. He had a bad feeling when Xiao Bailing suddenly went offline, but this scene and these words were completely unexpected.
Stealing a man from her sister?
If Wen Zheng had the chance to read that post, he would have a general idea of what happened. But he hadn't read it. Based on the few words in the comments and the dense, illegible text, he could only take physical measures to control the situation—grabbing Xiao Bailing by the back of her collar and quickly walking a few meters away.
"Did your parents tell you that?" Wen Zheng asked.
Little Nightingale nodded: "Mom said I should stay away from him." As she spoke, she looked straight at Chengmei, who was standing frozen with her back to them, and murmured, "I don't like her either. I don't like him, brother."
The child speaks with an innocent cruelty, readily expressing whether he likes it or not.
She wore a princess dress that garnered her immense affection, her lips red and teeth white, making her incredibly adorable—but there were always people who didn't like her style, such as May, who was at the center of the conversation and had been intentionally or unintentionally ignoring her the whole way, or rushing to talk to others with great enthusiasm.
Don't think Little Nightingale is stupid; she knows everything.
So she instinctively launched a powerful and flawless counterattack—something her parents told her to say, not something she said herself.
"Why don't you like him?" Wen Zheng's thoughts raced in a very short time, but his face remained calm and composed. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught Cheng Mei turn around and stare at him stiffly.
He wasn't sure if Chengmei could hear the conversation, but he wasn't afraid to listen.
“He always pulls his brother along…” Little Nightingale lowered her head slightly, looking a little aggrieved: “My brother is the one who plays with me, he has to play with me, not with her.”
“Then I’ll keep you company for a while,” Wen Zheng said. “But it’s wrong of you to call someone a pervert. Apologize to him, and then I’ll play with you.”
The little lark waited a while before slowly saying okay.
Chengmei was targeting a primary school student; the comments on the screen made it clear, and Wen Zheng could see it too.
But it's strange for an adult to do something like that. During the live broadcast, Wen Zheng didn't ask anything, he just walked in the middle with Deng Puyue, trying to keep Chengmei and Xiao Bailing apart.
Chengmei responded to Xiao Bailing's obedient apology with a half-smile and a "hmm," remaining mostly silent for the rest of the trip.
It took ten minutes to get out of the maze. The idyllic garden disappeared, and all around was vast yellow sand with intense sunlight overhead.
Following the clues provided earlier, as they venture deeper, they should find a small oasis and a desert market, where they can get hints about their next location.
The comments on the screen got increasingly outrageous. Because it had little to do with Wen Zheng, the viewers became more and more impolite. Fortunately, Cheng Mei couldn't see some of the words.