Chapter 31 - 28: The Cow Comes Full Circle

The audience in Lu Heng’s livestream room are mostly old fans, with only a small fraction of new arrivals.

Not many people come here genuinely wanting a fortune read.

More importantly, they’re here for the gossip and fun.

From Hu, to Cai, Little Hou, and Little Rabbit, to the spirited young guys, watching all this every day is more entertaining than a comedy film.

Of course, although they mainly watch for fun, everyone still sends gifts in unison.

Just in case, you know?

Just in case?

While everyone was busy sending gifts, suddenly someone sent a burst of ten Cloud-Piercing Arrows in the room!

When they looked to see who it was, it turned out to be a familiar face.

The person wasn’t a stranger; it was the spirited young man + ghost fire youth known as "Yanshan Silver Spear Little Overlord."

Friends in the chat saw him and immediately burst into laughter.

"What’s up, little bro, you’re not dead yet?"

"The moment I saw you come out shooting rockets, I knew you chickened out that night, right?"

"There’s no shame in chickening out; life is long!"

"If young people aren’t feisty, can you still call them young? Kid, you need to be feisty!"

Facing the friends’ teasing, the spirited young guy didn’t clap back like last time.

"Thank you, master, for your help!"

"If it wasn’t for your warning that day, I’d be dead for sure."

The spirited young guy typed, full of gratitude.

"What happened that day? Tell us!"

"Yeah, hurry up and spill, I’m super curious."

"Divulge +1!"

Upon seeing this, the spirited young guy didn’t hide anything.

He recounted how the ghost fire friends and neighboring ghost fire youths were drag racing, then rear-ended a truck, and all met King Yama.

"Holy sh*t! I can only say, Master, you’re awesome!"

"You’re so amazing, Master, why didn’t you tell this kid to warn the others? Wouldn’t that have saved them too?"

"Where did this goody-two-shoes come from? Eat my stick!"

"If you’re so compassionate, why not block those ghost youths on the street?"

"This kind of goody-two-shoes just uses a keyboard to criticize others; speaking one more word to him is a waste of my energy."

"Natural selection—those who like courting death, let them!"

"I just checked the news, there was indeed a traffic accident in Yanshan, six dead!"

"Master is truly the bull who crashed the china shop—bullshit-level!"

The exposure from the spirited young guy, coupled with news confirmation, elevated Lu Heng’s image to new heights in everyone’s mind.

Simultaneously, the five-minute mark quickly arrived.

Lu Heng glanced at the gift leaderboards; it was significantly more than last time.

Such eager fans, so proactive!

But unfortunately, he needs to focus on a steady, recurring flow now.

Otherwise, he’d swing the sickle and reap this batch of fans in one go.

"Alright, everyone, stop sending gifts."

Lu Heng halted the fans from gifting, then added, "Now, let’s start the lucky draw."

"If a selected friend doesn’t want a fortune read, we’ll draw again."

Having said that, he activated the livestream’s drawing function.

In the blink of an eye, two lucky fans emerged.

"Tonight’s two lucky fans have emerged!"

"Let’s congratulate ’Kugou’ and ’Early Summer Rain,’ these two friends!"

Lu Heng glanced at the two winners and led the applause.

"Clap clap... clap clap... Let’s applaud!"

"Two more victims... I mean, fortunate ones have emerged!"

"Wonder what kind of fun these two will bring us tonight?"

"’Kugou’ and ’Early Summer Rain,’ both these names sound familiar, aren’t they streamers?"

"They’re both streamers, and both are big streamers with millions of followers!"

"Holy sh*t, this isn’t some backstage rigging, is it?"

"Rigging my ass! Whether it’s fans or streamers, aren’t they all here for laughs?"

"Right, right, who cares who the main character is, just enjoy the show!"

Seeing the barrage of comments, Lu Heng was also slightly surprised.

Didn’t expect today’s draw to select two streamers.

Could it be that Douhu’s official team tweaked the draw odds in the backend?

Not impossible!

Even though he’s only done three livestreams so far.

But just these three have created countless hot topics.

Plenty of viewers who don’t usually watch streams on Douhu have been drawn over by him.

Unknowingly, he’s helped Douhu expand their business reach.

But problems arose as well...

Douhu officials repeatedly invited Lu Heng to sign but were consistently turned down.

A high-profile streamer with no contract would make anyone uneasy, right?

If other streaming companies knew Lu Heng was contract-free, they’d probably be banging on the door to poach him by now.

Douhu’s top concern is Lu Heng taking his audience and leaving.

But he refuses to sign and even donates the gift money, acting like he’s rolling in cash.

How do you handle a streamer like that?

You’re not going to shut down his stream, are you?

If you did, you’d be shooting yourself in the foot.

He’d just take his fans elsewhere, leaving you with nothing but tears.

In the meantime, Douhu decided to sit back and observe awhile, continuing to send signing invites to Lu Heng.

Simultaneously, they sent other streamers over for some interaction to leech off his popularity.

So, that brings us to today’s scene...

Truth be told, Lu Heng doesn’t mind who he gives a reading to.

In his eyes, as long as they provide the Power of the Heavenly Tao, they’re prime targets.

But Douhu officials changing the draw odds without notifying him, isn’t that a bit much?

Maybe he should switch platforms and give Douhu a backstab?

He already has some ideas brewing.

Still, the livestream is the priority now.

"Now, let’s welcome our first lucky fan—Kugou!"

After locating them, Lu Heng sent an invitation to join the call.

The call was quickly accepted by the other party.

The screen shook, and a sharp, blaring car horn jolted everyone.

Next, a stylishly dressed, sharp-haired young man in his late twenties appeared in the stream.

"Holy, it’s really Second Brother!"

"Second Brother’s here for a reading—wants to know about his and Second Sister-in-law’s future?"

"Maybe Second Sister-in-law’s pregnant too, and Second Brother wants to ask the master for a name, like Eldest Brother."

"I can’t hold back, I’m laughing out loud!"

"I predict, Brother Dog, your wife’s got someone else, and the kid’s got another dad!"

"Hahaha, Brother Dog’s always fooling around; getting cuckolded serves him right!"

"Second Sister-in-law’s too gentle; this kind of scumbag should be forced to kneel on durians!"

"Too bad for my gentle and considerate Sister-in-law Dog; if Brother Dog divorces, I’m willing to take over."

"Aren’t you guys into sugar mommies? You can have them; I’ll take Sister Dog!"

"Brother Dog’s got several beauties by his side; those legs are so long!"

"I want to ask, sisters, aren’t you cold wearing so little outside?"