Volume One, Chapter 20: The Unrest at the Art Exhibition

Chat Live Broadcast Area—Su Xiaoxiao’s Streaming Room.

“Welcome to Xiaoxiao’s live stream! Today, we’re talking about the rising star of Qimiao, Electric Goddess Yan Suisui. As usual, once we hit 100,000 likes and 20,000 cat coins, we’ll get started.”

Su Xiaoxiao was the top gossip queen of the Qimiao gossip district, with over 100,000 viewers streaming through her room daily. Her content? Juicy rumors and scandalous tidbits.

Her stand-up style was sharp and witty; when she spilled the tea, her words sparkled with humor. Many viewers were eager to send gifts and support her financially.

Besides earning from her own fans, she also raked in votes from the big-name streamers—the elder brothers and sisters of the platform.

Sometimes she’d expose some dirt, causing those top streamers to come in and hush her up. Other times, those same big names would shower her with generous gifts to promote their favorite broadcasters and draw in traffic.

Once the gift frenzy settled, she unleashed her bombshells.

“Everyone knows the newly crowned Electric Goddess of Qimiao, Yan Suisui, right? Within just seven days of streaming, Emperor Li lavishly spent thousands in her room. ‘Late Dad’ was trained by her like a dog, and she even developed her own K Emperor—cough cough!”

At the crucial moment, Su Xiaoxiao faltered and coughed violently, halting her story abruptly.

The audience quickly resumed their gift-giving, their speed almost painful to watch.

[“You want gifts? I’ll send them, hurry up and spill!”]

[“Isn’t our Xiaoxiao a captivating siren?”]

[“Keep going, what happened next?”]

[“What’s going on?”]

“Flu season is hitting hard, and my throat is itchy. Sorry about that. After this cough, I’m all clear, let’s continue.”

“A newcomer squeezed into the Charming Beauty group’s PK match on her second day streaming. Especially that grand carnival match—you all saw it, right? If you missed the live, at least watch the highlights?”

“Yesterday, she even took on Xianyin in a big-brother match. Tsk tsk, that PK was like the match of the year—endless big gifts floating on screen. Oh, how I wish I could be that lucky someday.”

[“Hehe, Xiaoxiao, get some rest.”]

[“Damn, you’re just rambling nonsense.”]

[“Speak properly, don’t mess with our mood.”]

“Ahem ahem.”

Another wave of gifts poured in.

[“Late Wind sends the streamer Carnival *1”]

[“OMG, how did Late Dad show up here?”]

[“Late Dad must be here to hush things up.”]

[“Xiaoxiao, you better behave, you chatterbox!”]

“Thanks to my Late Dad for the Carnival gift. Why didn’t you go watch Suisui?”

[“Late Wind: My princess is off-stream, bored.”]

[“What a saintly big brother, he doesn’t randomly gift if the streamer isn’t live.”]

[“Your big brother: Off-stream? I’ll go gift elsewhere. Suisui’s big brother: Off-stream? No gifts, nowhere else to go.”]

[“Late Dad, don’t be too attached.”]

[“All the good big brothers belong to others, heh.”]

[“Late Dad, no place to go? Come check out our Sophie, a beauty streamer.”]

[“Sister-in-law is also stunning, a curvy dance streamer.”]

[“Check out our Didi, a top streamer, investing in her is never a loss.”]

[“Late Dad, come see her, she’s new, no big brother yet.”]

[“Late Dad, come to me, I can do everything.”]

Su Xiaoxiao’s streaming room quickly descended into chaos, with the chat flooded by blatant attempts to poach viewers.

“I forbid any self-promotion or poaching of other streamers in my room unless I explicitly say so. One warning for promoting your own streamer, second time—plane ticket out. Mods will kick you.”

Despite Su Xiaoxiao’s warnings, some stubborn viewers kept trying to poach, but they were promptly kicked out by the moderators. Once the mods showed they meant business, the chat cleaned up significantly.

[“Late Wind sends the streamer Carnival *5”]

[“Late Wind: Don’t talk bad about my princess, I’m out.”]

Su Xiaoxiao made a zipper-closing gesture. “Oh, take care, Late Dad! I’ll say lots of nice things about Suisui. Come play again sometime, big boss~”

She had only intended to praise Yan Suisui to ride the traffic wave but unexpectedly ended up riding the big brother’s gift money as well, so she made sure to lavish praise generously.

She enthusiastically showered praise on Yu Yansui, piquing many viewers’ curiosity. They searched for Yu Yansui’s account, followed her, and prepared to camp out for her streams.

Yan Huai Feng checked various streaming rooms, but left each within a minute.

“How come I never noticed Qimiao streams being so dull? Why hasn’t Suisui started streaming yet? I’m about to die of boredom.”

[“Longye: Yan Ge, is Shenmoluo live? Want to raid?”]

[“Wind: Get lost, you want Daddy to carry you?”]

[“Longye: ?? You’re lucky I’m being nice, play or not?”]

[“Wind: Daddy didn’t say no, I’m coming.”]

—

Due to the Shenmoluo offline event, Yu Yansui had Zong Qiaoqiao help style her into the Qingyin look, preparing to switch up her style today.

As soon as the stream started, the regular guests quickly joined.

[“Guardian God Late Wind arrives riding the Kun”]

[“Dawn Eraser Jiuli shines on stage”]

[“Star Guardian member Sang You enters the room”]

[“Star Guardian member Xiang Yunduan enters the room”]

[“Star Guardian member gives votes to Miao Miao and enters”]

[“OMG, Qingyin!”]

[“Where are the soldiers of Shenmoluo!!”]

[“Xiang Yunduan: Cosplay?”]

[“Sang You: The princess has reached new heights of beauty again.”]

[“So many fish: The princess plays Shenmoluo too?”]

[“Want to see the full outfit, Qingyin is stunning.”]

Yu Yansui picked up Qingyin’s weapon fan, flicked a fan blossom, spun around, and even voiced several iconic lines of Qingyin.

[“Absolutely perfect, I declare Shenmoluo’s players are well fed.”]

[“Like a celestial fairy.”]

[“(Mod) Late Wind: Suisui is off-stream, add me to play.”]

“Sure, but I’m not very good.”

[“(Mod) Late Wind: I’ll carry you.”]

[“(Mod) Jiuli: Shenmoluo? I have an account too.”]

“Great, let’s play together after the stream.”

[“Late Wind sends the streamer Carnival *3”]

—

[“Late Wind sends the streamer Rolls-Royce Phantom *3”] (30,000)

[“Late Wind sends the streamer Diamond Heart Rabbit *10”] (489)

…

Waves of naming announcements floated across the screen, clearly Late Wind was buying exhibition showcases for Yu Yansui.

Yu Yansui happily hugged a little black cat plush and spun around. “Thanks, Brother Wind, mwah.”

[“(Mod) Late Wind: If others have it, you must have it too.”]

Qimiao had set up exhibition halls to showcase big brothers’ wealth and streamers’ strength. The collector’s exhibit featured rare, lottery, limited-time, and custom gifts from the big brothers—once unlocked, they were permanently displayed with no spending limit.

Other exhibits refreshed every seven days: Grand Slam exhibit at 20,000 RMB, Slam at 16,000, and Mini Slam for newcomers limited to 14 days at about 9,000 RMB.

Late Wind’s operation lit up Yu Yansui’s Slam exhibit, adorning her homepage with a rich aura of wealth.

Fans in the streamroom gawked and cheered at Late Wind’s exhibits—some gifts were rare and impossible to see otherwise.

Yu Yansui kissed the little black cat plush’s cheek again. “Thank you, Brother Wind.”

[“Jiuli sends the streamer Nine Heavens Galaxy *3”] (48,888)

[“Jiuli sends the streamer Edge of the Gods *3”] (50,000)

[“Jiuli sends the streamer Sword Soaring Immortal *3”] (48,960)

…

This time, the gifts were all from the mystery shop’s limited edition, clearly from the collector’s exhibit.

Li Suzhi, that bastard, was showing off and competing with him—damn it!

[“(Mod) Late Wind: Do you have cat cakes?”]

[“(Mod) Jiuli: They’re all Suisui’s big brothers. Only you can gift, but not me?”]

[“(Mod) Jiuli: Slow hands? Practice more if you’re bad.”]

[“(Mod) Late Wind: Shenmoluo, one-on-one!”]

[“(Mod) Jiuli: Heh, little dog, practice more if you’re bad.”]

Yan Huai Feng was completely losing it, and Li Suzhi wasn’t letting up either, recklessly throwing big gifts nonstop, sending endless rare presents.

[“The big brothers are going crazy.”]

[“This is entertaining, recording the stream.”]

[“The highlight team has already started screenshotting.”]

Yu Yansui saw the two arguing again over some trivial matter and hurriedly intervened. “Don’t fight, Brother Wind! Brother Jiuli!”

Both clearly had gone berserk—neither would give in. They were determined to see who could rack up the most gift exhibit titles, each wanting to be top donor.

[“Dragon King King arrives riding the wind.”]

[“(Mod) King: What are they doing?”]

“Brother King, please control them, they’re fighting again.”

King glanced at the chat and quickly understood the situation.

[“(Mod) King: Start a PK match right now.”]