Tens of thousands of people bought the "eye-cleansing" Ayaka video, marveling at the beauty of the Kamisato Art: Senho.
Just like that, more than half the resentment Teyvat held toward Bai Hao evaporated.
Sure, the guy was a menace.
But he clearly understood the Law of Meme Equilibrium:
If you stab the world's eyes, you must provide medicine afterward.
What was this?
PUA?
No—this was humanitarian compassion, obviously!
Once satisfied, Bai Hao ended the broadcast.
The closing theme of the secondary creative stream began to play—its melancholy instantly filling the world.
"In the deep vaults of the heavens, dark shadows linger,
the mountains and wilds narrow and cold— (In the hidden palace, I already bow.)
The lord departs, the kingdom lies in ruin— (Nowhere left to return.)
Hatred festers, sorrow swells— (Fallen apart, trapped in filth.)
Trembling, I wander down the doomed path— (Alas… what can be done?)"
[Barbara: This song sounds… so sad. (eyes glistening)]
[Venti: Indeed~ it carries the weight of ages. A fine Liyue composition.]
[Bennett: I don't know what it means, but it hits really deep!]
[Nilou: So this… this is Liyue's musical beauty.]
[Zhongli: Morax…]
[Kaeya: Forgotten by time, consumed by revenge… how poetic.]
[Amber: Why was Lord Azhdaha sealed?]
[The Adepti: …]
[Arataki Itto: Why do I feel like I just got stabbed in the chest? Wasn't this supposed to be a meme stream?!]
[Paimon: Maybe the stabbing is the meme?]
The stream faded out.
The Chasm — Azhdaha's Tears
Azhdaha stood silently in the darkness, wiping her tears.
Her freckles trembled; her lips quivered.
That song—The Collapse of Rock and Gorge—
It pierced her heart.
It sang the grief and loneliness she'd swallowed for thousands of years.
She had ranted, wandered, raged…
But no mortal had ever listened.
Yet a mere secondary creative stream…
had captured her pain effortlessly.
"The Mishearing Maniac… I must find you."
Jaw clenched, tears wiped, she strode toward Liyue Harbor.
She didn't know where he was—
but her ancient dragon intuition whispered:
Go where the crowds gather.
There, you will find a clue.
Wangshu Inn — Bai Hao's Next Big Plan
After ending the stream, Bai Hao stretched lazily.
"Aiya… over a hundred million views already. As expected of the great 'Turtle Show.' I should really remix it properly sometime."
Sitting cross-legged on the bed with a very satisfied grin, he checked his backend revenue.
With a hundred million subscriptions in mere hours…
tonight's total earnings would easily jump to three, five, even eight hundred million Mora.
His system balance had already surpassed 200 million.
He could buy a villa.
He could buy several villas.
But Bai Hao had no interest in something so… ordinary.
A normal mansion?
How pedestrian.
If he was going to live somewhere, it had to be—
A sky villa.
A floating palace.
Aerial luxury.
A new Jade Chamber.
And not just any Jade Chamber—
one even grander and more extravagant than Ningguang's.
A quick estimate:
At least 100 billion Mora.
A bare-bones version might cost around 10 billion—
after all, a single Mingxia Floating Stone went for 500 million Mora at auction.
But add artificial mountains, ponds, antique decor, defensive arrays, artillery systems—
Forget it.
Without a hundred billion, don't even try.
With only 200 million in his account, Bai Hao was short…
99.8 billion.
For once, he felt genuinely poor.
If anyone knew he was brooding over this, they'd strangle him on the spot.
Of course, there was a shortcut.
If he relied on Ningguang's… favor…
He'd have his Jade Chamber in minutes.
But Bai Hao scoffed.
Live off a woman's wealth?
Never.
He was a man of goals.
Ambition.
Dignity.
For him to be trampled by Tianquan Ningguang?
Humiliating!
Forget Ningguang—
even if the Heavenly Principles descended from the sky,
he'd insist he was the one on top!
…Though with his current martial strength, beating the Heavenly Principles was… optimistic.
It wasn't like Battle Qi Evolving into a Horse:
"As long as the horse runs fast enough, even heaven can't catch me!"
So—
Time to get stronger.
The price?
His recently earned eighty million Primogems.
Bai Hao opened his summoning system, invoked the spirit of Eula's mother, sacrificed a hundred years of a Hilichurl's lifespan, and pressed "Summon."
Shua—!
Eight shooting stars.
Eight shimmering cards.
Railgun Coins
Eula's hair ornament (oops)
Sparkling Fruit (no side effects)
Miku-style triangular headphones
A crate of Qiqi-brand coconut milk (24 bottles, freshly pressed)
A silver martial arts uniform
Ainz Ooal Gown's bubble-teapot watch
One bottle of hair gel
Bai Hao's eyes lit up.
"The Car God remains steady as ever—praise be to Ziyin!"
And there it was:
The Sparkling Fruit.
The treasure he'd dreamed of.
Admiral Kizaru's fruit—
greatest blessing of all lazy men.
High-speed movement.
Light transformation.
The Heavenly Cloud Sword.
And of course—
Yasakani no Magatama.
No knockoffs, no "Yasakani Outline Orb"—
the system delivered the real deal.
Just one bite:
"Ooh~ how scary."
One kick:
Boom—supernova.
Peak show-off performance.
He admired Kizaru deeply:
a man who clocked in at nine, clocked out at five, and slacked off openly even in high-stakes battles.
True king energy.
Bai Hao grinned.
"After all… I am a devout follower of Barbatos, the God of Freedom."
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