The Prince’s Mansion, in the back garden.
The Second Prince sat on a cool mat, barefoot, eating grapes and enjoying the beautiful scenery before him.
Next to him,
Li Cheng Lin was pretending to appreciate the flowers quietly, but in fact, he was chatting with his viewers in the live stream.
“Streamer, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go to the venue!”
“Yeah, we want to see Fan Xian showing off!”
“Hahaha, you want to see Fan Xian showing off at the poetry gathering? Just search for the original video online!”
“The original video doesn't give the same thrill as the streamer's perspective!”
“Good heavens, you guys are here to watch a drama!”
“…”
The live stream was filled with laughter.
“Brothers, I know you’re eager, but hold your horses!”
Li Cheng Lin telepathically communicated to the live stream,
“I’m the esteemed Fourth Prince!”
“I have to maintain my style!”
“If I just go to the poetry gathering when it starts, I’d look so pathetic!”
“Tsk, you’re right!”
“Alright, let’s wait a little longer…”
“Haha, even the streamer cares about his image!”
“The person above, that’s not right, I don't mind you calling him streamer in private, but what should you call him in public?”
“Oh, sorry, esteemed Fourth Prince!”
“…”
【Happy Value +1+1+1+1+1+1…】
The joyous atmosphere
spread through the live stream.
And,
after Li Cheng Lin's previous live stream exploded in popularity, his live stream viewership had now reached 180,000+.
It was only a matter of minutes
before it broke through 200,000+!
“When I broke through 100,000+, I unlocked Levitation.”
“I wonder what kind of special reward I’ll get for breaking through 200,000+.”
Li Cheng Lin thought with anticipation.
“Fourth Brother!”
The Second Prince suddenly called out,
“Were you daydreaming just now?”
“Yes, Second Brother.”
Li Cheng Lin pretended to be startled and said,
“I was lost in thought, thinking about some things.”
“Oh? What were you thinking about? Tell your Second Brother!”
The Second Prince was intrigued.
“I was thinking about women!”
When it came to telling lies,
Li Cheng Lin was quick to speak.
“Ah?!”
“Thinking, thinking about what, about women?!”
The Second Prince and Xie Bi An exchanged glances. They were both struck speechless.
After a moment,
the Second Prince chuckled dryly,
“Fourth Brother, you really speak your mind!”
“I just wonder, whose woman were you thinking about?”
“Fan Ruoruo from the Fan family!”
Li Cheng Lin said without hesitation,
“I’ve been secretly in love with her for many years. I came to this poetry gathering to see her today!”
Li Cheng Lin’s answer
not only caused the viewers in the live stream
to nearly spit out a mouthful of blood,
but it also made the grapes in the Second Prince's hand taste like dirt. He stood up, barefoot, and walked to Li Cheng Lin, his eyes wide.
“Fourth Brother, is this true?”
“Absolutely!”
“My love for Ruoruo is known to heaven and earth!”
“If you like her so much, why don’t you pursue her?”
The Second Prince leaned forward, flicking his bangs, and said,
“Today’s poetry gathering is a perfect opportunity! If you two could truly connect today, it would definitely be a great story to tell!”
“That’s exactly what I’m thinking!”
Li Cheng Lin nodded and said,
“So, I was just pondering how to express my feelings to her!”
The Second Prince opened his eyes wide.
Hiss!
Was Fourth Brother always so honest and straightforward!
He just blurted out his thoughts!
“Second Brother, you’ll support me, right?”
Li Cheng Lin asked, a brilliant idea striking him.
“Of course!”
“You’re my brother, and I will definitely support you in pursuing a girl!”
“Second Brother, knowing that, I can feel at ease!”
Before the Second Prince could express his support, Li Cheng Lin stretched out his hand and said,
“Second Brother, since you’ve said that, give me some silver notes!”
“I heard that pursuing girls takes a lot of money!”
“!!!”
The Second Prince’s smile froze.
What the heck?
He wants money?!
For some reason,
he suddenly felt like he’d been tricked!
But,
he just promised to support his Fourth Brother. Now, his Fourth Brother needs money to woo a girl, how could he, as his elder brother, refuse?!
Anyone with a shred of dignity
couldn't refuse!
“Ahem, Fourth Brother, that’s right!”
“To make a girl happy, you can’t skimp on gifts, you definitely have to spend money!”
“Brother will pay for it!”
The Second Prince drew a stack of silver notes from his sleeve. Just as he was about to take out two to give away, he heard Li Cheng Lin say dissatisfiedly,
“The other day, I went to the palace to ask the Emperor for money, and he had none.”
“Eunuch Hou just handed me 30,000 silver notes…”
“So stingy!”
“He should’ve given me more!”
“I just went to Drunk Immortal Manor and spent it all!”
Pfft!!!
The Second Prince, who was counting the silver notes, nearly choked!
He was originally planning to
give him only five hundred…
But then,
Li Cheng Lin said that Eunuch Hou just handed him 30,000, and that he was stingy!
No, wait,
how did you spend 30,000 in Drunk Immortal Manor?!
You must’ve eaten the madam to have spent that much!
But,
regardless of how he spent it,
the Second Prince felt like he was going to bleed dry today.
He had 40,000 silver notes with him,
He gritted his teeth,
and handed it all over!
Although,
the Second Prince wasn’t short of money,
but giving away so much at once still made him feel a pang of pain!
“Thank you, Second Brother!”
After receiving the money,
Li Cheng Lin beamed,
“A man, with money, has confidence!”
“I’m going to find Fan Ruoruo now and tell her how I feel!”
With that,
Li Cheng Lin left, bidding them farewell.
He left behind only the Second Prince, who was feeling the sting of his generosity, and Xie Bi An, who was speechless.
Only after half a day did
the Second Prince, filled with regret, slap his hand over his mouth.
“My mouth!”
“I shouldn’t have interacted with him!”
“How did my money end up in his hands?!”
“Old Xie, why didn’t you stop me?!”
Xie Bi An chuckled wryly,
“Second Highness, how could I intervene in brotherly matters?”
“That’s true!”
The Second Prince waved his hand in annoyance,
“Forget it!”
“It’s not like it’s a stranger, it’s my brother!”
“Besides, if he can really win over Fan Ruoruo, it would be good for me too!”
“Why?”
“Fan Ruoruo is Fan Jian’s daughter and Fan Xian’s sister. One is the Minister of Finance, the other will inherit the imperial treasury…”
The Second Prince’s eyes flashed with thought,
“Whoever marries Fan Ruoruo will essentially have connections with the Ministry of Finance and the imperial treasury!”
“Letting Fourth Brother marry her…”
“It’s better than having someone from the Crown Prince’s side marry her!”
………………………………
On the other side,
Li Cheng Lin was in a great mood as he headed towards the venue for the poetry gathering.
Just by moving his mouth,
he’d gotten 40,000 silver notes for free.
This deal
was too good to be true!
He’d said he wanted to help Kun Kun take flight. He needed the money for that.
Money
was always good to have!
“I’ll go ask the Crown Prince for some too later!”
“Second Brother gave me so much!”
“He can’t be stingy as the Crown Prince!”
Li Cheng Lin said with a smile.
“Hahaha, streamer, you’re a real scammer! You went through all that trouble, and it turns out you were just trying to get money!”
“I’m dying of laughter, the Second Prince probably hasn’t suffered a loss like this in his entire life!”
“The Crown Prince’s money pouch is in danger!”
“Good heavens, you’re going to ask the Emperor, then the Second Prince, then the Crown Prince, who’s next?!”
“40,000 silver notes, that’s equivalent to hundreds of thousands of RMB!”
“It’s alright, your Second Brother is rich. He does business with the Northern Qi silk and firearms!”
“That’s true!”
“…”
The viewers in the live stream were laughing hysterically, their stomachs aching from laughter.
【Happy Value +1+1+1+1+1+1+1…】
【Rewarding host with enhanced physical strength！】
【Ding, breakthrough!】
【Congratulations, host, you are now a 7th-grade martial artist!】
【Ding, congratulations host, your live stream viewership has broken through 200,000+!】
【Unlocking special reward: Air Dance!】
【Congratulations, host, you can now fly freely in the air!】
Amidst the viewers’ laughter,
Li Cheng Lin also heard the system’s prompt.
He stopped in his tracks.
The smile on his face became even brighter, like a blooming flower!
Finally…
He’d broken through to the 7th-grade!
A 7th-grade martial artist
was a watershed moment in martial arts cultivation.
Below the 7th-grade, ordinary people could achieve it with perseverance,
but to break through the 7th-grade,
one needed some talent!
After reaching the 7th-grade,
Li Cheng Lin had truly entered the ranks of the masters!
Besides that,
the second reward
made Li Cheng Lin even more excited!
His live stream viewership had broken through 200,000+!
It had finally unlocked a special reward!
Air Dance!
Although it was only one character different from Levitation,
the actual effect
was a million miles apart!
Levitation only allowed Li Cheng Lin to float straight up and down, preventing him from falling.
It could be considered flying,
but it wasn’t true flight.
Air Dance,
was real flight!
Didn't the system say so?
You can now fly freely in the air!
“With Air Dance, even if a Grandmaster comes, they can’t kill me!”
Li Cheng Lin thought happily,
Grandmasters couldn’t fly,
I’ll fly around above your head, even pee on your head,
what can you do to me?!
The sudden surge of confidence gave Li Cheng Lin an unprecedented sense of security.
He glanced at the barrage,
where viewers were still discussing how he scammed the Second Prince for money…
“You guys, your horizons are too narrow!”
“How can you say I scammed him?”
Li Cheng Lin shook his head with a smile, speaking with deep meaning,
“Don’t forget, in the original plot, how tragically the Second Prince died!”
“How miserable his end was!”
“Now, he’s given me some money, which is good for me in the future…”
“Tell me, when he’s about to be killed, won’t I help him?”
“Of course, whether I help him or not, we’ll see later.”
“It depends on how he treats me!”
“In any case, the money he gave me was definitely worth it!”
“…”
Li Cheng Lin’s words
made the viewers in the live stream stunned,
followed by a frenzy!
Holy shit!
It sounded like,
the streamer was thinking of maybe giving the Second Prince a chance at a new life?!
You’re so amazing, Fourth Highness!
With the barrage of exclamations,
many viewers,
started sending Li Cheng Lin gifts!
At that moment,
Li Cheng Lin finally arrived at the venue for the poetry gathering, swaggering with confidence!