Chapter 29
In the Cub Raising Program.
Watching the live broadcast or playing the game, after hearing Xu Baijing’s words, the reaction of parents across the universe can only be described in three words—
Ragin, exploding anger.
The current situation is even more intense than the first day when the Cub Raising Program was launched.
On the first day of the Cub Raising Program, they saw the living environment of His Majesty. At that time, many people thought that His Majesty was a game model, and they were already angry.
At that time, their anger was directed at this universe. They wanted to destroy this universe that had given such a fate to the Emperor.
But now, it can be basically confirmed that the cub in the game is the Emperor they can’t wait to hold in their palms. The one who has brought all this misfortune upon him is not that universe, but… that Xu Baijing.
Think about the narrow and damp basement where Wen Xingze used to live, eating cheap instant noodles in two meals.
Unable to pay the rent and utilities, the company went bankrupt, and almost had to collect waste products and sell leeks.
Learning to play the suona was to earn some living expenses by part-time work.
If it started from the age of eight, then, this kind of life has lasted for a full sixteen years. The king rarely mentions his parents. When Wen Xingze was living in such poor conditions in the capital, his parents did not care, and it was probably related to this.
Anyway, this account should be settled!
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Dragon Clan’s main star.
As the race with the second highest combat power in the entire universe, their claws can tear any hard and sharp armor. Acting clan leader Astor roared:
“Roar——”
On the mountain range where the snow never melts, the angry dragon roar sounded again.
“Humans only have one life, it’s too cheap for him,” Silver Dragon Will’s claw tip stretched out and retracted, “Astor, has the clan…clan leader come back? Doesn’t the clan leader know the resurrection technique?”
Astor is just an acting clan leader. Their real clan leader, the black dragon, is traveling far away, and the clan leader is proficient in a technique that can make creatures come back to life.
That person called Xu Baijing, first bury him in the snow mountain and freeze him, then resurrect him, then push him into the lava abyss, then resurrect him, then press him under the sharp claws and crush him, then resurrect him…
The giant dragons stared at their claw tips tightly, and after a while, they consciously dispersed and began to sharpen their claws.
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Blood Clan’s main star.
The pressure from the Thirteen Princes suddenly spread, and the Roman columns shattered under the huge pressure.
“What courage…”
A vampire sat up from the coffin, stepped on the latest Universal Alliance report with a gloomy face, and tens of thousands of bats swept past him. Countless blue flames spread all over the mountains and plains, and the planet of eternal night suddenly became as bright as day.
This night, almost every vampire prepared a new coffin, the kind filled with mercury.
Prepared for Xu Baijing.
This is the first human being to have this honor, and to some extent, it can be considered as a historical record.
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Elf Clan’s main star.
In the center of the vast and mysterious forest, under the holy tree, the elf clan leader who was kneeling next to the empty throne suddenly opened his eyes. He has the typical beautiful appearance of a light elf, pointed ears, golden hair, and green pupils.
But the burning anger made those eyes suddenly change color, and red patterns appeared on the pointed ears, gradually showing the characteristics of dark elves.
When he walked out of the temple, he heard the noisy and sharp voices of countless elves on the entire planet.
The night suddenly fell.
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Mechanical Star e19.
The most technologically advanced place in the entire Muse Empire and even in the entire universe. This city-state showcased a sense of perfection that is more precise and cold than high-end instruments. This is the residence of the Dwarf Clan and Mechanical Race.
In the silver-gray mechanical city, the gentle voice of the terminal AI always surrounds the city, but at this moment it suddenly stopped, showing a somewhat terrifying silence.
This city-state is home to many mechanical officers who have retired from the space war. At this time, they stood with their heads down, silently looking at the sky, processing the received information slowly.
Their massive size and cold, intimidating appearance. The metal surface, full of scratches and rust. Suddenly, their irises lit up.
Soon, the bar representing anger is completely filled. Their breathing lights start to flash violently, and there are intermittent alarm sounds:
“Beep——” “Warning, warning, data overload——” “Beep——” “Warning, it is recommended to shut down the human emotional center of this machine——”
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The same scene also happened in many corners of the Muse Empire, the Merfolk’s Lancer star, the vast plains of the Beastman Clan’s main star, the Feather Clan's Sky City, and the asteroid belt where only the most dangerous plants grow and live…
At the other end of the universe, the distant Utopia Empire.
The snow season is about to come.
The attendant knelt down and shivered. The monarch’s mood had just calmed down, and he fell into another ice hole.
There has never been such a terrifying time before.
The palace quickly froze over, and the intelligent central system that the palace was built on was damaged by a biological wave attack. After a crackling flash, the temperature dropped below zero.
He stood up, his dark royal cloak fluttering, and the black silk covering his eyes also fell to the ground.
The terminal shattered between his fingers, the attendant quietly raised his head, and saw the Monarch’s eyebrows cold, colder than the deep winter snow.
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Perhaps sensing the overly strong killing intent of parents across the universe towards Xu Baijing, the Light Tower finally went online tremblingly, and issued a notice under great pressure:
“Ding Dong! We regret to inform all parents that at this stage, the death or disappearance of the character ‘Xu Baijing’ will cause the ‘Cub Raising Program’ parallel universe to collapse. To avoid unnecessary harm to the cub, please do not make overly dangerous attempts!”
After all, Xu Baijing is the protagonist of the book world of “The Wealthy Koi and His Lavish Life”. His early disappearance will threaten the balance of the universe. However, the Light Tower remedied it in time:
“In response to the requests of parents, the Light Tower’s offline store now launches the ‘Xu Baijing Stress Relief Roly-Poly Toy. Buy now!”
The Xu Baijing stress relief doll is a roly-poly toy with Xu Baijing’s face, reduced to human scale, with a realism of 99%. It can be beaten, punched, mauled, used for sharpening claws, grinding teeth, and guarantees to perfectly reproduce the touch of beating Xu Baijing himself.
Because of this sudden event, the Light Tower had to advance the roly-poly toy plan.
——It has to be said that the Light Tower is definitely the best at making money.
Game peripherals are actually not profitable, because the Cub’s peripherals need to be exquisitely made, and they are limited in quantity and purchase. Although each one is sold at a sky-high price and doesn't even have a secondary market, the money that actually flows into the official's hands is very small.
But this kind of stress relief roly-poly toy is different. It is simple to make, and it is originally a consumable item used for beating. After it is broken, it is thrown into the trash can and you can easily buy another one to replace it. The most important thing is that the parents in anger have a huge demand for this…
For example, the Dragon Clan parents who only have more than three thousand dragons actually ordered millions of pieces. The Blood Clan parents ordered eight million pieces. The Merfolk parents even ordered thousands of pieces per person.
Unexpectedly, this became one of the most profitable offline peripherals in the Light Tower store, and it sold out as soon as it was listed!
But no one in Utopia bought peripherals, not because they didn’t need them, but…
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Earth, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a lonely ship.
Three hours have passed since Xu Baijing and Xu Sichao fell into a coma.
The other practitioners who came to help have all run away, and the media reporters have also hurried back to write articles with their materials. Only the Xu father and son and the dozing helmsman are left on this ship.
“Dad, save me, I really know I was wrong…” Xu Baijing woke up with a swollen pig’s head face, so painful that he couldn’t help but hiss and gasp. He looked around and sighed with relief, “Gone? Wen Xingze is gone? Haha——”
Thinking about it now, being slapped by a fish’s tail didn't really hurt that much. Wen Xingze is too soft-hearted. Xu Baijing thought he was going to die here.
At this time, Xu Baijing still didn’t know about his impending fate of being banned. He was just thinking, “As long as the green hills are there, one does not have to worry about firewood.” If Fang Ruxue doesn’t work, just switch to another scapegoat…
The laughter suddenly got stuck halfway.
Not far away on the deck, a man was casually leaning against a folding chair. He had excellent body proportions, his long legs stretched out, and his eyes were pitch black and cold.
For some reason, he was just sitting there, and his aura made Xu Baijing think of a certain lazy beast. Suddenly, all the hairs on Xu Baijing’s body stood up.
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“Ah ah ah——why are there great white sharks here——”
Chi Yan was polite: “Muse Express Delivery, mission accomplished.”
…The wailing of the Xu father and son quickly faded away and disappeared. They will spend a wonderful three hours in the deep sea full of great white sharks, electric eels, jellyfish, and dangerous creatures.
Compared to that, Wen Xingze just tied them to the shore and let the fish slap them. This is really a punishment that is too easy and too much like a child’s prank.
But the bad adults won’t do that. Although Xu Baijing can’t die, it’s not just death that can bring pain to humans, because humans are a very fragile species.
Chi Yan turned around and left.
“You don’t seem to have anything to do with Muse, please don’t call yourself Muse Express Delivery,” the cold voice of the Merfolk elder came from the earphone, “Please mind your position, enemy monarch.”
In terms of cooling ability, Chi Yan will not lose to anyone.
He also said indifferently: “Pot calling the kettle black.”
“…” This sentence immediately hit the elders’ pain point. They had initially refused to join the Muse Empire because of their pride, so they did not get the identity card written by Wen Xingze.
This is simply a pain that the elders cannot look back on in their lives.
Xia immediately grabbed the earphone and counterattacked: “Ridiculous, the Merfolk are Muse citizens certified by His Majesty himself.”
Chi Yan: “Not all, right?”
The elders: “…”
The elders began to take deep breaths.
Elder Li grabbed the earphone, and his voice gradually became irritable: “No matter what you are plotting, the Cub belongs to the Merfolk.”
Chi Yan paused.
His tone was extremely calm, but it sounded full of sarcasm:
“Is it? I don’t know if it has been said to the Merfolk, but he admitted that he likes me.”
Obviously, this is the last straw that crushed the Merfolk, because His Majesty has indeed never said that he likes them in person…
Although the main reason is that most of the mermaids are more introverted and deep in their emotions, so they are shy to ask such questions, unlike the vinegar-blooded Blood Clan and the crude Dragon Clan, who can ask Wen Xingze if likes them or who he likes the most ten times a day.
But the final result is like this——
The king, really, did not, directly said, he likes them!!!
“…”
“…”
Once again.
With just one sentence, Chi Yan successfully filled the hatred value of the Merfolk.
Chi Yan took the earphone a little farther away, and heard the intense electric noise and various wave sounds on the other side. It seems that they, like the Blood Clan, are a race that can’t calm down.
The driver opened the car door for him, and Chi Yan hung up the phone casually.
It was not until the communication was completely hung up that he slowly added the last three words to that sentence:
“…Acting.” (Note: 'He likes my acting.' Meaning Zeze also never told Chi Yan that he liked him lol.)
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The next day.
The morning follow-up shooting starts from breakfast. At this time, the cameraman is still setting up, and the guests can chat about some topics unrelated to the program.
On the second floor deck restaurant of the cruise ship, Wen Xingze walked in yawning: “Morning…”
“A'ze, morning.”
Most of the male guests have arrived, and the female guests need to put on makeup. Only Fang Ruxue has come so far. Zhu Bo and Fang Ruxue were chatting while reading the newspaper.
Because they have to hand in their phones while filming the variety show, the guests don’t have much entertainment, so they just read the newspapers and magazines sent to the program team.
After Wen Xingze sat down, Zhu Bo mysteriously handed him a newspaper and whispered:
“Aze, have you heard? Something big seems to have happened in the Feng Shui circle yesterday. It’s related to Xu Baijing, and it’s gone viral!”
Xu Baijing has been muddled for these few months. Because of his shameless behavior and bad attitude, and news of his eager attempts to make a comeback are still circulating, he still has quite a bit of attention.
The incident reported by the Pineapple Gazette is a bit strange, but it is indeed the hot topic of the entire entertainment circle today.
Wen Xingze suddenly had a bad feeling.
He took the newspaper and saw the headline from Pineapple Gazette. The headline photo was of Xu Baijing and his father Xu Sichao being tied to the shore, their faces swollen from being slapped by fish tails.
The headline reads ‘Shocking! A stunningly talented Feng Shui master emerges in the Feng Shui circle. One of Xu Baijing’s foster fathers, the former celestial master Xu Sichao, has taken people’s luck and done many evil deeds, and finally reaped what he sowed?’
Wen Xingze: “Haha…”
Is this media a bit too quick? What’s with this shocking news?
“Xu Sichao is the closed-door disciple of Master Jinghua, right? I remember Master Jinghua is very famous. In the past, he was involved in disaster relief and saving the world… It’s really a misfortune for the master.”
Zhu Bo was amazed: “I just guessed that Xu Baijing must have done something bad. Otherwise, with his character, how could he become popular overnight.”
That boy band member said: “This time Xu Baijing is completely overturned. He is involved in this kind of thing, and it seems that the relevant departments have come forward to ban him. His name can no longer be found on Weibo.”
Hearing the word ‘ban’, Wen Xingze felt a chill in his neck. Is he involved in ‘this kind of thing’?
“This Feng Shui master is so handsome!!!” Another female guest also joined the discussion, pointing to the last somewhat blurry photo, “This one, the one kneeling with a dagger, if you didn’t say it, I would have thought it was a movie screenshot.”
“This Feng Shui master defeated Xu Sichao. Xu Sichao used to be the First Heavenly Master, so is this handsome guy now the first First Heavenly Master?”
Wen Xingze couldn’t join the discussion, feeling a chill on his back.
Because the Blood Clan parents used illusions to deal with the aftermath last night, the program team didn’t notice the abnormalities on the deck, and Wen Xingze also asked the reporters not to expose his true face, so most people still don’t know.
This feeling of listening to others gossiping about oneself in person is simply the ultimate embarrassment in life. Wen Xingze really wants to leave this beautiful earth.
The boy band member: “I believe in metaphysics again. And this genius Feng Shui master looks familiar…”
Fang Ruxue also took the newspaper, feeling a lingering fear: “Saying that Xu Baijing’s target this time is a supermodel in the rising period of her career, could it be someone I know? It’s just too much. And this genius Feng Shui master looks familiar…”
Zhu Bo said more and more outrageous: “This young Feng Shui master who defeated Xu Sichao and his son, said to be an unparalleled genius, can control Feng Shui to summon the divine dragon, black phoenix, and seven dragon balls, and even have the sea god Poseidon as a stand-in messenger. And this genius Feng Shui master looks familiar…”
Wen Xingze said tactfully: “The divine dragon, black phoenix, seven dragon balls, and Poseidon are not really accurate.”
The guests’ topic suddenly stopped.
Everyone’s eyes involuntarily focused on Wen Xingze.
Zhu Bo seemed to think of something, looked at Wen Xingze with a suspicious face, and then looked at the newspaper:
“This black mask, this outfit and height, don’t say, it really looks a bit like——”
Wen Xingze: “?”
“——This Pineapple Gazette, they often make up stories,” Wen Xingze quickly interrupted Zhu Bo’s words, trying hard to persuade them to believe in science, “They even reported before that Chi Yan was secretly in love with a certain 18th-line star and had a secret marriage and divorce, and had two children.”
The guests: “…”
Zhu Bo: “…I think this report might be half true.”
“But then again.”
With Wen Xingze’s words, the guests sobered up a bit.
There are no ghosts and gods in this world, maybe it’s another kind of magic. After all, they just witnessed how magical magic was yesterday. But if so, why was Xu Baijing banned? Is there really other hidden information?
Wen Xingze successfully diverted the topic, and the restaurant slightly relieved from the weird atmosphere.
Just then, the door of the restaurant was suddenly knocked, and the director opened the door with a strange face: “A'ze, come here, someone is looking for you.”
All the guests in the restaurant pricked up their ears.
The director’s expression was extremely solemn, and Wen Xingze followed him down the stairs to the deck in confusion.
A luxury yacht was parked not far away. On the yacht, a butler in a British uniform bowed slightly to Wen Xingze: “Young master, I’m very sorry, I didn’t mean to delay your work, but there is a distinguished guest visiting.”
Wen Xingze: “…”
The program team and the guests peeking on the second floor: “…”
A dark red carpet was laid on the connecting passage from the yacht to the cruise ship, and the servants lined up on both sides, bowing and greeting Wen Xingze. The butler handed him a hot towel, and very naturally walked up, holding a small brush to help Wen Xingze dust off the non-existent dust on his shoulder.
A private plane sent by the Dragon Clan parents was floating in the sky. The bodyguard in a black suit sat in the plane, holding a walkie-talkie, and said to the butler’s earpiece: “No abnormalities within a radius of four kilometers.”
In addition to this private plane, there are three helicopters visible to the naked eye, covering the sea area.
Butler: “Good, keep monitoring, always pay attention to safety.”
Wen Xingze: “…” Don’t do this!!!
“…”
Even as celebrities, not many people have seen such a big show.
On the second floor of the cruise ship, the guests showed a shocked expression.
The boy band member kept the posture of pouring tea, and the water overflowed the table.
The director looked solemn, and if you look closely, you will find that there are bean-sized sweat beads on his forehead. He even bowed to Wen Xingze: “Young Master Wen, I apologize for my rudeness yesterday, I didn’t know you were in the mafia——cough.” A domineering young master of the underworld!
Wen Xingze was about to be drowned by the feeling of shame. What kind of shameful plot is this, and why is it ‘young master’? Did they do it on purpose? It’s too shameful, how could the author write such a plot?!
Wen Xingze was at a loss for words, wanted to explain but didn’t know where to start: “Wait, director, you guys really misunderstood, I’m not in the mafia——cough, forget it, let’s talk about business, who is looking for me?”
The butler cleared his throat with a fist, and sidestepped to one side: “Mr. Zhang, please.”
A… young Taoist priest came out of the yacht.
He can’t be called a regular Taoist priest, after all, that outfit is not a proper Taoist robe, and he doesn’t have a duster, but anyway, he is different from ordinary people, with a bit of an immortal and Taoist bone feel. He was wearing a gray-green robe, a pair of cloth shoes, and even had long hair tied up in a bun.
Three people followed the young Taoist priest.
The Taoist himself was very careful, holding a small safe box. His bodyguard held something like a flag, and the secretary in a pencil skirt held a red-headed document. Lastly, a sweating office director who was taking photos followed.
It seemed like some kind of party cadre handover ceremony.
But the existence of the Taoist made the whole combination even more bizarre and peculiar.
“Mr. Wen.” The young Taoist walked up to Wen Xingze and bowed deeply to him, “On behalf of myself and the entire Zhang family elders, I express admiration and sincere gratitude for your righteous act last night.”
Wen Xingze: “No need, no need…” Righteous act?
The young Taoist continued, “Please accept this banner.”
The bodyguard next to him, wearing black gloves, stood straight and solemnly unfolded the banner.
On the sunny deck of the cruise ship, the banner fluttered in the wind. The red-golden large characters on it read:
“Full of righteousness, practicing for the people —— October 14, 2020, presented to Wen Xingze, the First Heavenly Master of China.”
Wen Xingze: “?”
“Also, this jade plaque, given by our ancestor Master Zhang Jinghua,” the young Taoist handed the safe box to Wen Xingze, and the butler quickly took the safe box, “The holder of this jade plaque can lead the Feng Shui world of China.”
Wen Xingze: “???”
The young Taoist: “And this official seal document.”
The secretary quickly handed the red-headed document titled “Notice Regarding the Registration of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Feng Shui Practitioners and the Revision of Civilian Regulations” to Wen Xingze.
Wen Xingze: “???”
“Finally, a group photo to commemorate the ceremony.” The young Taoist said, “It will be published in the official newspaper, everyone, please pay attention to your posture and expression.”
Wen Xingze was holding the banner given to him, the butler was holding the safe box and the red-headed document, the bodyguard and secretary stepped aside, and the office director with a digital camera hanging around his neck cheerfully took their photos, saying “Eggplant” and then pressing the shutter. (Note: 茄子 [Qiézi] = eggplant, sounds like cheese ^^)
The expression on Wen Xingze in the photo was extremely bewildered.
The Taoist bowed to Wen Xingze again, and then the people around started to clap with wooden expressions.
The director handed a megaphone to the Taoist in a daze, and the Taoist cleared his throat and said, “The First Heavenly Master handover ceremony and friendly meeting between the two realms have successfully concluded. Thank you, Mr. Wen, for your participation, and thank you to the ‘Fantasy Cruise’ program team for providing the venue.”
The program team and the guests stared at everything in astonishment: “…”
In the end, Wen Xingze reached out in a daze and pinched his own face.
“——Ouch.”
It’s not a dream???
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