After joining Weibo, Nan Yue spent considerable effort before finally locating the trending topics section.
Even immortals who have lived for hundreds of years have almost forgotten how to use these high-tech devices.
Nan Yue sighed, then opened the full trending list and scroll down until she reached nearly the bottom, where she saw the top 46 trending topic—#NanYueHasBecameMoreBeautiful#. Simple yet direct, it left her somewhat disappointed; she felt she had given her best performance, yet what netizens cared about was still her appearance.
The top trending topic featured a prominent social media influencer who shared several photos of the Nanyue performance, offered superficial praise, and ultimately went so far as to criticize her publicly, accusing her of undergoing cosmetic surgery for beauty enhancement.
At the mention of this sentence, everyone participating in the discussion immediately launched a series of sarcastic remarks, accusing her of having plastic surgery, being cunning, lacking team spirit, and so on.
Occasionally, a few comments praising her would appear, all labeled as “water army posts.”
Seeing that the topic had quickly turned into a hotbed for negative backlash, Nan Yue promptly withdrew from Weibo to avoid further complications.
“Xiao Wu, how many minutes until the store opens?” “Hello host, I’m 005—not Xiao Wu.” “There are two minutes left.” Nan Yue responded, fiddling with her phone while glancing back at the TV screen.
Luoshan Shan has stepped down from her role; the host now asks the judges to award scores and the audience to cast their votes.
As expected, all four judges awarded this episode the lowest score possible.
One candidate received a direct zero score; when the host interacted with him, the interaction turned completely awkward, leaving a few seconds of embarrassment.
As Nanyue looked at that man, she suddenly felt a surge of curiosity—and gave herself a few extra points.
As Luo Wenshan returned to the backstage area, 005 reminded Nan Yue that the system store had been activated.
Nan Yue simply told 005 to open the mall and check out what was inside, completely ignoring Luo Wenshan’s venomous gaze.
The mall’s interface is highly minimalist, featuring four distinct categories—as noted by 005: spiritual herbs, elixirs, talismans, and magical artifacts.
Each product not only includes images, text, and price information but also comes with a brief description.
Nanyue had examined all the products in the four categories before finally noticing something in the bottom-right corner.
Spirit Stone: 10.
“Just 10 Spirit Stones for a single side quest?” Even the cheapest spirit herb in the market costs several hundred Spirit Stones.
The more expensive options often require thousands or even tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to exchange.
“This is a daily side quest; you can complete it repeatedly.” Nanyue said with a light laugh, her voice tinged with a hint of coldness.
005 suddenly trembled for no apparent reason, and spoke out instinctively.
“Hosts need not worry— completing the main quest will grant you more Spirit Stones, and 005 will secure additional benefits for you!” Nan Yue ignored it entirely and simply watched the next performance with a blank expression.
Soon, all thirty-six contestants ‘individual performances concluded, giving way to the most thrilling moment of the entire episode: through judges’ scoring and audience voting, half of the contestants would be eliminated while the other half would advance successfully! All participants had to take the stage together to face this harsh and merciless outcome.
Only then did Nan Yue see Qi Xi again—her face even paler than hers, wearing a rather incongruous hat on her head.
As Qi Xi approached, Nan Yue slightly wrinkled his nose, dismissing the faint scent of blood.
Then came Qi Xi’s voice, low and filled with anger: “Was it your doing?” “Well? If it were me, it wouldn’t have been just a broken light bulb,” Nan Yue replied casually.
At these words, Qi Xi’s face turned pale instantly, and his steps froze abruptly—what did Nan Yue mean?