The live chat blew up, and the number of viewers in the live stream shot straight up.
[Looks like there's going to be a fierce showdown today [resting chin on hand]]
[Why didn't anyone say this earlier?! It's the end of the month and I'm out of pocket money!]
[All these streamers these days are just laundering money, and there's a bunch of fools out there sending them gifts. Have you ever spent that much on your own parents?!]
[Ignore the random trolls. When the PK starts later, everyone just follow Ji Zhaoxi's lead!]
[My nerves are starting to get to me...]
Ji Zhaoxi watched the live chat and started to feel tense too. What was all this about? She'd only come here to ride the wave of traffic, so why did it feel like everyone was gearing up for a fighting arena match?
She wasn't even ready for this!
Yet her fans were all fired up, and some were even telling her to do a hype mic call to boost morale.
Random viewers who had no idea what was going on all flooded into the live stream too. The whole live streaming forum was spreading the word that Ji Zhaoxi and Sanzi were going to have a legendary PK tonight.
Ji Zhaoxi: ...
Since when did she agree to have a legendary PK with Sanzi? Why didn't she, the person involved, have the slightest clue? Who the hell was behind all this nonsense!
At the same time, at the company Ji Zhaoxi was signed to.
A group of people huddled together, all wearing serious looks on their faces.
"Right, get the marketing accounts on this too, and send the water armies to the forums. Just spread the rumor that she's going to have a PK with Sanzi."
"Did we buy the Weibo hot search yet? If not, hurry up and do it."
"Move fast, before Sanzi starts his stream, we'll grab a huge chunk of traffic first."
Ji Zhaoxi stared at the ever-rising viewer count on the live chat, not knowing what to say for a moment. A legendary PK usually came with extremely harsh penalties for the losing side.
And she, Ji Zhaoxi... couldn't afford to lose!
She cared a lot about her dignity...
Even her senior schoolmates had sent her messages.
[Junior sister, we saw the hot search already. We'll do our best to help you out tonight!]
Ji Zhaoxi couldn't help but burst into laughter. She really had no tricks up her sleeve right now.
The fans on the live chat kept a close eye on every little movement Ji Zhaoxi made.
[Zhaoxi smiled. That means we're definitely winning this PK!]
[Already topped up my cash, just waiting to hear our boss's orders [flexing muscles]]
[I'm a student and I don't have any extra cash, but when the action picks up I'll jump in and fight!]
[Our baby's so confident. Yep, that's exactly the kind of confident smile we need.]
Right at that moment, a special gift effect suddenly popped up and "pinched" Ji Zhaoxi's cheek.
[L sent Pinch Little Cheek *1]
[L2 sent Kiss *1]
[L3 sent Cosmic Heart *1]
Three accounts were all ready to go.
Finally, Sanzi went live. The second he started his stream, a huge crowd of viewers flooded in, and the stream got so laggy that he calmly had his assistant adjust the equipment.
He sat in front of his computer, tweaking the lighting and holding his microphone. His eyes were glistening with tears as he gestured for his assistant to turn down the background music. The music volume lowered immediately.
Sanzi looked at the live chat, the corners of his eyes turning red. He bit his lip and said, "Family, brothers and sisters, it's me, Sanzi. I'm back!"
"I know that while I was away from all of you, a lot of people picked on my family members. You didn't say anything about it, but I knew it all along."
He pointed at the screen and roared, "Today! I, Sanzi, am going to settle every single one of those scores with them!"
Right after he finished speaking, a blasting upbeat track started playing, and the entire live stream erupted in excitement.
[Sanzi, you're finally back [crying]]
[How does a disgraced internet celebrity have the face to make a comeback? It's all because of you brainless fans protecting him, setting a terrible example for kids these days. Why doesn't the government do anything about this?!]
[Sanzi, are you really going to have that legendary PK with Ji Zhaoxi tonight?]
[Little Train is in Ji Zhaoxi's live stream... She really poached Little Train away... Uh]
[Don't even mention that traitor in the stream. All fans, listen to Sanzi's orders!]
Sanzi tilted his head, bounced his leg, rested his cheek on his hand, and stared at the live chat with a hostile look in his eyes. He gripped his microphone and let out a cold snort.
"Ji Zhaoxi, right? Legendary PK, huh?"
He nodded his head and raised an eyebrow. "Fine by me. I actually have something I need to talk to her about anyway."
His assistant whispered beside him, "All of her top tippers are in her stream right now."
Sanzi yelled, "So what? Are Ji Zhaoxi's top tippers any more special than mine?"
He glared at the screen. "I'm accepting this legendary PK today!"
The assistant: ...
He was just giving him a friendly reminder, that's all.
Ji Zhaoxi was just about to stand up to pour herself a glass of water when Sanzi's PK request popped up. She sat back down and clicked accept.
The second she accepted the PK, a blaring, loud music track came blasting through the speakers.
The moment Sanzi laid eyes on Ji Zhaoxi's face, he was so angry his teeth were grinding.
"Ji Zhaoxi, I heard that my top tipper is in your stream?"
Ji Zhaoxi nodded honestly. "You mean Sister Little Train? Yeah, she's in my live stream right now."
Sanzi's traffic was absolutely massive today. The second the two connected their streams, Ji Zhaoxi's live stream even started to lag.
Sanzi's eyes turned red the second he heard that. "Little Train, if you ever want to come back, my door is always open for you."
Sansan's Little Train hadn't changed her username. She was still hanging out in Ji Zhaoxi's live stream, but she hadn't said a single word the whole time.
Seeing that, Sanzi smiled at Ji Zhaoxi and said, "Alright then, let's play by the rules of three rounds, two wins."
"I heard you're a college student, right? Here's the deal. If you lose, you go out to your school's playground and yell 'I, Ji Zhaoxi, have no shame. I just love poaching other streamers' top tippers.' Yell that three times, live on stream. How does that sound?"
[Sanzi, you're the man!]
[I've never bashed a female streamer before, but I really can't hold back on Ji Zhaoxi...]
[Make her do it when school starts again! It's vacation now, there's barely anyone on campus!]
Ji Zhaoxi's fans were furious. Student viewers stormed into Sanzi's live stream and started cussing him out nonstop.
Ji Zhaoxi listened quietly the whole time, then nodded. "That works. But if you lose, I get to set your penalty too. I'll tell you what it is after the PK ends."
Sanzi squinted his eyes. "Tell me what the penalty is right now. What if you make me do something that breaks the rules?"
Ji Zhaoxi let out a soft laugh. "The penalty I have in mind is way more gentle than yours. It's totally not against the rules. If you're scared, though, we can just call the whole thing off."
[Haven't seen Zhaoxi like this before, she's usually all silly and cute [crying]]
[What's the penalty going to be, baby? Make it harsh!]
[My girl is so cool [patting head]]
Sanzi frowned deeply and made eye contact with his assistant.
Assistant: ?
Why are you looking at me?
Sanzi moved away from the screen and whispered, "How many of my big tippers are in the stream today?"
The assistant whispered back, "All of them are here. Xiaoyao Ge and Cat Sister both told you to go all out and don't hold back."
Sanzi let out a sigh of relief. With so many big spenders in his stream today, how could he possibly lose to Ji Zhaoxi?
He looked at Ji Zhaoxi with clear disgust. "Fine, we'll settle the penalty at the end. But if it's something illegal, I'm not doing it."
He added quickly, "And anything that's not allowed to be done on live stream counts as illegal in my book."
The live streaming industry was heavily regulated these days, so a lot of vulgar, inappropriate penalties were no longer permitted.
Ji Zhaoxi raised an eyebrow at how cautious he was. "Don't worry, it's nothing bad."
If she managed to win this PK, she was going to make all of his female fans completely turn on him.
The live chats on both sides were full of nonstop arguing. Other streamers who had originally planned to leech off Sanzi's traffic found that all their viewers had been drained away by Ji Zhaoxi and Sanzi.
Sanzi put on a cold, stern face.
"Alright then, let the PK begin——"
