I entered the Livestream Room of this [Grandmaster Maple the Professional Debunker Influencer].
Wow, as expected of a top influencer— there were so many Bullet Screens that they covered the entire face, I couldn’t even see Grandmaster Maple’s features at all.
[Here we go, here we go! Another damn scammer is about to get wrecked by Grandmaster Maple!]
[This time you’re facing the professional debunker Grandmaster Maple, let’s see how you perform without any planted accomplices.]
[Even Bai Ze can only foresee, not change fate, even a three-year-old knows that.]
[You’ve been full of loopholes for ages! There’s no way you can talk your way out of this~!]
“Could everyone quiet down for a moment? I can’t see the Host’s face.”
[Pfft… Which mountain did this little loli come from?]
[Does she not know you can turn off the Bullet Screen?]
[I can’t, I’m smitten. She’s too cute. I’m switching to be her Fan now.]
Turn it off?
I looked at Xinyue pitifully, my eyes full of pleading grievance.
I’ve only been back on Earth for a month, and I never watch livestreams. The Livestream Room interface is so flashy, buttons everywhere— I have no idea which one turns off the Bullet Screen.
I just can’t find it, okay?!
What if I tap the wrong button and accidentally send a reward to the other side?
“All right.”
Xinyue, half laughing and half crying, helped me operate it, and the smart filter blocked most of the Bullet Screen, revealing a clear human face.
.
Phew, time to get to work!
I knew I’d be questioned sooner or later, so I wasn’t surprised when Grandmaster Maple showed up.
Since he spent money, I’d treat him like any other customer.
Whatever this guy was after, I’d just see him as a regular client.
But when I saw his face, I couldn’t help but frown.
“You came here with hostility. If I tell you now that you have a Fire Calamity, you definitely won’t believe me.”
[Hahahaha, guys, here it is! Classic fortune-teller line— the moment they see you, they say you have a Fire Calamity!] Grandmaster Maple laughed loudly, [Trying to threaten me now that you’re about to be exposed, huh? Let me tell you, plenty have tried to threaten Grandmaster Maple, but I’m still here busting fakes!]
“Debunking is a good thing,” I nodded, “But, uncle, have you recently revealed your home address? I see your House Palace, Wealth Palace, and Life Palace are all blazing with fire, and Black Qi is swirling around your Life Palace…”
[All right then, analyze it for me. What’s going to happen next? I want to see how you make this up.] Grandmaster Maple arrogantly shoved his whole face up to the camera, [Go on, make it up, I’m waiting.]
With his face so close, the Black Qi became even clearer.
I said helplessly, “Three Palaces of Fire—this is an obvious omen of Fire Disaster. Black Qi in the Life Palace means this Fire Disaster will not only destroy your house and wealth, but also threaten your life.”
[Oh, oh, oh, a Fire Disaster? That’s a new one! Are you going to send an accomplice to set my house on fire?]
Grandmaster Maple’s attitude was truly irritating.
Maybe that’s why he has so many Fans.
Fans just love watching this kind of in-your-face, ruthless takedown show.
He really gets how to put on a show.
Too bad I wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it.
“Seriously, you’d better check your house right away to see if there are any fire hazards, or if the emergency exits are blocked.”
[I won’t! I know your trick… Once I check, you’ll say: If I hadn’t warned you, you’d be dead by now. Eh~ did I guess right?]
Grandmaster Maple smugly shook his head.
[I’m not checking! Go ahead, set the fire. I want to see what you’ll do if my place doesn’t catch fire today. Let’s just wait here.]
“Actually, what’s seen in physiognomy doesn’t always happen immediately…”
[Oh, oh, she’s chickening out, look, she’s chickening out! ‘Doesn’t always happen immediately’—are you going to say it might take ten years?]
“It won’t take that long,” I shook my head, “With your misfortune at its peak, something will definitely happen within half an hour.”
[Half an hour, fine, let’s set that as the time limit. If nothing happens to me in half an hour, you have to immediately announce your retirement from the internet and admit you’re a scammer. If something does happen, I’ll reward you with ten thousand!]
“If something happens, you won’t have the chance to send a reward…”
[I said what I said! If something happens, even if I burn to death, I’ll send you the reward first! Too bad you won’t get to see it!]
After our verbal sparring, he started talking to the viewers.
[Did you all hear that? This girl says my house will catch fire within half an hour, maybe she’s hiring hackers to find my home address right now.
Too bad, it’s useless!
Hahaha, for this debunking session, Grandmaster Maple specifically traveled overseas. Even if she gets my address, it’s too late, half an hour is nowhere near enough!
Today’s the day we thoroughly crush this scammer! Bullet Screen, fill it up for me— Grandmaster Maple goes to battle! Not a blade of grass left!]
[Grandmaster Maple goes to battle! Not a blade of grass left!]
I couldn’t help but laugh.
“You’re sure you’re not going to check?”
[Sure! I’m not!]
“Suit yourself.”
The last time someone was this stubborn, they were in the hospital getting their leg reattached.
A few days ago, I called him on video and made him read the Four Thousand Character Reflection to the whole class.
He cried his heart out, so sincere.
In the end, that kid even swore to the heavens that from now on, he’d recognize me as the Old Boss and do whatever I told him to.
Youthful ignorance can still be corrected.
With my status as the great Yun Xianzun, of course I was magnanimous and forgave him… not just because he sent me a five-figure Red Envelope.
It’s a pity— some people know to mend the pen after the sheep are lost, so there’s still a chance to fix things.
Some insist on going down a dead end.
So let’s just wait and see.
“Sister Xinyue, what do Hosts usually do at times like this?” I asked Xinyue curiously, “Like, while waiting.”
“Some play Dou Dizhu, some play little games.”
Oh.
Forget it, I’ll just wait and look at the sky.
I sat on the floor, bored, swinging my little feet up and down.
[Girl waiting…]
[Please give us more of this kind of Animation!]
[The Host could totally become World’s number one一 Female Streamer with her looks, but insists on making a living with her skills.]
[Grandmaster Maple is just too much, how could he go after such a cute girl?!]
[Host, stop swinging your feet… Can I put them in my mouth?]
My Bullet Screen was clearly much more harmonious, every message sweeter than the last, making even a xianzun blush a little.
Speaking of which, what was Cluru doing over there? Hugging her phone and furiously typing, eight Tentacles and ten fingers all going at once, who knows what kind of messages she was sending, giggling to herself.
That typing speed— if she sent it all into the Livestream Room, she could fill the whole screen with Bullet Screen by herself.
Why do I have so many Bullet Screens… and most seem to be from a single account.
I didn’t think much of it, just glanced at the time.
“It should be about time.”
[Thirty minutes is almost up,] Grandmaster Maple looked confident, [Are you ready to accept your punishment? Apologize! And get lost!]
I ignored him and just muttered at his image on the screen:
“Namo Amituo Po Ye, Duota Geduo Ye, Duodi Ye Ta, Amili Dupo…”
[What the hell is she chanting?] Grandmaster Maple frowned, [Is she trying to mentally break me into muting my mic? No way…]
But there were some knowledgeable people in the Livestream Room:
[Grandmaster Maple, she’s chanting the Rebirth Mantra.]
[The what?]
[It’s used to send off the dead.]