Chapter 42 - I’m Drinking Vinegar, the Uncoaxable Kind!
Translator: Callis
With so many spectators, the number of Luo Bing Jun’s fans naturally wasn’t small, and all the people watching the live broadcast were listening to his song. As soon as Luo Bing Jun came up and started to speak, the audience wasn’t stupid. There wasn’t one person who discerned it, but many. In addition, Luo Bing Jun was now collaborating with Tang Wan, and they were mutuals on Weibo. If they thought about it, they were about the same age, so they should play together.
Another one was Crazy Luo Bei. He really didn’t brag, but was a king in the game, so much so that he even made it as a super-king among the professional players. Not only that, but he was also only 16 years old!
He was most likely the youngest child among the professional players. He had many fans of the sisterly and motherly type, and because of his little wolf-like temperament, he was very aggressive. As a result, he also had many male fans.
During the compet.i.tion, a player could refrain from showing their face to remain a mystery. However, players of the same team needed to communicate. As it happened, Crazy Luo Bei was the team leader. Arrange soldiers seemed to be this child’s innate ability. When he opened his mouth, the fans could all hear it.
No.4 was a girl. When she heard that Tang Wan wanted to give two side accounts, she laughed and asked: “Little brother, I want my voice to turn into Luo Bing Jun’s, I want a thousand voice-changing devices!”
Tang Wan couldn’t hold in his happiness, “Sorry, I’m out of stock. A big fool just bought 10,000 of them.”
The big fool Luo Bing Jun rolled his eyes and gave Tang Wan the middle finger!
No.4 asked again, “Then do you have a voice-changing device for the little brother ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’? I want 10,000~”
Tang Wan’s ears twitched, “Who?”
“‘Prevailing Over Buddha’” Luo Bing Jun didn’t hide anything from Tang Wan, rambling to his heart’s content and directly telling him: “Gaming ID ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’. Almost everyone who plays games knows of this talented youth, who’s an expert in commanding. There’s a thousand regiment battle every month, and when other regiments see his ID, their heads ache.”
Tang Wan: “Pfft!”
The live broadcasting studio went into a frenzy: Luo, Bing, Jun, himself! Ahahahah!!!
That brother is so handsome, he must be very handsome while playing games as well!
Tang Tang, don’t hold him back ah!
G.o.ds, quickly come and look, Luo Bing Jun is in Tang Wan’s live broadcasting room!!!
You didn’t prepare any meng pets today, are you going to livestream while playing games?
Even though the other certainly didn’t admit it, there’s a 90% chance he’s little brother ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’!
G.o.d! My little brother is playing games in the live broadcasting studio!
My son! My son! My son!
……
Tang Wan watched as the live broadcasting room became lively, then quietly and stealthily texted a question to Luo Bing Jun: That little brother ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’ is very powerful?
Luo Bing Jun: You don’t know but you’re still planning to look for him?
Tang Wan: He mentioned once that he was a professional player and that he’d carry me if we ever played games. So I’ll just try it.
Luo Bing Jun: You’re amazing! He’s not old, just sixteen years old and already a captain; his commanding skills are very good. I’ve seen several videos of his compet.i.tions. How would I describe his tactics? He’s unpredictable, and no one can guess what’s going on in his head. He’s also especially fierce; he’ll kill a person when he sees them, not leaving a single one behind. He’s the kind of fierce person that would kill the enemy even at a heavy cost.
Tang Wan was surprised. Only sixteen, so young? Wasn’t he the same age as the cheetah twins? Didn’t this child need to go to school?
But this name……when Tang Wan remembered it, he couldn’t help but laugh. It was truly unparalleled.
After entering the game, Tang Wan beamed and poked No. 3, “Little brother Luo Bei, protect me~”
The youth coughed, and coldly replied: “Follow me closely later.”
Tang Wan’s eyes brightened, this child was very good at giving people a sense of security. This was a very confident young man!
Tang Wan understood that not everyone in the live broadcast wanted to see them play games. Initially, he hadn’t intended to play on the live broadcast, he just wanted to find a teammate. He hadn’t expected that the current number of people continued to grow with both of the people’s fans coming in. To show consideration for the whole audience, Tang Wan released cats, rabbits, and parrots. He guessed that the three species wouldn’t fight if they were placed together.
Xuan Feng was rather cunning; when it saw that the cat had been called out and that the rabbit had a larger body, it knew that it wouldn’t stand a chance. So, it simply remained on his shoulder, watching him play games and waving his wings in an arrogant manner, just lacking a shout: Laozi is standing on Daddy Tang’s shoulder, who still dares to fight with me?
Hong Liu looked at it as if it was looking at a fool.
The other meng pets slept when they were supposed to sleep, ate when they were supposed to eat, took walks when they were supposed to take walks, and licked their fur when they were supposed to lick their fur. There were a good number of little kittens nestled against Mulan, waiting for the big sister to lick their fur. The atmosphere was very harmonious.
When the game started, Xuan Feng approached and shouted: “Little big brother, jia you!” “Little big sister, jia you!” “Little beauties, jia you!”
Tang Wan c.o.c.ked his head, and Xuan Feng immediately plastered itself against his face. The two rubbed their faces against the other in mutual understanding. Xuan Feng then shouted: “The other side’s grandchild, do you dare to fight against me?”
A round of laughter rippled through the live broadcasting studio: Excellent, Xuan Feng is a little expert at pulling hatred!
Tang Wan unhappily glared at it, “Don’t be noisy, speak civilly.”
Xua Feng cleverly rubbed against Tang Wan’s face, well behaved for the time being.
This time, a barrage came up, all learning from Xuan Feng’s speech: Little older brother, jia you!
Do you dare to fight against me?
If I stand here do you dare to hit me?
Little older sister, a mua~
……
Tang Wan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry; they had learned bad things from Xuan Feng.
After entering the game, Tang Wan knew that he wasn’t good at technology, so he followed little brother No.3 closely. In front of this little brother, the players of this rank were like a basin of vegetables; they could be eaten however they chose to eat them. A small friend with a gun was like a G.o.d of death after entering. He didn’t hide, but would rush up to the people he saw and go wherever he heard the sound of gunfire. Tang Wan just found a place to hide, not bothering to pick anything up, just carrying a weapon and using a backpack as a defense against the other side. Although, he felt that he might not need it against the other side.
Xuan Feng had already gone mad with excitement, and was making trouble on Tang Wan’s shoulder: “You over there, you dare to attack me? I dare you to try to attack me!”
A barrage of comments followed: You dare to attack me? I dare you to try to attack me!
Everyone was misbehaving!
Tang Wan ran down the entire game. He didn’t know how, but he got his victory presented to him on a platter, smoothly capturing the first game.
During the second game, fighting against ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’ was like trying to kill a G.o.d. The whole course of events was straightforward, just forging ahead with no special strategy. When he saw a person, he would attack them; just one person fighting against one of the other side’s teams.
After two games, the little brother was silent for a while, then suddenly asked with a smile, “Older brother, are you excited?”
Tang Wan immediately flattered: “Of course I’m excited! I feel like only this can be considered playing a game!”
The other a.s.sertively replied: “Yes, playing games are for feeling happy. Losing wouldn’t be happy, so get that happiness, victory must be obtained.”
Tang Wan understood, this child had just said: I can’t afford to lose! I can’t lose!
During the third game, ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’ still charged forward, calling his teammates to run after him: “Come on! I’ll let you experience abusing rookies!”
Tang Wan still had a playful mindset, happily running after the little brother.
He really was worthy of being a professional player. This child was firm and unwavering, he’d kill any person he saw. What hiding and roundabout tactics? They simply didn’t exist! His entire being was like a world’s overlord.
There were more and more people in the live broadcasting studio. There were many audience members discussing: So he really was a professional player! No, an exceedingly fantastic professional player! When he told us, we thought he was just boasting!
Tang Wan took the time to glance at the screen, and was especially proud: “My fans are crouching tigers and hidden dragons!”
After saying that, he distinctly heard a strong, cold hum, especially prideful.
Tang Wan smiled and put on his headphones so that the audience couldn’t hear the inter-team communications. He sent Crazy Luo Bei a message: Is this okay? We all know you abuse rookies.
The other side didn’t type either, proudly declaring: “It doesn’t matter. If they don’t approve, they can come fight me themselves. Whatever.”
Tang Wan gave him a thumbs up. This little brother, how domineering!
After a while, he heard the other say: “In a bit, you can add my communications number. When I have time, I can bring you out to play.”
Luo Bing Jun opened up a small chat window, pulling only Tang Wan and Crazy Luo Bei in, and asked Tang Wan: “Are you wearing headphones?”
Tang Wan typed: It’s more convenient to communicate like this. With so many audience members, if we accidentally say something unintended, we could very well be scolded. You two are public figures, so it wouldn’t hurt to be careful.
Luo Bing Jun profoundly said: “Then I’ll be at ease.”
Just as Tang Wan was about to say that it was his consideration, he heard Heavenly King Luo’s pregnancy-inducing voice flatter: “Thank you daddy for taking me along~ Please take care of me again next time~”
Tang Wan’s lips were drawn out, he just wanted to stomp on this person. Did he want face? Did he have integrity? It was said that the n.o.bility was very reserved, who said this?! Trusting that was his mistake!
Tang Wan felt that he couldn’t call back ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’. This child must have come from Earth. He only could have chosen this name if he knew of the legend of the monkey brothers. Tang Wan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and said: “Xiao Luo Bei, don’t listen to his nonsense, he’s just teasing you.”
No.3 laughed, and said coldly and proudly: “Good, No.2, don’t be afraid. Daddy will take care of you. That over there is your uncle.”
Luo Bing Jun paused, then grit his teeth: “Very well, daddy!”
Tang Wan: “……”
You two are incredible, you two go on first!
After playing six games in a row, Crazy Luo Bei was still playing by shooting every person he saw. Tang Wan and Luo Bing Jun were running behind the other, the number of their points acc.u.mulating.
Tang Wan was already surrounded by a few rabbits and cats, and there were a few that were strolling around. The room was filled with a furry army. There were a number of larger cats licking a few smaller cats gathered into their arms. There were little kittens sleeping stretched out on the larger cats. They were obviously not related by blood, but they got along well. Tang Wan took the opportunity to look at the barrage. There were few comments, but the number of people wasn’t small at all. Tang Wan curiously asked: “Why aren’t you guys speaking?”
Barrage: Shhh! Don’t say anything, we’re petting cats.
Be quiet, I’m feeling the fur on the rabbit’s stomach.
Speaking destroys the mood, we just want to pet the cats.
Be a bit quieter, Tang Tang. Shush!
I’m looking at cats.
I’m looking at rabbits, don’t speak.
Tang Wan chuckled, “You guys can continue watching them for however long I’m gone.”
The audience wasn’t satisfied: Who let you hide your face? What else can we look at?!
Many people say that you’re good looking, a lot of people saw it already, but there aren’t any photos or evidence. Hmph!
I’m exploding, I’m really exploding, so much that I scared myself by exploding!
……
Tang Wan turned his head, pretending to be blind. He continued to play video games with his teammates.
The audience sent out a series of angry crying expressions, all shouting that they wanted to blacklist Tang Wan. Unfortunately, Tang Wan simply pretended not to see it. He didn’t try to coax them either.
After another five games, Tang Wan watched his points soar up and his rank rise. He quietly followed Luo Bing Jun and asked: We should be the rookiest kings!
Luo Bing Jun: There isn’t any sense of challenge fighting like this.
Tang Wan: Haha! When you get hit, isn’t it time to call for daddy?
Luo Bing Jun was speechless. He found that he and Tang Wan really were kindred spirits. After meeting once, they were already familiar. Tang Wan had unexpectedly also started to bully him; he also had a sufficiently poisonous tongue.
They teamed up to play video games. The audience watched the game while petting meng pets. This time, the live broadcast was playing; you play with your things, I’ll play with my things. Midway, two players had something to deal with and went offline. Tang Wan went to the live broadcasting studio to ask for two more players. At the end stage, little brother ‘Prevailing Over Buddha’ is starting to arrange his tactics. He circ.u.mvents, cuts in, looks for people to cover him, striking one by one. Tang Wan increasingly felt like this child had innate talent in commanding. Even though video games and real combat were different, the different paths would lead to the same result. He just didn’t know why this child didn’t go to school and played games every day. Could it be that he didn’t have the money to attend school?
Tang Wan’s mind was active, and he recorded a section to send to Zong He for him to watch. If he was a good seedling, then they could send this child to military academy. If he didn’t have money, he could pay for his tuition.
They played until noon, when Tang Wan glanced at the time. It was already 11:30, and he commented: “Brothers, should we rest and have a meal offline? Moderate gaming can stimulate the brain, but excessive gaming can harm the body. The time should be reasonably distributed, and we should enjoy a healthy lifestyle. We should follow the basic principles of playing games.”
The barrage hahaha’d, laughing at Tang Wan’s advice and making up a jingle!
Playing until this moment, everyone was tired and logged off one after the other. At this time, Tang Wan privately poked Crazy Luo Bei: Little brother, can we be added as communications friends?
Crazy Luo Bei: Yes, if someone bullies you in the future, you can call for me. I’ll subst.i.tute for you and take revenge!
Tang Wan laughed. This child was especially enthusiastic.
After the two were added as friends, Tang Wan also logged off from the game and said to Luo Bing Jun: I need to eat, and then take a nap afterward. I’m not playing in the afternoon.
Luo Bing Jun: Give me the child’s communications number, and I’ll go find the “little daddy” to carry me in the game.
Tang Wan: If Xu Mi knew that you were like this, he’d strangle you to death!
Luo Bing Jun: Oh.
Tang Wan was speechless. Thinking of his friend’s proper face and Luo Bing Jun’s frivolous manner and his strong penchant for disobedience pained him.
Not worrying about Luo Bing Jun’s idiocy, Tang Wan sent the game video to Zong He: Dear, this child is only sixteen years old, what do you think about his talent for commanding?
Zong He: Kiss.
Tang Wan: ?
Zong He: Another kiss.
Tang Wan: Bah!
The ‘qin’ he was speaking about what that type of ‘qin’! He didn’t need his ‘dear’ to come back! Tang Wan wasn’t willing to respond to him. He’d stick to the child prodigy!
Zong He’s heart was also heavy. It was Tang Wan who had flirted first, but when he responded, the other was unhappy. Humans were truly difficult to raise!
Tang Wan closed the communicator and asked the live broadcast’s audience: “Are you still watching? It’s been an entire morning.”
The audience understood that he wanted to log off, and threw rewards one after the other: Watch, watch, watch, please don’t close it!
Looking at the gifts, Tang Wan smiled and his eyes narrowed: “Then you guys can watch, I’ll make something for them to eat.” Now, Tang Wan needed to support his family members. Once he saw money, he’d want it.
Tang Wan first went to the kitchen to chop up the meat for the cats and cooked it. Then, he cut up some vegetables and put it onto a plate for the rabbits. These children couldn’t eat too many vegetables, otherwise, it would very easily lead to indigestion. The vegetables could only act as snacks. Once the rabbits saw the vegetables, they all dashed over to fight for them, especially Luo Bei. It just didn’t know how plump it was, not holding it to heart at all. Its b.u.t.t pushed the others aside and it grabbed onto a good number of stalks of vegetables, nibbling with a full heart.
Tang Wan picked it up, then under Luo Bei’s despondent gaze, pulled out radishes one by one from its arms and put it back onto the plate. With every pull, Luo Bei became even more sullen. Even it was a rabbit, its eyes were very human, and in the end, Tang Wan couldn’t bear it. This child couldn’t have become a mythical spirit, right? How could it be this smart? It had a very heartbroken expression!
The audience followed, taking pictures: Give it, give it, give it! Isn’t it just a radish?
Daddy Tang, stop! Please give the radish to Luo Bei! I’ll pay for the radish!
Save the child; the child’s gaze is despairing!
Luo Bei’s heart is saying: It’s all mine! It’s all mine! Quickly stop!!!
No, Luo Bei should be thinking this: My dad has gone crazy, he wants to starve me to death!
……
Tang Wan laughed and explained patiently to everyone: “Eating too much will give it indigestion. One stalk is enough, and it can’t be gluttonous. It isn’t healthy.”
There were still members of the audience that thought: In order to eat, I would choose to die!
The other audience members gave him likes, and in one breath, the barrage turned red, hanging on for a long time, letting him become a legend! This was a real hero, not afraid of death, a pure man!
When the cats saw that the rabbits’ food had arrived but their own meals still hadn’t, they didn’t ignore it anymore. They were all sour little lemons. When they saw Tang Wan first feeding the rabbits, but not them, some of them immediately lay down and pretended to be run over, some huddled next to his legs, and still others wanted to climb up his legs, meowing. Even Mulan unhappily gazed at Tang Wan, like it was asking him: I am still your baby?
Tang Wan quickly hugged Mulan. The little male cats could be pushed back a little bit, he’d first coax the young lady, “Rice is in the pot, wait for five minutes.”
The cats didn’t understand what five minutes meant. They just hugged Tang Wan’s legs, meowing. Jin Xiao Pang was even more incredible, plopping its b.u.t.t down right on the rabbits’ vegetable dish with no one being able to push it off. Being plump was an advantage!
Luo Bei just wanted to beat it up, squeaking with rage.
As soon as they heard one of their own being squeaked at, the other cats could no longer ignore it. It didn’t matter what Jin Xiao Pang did, they all went to defend it. Tang Wan quickly separated them and strictly scolded: “No fighting!”
All of the fur children were like kindergarten students who had seen a strict teacher, becoming well-behaved in an instant. Daddy Tang’s imposing manner managed to suppress everyone in the area.
Under the envious and jealous eyes of the audience, Tang Wan hugged about ten of them in his arms, giving each of them a kiss and coaxing: “The meat can be eaten immediately, don’t make noise and don’t fight with the rabbits. How could they possibly beat you? Bullying others isn’t good.”
The audience wept while tossing Tang Wan money: Buy meat for the children!
Buy vegetables for the rabbits!
Xuan Feng is still hungry! Daddy Tang, look at Xuan Feng above your head!
Hong Liu grows so fast, it needs to eat more. Buy more bird food for Hong Liu!
Tang Wan smiled and waved a kitten’s paw, “Little cuties, thank you for giving Daddy Tang money for meat! Xuan Feng and the others ate their fill before they came out. If they ate any more, they would burst.”
With this argument, the audience went mad and still tossed money. Tang Wan was quietly stunned. Normally, he had seen that this group of people weren’t willing to part with their money. His asking for half a day wasn’t as good as waving a cat’s paw.
Xuan Feng and Hong Liu leisurely ate melon seeds. As long as Tang Wan was with the cats, they wouldn’t fly down. Even now, Xuan Feng lived under the shadow of Da Zhuang’s paw, unable to free itself.
After the meat was cooked, Ji Yan chopped it up and let it cool. He carried it over and wordlessly distributed the food among the fur children. Rabbits were omnivorous. When they saw the meat, they shamelessly came up to eat it. The cats that had just been coaxed were angered again. Was it okay to steal food? Did they want a war between the two species? Seeing that a cat-rabbit war was about to break out, Tang Wan quickly put away the rabbits, who had already finished eating.
The audience saw Ji Yan, a stranger, enter and their target shifted. They started to take liberties with Ji Yan: Little big brother is so attractive and intelligent, do you have a partner?
What’s your name? Do you have a girlfriend?
Who are you? What’s your relationship with Tang Wan?
Little big brother, do you want to chat?
……
Tang Wan boldly guarded his own retainer, “How could you all be so misbehaving? First of all, this person is following me for a lifetime, like my little wife. So don’t you dare!”
Ji Yan’s face instantly flushed red. He glanced at the door and opened his mouth, not saying a word.
Tang Wan raised his eyebrow, indicating for him to not be afraid. However misbehaving they are, you would just have to be even more so!
At this moment, a voice came from the door, unhappily asking: “Little wife?”
Tang Wan’s heart skipped a beat and he turned his head, panicked. Zong He was standing at the door staring at him with a gloomy face.
This time it was Tang Wan’s turn to quickly cry, “This, I’m just joking, hahaha……”
Zong He grit his teeth. Joking out a little wife? He couldn’t stand it, “I’ll be waiting for you in the room. You can explain it well to me.”
After Zong He finished speaking, he turned around, leaving only a straight-as-steel back for Tang Wan to see, and returned to the room. If he didn’t explain it, this situation would never be over!
Tang Wan’s face was a 囧. It was obviously a joke, he was also able to drink this type of vinegar? Had the big cat also turned into a lemon? He waved to Ji Yan and indicated that he would pa.s.s on the task of feeding them to him.
As the audience watched Tang Wan leave, they all happily tossed money: Caught after courting disaster online, just what is Tang Tang going to go through?
Say, why do I feel like that voice is familiar?
Just how is it familiar? I can’t hear it.
Actually, just what is the relationship between Tang Tang and Marshal Zong He?!
Is there still any use asking? There’s a lot of proof showing that Tang Tang is the Marshal’s mysterious wife.
I don’t believe it! Don’t believe don’t believe don’t believe!
Tang Tang said that his partner was in a wheelchair, that he was very ill! How could the Marshal be in a wheelchair? When the Marshal returned to β Ursae Minoris, he was walking by himself! There’s photographic evidence!
Everyone in the audience looked at the photograph, and couldn’t refute it. With Zong He’s straight and rigid back, no matter how they looked, it didn’t look like he was sitting in a wheelchair. It didn’t match up. What was the relationship between Tang Tang and Marshal Zong He? The audience was baffled. They collectively let the issue go. There was a member of the audience with a ‘little content creator’ tag in front of their ID and a large pit in their brain that said: Tang Tang is probably the partner of one of Zong He’s subordinates. Tang Tang’s partner is in the military, an injured officer. Zong He just took them into his home to look after them.
With that, everything was explained. A large portion of the audience clapped: That’s right!
There was also a group of smart people who just wanted to watch, not saying anything. Haha, as long as they were excited.
At this time, Tang Wan had already returned to the bedroom and saw that Zong He had just been changing into his home attire. He was still wearing a regular white shirt. Tang Wan closed the door and leaned against it, watching the other’s back. Only then did he say, “I’ll buy you some more comfortable home clothes. Wearing a military uniform every day, are you tired of it?”
After Zong He finished changing, he sat down on a chair. He asked with a disgruntled expression: “You’ll buy me some clothes, so I should forgive you?”
Tang Wan tsk’d. Was he being contrary, or just being uncoaxable? Cats, they really couldn’t be spoiled all the time, or else they would rise to the heavens. Tang Wan calmly walked over and plopped his b.u.t.t down on Zong He’s legs, raising his arms and tightly circling them around the other’s neck. He resentfully asked: “Then what do you want to do? I can’t even joke, do you want to rise to the heavens?”
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