Chapter Ninety-Seven: My Demands May Be Somewhat Excessive

“From that exchange just now, it looked as though his fist landed on my face. In truth, I deliberately used my face to strike his fist. Fortunately, I restrained my strength in time; otherwise, his hand would have been fractured at best, crippled at worst.”

Bao Guo said this while trembling from the pain.

What made it even more absurd was how solemn and earnest he sounded.

In an instant, silence fell over everyone.

To be honest, if not for the fact that not a single person present was a fool, someone might actually have believed him.

And so, the martial arts festival came to an end.

...

On the flight back to River City.

“Dear passenger, we wish you an enjoyable meal!”

Bai Qingming accepted the airplane meal handed out by the flight attendant.

Chicken curry rice. Not bad, though the portion was pitifully small and nowhere near enough to fill him.

While eating, Bai Qingming checked the popularity points required for the next stage reward.

Good heavens, one hundred million.

He drew a long breath.

As far as he knew, only the number of people following his livestream counted as popularity points in the system’s eyes. Anything else did not.

One hundred million popularity points. Could he really earn that through livestreaming alone?

He would probably have to get on television for that.

If only he could appear on TV once.

Thinking this, Bai Qingming stood up, intending to go to the restroom.

Unfortunately, someone was already inside.

He waited for a bit.

The door opened, and a male passenger stepped out.

Upon seeing Bai Qingming, the man first froze in surprise, but quickly recovered and left as though nothing had happened.

Bai Qingming did not think much of it and was just about to go in.

Then, the door opened again.

A slender flight attendant, blessed with both beauty and poise, stepped out while covering her mouth.

If one looked closely, a trace of some white, sticky substance remained at the corner of her lips.

Bai Qingming had no idea what it was, and he certainly did not dare ask.

The moment she saw someone outside, the flight attendant panicked so badly that she swallowed whatever was in her mouth at once.

“Damn, what the hell is going on?”

Bai Qingming was stunned.

The flight attendant was clearly flustered, almost at a loss.

But very quickly, she forced herself to calm down, walked up to Bai Qingming, and lowered her voice.

“Sir, if you do not tell anyone about this, I can agree to anything you ask. Or... mm, I can do that with you too.”

As soon as she spoke, a strong, unmistakable musky scent drifted out.

“Do what?”

Bai Qingming frowned and stepped back a little, unable to stand the smell.

“You know what I mean.”

The flight attendant hinted at him.

She clenched her teeth and decided to go all in.

The flight was an hour and a half. Excluding her actual working time, she had forty minutes to earn some extra money.

If she was lucky, she could handle four or five customers on one trip.

Five hundred with protection, one thousand without. If the price was high enough, she could even bring in a colleague. Returning customers got twenty percent off. Buy ten, get one free. She could leave with the passenger after landing, though the price for that would have to be discussed separately.

After deducting venue costs and wear and tear, one session would cover the expense, and the second would be pure profit.

In that case, she might as well make a little less today and do this one for Bai Qingming for free.

Besides, he was not unattractive. She would not really be losing out. She could even count it as a willing favor.

“Are you sure you can agree to anything I ask? My request might be a bit much.”

For a moment, a bold and exciting idea flashed through Bai Qingming’s mind.

“No problem.”

The flight attendant’s eyes lit up, and she agreed immediately.

The more outrageous, the better. She liked them a little more extreme.

The passenger from earlier had left after less than two minutes, not even feeling anything. But this one looked like an old hand. It seemed she would be able to enjoy herself today.

Hearing her answer, Bai Qingming wore a knowing smile.

Then, facing the flight attendant, he slowly said, “Could you bring me two more of the remaining airplane meals? I was still hungry after the first one.”

“???”

The flight attendant was utterly dumbfounded.

“Is that not okay?” Bai Qingming frowned, thinking his request had been too outrageous.

“Okay, okay, of course it’s okay.”

The flight attendant hurriedly replied.

Even if the heavens themselves tried to stop her, she would still satisfy Bai Qingming’s request today.

“That’s good.”

Bai Qingming was delighted.

Now that would be enough to eat.

The chicken was crispy. Delicious.

Perfect.

Soon, the same flight attendant wheeled over the meal cart and placed two airplane meals beside Bai Qingming with a resentful expression.

At that moment, a passenger sitting next to Bai Qingming turned green with envy.

“Bro, why can you ask for two more? I couldn’t even get one extra. The stewardess said there were none left.”

He was a fat man, and one airplane meal was hardly more than a toothpick for him.

After hearing him out, Bai Qingming generously handed him one portion.

“Take it and eat.”

Then he waved the flight attendant over again.

Seeing this, the flight attendant suddenly brightened.

She thought Bai Qingming had finally eaten his fill and was about to do that thing with her, so she quickly walked over.

Then Bai Qingming smiled faintly.

“Another one, please. I’m taking it to go.”

The flight attendant: “...”

Late at night.

The plane landed in River City.

As soon as he got off the plane, Bai Qingming received a call from Brother Wang.

That guy had suddenly been struck by inspiration in the middle of the night and wanted to drink with Bai Qingming.

Same old place, at his home.

Bai Qingming agreed at once. Conveniently, he had packed the airplane meals and could let Brother Wang have a taste.

Free food. He would definitely like it.

Meanwhile, at Brother Wang’s place.

After hanging up, Brother Wang sprang into action and prepared to go out to buy some snacks for the drinks—pig head meat, chicken feet, and the like—to welcome Bai Qingming.

At the same time, a girl entered the building where Old Wang lived.

The girl wore her hair in the style of an ancient woman, and her clothes and accessories were likewise those of a lady from bygone times.

In daytime, walking around like this would not be too strange. At most, it would draw a few extra glances, with people assuming she was a hanfu enthusiast or an actress fresh off some set, still in costume and makeup.

But it was the dead of night now. In such an hour, under dim lighting and in the hush of the surroundings, anyone who saw her would think they had run into a ghost, and might be frightened enough to scream for their mother.

The girl was called Jiajia, an original creator on a short video platform. Her uploads were mainly prank videos.

For example, dressing like this and appearing in residential elevators late at night, then scaring unsuspecting passersby when they came in.

Because she was beautiful, had a pleasant voice, and made creative content, she had many followers on the platform.

Right now, Jiajia was livestreaming.

“Good evening, babies!”

She greeted the viewers in her stream. “Tonight we’re still scaring passersby. This is a residential building near my home, and we’re going into the elevator now to wait for people.”

Without saying much else, Jiajia opened the elevator doors and stepped inside.

“Haha, I wonder how many victims there’ll be tonight.”

“Who watched last night’s stream? A guy got scared unconscious.”

“That’s nothing. The old fans know that last time, one guy got so scared he wet his pants.”

“Holy crap, that intense?”

The viewers in the chat began discussing it excitedly.

At that moment, the elevator lights came on and it began to rise.

The chat instantly exploded with anticipation.

“They’re here, they’re here! Tonight’s first unlucky soul is about to appear!”

...