Live Streaming Food Stall… But in Dog-Blooded Novels – CH158

Chapter 158

Looking at Niu Tou’s earnest expression as he held up his phone, both Jian Yunlan and Tao Tie fell into silence.

Well… his intentions were good.

Jian Yunlan: “…But maybe don’t act on them just yet.”

Niu Tou blinked his big, watery eyes: “?”

Jian Yunlan rubbed his temples.

No need to be that hasty!

Hu Danggui had just left—it wasn’t like she was dead.

Fortunately, though Niu Tou had already drafted the job posting, Jian Yunlan managed to stop him before he hit send.

“Mr. Jian, if you ever need help, just say the word! I can fill any position in no time!” Niu Tou declared confidently, counting on his fingers. “I’ve got plenty of connections—Horse-Face, Black Impermanence, White Impermanence, the King of Hell…”

Jian Yunlan thought, Damn.

Was this a recruitment list or the Book of Life and Death?!

Tao Tie, unwilling to be outdone, also started counting on his fingers. “Though this lord disdains mingling with mediocrities, I do have some connections—Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, Taowu, Qiongqi, Jiuying…”

“Stop, stop, stop!”

Jian Yunlan quickly cut off their competition, rubbing his temples. “Let’s shelve this for now. There’s no way to contact Hu Danggui at the moment—we’ll have to figure something out tomorrow.”

“Everyone’s worked hard today. Get some rest—we’ve got a stall to run tomorrow!”

With that, he dismissed the crowd.

Finally, he could sit down and enjoy the feast in peace.

As a chef, Jian Yunlan loved cooking for others, but he rarely indulged in extravagant dishes himself. The reason? Whenever he ate food made by someone else, he couldn’t help analyzing it—How’s the technique? Any tricks worth learning? What seasonings were used? How was the heat control?

Occupational hazard.

But today, perhaps because he hadn’t eaten properly in days, Jian Yunlan was starving. The spread on the table looked irresistibly appetizing. Fresh out of the hot spring, he happily devoured sizzling grilled meat and chugged beer.

Most people had gone to bed, and Jian Yunlan was fully absorbed in his meal when he suddenly realized—

…He’d been eating nonstop, but who had been grilling the meat for him this whole time, even dipping it in sauce and placing it on his plate?

He looked up.

And saw Taotie, his expression indifferent.

Touched, Jian Yunlan said, “Lord Taotie, you—”

Taotie, slightly embarrassed, shoved a grilled mushroom into his mouth. “Shut up and eat.”

Jian Yunlan: “…Got it.”

After the meal, Jian Yunlan brushed his teeth, washed up, and headed to his bedroom.

In the hallway, he ran into Taotie—wearing Pikachu pajamas and hugging a pillow. His silver hair was tucked into the hood, and his face was as grumpy as ever. Without a word, he trailed behind Jian Yunlan.

Jian Yunlan: “?”

Tao Tie: “?”

Jian Yunlan walked, and Taotie followed. Jian Yunlan stopped, and Taotie stopped too.

Tentatively, Jian Yunlan pulled open his bedroom door, walked to the bed, and lay down. Taotie shadowed him step by step, lying down on the other side of the bed.

The two of them, lying on the same bed again: “?”

Utterly baffled, Jian Yunlan asked, “Wait, what are you—?”

“Tired. Sleeping.”

Taotie’s tone was stiff as he reached out and turned off the light.

Jian Yunlan: “?”

Still thoroughly confused…

But the moment the lights went out, exhaustion and drowsiness hit him like a wave. The faint sandalwood scent drifting from the other side of the bed, mixed with the warmth radiating from Taotie, made Jian Yunlan’s eyelids grow heavy in no time.

Soon, he was fast asleep.

*

Meanwhile, in the Multiverse Live Streaming Platform’s “Savior” section.

For the entire platform—no, the entire multiverse—the Abnormal Era livestream was currently the hottest of the hot.

The section’s live viewership had long surpassed one billion.

The layout of the “Savior” homepage, which had previously randomly displayed different streamers’ feeds, had recently been updated:

Now, all streamers’ live feeds were lined up side by side for simultaneous viewing. The intention was to let audiences easily compare different streamers’ content, progress, and styles to choose who they wanted to follow.

But in reality, the result was—

Most streamers’ feeds looked dull and gray. Due to the harsh living conditions in the Eastern Base during the apocalypse, many hadn’t bathed in days, their bodies grimy, flies buzzing around them. They slept on narrow wooden planks in cramped dorms, and some even camped outdoors in sleeping bags, surviving on compressed rations.

And then there was one streamer’s feed that stood out like a sore thumb:

Steaming hot springs, snow and pine branches, warm orange night lights—the streamer luxuriated in the misty waters, accompanied by a strikingly handsome, dark-skinned, silver-haired man. After the soak, he feasted on a lavish spread, then drifted off to sleep in a soft, spacious bed.

[……Can anyone explain this]
[This isn’t an apocalypse, it’s a vacation!!!!]
[Holy shit, Boss Jian’s living the dream. I’m in awe—how does he still have the drive to ride his tricycle out and sell street food under the sun and wind every day? That’s some next-level willpower.]
[+1. If it were me, I’d just laze around, sleeping in and living the easy life in that villa.]
[Never thought I’d start shipping CP in a savior livestream?? (Deep inhale) Their visuals are chef’s kiss, absolute perfection—]
[Wait wait wait, isn’t this supposed to be an apocalypse stream? =?= How come he gets to live in a villa, soak in hot springs, eat gourmet food, AND grope an eight-pack abs??? This is too unfair—did the Multiverse Platform give him special treatment?]

A hostile comment flashed by.

[……Maybe get the facts straight before ranting? This is a reward from completing a special mission in the Dark River, Bright Light dimension. Rewards are dimension-agnostic—if you’ve got a problem, take it up with the platform’s rules.]
[Other streamers brought their own cheats and items too. One guy even used a time-reversal item.]

Fans and viewers jumped in to explain, but some still refused to listen and kept complaining:

[Then why is everyone else suffering while he gets to live it up???]
[This is so unfair.]

Just then—

The screen suddenly exploded with fireworks, drowning out all the comments!

At the same time, bold text flashed across the stream:

[User [Ye Qingquan] gifted Streamer [Jian Yunlan] 10 Cosmic Cruisers]
[User [Ye Qingquan] gifted Streamer [Jian Yunlan] 100 Luxury Yachts]
[User [Ye Qingquan] gifted Streamer [Jian Yunlan] 1000 Dreamlike Summers]
[……]
[Who dares bully my baby? We love watching—mind your own business! —From Genius Baby at Three and a Half dimension user [Ye Qingquan]]

Following Ye Qingquan, other regular customers also started showering the stream with gifts—Ning Sheng, Gu Xingzhou, Fu Changfeng, Huo Ye…

A dazzling array of effects took over the screen, temporarily disabling all other comments.

The sheer wealth, the extravagance—

It left the troublemakers speechless, forcing them to slink away in defeat.

Just like that, the storm was quelled.

The livestream continued smoothly.

By now, the timeline in the Abnormal Era dimension had reached late night. Most streamers were asleep, and to protect their privacy, sleeping streamers’ feeds were automatically blacked out.

Thus, several streams had gone dark.

With little else to watch, many viewers prepared to exit and do something else.

But at that very moment, a piercing alarm suddenly blared across the entire Savior section!

Xiao Li was a new viewer who had been drawn to Jian Yunlan’s livestream back when he was still selling porridge in the black market. Today, after Jian Yunlan’s stream went dark, he exited the platform as usual, planning to play a game to pass the time.

However, the moment he closed the livestream, a shrill alarm erupted in his ears:

[Beep—beep beep beep! Beep beep beep!!! High alert, high alert! Dimensional erosion acceleration warning! High-risk pollutant ‘Yun Wen’ exhibiting abnormal activity!]

The noise was so startling that Xiao Li nearly fell out of his chair.

“What the—I already closed the stream, why am I still hearing notifications… Wait…”

The next second, as a deep crimson warning screen flashed before his eyes, Xiao Li suddenly realized:

This alarm wasn’t coming from the Multiverse Live Streaming Platform.

Just like the last time Abnormal Era issued a cross-dimensional call for challengers, this alert was being broadcast directly to every inhabitant of the multiverse!

Xiao Li’s mouth fell open into an ‘O.’

Did that mean… this was really serious?

Like countless others across the multiverse, Xiao Li immediately abandoned his game and reopened the livestream he’d just exited.

Thanks to the alarm, the number of viewers in the Savior section doubled in an instant.

Tens of billions of people watched in real time as—

A deafening roar erupted from the heart of the snow-covered Death Barrens.

The once gray-purple sky had turned a thick, blood-like crimson, and countless gaping mouths split open across it, wailing in unison with an ear-splitting, mournful cry.

The sound was indescribable.

It was both shrill and deep, like the hum of some ancient creature—or the despairing wail of a child who had lost their most precious treasure.

One comment floated across the screen:

“I remember in the original Abnormal Era novel, this only happened once—when the pollutant ‘Yun Wen’ mistakenly believed Mu Dongsheng had died and let out a howl of grief for losing its lifelong love… But timeline-wise, this is way too early. What triggered it? What did it lose to cry like this?”

But most people didn’t have time to read comments.

The sheer intensity of the wailing carried an overwhelming, crushing emotion—any living being who heard it felt their heart twist violently, as if physically gripped by the agony of losing something irreplaceable…

Even through the screen, the sound made Xiao Li’s chest tighten inexplicably. Tears streamed down his face before he even realized it.

[Pollutant ‘Yun Wen’ is weeping]
[Pollutant ‘Yun Wen’ is weeping]
[Pollutant ‘Yun Wen’ is weeping]

After flashing repeatedly in blood-red text, the screen was replaced by a new message:

[Countdown to Apocalypse: ——]
[24:00:00]