Chapter 118: Transmigrated as a Fraudulent Male Streamer (42)
“Impressive,” Cen Yu couldn’t help but marvel.
A neat set of three, just hanging there together in a corner of the living room.
Even though according to previous rumors, all three were supposed to be in the bedroom…
The instant those three figures materialized, the entire stream chat turned into a frenzy of [AHHHHHHH THEY’RE OUT!!], [HOLY SHIT!], and various prayers and incantations being spammed.
For cinematic effect, Cen Yu pointed his camera straight ahead.
He threw a glance back at Yu Sheng, who gave him a slight nod.
So Cen Yu stepped right inside…
The moment he walked in, he could immediately feel those three figures swooping rapidly toward him, close enough for the camera lens in his hand to capture their three ghastly pale faces.
One of them even went out of his way to open his mouth, sticking out a blood-red tongue…
Taken completely off guard, Cen Yu recoiled a step in fright.
He then watched as the figure beyond the camera lens wore a somewhat awkward expression, seemingly not expecting his performance to scare Cen Yu too.
“…?” Holding up his phone, Cen Yu stared at the figure who had spooked him.
The figure floated up a bit higher, accompanied by bullet chats screaming—
[AHHHHH STREAMER!! HE’S RUNNING AWAY!! RUN FAST AHHHH!!]
[HE TOOK OFF FLYING!! HE’S DEFINITELY GOING TO HUNT YOU DOWN!!!]
—and offered a quick “sorry” gesture toward Cen Yu.
“…” Cen Yu fell silent for a moment.
Then he made a “no worries, keep going” gesture back to the figure.
The figure let out a massive sigh of relief, floating back into camera range to make all sorts of grimaces at the lens.
Taking a deep breath, Cen Yu began his live commentary—
“Holy crap!! They’re coming after us!!”
“Hurry up and run!!”
With that, he sprinted off toward another section of the 13th floor!!
Along the way, he grabbed Yu Sheng, who was standing by the door watching the show.
Those figures were remarkably cooperative. Cen Yu immediately pointed the camera back at himself, and the three spectral figures trailed along at an unhurried pace, staying precisely five meters behind Cen Yu’s back.
“…Looks like the rumors were true after all!” Cen Yu commentated.
“No matter where you run, they will always appear five meters behind you!!”
Seeing that they were reaching the end of the 13th floor, Cen Yu yanked Yu Sheng along, sprinting into the stairwell on the far side.
“Close the door!”
Yu Sheng promptly shut the heavy stairwell door.
Cen Yu wiped a non-existent streak of sweat for the camera. “…That should hold them off for a moment.”
“We better hurry up and get out of here!”
“It’s too dangerous!”
Saying this, Cen Yu prepared to head downstairs. Before long, the two reached the 7th floor… only for those three figures to pop up inside the stairwell once again.
By now, the chat was screaming and wailing like crazy, with some users even lighting virtual incense for Cen Yu.
Yet because the footage was so realistic and thrilling, a horde of viewers showered the stream with gifts, attracting even more people to tune in.
It wasn’t as if no one had explored Changhe Building before.
Others had encountered the bizarre phenomena of Changhe Building too.
Those with better luck only managed to capture blurry silhouettes before their screens went pitch-black, followed by the streamers falling unconscious and remaining that way until their teams found them the next morning.
As for those with worse luck…
They perished right inside Changhe Building.
Almost no one had ever broadcasted from the front line like Cen Yu, capturing such a clear, direct look at Changhe Building and even filming “those things” face-to-face.
Many speculated that Cen Yu must possess an unusually peculiar birth chart for him to run into such a spectacle!
Cen Yu thought to himself—
That’s because I have a cheat code!
Then, with the enthusiastic cooperation of those three figures, he put on a spectacular chase sequence. After shaking off the three figures in the 7th-floor corridor, Cen Yu finally made a successful retreat back into the stairwell, grabbing Yu Sheng as they sprinted straight downstairs.
Noticing that his stream duration was sufficient now, he picked up his pace, taking the stairs three at a time all the way down to the ground level.
Only after the two stepped outside Changhe Building did Cen Yu zoom the camera in for a close-up shot, capturing the three figures gazing down at them from a second-floor window.
“…Thank goodness we made it out.”
Cen Yu delivered his closing remarks, cutting the live stream amidst a flurry of gift effects washing over the screen.
Once the stream was off, he turned to Yu Sheng beside him. “…How did you get them to be so cooperative?”
That level of coordination was insane—they were even adjusting their route based on his commentary so he could capture sufficiently thrilling footage.
“Well…” Yu Sheng pondered for a second, “I just tried persuading them.”
Cen Yu didn’t bother inquiring how Yu Sheng had persuaded them… His injured foot hadn’t been bearing much weight lately, and although he had burst into a sprint for that long distance just now, he was starting to feel a bit of discomfort.
Sensing his discomfort, Yu Sheng offered, “Shall I support you?”
“No need.”
A familiar voice echoed around them. Cen Yu turned his head to find Pei Hengyun standing nearby.
Who knew when he had arrived; his car was parked a little distance away, and he was standing there alone.
“I’ll do it.”
Saying this, he stepped up to support Cen Yu, looking down at his previously injured foot with a touch of concern.
“It’s fine, no big deal,” Cen Yu said, stashing his phone into his pocket.
Holding onto Pei Hengyun’s arm, he added, “Let’s head back first.”
“Together,” Cen Yu turned to look at Yu Sheng.
Pei Hengyun glanced at Yu Sheng, and Yu Sheng nodded. “Okay.”
Okay my foot, Pei Hengyun sneered internally. Why don’t you just teleport back? Does a ghost really need a ride?
Did you seriously take a cab to get to Changhe Building earlier?
Once the three settled into the car, Cen Yu seemed to remember something. “By the way, how did you get here? If you took a cab, I’ll reimburse you.”
After all, Yu Sheng had only come to this middle-of-nowhere location in advance to set things up because of his request.
“Heh.” Pei Hengyun let out a cold snort from the driver’s seat.
“…” Naturally, Yu Sheng couldn’t very well admit that he had simply teleported over in a flash.
After a moment’s thought, he said to Cen Yu, “…I took the bus.”
“There are no direct buses here,” Pei Hengyun remarked.
“I took the bus and then walked,” Yu Sheng said, appearing disinclined to dwell on the topic any further. “Let’s head back first.”
When the three arrived back at their residence, they found He Yongning standing by the roadside waiting for them.
Cen Yu rolled down the car window. “What brought you here?”
“Thought your stream looked a bit dangerous, couldn’t help myself,” He Yongning said.
Cen Yu opened the door to step out. “It’s fine, you know it was all staged.”
He Yongning cast a glance at the other two inside the car, giving a polite nod.
Sharp-eyed Cen Yu also spotted Jiang Tuan clad in sportswear, looking as if he were mid-night-jog. “…What a coincidence?”
Jiang Tuan hadn’t expected to be spotted and wore a somewhat awkward expression. After that incident ended, he had decided to pursue opportunities in the big city, moving to the same city where Cen Yu and the others lived.
The residential complex where he was temporarily staying wasn’t far from Cen Yu’s place.
When going for night jogs, his route often happened to pass right by here…
Since Cen Yu had already spotted him, Jiang Tuan simply walked over. “Just out for a night jog.”
Hearing this excuse from inside the car, Pei Hengyun instantly felt the urge to move to a new apartment.
Cen Yu looked left and right. “Since there are so many of us here, why don’t we go get hotpot together!”
At the exact same moment, Cen Yu received the signal that he was about to depart from this world.
