Esper X Family – Chapter 386 – Live Streaming a Public Execution

The live stream continued.

As soon as the streamer began to divulge secrets from the old era, the bloodthirsty audience erupted with excitement.

“Holy crap! She’s really gonna spill it! Hold on, let me call all my friends and family to come watch!”

“There’s actually something about the Strongest of the Current Era? What about the Strongest in History?”

“I knew my patience would pay off! I knew Master Rumormonger loved her fans. It’s not for nothing that I watched through all that cringey gameplay!”

The netizens had sharp noses.

After spending a few days with this streamer, they could tell that she likely held an extraordinary identity in real life.

On her first day of streaming, she had brazenly speculated about the “Tong Yao” and even spread rumors.

Any other streamer would’ve been banned so hard they wouldn’t recognize their own channel.

Yet, she somehow managed to survive.

And that was despite having snitches in the chat reporting her relentlessly.

Did the platform’s admins not want to ban her?

Or had they just not seen it?

Perhaps the streamer was just too small to bother with?

No!

That’s not it at all!

The simple truth was that her backing was outrageously solid!

It was highly likely that the National Countermeasures Bureau stood behind her, and even the streaming platform wouldn’t dare to touch her.

It was even possible that she had some connection to the legendary “Tong Yao”.

Otherwise, how could she joke about it so freely?

Unfortunately, after the first day, Ye Yao rarely touched on those topics again.

In the following days, she was completely immersed in gaming, oblivious to the world outside.

It was fine when she collaborated with the streamer named Lulu, playing relaxing games that didn’t require complex mechanics.

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But when it was time for competitive games, it was pure torture.

Aside from a few viewers who had started enjoying the chaos, the rest were merciless in their criticism.

With content like this, and no platform promotion, it was no wonder that her stream hadn’t blown up.

After all, there were no fan groups, no streaming schedule announcements, no platform boost, not even a contract, and clips couldn’t be shared… everything relied on viewers spreading the word themselves.

It would be a miracle if she went viral under those conditions.

But it was a different story if Ye Yao wasn’t gaming.

If she shared those unknown stories from the old era, the appeal would be enormous!

Nowadays, everyone was an Esper, but they were far behind the Espers of the old era.

Even the starting point of any old-timer was higher than theirs.

To learn inside information from a relatively authoritative old-timer would be far more rewarding than anything officially released.

Of course, there were also those who just wanted to hear a good story.

The number of people seeking entertainment was by no means small.

Hearing an interesting secret from a streamer the platform itself didn’t dare to touch? That would be worth dying for!

Especially since this time, she was starting with the Strongest of the Current Era. Just the hook alone was enough to draw a crowd!

The viewer count in the stream quickly rose.

The chat was never short of talented clickbait artists.

A little promotion was enough to lure in a bunch of newcomers who didn’t want to miss out.

“Just got here, heard an old-timer is about to teach the ultimate cultivation technique, is that true?”

“Who’s the Strongest of the Current Era? Could it be the legendary ‘Tong Yao’?”

“Scared me to tears!”

“It’s popping off, it’s really popping off!”

“I’ll bet a penny this stream gets cut in under a minute.”

Ye Yao glanced at the viewer count. Seeing it still climbing, she was very satisfied.

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This was exactly the effect she wanted.

“Just take this as a story, okay? Don’t take it seriously. For all you know, I could be making it up.”

The comment barrage responded to Ye Yao’s comment with perfect understanding.

“Got you.”

“Tell the story freely, we’ll listen freely!”

“Great story! Love it! Don’t stop, Streamer!”

Ye Yao made a satisfied sound.

“Hmm~ I’ll continue then. Have you all ever heard of《Ode to Gallantry》 ¹ 侠客行xiakexing, a Jin Yong novel. Published in 1966. ?

In the second year of the Yuanhe Era… my friend had just entered the Esper world when she was aggressively confronted at her doorstep by the Strongest of the Current Era…”

Meanwhile.

Lou Wei and Fu Qi had already entered the meeting room.

The large screen displayed Ye Yao’s live stream.

A flurry of bullet comments scrolled by.

A cute, somewhat childish voice was recounting events from not too long ago.

The high-ranking officials in the meeting room turned their gaze to Lou Wei, their expressions suggesting they wanted to say something but hesitated.

“Lou Wei, should we cut her stream?”

Before Lou Wei could answer, another person interjected with a question.

“Do you dare?”

Putting aside the fact that none of them dared to cut Ye Yao’s stream, this was Ye Tong! An even bigger deal than Ye Yao!

Who would dare use their authority against her?

How much mental power would one need to pull a stunt like that?

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They were practically begging for the “Tong Yao” persona to be summoned back.

Lou Wei took a deep breath, settled into his seat, and showed no signs of panic.

“Let her speak.”

Fu Qi, who was sitting beside Lou Wei, could clearly feel the pressure he was currently under.

“Lou Wei, I won’t compete with you for the title of Strongest of the Current Era. It’s fine for you to remain the strongest at the Bureau.”

“Get lost.”

“Sure.”

Fu Qi suddenly felt a bit relieved that he was the Countermeasures Bureau Director and didn’t have time to act as Ye Yao’s father, and, of course, never had the chance to offend the newly emerged Ye Tong back then.

Right now, Lou Wei was undoubtedly the one Ye Tong had the deepest grudge against.

She was even preparing to publicly execute him via livestream.

If Fu Qi was in his shoes, he definitely wouldn’t be able to handle it.

But then a thought struck Fu Qi.

“Wait, since Ye Tong and Ye Yao have switched, does that mean Ye Yao is somewhere right now, watching Ye Tong’s stream?”

The moment these words were spoken, the Countermeasures Bureau higher-ups in the room felt as if the sky was falling.

What did that imply?

You mean to say that Ye Tong is preparing to publicly execute Lou Wei on stream, possibly even revealing his identity, while an unsuspecting Ye Yao might be watching?

Keep in mind that Ye Yao still didn’t know her parents worked for the Countermeasures Bureau.

She didn’t even know that her father was the “Strongest of the Current Era” Ye Tong was talking about.

If Ye Yao found out, no one knew how terrifying the fallout would be!

There was something everyone knew.

Ye Yao undoubtedly cared about Ye Tong, and the feeling was mutual. No one could argue against that.

And Lou Wei had crushed Ye Tong several times in the early days.

Back then, Ye Tong had likely approached Lou Wei to care for her sister.

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But she was still crushed.

If Ye Yao ever found out about this, what would happen to their seemingly happy family?

How would the harmonious father-daughter relationship turn upside down?

And what about the Countermeasures Bureau higher-ups who had planned all this?

The pressure is becoming unbearable, brothers.

“I-I’m not watching this anymore. I’m going back to work. The country needs me, the people need me.”

Someone declared himself a “deserter”.

He was unable to face it. As long as he didn’t, he wouldn’t have to bear the pressure.

That damn, inhuman director!

Everyone present strongly suspected that Fu Qi was setting them up.

He was using the pressure as motivation to push them all to break through to S-rank, turning them into nuclear-powered workhorses to take on even more tasks.

The key was that it might actually work. The new era ushered in by Tong Yao had essentially opened up the path for advancement.

The odds of reaching S-rank weren’t as hopeless as before.

Fu Qi turned to Lou Wei, offering a strained smile.

“Lou Wei, how about you just go stand still and let Ye Tong hit you? Maybe she’ll spare you that way.”

“Shut up.”

Author Note

I suddenly remembered that last month’s water bill should’ve been settled. I’ll go check it out today!

Text: I’m gonna pin you against the wall and kiss you

You hear me! Pin you against the wall and kiss you!

Translator Note

Why am I so invested in the author’s water bill…