Chapter 11: Rub against it?

"Hello everyone, I'm Wu Li."

Wu Li returned to his dorm room to start a live stream, with a bunch of people standing behind him. Besides Chen Dong and Wang Xuecheng, a large group of boys who had come to see him filled the room.

Wu Li glanced at the number of viewers in the live stream, which was rapidly increasing. In just a short while, the number of viewers had already surpassed 500.

"Bro, you're awesome!"

"Traditional Martial Arts finally has someone who can fight."

"Who did the host learn Xingyi from?"

"Does the host teach martial arts?"

"Can the host take on ten people?"

"Little brother is so handsome."

...

Comments in the chat were scrolling by rapidly, and Wu Li could only pick some to answer.

At this moment, the heat from his video release was still rising, and so the number of people in the live stream was skyrocketing.

[For the first time, the number of viewers in the live room exceeded ten thousand, and you've earned a Master Experience Card]

At 10 pm, when the number of people in Wu Li's live stream surpassed ten thousand, he received such a notification.

[Master Experience Card: When used on an existing Martial Arts Skill, it can temporarily elevate the skill level to Master Level for a duration of ten minutes]

What a great item!

Wu Li was pleased. The only Martial Arts Skill he currently possessed was Xingyi Fist at the Master Level, and he could use the Experience Card to temporarily move up a rank. But this was not the best way to use it; he could totally spend a few hundred Fan Value to exchange for a new Martial Arts Skill, then use the Experience Card to jump straight from Entry Level to Master Level!

Just then, his phone suddenly vibrated, displaying 'Received Chat Connect Request'.

"What's this?" Wu Li, who was still new to live streaming, turned his head and asked the crowd behind him.

"It's a connect request; someone wants to do a co-stream with you," someone from the back shouted.

"Jia'er? This is..." Wu Li suddenly remembered—the very high school beauty of Wang Xuecheng's, the one who helped promote his video last time.

Wu Li clicked accept, and immediately, the right side of the screen showed a young girl in a black camisole dress.

The girl had her long hair loose, her cheeks rosy, with a hint of sweat on her forehead, as if she had just exercised.

"Hello." Zhang Jia'er waved with a smile, her large eyes bending into crescent moons, extremely adorable.

As Wu Li's second video became more popular on Mo Yin, his first video gained traction too, and the video he collaborated on with Zhang Jia'er was also discovered by netizens, with likes and comments skyrocketing.

When Zhang Jia'er started her live stream, she was surprised to find that her number of fans had increased significantly. She quickly understood the reason, never imagining she'd one day have the opportunity to ride on someone else's coattails.

Many people in her live stream were asking about her relationship with Wu Li. How did they know each other? Were they boyfriend and girlfriend?

These questions made Zhang Jia'er feel shy but also secretly delighted. Wu Li's video was currently ranking first on the Mo Yin hot list, and countless people wanted to hitch a ride on Wu Li's popularity by sharing, commenting, and imitating... but none of this was as effective as Zhang Jia'er being the 'old acquaintance' of Wu Li.

Therefore, when she discovered that Wu Li was also live streaming, Zhang Jia'er didn't hesitate to connect with him, taking advantage of the fact that they were the only two mutually following each other to quickly secure her spot. It might be too late if she waited.

After all, a hitch is a hitch, whether once or twice—such a good opportunity was too good to miss!

"Hey~"

When the boys in the dorm realized the host looking to connect with Wu Li was a beautiful girl, they immediately began to jeer.

"Hello," Wu Li replied with a smile.

"Do you remember me?" Zhang Jia'er batted her eyelashes.

"Hey~" A wave of jeering came again from behind, with only Wang Xuecheng looking stiff. He had known Zhang Jia'er for so long but had never seen her be so proactive in front of a guy.

"Condolences," Chen Dong patted Wang Xuecheng's head. "Having a childhood sweetheart for a... sister-in-law isn't bad either."

"Get lost, get lost, get lost!" Wang Xuecheng swatted away Chen Dong's hand irritably.

On the other hand, Wu Li also felt that Zhang Jia'er was being overly enthusiastic and it made him slightly uncomfortable.

If he wasn't mistaken, Wang Xuecheng probably had a crush on Zhang Jia'er in the past and might still harbor some feelings.

A bro code was a bro code after all; Wu Li didn't show too much enthusiasm but responded politely, "I remember, you were my roommate's high school classmate. It was he who asked for your help to promote my first video."

"How do you think I did in the video we collaborated on?"

"Pretty good. My first video got so many likes, thanks to your contribution," he said.

"So, how do you plan on thanking me?" Zhang Jia'er asked with a beaming smile.

"Hey~" The jeering this time was particularly loud.

Wu Li remained composed, "When the opportunity arises, I'll invite my roommates and you can invite your roommates, and we'll have a joint meet-up."

"I want to go too!"

"I'm coming!"

"Wu bro, take me with you!"

...

The group of guys behind him immediately got excited.

"Get lost, get lost, get lost—don't disturb the live stream," Wu Li turned and teased with a laugh.

Zhang Jia'er also laughed, covering her mouth, "A meet-up? I feel like that favors you and your roommates too much, not good enough as gratitude."

"Then how would you like me to thank you?"

"How about you demonstrate a set of punches for me?" Zhang Jia'er suggested.

The comment section was all for it; everyone wanted to see Wu Li perform martial arts.

"Alright," Wu Li wasn't pretentious, taking it as an opportunity to attract more followers.

Seeing that Wu Li was about to perform martial arts, the boys in the dorm quickly cleared space for him.

Wu Li stood in the dorm hallway, adopting the classic Three Body Formation of Xingyi Fist, and then began to perform the routine.

Splitting Fist, Drilling Fist, Beng Fist, Cannon Fist, Cross Fist—the Five Elements of Xingyi moves were executed one after another. Even those who knew nothing about martial arts could feel an imposing aura watching Wu Li.

As Zhang Jia'er watched Wu Li perform, her eyes sparkled with excitement. She had already thought he was handsome while watching his videos, and now seeing his live performance made that impression even clearer.

"He's too handsome..."

This wasn't only Zhang Jia'er's inner thought; numerous ladies in the comments were frantically echoing the sentiment.

"Wow, so handsome!"

"Is the little brother single?"

"Totally in love!"

"Young man, stop trying, just come with aunty..."

...

Five minutes later, Wu Li slowly finished his routine, with various virtual gifts still streaming in the live.

"Thank you, thank you everyone for the gifts," Wu Li said with a smile.

By then, the number of viewers in the stream had surpassed thirty thousand.

"Wow, so handsome." Zhang Jia'er applauded with a smile, "How about I dance for everyone?"

Ironclad hosts and streams of tycoons—Mo Yin set up the live co-stream feature to better facilitate the flow of generous spenders between live streams. Seeing the many wealthy donators in her stream, Zhang Jia'er seized the moment to showcase herself.

Having hitched a ride already, there was no point in being coy...