Chapter 21: The Sky is Falling? No, the Earth is Collapsing!

“Xiaoya, I’ll help you. Let’s dig together.”

She emphasized the word "together," fearing that Jiang Xiaoya might reap all the benefits and not share them with her later.

“Right, right, we’ll help you. Everyone together.”

The others snapped to attention as well. They hadn't followed Jiang Xiaoya today to climb mountains and admire scenery, nor for a few pieces of junk, and certainly not to suffer in this desolate wilderness—they were here to find something big.

It was an unspoken understanding, but how could the viewers in the livestream not see it?

【Now we know why netizens keep calling Jiang Xiaoya "Stupid Sister." She really is stupid. Can't she see these people have ulterior motives? She let them follow her all afternoon; if they actually dig something up later, they'll expect to split it. If that's not stupid, what is?】

【Holy crap, Jiang Xiaoya just said this is a "feng shui treasure land." Could there be a tomb underneath?】

【It can't be a tomb. If it were a tomb, digging like that would be illegal. Stupid Sister might be dim, but she wouldn't commit a crime so blatantly.】

【I bet it's precious medicinal herbs.】

【I'm so excited!!! I finally understand why my dad stays up late to watch livestreams. This is thrilling!】

【Guys, watch closely. Stupid Sister is about to pull out a big move.】

【Is Jiang Xiaoya really that divine? These shows are getting more and more ridiculous with their fake setups.】

Despite the skepticism, the once-bored livestream room instantly became hyperactive.

Not only that, but the viewership, which had been hovering steadily around 100,000, began to jump by tens of thousands every few minutes. In the blink of an eye, it surged to over 300,000.

The fans in Zhou Yuyu's livestream were both heartbroken and helpless.

【I knew this would happen. Even though Jiang Xiaoya bullies our Yuyu like this, Yuyu still wants to help her dig.】

【Yuyu has always been the one to step forward, regardless of whether others need her or not.】

【I hope Jiang Xiaoya realizes her mistake and apologizes to our Yuyu. Then we'll decide whether or not to forgive her.】

Some passersby were just watching the show and weren't fans of anyone. Because Jiang Xiaoya's livestream popularity was so high and the bullet comments were unreadable, they had switched to Zhou Yuyu's stream seeking some peace and quiet.

Upon seeing the comments from Zhou Yuyu's fans, they were utterly shocked.

After staring blankly for a long time, she began to type furiously.

【Are you guys blind? Zhou Yuyu is "helping" Jiang Xiaoya? Did Jiang Xiaoya even ask her? Zhou Yuyu is stepping in to help because she wants a piece of the action!! She wants to get something from Jiang Xiaoya, and you want Jiang Xiaoya to apologize to her? What did Jiang Xiaoya do wrong to deserve an apology? Why don't you just go start your own country and let Zhou Yuyu rule the world?】

However, the other viewers were completely deaf to the words of the passerby; they were entirely immersed in the fantasy that their idol was a victim.

The passerby was deeply shocked, expressing her incomprehension and a total lack of respect.

If they were just brainless fans, she wouldn't bother, but since they were this delusional, she had to stay to see exactly how twisted their logic could get.

Zhou Yuyu squatted opposite Jiang Xiaoya to dig a hole. Seeing this, the others stopped talking nonsense, pulled out their tools, and began to dig vigorously.

"Heave, ho! One, one, one... heave, ho! Two, two, two..."

The crowd swung their shovels, gaining momentum with every strike.

"Wait..."

Jiang Xiaoya suddenly stopped her movements and looked up at them, her expression shifting slowly.

"Do you guys feel like... the... ground is... shaking?"

"Ah!"

Before she could finish, a scream was swallowed by the earth.

The others, standing within the collapse zone, were also pulled down with a thunderous roar.

The viewers in the livestream were stunned.

Holy crap, they were just digging a hole, everything was going fine, and then—poof! Gone!

【This is criminal!! Truly criminal!!! That "feng shui treasure land" Jiang Xiaoya mentioned was actually a "treasure land" for the entire production crew to meet their end.】

【Did Jiang Xiaoya lose her mind and decide to take everyone down with her?】

【Oh boy, I caught the livestream in the afternoon, but the streamer is gone by night. Life is truly unpredictable.】

【I've seen shows where everyone fails, but this is the first time I've seen a show where everyone dies on the spot. This show is intense!】

【Jiang Xiaoya: "Hello everyone, I'm going to perform a little talent for you. I hope you like it. The show: Instant Death."】

The assistant directors, who had been monitoring the various livestreams, were also stunned when the screens suddenly went black. Reacting quickly, they scrambled to call the technical team for maintenance while pulling out their phones to prepare to call the police.

However, just as they reached the door, the blacked-out livestreams suddenly flickered back to life.

The assistants scrambled back to their seats in a panic.

Their "Heavenly Eye" livestream technology was highly advanced; unless a switch was flipped or there was physical destruction, it wouldn't be affected even if it fell into water or lost signal.

But just as they breathed a sigh of relief, the images on the screens caused the entire group of assistants to leap from their chairs.

Having worked behind the scenes for years, they had seen many dramatic scenes, but never anything like this.

"Director! Director! Something happened!!"

"Ah! What do we do! Call the police, quick!"

"Contact the insurance company! Is the insurance we bought for the contestants valid?"

"..."

It wasn't just the production crew's backstage; at the same time, the Licheng Police Station was in a state of chaos.

The receptionist was frantically hitting the internal lines.

"Calling Captain, calling Captain!"

"Connect to the Captain, connect to the Captain!"

"Calling the Captain, we have an emergency!"

"..."

In a village within Licheng, Qing Tianfeng was still processing a dismemberment and body-dumping case. Although the suspect had been captured red-handed, many details still needed to be verified, such as the identification of the primary crime scene.

Qing Tianfeng and his team had brought the suspect to the scene to collect evidence. His work phone was ringing incessantly.

Qing Tianfeng signaled for the others to keep watch and stepped aside to answer. As he listened to what was being said, his already dark complexion turned even more grim.

When Jiang Xiaoya had first started digging with her shovel, netizens had been frantically calling people to watch the stream.

But before the main crowd could even enter the room, the earth had split, and all the production crew's livestreams had gone black, leaving nothing but darkness.

The viewers already in the stream were bewildered, and the new viewers who just arrived were equally lost.

The bullet comments were a chaotic mess of frantic typing, demanding that the technical team restore the broadcast immediately.

After about a minute, the video feed returned. However, the noisy, scrolling bullet comments suddenly froze in an instant, as if hit by a hard stun.

It took a long time before the comments began to flow again.

【Is this a costume change for the livestream?】

【They were all digging holes just now, and now it's a scene from a tunnel warfare movie? What a smooth transition! Did the production crew do this to surprise us?】

【Yeah, the scene transition is great, and the props look so realistic.】

【Where did they hire these actors? They're quite good.】

(End of Chapter)