CHAPTER 123: CHAPTER 123 LUCK!

He spoke solemnly, "I’ll lay my cards on the table. I’m actually the illegitimate son of the Goddess of Luck. No, wait, I’m her legitimate son!"

Although Xia Liang’s expression was serious, absolutely no one believed him. After all, luck was such an unpredictable thing. Who could possibly control it?

Xia Liang didn’t elaborate, instead turning to Su Yi beside him. "Do you have ten milliliters?"

Su Yi was baffled but nodded anyway. "Yes."

She took out a ten-milliliter RMB bill and handed it over. Xia Liang took it and displayed it for everyone to see, holding up a single finger.

"Ten milliliters! My goal today is to use these ten milliliters to earn five Yuan in three hours, without any cheating."

This declaration sent the live stream into an uproar.

"Stop kidding, Summer God Hao! Three hours? That’s impossible!"

"Exactly! If you said you were starting with five Yuan, I might believe you. But turning ten milliliters into five Yuan without cheating? Go to sleep and do it in your dreams."

"Do you really think you can just say whatever you want? Control luck? Why not just say you’re a martial arts master who can leap over rooftops?"

"Summer God Hao, get serious. If you keep this up, you’ll lose all your viewers."

Facing the barrage of mockery, Xia Liang continued to smile. "Since none of you believe me, let’s make a bet. Let’s bet on whether I can make five Yuan in three hours."

His heroic confidence at the end of his speech got everyone’s blood pumping.

"No problem! It’s a bet!"

"What are the stakes?"

"Yeah! It’s no fun if the stakes are too low."

"A small bet wouldn’t suit your status as a God of Wealth, you know."

Reading the bullet comments, Xia Liang took a quick count. "Right now, there are about eight hundred people in the stream. If I lose, I’ll give every single person one thousand milliliters! I keep my word!"

BOOM!

Xia Liang’s words caused a massive stir. This wasn’t some lottery with a few winners; he was promising to pay everyone. In an instant, the chat exploded.

"Are you serious?"

"For real? That’s eight-tenths of a yuan each?"

"With Summer God Hao’s net worth, that’s just a drop in the bucket, isn’t it?"

"+1, a God of Wealth wouldn’t bother lying to us, would he?"

Beside him, Su Yi was also taken aback. She looked at Xia Liang with concern and quietly tugged at his sleeve. Xia Liang glanced over, knowing exactly what she was worried about.

He simply nodded at her and said softly, "Don’t worry, I’m confident."

Although his claim was hard to believe, for some unknown reason, his words seemed to possess a strange Magic Power, compelling her to trust him against her better judgment.

After reassuring Su Yi, Xia Liang turned his attention back to the livestream. "Rest assured, I don’t lie. I’m not hurting for that little bit of money. But since I’ve put something on the line, you all should too, right? It doesn’t have to be much. If you lose, all you have to do is send a gift worth one milliliter in the stream."

"No problem!"

"Bring it on!"

"Please begin your performance!"

"Awesome! A free cent!"

Convinced they had already won, the viewers eagerly urged Xia Liang to start.

"Alright!" Xia Liang didn’t dawdle. With a wave of his hand, he announced, "The time is now 4:30 PM, which means the bet ends at 7:30 PM! Let the challenge officially begin!"

As the bet between Xia Liang and his audience kicked off, a palpable excitement filled the air. Xia Liang handed his phone back to Su Yi.

"Would you mind being my little assistant for now?"

"No problem," Su Yi agreed without hesitation, feeling a little excited herself. Xia Liang was radiating so much confidence, and she was curious to see why.

The moment the competition began, Xia Liang secretly opened his inventory, where his most recently acquired reward was stored: a Luck Card. Upon use, it would boost his luck for three hours. This was the source of his confidence.

As Xia Liang activated the card, a faint glow enveloped him and seeped into his body. He stood up.

"Let’s go! If I’m going to use luck to turn ten milliliters into five Yuan, I can’t just sit here. No matter how absurd things get, money won’t just fall into my lap."

Just as Xia Liang was about to walk out the door, his phone suddenly rang. Slightly puzzled, he glanced at the screen and saw it was Yun Bing calling.

What does he want with me?

While wondering, Xia Liang answered the call. To prevent the audience from accusing him of cheating, he made sure to put it on speakerphone.

On the other end of the line, Yun Bing took a deep breath before speaking. "Um, is this Mr. Xia Liang? My name is Yun Bing. I’m the Protector you’ve met twice. You’re the one who helped us bust a den of human traffickers."

Yun Bing was afraid Xia Liang would block his number again like last time, so he made sure to be specific.

"Yes, I remember. Is there something I can help you with?"

Hearing that Xia Liang recognized him, Yun Bing breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, you have a bounty reward waiting for you at the Protectors’ office, and you need to come by to claim it."

"A bounty?" Xia Liang was confused. "I didn’t know anything about that."

While Xia Liang was bewildered, the live stream audience was not having it.

"Human traffickers?"

"Cheating already, right from the start?"

"Is this how you’re gonna play? What’s the point?"

"Let me guess, the bounty is exactly five Yuan, right?"

"This whole self-directed skit is so boring."

However, some viewers who knew the truth started typing ellipses.

"Guys, the person on the phone... I don’t think he’s lying."

"That’s right, Summer God Hao really did help the Protectors bust a human trafficking den."

"I think I remember now! God Xia has a special ability, hypnotism."

"Oh no! I’m getting nervous. What if God Xia can actually control luck?"

The stream was buzzing, but Xia Liang didn’t have time to pay attention. On the phone, Yun Bing continued in a serious tone, "That’s right. Those traffickers were all on the wanted list. I was wondering if you have time now? You can come collect your one-yuan bounty."

One Yuan?!

How could it be such a coincidence? Just as I was talking about making money, the next second someone calls to say I’ve earned a one-yuan reward for catching a criminal.

At this, the viewers who had been skeptical from the start absolutely exploded.

"Seriously? Human traffickers are worth that much?"

"Then just catch a couple more and you’ll have five Yuan, right?"

"What’s next? Are you going to hire a couple of actors in security uniforms to bring you the cash?"

"You’re not even trying to hide that you’re acting, are you?"

Seeing these comments, Xia Liang, who had initially not planned on claiming the reward, changed his mind. If he didn’t go now, they would probably accuse him of being afraid of his charade being exposed.

He replied calmly, "Alright, I’ll be there in a bit."

"Excellent. I’ll be waiting for you then."

With that, the call ended.