The Mysterious Card Maker: Starting with Zhang Jiao's Deification

"What are you laughing at?" Lin Fan felt a little uneasy under her gaze.

"I was thinking, could we do a live stream together?"

"What!" Lin Fan's voice unconsciously rose a few decibels.

In his memory, those live streams featuring two people were either couples showing affection or engaging in live PK battles, all of which required a fan base.

That is......

Lin Fan's mind flashed back to the pop-up ads that appeared on the homepages of card trading websites.

What do you mean by "two-player exploration, PUBG Mobile online viewing"?

There's also something like, "Beautiful female anchor takes you deep into the lair, a romantic getaway for two tonight at midnight."

Either two people dressed in revealing clothes are grinning foolishly at the camera, or two people are screaming in the ruins.

"What's with that expression?" Qin Muyao frowned, glaring at Lin Fan as she looked at the change in his face. "I'm talking to you, what are you thinking about?"

"No... I wasn't thinking about anything." Lin Fan turned her face away, her ears burning slightly. "I just felt... you, the eldest daughter of the Qin family, shouldn't have stooped to doing those kinds of live streams, right?"

"What's wrong with this kind of live stream? As long as you have money, that's all that matters." Qin Muyao paused for a moment, then continued speaking to herself.

"Think about it, you're short of money, and so am I. We both have experience in live streaming and know how to attract viewers. You have the skill to make cards and can create those powerful cards. Isn't this a perfect match?"

"Wait a minute." Lin Fan raised his hand to interrupt her, "What kind of live stream are you talking about?"

"Of course we're going to find the Strange Beings!" Qin Muyao said matter-of-factly. "You'll be in charge of card making and combat, and I'll handle the commentary and crowd control. We can sell the materials dropped by the Strange Beings for money, and we can also get a share of the donations from the live stream. Besides..."

She paused, her expression suddenly freezing: "You don't know what I'm talking about? What kind of genre do you think it is?"

"I...I thought it was one of those..." He stammered, gesturing, "like two people chatting in front of a camera, asking for gifts..."

"Lin Fan!"

"Um?"

"Are you thinking of those kinds of live streams where people wear very revealing clothes, wiggle around in front of the screen, and say things like 'Brother, send me a rocket!' Do you think I, Qin Muyao, need to make money like that?"

Lin Fan remained silent, after all, his thoughts were even more outrageous than that.

Qin Muyao took a deep breath, picked up a cushion from the sofa, and threw it at the person.

"Lin Fan! What kind of person do you take me for! What kind of rubbish do you usually watch?"

Lin Fan hurriedly caught the cushion and took two steps back: "No, I didn't say you were that kind of person... I just..."

Seeing his helpless expression, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't quite put his finger on it, Qin Muyao suddenly couldn't bring herself to scold him anymore. She took a deep breath and pressed the pillow next to her back onto the sofa.

"Alright, alright, stop explaining." She thought of Lin Fan's appearance just now, but the corners of her mouth involuntarily curled up.

She turned her head, pretending to fix her hair, forcibly suppressing her smile, then said seriously, "So, what do you think of what I said earlier about the live stream being weird?"

Lin Fan put the cushion back on the sofa, sat down opposite her, and thought about it seriously.

"Wouldn't that mean we'd have to search for weird things everywhere?"

"There are always eerie creatures wandering the streets of Jiang City at night, and we might just run into one," Qin Muyao said matter-of-factly.

"Besides, didn't you say there have been a lot of strange things happening around here lately? We don't need to go out and look for them. We can just sit in the neighborhood and wait."

Lin Fan glanced at her. He had mentioned the strange things earlier, just to scare this young lady so she would go home on her own.

As for the strange gatherings in this neighborhood that Zhou Chen had mentioned before, he hadn't actually noticed them yet, since he had only encountered two strange occurrences so far.

One time it was the two strange creatures, the "Lantern Maid" and the "One-Eyed General," and the other time it was the "Fish Head Stranger" who threatened to eat Qin Muyao.

This really doesn't seem like the gathering of many strange things that Zhou Chen described.

"What if nothing strange happens at night?" Lin Fan asked.

"Then just think of it as taking my online friends on a nighttime stroll around the neighborhood," Qin Muyao shrugged. "Who knows, it might go viral sometime soon?"

The idea of ​​a bizarre live stream sounds a bit crazy at first glance.

But thinking about it carefully, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

He's short on money and materials right now. If he could really earn some extra money through live streaming, wouldn't that allow him to improve his card collection even faster?

If you encounter anything strange, you can clean it up. Who knows, the card association might even give you a "helpful citizen medal" next time. It's a win-win situation.

"Okay," he nodded. "Then let's give it a try."

Qin Muyao's eyes lit up: "Really?"

"But we need to make some arrangements first!" Lin Fan held up one finger. "First, safety first. Retreat immediately if anything seems amiss. Second, I'll mainly handle the combat, and you'll mainly handle the live stream. Don't get flustered later. Third..."

"What is the third?"

Lin Fan glanced at her: "Have you decided on a name for your new account?"

Qin Muyao paused for a moment, then took out her phone and started tapping away rapidly.

"I've thought of a few," she said, shoving the screen in front of Lin Fan. "Take a look and see which one you like."

Lin Fan leaned closer to take a look, and saw several names listed on the screen:

[Jiang City Night Walk]

[On the verge of death]

[Underworld Office]

[Lin Fan and Miss Qin's Wonderful Adventure]

"What's the last one?" Lin Fan asked, pointing to the last line.

"I think it's great," Qin Muyao said confidently. "It's very down-to-earth."

"Deleted."

Why?

"It's too long, and besides, everyone already knows who we are," Lin Fan said without changing his expression.

Qin Muyao stared at him for two seconds, then said, "So what should I call you?"

"How is the ruler of the underworld?"

Qin Muyao frowned, pondered for a moment, and nodded. "That seems like a good idea!"

"Then let's call him the Lord of the Underworld." Qin Muyao put her phone away and tapped the screen a few times. "But just having a name isn't enough; we need to think of a way to avoid being recognized."

Lin Fan glanced at her: "Are you afraid your second uncle will find out?"

"It's not just my second uncle." Qin Muyao leaned back on the sofa. "It's also the people around us. If they're recognized... I'll have to be found too."

"So?" Lin Fan asked.

"So we have to change our appearance." Qin Muyao counted on her fingers, "First of all, we definitely can't show our faces, and we have to work on our voices too."

She paused, her gaze falling on Zhang Jiao's card in Lin Fan's pocket.

"Secondly, you can't use your usual cards for the time being."

Lin Fan frowned: "Why?"

Qin Muyao sat up straight. "My second uncle and the others know we have Zhang Jiao and Zhang Fei. Their appearance means we..."

She didn't finish her sentence, but Lin Fan already understood.

Zhang Jiao and Zhang Fei are their signature characters. Once they are shown in the live stream, it's like telling everyone that Lin Fan and Qin Muyao are here.

"So what are you planning to do?" Lin Fan asked. "We can't just use a blank card to subdue the monster directly, can we?"