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

"Soul Reaper..." Qin Muyao murmured, her gaze falling on the mourning staff in Bai Wuchang's hand and the dangling iron chain. She couldn't help but take a step back, moving further away from Bai Wuchang.

"Then I'll start a live stream and let the viewers see what this secret realm looks like." Qin Muyao said, picking up her phone and starting to adjust it.

"Everyone, we've now entered the [Mist-Hidden Ruins]. See? This area is surrounded by the 'mysterious fog' that comes with the secret realm itself; the visibility is extremely low."

The live chat started scrolling. Although it had just started, a lot of fans who had been waiting had already flooded in. Within a minute of the broadcast starting, eight thousand people had joined, and the number was still rising.

【Here it comes!】

[The Lord of the Underworld! It's finally airing!]

Which secret realm is this?

[The Mist-Hidden Ruins, the D+ rank one?]

Bai Wuchang took on the patrol duty, constantly wandering around the two of them, while Lin Fan stood beside her, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings without entering the frame.

After Qin Muyao secured her phone, Lin Fan spoke in a low voice, "By the way, let me mention Su Wanqing's auction. We've essentially completed her mission."

Qin Muyao glanced at Lin Fan and nodded, then spoke to the camera.

"Here's a quick announcement: there will be a charity auction at the Jiang City Art Center next month. We'll post more details in our updates later, so feel free to check it out if you're interested."

Another wave of comments flooded the screen, with most asking if the streamer would be there in person.

Qin Muyao was watching the comments when she suddenly remembered something, and her tone became subtle: "Speaking of which, just now outside, someone stared at that person in charge's legs for several seconds."

Upon hearing her say that, Lin Fan froze.

"Who watched it?"

"You." Qin Muyao tilted the selfie stick towards him. "Stop pretending, I saw it all. Long legs in black stockings, aren't they especially beautiful?"

The live chat exploded instantly:

[Hahaha, who is the streamer talking about?]

[Blackie? Whiteie? Who's looking at the legs?]

[A lot of information!]

What did I miss?

Lin Fan took a deep breath and said calmly, "I was looking at the cardholder at her waist, not her legs."

"Is her waist pretty?"

"..." Lin Fan didn't know what to say for a moment and could only stand there in a daze.

Seeing Lin Fan's expression, Qin Muyao smiled and turned the camera towards herself.

"Alright, alright, it's all just for the show, let's stop joking around and keep going, let's see what we find this time."

[Hey streamer, you're behind me!]

That eerie white thing is right behind you.

That eerie thing is still lingering there, can't you see it, streamer?

Qin Muyao stopped and smiled at the viewers in the live stream, saying, "Don't panic, everyone. That's a new card made by Xiao Hei, the White Impermanence."

"Hmm! Old Bai?" Qin Muyao turned her head and tentatively said to Bai Wuchang behind her, "Come and say hello to everyone!"

Bai Wuchang stopped, glanced at Lin Fan, and after seeing him nod, came in front of the camera.

"What? What is this?!" Bai Wuchang looked at himself on the screen, a look of curiosity on his pale face, and reached out to touch it.

The moment his fingertip touched the screen, the phone went black with a snap, a thin layer of frost formed on the surface, and white steam rose straight up.

"Ah! My live stream, my new phone!" Qin Muyao exclaimed, looking at Bai Wuchang's pale face, she took a few steps back, then turned and glared at Lin Fan.

"Why are you looking at me?"

"You're responsible for your card-related issues!"

"I didn't let him touch your phone."

"You're responsible for that too. Use your phone to livestream!"

Qin Muyao snatched Lin Fan's phone, skillfully opened Douyin (TikTok), and restarted the live stream.

Even during the live stream interruption, the chat was still flooded with messages.

Where is the streamer?

[I hope nothing bad has happened!]

What was that white figure just now?!

[They're back! They're back!]

The screen lit up again, and Qin Muyao smiled at the camera: "Sorry everyone, my phone just froze and shut down. I'm using a different phone to continue."

It's good that the streamer is alright.

[Keep going, take us to see this hidden realm!]

"There's something ahead," Lin Fan suddenly said.

Bai Wuchang raised his hand, and the iron chain in his sleeve dangled to the ground, disappearing into the mist as if it had a life of its own.

Immediately afterwards, a low sobbing sound came from the depths of the fog, mixed with the rattling sound of chains dragging on the ground.

The sound grew closer and clearer.

Qin Muyao held her breath, gripped the selfie stick tightly, and stared intently at the dark figure being dragged by chains in the mist, which was gradually growing larger.

The chat was quiet for a moment, then it went on a crazy rampage:

What is it?

Holy crap, this is really weird!

[Watch out, streamer!]

A crack appeared in the fog.

At the end of the chain was a woman in a white dress. She had her head down, so her features were not visible, and her wet hair clung to her face.

She was unable to move due to being bound by iron chains, leaving a long trail of water behind her.

"A water ghost?" Qin Muyao said in a low voice.

The water ghost was dragged in front of the White Impermanence, who raised his mourning staff and gently swung it.

The water ghost's figure suddenly vanished, turning into a dusty gray card that fell to the ground. Then, with a crisp "crack," the card split in the middle, shattering into several pieces.

The attack was too powerful; the card couldn't withstand it and shattered.

At this moment, a small point of light appeared in Bai Wuchang's hand. It was the "soul guide" that had been transformed after the strange death, and it was pulsating slightly at his fingertips.

"Oh no, it's broken!" Lin Fan exclaimed in distress. "A material card from the Gray Domain is worth at least a few hundred yuan, and it's broken like this."

The comments section, however, showed no sympathy whatsoever; instead, it erupted in even more excitement.

[Holy crap, the material cards are all shattered! That attack was incredibly powerful!]

[The White Impermanence is so handsome!]

My mom asked me why I was kneeling while watching the live stream.

I need to buy a White Impermanence card!!! Where can I buy one!!!

[Products from Xiaohei are guaranteed to be of high quality!]

Qin Muyao glanced at the comments and couldn't help but laugh. She turned the camera to Lin Fan, who looked pained, and said, "Did you hear that? The audience all say he's handsome, but you're only thinking about those few hundred yuan."

Lin Fan squatted down, picked up the broken card fragments, examined them from all angles, and sighed, "Even a few hundred yuan is money."

"Let's go." Lin Fan stood up, casually tossed the broken pieces aside, and said to Bai Wuchang, "Don't break the next one, keep it to sell for money."

Qin Muyao held up her phone and followed, lowering her voice to say to the camera, "Everyone sees this, right? This is our team's financial manager, the stingy Xiao Hei."

The comments section was filled with "hahahaha" again.

Bai Wuchang floated to the side expressionlessly, gently grasping the light in his hand and putting it into his sleeve, as if nothing had just happened.