The ancient return was exposed by his sister's live stream.

Baotian City is one of the high-end residential areas in Shenzhen. Located in the most bustling part of the city center, it offers a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle, creating its own private haven. The super high-rise residential buildings are arranged in a triangular pattern, with duplex penthouses on the top floor, each valued at over 30 million yuan.

Chen Hao bought the top floor of Building B.

The elevator went straight to the top floor, and the doors opened into a private elevator lobby. "Wow—" Chen Siyao rushed in without even changing her shoes, twirled around in the living room, and exclaimed, "Brother! We're finally home! Home is so comfortable!"

Chen Hao changed into slippers, slowly walked in, and put his luggage aside.

Chen Hao leaned against the door frame, a smile playing on his lips, watching his younger sister like a happy little butterfly, his eyes full of tenderness: "Hurry up and get ready, you must be tired from the journey."

Chen Hao smiled, sat on the sofa, and looked out at the city.

It's been ten thousand years.

He has stayed in countless places—ancient cave dwellings, Qin Dynasty palaces, Tang Dynasty gardens, Song Dynasty inns, and modern hotels…

But the concept of "home" has been absent for a very, very long time.

He looked down at the wolf cub lying at his feet. The little guy was curiously looking around at his new environment, sniffing it with his nose twitching.

"We'll live here from now on." He gently patted its head.

The little wolf cub looked up at him and let out a soft whimper, as if to say: Okay.

Still excited about going home, Chen Siyao subconsciously reached for her phone and expertly tapped the live stream icon. But just as her fingertip was about to touch the screen, she suddenly froze.

She stood there, stunned, her little face full of confusion.

In the past, I did live streaming to earn tuition fees and living expenses. I would stream for a limited time each day, and end the stream as soon as I was done. I didn't want to endure even a second longer.

But now that her brother is back, money is no longer a problem, and the trip to the secret realm has completely freed her from financial hardship. She clearly doesn't need to make money through live streaming anymore, so why does her first reaction still want to start live streaming?

She looked down at her phone screen, silently thinking to herself:

It seems... it wasn't about the money. I just wanted to tell the viewers in the live stream who chat with me every day and call me "Yao Yao, the beautiful girl," that I'm home. I wanted to share what my new home looks like with them and chat with them... Before I knew it, they were all like friends.

Chen Siyao stuck out her tongue, giving herself a perfectly justifiable reason: "Sigh, who wouldn't want more money! Broadcasting it anyway! I'm just killing time!"

---

Meanwhile, at Douyin's headquarters.

Li Na sat in her spacious office, with a large screen in front of her displaying real-time data from Chen Siyao's live stream.

Online users: 153 million.

Number of followers: 8425 million.

Gift revenue: Exceeded 200 million in the past day.

A slight smile appeared on her lips. Signing this streamer for 300 million was worth it.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Come in."

A young man wearing glasses walked in; he was Xiao Wang, the head of the newly established "Chen Siyao Special Task Force" in the risk control department.

"Mr. Li, there's something I need to report to you."

Li Na looked at him and said, "Speak."

Xiao Wang handed over the tablet: "A streamer named 'Outdoor Xiao Yang' posted a video debunking the claims, questioning whether Chen Siyao's 'Queen Mother of the West Secret Realm' was scripted. The video has already garnered over a million views in just half an hour."

Li Na took the tablet and quickly browsed through the video content.

In the video, a young man calling himself "Outdoor Xiao Yang" stands in front of a barren mountain, comparing screenshots from Chen Siyao's live stream with reality, and confidently declares: "Look everyone, this is the so-called entrance to the Queen Mother of the West's Secret Realm! I've visited it in person, there's nothing there at all! This is scripted! It's special effects! Chen Siyao is just a scripted streamer with a professional operations team!"

After reading it, Li Na gave a cold laugh.

"this one?"

Xiao Wang asked cautiously, "Mr. Li, what should we do?"

Li Na handed the tablet back to him and said calmly, "Take it off the shelves."

"Take it down?" Xiao Wang was taken aback. "But Mr. Li, if we take down these debunking videos directly, won't people say we're covering up our ignorance...?"

Li Na looked at him, a hint of impatience in her eyes: "Xiao Wang, do you know Chen Siyao's current value?"

Xiao Wang shook his head.

"Eighty million followers, a signing fee of 300 million, and the number one most popular figure online." Li Na enunciated each word clearly, "She alone accounts for 15% of Douyin's total traffic. If she were to fall, how much would Douyin lose?"

Xiao Wang gasped.

Li Na continued, "And are you sure that secret realm is fake?"

Xiao Wang was stunned.

He was certainly unsure.

He watched the live stream; how could those images and details possibly be special effects?

Even the top Hollywood teams couldn't achieve that effect.

"But Mr. Li..." He wanted to say something more.

Li Na interrupted him: "No buts. From now on, establish a dedicated risk control team for Chen Siyao, and you'll be in charge. Any negative content involving her, especially that without solid evidence, must be taken down. Understand?"

Xiao Wang took a deep breath and nodded emphatically: "Understood, Mr. Li."

He turned and left.

Li Na leaned back in her chair, looking at Chen Siyao's smiling face on the screen, a smile playing on her lips.

Little girl, broadcast it well.

I'll protect you, sister.

---

An hour later, in Xiao Yang's rented room outdoors.

Yang Feifan stared at his phone screen, his face ashen.

His videos... have been taken down.

The reason given was "allegedly spreading false information".

"Damn it!" He slammed his fist on the table.

He was not reconciled.

He, known as "Outdoor Xiao Yang" Yang Feifan, has been on Douyin for three years and has finally amassed three million fans, making a living by cultivating an outdoor adventure persona.

As a result, his popularity plummeted after Chen Siyao appeared.

Every time he goes live, the chat is filled with comments like "Go watch Yao Yao" and "Yao Yao's show is even more exciting." His income has plummeted from over ten thousand yuan a month to now, where he can barely afford to eat.

On what grounds?

Just because she has an awesome older brother?

Did she just find a broken secret realm because she was lucky?

He didn't believe it.

The Queen Mother of the West, the Jade Pool, and the elixir of immortality are all fake!

It's definitely the script! It's definitely the special effects!

He must expose her!

You can't upload the video, right?

Then let's have a direct confrontation!

He refused to believe that she could keep up the act in front of a million viewers!

He opened Chen Siyao's live stream and found that she was chatting with her viewers, preparing to play games.

He initiated a live chat request.

System notification: The other party has turned off the live chat function.

"Damn it!" He angrily threw his phone on the bed.

She actually turned off the live stream!

This further proves that she has a guilty conscience!

Yang Feifan took a few deep breaths to calm down.

If you can't send videos or connect via voice chat, then try another method.

He opened his live stream and told his fans, "Family, my video has been taken down. Why? Because it threatened some people's interests!"

Bullet comments:

[Xiao Yang's die-hard fan: Who took it down? Douyin?]

[Outdoor Warrior: Chen Siyao must have someone backing her!]

[Go, Xiao Yang! Don't be afraid, we support you!]

Yang Feifan continued, "That Chen Siyao, didn't she prevent me from connecting online? Well, I'll have my family go to her livestream and ask her! Make her come out and confront me! Let's see if she dares!"

He faced the camera and said, enunciating each word clearly: "Family members, go to her live stream and spam the chat! Ask her if she dares to connect with me! Ask her if she dares to confront me!"

[Xiao Yang's loyal fan: Received!]

[Climbing Xiao Wu: Go for it!]

[Outdoor Coach Li: Let her see what the power of the people is!]

---

In Chen Siyao's live stream room.

She swung her little feet and said in a lighthearted tone, "Just wanted to let you all know that I won't be doing outdoor broadcasts anymore, school starts soon. From now on, I'll just be broadcasting casually from home, chatting, playing games, and stuff like that~"

[Game Black Hole Yao Yao: No! Yao Yao, please don't play games! Your gameplay is so bad it makes me want to spit rice onto the screen!]

[Shiye: Help! Last time I saw you playing King of Glory, building tank items on Luban, I uninstalled the game overnight!]

[Don't turn it off once it's open: We're on the same side! Yao Yao, listen to me! Don't touch the game! Please!]