I'll even show you crossdressing men.

"Hmm~" Just as she was about to say something, Ji Xiuyu suddenly leaned forward, grabbed her hand, and pulled her closer.

As if she knew what was about to happen, Lina closed her eyes, anticipating what was to come.

Sure enough, the next moment, a pair of lips pressed tightly against her cherry lips, deeply demanding her kiss.

Outside the café, unnoticed by the two of them, Ishikawa Yuya, who had come out for a stroll to clear his head, saw through the window the two people he once liked kissing, and he froze on the spot...

PS: _(:з」∠)_ I really want to poison someone, I really want to...

Chapter 254: Because I was short of money, so I...

The sky was very clear at the end of October, and the sun hung in the sky with a pleasant temperature.

Under the azure sky, white clouds drift lazily by, accompanied by a gentle breeze.

This should have been a very comfortable time to rest, but some events shattered the tranquility.

Or rather, many people are looking forward to this day, a day when they will fight for one person.

That person is none other than the "Millennial Beauty" who is currently extremely popular and famous in Arest City and several surrounding cities, and whose fame is gradually spreading throughout the continent.

Ji Xiuyu felt a strange sense of familiarity with this title. Wasn't it the word that was often used to describe a certain girl in the world he had transmigrated to?

He himself, as Chu Yan at the time, had been told the same thing. But in his opinion, few of those so-called beautiful girls were truly pretty.

Even among the girls around him, Bu Qingqing and Li Zi, who looked the most ordinary, were prettier than them, not to mention compared to Zi Qing and the others.

So he was always a little resistant to this title, but there was nothing he could do. The academy had also created momentum for this event, and the competition was contracted out to other businesses to organize. There were photography crystals everywhere, and they were the kind of high-end photography crystals specifically used for live streaming, which could achieve the level of real-time broadcasting.

This competition probably involves more than a dozen companies. Judging from this, it seems that Tenshoin is going to turn this competition into an official one and hold it every time in the future.

"What is Sister Alicia thinking?" Ji Xiuyu didn't know any of these things. After Ziqing and the others arrived, most of the things that she used to have to do herself were handed over to them.

This competition, too, was the result of a discussion between Ziqing and Alicia.

But they didn't tell her this result, so she only now realizes that she seems to have been "sold out"?

"Don't worry, young master, I would never harm you. This time, we'll just wait to reap the benefits." Zi Qing sat beside him, looking out at the arena from inside the private room, a gleam of eager anticipation in her eyes.

If it weren't for the limitations on her abilities, she really would have wanted to participate. Presumably, after winning first place, the young master would also be able to secure his first title.

"Huh? Why?" Ji Xiuyu knew that Ziqing and Alicia would never harm her, but was it really necessary to make such a big fuss, like going to a concert?

“Young Master, you need to understand that our expenses are huge, and so is Alicia’s. This time, we renovated the academy, dealt with a lot of things, and paid a large sum of money for settling in. The academy and Alicia’s wallets are almost empty. We had to borrow money from others to hold the last school festival, so we can say that we have almost no money left.”

"We're the same. We didn't expect so many things to happen before we came here, so we didn't bring much money. We only had three hundred amethyst coins. These amethyst coins are fine for normal expenses, but recently some things have cost a lot, so we've spent them all."

"The concubines are also very busy, and several maids are also clamoring to come over. Only after they come can we have new money coming in."

"This competition attracted a lot of attention because of the young master's performance at the school festival. So, after discussing it with my sister Alicia, we auctioned these things off at a high price and let other businesses organize it for us. We just collect the money."

"There are about fifteen participating businesses this time. Each business has a different contract amount, but on average, each business has 600 amethyst crystals. The fifteen businesses have a total of nine thousand amethyst crystals. We split it in half with Sister Alicia, and after paying off the previous debts, we each still have more than three thousand amethyst crystals left."

"We don't need to do anything with so much money; we can just rely on the young master's charm," Zi Qing said, her expression extremely proud.

Bai Yu, who was next to her, was staring at Ji Xiuyu's face like a lovesick fool—no, that's not quite right. Ever since she came in, this girl had been staring at Ji Xiuyu like a lovesick fool without saying a word.

Tina remained silent, simply sitting there. It was Yao Lian, encountering this kind of thing for the first time, who found it strange. In human society, could fame really be exchanged for money?

"Before that, tell me why you spent so much amethyst?" She wanted to know why Alicia spent so much money. It was understandable that she had such a large business empire, but why would Ziqing spend so much as well?

In this world, amethyst is equivalent to ten thousand dollars in the world he traveled to. Amethyst, gold coins, silver coins, and copper coins, which have gradually been phased out as currency, are all based on a decimal system.

With three hundred amethyst crystals brought along, Zi Qing and her companions could theoretically live a carefree life in Arest City without any problems.

Now that he's used up all his amethyst and still owes over a thousand, he might not have any more amethyst left. How could he not be curious?

"Young Master, please don't ask. I'll give you a surprise later." Zi Qing unusually did not choose to answer Ji Xiuyu, but instead changed the subject and avoided the matter.

She doesn't want to say it now, otherwise there will be no surprise.

"Alright, if you're still short of money, just let me know. I'll have the money after I hold one concert." Ji Xiuyu has her own little stash, but it's not much, only ten amethyst crystals.

He receives a share of about 10,000 amethyst coins from each of his concerts, but he has never accepted any of it and has donated it all.

His values, cultivated from a young age, instilled in him a complete disregard for money.

To date, he has donated approximately 300,000 crystal coins, enough to fill the entire treasury of the Kingdom of Kings.

Previously, she didn't have the habit of saving money, but now that she saw them all busy with this, Ji Xiuyu remembered it.

"Don't worry, young master, you don't need to go out for the time being." Ziqing was very happy to hear his words, but at the same time, she felt sorry for her young master.

Many of the troubles in his past life stemmed from his excessive kindness. Now that the young master has understood the harshness of the world and has his own bottom line and sense of proportion, that's a good thing.

"Well, I'll wait and see..." Ji Xiuyu understood that Zi Qing was just trying to comfort him; there was probably still a significant funding gap.

It seems it's time to let Ji Shuise come out. That way, we can not only divert other people's attention, but also earn a considerable sum of money.

While he was thinking about these things, the game started off.

Chapter 255: Girl's Merchandise is Very Valuable

"We are now holding a competition, a competition to determine who will win the 'Millennium's Most Beautiful Girl' banquet. Perhaps you all want to know what kind of person she is, that she has such charm that everyone is going crazy for her? Let's take a look at her photos, and after you see them, you will know why she makes so many people go crazy."

The experienced host immediately energized the crowd. The newly rebuilt, expanded, and reinforced arena held over 30,000 people, nearly a tenth of the population of Arest City.

His words drew cheers from the crowd.

Many of them had seen what Ji Xiuyu looked like, but that was her everyday face, which was different from many of her elaborately made-up looks.

Most people were just there for the spectacle; they had heard of Ji Xiuyu, but had never seen her in person.

Now that I can finally see her face, I'm naturally happy.

Amid cheers from the crowd, the host clapped his hands with a smile, and a huge crystal screen was lowered from the airship in the sky.

Next are exquisite photos of Ji Xiuyu's daily life or various outfits, some of which are photos that almost no one has ever seen before.

From short skirts in the academy to mini cheongsams, then to red evening gowns, white short skirts, black performance costumes... all the way to the most widely circulated canary costume, they were all released one by one.

Among these photos, besides Ji Xiuyu's face being the most impressive, it is her pair of legs that are either bare, wearing white stockings, suspender stockings, black pantyhose, over-the-knee lace black stockings, or fishnet stockings, all of which are paired with various high heels.

These legs, paired with such a beautiful young woman, are a perfect match, a divine combination that makes it impossible to look away.

Unfortunately, each of these twenty photos is only shown for three seconds before being moved to the next one.

As the event drew to a close, amidst the complete silence and the heavy breathing that seemed to echo in his ears, the host revealed a triumphant smile.

How could he not know what was going on with them? When he first saw it, he almost couldn't control himself either. The alluring charm of this girl was terrifying, so terrifying that they couldn't refuse or resist it.

It's as if once you succumb to her charms, you'll become a philandering ghost under her spell.

If even a seasoned adult like him behaves this way, then the vast majority of these are young boys and girls. They haven't done anything strange, all because they're doing it in public.

"See? Don't you think the title 'Most Beautiful Girl in a Thousand Years' is fitting?"

"That's right!" "This is a real beautiful girl!" "I'm going to die!" "Oh my god, I don't know if I'll still like other women after seeing her..."

The host's smile widened as the responses came in waves. After giving them a minute to vent, he coughed and silenced the audience.

"Want these photos? Want the clothes she's wearing? We, the fifteen companies, including Liliana Clothing Store, Chocolate & Vanilla Cafe, Haima Heavy Industries, Akatsuki, Kewpie BBQ Chain... will handle all of these."

"Whether it's photos, clothes, or all sorts of supplies, you can buy them all here. If you want to spend every day with your goddess and get closer to her, then don't hesitate, remember us..."

His words were remembered by the audience, and by Ji Xiuyu as well, leaving him extremely embarrassed.

"Ugh, why are you selling all this...?" He had sold merchandise under his previous identities, but those were all done behind the scenes by the company and had little to do with him. He only needed to collect a small amount of money to support himself.

It would be strange if he could accept saying something like this in front of so many people, or rather, the fact that he hasn't hidden away out of shame already shows his remarkable strength.

"Don't worry, young master. Their contract is only for one year, and they can only sell in ten cities, including Arest City and the surrounding area. After deducting all costs, we will have a 30% net profit. With this, even if you don't go out to perform, we don't need to worry about income."

How much money will these merchandise items generate? Just look at what Ji Xiuyu has earned before; if she hadn't refused them, she would probably be among the world's top ten richest people by now.

Those achievements were made without proper management. This time, with such a huge momentum, it would be a miracle if they couldn't earn several times that amount of wealth.

Even if it's 50,000 amethyst coins, after deducting 10,000 for costs, the income is 40,000, and they can still get 12,000. Splitting 12,000 with Alicia 50/50, that's still 6,000, it's practically ripping people off.

This is just the beginning. If Ji Xiuyu gains greater fame and becomes known to more people, then it would be normal for her fame to increase tenfold.

The people in this world are twisted because they could be invaded and killed by monsters at any time, so almost everyone is training to become stronger.

They spend all their money outside of exercise, and almost 80% of them live for the moment.

It's perfectly normal for someone who doesn't have a concept of saving to spend large sums of money at once.

So if you really have a controversial figure who has swept across many places and you like the type of person, it's normal to spend a lot of money on them.

“I’m worried that some people might use the photos to do something strange…” Ji Xiuyu wouldn’t have thought about this before, but he had been exposed to too much news from that world, and he could see such people almost everywhere on the internet.

He was worried that his photos would be "used" in that way, and the thought of it sent chills down his spine.

“Young Master, there’s nothing we can do about it. Even without photos or anything, people who have seen your face will remember doing those things to you. It’s human nature, and no one can change it. Unless you don’t want to look like this, Young Master…”

Before Zi Qing could finish speaking, Ji Xiuyu interrupted her: "No, I will never change."

He may have used illusion magic to slightly alter his appearance and demeanor, but he never actively changed his true appearance.

This was left to him by his mother, and he would never change it.

He was afraid that he had changed and that his mother wouldn't recognize him if she came back.

Seeing Ji Xiuyu's silence, Ziqing knew what he was thinking. She leaned closer, nestled in his arms, and watched the match with him without saying a word.

Chapter 256: All the Demons and Monsters Have Arrived

Before the competition, the host finished his rambling, explaining the brand sponsorship, various introductions, and the cause and outcome of the competition. Just as the audience was about to get impatient and the atmosphere he had built up was about to dissipate, the host cut short his rambling and started the competition.

Honestly, there's not much to say about the ring competition; it's just a matter of someone going up and someone falling down.

These are all scenes that you could easily fall asleep watching. Unless you're really excited, who would watch a match between guys who are only at the third or fourth tier at the start?

Interestingly, because there are no age or gender restrictions for participants, you can occasionally see some unusual contestants.

"Hey, this old man must be in his seventies or eighties, how come he's still young at heart? At seventy or eighty years old, what can he possibly achieve with only a fifth-level strength?"

"Ugh, that bastard! He's claiming the young master is his while looking down on everyone else!"

"Hmm, she has a nice figure, but she's a bit older. Is she a married young woman? It seems that the young master doesn't like any young women other than Alicia for the time being."

"What is this? A pig-man? Ah, pig-man, you want to have a nice night with the young master? You really look down on us!"