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#3Chapter 3: The narrator isn't just telling a story; Peach Blossom Island really exists.
Chapter 3: The Host Isn’t Just Telling Stories; Peach Blossom Island Truly Exists
Inside the livestream, countless viewers vied to speak.
Streams of bullet comments constantly drifted across the screen.
They felt as if they were being tickled, immensely curious about the identities of the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar.
It wasn’t just the viewers in the livestream; the assistant Wang Bingbing and the tourists following Zhuo Yifan were also staring intently at Zhuo Yifan, waiting for him to reveal the answer.
“This is the charm of ensemble characters!”
Zhuo Yifan smiled, not the least bit surprised in his heart.
He thought about why the books by top-tier authors from his previous life were so attractive to readers and praised by everyone; it was because they wrote ensemble characters so well.
For example, the Great Author Fenghuo’s *Sword Snow Stride*.
The old man with cheap wine and a horse traveling six thousand miles—Sword Nine Huang, “I’m not practicing sword anymore”—Wen Busheng, and others.
Although they weren’t the protagonists, their character charm was no less than the protagonist’s, and their popularity even surpassed the protagonist’s.
Therefore, once these four—the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar—appeared, they would naturally captivate all the viewers and whet their appetites.
In just this short while, the number of people in Zhuo Yifan’s livestream had unknowingly reached five thousand, and it was still skyrocketing.
Almost every few seconds, it increased by one or two hundred people.
It was clearly heading toward ten thousand.
Where there are viewers, there are naturally gifts.
Out of several thousand people, even if only a few hundred sent gifts, and even if each person only sent one yuan, that would still be several hundred yuan.
Moreover, the actual situation was far beyond that.
In just this short time, the gifts in Zhuo Yifan’s livestream had already reached over two thousand yuan!
Even after the platform’s cut, Zhuo Yifan would still receive one thousand yuan.
You have to realize that it hadn’t been long since the broadcast started; how many gifts would Zhuo Yifan receive by the end of a normal broadcast?
Ten thousand?
Or one hundred thousand?
Either way, it would definitely exceed an ordinary person’s monthly salary!
“Teacher Zhuo is truly amazing.”
Wang Bingbing’s beautiful, clear eyes were instantly filled with admiration.
“However, who exactly are these four—the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar? How come I’ve never heard of them?”
She was a tourism major, and what she studied were the historical legends and anecdotes of major tourist attractions.
Yet, no matter how hard she racked her brain, she couldn’t think of these figures with such titles.
“This must be the gap between me and Teacher Zhuo. I must follow Teacher Zhuo and study hard so as not to let Teacher Zhuo down.”
Wang Bingbing nodded her little head earnestly, then turned on the livestream recording, preparing to record the whole thing so she could organize and study it later when she had free time.
At this moment, amidst the anticipation of the masses, Zhuo Yifan smiled and spoke unhurriedly.
“Originally, I wanted to tell you all about the peerless Secret Manual that caused the entire Jianghu to stir, but since everyone is interested in the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar, I will talk about these four first.”
His words were quite profound; they not only satisfied everyone’s curiosity about the identities of the four, but also planted a foreshadowing, making everyone realize that the peerless Secret Manual was not simple either.
To put it bluntly, he was digging a hole to arouse the audience’s anticipation.
This would prevent the audience from being satisfied after hearing about the identities of the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar, and then stopping their pursuit.
Sure enough, the viewers in the livestream all reacted.
“That’s right, what exactly is that peerless Secret Manual that could attract so many experts to fight over it?”
“I originally thought those Jianghu experts were making a mountain out of a molehill, but hearing the host say this, it seems quite extraordinary.”
“What should we do? Should we hear about the Secret Manual first, or the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar first?”
“Host, tell us about the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar first, and then talk about this peerless Secret Manual.”
Soon, the viewers in the livestream reached a consensus.
Only children make choices; adults want both!
Whether it was the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar, or the peerless Secret Manual that caused bloody storms in the Jianghu, they wanted to hear about both.
It was just a matter of which came first and which came later!
“Alright, I will listen to you all. I will start by talking about the Eastern Heretic, one of the Eastern Heretic, Western Venom, Southern Emperor, and Northern Beggar.”
Zhuo Yifan “followed the advice” and began by talking about the Eastern Heretic, Huang Yaoshi.
“Huang Yaoshi, one of The Five Greats. His wife is Feng Heng, his daughter is Huang Rong, and he has Disciples such as Qu Lingfeng, Chen Xuanfeng, Mei Chaofeng, Lu Chengfeng, Wu Mianfeng, Feng Mofeng, and Cheng Ying.”
“Huang Yaoshi is seven parts heretical within his righteousness, and three parts righteous within his heresy. He is the master of Peach Blossom Island. ’Peach blossom shadows fall, flying divine sword; blue sea tides rise, pressing the jade flute’—this is the portrayal of his lifelong martial arts.”
“Huang Yaoshi is well-versed in astronomy above and geography below, the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams, the Qimen Dunjia, the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting; he even knows everything about agriculture, water conservancy, economics, and military strategy, and is proficient in all of them.”
“His personality is unconventional and rebellious; he is arrogant and unrestrained, solitary in temperament, extremely protective of his own, and eccentric in his actions, yet he remains dashing and elegant. His movements are elusive, like a ghost. He disregards social etiquette, yet respects loyal ministers and filial...
As Zhuo Yifan recounted the story, the viewers in the livestream seemed to see a scholar with a refined appearance, tall and thin, with an elegant and dashing demeanor, looking spirited and god-like, wearing a green robe and a matching square cap.
He stood alone on a peach blossom tree, his hand resting on a jade flute amidst the falling blossoms, so dashing and unrestrained.
“Hiss! What an Eastern Heretic, Huang Yaoshi! No wonder he is a figure who can be one of The Five Greats alongside Wang Chongyang!”
“Astronomy and geography, knowing everything there is to know—I never expected such an impressive person among the ancients. The last time I heard of someone this impressive, it was about Guiguzi!”
The viewers in the livestream did not hesitate to praise Huang Yaoshi, feeling immense longing and admiration for such a distinguished figure.
This feeling was just like how you felt amazed the first time you heard the story of Xin Qiji, who could govern the country with a pen and pacify it on horseback.
Suddenly, small gifts were being sent in the livestream again.
In just this short while, Zhuo Yifan had another thousand yuan in his account, which was enough to match two or three days of salary for someone working a regular job.
And the number of people in the livestream had quietly risen to ten thousand!
This was a real number, unlike the bot accounts used by some guild streamers.
Of course, some people were skeptical.
If Huang Yaoshi was truly so brilliant and talented, why had they never heard of him in history? They also went online to search, and there was absolutely no such person as Huang Yaoshi; was this made up by the host?
But soon, a viewer spoke up in opposition, with sound reasoning.
“I don’t think it’s made up, because I know that Peach Blossom Island truly exists.”
As soon as these words were spoken, waves of excitement instantly arose in the livestream.
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#4Chapter 4 is not about martial arts stories, but rather a chronicle of Chinese martial arts.
Chapter 4: Not Telling Wuxia Stories, but the Chronicles of Chinese Wuxia
“Brother from the comments above, are you telling the truth? Do you know where Peach Blossom Island is?”
“Brother, don’t go bragging. This Master of Peach Blossom Island was a figure from the Song Dynasty. Things have changed since then; can you really still find Peach Blossom Island?”
The viewers spoke up one after another, as streams of bullet comments flashed frantically across the screen.
“Don’t disbelieve it yet. Peach Blossom Island is in Putuo District, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang Province, located on the East China Sea. The island has the beautiful scenery of Tuer Ridge, Mount Huaguo, and the Peach Garden. Don’t you think this is Peach Blossom Island?” the viewer from earlier replied.
“Holy crap! For real? So if even Peach Blossom Island exists, then isn’t what the streamer said true?”
“Holy crap! Did you really think what the streamer said was fake?”
“Holy crap! Didn’t you guys think the same?”