Mythical Scroll Artist: Starting with the God of Wealth, Zhao Gongming

Chapter 69 Speak for Yourself
Wu Xian saw this and was secretly pleased.

Unfortunately, after Brother Zhu left the stage, the popularity of the live stream instantly dropped to normal levels.

Fans come and go like the tide.

After several matches of weak players, the Ghost King Club finally made its appearance. The appearance of the Soul Devouring Ghost King brought a small surge in viewership to the live stream.

To be fair, Xue Lingling, the scroll painter at the martial arts academy, does have some influence.

Unfortunately, the opponent was too weak, resulting in a completely one-sided situation where the Soul Devouring Demon King's abilities could not be fully demonstrated.

Next, other members of the Demon King Club took to the stage one after another, showcasing a variety of bizarre and wonderful Demon King scrolls that captivated the audience.

In the WeChat group, club members chatted and laughed without any pressure.

It wasn't until Du Yifan took the field that a tough battle finally began.

The moment the opponent recognized the club player's uniform, the group chat fell silent.

"Oh no, it's a youth player from the War Maniac Club!"

Because the first round of the bubble tournament involves randomly matching opponents, and players can advance by winning a certain number of matches, no one knows who their opponent will be before the tournament begins.

"Hasn't the War Maniac Club stopped recruiting youth players for a long time?"

"It seems like other clubs' youth academy players have also appeared before. Could they all be coming for us?"

The president, who possesses both beauty and wisdom: "This is to be expected. Other clubs naturally don't want to see emerging clubs rise. You can only blame this president for being too popular."

"Huh? Then it won't be very difficult for us to qualify for the league?"

Xue Lingling: "That's why I told you to take this seriously. Don't think that you can rest easy just because you got my Ghost King Scroll."

Du Yifan: "Don't panic, it's just a youth training team, not the main team. Watch my performance!"

Having said that, he confidently began the competition.

The opponent is controlling a bronze-axis three-star [Frost Berserker], an ice-attribute melee scroll, one of the Berserker series scrolls from the Berserker Club, which has consistently sold well.

In addition, the president of the War Maniac Club has been famous for a long time, and the five-dimensional attributes of the series of scrolls have been optimized to a very high level, so they should not be underestimated.

As it turned out, Frost Warrior was indeed formidable, fighting Du Yifan's Soul Devouring Ghost King to a standstill.

The group members were understandably very nervous.

Xue Lingling, on the contrary, remained calm and composed, saying, "Not bad, not bad. This kind of battle is more interesting. Let me, the president, add some excitement to the live stream."

Wu Xian and the other members were completely confused.

A moment later, a bizarre scene unfolded.

For some reason, the popularity of the live stream suddenly began to rise steadily, and it even briefly appeared on the homepage recommendation of the event live stream.

"I'm going, what's going on?"

Why did the live stream suddenly become so popular?

Everyone was puzzled.

Xue Lingling: "Spend a little money to give it a boost."

"Is this even possible?" Wu Xian exclaimed in astonishment.

The other members were also at a loss for words, neither laughing nor crying.

Unfortunately, this wave of traffic came and went quickly; most of the people who clicked in casually saw it was a live stream of the qualifying rounds and immediately left.

Fortunately, the battle between the Soul Devouring Demon King and the Frost War Berserker was quite exciting, which kept some viewers engaged.

After a fierce battle, the Soul Devouring Demon King won the match, causing the group members to cheer.

However, Xue Lingling's excitement seemed to be for something different from theirs: "Hehe, we got 23 more rubbings and 2 more copies. I'll treat everyone to dinner tonight."

Zhou Qi: "Congratulations, President. The new barbecue restaurant you recently opened looks pretty good."

Xue Qingyang: "Auntie, you're awesome! You're the best!"

Wu Xian (Vice President): "..."

Wu Xian was speechless, but he was so envious he cried.

Wow, in the blink of an eye, I've received twenty-three rubbings and two duplicate orders. This is going to be a windfall!

After a long wait, it was finally Xue Qingyang's turn to appear.

To his dismay, Xue Qingyang did not choose the Black and White Impermanence, but instead chose Xue Lingling's Evil Ghost King.

Wu Xian, who had been full of anticipation, suddenly froze.

Subsequently, Xue Qingyang easily won with the help of the [Multiple Evil Ghost King] and boasted about his victory in the group chat.

"You know what~ the Demon King is indeed easier to use, Aunt is brilliant~!"

Xue Lingling: "Alright, stop flattering me."

Wu Xian was full of resentment, "Why didn't you use my Black and White Impermanence? Is Black Impermanence not handsome enough, or White Impermanence not pretty enough?" "Uh," Xue Qingyang replied in a daze, "Isn't this helping my aunt promote her products? Besides, there's no need for Black and White Impermanence to help with these small karaomis."

"..."

Wu Xian was speechless.

Yes, nowadays, the club members are essentially Xue Lingling's players, and they are also receiving salaries from Xue Lingling.

Later, when facing tough battles, we might bring out Black and White Impermanence, but in general matches, we'll definitely prioritize using [Multiple Evil Ghost King].

It's not just them; players from other clubs are the same.

While ensuring points and rankings, players will definitely prioritize using whatever the club promotes.

Of course, if you have money, you can also send money or scrolls to those star contestants to promote your products.

Especially those top-tier and second-tier star players in the Gold League.

Often, many scroll painters would voluntarily send them their scrolls, just so that the other party could bring their scrolls to the competition.

But Wu Xian was definitely unwilling to waste money like that. The key was that he didn't have much money right now, and all his savings had been turned into duplicate scrolls and rubbings last night.

I was hoping to take off with today's qualifying match, but now I'm stuck in a stalemate.

After some hesitation, I decisively asked in the group: "Um, is it still too late for me to register now?"

Du Yifan: "Huh? The vice president is also participating?"

"There's still time! There's still time. You can register before the 15th of each month."

Zhou Qi: "Perfect, let's go together then."

Wu Xian was shocked: "Brother Zhou is participating too?"

Zhou Qi: "Otherwise, we're not like the president; we had to rely on ourselves at the beginning."

"..."

Xue Lingling: "My dear disciple wants to participate? Don't you dislike being competitive?"

Wu Xian: "I don't like to compete, but I do like making money! I'd like to trouble you, Master, to help me register."

“That’s fine,” Xue Lingling replied silently, “With you and Xiao Zhou participating, things will be more stable later on.”

Shortly after, Wu Xian received a text message confirming his successful registration.

Looking at the live broadcast of the qualifying matches, it suddenly became boring. What's the point of watching a match without the appearance of the Black and White Impermanence?

Meanwhile, other members of the club are still focusing on the youth training players of various clubs.

In a small villa in the North Street area.

Wu Xian went online to search and review the competition formats of various leagues, as well as some details, to prepare for tomorrow afternoon's match.

That's right, he wants to endorse himself and promote his own products!

Let's sell this batch of goods first.

He spent the whole day cultivating, trying to improve his spiritual power as much as possible, since it wasn't convenient to use the [Laurel Tree] cheat on the field.

In the evening, a sudden knock on the door made Wu Xian inexplicably nervous.

I thought it was those evil god's servants coming after me again.

After cautiously opening the door, I realized it was a false alarm. "Brother Zhang Mazi, what brings you here?"

Zhang Mazi, standing outside the door, hesitated, a hint of embarrassment in his expression.

"Could something have happened to Tattoo Guy?" Wu Xian asked worriedly.

"No, no," Zhang Mazi quickly waved his hand, "I have a favor to ask of you."

Wu Xian was momentarily stunned. "Just say what you want to say. We've known each other for so long."

"Are those two scrolls depicting Zhao He and Huang Mao also your works?" Zhang Mazi asked cautiously.

He had noticed before that Zhao He and Huang Mao's scrolls were quite impressive, and after seeing the Ox-Head and Horse-Face yesterday, he was even more amazed.

Wu Xian remained noncommittal.

"To be honest, I would like to ask you for a painting scroll. Please give me a price."

Zhang Mazi took a deep breath, his eyes pleading.

Upon hearing this, Wu Xian was both surprised and delighted. He was just worried about not being able to sell the scrolls he had, and someone had actually offered them to him.

There was just one thing he couldn't understand: "Strange, isn't Brother Zhang involved in human body scroll art? Why did he suddenly decide to use a scroll?"

"Actually, I wanted to ask for a decent scroll for my son. You should have met my son before."

(End of this chapter)