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

[Manga adaptation: Which one's trending? Which one are you guys going to watch?]

[He keeps making moves: Holy crap! The Supreme God is taking you to see a dragon?]

[Not eating beef: Really? Are you kidding me?]

[Fairy Daddy: Yao Yao, are you running a fever? That's a dragon, not a snake from the zoo!]

[Qin Jia Xiaoyu: What the High God said? What the High God said must be true!]

[I don't eat cilantro: Isn't this a composite video? How was this composited for a live stream?]

[Never Use Android: What's going on? I came here for fun, why do you all think there really is a dragon?]

Chen Siyao didn't explain further, put her phone in her pocket, and pushed open the door. Yang Wanqing, Cai Jingwen, and Li Li were already waiting in the hallway.

Chen Hao stood at the elevator entrance, holding Yuehen's leash in his hand.

"Let's go," he said.

The elevator doors opened, and several people walked in. Yuehen squatted at Chen Hao's feet, looking up at him, its tail wagging twice. Chen Hao glanced down at it, then bent down and picked it up.

Moonhide found a comfortable position in his arms and closed its eyes. It wasn't afraid. No matter where they went, as long as it was in his arms, it wasn't afraid of anything.

The elevator descended. Chen Siyao stared at her reflection in the elevator doors, her heart pounding. She didn't know what awaited her in Longdun, but she wasn't afraid. With her brother there, she feared nothing.

Hotel lobby. The sky outside was overcast; the rain had stopped, but the clouds hadn't dispersed. In the direction of Longdun, the dark cloud hung even lower than before.

Chen Hao stepped out the gate and looked up at the sky. The post-rain wind blew in from Longdun, carrying the scent of earth and grass, and something else—very faint, very light, undetectable to ordinary people.

As I was walking, a mother and daughter came out from around the corner. The mother was very young, about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and was wearing a floral dress.

It was one of those little strollers where people could sit, and inside sat a little girl of six or seven years old, with two little pigtails and holding a cotton candy in her hand.

The little girl's eyes widened when she saw Chen Siyao. She tugged at her mother's skirt and exclaimed in a clear, bright voice, "Mommy, Mommy! There's an alien!"

The young mother looked down at her: "Little one, where are the aliens? Do you want to watch cartoons? Didn't we agree that you would watch them with Daddy tonight?"

"No, Mommy!" the little girl cried out, pointing at Chen Siyao, "The alien I saw in the video is right there! Look! I saw it on your phone yesterday!"

The young mother looked in the direction she was pointing—a pretty girl with a ponytail, a young man holding a puppy, and a young man wearing a light gray jacket.

She paused for a moment, realizing she really did recognize these people from a video. It was from yesterday's "alien spaceship" video; someone in the comments section said they recognized the people on the ship as a Douyin (TikTok) streamer named "Yaoyao."

The little girl had climbed down from the stroller and ran to Chen Siyao, looking up at her with bright, sparkling eyes: "Sister, are you an alien? Can I take a picture with you?"

Chen Siyao squatted down, smiled, and patted her head: "I'm not an alien. But I can take a picture with you, okay?"

The little girl jumped up happily and posed for several photos with Chen Siyao. The young mother took out her phone and snapped several pictures of them.

"Alright, alright, Xiaobao, stop bothering your sister." The mother came over, picked up the little girl and put her back in the stroller, then turned to Chen Siyao, looking a little embarrassed, "Um... Miss, are you actors? Are you still performing the spaceship today?"

Chen Siyao was taken aback for a moment: "Perform what?"

"A spaceship!" the young mother laughed. "We all saw the video yesterday; that ship was faster than a Ferrari. The special effects were really good, just like the real thing. Are you here today to film the sequel?"

Chen Siyao's face instantly flushed with embarrassment. She wanted to say that she wasn't an actress and wasn't filming a movie. But looking at the young mother's expectant eyes, she suddenly didn't know what to say.

Yang Wanqing and Li Li suppressed a laugh: "Yaoyao, it seems like she thinks you're part of the internet celebrity drama crew."

Chen Siyao rolled her eyes and explained to the young mother, "Sister, I'm not an actress. I'm just a streamer, and I won't be performing any spaceships today. If you like watching my live streams, you can search for my name 'Yaoyao' on Douyin and follow me."

The young mother paused for a moment, then said, "You're not an actress? Then what about yesterday's video...?"

Chen Siyao didn't explain. She smiled, waved, and turned to continue walking forward.

Behind her, the little girl's clear voice rang out: "Mommy, the alien sister is gone! Is she going to fly her spaceship?"

The young mother's voice sounded a little helpless: "Xiaobao, that's not an alien, that's an internet celebrity."

What is an internet celebrity?

"It's...it's about filming videos."

"Then why didn't she fly a spaceship?"

"...Mom doesn't know either."

Chen Siyao walked away, then couldn't help but laugh out loud. She took out her phone and opened Douyin (TikTok), where the trending topics were: #SpaceshipAppearsInTheWorld? Is it Special Effects or a Supernatural Phenomenon#, and #GusuSpaceship# was prominently listed.

They were ranked eleventh and fifteenth on the trending search list. She only paid attention to the Jiaolong incident and didn't notice the videos about their spaceship.

She clicked on it and saw a video posted by a blogger who posts videos of luxury cars; it already had over 20 million views. In the comments section, some said it was special effects, some said it was a publicity stunt, but many people recognized her.

[Yaoyao's Little Red Riding Hood: Isn't that the God's ship? I recognize it! The God is standing at the stern!]

[Youyou: I watched it over a dozen times and I'm sure it's a High God. Who else but a High God could do that speed?]

[Xiao Ke: The High God used a bamboo pole to create the speed of a propeller. Basic skill, don't be silly.]

[Don't be a beast of burden: Those who say it's special effects, go search for "Chen Hao, the God of War," watch it, and then come back to comment.]

After reading it, Chen Siyao handed the phone to Chen Hao: "Brother. Now the whole internet knows you raced a boat with a bamboo pole."

Chen Hao glanced at it but didn't say anything.

Yang Wanqing leaned closer: "Brother Hao, just how fast were you going? Yesterday on the boat, it felt more thrilling than riding a roller coaster."

Chen Hao thought for a moment: "About four hundred yards."

"Four hundred miles per hour?!" Yang Wanqing's voice rose eight octaves. "That's faster than a high-speed train!"

Chen Siyao laughed out loud: "Qingqing, you were also someone who rode a spaceship at 400 miles per hour yesterday. You can brag about being an alien in the future."

"Tch, I don't want to be an alien, I want to be a fairy," Yang Wanqing scoffed.

"Let's go," Chen Hao said, leading the way out of the hotel and heading towards Longdun.