Yu Xian didn't do live streams himself.
However, he occasionally made guest appearances in Little Nora's stream, making him a familiar face to many longtime viewers.
In Little Nora's stream, his moniker was "The Freeloader," because every time he showed up on camera, it was to freeload food and drink.
Of course, when he was too lazy to move after stuffing himself, he would also chat and shoot the breeze with the viewers, bragging, clowning around, and playfully riling up the chat.
"Freeloader, is your promise from five years ago still good?"
At that moment, a viewer in the stream named "Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell" asked Yu Xian.
Yu Xian was gnawing on the paw of some unknown animal. Seeing the question, his brain didn't boot up at all as he asked, "What promise?"
"Didn't you say that as long as someone found a target you specified, you'd do a favor for them free of charge?" the Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell said frantically.
Yu Xian's Super Brain engaged for a second, and he immediately had an epiphany. "Oh, oh, that! Of course it's still good. As long as the information you provide is accurate, my promise definitely stands. But whatever you ask can't violate heaven's principles or kill innocents."
"Great! I found someone you're looking for. Let's talk in private message," the Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell replied right away.
Yu Xian agreed. Back when he had been bored out of his mind, he had simply uploaded the wanted list from the Prison Canon onto a website he had built himself. He had also promised that whoever found the people on that list would get a favor granted free of charge—whether it was asking for a treasure or having him do something that didn't violate morality or the law.
In truth, Auntie Number Two could easily locate people on the Prison Canon's list. In the earlier years when Yu Xian was still relatively hardworking, he had even personally gone out to capture some of the wanted criminals in Crescent Bay. But gradually, he grew slack and turned into a salty fish.
Besides, Auntie Number Two wasn't omnipotent either. There were always some criminals who had completely altered their appearances or even reincarnated, making them utterly untraceable. That was why this whole arrangement had come about.
Yu Xian logged into his account, added the user as a friend, and the two began chatting privately.
"Vine King. Star Rank strength. Hails from Great Luozhi Star. True form is a blood-drinking demon vine. Murdered living beings across dozens of worlds for its own selfish desires. Current whereabouts unknown," the Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell sent over.
Yu Xian summoned the Prison Canon and quickly located the Vine King mentioned by the Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell. This fellow truly was an incorrigible, heinous criminal; after slaughtering innocent lives, it would thoroughly destroy the planetary ecology with its abilities, burying its crimes beneath wind and sand.
Not only could it drink blood, but it could actually absorb water as well, capable of draining an entire planet completely dry within ten days to half a month.
"This fellow is indeed on my wanted list. You found it?" Yu Xian closed the Prison Canon and typed on the screen.
The Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell replied immediately, "That's right. After five years of tracking and investigation, I've found Vine King's hideout. As long as you can avenge me, I'll tell you Vine King's location."
"Revenge? Tell me your story first. If your revenge isn't righteous, I'm sorry to say I'll have to refuse," Yu Xian typed.
The Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell took a long moment before sending a massive block of text: "My name is Sima Gao. I was originally an ordinary disciple of a cultivation clan in Nanli Heaven. After the Abyss invaded Nanli Heaven, all the sects put aside their prejudices and worked together to forge the Nanli Immortal Boat, intending to lead disciples of all sects as well as ordinary mortals to escape Nanli Heaven.
"To our horror, once the Nanli Immortal Boat was completed, the Black Lotus Sect launched a surprise attack on the other sects and took the opportunity to steal the boat. As a result, countless members of the sects died under the power of the Abyss. I was lucky enough to fall into a spatial rift and survive, but as for the Black Lotus Sect... I will never forgive them!"
"Did anyone else from the sects of Nanli Heaven survive?" Yu Xian asked after reading the text.
The Sima Family Avenger Returned from Hell replied, "None. Aside from me, not a single person escaped death. That is why I must avenge them—and avenge myself!"
Then he requested a video call. After Yu Xian accepted, a horrifying face immediately appeared on screen. The skin on the left side of his face was gone, while a tiny human face had grown out of his right cheek.
Clearly, Sima Gao had been heavily corrupted by the Abyss, though he had not yet reached the brink of death.
"Every word I've spoken is the absolute truth. If there is any falsehood, may lightning strike me down, and may my soul scatter upon death!" Sima Gao said solemnly, looking at Yu Xian.
Yu Xian withdrew his smile and said, "Don't be in such a rush to swear oaths. Let me look into it first."
With that, Auntie Number Two was summoned.
Yu Xian asked, "Auntie, did he lie?"
"He did not lie," Auntie Number Two answered.
Yu Xian continued, "Did the Black Lotus Sect really steal the Nanli Immortal Boat, causing the deaths of countless people in Nanli Heaven?"
"Indeed. The Black Lotus Sect stole the Nanli Immortal Boat, indirectly causing the deaths of 5,839,777,211 people," Auntie Number Two answered.
Listening to this, Yu Xian closed his eyes, tapping the bone in his hand against a larger bone beside him. Only after a good while did he open his eyes and ask, "How do you want to handle the Black Lotus Sect?"
"Blood for blood, of course," Sima Gao answered without hesitation.
Yu Xian agreed. "Fine, I accept this request. However, every debt has its debtor. The members of the Black Lotus Sect who originated from Nanli Heaven can be severely punished, but I won't touch those who joined from other worlds later."
"No problem," Sima Gao nodded at once. He only hated the disciples of the Black Lotus Sect from Nanli Heaven.
Shifting from lying on his side to sitting cross-legged, Yu Xian asked, "Where is the Black Lotus Sect right now? Crescent Bay?"
"No, they're in the Death Calamity Sea. I survived countless near-death experiences trying to track them down, but I finally found those beasts," Sima Gao said through gritted teeth.
Yu Xian raised an eyebrow. "Is the Vine King in the Death Calamity Sea too?"
"..."
Hearing this, Sima Gao's expression didn't change, but he went silent.
Clearly, Yu Xian had guessed right. Since Sima Gao had tracked the Black Lotus Sect to the Death Calamity Sea, he was very likely lying in wait there. In that case, finding the Vine King was naturally because the Vine King was in the Death Calamity Sea as well.
The Death Calamity Sea was very, very, very far from Crescent Bay. If not for being able to connect to the network of the Death Calamity Sea, Yu Xian and the others would never have crossed paths with people from there.
However, once the location of the Death Calamity Sea was known, getting there was quite simple.
Yu Xian stood up and smiled. "Don't worry. I, Yu Xian, have never gone back on a promise. I'll head over right now, take care of the Black Lotus Sect for you first, and then we'll go track down the Vine King."
"Thank you, Free... Mr. Yu," Sima Gao said with profound gratitude, his expression visibly relaxing.
Yu Xian couldn't help letting out a bright smile and laughed. "Just keep calling me Freeloader. After all, I really am a freeloader, hahaha!"
"..."
Sima Gao felt a little embarrassed instead.
"Big Brother, I want to go too!"
Just as Yu Xian was preparing to leave the God Vault Space, Little Nora spoke up urgently.
Having listened in on the whole story, it knew that Sima Gao was one of its fans. How could it just sit by and do nothing?
Chapter 386