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nTranslator: Legge Editor: Legge

nLater that morning.

nThe studio was in chaos!

nLittle Wang and Little Zhou made a call in panic.

n“Sister Ha, come back quickly!”

n“What’s the matter?”

n“Director Zhang has left. I think something big has happened!”

n“What? Where did he go?”

n“I don’t know, he didn’t say!”

n“Wait for me! I’ll rush back immediately!”

nSoon after, Ha Qiqi, Zhang Zuo, Wu Yi, and the others all dropped their work to rush back to the studio. To them, there was nothing more important than Zhang Ye. This was Zhang Ye’s Studio, after all, so everything revolved around him. As such, anything could happen to anyone except Director Zhang!

nThey gathered together.

nAnd made dozens of calls to Director Zhang. However, he did not answer any of them.

nThis had happened too suddenly, and everyone was mentally unprepared.

nWhat on earth happened?

nWhat snapped in Director Zhang this time?

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nOn the streets.

nZhang Ye’s eyes darted around with every step he took.

nZhang Ye stared warily at a passerby across the road whose hand suddenly reached into their pocket!

nIs it you?

nAre you gonna brandish a handgun or a hand grenade?

nThen that person took out his cell phone.

nZhang Ye turned his attention to a woman whose hand reached into her handbag.

nIs it you?

nWhich organization sent you?

nThen that woman took out a compact to touch up her makeup.

nZhang Ye was in a state of panic. Even a pile of smelly dog ** on the ground would attract him to kneel down and ask, “Speak! Who sent you here!”

nEverything was fine yesterday, yet it had all fallen apart today. Zhang Ye was going crazy. He wondered why he had to roll the Difficulty Adjustment Die for no apparent reason. Was he too bored? Thinking about what led to this situation, Zhang Ye analyzed it and came up with three possible reasons.

nOne: The Lucky Halo had coincidentally failed.

nTwo: The Difficulty Adjustment Die might be unaffected by the Lucky Halo’s effects. During the crosstalk competition where he rolled a “decrease difficulty by 10×,” that roll could have had nothing to do with the Lucky Halo’s effects at all, with the results being a fluke. This time, the Lucky Halo’s luck factor might not have had any effect either.

nThree: The Lucky Halo might only be useful to Zhang Ye after it had judged the situation to be in an increased difficulty of 5× condition. That would mean to say that the Lucky Halo did not fail, but that its usage was dependent on the effects of the Difficulty Adjustment Die.

nAll three scenarios were possible.

nBut of course, the third one was the least likely.

nThe Lucky Halo would only be effective if there was increased difficulty in play?

nI’ve been educated, alright! Who do you think you’re trying to hoodwink!

nThe Lucky Halo (Upgraded) was still activated, and its consumption rate of Reputation Points had reached an alarming figure. Zhang Ye was feeling the pinch. He thought that this was a lose-lose situation no matter what, so it was better to just face the 49-hour increased difficulty of 5× sooner rather than later. There was no need to keep wasting his Reputation Points like this. Come on then, mother**er, I’d like to see just how great you are! This bro ain’t afraid of nothing!

nIt was just an increased difficulty of 5×, a far cry from an increased difficulty of 10×!

nZhang Ye went for broke and deactivated the use of the Lucky Halo on the spot!

nThere was heavy traffic all around.

nThe people on the streets were hurrying to and fro.

nOne minute.

nTwo minutes.

nEverything was normal.

nZhang Ye stood on the sidewalk and looked up at the sky for a long time. Hey, isn’t everything fine here?

nAll of a sudden, several girls across the road looked in the direction of Zhang Ye.

n“Ah!”

n“Look at that person!”

n“It’s Zhang Ye!”

n“It’s him, it’s really him!”

n“Oh my God!”

n“My idol!”

nThe girls screamed as they rushed over.

nZhang Ye got startled and subconsciously fast walked forward.

nThey chased after him.

nZhang Ye went into an alley.

nThey continued chasing.

nZhang Ye kept walking.

nHe was paying such close attention to the events and people around him that he did not see where he was walking. All of a sudden, the ground below him disappeared and Zhang Ye shouted before vanishing!

nThe girls following him were dumbfounded!

n“Where’s Teacher Zhang?”

n“Where is he?”

n“Where did he go?”

n“Wow, Teacher Zhang has superpowers!”

n“He’s disappeared, he’s really disappeared!”

n“Teacher Zhang is amazing!”

n“He’s indeed worthy of being my idol!”

nThe girls were all stoked and started screaming excitedly while flattering Zhang Ye.

nMeanwhile, Zhang Ye, who was at the bottom of a well, was so angry that he was nearly senseless. He grabbed the leg that had hit the ground as he shouted up at the well opening that was four to five meters above him, “Superpowers, your sister! Hurry up and call 119!”

nOn the surface.

nThe girls were surprised to hear that.

n“It’s Zhang Ye’s voice?”

n“Where is he?”

n“God, Teacher Zhang has turned invisible?”

n“Face-smacking Zhang even has the power of invisibility?”

nZhang Ye was going crazy!

nInvisibility, my ass!

nUh, although it’s true that I really can turn invisible!

nThese girls were the kind who were a bit adorkable. They followed the voice and searched around the place before discovering an inconspicuous well by the road. They rushed over in a panic, and one of the girls leaned over to look down into the well, while another girl used her cell phone’s flashlight to illuminate it. Only then did they see what was at the bottom of the well.

nThe several of them instantly panicked!

nOne of them, a plump girl, screamed the loudest and let out a piercing shriek in her startled state. “Someone, help! The famous host, Zhang Ye, has fallen in a well!”

nZhang Ye nearly spat out blood!

nCan you not give such a detailed introduction?

nVery soon, quite a few people were alerted.

nA lot of Good Samaritans came and gathered around the area.

n“Who fell into the well?”

n“Ah, Zhang Ye!”

n“It’s really him!”

n“Damn, Teacher Zhang, you must endure!”

n“Bear with it, you have to bear with it!”

nThe passersby all gave a helping hand.

nSoon after, a fire truck arrived.

nThe firefighters were also rather stunned when they saw the situation. They had not expected to meet such a big star in their lifetime, especially not in a situation where he had fallen into a well!

nAfter five minutes of struggling, Zhang Ye was finally rescued.

nThe chief firefighter hurriedly asked, “Are you OK, Teacher Zhang?”

nZhang Ye panted, “I’m fine, I’m fine. Thank you, my firefighting comrades!”

nSomeone in the crowd also asked, “You aren’t hurt, are you?”

nZhang Ye smiled. “Thanks for your help, everyone. I’m fine. I’m not even hurt in the—”

nBefore he could finish speaking, a strong gust of wind blew a large wooden board on the roof of a building off. Of the hundred-plus people standing there watching and taking photographs, it did not crash on any of them, nor was anyone even aware that it had fallen. The wooden board was blown right at Zhang Ye’s back!

nClang!

nZhang Ye roared and disappeared again!

nThe firefighters and the crowd were scared out of their wits for a moment!

n“Careful!”

n“Ahhh!”

n“Where’s Teacher Zhang?”

n“Not good! Teacher Zhang has fallen in the well again!”

n“Quickly, save him!”

n“Aiyo, what’s with this!”

n“He had just been rescued out of the well!”

n“The ladder, where’s the ladder!”

nA lot of people were watching this dumbfounded!

nMany of the firefighters nearly burst out laughing!

nCould he be any more unlucky than this! It was already very rare for a person to fall into a well once in their lifetime, but here was a person who had fallen into a well twice in a single day? And it was even the same well? Just how unfortunate did he have to be!

nEveryone went all out with the rescue.

nA few minutes later, Zhang Ye was rescued out of the well again.

nZhang Ye put on a brave front as he climbed out and waved while saying, “I’m fine, I’m fine, this is no big deal!”

nThis was what an increased difficulty of 5× could do!

nZhang Ye was finally getting a taste of it!

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