16: Chapter 16: Rewards Distributed, Physical Fitness Doubled, and the Book He Endorsed Became a Hit.

"Incredible, this is simply too incredible!"

"The first interpretation was enough to reach godhood, but I never expected Xiao Yu's Brother to have two versions. He's a genius!"

"Wuwuwu, is this brother a grandmaster of Sinology?"

"Grandmaster isn't enough to describe him; at least those famous masters in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou couldn't provide an interpretation like his!"

"tui bei tu! Quick, post a link, I want to buy it!"

Xiao Yu secretly picked up her phone.

Seeing the livestream room which had completely surpassed five hundred thousand viewers, and looking at the fans who were so awestruck they were speechless...

She completely covered her mouth, fearing she might scream out loud.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Xiao Yu's somewhat unnatural expression, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but ask.

"No, it's nothing." Xiao Yu lifted her wrist to check the time. "Brother, it's already ten-thirty in the morning. Why don't you talk some more?"

"Is your homework finished?"

"Ah, well..." Xiao Yu was a bit embarrassed. "I haven't started yet!"

"Then hurry up and do your homework. After you finish, I'll take you out for a walk."

"Once homework is done and we've eaten lunch, I'll talk about the tui bei tu hexagrams regarding the future in the afternoon!"

"Future hexagrams?" Xiao Yu's appetite was instantly whetted. "What are they like?"

"Of course they are... quite unbelievable. A World War III after 2025 predicted by Li Chunfeng in the early Tang Dynasty!"

"Alright, go do your homework." Jiang Zhe reached out and patted her head.

"What?" Xiao Yu's body jolted, her face full of shock. "World War III?"

Almost instantly, the fans in the livestream were stunned.

The traffic, instead of dropping, surged!

World War III?

Although based on the modern global landscape, a world war might occur in the future.

But Li Chunfeng from over a thousand years ago could actually predict it?

Many fans knew that a future war was inevitable—a reshuffling caused by the uneven distribution of resources!

It would definitely be a high-tech war!

As for what it would actually be like, the audience was I Ching to know.

Seeing that Jiang Zhe didn't plan to continue, they felt a wave of frustration and impatience!

Inside the dormitory building.

Old Wang watched Jiang Zhe on the projection screen.

He casually flipped through some pages. "He should be talking about the fortieth-something hexagram, but the exact one is unknown!"

...

At this moment, a settlement notification box appeared above Xiao Yu's head.

[Under your teaching by word and example—after listening to the 39th hexagram, Xiao Yu's Imagination +3, Logical Thinking +2, Wisdom +2!]

[Current Settlement: 7,000 Yuan!]

[Extra First-Time Reward: All Attribute Points Doubled!]

[Personal Panel Unlocked!]

The phone vibrated slightly; the money had arrived.

Along with the payment, a mysterious power surged like a tide!

Jiang Zhe unconsciously clenched his fists as a burning sensation emerged from deep within his limbs and bones.

His somewhat blurred and tired vision instantly became crystal clear.

The faint voices of children downstairs now entered his ears like the tolling of a great bell.

Even the blood flow and heartbeat within his body were significantly amplified!

Just as he was experiencing this hot-spring-like moment of strengthening, he was awakened by a sentence from Xiao Yu: "Brother, you... you're smoking!"

"It's nothing, just the sun."

Jiang Zhe shook his head to clear it and quickly turned to leave the second bedroom.

He went into the bathroom.

Jiang Zhe looked at himself in the mirror; his originally somewhat thin facial features were now sharply defined.

His eyes were bright and spirited, and his focus had improved dramatically!

His once slightly weak frame now showed clearly visible contours beneath his white robe.

Compared to the sickly paleness of two days ago, the person in the mirror now looked truly alive!

"This is real!" Jiang Zhe's gaze was burning as he felt his personal evolution. "If I continue to cultivate this, I will become... a master of both pen and sword. No, a master of both who transcends human limits!"

He hadn't expected that nurturing his sister could actually lead to his own personal improvement!

[Name: Jiang Zhe]

[Age: 24]

[Profession: None]

[Strength: 2 (Ordinary person 0.8~1.2)]

[Spirit: 2.5]

[Agility: 2]

[Endurance: 2]

[Physique: 2]

After confirming the panel attributes, he did not indulge in the feeling of physical enhancement.

Because he knew that his true strength lay in the vast, sea-like knowledge of his past life!

He entered the bathroom, took a quick shower, and regained his composure.

Then, draped in a bath towel, he walked into the living room, full of energy.

Just then.

Xiao Yu took a break and walked out of the second bedroom clutching her phone.

The moment she looked up, she saw Jiang Zhe flicking his hair back, with droplets of water catching the light—it was very eye-catching.

Especially with Jiang Zhe draped in a white robe, his clearly visible muscle lines were...

"WTF?"

She was completely stunned!

How did her brother... how did he... become a male lead in a movie?

Before she could speak, all the fans in the livestream went wild.

"Are you kidding me? How did he get even more handsome in such a short time?"

"Holy crap, a phrase comes to mind: 'a lotus rising from the water.' How is anyone else supposed to live?"

"Those muscle lines, hiss~~ You definitely can't get those without training for two and a half years!"

"Upstairs, two and a half years? Too little. At least eight years. He's over 1.8 meters tall, and his body is both solid and elegant. I've been training for ten years, and my body is barely like his, but my frame is miles behind!"

"Damn, Xiao Yu, you're a liar. You said your brother's living conditions were poor. This is what you call poor?"

"..."

"Xiao Yu?"

Jiang Zhe had just finished dressing and looked at his dazed sister. "What's wrong?"

"No, nothing!" Xiao Yu couldn't help but swallow hard and turned to slip into the bathroom.

After witnessing Xiao Yu enter the bathroom, bursts of whispering could be heard.

"Holy crap, my brother must be possessed!"

"I'm telling you guys, my brother didn't have muscles before. At most, he was just handsome."

"And then, what happened? In just that short while, my brother's body turned into that of an Olympic athlete."

"Family, I've seen a ghost. my brother has definitely been taken over!"

"Family, is it possible for fat to be burned off by the sun... No? Then why was my brother smoking just now... Spontaneous combustion? Don't talk nonsense... I'm joking. Maybe my brother had edema when he woke up today, and it made his muscles swell out."

Due to his enhanced hearing, Jiang Zhe heard Xiao Yu's whispered shock in the bathroom.

Jiang Zhe had a helpless expression.

He guessed his sister was talking to her classmates or friends in a group chat.

"I wasn't wrong!"

"But how can muscles just swell out? I'm not some corpse soaked in water."

"She has zero biological knowledge. It seems I still need to work hard on teaching her!"

...

Meanwhile, on the Tiangou online shopping platform.

Sinology books, which usually had no sales, saw a sudden surge in orders just as Xiao Yu ended her stream.

Merchants from all over the country watched as the sales for "tui bei tu" on their dashboards jumped from zero to 999+.

"What happened?"

One merchant posted a message and a screenshot in an industry group chat.

Soon, several other merchants popped up.

"Same here, what's the situation?"

"Why did tui bei tu suddenly become so popular?"

"Not just tui bei tu, even the 'I Ching' in my shop is being driven up."

"It's because of this. There's a female streamer on the Dougou Platform who secretly filmed her brother. Here's the link..."

The link was posted in the group, prompting many curious merchants to take a look.

About twenty-five minutes later...

The merchants selling "tui bei tu" collectively fell into deep thought.

"Am I not selling a Sinology book, but a book that predicts the future?"

"That Xiao Yu's Brother is too terrifying. It turns out I've been selling a book of prophecies all along!!!"

"Raise the price! We must raise the price!"

...

Inside the second bedroom.

Xiao Yu had just finished eating.

She received a call from Operator Wang of the Dougou Platform.

"Xiao Yu, the content your brother talked about has had a great response. The retention rate is extremely high!"

"We've picked up an advertisement for you—our Dougou-invested book factory wants to promote Sinology books in your livestream."

"I've talked with Supervisor Liu. You don't need to worry about anything else; you just need to say a few ad lines during the stream—[and you have to perform it seamlessly]."

"Currently, you absolutely cannot let your brother find out you're secretly filming him, otherwise, the traffic in your livestream room won't be as high!"

"The split is a 3/7 model, you get 3 and we get 7. You won't be responsible for anything!"

Xiao Yu couldn't help but swallow. She nodded repeatedly. "Okay, I'll take it. Thanks, Brother Wang!"

As long as it could improve their lives and let her brother live well!

She would take any advertisement!

"Pleasure doing business!" x2

Just then.

Jiang Zhe's voice came from outside. "Xiao Yu, let's go out. I'll take you for a walk. Do you still want to hear Li Chunfeng's prophecy about World War III?"

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