Volume 1, Chapter 142: My Biyao

Another month passed.

Jiang Yu and Su Muyu finished the wrap party and left the production crew. Because they had many commitments during this period, Chen Guosheng had specifically arranged for their scenes to be filmed in advance.

On one hand, Jiang Yu found Qin Tianhao’s sour expression genuinely disgusting and preferred to finish the filming quickly. On the other hand, the Lunar New Year was approaching, and Jiang Yu had already accepted an invitation from the Spring Festival Gala production team—a fantastic opportunity for him—so he needed to start preparing his performance. Furthermore, he hadn't updated his novel in a long time and needed to finish it in the coming time; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to keep up with everything on his plate.

Jiang Yu had left the story at the point where Gui Li went to the Witch Tribe’s holy land to find the Great Wizard to perform a soul-summoning ritual for Bi Yao. The anticipation was at its peak, but the readers were going crazy because the book had stopped right there.

That day, "Turkey-Flavored Rice Crust" suddenly posted a message: "Brothers and sisters, sorry for the long wait. Over the next few days, I will strive to update more to keep you all well-fed. Today’s teaser: at least five chapters."

Seeing that the long-absent "Rice Crust" had finally updated his social media, a large group of miserable readers immediately gathered.

"It’s been two months! Finally, an update post. Do you have any idea how I’ve spent these past two months?"
"A missing person has suddenly returned?"
"You dog of an author! You said you were taking a two-day leave, but you gave me two months instead. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"
"Waaaah, is my Bi Yao finally going to be resurrected?"

However, seeing that Jiang Yu was updating, most of the comments were like, "Rice Crust is mighty! I want to bear your children!"

Principal Wang, currently in Shanghai, had been keeping a close eye on news about Jiang Yu. Upon learning from a friend that Jiang Yu had wrapped up filming, he knew that *Zhu Xian* would be updated today. He immediately caught a flight, shamelessly tracked down Jiang Yu, and insisted on staying with him for a couple of days.

There was hope for Bi Yao’s resurrection again. As the Great Wizard chanted:
"Severed soul, leave the body, nine spirits return."
"From the Yellow Springs and the Nine Serenities, the soul-summoning ritual begins."

Everyone reading this chapter felt hope ignite. But soon, they plunged into despair: the soul-summoning ritual had failed!

Principal Wang looked at Jiang Yu with a resentful gaze. Jiang Yu gave an awkward smile. "Don't panic, there’s still more to the story. You wouldn't want this book to end so quickly, would you?" Hearing this, Principal Wang felt a little better.

Jiang Yu let out a breath and began frantically typing.

After that plot point, the subsequent story moved faster and faster. Although everyone was very dissatisfied with the failure of the soul-summoning ritual, they were satisfied by the massive updates—dozens of chapters at a time—that Jiang Yu had been feeding them. Everyone reluctantly accepted it, and the comment section was filled with praise.

Readers began debating whether this "dog author" was saving Bi Yao’s resurrection for the very end. The "Bi Yao Faction" and the "Xueqi Faction" argued incessantly. The two hottest discussions in the review section were:
1. Bi Yao is resurrected and ends up with Gui Li.
2. Bi Yao’s resurrection fails, and Gui Li ends up with Lu Xueqi.

The two sides were constantly clashing over these, though there was a third option: Bi Yao is resurrected, and Gui Li takes both Bi Yao and Lu Xueqi. However, this option was jointly eradicated by both the Bi Yao and Xueqi factions.

After a week of hard work, the readers finally waited for Turkey-Flavored Rice Crust to post a teaser on social media: "The finale is tonight!"

That day, all the fans held their phones, waiting for Jiang Yu’s update. Finally, a notification popped up: *The "Zhu Xian" you are reading has been updated.* With bated breath, everyone clicked in.

Jiang Yu posted all the remaining content at once. He stretched and heard an excited shout from outside his door.

"Haha, Old Jiang! I’ve finally waited for it! You’re fast!"

Jiang Yu walked out, poured a glass of water, and smiled awkwardly. "Fast updates, right? I definitely didn't let down the feasts you’ve been treating me to these past two days!"

To urge Jiang Yu to update, Principal Wang had been ordering him plenty of delicious food daily, under the guise of "nourishing his body to increase his typing speed." And Jiang Yu had certainly delivered—over the past week, he had written dozens, even hundreds of chapters, pushing the plot straight to the finale!

"You didn't let me down! You didn't!" Principal Wang clutched his phone, looking excited. "I ordered two bowls of top-tier Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. They're on the table, eat up and nourish yourself!"

After clicking on the chapters, however, his expression shifted. The titles of the latest chapters were quite ominous: "Eternal Parting" and "Cuddling."

"Got it!" Seeing Principal Wang’s face change, Jiang Yu responded, hurried to the table, and picked up the two bowls of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. He gave Principal Wang a guilty look and said, "You take your time reading; I’m going to eat!"

He immediately ran back to his room, locked the door, and happily dug into the feast.

It was truly top-tier Buddha Jumps Over the Wall ordered by the richest man; the giant abalone was delicious. Just as he was halfway through, a heart-wrenching scream echoed from outside.

"My Bi Yao!"

Jiang Yu shook his head and sighed. "Brother, I’m sorry. I didn't want this either." He then shoveled a few more bites of food into his mouth. *Mmm, delicious!*

Not long after, a frantic knocking echoed in his ears.

"Jiang Yu! Jiang Yu, open the door! Don't hide in there and stay silent. I know you're in there! If you have the guts to kill off Bi Yao, you have the guts to open the door!"

Inside the room, Jiang Yu quickly gobbled down more food. *Refreshing.*

A short while later, the Cat Cat website crashed.

That night, Cherry was in her rented room, having ordered a pile of barbecue, taken a relaxing bath, and opened a beer. These past two days, she didn't know what had gotten into Rice Crust; he had completely abandoned his history of missing updates and had written dozens of chapters.

The performance of *Zhu Xian* had improved by more than one tier! That morning, the editor-in-chief had announced on the spot that she was getting a raise. To celebrate, she had ordered a mountain of food. Besides, it was night—girls need to be full to have the energy to diet, right?

Just as she picked up a fragrant roasted chicken leg, her phone rang. She put down the food and hurried to answer. It was the editor-in-chief.

"Hello? Boss, it's so late, is something wrong?"
"Cherry, what on earth has Turkey-Flavored Rice Crust done today? Our servers are about to crash!"
"Boss, don't worry. Rice Crust teased that today is the finale, so it’s normal for there to be more traffic."
"Normal?" A roar came from the other end. "Normal my foot! Go look for yourself!"

*Beep, beep, beep.*

Hearing the editor-in-chief’s roar, Cherry couldn't care about her delicious chicken leg anymore. She hadn't actually read the update yet. She hurriedly pulled out her phone.

After spending ten minutes finishing the finale, Cherry sat there, stunned, holding her phone.

The sky had fallen.

"My Bi Yao!"