FWTS ### Chapter 72: The Song for You
In the month and a half since obtaining the card system, Hou Muyun had witnessed a tremendous change in his life. It was evident just how powerful this card system was! And yet, this already impressive system could still be updated! An update would undoubtedly make it even more powerful, leaving Hou Muyun astonished.
There was no reason to hesitate, so he directly chose "Yes."
"Beep! Deducting 100,000 points for the system update!"
"Beep! Points deduction completed!"
"Beep! Beginning update!"
"Beep! Estimated update time: 24 hours!"
"Beep! Reminder: During the update, the card system cannot be used, and points cannot be accrued!"
"Beep! Reminder: Points will be reset to zero after the update!"
A series of electronic prompts left Hou Muyun dizzy.
"This is outrageous!"
"Why weren't these reminders given before I made the choice?"
"Why doesn't such an amazing system have a more user-friendly program?"
"I can understand deducting 100,000 points for the update, but why do the remaining points have to be reset to zero!"
"%￥#…%￥…￥#@#X（&&@!!!"
Hou Muyun finally understood what it meant to feel completely trapped and helpless. He had been happily planning to go for a run, buy some breakfast, take a shower, and enjoy a smoke before drawing more cards, but now he felt utterly frustrated!
Wait a minute!
Hou Muyun suddenly ran nervously to his computer, turned it on, and anxiously waited. After it booted up, he opened his writing software and began trying to write. He felt a bit chaotic, even his fingers were trembling. After taking a few deep breaths to calm down, he watched his fingers swiftly typing on the keyboard, and plots started to flow in his mind. He finally relaxed.
"Thank goodness my speed and inspiration are still intact!"
Without worrying about disturbing anyone, he then tried playing his guitar and erhu, ensuring that his skills were still there. Now he was completely at ease.
He had been concerned that the system update might make him lose these "skills."
But now he found out they were still there!
Wait a minute!
Hou Muyun's eyes lit up: "Does this mean that even if the system disappears someday, the skills I've mastered will remain? In other words, the abilities gained through the cards have fully integrated into my body and mind. Even without the system, they would still work!"
This realization made Hou Muyun very happy.
If he hadn't worried about losing the system during the time he had it, that would be a lie. He had been quite anxious about it.
Now, this discovery made him feel more at ease.
Compared to this, what's 100,000 points? What's the 70,000 points being reset?
"Just 24 hours!"
Hou Muyun glanced at the updating interface and then exited, pretending to be relaxed and self-consoling.
"Time for a run!"
Feeling he had decent psychological resilience, Hou Muyun went downstairs, ran for over twenty minutes, bought breakfast, and took a shower. Only then did he truly stop thinking about the system update.
It's worth mentioning that during his run, several people recognized him. One uncle, who ran quite fast, caught up to ask if he was the guy playing the erhu on TV. At the breakfast shop, a middle school student recognized him too. Unlike the uncle, the student was more reserved, following him back to his apartment complex. If Hou Muyun hadn't greeted him, the student might have even followed him into the elevator. The student took out a textbook for an autograph, and Hou Muyun quickly sketched a portrait along with his signature, making the student so happy he forgot to take back his pen, thanking him repeatedly before bouncing away.
This trip downstairs even earned him a pen.
Starting to write at seven, everything went smoothly—speed, inspiration, and writing quality were all intact!
He stopped at eleven, uploading twelve chapters, and checked the data.
When the monthly ticket war started, just two days ago, many fans registered new accounts to subscribe and cast their votes the next day. With the influence of yesterday's "Music War," there was another surge in votes and rewards. The monthly ticket count skyrocketed, now over 32,000, firmly holding second place, just over 10,000 votes behind the first-place book by Worm Two, significantly narrowing the gap!
More than 10,000 monthly tickets are no small number, but for the "Sky people," it’s not much. They can achieve that in a single day!
From the start of the monthly ticket war to now, there was an increase of 25,000 tickets in two days!
This is the power of the "Sky people"!
### Chapter 72: The Song for You
As for the number of alliance leaders, it went from 238 to now... 401! In just one day, the number of alliance leaders increased by 163, and it kept refreshing because every time you checked, there might be another one added!
The average subscription for "Master of Xuan Yuan Sword" impressively broke 25,000! An increase of 8,000 in just one day!
Seeing this, Hou Muyun had to open another single chapter announcement: "I see the rewards, I see the monthly tickets, I see the subscriptions, I see the comments! You guys are ruthless, I concede!"
…
Before his noon live stream, Hou Muyun held his first prize draw on Weibo, tagging the winners and asking them to send their mailing addresses to Xiao Pang's Weibo private messages for organization and prize dispatch. His own Weibo private messages were too cluttered with various information. He also announced a second prize draw after today's live stream.
At 12:30, with his mindset fully adjusted to a public servant standard, Hou Muyun put the system update out of his mind and started his live stream on time. There were already 500,000 people waiting, and the number quickly broke a million after he went online!
Hou Muyun turned off the explosive comments.
But it was useless!
Expensive gifts worth thousands, like "sports cars," flooded the screen one after another!
Hou Muyun stared: "Keep going, I'll just quietly watch you show off!"
After dozens of seconds, Hou Muyun couldn't help but curse, "Damn, you guys are really going all out!"
Another half-minute passed, and Hou Muyun surrendered: "Stop, I give up, you guys are awesome, I concede!"
The gifts finally subsided for a moment, and Hou Muyun cupped his hands: "As the old saying goes, no gentleman, no artists! You read my novels, you look at my comics, you listen to my songs, you appreciate my instrument performances, and you even support me in fights. I feel very happy, moved, content, proud, and very lucky! I'll say something that might sound sentimental, but this life is really worth it. This life is unbelievably fulfilling! I've seen all your love, and I'll put all my strength into it! I'll work hard to write novels, draw comics, sing, and perform, striving to become a person free from low tastes, striving to be a noble person, striving to be someone you can proudly say, 'I know this guy, I've watched him grow!' No more words, I'll dedicate a song to all of you, a song I've always wanted to sing to you!"
Hou Muyun took out his guitar, tuned it, and focused intently. As soon as the melody and his singing started, the netizens in the live stream burst out laughing!
Everyone thought that after such heartfelt "confession," he would definitely sing a song related to his fans, something like the one he sang yesterday, "Together We Cross," or well-known songs like "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky," "Turns Out I've Never Been Alone," "You're My Greatest Pride," "The Same as You," or "Magic."
However, this guy, who never plays by the rules, started singing...
"Monkey King!"
Yes, the theme song from the animated version of Journey to the West!
"Monkey King, Monkey King, you're amazing, the Five Elements Mountain can't hold you, out jumps Sun Wukong!"
That face of focus and affection!
"Poof!"
"I spit out a mouthful of old blood!"
"I almost cried from that heartfelt speech, and then you hit the brakes like this!"
"The host is indeed TT's top prankster. Forget about driving black cars; this sudden brake is truly sensational!"
"My tears got scared back by that shout, and now my tear ducts hurt!"
"Hahaha, I knew nothing good would come from the host getting sentimental, so I swallowed my drink early!"
"Damn, I thought it was a song praising the fans, but it's a song praising himself!"
"Right, right, you're willful, you're amazing! I'm so mad I want to hit you with my little fists!"
"Host, are you sure it's the Five Elements Mountain that can't hold you? It's clearly 'the five-fingered maiden can't hold you, and you jump out and show off!'"
"Should I cry or laugh at this moment? Waiting online, it's really urgent to both cry and laugh!"
"Mom, I think I met a fake host!"
"No, this is the real host, the one who got sentimental earlier was fake!"
"Seeing the host still being his usual cheeky self is reassuring. I was worried that he'd stop being fun after becoming famous!"
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