Chapter 240: Kill the Chicken to Warn the Monkey

"United boycott Wu Ya's shop! Let his bread rot in the warehouse! Whoever buys it is our common enemy!"

"Wu Ya, are you still human? Starved for three days pretending to be a dead dog, now that it's fine you come out wagging your tail? The bread you hoarded in the warehouse must be moldy by now! Really ￥%￥@"

"Hehe, Number One big boss's conscience was eaten by a dog! Watching hundreds starve to death with eyes wide open, now you come out selling your crappy bread? I'd rather eat bark than buy a single bite of your grain!"

These three lines all came from the same ID: Blood‑colored Madman.

Hmm… it's indeed wild.

If it were a past life, Cheng Shuili really couldn't do much to him, at most sue for defamation of reputation.

But… this place is not that peaceful era.

Cheng Shuili directly named him in the regional channel and replied:

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: @Blood‑colored Madman, you like insulting people, huh? Here, I'll give you a chance, say it to my face.

"???"

"Wu Ya is threatening people! Wu Ya… hahaha, why is this scene so funny?"

"Wu Ya seems like an honest person forced into a corner… holding it in so long and finally spitting out that 'haha', where's the Wu Ya who used to retort?"

"Something's off… way off. Didn't Wu Ya always retort before? Why is it like this now… and this can't mean he's about to take action, right?"

"Taking action would be normal. It's just that Wu Ya has a good temper, only insults, never fought, and you all bully him. The person he @‑ed, the vile words he used, whether or not he's Number One big boss, any person with a bit of temper can't stand it. Wu Ya has already been very tolerant."

@Blood‑colored Madman, bro, don't be a coward! Go meet the big boss! Directly succeed in fangirling, maybe get a signature and even trade for two packs of compressed biscuits!

"Who are you looking down on? Wu Ya's signature, I'll take it. 20 Game Coins as base, I really take it."

"You want it for 20 Game Coins? I'll give 30!"

"50 Game Coins! A signature from the boss, I really want it!"

"??? Are you all crazy."

Cheng Shuili had the same reaction.

Crazy, all of you.

She isn't a celebrity; having fans is odd enough, having fans willing to spend money on her is even stranger!

It can be seen that everyone's mental state is actually quite unstable.

These people are, and those who insult in the regional channel are as well.

But… since the insults have been made, Cheng Shuili won't let them be in vain.

A moment later, Blood‑colored Madman replied.

【Blood‑colored Madman】: Big boss, I was just kidding, really. I… I was just riding the trend, joking with you, really! Who these days hasn't had a slip of the tongue? I actually wanted to buy your bread long ago; before I was brain‑farted and joined the random uproar… I apologize! Sincere apology!

Cowardly.

The regional channel instantly filled with mocking voices:

"??? That's cowardly now? Blood‑colored Madman, where's your earlier wild spirit?"

"Laughing to death, classic keyboard‑warrior move—online heavy punch, offline instantly turns into a quail."

@Blood‑colored Madman, didn't you say you'd eat bark and not buy Wu Ya's bread? Finished chewing the bark?

Cheng Shuili watched quietly, raised her hand and typed a line of text; what she wanted wasn't an apology. Since she had said all that, of course she intended to make a "kill‑the‑chicken‑to‑warn‑the‑monkey" move.

Ge Wudi's incident was just this morning… yet now so many still have the nerve to insult her.

It shows that her prestige as Number One has already declined to such a degree.

Cheng Shuili didn't say no one could insult her; when a person becomes famous, isn't that how it is?

Some like, some dislike; you can insult privately, you can gather friends to insult face‑to‑face, but posting it to the regional channel—what does that mean?

Afraid Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji doesn't know he's being insulted?

How is this different from provocation?

Broadly speaking, if Cheng Shuili says nothing today, does nothing tomorrow, then the day after, can any random player just ride on her neck and defecate?

Cheng Shuili let out a gentle sigh, her finger paused on the send key for a moment.

Before sending, she inadvertently looked up again, glancing at the regional channel.

"Isn't it? This fun ended way too quickly, right? @Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji, big boss! Look at him~ he's already challenging your authority, you mustn't let him off!"

"The upstairs is so bad, hahaha, but Wu Ya has always been very tolerant, the number of times he acts is few. Except for that Ge Wudi incident last time, there seem to be no other victims. So this time… Wu Ya probably won't say anything either?"

"Yeah… but actually it's because Wu Ya's instances of taking action are so few that these people dare to be so arrogant! The example of Ge Wudi is right before their eyes, yet they don't see it at all."

"If the blade doesn't hit you, it doesn't hurt, right? So many have said it, I just stir the muddy water a bit, that big boss is so awesome, can he really catch me for a lesson?"

"Hey… when the zones just merged you weren't like this, right? When the zones first merged, one or two wouldn't even dare to @, now look, you dare to insult? You've really been spoiled!"

"Wu Ya… how about a kill‑the‑chicken‑to‑warn‑the‑monkey? Though it's none of my business, I just find it… "

It seems that since Wu Ya is no longer in the regional channel, seeing this line, Blood‑colored Madman became arrogant again.

【Blood‑colored Madman】: It's none of your business, so don't %&bb, and kill‑the‑chicken‑to‑warn‑the‑monkey, I'll kill you in a moment!

Cheng Shuili suddenly laughed and shook her head, deleted the previous text, typed a new line, and without hesitation pressed the send key.

【Wu Ya Zuo Fei Ji】: Killing also has a first‑come‑first‑served order, right? Looks like I booked first today.

After sending that message, Cheng Shuili leisurely pulled out a Designated Player Duel Card, hadn't used it yet, when she received a message from Ailin.

【Ai Mi Li】: Lao Da!! Am I coming?!

Cheng Shuili paused, only then noticing the dozens of messages piled in the small group.

At first, when this person insulted in the regional channel, these few people started cursing in the group as well.

The water army hired by Xinxue also added a wave of rhythm, but Blood‑colored Madman was pure venting, he didn't even look at what others said, let alone care about it.

What really calmed him down was that Wu Ya message.

Regarding this… several people in the group said:

"The boss is still effective…"

I helped Lao Da say a couple of words, and that guy still tried to pin the blame on me, but as soon as Lao Da spoke, he went silent—hah, coward!

Lao Da is mighty!

How will Lao Da handle this?

Lao Da, Lao Da, Lao Da simply didn't check the group chat!

The truth is out, Wan Yi sister—haha—but Lao Da always talked back directly before; speaking like this, could he be intending to fight?

Fight! I support Lao Da!

Ailin sister, why not just go ahead?