A price of one hundred thousand was quite fair. Li Xiang thought it over for a moment and didn’t really try to haggle. The two parties happily reached an agreement.

Boss Huang, afraid Li Xiang would back out, transferred the one hundred thousand yuan directly to Li Xiang’s bank account before he even arrived.

"Damn, what’s the rush?" Li Xiang was a bit speechless, wondering if he’d sold it too cheap. But he had already agreed, and he wasn’t the type to go back on his word.

That very evening, Boss Huang brought his men and a small truck to haul the boar away. It had to be butchered overnight while it was still fresh. Although it was freezing cold and snowing, it wouldn’t have spoiled that quickly anyway.

As for the other wild boars, Boss Huang didn’t want them. He had already purchased over a hundred from Li Xiang before. If it weren’t for the massive Wild Boar King, he wouldn’t have even made an offer this time.

This gigantic Wild Boar King had already gone viral online. Whoever managed to acquire it would gain an incredible amount of free advertising and web traffic—a staggering fortune.

Not to mention, the boar itself was worth a lot.

For example, on a boar this huge, the stomach alone was probably worth over ten thousand.

The stomach of such a large wild boar would surely contain a lot of "boarstones," which could be sold for a high price.

Then there were the kidneys. Such enormous kidneys would definitely have a strong, gamey smell, but plenty of wealthy men with "kidney deficiencies" would be eager to try them.

And the four large hocks, the tenderloin, and so on—all were top-quality ingredients.

And just how thick would the sausages made from such a massive Wild Boar King be?

If it were made into the famous Shandong dish "Nine-Turn Large Intestine," how many people would flock to try it?

The gimmick of it being the number one viral Wild Boar King, plus its oversized organs, could all be sold for a lot of money.

Could you find Nine-Turn Large Intestine this big anywhere else? When you took a bite, would that feeling of fullness be the same?

It’s said that Nine-Turn Large Intestine can moisten dryness, supplement deficiency, quench thirst, and stop bleeding. It’s used to treat symptoms like weakness, thirst, hemorrhoids, bloody stools, and constipation.

Given that "nine out of ten people have hemorrhoids," there were still plenty of people who enjoyed this particular dish.

And those long tusks, along with the entire hide—fur and all—could be skinned, treated, and displayed as a "specimen" in the restaurant’s lobby. A special exhibition area could be set up, attracting lots of people to take photos and post online!

After going viral, many out-of-town tourists looking for local delicacies would surely make this a must-visit restaurant, wouldn’t they?

The economic value it would bring far exceeded the value of the boar itself. Boss Huang’s estimate of one hundred thousand was actually a bit conservative.

...

In a single night, Li Xiang gained over five hundred thousand followers, jumping from 1.6 million to over 2.1 million, and the number was still climbing.

But this kind of hype would only last two or three days. He figured the growth would slow down after that.

This time, Lei Jiaming’s social media account, as well as many accounts from that group of city-dwellers, also gained a lot of followers.

Lei Jiaming’s follower count rose to over one hundred thousand, and he was ecstatic. You have to understand, he had been trying for so long, even livestreaming boar hunts himself, but he only had twenty to thirty thousand followers. Then, after one "collaborative creation" with Li Xiang, he broke the one-hundred-thousand mark. He shared the good news with his younger sister and said he wanted to introduce Li Xiang to her. His sister immediately grew shy, saying she wouldn’t wait for the holiday break before Chinese New Year and would take a few days off to come home early. The girl had also seen Li Xiang’s videos online and thought he was very handsome, her heart aflutter. She just didn’t know if anything would come of it.

But no matter what, even if it didn’t work out, she’d be happy just being ordinary friends.

...

Early the next morning, Li Xiang, Jiang Jianguo, and Li Yucheng used a tractor to haul the boars for delivery. Since the tractor bed wasn’t very big, they had to make two trips.

This time, they had caught a total of 32 wild boars.

Among them were five young male boars of a medium size, about 65 to 90 pounds each, which were slaughtered and distributed to the villagers because the meat of young boars has a better texture and taste.

Li Xiang’s family also kept four of the medium-sized young boars. Two were butchered and, taking advantage of Jiang Jianguo’s tractor, delivered to his maternal grandparents’ house. One was kept for his own family to eat, and another was butchered and sent to his Little Aunt.

With prices soaring due to the heavy snow, his Little Aunt’s family couldn’t afford groceries, so the meat Li Xiang brought came at just the right time.

His Little Aunt hadn’t been to work the past few days. She was a real estate agent, and with the constant snow, there weren’t any clients looking at houses. So, she had applied to work from home. Seeing Li Xiang carry up the boar meat, she quickly invited him to stay for a while and brewed him a cup of hot tea.

But Li Xiang said that Uncle Jiang and Uncle Yucheng were still waiting downstairs, so his Little Aunt personally saw him out.

Watching Li Xiang leave, his Little Aunt was filled with emotion. ’This nephew of mine is really outstanding.’ Thinking of her own son... SIGH, it was a long story. A few days ago, he’d gotten another girl pregnant, and she had no idea how to clean up the mess. Have them marry? Her son was still young, and more importantly, they couldn’t afford the bride price. The girl’s parents weren’t willing, either.

The largest boar, the 1,452-pound Wild Boar King, had been sold to Boss Huang. So, the remaining 8 sows and 14 medium-sized young boars, along with the eight boars they were already raising at home (one male, two females, and five piglets), were taken to the Forestry and Grassland Bureau for "delivery"—a total of 30 boars.

The total weight came to 3,569 jin. They were all alive, and at 20 yuan/jin, they received a reward of 71,380 yuan. Adding this to their previous rewards, they had now accumulated over 128,000 yuan in total.

In the fan group, the discussion was also heating up.

That night, while soaking his feet in the bathroom and scrolling through his phone, Li Xiang expressed his heartfelt thanks to the "bros" in the fan group who had sent him gifts. He offered a particularly special thank you to his Top Aunt.

He mentioned that he had found some nice wood in the mountains with beautiful grain and said he would personally handcraft two hairpins for his Top Aunt as a Return Gift.

Li Xiang said in the group, "Big Sis, this is just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you’ll accept it and not find it too shabby."

In a luxurious villa, a devastatingly beautiful young woman bent over laughing, her hands trembling as she typed out a reply: "Haha, I won’t find it shabby. But don’t call me Big Sis, call me Little Aunt."

Li Xiang: "..."

"There’s a reward for changing how you address me, you know," Luo Feifei joked. This wasn’t her idea; someone in the group had mentioned it before.

Seeing this, the people in the group started to egg them on.

"Brother Xiang, hurry up and say it! What are you waiting for!"

"How much is the reward? I’ll ask for Brother Xiang."

Luo Feifei replied: "Three hundred thousand!"

The fans were stunned. "My God! Little Aunt, how about I call you that? I can keep calling you that until you go bankrupt!"

"In your dreams! She wants Li Xiang to say it!"

"Besides, you only get the reward for the first time. It’s not like you get paid every time."

"Exactly! Our words are worthless. She wouldn’t even spare us a few scraps."

"Brother Xiang, hurry up! You can exploit the bug! Top Aunt didn’t say you had to say it in person or record a video. You can just type the two words and send them."

"Is that right, Little Aunt?" a fan asked Luo Feifei for confirmation.

Luo Feifei thought for a moment, then tilted her pretty head. "Sure!"

’Anyway, as long as Li Xiang calls me Little Aunt, the format doesn’t matter for now. Once there’s a first time, there will be a second, and a third... hehe, maybe someday he’ll be kneeling at my feet shouting ’Little Aunt’ at the top of his lungs!’

"Say it already! The mood is perfect for it!" a fan goaded.

"Hurry up! I have to go fight for groceries at the market later. The prices are ridiculously expensive right now, and if you go late, you can’t even get the fresh stuff," another fan urged.

...

Amid everyone’s anticipation and prodding, Li Xiang finally gave in. He typed out three words, "Hello, Little Aunt!" and hit send. ’This ’Little Aunt’ seems like a really good person,’ he thought. ’Other than my grandma and parents, she’s the best person to me! In this life and the last.’

After all, who would just give someone so much money for no reason?

’As for her wanting to be my sugar mommy? I don’t think so. This Top Aunt has never hinted at anything like that. She seems incredibly innocent. Of course, this is just a gut feeling. After all, you never know what someone is really thinking on the other side of a screen.’

In any case, it wouldn’t hurt to call her "Little Aunt" once.

The group members were dying of laughter.

"He said it! He finally said it! So satisfying!"

"Brother Xiang finally has a Little Aunt, but where’s my Little Aunt?"

Luo Feifei let out a cackle and replied, "Three hundred thousand, coming right up!"

She wasn’t one to go back on her word. She had Li Xiang’s bank account number, so with a few taps of her slender fingers, she made an online transfer. Soon, she posted a screenshot of the transfer in the group, with the key information blacked out, of course.

This one didn’t go through the platform, because the platform would take a cut.

Sending gifts during the livestream was to boost the traffic and popularity of Li Xiang’s channel, but the "reward money" was different.

Li Xiang had actually been livestreaming consistently these past few days, about five or six hours a day. And his Top Aunt sent expensive gifts every time. Over the last few days, she had accumulated close to six hundred thousand yuan in gifts, but none of it was as shocking as today’s one-time transfer of three hundred thousand!

Everyone thought to themselves, ’She’s a real rich woman, spending money like water!’

But to Luo Feifei, this was just pocket change. She was currently a popular young actress whose annual salary easily exceeded 20 million yuan, and that was after the salary cap regulations were implemented. Otherwise, she could be like the "little fresh meats" of the past, earning forty to fifty million, seventy to eighty million, or even over a hundred million a year.

In addition, her mother helped her secure many advertising endorsements. Although her mother managed most of the income, she still had an annual allowance of several million yuan.

Her title of "Little Celestial Immortal" wasn’t for nothing. Some people even believed that her overall qualities—her beauty, acting skills, professionalism, and so on—surpassed those of the previous "Great Celestial Immortal."

The "Great Celestial Immortal" was getting older, after all, while the "Little Celestial Immortal" was a rising star.