Closer to Revealing My True Self
Chapter 209 - 169 Change_2

Chapter 209: Chapter 169 Change_2

Feng Yi almost believed it himself.

And quite a few members of the Feng Family in Yang City really did believe it!

Otherwise, it just didn’t make sense!

Where did that kid get his assets from?

They might not be able to find out about their great-aunt’s situation, and even if they tried, they wouldn’t uncover much useful information. After much thought, the most likely explanation was that Old Man Feng was subsidizing him! Maybe Feng Yi’s status in the family had been reduced openly but actually increased in secret?

Those who couldn’t sit still went to probe in front of Old Man Feng, only to encounter his furious outburst.

A piece of gossip news once again stirred up the surface calm of the Feng Family.

Regardless, the topic of Feng Yi and Brother Se constantly hung at the top of the trending searches, and this wasn’t the kind of hot search that would disappear after a short while.

Good looks + wealthy family background + expert skills

Plus some true or false complicated life experiences, all these combined made a subject that was initially of interest to only a small niche crowd increase continuously in discussion heat.

"It’s good that you’re abroad. If you were in the country, you’d probably be watched every day, even a casual stroll outside would invite secret photography," Feng Chi said.

Feng Yi also knew that he had to be cautious when going out in the days ahead.

With more people watching Feng Yi, he reduced the number of times he left his residential area on the second floor and increased the time he spent in the swamp.

Having had a stint in the entertainment industry, he knew that even with the current high level of discussion and constant presence on the trending list, in a week’s time, not many would remain interested.

Ignoring it would naturally cool things down.

Intentionally lowering his profile, Feng Yi certainly wouldn’t join Cheng Si for casual outings anymore.

After consulting Feng Yi’s opinion, Cheng Si mentioned him in his livestream without denying his identity, but continued to refer to him primarily as "Brother Se," telling the audience during his livestream:

"Brother Se is now hell-bent on catching pythons and has no time for interviews. He’s very busy. You must understand, real experts are extraordinarily busy... Returning to the entertainment industry? Brother Se said he won’t go back to that... Wasting good looks? You can’t say that, his professional ability has already surpassed his appearance. When it comes to snake-catching, there aren’t many, both domestically and internationally, who can surpass him. You can’t judge a book by its cover!"

Although Feng Yi didn’t accept Cheng Si’s invitation to join his livestream and also declined Cheng Si’s request for a personal interview, Feng Yi did say that if he caught a giant python, Cheng Si could film the content, and if it happened during a livestream, he could focus more on filming the python.

This was a privilege others didn’t have; there were so many competitors, and not everyone could catch a giant python.

Therefore, among all the livestream lines, apart from the official media, Cheng Si’s channel was unique, and he certainly had to maintain Feng Yi’s reputation in his livestream room.

After all, what he talked about during the livestream wasn’t blind exaggeration, it was all true. Could just anyone acquire an expert certificate issued by the Conservation Bureau?

Everyone knows that the Conservation Bureau’s audits are strict, especially so for expert certificate evaluations—without real skills, one couldn’t even touch the surface of the certificate!

And the authenticity of the certificate? Would those who make fake documents even dare to make one?

Feng Yi decided to adopt a cold treatment and continued to focus his attention on the swamp.

Every day he and Steve made catches, at least one python over four meters in length, sometimes more, sometimes less.

In addition to the giant pythons, Feng Yi would also casually "pick up" some smaller ones along the way, for these too represented money and points—a trivial matter.

Originally, there were many eyes on him, but discovering that these two were reaping full harvests every day, even more people took notice, speculating every day on how large a python the duo would catch next.

Most competitors returned empty-handed; let’s not even mention giant pythons, even the smaller ones were hard to come by.

Their results were too exceptional.

Giant pythons and smaller pythons, on light days they caught two to three, on heavy days seven or eight, and that was Feng Yi not going all out in his search, for after all, he needed to stay within a reasonable scope.

If he truly went all out, catching 100 snakes in a day was feasible, but that would be too exaggerated—so excessive that people would go out of their way to follow him and study his snake-finding methods.

And as Steve said, one giant python was worth many small ones. It wasn’t worth spending so much time catching small pythons when that effort could be put into finding giant pythons, which would yield more points.

Giant pythons of such size cause greater damage to the swamp, and the organizers are willing to pay a higher reward.

Small pythons are not at the top of the food chain; many animals living in the swamp can feed on them. Giant pythons are the dominant presence.

So Feng Yi just needed to focus on the giant pythons; whether to catch dozens of small pythons a day or one or two giant ones, Feng Yi chose the latter.

After they achieved outstanding results, Feng Yi and Steve were hailed by everyone as the "Python Bane."

Steve was truly convinced; this kid’s ability to find snakes was incomparable to ordinary people.

Steve himself definitely couldn’t do it. If he had joined such a competition before, he wouldn’t have caught more than five giant pythons in a month, and that was based on his extensive experience.

Others, just in terms of the total number of snakes, catching a dozen or a few dozen in a month was considered good. Extremely experienced hunters, like the duo with dogs, might catch close to a hundred, but they definitely wouldn’t be as relaxed as Feng Yi, nor would they catch as many.

"Feng Yi, don’t ever leave this field to get mixed up in things like the entertainment industry; that would be a sheer waste!" Steve said sincerely.

Feng Yi’s talents and abilities were simply priceless treasures to this field, where talents were scarce and geniuses even scarcer!

After Feng Yi’s background was exposed online, there was a lot of discussion, and many advised him to return to the entertainment industry, which even made Director He feel a sense of crisis.