Chapter 5

**New Book Upload, Seeking Recommendations and Promotion**

In front of the twelfth street of Yunzhou City, a television on an advertisement board was broadcasting Wu Yuan's nude run. Cheers and curses mixed together, and the audience was highly agitated.

"Bang!" A bottle was thrown at the television screen.

A large man waved his thick arm and shouted to the crowd staring at him, "What's the point of just watching? Let's all go find that bastard!"

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"What's your name?"

Several young hooligans slapped a middle-aged man's face with their knives, robbing him of all his valuables.

"My name is Helian Bobo. Please let me go, I only have this much money."

The leader of the hooligans nodded, about to finish his work, but then he looked at the advertisement TV on the roadside, which was broadcasting Wu Yuan's nude run. He chuckled, and all the young hooligans laughed.

They thought of a very interesting game.

Under the threat of knives, the middle-aged man named Helian Bobo was stripped naked. A punch landed on Helian Bobo's right eye, and the hooligan's tone suddenly turned cold and fierce, "Go and run naked!"

"Nude run?"

The poor middle-aged man expressed disbelief, but this small resistance immediately earned him a punch to the left eye.

"Ha ha ha, yes, exactly. Go and run naked, if we catch you, we'll stab you to death!"

Another hooligan laughed, "You look like a panda now, ha ha ha!"

"Count to three, and we'll start chasing you, one, two..."

The middle-aged man, though fat like an animal that gets into trouble during the New Year, ran naked at an incredible speed. He quickly disappeared from the crowd's view, and the hooligans felt genuine joy. Wild laughter erupted from their mouths, and they slapped each other's hands, "Let's continue looking for more victims. The police are too busy to care about us. After robbing them, we'll strip them naked and make them run naked, okay?"

**===**

On the Fourth Street of East Yunzhou City.

The television screens hanging on the high-rise buildings were broadcasting Wu Yuan's nude run—though he had temporarily escaped the police's包围圈, the helicopter in the sky was still following his every move.

A group of demonstrators clashed with the police maintaining order. The conflict quickly escalated into a physical fight, and the demonstrators, relying on their numerical advantage, overpowered the police. Someone shouted, and the crowd began stripping the police of their uniforms. In no time, a dozen bare buttocks were exposed to everyone.

The police, stripped of their uniforms, were chased down the street by the crowd, and countless heads popped out of the windows, laughing.

The sharp-eyed journalists quickly reported this to the TV stations.

Seeing the usually well-dressed, dignified police officers turned into naked butts, countless people burst out laughing in front of their televisions. This was just the beginning. Soon, even more hilarious scenes appeared.

The journalists filming on the roadside didn't notice that the crowd, still in a state of high excitement, was scanning the area with bloodshot eyes. They quickly spotted these journalists, and the crowd surged like ants.

The camera, thrown to the ground, faithfully broadcast the scene to thousands of households. People could clearly see the journalists' panicked, helpless, pleading, and ashamed expressions on TV.

The journalists, who had just been gloating, were all stripped naked, adding a dozen more bare butts to Yunzhou City. Each person covered that area with their hands, looking as shy as a girl who had just been violated.

The situation began to spiral out of control. From the sky, the TV cameras could see the frenzied crowd stripping anyone who came into their sight—helicopter commentators described the scene with a sympathetic tone, but the laughter was evident.

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Yunzhou City, one of the most prosperous cities in the Tang Empire, had many things to be proud of. But it had never been the focus of everyone's attention like it was today. Starting tonight, it gained a new nickname.

The real狂欢 began.

The entire city fell into chaos, and countless people poured out from the streets and alleys. They waved sticks, searching for the man named Wu Yuan, while many others were just there to experience the madness.

A nude running craze swept through the city, and on every street, naked bodies could be seen. Now, if someone looked displeasing or too pleasing, the crowd would strip them and make them run naked.

High-ranking officials became the best targets, and there were no girls on the streets. The mayor had already escaped by helicopter before things got out of hand, but the slower-reacting or duty-bound officials were quickly stripped and dragged out.

Street police no longer dared to maintain order; their only thought was to take off their uniforms. They weren't cowards; even the most stubborn bulls would do their duty in the face of thousands of beasts. But no one wanted to be stripped and paraded in the streets, especially with live TV coverage!

The flood of people ravaged the entire city, and the meager police force was powerless. The police desperately sought help from the military, but the military always laughed and said they weren't ready.

"Brothers, hold on! Remember not to be raped!"

The military, with a regretful tone, told the struggling police officers that their helicopters were under repair, the riot control vehicles had no fuel, their superiors were laughing so hard they couldn't give orders, and the soldiers were too afraid of the chaos in Yunzhou City to move.

Thus, the police had to watch the situation deteriorate and eventually collapse.

No one dared to use weapons; the whole world was watching Yunzhou City.

The police once deployed a 300-strong riot control team to South Street, hoping to rescue the besieged government spokesperson Liu Ziran. But this renowned team was like a cup of water thrown into a raging fire. Their bare butts and Liu Ziran's naked body appeared on screens worldwide.

There were no police left on the streets; those who hadn't had time to take off their uniforms were quickly stripped and forced to run naked. The entire city was in a state of chaos, and everyone was in a frenzy.

On rooftops, in the market, under the moonlight, countless naked bodies were writhing, running, and reveling. The naked people began their counterattack, targeting those still clothed, determined to make them like them!

European Federation TV, American Freedom TV, African Third TV... all the world's TV stations stopped their regular programs. The nude run in Yunzhou City had become the top concern for people worldwide, and more and more satellites were being urgently rented and moved to Yunzhou City.

Countless people with sudden heart attacks were rushed to hospitals, still laughing as they were pushed into the operating room. The doctors, unable to hold their surgical knives steady, were preoccupied with the TV.

A city in the Tang Empire suddenly experienced a power outage, and all TV programs were immediately interrupted. Enraged citizens stormed the power station, stripped the staff, and paraded them in the streets.

Naked parades began to appear in some European cities, and more and more people walked the streets naked.

...

Encouraged by live TV broadcasts, one city after another saw large or small nude runs. At this moment, more people were naked on Earth than at any other time in history. The mad people, shouting "Nude running is justified, nudity is not a crime," rushed out of their homes.

More and more cities fell into a frenzy, and these scenes were immediately reported back to the TV stations. The TV programs stimulated more people to take to the streets, and these scenes were broadcast again.

Seeing crowds of naked people running around the streets, seeing the usually well-dressed big shots turned into bare butts, everyone laughed uncontrollably. This was a pleasure of breaking taboos, a joy from the heart.

Humans had never been so happy. They put aside all their worries, sadness, grief, and concerns. The class distinctions among humans were shattered in this moment, and nude running was the way to go!

This was not a violent activity; it was a carnival!

Now, there were only two types of people in the world: the naked and those who hadn't been stripped yet.

All of this was because of a man named Wu Yuan.

All of this was because of his leap.

That moment, illuminated by the electric light, his figure was etched in legend for thousands of years.

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At this moment, Wu Yuan was still running naked.

The helicopter that had been following him informed the people of Yunzhou City of his location, and the bright searchlights never left him. He had long thrown away the motorcycle he had stolen, and countless people were chasing him. Although other naked runners occasionally appeared in the crowd, allowing Wu Yuan to escape a few times, the people's eyes were sharp, and the searchlights in the sky guided the excited citizens.

Feeling the cold and smooth ground under his feet, Wu Yuan realized he had reached Victory Square.

Victory Square was a landmark built to commemorate the rebirth of humanity, covering several acres of land paved with marble. In the center of the square stood a flagpole that reached into the clouds.

People from all directions had surrounded Wu Yuan, forming a tight circle that not even a fly could escape.

Biting his teeth, Wu Yuan rushed to the flagpole in the center of the square. Made of high-tech materials, the flagpole was so sturdy that even a heavy truck couldn't knock it down. Wu Yuan climbed the smooth flagpole like a monkey and squatted at the very top.

Some people tried to climb up to catch him, but they fell after a few meters. Even if someone managed to reach Wu Yuan's feet, he kicked them off.

The crowd below shouted, cursed, and jumped.

A cold wind blew, and Wu Yuan's mind cleared. The long run had made him fully aware of what had happened.

The sky was so close, as if he could touch the stars with his hand.

Several helicopters circled around him, and countless searchlights illuminated every hair on his body.

Looking down from the flagpole, the entire city was in a frenzy, and countless faces were blurred, the noise distant.

For some reason, Wu Yuan began to cry, tears streaming down his face. Finally, he lay on the flagpole and sobbed, his sobs growing louder.

After a while, he raised his head. The stars in the sky were like eyes, like distant streetlights.

His hands, gripping the flagpole, were numb, and a sense of loneliness and sadness filled his body.

He suddenly wanted to go home.

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