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Chapter 1213: Chapter 1031: Afterwards Chapter 1213: Chapter 1031: Afterwards The next day.

Blue Songlympics live event.

The audience seats are bustling with noise!

With the arrival of the various coaching teams and the contestants, the atmosphere on site was instantly pushed to a climax!

You should know.

This is already the sixth day since the start of the Blue Songlympics!

As the competition gets fiercer, each event takes its turn, and the atmosphere is getting even hotter!

The Literature and Art Association has done an official viewership count.

From the day the competition started, the viewership of the Blue Songlympics across the continents has been increasing day by day.

Unbeknownst to all.

This competition, set to parallel the Bluelympics, has already matched the influence of the Bluelympics, reaching the stage of true national participation!

To become famous at the Blue Songlympics is to become famous in the world!

For example, the name “Xian Yu” has now spread to the still-unmerged Zhong Continent!

At this moment.

Lin Yuan is sitting in the coaches’ area.

He also doesn’t plan to go to the live broadcasting room today, for the same reasons as yesterday.

Today’s competition has a lot to do with Lin Yuan; watching on site is more meaningful.

…

Very soon.

Today’s competition began.

To everyone’s surprise:

Han Continent, which had always been outperformed by Zhong Continent and Qin Continent, suddenly took home the gold medals for two events in a row right at the start!

“Is Han Continent going all out?”

“Their English songs are strong in competition!”

“Previous contests have been dominated by Mandarin songs, with occasional Qi language songs shaking up the field, but now it’s turned into a home ground for English songs.”

“That’s normal.”

“Blue Songlympics is all about diversity.”

“All styles of music have a place here, after all, every language has its unique charm.”

“Like Qi language.”

“Sun Yaohuo’s ‘Digital Life’ from yesterday really showcased the charm of Qi language songs to the fullest; the pronunciation was incredibly satisfying.”

The audience has a high acceptance.

Whether it’s Qi language, English, or even Chu language, or the absolutely mainstream Mandarin songs, as long as the work is excellent, it can be appreciated by everyone.

…

Following two consecutive events.

The final for the third event also began.

This is the pop solo category for female singers over thirty years old.

The pop category competition has always been under the spotlight; the live broadcasts perked up even before the competition started!

“The order of appearance is out!”

“How fresh, the final for this category actually has no Zhong Continent singers!”

“The championship will be contested between singers from Qin Continent, Zhao Continent, and Wei Continent.”

“Shu Yu has a high chance of winning the crown.”

“Shu Yu’s odds of winning are indeed very high, and the public voice on the internet is also strong. Some people may not know, but Shu Yu has competed on the same stage with Jiang Kui before, and won by a significant margin. So in a sense, Shu Yu is considered Qin Continent’s leading female singer, of course, Jiang Kui has greatly improved now, if they could compete again, the result would be hard to predict.”

“The Zhao Continent contestant is on stage now!”

“The competition starts!”

As the live broadcast commentators narrated, the Zhao Continent contestant began her performance.

…

Live broadcast room of Qin Continent.

Today’s commentators are An Hong and Xiaomi, and the guest is still Lu Sheng.

“This Zhao Continent diva is strong.”

“Any singer who makes it to the finals of the Blue Songlympics is strong, but this Zhao Continent contestant got into the finals with a bit of luck. Who would have thought that yesterday’s Zhong Continent diva would make mistakes in the semi-finals and get eliminated directly.”

“That’s true.”

“I came across a funny explanation on the internet last night. It said that the reason for the Zhong Continent’s diva’s mistake was due to the offstage influence of Teacher Admirable Fish. Probably after watching Teacher Admirable Fish’s live stream, she started to doubt herself?”

Pfft!

Listening to An Hong and Xiaomi’s back and forth, the audience from Qin Continent burst out laughing.

Good grief.

The diva from Zhong Continent makes a mistake and they throw the blame on Admirable Fish?

Lu Sheng suddenly said: “Although this explanation sounds like a joke, it might not be far from the truth. The competitors from Zhong Continent are all strong, and the proud often become fragile once they realize someone can outperform them, which could result in cracks in their ‘Taoist heart’, leading to unexpected poor performance.”

The audience burst out laughing!

“Look at Wonder Lu, definitely a hardcore reader of wuxia novels, dragging even ‘Taoist heart’ into this!”

“Is it Chu Kuang’s kind of wuxia novel?”

“Spit spit, the moment you mention Chu Kuang’s wuxia novel, I think of Biyao’s death in ‘The Opera Performer’s Sacrifice’, old rascal, get lost!”

Old Rascal: “No way, you even drag me into the Blue Songlympics? What does music have to do with me?”

Lu Sheng saw the barrage.

This guy just blurts out anything: “I’ve read ‘The Opera Performer’s Sacrifice’ you mentioned, dropped the book after Biyao died. If I ever run into this Chu Kuang, I’ll beat him up every time I see him!”

“Hahahahaha!”

The live stream’s entertainment value shot through the roof!

Lu Sheng wasn’t the only one wanting to beat up Chu Kuang!

Although Lu Sheng’s live streaming style isn’t as intense as Xian Yu’s, he had a good sense of humor and even poked fun at himself being “Little Xian Yu”. He never had the seriousness or air of a top Maestro, which made him very popular with the audience.

…

At that moment.

An Hong suddenly said: “Shu Yu is taking the stage!”

Xiaomi watched the live stream: “Teacher Shu Yu is smiling at the audience. It seems our contestant is very confident!”

“Of course she’s confident.”

Lu Sheng spoiled the details for everyone: “Because the song Shu Yu got for the finals was written by Xian Yu.”

Xian Yu?

The audience paused, then saw the song details appear on the screen.

Song Title: Afterwards

Lyrics: Xian Yu

Composition: Xian Yu

Sung by: Shu Yu

It really is a work of Xian Yu!

We have a lot of confidence in Xian Yu’s songs!

Because Xian Yu’s songs often score very high, and they are indeed pleasant to listen to!

…

Zhong Continent.

The male host in the live stream was commenting: “This singer from Qin Continent named Shu Yu is not to be underestimated, even Jiang Kui from Yu Dynasty had lost to her before, I wonder what song from which Qin Continent Maestro she will be perform…”

The voice suddenly paused.

The male host’s eyes widened: “Xian Xian Xian Xian…”

“Yu!”

As if she was fed up, the female host suddenly spoke up, biting the word “Yu” heavily, as if harboring a deep grudge!

Xian Yu!

Again Xian Yu!

The male host spoke discontentedly: “Since it’s another song by Xian Yu, then I have to speak my mind. Have you noticed that some of Xian Yu’s songs are off-topic for the pop group?”

“Indeed!”

The female host spoke resentfully: “Many songs are too weird, not purely pop. Can’t pop music competitions be more pure?”

At these words.

Zhong Continent audiences expressed agreement:

“I’ve been wanting to say this, Jiang Kui’s final song ‘Jiu Er’ was clearly a folk song, just sung in a popular style.”

“Jiang Kui’s ‘The Opera Performer’s Sacrifice’ is not pure pop either, with even opera elements in it.”

“Sun Yaohuo sang ‘Digital Life’ yesterday which was absurd, a bunch of numbers in the lyrics, is that called pop music?”

“Isn’t ‘Itch’ the weirdest?”

“That song should be banned, GHS leading the kids astray!”

“It’s like if he stays away from all those flashy things, he can’t write songs anymore.”

“If he honestly doesn’t resort to gimmicks, his pop songs really aren’t that amazing.”

…

Shu Yu, of course, didn’t know the rhythm of the Zhong Continent live broadcast room.

On stage.

As the music played, her voice rang out:

“Later

I finally learned how to love

It’s a pity you had long gone

Disappearing into the sea of faces

Later, I finally understood amid tears

That some people

Once missed will never return

…”

Such common lyrics!

Such straightforward love songs!

No frills in singing, no novelty in melody, but still incredibly catchy, with an inexplicable power to move people.

Maybe it’s because:

The lyrics seem to speak of an experience everyone has had?

Finally learning how to love someone, only to find that person who taught you how has vanished beyond reach.

This is a pop song.

A hit that couldn’t be more popular!

“White gardenia petals

Fall onto my blue pleated skirt

Loving you, you whisper it softly

I bow my head

Inhaling a burst of fragrance

That eternal night

Midsummer at seventeen

The night you kissed me

Made me think of the starlight of that day

Whenever I sighed since then

…”

The lyrics paint a vivid scene.

The first love of young boys and girls, on a midsummer night, blossoming like gardenias, as she in a blue pleated skirt delicately sniffs the fragrance.

An inexplicable sweetness.

And an inexplicable sourness.

Because the song is called “Later.”

And these lyrics are talking about “back then.”

Tears of faint sadness begin to trail from the eyes of some audience members, perhaps thinking of a certain someone in their hearts.

Rather than singing, it’s more accurate to say Shu Yu is reflecting.

Yes.

Her singing voice is like that of a woman who, after recalling the past, suddenly exclaims with a sigh and sense of helplessness:

“Why was love so simple back then?”

Shu Yu shook her head: “And why is it that when we’re young, we always end up hurting someone we deeply love?”

The gaze of more audience members shifted subtly.

Young love is of course simple.

To say “I love you” or to say “I don’t love you” are both so simple.

The deeper the affection, the more ruthless the parting.

Just because we were too young to understand how to cherish.

As we grow older.

Caught up in the tumult of the world, reluctantly conforming to society, talking about “love” suddenly becomes naïve and laughable.

Laughable?

More like a luxury.

Like an exchange between singer and audience, Shu Yu is one with the story, drawing many more into this shared tale:

“In a similar deep night

Are you the same

Silently regretting and grieving

If back then we could

Have been less stubborn

Now we wouldn’t have such regrets

…”

The Qin Continent live broadcast room.

An Hong’s eyes have slightly reddened.

Beside him, Xiaomi is gently biting her lip.

Just like the lyrics say:

Are you the same, silently regretting and grieving?

This song is really breaking the rules.

Everyone can write love songs, so why do you have to stab listeners in the heart?

“How do you remember me

With a smile or in silence

Over the years

Has anyone made you less lonely

…”

Stop stabbing.

Stop stabbing.

I can’t take it anymore.

It’s as if the conversation ends at this moment.

On stage, Shu Yu starts singing the opening tune again, but this time, people seem to have a different perspective:

“Later…”

Maybe Shu Yu has gone through a similar experience; her singing voice seems to carry countless emotions, like an intricate spider web, reaching into everyone’s hearts.

This is the chorus, the so-called climax.

No screaming till hoarseness, yet it holds more power than any screamed-out cry.

“Later

I finally understood amid tears

That some people

Once missed will never return

…”

Later, oh later.

Shu Yu looks at the audience.

The audience looks at Shu Yu.

Shu Yu’s voice and tone elongate.

She seems to merely state a fact, but speech punctuated word by word, highlighting the emphasis, piercing the audience’s heart with the final blow:

“Never, ever, to come back again.”

This Gentle Knife strike draws no blood, yet bores a hole in one’s heart, igniting everyone’s memories in that moment, just like the song says:

“There was a boy…”

“Who loved that girl…”

Some people cry, but many more respond with silence.

Men and women, and the boys and girls they once were.

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