"How about it? Who wants to go first?"
Although many in the crowd had been saying they were willing earlier, when it came down to it, no one dared to step up.
The band guy turned to look at the crowd and was just about to issue another invitation.
At that moment, a short-haired girl walked out from the right side of Su Yang and the others.
They turned to look. The girl appeared slim, wearing an elegant long dress. She was quite good-looking, giving off a poised and graceful vibe.
She raised her hand and walked up to the band guy, saying, "Let me get things started~"
"That's what we need, ladies first! You guys need to be braver!"
The male lead singer said this, looking at the girl with a smile. "What's your name, miss?"
"Tian Wei, just call me Xiao Tian~"
"Xiao Tian, is it? So, what song would you like to sing?"
Tian Wei thought for two seconds and said, "I'll sing 'An River Bridge'."
"Oh, sure, sure." The band guy said, turning back to the crowd. "This beauty, Xiao Tian, will perform a classic for everyone—'An River Bridge'. Where's the applause?!"
"Woo!!!"
Clap clap clap!
The crowd played along, cheering and clapping enthusiastically.
The guy handed the microphone to Tian Wei, then smiled. "Alright, the next few minutes are all yours."
Tian Wei nodded, walked to the microphone stand, and placed the mic on it.
The crowd automatically quieted down, waiting for the song to begin.
After about ten seconds, the musicians finished tuning up, and the soft sound of the hand drum intro started to play~
Standing before the mic, Tian Wei took a deep breath and slightly closed her eyes. Soon, the intro ended. She opened her eyes and began singing softly.
"Let me look at you once more, from south to north."
"As if my eyes were covered by the Fifth Ring Road~"
Tian Wei's voice was incredibly pleasant, with a very distinctive tone. In terms of sound, it was completely on par with the female lead singer of this Dream Chaser band.
Hearing Tian Wei's singing, the male and female lead singers, standing to the side, exchanged a glance and couldn't help but nod in approval.
The onlookers were also captivated by Tian Wei's beautiful singing, immersed in it.
However, those like Meng Qianyu, who had heard Su Yang sing before, didn't show much reaction. Although the other girl sang very well, in Meng Qianyu's view, no one could sing as well as Su Yang.
She pursed her lips, shook her head, leaned closer to Su Yang, and whispered, "Brother Su Yang, what do you think of this girl's singing?"
Su Yang, arms crossed, nodded. "It sounds very nice~"
"Nice? I think compared to you, it's like heaven and earth. Forget about you, she's not even close to Sister Ziyun~"
Su Yang put his index finger to his lips and whispered, "Shh~ Qianyu, don't talk for now, let's not disturb others~"
"Oh, okay~"
Soon, a few minutes passed. Tian Wei finished her song, and the crowd immediately erupted in applause and cheers.
"Sounded great, really great!"
"Sing another one, beauty~"
"That was truly wonderful, miss! You could be a lead singer!!"
...
Then the band guy stepped forward with a smile. "Everyone, quiet down a bit. What did you think of beauty Xiao Tian's performance? Can she choose a gift to take?"
"Yes!!"
"That level is almost professional, definitely yes!"
"Great! Since everyone agrees, beauty Xiao Tian, please come over here and choose a local specialty or small gift you like."
Tian Wei nodded with a smile, placed the microphone back on the stand, and followed the guy to the table on the left to look.
"Do I choose one from among these things?"
"That's right, see what you like, pick any one~"
"Okay~" Tian Wei looked around and finally chose a box of wild mushrooms before returning to the crowd.
The guy then walked back in front of the crowd and smiled. "See, everyone? We keep our promises. Now, who wants to come up next?"
Seeing the crowd only discussing but not moving, the band's female lead singer also stepped up to invite them. "Don't be shy, everyone~ If you can sing, be brave and come up~ Let's get this party started!"
"Yeah, don't be shy~"
At that moment, in the crowd, Meng Qianyu's eyes caught sight of a pale green bracelet on a wooden table about two or three meters away.
After looking closely, she tugged at Su Yang's arm and whined, "Brother Su Yang, hurry up and go sing a song. Did you see that bracelet on the table? I want that~"
As she spoke, Meng Qianyu pointed at a bracelet on the table a few meters away.
Su Yang also turned to look. It was just an ordinary fake jade bracelet, nothing special.
He lowered his head. "You want that one?"
"Mhm, mhm~" Meng Qianyu nodded.
"Why do you want it?"
"I don't know~ I looked at the things on the table, and that bracelet just looks the nicest~"
Su Yang nodded with a smile. "Alright then, I'll give it a try."
"Yay~" Meng Qianyu happily jumped up and down on the spot.
The two lead singers from the band had been calling out for a full two minutes, but still no one else came forward.
Just as they were about to start singing themselves, they saw Su Yang step out.
The guy's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to meet him, smiling. "Everyone, welcome this handsome guy!!"
"Woo woo woo!!"
"Actually, it's not that I didn't want to go up, it's just that the beauty earlier sang too well. With our level, going up now would be a bit embarrassing."
"Yeah, otherwise I would've gone!"
"What's the big deal? I'm tone-deaf, otherwise I'd go sing no matter who sang well or not."
...
After the crowd finished cheering, the male lead singer led Su Yang to the microphone stand and asked, "Handsome, what's your surname? Introduce yourself to everyone."
"Su Yang. Su as in Su Dongpo, Yang as in the sun~"
"Good, good, good. Everyone, welcome handsome Su Yang!!"
Clap clap clap!!
Although there were cheers and applause from below, they mostly came from familiar faces like Liu Bo and Meng Qianyu.
Only a few scattered girls from the rest of the crowd were clapping. Clearly, Su Yang received far less cheering and applause than Tian Wei had earlier.
Then the male lead singer, acting as host, asked, "Handsome Su Yang, what song are you planning to sing?"
Su Yang thought for a few seconds, then glanced inadvertently at Pan Ning in the crowd and said, "Then I'll sing 'I've Really Fallen for You'."
Pan Ning happened to be looking at Su Yang at that moment. Hearing the song title Su Yang mentioned, her heart involuntarily gave a violent thump.
A few young female tourists in the crowd saw this and covered their mouths shyly. "Wow, that handsome guy seems to be looking at me~"
"Nonsense, he doesn't even know you!"
"Who knows? Maybe he noticed me earlier? And now he's specifically singing a love song for me~"
"You really have thick skin~"
"Hmph, none of your business. Huh? Where's my phone?" The girl said, quickly pulling out her phone from her small bag to start recording a video.
...
On the other side, after hearing the song title Su Yang mentioned, the male lead singer confirmed, "Handsome, are you sure? That song isn't easy to sing. The high notes in the chorus are quite challenging."
Su Yang smiled faintly. "No problem, I'll give it a try~"
"Okay. Then, everyone, can we get a bit more applause?!" the male lead singer shouted, pointing his microphone towards the crowd.
This time, a few more people reluctantly joined in with cheers and claps.
The male lead singer retrieved the microphone with a touch of awkwardness and looked at Su Yang. "Are you ready, handsome?"
Su Yang nodded. "Ready. Sorry for the trouble."
"Hey, not at all. It's our job, no need to be so polite."
The male lead singer smiled, turned, and walked to the back to give a few instructions. The entire venue immediately fell quiet.
Su Yang faced the microphone and waited quietly for the intro to begin.
......

ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!

rowess are unmatched, commanding a million-strong army! Yet, the Emperor wants to depose him for the sake of a false prince? Hold on, are you throwing me into some female-oriented romance plot? How can I tolerate this? With a grand wave of his hand—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! Slander the Emperor? Very well, all of you shall die! ... The False Prince: "Although I am not the biological son, Father and Mother love me more. The throne should be mine!" The Female Lead: "Qin Xiao, you are the Emperor, and I am a commoner. If you wish to marry me, you must abdicate. Otherwise, you will never have me!" The Empress: "After we divorce, you must give me half the empire!" The Transmigrator Consort: "You worthless Emperor, why should I kneel to you? All men are equal—I advise you to be kind!" The Great General: "The enemy general is my childhood sweetheart. For her sake, I willingly abandon the frontier defenses!" The Retired Emperor: "Although Yu'er was adopted, I prefer him. Qin Xiao, you should abdicate and let him become Emperor!" ... Very well! So this is how you want to play? Facing this twisted world of female-oriented tropes, Qin Xiao grins and raises his hand to unleash—the Nine Clan Extraction Technique! I am the Emperor. Why would I bother reasoning with you? Seal the gates! Leave none alive!

young master of the Shen family—a figure of immense power and wealth beyond measure—and awakened the "Destined Ultimate Villain System"! His starting scenario? Running into his icy fiancée who shows up with a mountain-descending divine doctor to break off their engagement. The divine doctor arrogantly taunts: "What does your Shen family have besides a bit of stinking money? You're not even worthy of tying Qingxue's shoelaces!" Shen Fei just smiled. He completely defied the usual script: "Fine, I agree to break off the engagement. Also, notify the finance department to withdraw all investments from the Su family." Minutes later, with its capital chain severed, the Su Group teetered on the brink of bankruptcy! The once aloof and proud ice queen CEO was thrown into utter panic. That very night, she went to Shen Fei's villa, casting aside all dignity to beg and plead desperately... From then on, in this world teeming with Sons of Destiny, Shen Fei embarked on a path of extreme dimensional suppression! A mountain-descending divine doctor? Peerless medical skills? Shen Fei: "Reporting you for practicing medicine without a license! I'll gladly take your ancient medicinal cauldron and twin sister assassins." The Crooked-Smiling Dragon King? Commanding a hundred thousand soldiers with a single order? Shen Fei: "Illegal assembly and suspected treason! Let a fleet of attack helicopters sanitize the area and teach you what the state apparatus really means!" A reborn tycoon? Knows all the golden opportunities of the next decade? Shen Fei: "A trillion in capital to reverse and pump the stock market, making you blow your margin and jump on the very first day of your rebirth!" What Chosen Ones? What bearers of Heavenly Fortune? In Shen Fei's eyes, they're all just chives (i.e., suckers/marks) waiting to be harvested! Shen Fei: "Sorry, but as the Destined Ultimate Villain, I don't play by the rules of honor. I only play the game of dimensional suppression."

and couldn't return to the real world. Finally, I gave up and decided to go with the flow, only to discover that writing a diary could make me stronger. Since no one could read it, Su Luo wrote freely, daring to pen anything and everything. Female Lead #1: "Not bad. This diary helped me steal all the protagonist's opportunities. I just want to get stronger." Female Lead #2: "I don’t care about reaching the peak of the cultivation world. Right now, I just want to enjoy the chaos." Female Lead #3: "What? Everyone around me is a spy? I’m the Joker Demon Lord?" ... It’s so strange. Why is the plot completely off track, yet the ending remains the same? Are you all just messing with me?!