Chapter 89: The Star of the Semi-finals

Immediately, the audience’s screams turned into a wave of sound, as if they were about to blow the roof off the stadium.

“Tian Lanxing! I love you!”

“Wife! Marry me!”

“Savior! Savior!”

…

Standing in the spotlight, Tian Lanxing listened to the overwhelming cheers and didn’t understand.

These people were way too exaggerated.

She was just going through the motions and singing a song because Wang Kaiming offered triple the appearance fee. Was it really worth getting this excited?

Even though she complained internally, Tian Lanxing still suppressed her embarrassment.

She brought the microphone to her pink lips.

The prelude music started. It was a melody everyone knew well, a battle song engraved in the souls of countless people from the Golden Age.

This was “Star Wish.”

“Tearing through the haze of the night…”

“A vow crossing the sea of stars.”

“Even if the world crumbles tomorrow.”

“I will become the last light in your eyes…”

In the second-floor broadcast room.

Intel Ji had long forgotten about the live stream interaction.

She covered her mouth, tears streaming down continuously.

“Family…” she choked out to the camera. “It’s real…

My youth is back!

Our light has really returned!”

The gift effects in the live stream lagged into a slideshow, yachts and rockets flickering on the screen.

But no one cared about those effects. The entire screen was filled with a single blue sentence repeating.

“Tian Lanxing! Tian Lanxing! Tian Lanxing…”

In the VIP box on the top floor of the stadium.

Zhou Huaian, the director of GSA’s Linhai City branch, stood with his hands behind his back in front of the one-way glass.

This tough man, who usually showed no emotion in front of his subordinates, now had suspicious moisture at the corners of his eyes.

“Eleven years…” his lips trembled. “Eleven years.”

Back then, he was just a frontline commander.

He had seen with his own eyes the silver-haired girl fighting monsters in the sea of fire, refusing to retreat a single step.

Today, when this “Star Wish” rang through the skies of Linhai City, it directly opened the box of his memories.

“You really haven’t changed at all, still so dazzling.”

Zhou Huaian took off his glasses and secretly wiped the corner of his eyes.

In the front VIP area.

Gu Qianqian and Lin Xiaolu had also gone crazy.

They waved their glow sticks and joined the chorus with all their might.

This was their idol, the hero they dreamed of becoming!

Gu Qianqian looked at the shining figure on stage and silently vowed to herself.

‘Dad, you coward, just rot at home! I, Gu Qianqian, will definitely become a great person like Tian Lanxing!’

Xia Xingyan remained expressionless, but tears streamed uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.

The figure on stage was so dazzling.

That was the deity who had pulled her out of the darkness.

Hearing the line “I’ll break the chains of fate for you,” her heart pounded wildly.

But looking at the radiant person on stage, besides being moved, panic began to grow in Xia Xingyan’s heart.

Tian Lanxing was too dazzling, dazzling enough to drive the whole world crazy for her.

Such a wonderful person was now being watched by these fifty thousand people, admired by millions in the live stream.

They were all looking at her, all coveting her light.

She really wanted to hide her away.

Hide her in a place only she could see.

Lock her up with the strongest chains, making her show only a tsundere and helpless expression, making her speak only sharp but gentle words to her alone.

It took all her rationality to suppress the darkness in her heart.

And Shen Tinglan, sitting beside her, fell into silence.

The deafening sounds around her seemed to fade from her world at this moment.

Her eyes were left only with the figure on stage.

The chorus of “Star Wish” was pushed to its climax by Tian Lanxing’s penetrating high note.

“Even if the last spark burns out…”

Shen Tinglan’s vision blurred.

At this moment, time seemed to go haywire.

Scenes from more than ten years ago flashed through her mind like film reels, frame by frame.

Back then, it was also such a huge stage, with countless screaming fans below, and such an inspiring “Star Wish.”

Only that time, two people stood on stage.

She was wearing her performance outfit, and so was Gu Qing.

A bitter yet sweet smile tugged at the corner of Shen Tinglan’s mouth.

She remembered Gu Qing back then. He was clearly a grown man, yet forced to stand back-to-back with her in the center of the stage.

Blushing, he complained in a voice only the two of them could hear.

“So embarrassing, Wanning. I really regret agreeing to you now.”

But even so, he raised his microphone cooperatively and perfectly harmonized.

Back then, Gu Qing was clumsy, but his eyes were full of love for her.

The memories were like yesterday.

“I will turn into a star and always watch over you…”

As the last lyrics ended, the accompaniment gradually faded, and the song concluded.

Tian Lanxing lowered the microphone, breathing slightly heavily.

Looking at the blue ocean of lights swaying because of her, she couldn’t help but complain internally.

‘What the hell.

I just came up here to sing for energy and money. How did I actually get infected by the emotions of these idiots?’

But this feeling wasn’t too bad, actually.

Applause and cheers flooded the entire stadium.

The curtain of the semi-finals officially rose with Tian Lanxing’s miraculous singing.

In the passage behind the stage.

Chu Yuyao hugged her guitar, watching the dazzling back on stage.

The cowardice in her heart dissipated at this moment.

She looked at her calloused fingers from over-practicing and clenched her fist tightly.

For you, I definitely won’t lose!

Bring it on, semi-finals!

…

After the previous contestant finished, the host raised the microphone and shouted.

“Next, let’s welcome our prodigy girl, Chu Yuyao!”

The audience erupted in applause, mixed with countless fans’ cheers.

“Chu Yuyao! Mama loves you!”

“Yuyao, fly bravely! We’ll always follow!”

Chu Yuyao walked into the spotlight with her guitar in her arms. She lowered her head, her bangs wet with sweat.

Her fingers trembled slightly, and the guitar shook along with them.

There were too many people in the semi-finals. The feeling of being stared at by tens of thousands made it hard for her to breathe.

But she couldn’t back down.

Chu Yuyao adjusted her rhythm with deep breaths and placed her fingers on the strings.

“Even if the abyss devours the starlight…”

Her ethereal voice instantly silenced the noise.

This song expressed the emotion of struggling desperately in despair and finally grasping a glimmer of light.

Every note was filled with her gratitude for Tian Lanxing.

This was her hymn dedicated to her idol.

In the VIP box.

Tian Lanxing leaned on the soft sofa, her fingers unconsciously tapping on the armrest.

Listening to the girl’s singing, a hint of surprise flickered in her azure eyes.

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