Chapter 554: Chapter 523: The Extraordinary Road_1
Online.
The discussion about the Prince of Lanling being Xian Yu didn’t stop with the end of the show.
On the contrary, it intensified.
Especially…
As those singers previously criticized by the Prince of Lanling began to publicly apologize on various platforms one after another:
“I accept Teacher Admirable Fish’s criticism, @AdmirableFish, I’ve learned a lot!”
“@Teacher Admirable Fish’s critique has given me the motivation to move forward!”
“Thank you, Teacher Admirable Fish, your review made me realize my deficiencies @AdmirableFish.”
“@AdmirableFish thanks for guiding my path!”
“No more talking, I am going to practice breathing techniques @AdmirableFish, (cheer up) (work hard)”
“@AdmirableFish, I feel guilty about my fans attacking Teacher Admirable Fish. I will control myself strictly in the future, give my fans a good lead, and humbly accept Teacher Admirable Fish’s criticism (love)”
“…”
Whoosh!
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Everyone apologized!
Even some singers who had apologized to Lin Yuan backstage after the show now remembered to self-criticize publicly again.
Netizens are overjoyed!
Wow!
So many people at once…
No, no.
So many first-line singers, even King and Queen level singers are apologizing at the same time?
How spectacular!
All these people are big shots ah!
Any one of them is a big star!
Maybe just this once, the closely followed entertainment circle will never see the same scene again in the future!
Because no big name in the music industry would be foolish enough to offend Maestro—
Unless that Maestro wears a mask!
But who else beside the freakish Xian Yu, can sing and compose like he does?
On a forum.
Amusing netizen posts like: “Let me translate all the apologies from these big shots: Daddy Admirable Fish, I was wrong. Please, Daddy, spare me. It was all the fans’ fault, I’ll go back and discipline them!”
Countless people laughed out loud.
It really was a shocking turn of events!
The tongue-lashing from the Prince of Lanling, at this moment, actually became a guidance.
Although some of the jesting was meant as a joke, it indeed effectively dispelled any hostility.
Even if Xian Yu is Maestro, he wouldn’t actually make enemies with everyone, and everyone didn’t relentlessly criticize these singers.
Moreover, they didn’t really say anything wrong.
Even Xian Yu didn’t mention this kind of thing on stage or offline.
Compared to that.
What everyone discussed the most were the songs sung by Xian Yu.
“I just listened to again, and damn, it’s solid gold. That scene where Fish Papa, wearing the demonic mask of the Prince of Lanling, was incredibly handsome!”
“I listened to again, didn’t feel much at the time, but now I think it’s good.”
“Hahahaha, so true. Because Xian Yu sung it, you felt that you were capable too?”
“Stop talking nonsense, this song is great, even eating while listening to this song feels truly fragrant.”
“For the , indeed only someone like Xian Yu could sing it out!”
“Hearty Laughter in the Sea, huh, Xian Yu’s state of mind is almost unfathomable now!”
“…”
Furthermore.
Some of the things said on the show by Xian Yu were also being discussed over and over:
“Teacher Fish said he had to become Maestro due to his throat issues…”
“When I heard this, my face was like: (⊙o⊙)!!!”
“I can also translate this sentence for everyone: Didn’t have a choice, can’t be King of Singing, can only be Maestro.”
“Xian Yu: Ah, I really didn’t want to be Maestro!”
“Xian Yu: Eh, I can’t sing anymore, might as well causally be Maestro.”
“Being coerced into becoming Maestro, seriously?”
“…”
Of course.
Xian Yu’s disclosure about his past health issues also became a focal point of interest for many people.
Everyone could sense Xian Yu’s reluctance to express himself.
So, someone went digging for Xian Yu’s story.
As a result…
Some of Xian Yu’s past was indeed dug up by a zealous netizen!
In the live broadcast of a TV station.
A doctor suddenly accepted an interview:
“I’m a viewer of ‘The Masked Singer’. Like everyone else, I was stunned when the Prince of Lanling unmasked himself. My shock not only came from discovering he was Xian Yu, but also because he was once my patient, and at that time, he had been diagnosed with a terminal illness—”
“Indeed, it was a terminal condition!”
“I’m not kidding, nor do I intend to reveal Xian Yu’s privacy. I contacted Xian Yu and got his agreement before daring to tell this story. I remember him so clearly because I felt regretful for his condition. That boy had a good nature and was liked by everyone. He even secretly told a nurse that his dream was to become a singer. But such a child, at such a young age, already…”
The doctor shook his head.
This doctor did indeed get in touch with Lin Yuan.
To be accurate, he contacted Lin Yuan’s mother.
Only after his mother sought Lin Yuan’s opinion and confirmed there was nothing to hide, did she tell the doctor he could share the story.
So, the doctor accepted the interview.
“All of us doctors were helpless about his condition; everyone thought he wouldn’t live past twenty-five. During an attack caused by his condition, he even lost his voice. Before that, he loved singing so much, always singing for patients in the hospital ward…”
The doctor sighed.
Then, he smiled in relief:
“But miracles do happen in medicine. For some unknown reason, he magically recovered—each year, there are always some patients who create miracles—he survived, and it seems his voice recovered too. He achieved tremendous success. On behalf of all the staff of Cloud City Hospital, we wish him eternal health—”
Well then.
He took the chance to advertise at the end.
After the doctor, some of Lin Yuan’s middle school, high school, and university classmates were interviewed by the journalists.
As a result.
All the interviews, directly or indirectly, confirmed the truth of the matter!
For a moment!
The whole internet was stunned!
Nobody expected that Xian Yu’s reluctance to tell his story hid such a desperate tale!
It turned out…
The dazzling Xian Yu, who had enchanted countless people, had once faced such adversities in life. His experiences alongside his achievements simply make for a legend!
No exaggeration!
Very legendary!
At this moment, a lot of people suddenly thought of “The Ordinary Road” that Xian Yu sang during the finals. The beautiful and moving melody seemed to echo once again in everyone’s ears:
“…
If you are wandering on the road,
will you choose to go on?
Treasuring your fragile pride, that was once my demeanor too.
Keep on moving forward, keep walking on.
No matter what is taken from you.
I destroyed everything I once had, wanting to leave forever.
I once fell into endless darkness, struggling but unable to extricate myself.
I asked the whole world, but never received an answer.
I was once like you, like him, like those wild flowers and grass, despaired yet yearned, crying and laughing ordinarily…
The road the wind has blown open still stretches far off.
Where has your story reached?
…”
Some people started crying.
That song didn’t intend to be sentimental.
At first listening, everyone just found it pleasing to the ear, and a bit carefree, treating it just like any other song, not something that could move them to tears.
But now.
Knowing some of Xian Yu’s experiences and then looking at the lyrics of this song, everyone seemed to suddenly touch on a certain period of Xian Yu’s state of mind, almost reaching tear point.
So, the lyrics were about his own life.
Nobody had thought about it before.
The so-called “Ordinary Road” was in fact the road Xian Yu truly travelled.
That road…
Was not ordinary at all.
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