===Chapter 911 A New Story===

Xu Fan paid no attention to the discussions among netizens on various online platforms.

For him, staying true to his own heart is often the most important thing; what others say is not important. This has always been his philosophy.

So while people were discussing online whether his purpose in visiting Wenhui and going to the disaster area was pure or not, he was already in a house preparing a new song.

This was something he had recently thought about. Since he had decided to sing four new songs at these four cultural events, he had no hesitation in preparing. From the first song, "I Believe," to the second, "Dawn," each song had a certain meaning and brought special strength to many people. Therefore, Xu Fan believed that his third and fourth songs must be the same. So, while everyone on the internet was still discussing Xu Fan, he had already begun preparing his third song. Because each song has a different meaning, and Xu Fan had also found many different songs from the system, each with its own specific meaning, he was looking for one that was truly suitable for such a scene. However, when searching for his third song, he thought and thought but still couldn't find a suitable one. This made him slightly dejected. He felt that the meaning of many things in life was different from their actual existence. He didn't know the difference between the meaning of a song's existence and the meaning of the song itself. But he believed that no matter what the scene or story, there would always be a song suitable for that story and that scene.

For many people, singing is simply the domain of most singers, or rather, singing well is the domain of most singers. In reality, there are countless people in the world who love to sing. It is precisely because so many people love to sing that so many people love to listen to music. Whether it's children from rural or urban areas, adults, the elderly, or children, any truly good song will always attract a certain fan base. This is why Xu Fan became an internet sensation with just one song, "Sorrow," when he debuted. Even after Xu Fan sang many other songs, such as "Like Me" or others, they all became hits online. This shows that the success of any song, or any song, is determined by certain factors. Because each song has its own target audience and a specific fanbase, each song has its own suitable listeners.

All of Xu Fan's songs originated from the system, or rather, from the world the system inhabited. The singers in that world were truly remarkable; their music was vibrant and diverse, each with their own style and a dedicated fanbase. Now, Xu Fan possessed every single song from all those singers. In a sense, he was essentially one person representing all the singers of that world, naturally leading to greater recognition for his music. You might like one song, but I might not; I might like the next song, but you might not. This is the simplest truth of this world, and Xu Fan understood it. Therefore, he hoped to share all the beautiful songs from that world with this world, even if, in the end, it might be impossible. Despite his struggles, he remains willing to keep trying, including now. He believes any song can resonate with listeners, a belief Xu Fan firmly holds. He knows that behind every song lies a story that touches the heart, evoking painful memories. For example, hearing a song whose story is exquisitely beautiful, most people, upon hearing it, instinctively think of different stories in life, different parents, and how much our parents love us. So, every story has a story; some are good, some are bad, some belong to two people, some to one, but many more belong to everyone. I deserve... Sharing teaches you to respect stories, because they are worthwhile and therefore appreciated. Many people understand this principle. For example, Xu Fan is preparing for his third cultural performance. But for others, their preparations are like arriving at a village or setting up a stage for the next village. So far, the stage performances have all been in the evenings. This is mainly because most people are still working hard during the day, and evenings are for rest, allowing more time for communication or watching the performance. Xu Fan sings each song on a small stage, and they all know that the next two performances will also be on a small, mobile stage—a modified vehicle. Whether it's Xu Fan or someone else's performance, they can only be there. This car accompanied them to every severely affected area of ​​the disaster zone. He likes to believe that his songs can bring strength to everyone, but he also knows that he is just a singer with no other skills or abilities. So he just keeps releasing these things. Xu Fan also thinks that if he has the opportunity in the future, he will also film this event and make it into a movie or TV series scene by scene. He believes that everyone can feel different sadness from the story. We all know that there are all the dangers that occurred after this event, or rather, everyone else understands. But fate is often like this. We can only accept it and face it bravely.

Everyone throughout the season is waiting, because they are all doing their part to protect this place. Earthquakes are inherently dangerous, and all the problems that arise after the danger need to be faced and solved. Many people have already shed their tears because they have lost their closest loved ones. For strangers like Xu Fan, witnessing this scene is also very painful, but they also know that they are deeply saddened. Losing loved ones is not shameful. More importantly, Xu Fan can see deep love in the backs of ordinary people. He believes that everyone has the most sincere feelings. Soldiers and civilians in the disaster area are doing their best to rescue people. Even in the last second, they do not want to believe that this event will cause the world to collapse. They believe that sooner or later they will rescue the last survivor. Even though things are already very delicate now, and no one knows the final outcome, he believes that everything in this world will undergo some special changes. Fate often brings us special meanings, but I believe that the events in the world will always make us understand the differences in this world.

Another day has passed. Xu Fan and Xiao Gu have been discussing the story of the upcoming third cultural performance. Xiao Pu, as the host of this performance, has also improved his personal abilities a lot. He also knows that Xu Fan is the focus of every performance because he will be singing a new song. Xi Fan is well aware that she is not the most popular singer. After all, singing is just singing, nothing more. Some of the other programs even incorporate the situation of an earthquake building to make everyone laugh. At least from this point of view, music is indeed difficult to compare with crosstalk and skits. The intuitive and the non-intuitive feeling are completely different concepts, and the distinction is very clear.

Xu Fan sometimes wondered if he could participate in a program or attend this cultural event.

But no matter what ideas he had, he had to resolutely give them up when it came to eating, because he had many other things to do.

Thirdly, it started among the literary and artistic members. But for Xu Fan, something else suddenly happened: along the way, he heard too many stories of people he liked. After learning the song he had prepared, he suddenly felt it was unnecessary because he heard another story that he found very meaningful. This story was very simple, so simple that it was just a dream.

Xu Fan met the boy on his way to the third cultural performance venue. What was the boy's name? Xu Fan didn't ask, nor did he say. He was probably around twenty years old, about the same age as Xu Fan.

However, Xi Fang felt a lot deep down. The most important reason was that this dream was somewhat related to him. It wasn't that he dreamt about himself, but rather that the dream was about a parallel world. He hadn't thought about anything else, but he knew very well that another world must exist in this world—the world where the system resided. Although the culture and history seemed very similar, the works created were completely different. Many works in this world didn't exist in that world either. However, in terms of quality, the quality of this world was far inferior to that world. More importantly, after he obtained the system, every song provided by the system was a classic, and every singer was the kind who could become extremely popular in this world. Yet, these two worlds had no connection whatsoever. Therefore, Xi Fang was very clear that there was another parallel world in this world.

It was precisely because of this sense of certainty that when he heard the boy's story, he could no longer contain his inner turmoil.

For others, it might just be a dream, but for Xu Fan, it was a very special dream. He dreamt of a parallel world, a simple and peaceful world, with no strange stories. In the story, the boy said everything was from a comic book. He could dream of himself soaring into the sky, and he could see his beloved girl holding his hand tightly, leading him forward. He could see distant starlight and his future dreams, knowing that although they were sudden, they were breathtakingly beautiful. In the dream, time was abundant; he could be carefree and didn't need to cherish anything, because everything was the most important thing. So it's very simple: it's about two people being together forever. Later, the boy told me that his real-life girlfriend had already left him, but he hadn't cherished her, which is why he hadn't understood the true meaning of love. They were separated for a long, long time, but he still unconsciously kept thinking of her smile, like the girl he dreamed about yesterday. They hadn't been in contact since, but everything proved that he had once loved her deeply, and that there had once been a girl who had been with him through thick and thin, a period of life that held special significance in his memory because of that girl's presence. Hearing the boy say... This story stemmed from a subconscious thought deep within them—a story, or perhaps a song, by the same artist as "Broken Bridge in Lingering Snow" and "Luzhou Moon." That artist was incredibly popular in another world; the music had no intro, no past, no future, yet it remained captivating. More importantly, the entire story resonated perfectly with that song. It was for this reason that Xu Fan scrapped all her previous compositions and chose to sing this song, so perfectly suited to the story. Even though it might look slightly different now, she felt that calming the world was often a part of our lives. Even though his current system had long been shut down and no longer existed, he could still see the patterns from those parallel worlds. Xu Fan listened very attentively when the boy told his story. The man said that the girl he once knew had a puppy, and that he was a bit brooding and not very lively when he grew up. Xu Fan felt that the story and the song were extremely similar, so he decided to sing that song from another world, Xu Fan, for the third performance of the cultural show. He believed that every song from that world was a classic, especially after hearing that story, and he was sure that the song would be recognized by more people.

The boy finished telling his story, and the listener listened intently, his mind filled with thoughts. It wasn't that he had written any classic songs, but rather that he felt the song and the story resonated deeply with him. He would seriously consider these things for the next period of time, and more importantly, he would think about how to tell the story tonight, like a cultural performance, and how to make the song from the story come to life.

He believes his songs can bring people different thoughts and reflections, but he also hopes that everyone will like every song he sings.

(End of this chapter)

===Chapter 912 Parallel Universe===

Xu Fan certainly wouldn't write a song himself in a serious manner.

After all, the system provided him with far too many songs. He had prepared a song and was ready to sing it these past few days. But when he heard this story, he suddenly realized that sometimes certain songs were more suitable.

At least in his view, this song suited him at this moment, and it was very meaningful to him. So, after reading the story from beginning to end, he realized that perhaps he could choose a different song.

If it were someone else, they naturally wouldn't be able to change their singing style, because creating a song takes time—whether it's writing lyrics and composing music, or even the subsequent arrangement and mixing—but for Xu Fan, that's not the case.

All he needed to do was extract the accompaniment and melody rhythm of the song from the system, so when he decided to change the song, although others found it strange, including others in the audience who were thinking the same thing, he still made the decision.

In other words, he was ready to change the song.

The stage was already set up, and the people on stage had already started dancing or singing. Everyone had their own performance, but for Xu Fan, all he needed to do was watch and wait, waiting for the time to come, waiting for himself to go on stage, waiting for everyone's expectations, and waiting for his indifferent liking for this song tonight.

Xu Fan really liked this song. At least for him, it was somewhat different from other songs. Of course, this difference was no different from other songs. In his opinion, he knew to seriously consider the music of every song.

As the stage fell silent and the audience began to murmur amongst themselves, the host, Xiao Pu, walked onto the stage. Many knew that the stage would now be handed over to Xu Fan, because this next performance was Xu Fan's.

So when Puss walked onto the stage, thunderous applause and various male cheers erupted. It wasn't as calm as usual; she knew her boyfriend would be singing next, so she introduced him very carefully.

But more than anything, he was very happy. After saying a lot of lines on stage, he continued, "Let's hand the stage over to Xu Fan. I heard that she has brought us a very nice song this time, and there is also a nice story behind it. Please give her a round of applause."

Even as the applause faded, the applause didn't stop. Everyone clapped enthusiastically, and it's undeniable that everyone felt incredibly happy and excited at that moment. And more importantly...

For those online, this scene was also being witnessed on the big screen: the Bodhisattva had descended from the stage, and Xu Fan, hearing these words from afar, had unhesitatingly walked onto the stage as well.

Tonight is the third performance of the cultural festival, a concert. It can't really be called a concert; it's more like a simple singing performance. I'm just one of the performers, with no other identity, at least not at this moment.

He felt that he was just an ordinary singer, so when he stepped onto the stage, when his eyes looked at the hundreds of poor people in the audience.

He didn't know why he felt a slight surge of excitement, yet also a strange sense of unease, because he knew that this world was full of dangers that would always claim many lives, and these hundreds of people before him...

In reality, their friends or relatives had already passed away, yet they were still standing here listening to him sing. Xu Fan suddenly wished that each of them who had lost their lives could also go to another world.

The thought of living better in another parallel universe was constantly on his mind, so he looked at everyone present.

Calmly holding the microphone, he began, "Before I sing, I'd like to tell you a story, or rather, a story that comes from a dream. A boy met a girl by chance, and their feelings for each other were extremely deep."

The two had known each other since childhood, from their first meeting to their marriage, and loved each other deeply. However, they separated due to certain circumstances. The boy's dream was to sing so that the girl could hear his dream; he longed to stand before her and hear him sing. They had an excellent relationship and a very strong bond.

But fate is often like this; in the end, they were separated. The boy's fate ended there, his life ended there, but like a dream, his life seemed to begin anew; he had entered another world.

That world was almost identical to this one; we call it a parallel world, like another identical world. The boy looked at all the similar yet completely different things in the scene.

They were truly from two completely different worlds, yet they were also remarkably similar. The girl he loved was still right before his eyes, and he was still alive in that world, or rather, in the real world. The boy had died, but he was still thriving in another world.

This is the power of parallel worlds. Later, they became happy, but often everything seemed to change again. Every possibility is a parallel world, so the boy enjoyed this kind of life.

This story is one I heard someone dream about not long ago. Perhaps it's true, perhaps we've never heard it before, or perhaps it's just a figment of imagination. But I must admit, this kind of imaginative thinking is truly meaningful.

And it makes a lot of sense. We should believe that any possibility exists in another world. In our world, such a painful tragedy has occurred; the earthquake has taken away so many loved ones and friends. But in another parallel world…

We are still us, our lovers, still our lovers. There was no earthquake, everything is perfectly fine. Perhaps we lost them in this world, but they woke up in another, and saw that nothing had changed.

If that's the case, how wonderful that would be! I think that would be the happiest thing. So we shouldn't be too sad, because we should believe that parallel worlds exist, and those lost friends are definitely living better lives in another world.

Xu Fan's voice was utterly calm, but just as he said he was telling a story, everyone who heard those words felt a deep sadness deep inside, especially since the words themselves were something everyone understood, because it was a story everyone had been waiting for.

Everyone hopes it's true, whether it's real or not. At this moment, everyone hopes it's real because no one wants their loved ones to leave this world. If they could still have each other in another world, that would be truly wonderful.

Even if that version of yourself isn't who you are now, but someone from another world, everyone understands the story Xu Fan told and the concept of parallel universes.

He enjoys telling this story not only to share it with others, but more importantly, because he knows that parallel worlds exist, as he has a system of parallel worlds in his mind.

Xu Fan didn't know the difference between that world and this world. Perhaps that world was completely different from this world, and that he didn't exist in that world either. However, given the existence of the system, there was reason to believe in the existence of another world. That's why he decided to sing that beautiful song to everyone.

Everyone present listened intently, finding Xu Fan's words incredibly insightful. The story he had just told truly resonated with many, and the online livestream, connecting even more viewers, shared the same sentiment.

After hearing Xu Fan's story, they silently prayed for those who lost their lives in the disaster, or those around them who tragically perished, hoping they could live better lives in another world.

They also hope that they can see themselves in another world, and even if they can't see themselves, they hope that they can live happily every day. Of course, they also hope that if they leave this world one day, they can wake up in another world.

Deep down, everyone felt the same way. Whether it was the netizens in the live stream or all the audience members at the scene, even if they hadn't had much schooling or didn't understand the difference between this world and that world, they could still understand and appreciate the differences in the stories.

They hope the other world can be a better place, they hope their departed loved ones can live better lives, even without them by their side, even without their beloved ones in their presence.

Isn't that what they still write? Actually, many people understand a principle: even if what Xu Fan said makes a lot of sense, it is ultimately just a hypothesis. But at this moment, they subconsciously hope that it is like this. They believe that the future world will definitely be like this, so they listen carefully to every word Xu Fan says.

For Xu Fan, the purpose of telling this story today is to make more people understand that all the fears in this world can bring us danger, but often the incredible things we encounter may have happened in another world. Everything in this world and everything in that world may seem different, but the self in this world and the self in that world are necessarily the same as oneself.

This sounds rather strange or even incomprehensible, but most people don't need to think about it. For them, simply hearing such stories is something to be happy about.

Because deep down they also hoped that such a story could become a reality, and at this moment, Xu Fan on stage did not stop telling the story, or rather, he had finished telling his story. He continued, "Many people think this story is just a story..."

But since we are all standing here and have heard this story, let us all believe in the existence of parallel universes, and believe that our loved ones are living well in another world.

We don't need to be too sad. I believe that in another world, they would also want us to be better off, not lonely, not sad, and not grieving.

Xu Fan's voice was utterly calm, or rather, tinged with gentleness. Every word he uttered touched the heart, subconsciously inspiring everyone who listened, prompting them to ponder profound questions deep within their hearts.

As for Xu Fan, he hoped the problem could be improved, so he didn't say much at this moment. When he got to this point in his story, he had essentially finished. So he prepared to sing the song he had prepared to Siri.

His gaze remained calm as he looked at everyone present. He said, "I'd like to dedicate a beautiful song to you all. The song is called 'Parallel Universes'."

After hearing Xu Fan's simple words, many people in the audience burst into enthusiastic applause. No one had expected Xu Fan to suddenly sing such a song, one that evoked the feeling of the universe. Many knew in their hearts where the story Xu Fan had just told came from.

Or rather, many people guessed that Xu Fan's story was meant to inspire people to find strength and become braver, but they didn't expect that he would like to sing a song about parallel universes.

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan's expression remained calm; he was already preparing to grow up.

Everyone present was incredibly excited at this moment, especially those who had just heard the story. They were deeply moved; they had never imagined Xu Fan would sing a song about parallel universes.

What was even more unexpected was that he had just told a story about parallel universes, and for a moment many people began to think about the story Xu Fan had just told.

The story itself isn't anything special; it's simply about meeting your counterpart in another world, encountering your beloved girl in another world, and the living or the dead having little reason to be sad for the boy in the story.

Although he lost the girl in this world, it's not actually that difficult, because in another world, with another possibility, he didn't lose her. He's still alive and well, and his beloved girl is right beside him, right in front of him. So, for everyone, when such a story comes true, they are naturally excited deep down.

The result was already quite obvious: Xu Fan raised his hands, or rather, the hand holding the microphone, and suddenly the voice from backstage rang out.

Everyone heard a special melody. The sound of that melody appeared in an instant, and everyone was stunned. It seemed to have no prelude. The sound started, and in that instant, the applause in the audience was deafening. Xu Fan's voice also reached everyone's ears.

……

I dreamt that I was soaring through the air, light and free.

The scene then cuts to me carrying you on my back as we travel.

Your eyes begin to twinkle like stars.

Perhaps the dream came too suddenly.

(End of this chapter)

===Chapter 913 The Song is So Good===

Xu Fan's voice is really nice.

The moment his voice slowly rang out, everyone in the audience instinctively fell silent, as if they were hearing a heavenly melody. Everyone looked intently at the stage.

The stage was actually very simple, even crude, just a carriage from a car. The lighting on the left side was also very basic. But at that moment, when the spotlight shone on Xu Fan's face…

Many people think Xu Fan is so handsome, and it must be admitted that he was indeed a little bit handsome in this scene. Or rather, Xu Fan looked so gentle in this scene; he didn't make any excessive movements while singing.

He simply sang a song there, and slowly took a few steps, each step taken with such seriousness. Everyone around him was now fantasizing about Xu Fan.

Seeing Xu Fan at this moment, everyone felt a surge of emotion, a profound respect born from a myriad of feelings, because Xu Fan was utterly calm.

But the singing was so perfect that everyone subconsciously began to ponder the meaning behind it all. I dreamt that the five hundred billion self-owned Tang Palace was named Xu Fan, and it told the same story.

The boys in the story had a dream where they arrived in another world at eye level, a world completely different from their own, just like the lyrics of the song, dreaming that they slowly and gently rose into the air.

That wasn't flying; it was heading towards another world. It was a relationship between a man and a woman, and deep down, everyone acknowledged or agreed with this image. The lyrics that followed were even more profound. Then the scene cut to me carrying you on my back, soaring through the air—like my memories, a sudden shift occurred, or rather, it seemed that a piece of my dream had been broken again.

Then, in an instant, it became me carrying you, soaring through the sky. I felt like I could fly, like I could travel to another world, like I could move freely between countless places. And at that moment, I was carrying you, soaring through this space.

In this different world, your eyes begin to twinkle with starlight, your eyes filled with love for me, just like the stars in the Milky Way, radiating a soft glow. Perhaps it was because your arrival was so sudden.

When this simple lyric is spoken or sung at the end, everyone feels a pang of pain deep inside. That inexplicable feeling is truly painful; the sudden shattering of hopes for a happy future is so abrupt and heartbreaking. Everyone can understand the simple truth Xu Fan conveys in his song.

But while listening to the song, many people subconsciously and quietly thought, because for them, this moment was both incredibly simple and incredibly difficult. Deep down, everyone was truly longing for such a scene.

But when Xu Fan was writing the lyrics, he didn't think about anything else. He just wanted to use his voice to sing every single word of the lyrics to everyone. So he sang very seriously, every single word of every line.

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