I'll even show you crossdressing men.

But before she could think much about it, the long dress Chu Yan handed her was automatically put on. The mature style of the dress didn't quite match the girlish style, but she was confident that she could blend its charm with her own.

"One minute, very quickly." The icy spring water flowed over every inch of her skin, even her private parts, giving her a strange sense of shame. But there was nothing she could do about it; all she wanted now was to leave.

White stockings, white high heels, and a white lace rose-patterned long dress, along with white netting on her shoulders, and her hair automatically styled into a bun, made her look considerably larger than before.

As she left the stage for only two minutes before changing into another gorgeous gown and returning to the stage, the previously impatient audience was reignited with enthusiasm, eager to see an even more spectacular performance.

With a slight smile, the girl held the microphone, seemingly not wanting to dance like she did for the previous song. "I'm so glad everyone could come to see my performance tonight."

"I know that as a newcomer, it's basically impossible to attract many fans based solely on my previous works. If it weren't for the company's strong promotion, it would be a great thing if three to five hundred people came to this concert, which only had three days of preparation time and only one performer on stage."

"So in order not to disappoint everyone after you come here, I will give you my best performance. Maybe these songs are not my original songs, but just covers, but one day, I will make you like me and my songs, whether they are covers or originals."

The girl's voice carried a hint of gratitude, a touch of ethereal beauty, and a touch of poignancy; it was incredibly soothing to the ear. Just listening to her speak was a pleasure in itself. This trip was destined to be full of surprises.

"Jack Ma, I'll grant you your aunt~" These were the words the girl uttered, leaving the bewildered crowd below completely stunned. What on earth was this? "Jack Ma, I'll grant you your aunt?"

Fortunately, the girl continued singing, which made them realize that this was the opening theme of Sword Art Online 2.

Sometimes, misheard words don't need to be deliberately imitated; in fact, it's the seemingly similar sounds that can lead to misunderstandings.

But it doesn't matter, because what she sang afterward was indeed beautiful.

[Mysterious わずにNow Contradiction だらけの世界をその手で撃ちreleaseて]

No longer confused, I now use these hands to fight back against a world rife with contradictions.

[こぼれた涙の热もりで优しさを知ったはずなのに]

Warm tears sliding down must be a sign of understanding this tenderness.

This time, Chu Yan simply stood there and moved around gently, fully displaying her charm to everyone. Her lips moved constantly as she sang the lyrics, captivating everyone's hearts.

"It's truly remarkable how a young girl's radiance illuminates everything she can reach. Even though this group is still very small now, they will eventually grow up." Li Xinghua had been watching her praise from backstage.

Overall, the girl's stage presence and singing are excellent. She feels that apart from a few veteran artists at the top in China, there are very few young people, from fifteen to thirty-five years old, who have her level of talent.

You could say she's reached another kind of peak. Will she ride the wave of opportunity to soar higher, or will she slip and fall into the abyss? That's a question, a question worth pondering.

Of course, judging from the girl's current composed demeanor, she probably won't do that.

Regardless, if she could give a score, she would give Chu Yan's concert 90 points. As for why she didn't give the remaining 10 points, it's probably because everything was too rushed, leaving the stage empty. For most of the time, it was just the girl singing by herself.

"Thank you everyone. Next song, the ending theme of the last episode of Angel Beats, 'Ichiban no Treasure'." After the opening theme of Phantom Bullet was sung, the girl paused for a moment, said this, and turned to leave.

As she left, a piano slowly rose from the ground in the center of the stage, seemingly in preparation for the performance.

This scene sparked a lot of discussion. What was she doing? Was she singing and playing the piano herself? No way, although the song wasn't very difficult, Chu Yan was too young. They found it hard to imagine that such a young girl could sing and dance, and then play the piano at a professional level. Wasn't this setting too overpowered?

However, not long after, the young girl who had transformed from a mature woman into a cosplayer dressed as Kanade Tachibana in just three minutes returned.

She was wearing Tachibana Kanade's school uniform, and her long hair, which used to be past her hips, had turned white. This transformation seemed so reasonable and natural that no one could see any flaws.

She only had three minutes, but she looked just like a cosplayer who had prepared for half an hour or an hour, not at all like a hastily made, shoddy product.

"What's wrong? What's going on..." She sat in front of the piano and remained silent for a while. She didn't make any moves, and no music started playing, leaving everyone puzzled and wondering what she was going to do.

Suddenly, the girl spoke: "Perhaps everyone has an angel in their heart, and someone you cherish most. This song is dedicated to you all. Please cherish the people you should cherish..."

After she finished speaking, her hands danced across the piano, and notes began to play. At that moment, the only sound in the room was her piano playing. Was she going to sing a piano version while playing the piano herself?

While they were still in shock, an even more surprising scene unfolded: a pair of white wings suddenly spread from the girl's bare back, and the background changed to the scene that Tachibana Kanade played and sang at the beginning of the opening sequence.

At this moment, she seemed to have broken through the limitations of this dimension, bringing Tachibana Kanade to life.

Amazement, emotion, stunning beauty, speechless silence—all of these transformed into a gentle tenderness in my heart after she spoke…

[裾が濡れたなら]

If the hem gets wet

[干くの提てばいい]

Just wait for it to dry.

PS: Update 1/2. The lyrics in this chapter are less than 200 words; the entire chapter is 2372 words. (Chin resting on hand)

Chapter 145: As Gentle as a Dream

If "Killer Lady" initially stirred up emotions, then "IGNITE" made people smile knowingly while recognizing it as a musical feast for the ACG world.

Then, in "Ichiban no Treasure", the girl's actions and the changes in her background make people feel as if they have traveled through time and space and are in that space. This makes people's minds calm down and merge into the gentleness of that world.

Chu Yan was playing the piano there, her skillful technique making her look like a seasoned professional pianist. Her slender and beautiful hands moved like butterflies flitting among flowers, looking absolutely stunning.

Of course, the most captivating thing was the girl's singing. She seemed to have turned this place into her own world. She was the center of everyone's attention and the one who shared this heavenly voice with everyone.

To others, ACG might seem like a small circle, but when that circle is narrowed down to anime and related fields, it becomes the "2D" world.

Now, to most people outside the circle who are not insiders, "二刺嫄" is a word with a derogatory connotation.

This group suffers from the scorn, misunderstanding, and incomprehension of others, as if they are a group of losers who escape reality and dare not engage with it.

Undeniably, given the current misunderstandings, many people do enter the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) community with this mindset, using the guise of being an otaku to escape reality.

They would shout things like "I have no regrets about living in the world of anime and manga," "The real world is nothing compared to the real world," and "I'm willing to enter the world of anime and manga and not live in the real world," as if they were about to break through this dimension and enter the world they longed for.

However, true otaku are not like that; they are simply a group of people who genuinely love anime, comics, and the songs, dances, performances, merchandise, and other things derived from them.

They are not escaping reality; even with many pseudo-otaku coming in, their original intentions remain unchanged.

Therefore, they may yearn for the world of anime and manga, but they can distinguish between reality and virtuality and maintain a proper mindset.

However, Chu Yan's performance this time made them uneasy. Did they accidentally enter the world of anime, or did they actually live in this world?

It has to be said that the performance that Chu Yan and the system put together with the equipment fully supported by Xinghua Art not only made the audience feel as if they had traveled through time and space, but also left Li Xinghua and the other senior executives of the company completely bewildered.

As a dynamic and young company, the senior management is certainly not ignorant. On the contrary, they know exactly what the equipment does and what it can generally do.

However, Chu Yan's appearance seems to have broken this limit, making it impossible to distinguish between reality and virtuality, which is both exciting and puzzling.

Why did this happen? How could this be done? Does our company have this kind of equipment? Who arranged for it?

Many of them focused their attention on Li Xinghua, but Li Xinghua remained calm and composed, not showing any shock in her heart.

She also noticed something amiss, but she couldn't show it. At least not until she had asked the girl and found out the truth, she couldn't reveal her feelings and attitude.

Because if they find out, there might be trouble.

“Nazekasore ga now [For some reason, this is now], Ichiban no Takaraboku [My most precious treasure]…” Regardless of what others thought or how they felt, the girl continued. Her solo performance at that moment was more powerful than a thousand troops.

The song "Ichiban no Takaramono" ended with this lyric, and the wings on the girl's back seemed to be blown away by the wind, turning into countless feathers that drifted out and landed all around the stadium.

There were probably over a thousand of them, and although they weren't very clear in the huge stadium, they attracted the attention of countless people.

As the feather slowly fell, some people curiously reached out their hands, thinking it was an illusion, but when it landed in their hands, it turned into a real feather.

The white feathers were so dazzling that even after the light faded, the warmth seemed to remain.

There appears to be a line of text engraved on the rachis of the feather.

Those who noticed this held the feather up to their eyes. Upon seeing those people, the soft spot in their hearts was finally touched, and tears immediately fell.

"Dedicated to the most precious people in my life. Your support is the driving force behind my success. — Chu Yan"

This situation has left them unable to think about where the feather came from or what the scene on it was like; they are simply overwhelmed by their emotions and at a loss.

These thousand feathers will fall on people who truly love Chu Yan and her songs, not for her sake, but simply to support her.

There were exactly one thousand feathers, no more, no less. The feathers scattered around would disappear once they hit the ground if no one picked them up. What remained were the one thousand feathers.

Just like in response to her song "Ichiban no Takaramono" (The First Treasure), these feathers became the most precious treasures at this concert.

At the same time, it was also one of the top five treasures that Chu Yan gave to her fans, which later caused a lot of controversy. But that's a story for later; let's get back to the concert.

Most of the audience, whose attention was drawn to the feather, were still immersed in the disappointment and envy of not getting the feather or knowing what was on it, and did not notice that the girl had quietly left the stage to change clothes.

They didn't notice the scene again until the girl spoke up once more.

"I wonder if everyone likes that song? As I sang, you are all my most precious treasures. Thank you for coming. Even if you leave in the future, I hope you can remember this concert and remember that there was someone who sang for you."

The girl's voice was soft, just like her current attire, so youthful and beautiful.

After speaking, the girl turned around, wearing a white dress and with long golden hair, and sat down at the piano, playing the second ending theme of "Your Lie in April," "Orange."

As she played the piano and sang, the background changed to a sunset over the sea, with the girl's long hair being blown by the breeze.

Her fingers pressed on the black and white piano keys. This time, it was no longer a solo piano performance, but there were other accompaniments. However, what was most captivating was her singing voice and the sound of the piano.

The soft notes, the moving vocals, the melody embedded in my heart—all of this felt like a dream that would shatter if it were to gently touch the ground…

P.S.: I wasn't feeling well and rested for a long time. There will be another chapter before 9 PM.

Xiuyu Chapter 146: The Crystal Coffin

While Chu Yan was holding her concert, in another world, the flow of time seemed to begin to catch up, or at least it was no longer so slow.

The Wang Quan family is searching everywhere for Ji Xiuyu, and they will not give up until they find him.

But just how deep is that ravine? The Wang family chose this location precisely because of this ravine, which formed a natural defensive position.

Therefore, the mountain is 1,000 meters high, but the deep ravine is more than 3,000 meters deep.

At this height, let alone a hero-level powerhouse, even a legendary powerhouse would find it difficult to fly up; only an epic-level powerhouse could do it easily.

Most of the enemies are monsters and insects. Although there are many of them, the strength of most of them is 99.99% below the level of a hero. Even if the rest advance, they will not be much stronger than human experts of the same level.

So theoretically, this could block almost any enemy attack—but that's only in theory.

It's unclear how long it's been since the Wang family paid attention to what lay beneath the ravine; perhaps their long period of peace and stability had made them overlook this fact.

A group of royal soldiers stood hesitantly before a cave. Their companions had entered the cave before them, and less than ten seconds later, all movement ceased, causing their hearts to clench.

Each person was like a piece of meat thrown into a tiger's mouth, swallowed whole and left without a sound.

The deep hole ahead seemed like a greedy, monstrous artifact, devouring life and preventing anyone from escaping.

"What on earth is going on?" The captain of the soldiers frowned, looking at the dark cave entrance in front of him. If this were not the only entrance into the deep ravine in the direction they had explored, he would have really wanted to take another route.

"There are probably monsters in here. After all, no one has explored this place for decades, so it's normal for monsters to have sprung up." One of his adjutants stated a fact, well, a well-known fact.

After all, there's been no movement since we went in, something must have happened. What else could it be but a monster?

However, since he said so, it's a good opportunity to let him go in and investigate.