Dragon Raja: Starting with Summoning Erii

No one dislikes her appearance because in everyone's mind, she is just an innocent little girl.

Lu Yu then introduced the two of them and warmed up the atmosphere before turning serious and facing the camera: "Let's get to today's topic."

She picked up the topic book: "Let's first see what topics Xia Mu and Xia Liyi received. Oh, this is a rather broad question. Please all viewers watching on television and in the audience, look at the big screen together: 'What is the meaning of life?'"

A low murmur rippled through the audience; the topic was indeed too broad.

"After receiving this topic, I also led my team to conduct a lot of offline interviews, covering all walks of life. Let's hear their voices."

The studio lights dimmed slightly, and the large screen lit up.

"The meaning of life is, of course, to stand out from the crowd and be better than others!" This is what a recent graduate said.

"I don't know the meaning of life. I just want to do better than others on exams, get into a good school, and make a lot of money in the future." This is a student preparing for exams.

"The meaning of life is to see a child born and grow up, to watch him accomplish what I could not accomplish in my own life; the meaning of life is to pass on the torch." This is a middle-aged person sending their child to school.

"The meaning of life is to have many children and grandchildren, live in harmony and happiness, and be reunited with family." This is what an elderly person said while taking a walk.

"The meaning of life is health and happiness; having a healthy body is more important than anything else." This is what a patient in a hospital bed said.

There are also more than a dozen interview clips, all of which correspond to the thoughts and feelings of people of different ages and social classes, and are very representative.

Judging from the expressions of the audience, they more or less shared the same answer as these people.

"Okay, I'm sure everyone has their own answer after watching this. Now it's time for the guest segment."

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The studio lights came on again, and the camera returned to Natsuki and Erii.

"Xia Mu, Xia Liyi, what do you think is the meaning of life?" Lu Yu leaned forward and asked seriously.

She first looked at the bewildered Erii, hoping to get her answer first, because she knew how earth-shattering Natsuki's answer would be.

"Xia Liyi, can we hear your answer first?"

Erii suddenly realized that everyone's eyes were on her, and she subconsciously turned her head to look at Natsuki.

Xia Mu smiled and nodded.

So Erii said to everyone in a clear voice, "I don't know!"

Everyone burst into laughter, yet couldn't help but smile, because these were indeed the words Xia Liyi would say.

"What about Xia Mu? You don't know either, do you?" Lu Yu turned her head with a smile.

Xia Mu chuckled softly and shook his head.

I think…

"Life has no meaning."

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Attention-seeking?

"what?"

Many people thought they had misheard, including countless viewers in front of their televisions.

"To attract attention."

In the corner, Zhao Menghua finally seized the opportunity to make a sarcastic remark.

He wanted to see Xia Liyi, that was true, but that didn't mean he had forgotten the humiliation Xia Mu had caused him before.

"Let's hear what he has to say. I believe Xia Liyi's choice won't be bad." Chen Wenwen stared intently at the stage.

To everyone's surprise, Zhao Menghua suddenly got angry: "What do you mean Xia Liyi chose? Didn't we say we were just getting to know each other? We haven't even started dating yet!"

“Stop deceiving yourself. Look at Xia Liyi’s posture and expression; her dependence and trust are practically written all over her face,” Chen Wenwen said.

She doesn't mind Xia Liyi dating; what she usually minds are male fans.

"I do not believe!"

Zhao Menghua persisted.

On the stage.

"Really? You really think life is meaningless? I can't believe it." Lu Yu's face showed her signature questioning expression, which was also the expression that she was most often criticized for.

But Xia Mu was able to laugh and smoothly continue: "Yes, I think life has no meaning."

“What’s wrong with young people wanting to achieve success and stand out from the crowd?” Lu Yu continued to guide him.

The audience also perked up their ears, because this was something almost everyone was looking for.

“There’s nothing wrong with that. I just said it’s meaningless,” Xia Mu’s smile was calm, without a trace of arrogance, and even carried a hint of pity. “What is the standard for success? Getting into one of the top two universities in the country during your student years? Earning a million-dollar annual salary after entering the workforce? Living in a large apartment and achieving financial freedom?”

With each word he spoke, people showed expressions of longing, something he had experienced in both his past and present lives.

"It feels great, no doubt about it, but that feeling only lasts for a moment. Once you're in that position, you'll find there are many more people above you, and your ambition to rise above others isn't complete. You have to keep climbing, and if you slack off even slightly, you'll be trampled underfoot..."

Xia Mu paused, looked around, and said, "This is the endless cycle of fame and fortune. Many people say that they will stop once they get into a certain university, earn a certain amount of money, and achieve financial freedom. But in fact, we can see that people from different social classes have different ideas. Only a very small number of people will stop completely at a certain moment and let themselves slowly slide down."

The scene quieted down a bit, but many people still wore expressions of resentment.

"According to you, the pursuit is endless, so should we just stay where we are and do nothing?"

Lu Yu voiced a question on behalf of everyone: "Although the joy of achieving a goal is unsustainable, the contribution to the world will not disappear, and only in this way will the world become better and better."

"Contributing to the world doesn't require such a short-sighted mentality. Doing what you love will also contribute to the world. However, I would like to ask, why should we contribute to the world?"

Natsuki leaned back on the sofa with an air of nonchalance, while Erii propped her chin on her hand and watched him talk eloquently, her eyebrows unconsciously curving into a smile.

"I believe that human nature is selfish, and people will only do things that are beneficial to themselves. Therefore, contributing to the world and contributing to the world are two different things. Everyone is doing things for themselves and then contributing to the world incidentally."

The host, Lu Yu, opened her mouth, but then hesitated for a moment.

"So, besides life's pursuits, what about the hopes and expectations you have for your children? Are those meaningless too?" She moved on to the next point.

"No."

Xia Mu was very determined, seemingly intending to offend everyone: "I still believe that human nature is selfish. Isn't it unfair to place such expectations on children? Children don't want to come into this world on their own. Why should parents expect them to do things that they themselves couldn't do?"

Lu Yu did not argue with him about this, nor was that her accusation. Her job was to get the guests to take different perspectives.

So she turned to Erii and asked, "Do you agree with his point of view? Should parents not project their own unfulfilled dreams onto their children?"

Erii raised her head, blinking her big eyes, looking like she could only act cute but couldn't express any opinions.

Lu Yu was both amused and exasperated: "Li Yi, you're here as a guest, not a mascot!"

I think…

Erii reached out and grabbed Natsuki's arm, her little face full of certainty: "Natsuki is right."

"Whoosh."

"Mu...Mumu?"

"Ah! My heart is broken!"

There was an uproar.

Meanwhile, countless of her fans watching on television were heartbroken.

Lu Yu had never felt so speechless before.

I've seen guests who are very close, but without exception, they'll choose to argue with each other on stage from different perspectives for the sake of the show's appeal.

Xia Liyi's actions were unexpected.

They should just participate in dating reality shows to show off their love and shower each other with affection, why come to a life interview program!

"Then let me ask the audience for their opinion."

Lu Yu walked off the stage and first found the most radiant figure in the center of the front of the audience... Nuonuo.

“I think he’s right! Parents didn’t ask for their children’s opinions, so what right do they have to bring their children into this world on their own? That’s all selfishness on the part of parents! So children have the right to decide their own lives! All parents who make their children’s development the meaning of their own lives are just being unreasonable!” Nuonuo stood up, her voice rising and falling, her anger soaring that Lu Yu almost lost her way.

"Uh, what about the guy next to me?" She looked at Lu Mingfei and thought he was kinder...sigh, so she figured he must be more normal.

Looking at the microphone handed to him, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but think of his parents who had been missing for so many years, and a pang of sorrow welled up in his heart.

"Parents bring children into this world, and they should not only not place the meaning of their own lives on their children, but they should also have the responsibility to raise them. Those who neglect their children for many years after giving birth, well, they should be condemned... They should be punished by having to accompany their children for three years, um, ten years, ten years would be better."

Lu Yu silently took back the microphone after hearing the rambling remarks.

"And this one?"

Finally, she found someone in the corner who looked relatively normal.

Zhao Menghua took the microphone and stood up, a little excited: "I think he's wrong! The meaning of life lies in inheritance. We only live once, and children are our inheritance. Only by passing on our knowledge from generation to generation can our lives have meaning and not have come to this world in vain!"

"Splash!"

Many people applauded him, which gave him even more courage.

"Throughout history, humanity has passed down its traditions for thousands of years to achieve the wonderful and happy life we ​​enjoy today. Perhaps we can say that pursuing fame and fortune is wrong, but we absolutely cannot deny the efforts and sacrifices of our predecessors, because that is the only reason we can still stand here and speak so confidently..."

He stared at Xia Mu: "People may occasionally spout nonsense, but they cannot forget their roots, otherwise how are they different from beasts?"

Point Guard Here

Xia Mu raised an eyebrow.

Great, it's more interesting when someone disagrees, and the final impact will be even greater.

Chapter Ninety-Nine: A song every ten minutes?

"You make a lot of sense."

Xia Mu smiled, seemingly without any annoyance.

But before Zhao Menghua could even manage a triumphant smile, he asked again, "Then, I'd like to ask you, where did all the other ancient civilizations in human history go, besides the Chinese civilization?"

“They’re all extinct,” Zhao Menghua answered without hesitation, probably thinking Xia Mu was testing his history knowledge.

Xia Mu nodded, looking quite approving: "Well said. So, what is the significance of inheritance for those extinct ancient civilizations?"

Zhao Menghua opened his mouth to speak, but then froze.

For extinct civilizations, inheritance... is truly a wasted effort.