Xu Lu appeared in the frame and waved to everyone:

"Hello fans, it's been so long, I've missed you all..."

Upon hearing this, the screen was instantly flooded with comments from fans:

[This is so fake, so fake! You haven't streamed in almost half a year, and this is what you call missing us?]

[Exactly! If it weren't for Qinglian Jushi's fans not showing up today, you probably wouldn't have even started the broadcast, right?]

[Hypocritical, so incredibly hypocritical! Director Xu, you're a talented person, how can you be so vulgar!]

[How infuriating! He hasn't streamed in over half a year, and now he says he misses us.]

...

[It really is true that 'even if you believe in ghosts, you can't trust a man's words.']

Yes, Mom was right. The more handsome a man is, the more likely he is to lie!

[Director Xu, Director Xu, learn from the hermit Qinglian. Before he disappeared, he posted updates every day.]

[That's right. By the way, do you know what's going on with Qinglian Jushi? His fans are going crazy with worry.]

...

Hey guys, I'm just borrowing this thread to ask Director Xu if he has any news about our Qinglian Hermit!

[Director Xu, has Qinglian Jushi contacted you? Why has he suddenly stopped posting updates?]

Yes, what was the meaning of his last poem? Was it a farewell to us?

Although I don't want to ask, I still have to: is Qinglian Jushi... dead?

...

After that last comment appeared, the entire comment section of the live stream fell silent.