Chapter 457: A Gathering of Songstresses

The first program of the evening party was quite normal, a large-scale song and dance with an oriental style. Girls in wide-sleeved fairy skirts spun on the golden full-moon stage, and at this time, floating four-cornered palace lanterns floated across the sky of the entire hall.

The sleeves and skirts spun together, like gilded flowers blooming on the stage, and then stopped and stood, with hands raised lightly, as if they were weak and boneless, and swayed left and right at the same time, and the body swayed with it, like rippling water, showing the softness and moving of the body, the most beautiful, and a kind of neat and uniform beauty.

After the first performance, the second performance was even more attractive. First,

a light xylophone sounded, and then the leisurely saxophone played slowly, and there was a faint sound of chimes in between, and the audience seemed to have entered a distant world.

Here, the wind and rain were swaying, and the bamboo forest was deep and secluded. Then a gentle breeze blew across the stage, and a swordsman in white walked onto the stage silently.

The rhythm of the music gradually rose. At this time, opposite the white-robed swordsman, another black-robed man also slowly came on stage. He also carried a long sword on his back, and his face was cold and speechless.

The sound of the saxophone sounded again, accompanied by the sound of the xylophone in the silence, and the two fought with pure swordsmanship on this stage.

The fishermen sang in the evening, the swords reflected the cold, and their figures intertwined. The sword light seemed to be extremely fast, but it gave people a sense of incomparable smoothness and agility. There was no mess between the moves, as if the sword moves without fireworks contained sword intentions and calculations that ordinary people could not imagine.

As the melodious music played, the sword moves of the two people also went from simple to complex, sometimes flashing in an instant, the sword was like a startled wild goose, and sometimes wandering and flying, like a swimming dragon.

Finally, the music stopped, and the two stood on both sides of the stage again. At this time, the bamboo forest as the background was broken layer by layer, and the bamboo leaves cut by the swords rose with the wind, blowing away the stage. With this gust of green bamboo wind, the two people also disappeared from everyone's sight.

The third scene was a performance mainly based on the Nan Xiao.

With the sound of raindrops, the curtain on the stage opened. A man in gray clothes sat cross-legged on a stone, playing the Nan Xiao. The sound was lonely and sad, like crying in extreme sorrow. Just from the unique timbre, it seemed as if people could see the old man stroking the cracked dead wood, looking at the sunset path in the distance, and walking slowly and heavily.

Although the style of the song was extremely sad, it also concealed a stubbornness of dying rather than regretting. The loneliness and the mood at the end of the road, although all thoughts were lost, there were always a few sparks that had never been extinguished in the ashes, which made people unable to get out of this scene for a long time. In a trance, some tears fell.

After the song was played, the whole audience burst into warm applause, and the audience around the stage were all moved. Such a performance was really unforgettable.

After that, the stage paused, and then it was the finale performance of the two singers.

The fiery red lights were turned on, shining on the stage, and then the curtains were pulled open, revealing a black and red background wall. In the painting, a girl stood on the top of a mountain, with flames and hair flying, like the only red lotus fire under the dark sky.

First, there were bursts of electric guitar sounds, followed by drum beats, and then, as if stepping on the vibrato rhythm of metal collisions, Pulin, wearing a red and black half-skirt, walked onto the stage holding a guitar, followed by several members of the same style.

The band members included both men and women, wearing baseball caps and sunglasses, hiding their faces and personalities, and then leaving the only light to the young singer in the center.

"Rivers flowing in the dry land",

"The last trump card in the defeat"

, "The beating heart in the chest of the iron man"

, "The only oasis in the scorched earth"

, "I try my best to keep my balance"

, "Dancing on the edge of a knife"

, ...

"The hope of a new life burns us",

"The beating heart in the chest of the iron man"

, "The only oasis in the scorched earth"

, "Remind us why we are fighting here",

...

"Opening rivers in the desert!"

"My heart is as hot as a furnace",

"The battleground is as hot as a prison".

Pulin's toes seemed to be stepping on a flamethrower. As the song became louder and louder, the red and black magic flames swept the venue like ripples of the sea, bringing everyone the painful pleasure of dryness and burning, just like stepping on the accelerator and brake at the same time, releasing all the repression and dancing unyieldingly.

After the song ended, the whole audience burst into warm applause again, celebrating this rare performance.

The last person to take the stage was Audrey. Today, she was wearing a gorgeous dress as clear as snow. She sat in front of the guqin, gently stroking it with her fingertips, and then her lips opened slightly, singing in a melodious voice.

Compared with the song of Pulin Koko, which was completely different from the theme, her song was full of lingering nostalgia and gentle singing, which made people feel relaxed and enjoy themselves swimming between the mountains and rivers, just like wild geese on a southern tour, seeing the reed bank and the snowy hometown along the way. (Song: "South Flying Geese")

After the performance, although the music stopped, the people present still had a sense of unsatisfaction, as if the clouds on the horizon were slowly passing by, and they still wanted to reach out and keep them in their nostalgia.

After the performance, the curtain gradually fell, and the "Autumn Moon Lantern Festival" on campus also came to an end.

Although there was no rating, many people still felt that Audrey's program was better. Perhaps it was not as difficult and loud as Pulin's, but it was more comfortable and suitable in terms of mood and in line with the festive atmosphere.

"It seems that Odni has let it go and is no longer sinking in the shadow of Prin." A familiar voice sounded beside Tilan and the other three.

"Senior Elklu." Blanche turned around and saw the cat-eared singer who had just appeared.

"Hi, good evening, you guys~" Elklu bent over and looked at the four people, greeting them.

"How was your fun tonight? Are you used to being in school?"

"Very happy." Several people answered in succession, and generally felt that it was pretty good.

"Haha, the fun is still to come." Elklu led the four people into the backstage through the passage on the side of the hall, and found Odni who was removing her makeup and Prin who was sitting on the sofa.

"Sit down first." She clapped her hands and asked the six singers present to sit in front of her.

"It's rare to gather so many junior singers~" She seemed to sigh.

"The Autumn Moon Lantern Festival is traditionally a festival of reunion, but you probably can't go home today, so the school has a tradition over the years."

"That is, as a senior singer, she will celebrate the festival with the junior singers and prepare delicious food for you."

"When I entered the school, there was only one senior singer in the school, 'Sparkling Wine' Grid."

"Although it means to be a bit disrespectful to the seniors, but senior Grid is really unreliable. She is usually drunk and an alcoholic."

"As a result, after the party that day, she took me to the bar and ordered a lot of drinks for me." At this point, Elklu's ears also drooped to the sides, and then she shook her head slightly.

"But in the second year, things got much better after Jian Xiner and Luo Fenghua came. They both had the personalities of ladies from noble families, so we formed a three-person alliance to fight against the oppression of our seniors, which saved us from attending the subsequent Autumn Moon Lantern Festival parties and dinners."

"Later, 'Sparkling Wine' Grid graduated, and the three of us entered the third year, which meant that we had very little time to study in school, and most of the time we were doing practice outside of school. The opportunities to get together became extremely rare, either Luo Fenghua or Jian Xiner was not in school."

"This situation gradually changed until Audney and Pulin enrolled, and then this year four new singing girls came, and it became much more lively." She put her hands on her hips and recounted her friendship with Luo Fenghua and the others, as well as her battles of wits and courage with her seniors.

"They can't come back today, but they are always very considerate. They have mailed me gifts and asked me to pass them on to you."

After saying that, she clapped her hands, and then the door of the room opened. Two rabbit-eared girls came in with boxes, put the things on the table, bowed, and then looked at the singers in the room with curious eyes, and then left with a little reluctance.

After opening the box, Elukelu took out the exquisite food box inside, which was engraved with a fiery red phoenix pattern, with a full moon and osmanthus leaves in the middle.

When the lid was opened, a faint sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance floated out, and 7 pale yellow cakes were placed inside.

"The one in the middle must be left for me, hehe." Elukelu took out the one in the middle and showed it to everyone.

"This is the autumn moon cake sent by Luo Fenghua, and it should be made by her own hand." After saying that, she took a bite, revealing the transparent yellow crystal filling inside, with a few sweet-scented osmanthus petals.

"When she was in school, she liked to make these small cakes. Jian Xiner and I ate a lot of them. Sometimes she couldn't stand it and asked me to help her, saying that we should make them together."

"Unfortunately, Jian Xiner and I are not very good at these. After a few times, she simply stopped us from helping." Elukelu said with a little nostalgia.

"Come on, one for each of you, take it." As she said that, she asked a few people to come forward, and then handed each of them a round autumn moon cake.

After Tilan took it, she sniffed it with a little curiosity, smelled a faint sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance at the tip of her nose, and then took a small bite.

The taste is very soft and glutinous, but not greasy, and even tastes a light cool taste.

She has actually eaten a lot of traditional oriental cakes, but many of them are very sweet, or have a lot of oil, so they are easy to get greasy and don't like to eat them.

But this time is different. It seems that Senior Luo Fenghua has made many special improvements.

The other singers also slowly finished the cakes in their hands. Some thought it was great, some were still not satisfied, and some looked indifferent, such as Orles.

Then Elukelu opened another box, which was given by Jian Xiner. After opening the lid, there were seven neatly arranged hairpins inside, but they were different in shape and exquisite.

"Jian Xiner actually gave an oriental gift." Elukelu was a little surprised, and then took out one of the hairpins.

Although it was not marked for whom, as long as a discerning person saw it, he would know that this black and purple pearl hairpin with a cat ear shape was for Elukelu. There were also two long pendants like cat tails below, reflecting the brilliance.

"Hmph, I give her a pass. She still remembers my preferences." Elukelu inserted the cat ear black and purple pearl hairpin into her hair, which looked pretty and cute, lively and playful.

"This one should be given to Shui Yanqing later." She took out another one, which was decorated with a blue water moon, and a small calyx fruit was hung in the side pendant.

"This one is for Audrey, for sure." This one has a swan silhouette, and in the middle is a blooming white peach blossom, which is dazzling but not enchanting.

"This one with snowflake crystals is for Orles." Then another hairpin was handed over, with white flowers with silver threads on it, and a few snowflakes dotted on the edge of the white flowers, and even the pendant next to it was a snowflake crystal pattern.

"This one is for Prin." This hairpin with bright red lotus is a perfect match for Prin.

"Blanche, for sure." Eluklu handed Blanche a hairpin decorated with green grass leaves, and in the hairpin were blooming bright green and white flowers.

"The last one is for Heshia." The pure black petals are very mysterious and elegant, with a blue silk stamen in the middle, and the only bright color is the pearl pendant dotted on the side, which flickers and sets off the black lacquer night flower above.

Several people helped each other to put on the hairpins, and then Eluke led the six people to the top of the venue, on the seventh floor of the building that looked like a starship, with a transparent dome.

Here you can see the moon floating in the sky, and the moonlight is faintly silver in the night sky.

"Everyone must be hungry now, ding ding~ the dinner prepared by Eluke for you is here." After she clapped her hands, a light came on in the dim hall, illuminating the only large round table in the middle, on which were placed various hot delicacies that seemed to have just been served, and most of them were various seafoods, whether it was steamed crabs, partially peeled lobsters, or grilled squid tentacles, they were all filled with red.

"How is it~" Although there is no shortage of food in modern society, which makes people less eager for food than in ancient times, no matter who you are, eating delicious food is still a kind of enjoyment that will not be boring.

She took everyone to sit down, and then Eluke also served everyone with bubbling low-alcohol wine.

"These are the sponsorships of 'Sparkling Wine' senior Grid. Although she has graduated for many years, there are still a lot of wines she gave to the three of us. I don't drink much of it usually."

"Now that you are here, come and help share the burden, and experience the style of senior Grid back then, hehe~"

Although Elklu has been complaining about this senior, the several singers present can also feel that Elklu does not hate Grid, and even misses her a little.

Many people and things are like this. The bickering and quarreling that seemed ordinary at the time, when recalled many years later, there is some nostalgia and reluctance. Perhaps it is not the scene at that time that is missed, but the carefree self who can laugh and have fun to his heart's content, the age that has not been hit yet and has infinite possibilities in the future.

"So where is Senior Grid, the 'Sparkling Wine' now?" During the dinner, Blanche finally couldn't help asking curiously.

"Now, Senior Grid may be singing in an unknown bar."

Elklu raised the glass, squinted one eye, and looked at the clear wine and bubbles in the light.

"She no longer cares about the path of being a singer. Now it is Senior Grid, the 'Big Waste'."

(End of this chapter)