Whether the 'Qinglian Hermit' lives or dies, that is the question.
From the very beginning, Xu Luke had no intention of 'deleting' this pseudonym.
His original intention was simply to temporarily shelve this disguise and use it again when needed in the future.
However, it seems that the fans of the pseudonym 'Qinglian Jushi' have misunderstood.
Everyone thought he was dead, and now they're even coming to his live stream to ask him about it.
The silence in the live stream was clearly a response from Xu Lu.
He could certainly answer that he didn't know, and that wouldn't be a problem.
After all, he is now director Xu Lu, not Qinglian Jushi (a Taoist priest).
It's perfectly understandable that director Xu Lu was unaware of the current situation of "Qinglian Jushi".
But Xu Lu also had another issue to consider.
That's what these fans will do next if they don't get the answers they want.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Lu had thought about it a lot, and he finally made a decision.
So he spoke to the camera:
"Of course, the Hermit of Qinglian will not die..."
Upon hearing this, those who had flooded in from Weibo became excited:
"He's not dead! Hahaha, that's wonderful! I knew it! It would be such a pity if someone as talented as Qinglian Jushi died!"
"I've shed so many tears, and yet the Hermit of Qinglian is still alive! That's wonderful!"
"Thank God, thank God! Suddenly I feel that the world is full of beauty again."
"I knew the only people who would know the news were Director Xu's side, and I didn't expect to receive such good news."
...
"Director Xu, Director Xu, why has Qinglian Jushi stopped posting updates? What has he been up to?"
"Yes, it's been several days now. Without his updates on poetry, it feels like something's missing."
"Could it be that the Hermit of Qinglian has gone on a trip or gone to collect inspiration? It seems that poets are required to do so, to travel through mountains and rivers..."
"Director Xu, could you contact Qinglian Jushi and ask him to post another update for us fans?"
...
This time, Xu Lu's fans didn't discuss it, but instead gave the opportunity to those who came from Weibo.
However, before these netizens could rejoice for long, Xu Lu continued what he had been saying earlier:
"...But he's no longer in this world, because...he became an immortal!"
Wh...what?
The crowd, who had been extremely excited just moments before, were instantly dumbfounded!
No longer in this world? Became an immortal? What does that mean?
For a moment, everyone thought there was something wrong with their ears, otherwise how could they have heard such absurd remarks?
Before Qinglian Jushi's fans could even speak, Xu Lu's own fans took the lead:
[Director Xu, stop joking! There's no such thing as becoming an immortal in this world!]
[Director Xu, that joke of yours wasn't funny at all; it was really embarrassing.]
[Look how anxious they all are, Director Xu, please stop teasing them.]
[That's right, that's right, where exactly did the Hermit of Qinglian go? Did he go abroad, or to some famous mountain or river...?]
...
Almost everyone was looking at Xu Lu, wondering what he was going to say next.
Xu Lu did not disappoint everyone and quickly spoke up:
"Everyone, I know that the departure of 'Qinglian Jushi' has upset you."
But in fact, he has indeed fulfilled his mission in this world.
At this moment, 'Qinglian Jushi' has gone to where he was meant to go; let us all remember him in our hearts!
Xu Lu means...
The alias he created, 'Qinglian Jushi', has already completed the task, or mission, of acquiring talent points, so this alias is temporarily useless.
He absolutely did not say anything like 'Qinglian Jushi has passed away'.
But netizens had no idea about these inside details, so as soon as he finished speaking, the comment section exploded:
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! What immortality? He's still dead!"
"Waaaaah! Why did you give me a glimmer of hope, and now you're giving us despair again? This isn't fair!"
"That Director Xu is awful! Why would he joke about something so sad?"
"Director Xu, I hate you!"
...
Seeing the crowd's uproar, Xu Lu quickly offered an explanation, saying:
"Everyone, calm down. You can say that the Hermit of Qinglian has become an immortal, but you absolutely cannot say that he is dead."
I already told you he didn't die. He simply ascended to heaven and returned to where he was meant to be. It's true!
Upon hearing this, the initially furious fans finally calmed down somewhat:
"Brothers, let's not blame Director Xu. He must be feeling even sadder than we are right now."
As you've all seen before, he and Qinglian Jushi were close friends; both of them were so talented…
"Yes, I think the person who least wants Qinglian Jushi to die is Director Xu."
"That's right! The Hermit of Qinglian did not die; he became an immortal. He will live forever in our hearts."
"Waaah, but I don't know why I can't stop being so sad, it hurts so much."
"I understand. Director Xu means that we should keep Qinglian Jushi in our hearts, so that he will live on forever."
...
"No wonder Director Xu was able to become a confidant of Qinglian Jushi. Now I understand. I also hope that Qinglian Jushi is at peace in heaven!"
"Yes, we fans will all remember Qinglian Jushi. He used his short life to help us understand the beauty of poetry. Thank you, Qinglian Jushi!"
"Thank you, Qinglian Jushi, for the beautiful verses you brought."
"Although the Hermit of Qinglian has passed away, his poems will accompany us forever. We can only be grateful."
...
Looking at the sad comments in the comment section, Xu Lu's lips twitched.
He thought to himself, "Hey, can you guys stop making yourselves dramatic?"
But after thinking about it, he held back from speaking, thinking to himself:
"Since these netizens all think that way, let them think that way. I'm too lazy to explain any further."
Anyway, I never said that Qinglian Jushi was dead. If he 'comes back to life,' don't scare you all!
Thinking of this, Xu Lu had a flash of inspiration.
Soon, as he typed on the keyboard, he silently said to himself:
"Since everyone thinks that the Hermit of Qinglian has become an immortal, then I'll go all the way with my act."
"Here's some more juicy gossip to keep you fans from crying your eyes out."
Then, a moment later...
Everyone who came to the live stream suddenly saw several lines of text appear on the screen:
[Before the ascension of the Qinglian Hermit to immortality, he wrote a poem as evidence.]
[In the heavens... the Jade Capital... the Fifth Tower... the Twelve Cities.]
[An immortal... stroked my head... tied my hair... and granted me eternal life.]
Everyone was stunned by what they saw.
Suddenly, a strange thought arose in the minds of many people:
"Could it be... that the Hermit of Qinglian has really ascended to immortality?"
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