Translator: _Min
The room fell into a stunned silence at Si Fuqingâs declaration.
Xie Yu paused in his steps, and Shi Yu along with the other two trainees looked over in shock.
âTe⦠Te⦠Te⦠Teacher Si⦠youâre joking, right?â Xu Xiyun stuttered. âYouâre a mentor! How can a mentor join the traineesâ performance?â
âWhy not?â Si Fuqing held her bass, her demeanor relaxed and confident. âThereâs always someone trying to hinder your performance, so I might as well step in.â
She casually strummed the strings again, her fox-like eyes narrowing slightly as she looked at him. âWhy, do you think I canât do it?â
âNo, no, of course not!â Xu Xiyun hurriedly replied. âIâm just worried they might start talking behind our backs.â
âDonât worry, it wonât just be me,â Si Fuqing said with a smirk. âIâll find someone else for you. When I used to sing in bars, I met a drummer.â
âWe had a good rapport, and he has a strong sense of music. He can perform live after just a few listens. I trust him completely, and he should be in Great Xia now, able to make it here in time.â
This revelation even prompted Xie Yu to speak up, âSinging in bars?â
âDonât focus on those details,â Si Fuqing said nonchalantly. âI used to enjoy roaming around, trying my hand at different things while making some money. Pretty cool, right?â
Xu Xiyun struggled to find words. âTeacher Si, are you sure it was just âa bitâ?â Wasnât this a case of a professional crushing amateurs?
âYes,â Si Fuqing nodded, touching her chin. âI sang in a bar for just three days and earned tens of thousands in tips. I heard the customers even cried when I left.â
She had a vivid memory of that time.
It was during a mission with T18 in the Western Continent to round up a drug trafficking organization.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
She and her third senior sister were tasked with gathering information in a bar.
Since she wasnât great at socializing and preferred to socialize with her fists, she was relegated to singing, while her senior sister chatted up people at the bar.
âTeacher Si, where did you learn all this?â Xu Xiyun was on the verge of a breakdown. âIâm a year older than you, and I feel like I canât do anything.â He felt utterly useless.
âIn games,â Si Fuqing stretched lazily. âIf you count the time in the game world, Iâve been learning for hundreds of years. Itâs understandable that I know a bit of everything.â
Xu Xiyun was baffled. âWhat?!â
He recognized every word she said, but put together, they made no sense to him at all.
Upon hearing Si Fuqingâs explanation about her experience, Xie Yuâs eyes deepened, becoming inscrutable and mysterious.
âOkay, keep practicing and donât worry too much, â Si Fuqing lifted her chin, her smile nonchalant. âPrepare well for tonightâs performance. Xie Yu, youâre holding the center position, Xu Xiyun, Shi Yu, which spots are you aiming for?â
Xu Xiyun declared loudly, âTop twelve!â
Shi Yu quickly added, âTop twenty.â
Si Fuqing nodded, âRemember, our ultimate goal is for everyone in the class to debut.â
After she left, Xu Xiyun still seemed lost in thought, finally remembering another crucial point.
Wait!
How manyjobs had Teacher Si really held in the past???
In the resting room, Si Fuqing sat in a soft chair.
Her fingers lightly tapped on the table, lost in thought for a moment before slowly opening a foreign social media app.
She logged into an account with only one contact.
The contactâs profile picture was a black and white drum set, oozing a rock and rap vibe.
The nickname was just a simple letter âSâ, giving off a lonely and cold aura.
Si Fuqing clicked on the profile and sent a message.
[9]: I saw your fansâ recent updates online. Youâre in Great Xia, right? Come to Lin City.
In less than three seconds, a reply popped up in the chat box.
Three question marks were sent consecutively.
[S]: Risen from the dead? Oh, wait, you were already a corpse.
Si Fuqing:
She smiled.
What a rude way to talk!
[9]: Just to clarify, my disappearance had unavoidable reasons related to personal safety. I was worried it might involve you, and now Iâm concerned you might think Iâve been replaced.
Si Fuqing, resting her chin in her hand, sighed.
Suddenly becoming six years younger and with a changed face, no one would believe her.
If she spoke out about it, she might even get captured by some supernatural regulatory agency.
[S]: Not interested, too busy, not meeting. Iâm dead too, just a corpse..