Translator: _Min
The room fell into a stunned silence at Si Fuqing’s declaration.
Xie Yu paused in his steps, and Shi Yu along with the other two trainees looked over in shock.
“Te… Te… Te… Teacher Si… you’re joking, right?” Xu Xiyun stuttered. “You’re a mentor! How can a mentor join the trainees’ performance?”
“Why not?” Si Fuqing held her bass, her demeanor relaxed and confident. “There’s always someone trying to hinder your performance, so I might as well step in.”
She casually strummed the strings again, her fox-like eyes narrowing slightly as she looked at him. “Why, do you think I can’t do it?”
“No, no, of course not!” Xu Xiyun hurriedly replied. “I’m just worried they might start talking behind our backs.”
“Don’t worry, it won’t just be me,” Si Fuqing said with a smirk. “I’ll find someone else for you. When I used to sing in bars, I met a drummer.”
“We 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.”
This revelation even prompted Xie Yu to speak up, “Singing in bars?”
“Don’t focus on those details,” Si Fuqing said nonchalantly. “I used to enjoy roaming around, trying my hand at different things while making some money. Pretty cool, right?”
Xu Xiyun struggled to find words. “Teacher Si, are you sure it was just ‘a bit’?” Wasn’t this a case of a professional crushing amateurs?
“Yes,” Si Fuqing nodded, touching her chin. “I sang in a bar for just three days and earned tens of thousands in tips. I heard the customers even cried when I left.”
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.
She and her third senior sister were tasked with gathering information in a bar.
Since she wasn’t 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.
“Teacher Si, where did you learn all this?” Xu Xiyun was on the verge of a breakdown. “I’m a year older than you, and I feel like I can’t do anything.” He felt utterly useless.
“In games,” Si Fuqing stretched lazily. “If you count the time in the game world, I’ve been learning for hundreds of years. It’s understandable that I know a bit of everything.”
Xu Xiyun was baffled. “What?!”
He recognized every word she said, but put together, they made no sense to him at all.
Upon hearing Si Fuqing’s explanation about her experience, Xie Yu’s eyes deepened, becoming inscrutable and mysterious.
“Okay, keep practicing and don’t worry too much, ” Si Fuqing lifted her chin, her smile nonchalant. “Prepare well for tonight’s performance. Xie Yu, you’re holding the center position, Xu Xiyun, Shi Yu, which spots are you aiming for?”
Xu Xiyun declared loudly, “Top twelve!”
Shi Yu quickly added, “Top twenty.”
Si Fuqing nodded, “Remember, our ultimate goal is for everyone in the class to debut.”
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 contact’s profile picture was a black and white drum set, oozing a rock and rap vibe.
The nickname was just a simple letter ‘S’, giving off a lonely and cold aura.
Si Fuqing clicked on the profile and sent a message.
[9]: I saw your fans’ recent updates online. You’re 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 I’m concerned you might think I’ve 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. I’m dead too, just a corpse..