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Chapter 265 The 'Voice' That Strikes the Soul

[Mirror Glass New Year's Eve Concert, 5 days to go]

[Deep Blue Metropolis - Old Neighborhoods, at Dusk]

"Wow! Heavenly Dao, it's so lively here!"

Jing Liuli stood at the entrance of the old street, looking excitedly at the bustling crowd in front of her, and couldn't help but exclaim.

Looking at Jing Liuli, whose baseball cap was tilted to the side, whose sunglasses had slipped down to the tip of his nose, and whose eyes were wide open.

Tiandao smiled and helped her put on her hat and sunglasses.

"Let's go, it's more lively inside."

"Oh, okay, okay."

Jing Liuli nodded vigorously and quickly tugged at the brim of her hat.

Although she was excited, she still had to maintain a certain level of pretense.

Because she didn't want tomorrow's entertainment news headline to be "Queen Jing Liuli and a Mysterious Man Take a Night Stroll Through the Old Streets".

She wasn't afraid of these gossip stories; she was just worried that they would cause trouble for the Heavenly Dao.

Under Tiandao's guidance, the two quickly arrived at the interior of the old street pedestrian area.

It was rush hour, with people leaving school and get off work, and the pedestrian street was already packed with people.

Although the streets and buildings here are old, they retain the most original and lively atmosphere.

"Heavenly Dao! Heavenly Dao! I want to eat that!"

Jing Liuli suddenly grabbed Tiandao's sleeve, pointed at the grilled squid stall with white smoke rising not far away, and drool involuntarily dripped from the corner of her mouth.

Tiandao said helplessly, "If you want to eat it, just buy it. You don't need to ask me."

"Great!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Jing Liuli, like a cheerful little butterfly, flew to the stall with a 'whoosh' and said with great enthusiasm, "Boss! I want three extra spicy skewers!"

The owner chuckled as he flipped the squid on the hot plate, replying, "Oh, little girl, you've got a good appetite!"

"hey-hey!"

With Jing Liuli looking on expectantly, the owner quickly brought over three skewers of sizzling, oily squid.

"Here, the Heavenly Dao is yours!"

Jing Liuli handed one of the strings to Tiandao, while she grabbed one in each hand and eagerly took a bite.

The crispness of the squid tentacles, combined with the savory aroma of the chili sauce, exploded in her mouth, instantly filling her with satisfaction. She didn't even notice the little bit of red oil on the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, Tiandao immediately took out a tissue to help her wipe it off, but the little foodie misunderstood.

"Don't you have your own? Why are you trying to take mine? No way!"

Seeing this, Heaven was speechless.

"Don't just focus on eating, I didn't bring you here just for fun."

"Huh? No, it's not for playing, then what could it be for?"

Jing Liuli's mouth was stuffed full, making her speech unclear.

Seeing that Jing Liuli was so engrossed in eating that she forgot all about the important matter, Tiandao immediately flicked the glutton's forehead with his hand.

And seeing the other person's pained and aggrieved expression, he looked to the side.

"Of course, it's to let you experience what 'real' is, and to see what the lives that most people truly care about are really like."

Upon hearing this, Jing Liuli looked around, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Among the pedestrians coming and going in the old neighborhood, there was a white-collar worker in a suit, rubbing his temples as he answered the phone. His voice was tired but gentle as he said, "I'll be home soon. I brought you your favorite roasted chestnuts."

A girl in a school uniform squatted by the roadside, patiently feeding a stray cat a sausage she had just bought.

There were also young buskers strumming guitar strings and singing songs that were clearly off-key.

These people gathered in the old neighborhood, creating a picture called 'life'.

Jing Liuli stared blankly at the 'painting', her mouth, which had been eating squid, slowly stopped.

In a daze, she recalled the 'bitter future' that Heaven had shown her, and also the unrealistic sweetness in her songs.

It turns out that most people's lives are not just pure happiness or suffering.

Their lives are like the lights of this night market, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, sometimes cold, sometimes warm, neither black nor white.

No wonder, no wonder Heaven said my song yesterday was too empty.

Because for these people, the dream I convey through my songs is indeed too far removed from their real lives.

Thinking of this, Jing Liuli quickly finished the two grilled squids in her hand and then ran to a young man who was busking.

"Hi, can I borrow your guitar for a bit?"

The young man paused for a moment, then handed her the guitar without hesitation.

"of course can."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Jing Liuli, holding her guitar, didn't care about her big star image and sat down on a slightly cracked step by the street, her fingers clumsily plucking the strings.

At first, the tune she played was a bit weak.

But when she saw people going home from get off work under the streetlights, children chasing balloons, and Tiandao standing not far away, smiling at her, the tune in her hands gradually became steady.

The mirror-like glass before me now lacks the magnificent accompaniment of yesterday's aurora ode and the beautiful butterflies fluttering around me.

All that's there is is the simplest guitar melody and the most unrestrained singing, singing whatever one wants.

Her singing at that moment may not have been perfect, and it was even a little off-key.

But unlike yesterday, the Heavenly Dao no longer frowned. Instead, it closed its eyes and swayed gently to Jing Liuli's singing.

Because what she's singing about now is no longer the 'vast starry sky' that's out of reach for ordinary people. Instead, it's the most ordinary yet most real 'human life'.

At the same time, this was the first time that Tiandao heard 'truth' in her singing and felt 'resonance' with it.

As the music ended, scattered applause suddenly broke out in the noisy old neighborhood.

Seeing the kind looks from the people around her, Jing Liuli smiled happily.

Just as she was about to return the guitar, she caught a glimpse of several high school girls in the crowd exchanging glances and pointing at her light purple hair, whispering among themselves.

"Look, don't you think she looks like Jing Liuli?"

"It really does look a bit like it!"

"!!!"

Upon hearing these words, Jing Liuli instantly sprang to her feet and hurriedly stuffed the guitar into the young man's arms.

"Oh no, Heavenly Dao! Run! Run! I've been recognized!"

Before the Heavenly Dao could respond, Jing Liuli grabbed the Heavenly Dao and ran wildly towards the distance of the street.

Just kidding, if she had run any slower, she would have been surrounded by her enthusiastic fans!
However, seeing her flustered appearance, Tiandao's face revealed a strange expression.

They ran for an unknown amount of time before finally stopping after turning into a small alley.

Jing Liuli leaned against the wall, panting, and nervously looked back.

After confirming that the high school girls who seemed to have recognized her hadn't followed, she finally patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Phew~ That was close, almost something bad happened."

Tiandao said with a half-smile, "Is that so? But I feel that the difference of a billion points is a bit too far."

Upon hearing this, Jing Liuli immediately looked up at the Heavenly Dao, only then remembering that he also possessed the invisibility technique 'Myriad Manifestations Concealed', which was no less powerful than the Dustless Void Pattern.

Thinking about this, Jing Liuli suddenly felt that she had just acted somewhat like a clown.

With the Heavenly Dao present, why was she running away just now?
If he wanted to, no one could find them!

"Then why didn't you say so sooner?"

Looking at Jing Liuli, whose cheeks were slightly flushed and who was fuming, Tiandao smiled and shrugged.

"This person didn't even give me a chance to speak; they just grabbed me and ran off."

"."

Upon hearing this, Jing Liuli's cheeks immediately puffed out, and she instantly transformed into a pufferfish covered in sharp thorns, glaring fiercely at Tiandao.

She was 100% certain that the Heavenly Dao, that big bad guy, was definitely doing it on purpose!

He just wants to see himself make a fool of himself!
As if it could read minds, the Heavenly Dao jokingly said, "You guessed right, I really did do it on purpose. What's wrong? Are you going to bite me?"

"."

Damn it! ! !
Fortunately, although the way of Heaven is 'bad', it's not that 'bad'.

He stopped teasing Jing Liuli, the angry 'purple pufferfish,' and said with a smile, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. Now you should understand what I mean by 'truth,' right?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Liuli's cheeks suddenly flushed slightly, as if she had thought of something, and she whispered, "Was my singing really bad just now?"

After tilting his head and thinking for a moment, Tiandao said, "It's terrible."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Jing Liuli's head drooped immediately, her face full of dejection.

Before she could react, Heaven immediately provided a supplement.

"But it has much more soul than when you sing in the concert hall."

"After all, I'm not some kind of artist. I couldn't understand any of the songs you sang before."

Looking at Tiandao, who was shaking his head and grinning mischievously.

Jing Liuli knew perfectly well that this big bad guy was deliberately playing a trick on her again.

However, at this moment, she had no intention of arguing with the Heavenly Dao; instead, she laughed happily.

Because what she sings isn't actually aimed at so-called artists!

As the two were talking, a gentle evening breeze, carrying the aroma of food from the street, quietly drifted into the alley.

Upon smelling the aroma, Jing Liuli's stomach involuntarily rumbled.

Upon hearing this voice, Tiandao pointed to the alleyway and said, "Let's go. I see you're still not full. Do you want to try that?"

Following the direction Tiandao pointed, Jing Liuli quickly spotted a steaming takoyaki stall outside the alley, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"Yes, yes, yes! I want double the bonito flakes and salad dressing!"

"Okay, you little foodie."

"Heavenly Dao, since you took me out to have fun today, I've decided not to be angry with you anymore!"

"But getting angry won't do any good, since you can't beat me anyway."

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“Heaven’s Way!!!”

"Keep your voice down, I'm not hard of hearing, you don't need to shout like that."

"No way! I'm going to yell and scream!"

"Okay, go ahead and call out, I can't hear you anyway."

Looking at the villain who used 'All Things Concealed' to deal with his sonic attack, the purple pufferfish puffed up again.

It is well known that pufferfish only inflate their bodies when they encounter danger.

This also indirectly confirms the saying that, when there is no danger, the Heavenly Dao itself is the greatest danger!

P.S.: That's all for today's update, I'm too tired to write anymore.

(End of this chapter)