My seniority is extraordinary: I was only eight years old when the whole village came to wish me a H

"Thump—"

The eighth chime echoed softly in the silent night sky, seemingly carrying an ancient magic that instantly calmed all the noise and restlessness on the internet.

In the live broadcast room of Strawberry TV, the barrage of comments that had been scrolling like a waterfall suddenly became sparse.

Everyone instinctively held their breath.

They knew the real show was about to begin.

Inside the control room, Su Qinghuan's gaze was fixed on the countdown timer on the main screen in front of her, which had already reached zero.

Her heart was pounding wildly.

She took a deep breath, spoke into the microphone, and gave the final instruction in a tone filled with excitement and solemnity.

Attention all units!

"The 'Together Under the Moon' New Year's Eve Bonfire Party is now..."

"Let's begin!"

As she finished speaking.

Everyone expected to see the spectacular sight of the huge bonfire being lit, instantly illuminating the entire square.

however.

What happened was completely unexpected.

"Snapped!"

A soft sound.

The entire ancestral hall square in Wujia Village, which was originally as bright as day with countless lanterns and supplementary lights, suddenly went out at the same time!

In an instant, the world was plunged into an absolute darkness, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face!

Only in the distant valley, the scattered lights of the villas still flickered faintly.

The live stream screen then went completely black!

"??????"

"Holy crap! What's going on? Why is the screen black?"

"My eyes! Have I gone blind?! I can't see anything!"

"A live broadcast mishap? Holy crap! No way! A live broadcast mishap at such a crucial moment? What were the technical staff at Strawberry TV doing?!"

"Oh no, my heart has sank. I waited all day, and this is what you show me?"

"No way! Where's my little master?! I just saw him sitting in that super cool chair, and he's gone in the blink of an eye!"

After a brief silence, the live stream chat exploded!

Countless netizens vented their doubts and dissatisfaction in the dark barrage of comments.

They assumed that Strawberry TV had experienced a major broadcasting incident.

Strawberry TV headquarters.

Zhou Tao stared at the black screen on the monitor, and at the barrage of negative comments that were now skyrocketing again. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.

"What the hell is going on! What the hell is going on! Su Qinghuan! Old Wang! Little Li! What the hell are you guys doing?!"

He grabbed the walkie-talkie, ready to unleash a torrent of abuse into the control room.

However, the technical director next to him grabbed his hand.

"Zhou Tai! Don't panic!" The technical director's face showed tension, but even more so, excitement. "This isn't an accident!"

"Look! Our live stream signal is normal! The server load is still within a manageable range!"

"This...this was deliberately designed by them!"

"Deliberately designed?" Zhou Tao was taken aback. "What are they trying to do?"

Just then.

In the control room, Su Qinghuan's calm yet mysterious voice was clearly transmitted to everyone's ears through the live broadcast signal.

"Dear viewers, please be patient."

"This is not a live broadcast mishap."

"This is a special opening that we have prepared especially for everyone at our New Year's Eve party tonight."

"In the oldest legends of China, 'Nian' is a ferocious monster."

"Every year on New Year's Eve, it comes out of the deep mountains to devour livestock and harm people."

"To avoid the 'Nian' beast, people could only turn off all their lights on this day, hide at home, and tremble with fear."

Su Qinghuan's voice sounded like a mysterious storyteller in the darkness.

Instantly, it drew the attention of all the viewers.

They stopped complaining and began to listen quietly to this ancient myth, which was both familiar and somewhat strange to them.

And just as Su Qinghuan was narrating.

Suddenly, a deep, muffled drumbeat, like a heartbeat, rang out in the pitch-black live stream.

"Thump."

The sound, in the extreme darkness and silence, was exceptionally clear and exceptionally unsettling.

Followed by.

"Thump, thump, thump."

The drumbeats began to become more frequent and urgent.

It was as if a huge, sleeping monster was slowly awakening from the boundless darkness!

The hearts of all the viewers in the live stream were gripped tightly by the sound of the drums!

They felt an inexplicable and immense sense of tension!

Just then!

"Whoosh!"

A beam of light, as bright as a sword, suddenly descended from the sky!

It pierced through the boundless darkness fiercely!

The beam of light hit the very center of the ancestral hall square precisely!

Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the beam of light.

next second!

Everyone gasped in shock!

...........................

...........................

(Phew... So tired. Updating four or five times a day is really exhausting. My fingers hurt. Only three updates today... Please, my darlings, write some book reviews and give me some gifts, sob sob sob...)