Chapter 183: The Whole Place Is Dancing! Ming Di Files A Complaint!
One day passed, and the Chen Clan National Style Event entered its second day.
Because of several trending topics from yesterday, and the popularity sparked by Chen Han’s ancient technique performance, the Chen Clan National Style Event also made it onto the hot search list early in the morning, and the ranking was very high.
This represented very high popularity.
This included Chen Han, Xiao Mi, Xiao Yu, several national style girls, those on-site national style clipping bloggers, and even national style bloggers like Lin Shengchen who came to piggyback on the popularity; all of them gained a great deal of attention.
In order to draw in even more popularity, these people racked their brains, trying all kinds of edits and titles.
Even the two girls from Lobster changed their Douyin usernames; for example, she changed hers to Lobster（Lobster Demon）.
Those three “Lobster Demon” at the end did not seem to have much meaning, which made many viewers who saw the video a bit puzzled, not understanding what the point was.
However, Lobster and her friend were obviously waiting for that video from the Chen Family Head; they might have personally witnessed the Chen Family Head casting a spell.
But by then, would it still be dismissed as special effects?
Yet that abstract video from the Chen Family Head would definitely go viral, though they also did not know why the Chen Family Head had not yet posted it.
The one who gained the most popularity among them was naturally Chen Han. The follow notifications from the backstage system kept sounding, along with messages.
He looked at the data:
Reputation 1 million（3786 million/1 million）.
Fans: 45 million.
10 thousand wish power（1235/10000）
Whether it was reputation, fans, or wish power, all had increased significantly.
However, he was still very troubled, because regarding the family task, there was still no trace of the Ci Yun Temple remnant master.
And figuring out how to persuade the two Lobster girls to go play with mud was also a troubling problem.
So he could only think while searching within the Chen Clan for any trace of the Ci Yun Temple remnant master.
Naturally, he continued looking at those unlucky people, but still not a single one fit.
A few of the unlucky ones cursed very nastily and stumbled a step; anyone could tell they were not from the Ci Yun Temple remnants.
It was not until the afternoon, when the second day’s national style event performances began, that Chen Han could only shift his attention to the show. Today he had two programs to perform.
One was a duet with Xiao Mi, performing the immortal melody《Desolation》. This piece had not been formally performed in public before, and it would certainly surprise the tourists.
The other was that he would perform a demonic melody solo, turning the place into a frenzied large-scale dancing scene.
Because of this, his performances were scheduled at the end.
Tourists were naturally looking forward to the Chen Family Head’s performance. Many had watched the Chen Family Head’s renditions of 《Love for Generations》, 《Sword of Fate》, and 《Dream Return Immortal Travel》. They were extremely beautiful and could definitely be called the best of flute performances.
Now, when it came to flute versions of these three songs online, none could escape comparison with the Chen Family Head’s versions; one could say his versions were the peak.
Anyone who wanted to challenge the Chen Family Head’s versions was simply overestimating themselves.
Many in the traditional style circle now liked to use these three pieces by the Chen Family Head as background music.
Therefore, tourists were very much looking forward to the Chen Family Head playing 《Desolation》.
Moreover, what people anticipated even more was the Chen Family Head’s guqin performance of 《bad Guy》.
First, this piece was set as the finale performance of the day; second, there were rumors online that when the Chen Family Head played it live, the area became extremely hyped, making people unable to resist moving their bodies.
With it talked up so much, everyone wanted to see if it was really like that.
Today’s program still included runway shows by a few girls, only the style of the runway had changed to a flower-umbrella walk.
After that was a duet performance by Xiao Yu and Xiao Mi.
Then came the performance by Ming Di and Zhu Xueqin, those two undercover demon persons.
……
One program after another, the tourists were very satisfied, and the interaction was very high.
Finally, when it was time for the performance by Chen Han and Xiao Mi, the tourists’ excitement reached its peak.
Holding the microphone, Xiao Yu said, “Next is a duet dance piece, 《Desolation》, brought to you by my senior brother and Xiao Mi.”
Warm applause immediately broke out among the surrounding tourists; they had finally waited for the performance by the Chen Family Head.
After Xiao Mi came on stage, she also took the microphone and said to the surrounding tourists, “Thank you all for supporting the Chen Clan National Style Event. Next, 《Desolation》 is for everyone.”
After handing the microphone back to Xiao Yu, she glanced at Chen Han and nodded.
Smiling, Chen Han raised the Jade Bamboo Demonic Flute in his hand and began to play Desolation. As the unique music of Desolation sounded, Xiao Mi’s dance steps began to move.
Those who had heard the other three pieces by the Chen Family Head knew that as soon as they heard those melodies, they felt as if they were about to ride a sword and fly away.
But this time, when they heard 《Desolation》, the tourists were surprised to find that there was no such feeling of riding a sword. Instead, they felt a sense of solitude.
As if, in this vast world, there was only oneself. Aside from endless loneliness, there was nothing else.
This feeling made countless people sink into melancholy; the entire scene actually fell silent, leaving only Chen Han’s flute sound and Xiao Mi’s graceful dancing.
Xiao Mi also seemed to be influenced by Chen Han’s flute. She was deeply immersed, her steps carrying a special artistic conception and a touch of desolation.
One could say that in this moment, in such a state, her dance was highly captivating, like that of a true dance master.
Finally, when Chen Han’s flute stopped, all the tourists felt a special hollow emptiness. It was hard to put into words, but it felt as if their hearts had been scooped out.
One could only say the aftereffects of this feeling were too strong.
Why did the Chen Family Head play such a piece?
It was torment.
Previously, people online often said this piece represented the Wilderness Heavenly Emperor, that there was no life more bitter than his. After hearing this performance of 《Desolation》 by the Chen Family Head, everyone seemed to understand.
“Thank you everyone for watching.” Xiao Mi took the microphone again, then said with a beaming smile, “I suppose the next program is what everyone is most looking forward to: the Chen Family Head’s guqin performance of 《bad Guy》. Is everyone ready to dance?”
As she spoke, she glanced at Chen Han. She knew how powerful Chen Han’s momentum was when performing 《bad GUY》; it made even his own body unable to resist twisting.
At first, she thought Chen Han’s musical talent was truly terrifying, but now she wondered whether, when he played this music, he was using some kind of spell.
In a sense, that was the case. After all, the guqin he used, obtained from the game system, when playing this demonic melody, carried a Dancing Demons +2 attribute.
Everyone who heard it would not be able to resist dancing.
Chen Dalong and Chen Jun brought out the guqin that Chen Han had placed backstage, and along with them came Lobster and the other national style girls.
They naturally had to come out to lead the dancing, especially the Little Celestial and the others, who, after hearing Lobster’s description, were very curious whether the effect could really be that miraculous.
The surrounding tourists were just as curious. Previously, videos of the Chen Family Head playing and tourists dancing had looked incredible, but only by experiencing it could they know the truth.
This was exactly what Ding Lei was thinking, as she asked her best friend He Yuan, “Do you think that dancing video from before was real?”
He Yuan answered subconsciously, “Isn’t it about to start? Anyway, I don’t believe that just listening to someone play will make people dance wildly in public without shame. If it did, then this music would be even more powerful than the Chen Family Head’s 《Desolation》 just now.”
While they were talking, Chen Han had already tested the strings, which instantly drew the attention of all the tourists around.
In the next moment, the music of 《bad Guy》 rang out. A strange feeling began to spread in all directions, growing stronger and stronger.
Lobster, Xiao Mi, and Xiao Yu already knew what was happening, so they did not resist at all, immediately twisting their bodies with the music and starting to dance.
The Little Celestial, the Crooked Mouth Dragon King, and the other girls quickly felt it too; surprise appeared on their pretty faces. It really was just like Lobster had said.
They were veterans in the internet celebrity world and did not think dancing in public was shameful, so they immediately followed Lobster and the others, joining the dance.
Seeing them like that, the surrounding tourists felt as if some gene inside them was about to awaken, becoming more and more eager to try.
Ding Lei and He Yuan were the same.
They were truly shocked. That feeling of their bodies being out of control was too unbelievable. In the end, they too began twisting their bodies.
They could not control it, really could not.
Many tourists around them started dancing. In such an atmosphere, it felt like not joining in would make the trip wasted, and they would seem out of place.
More and more tourists had this thought. As it spread, more of them gave up resisting; once they started dancing with the music, they instantly felt a sense of exhilaration and a kind of crazy joy.
Honestly, in everyday work and social environments, there was rarely a chance to let loose like this. To feel like a madman once in a while was actually very nice.
Many tourists, while twisting their bodies, did not forget to hold up their mobile phones to record the scene around them, even if the footage was a bit shaky.
But a large-scale wild dancing scene like this was truly a rare experience.
At this moment, a peculiar parrot call sounded. A snow-white cockatoo flew onto the stage and landed at the Chen Family Head’s feet.
The cockatoo still had a lead tether, the other end in the hand of a girl at the side of the stage, who was currently dancing excitedly.
The key point was that after the cockatoo reached the Performance Stage, it began hopping on its claws, nodding its head repeatedly, as if earnestly dancing along.
The scene was truly… explosive.
The key was that as it hopped, it actually kept to the beat, which was the most incredible part.
Countless tourists were filming it.
At the Chen Clan Main Entrance, several people walked in. It was Chu Ping and Chen Kai, along with a group from culture and tourism.
With the Chen Clan National Style Event’s first day a huge success, the county naturally paid attention. With this level of popularity, they felt the chance of holding a national style event in Linhe County was growing.
So they took some time in the afternoon to come by. They had not expected that as soon as they entered, from a distance, they would see a dense crowd of tourists dancing.
The scene was extremely lively. Tourists were dancing wildly without restraint, and even from afar one could feel the intense atmosphere.
Curious, they walked closer and could hear the sound of the Chen Family Head playing the guqin.
Under the influence of this music, they themselves felt their bodies wanting to start bouncing, completely unable to control the urge to dance.
Perhaps it was because the scene before them was too lively. Over the three days of the national style event, with people from both the second day and those who had stayed from the first, there were at least more than 3,000 people.
That dense crowd, all dancing in unison, was so fervent that it infected them.
Just as they approached the Performance Stage and were about to start dancing along, the music suddenly ended.
In that instant, the densely packed crowd that had been dancing all stopped at once, abruptly.
Without the influence of 《bad Guy》, everyone suddenly felt empty inside. Seeing the positions they had frozen in, a wave of shame surged up uncontrollably.
That was, after all, most people’s normal psychology.
Many pretended nothing had happened and straightened up. Even so, they had just taken part in a grand wild dancing event, which was a very strange and wonderful experience.
The cockatoo that had flown onto the Performance Stage to dance, suddenly noticing the music had stopped, called twice at Chen Han in puzzlement, then remembered that he was a stranger. In a hurry, it flapped its wings and flew back to its owner’s shoulder.
But it seemed unhappy at the sudden stop and began cursing, “Idiot… idiot…”
This immediately made its owner feel awkward. After all, parrots only repeat what they have learned from their owners.
On stage, the national style girls were all full of emotion. That dance just now had let them release so much, and despite having attended so many national style events, this was the first time they had seen a scene so lively.
They had danced themselves into a high.
Xiao Yu picked up the microphone again and said with a sweet smile, “…Congratulations on taking part in a large-scale dancing event of the Chen Clan. I believe this will become a good memory for everyone. Unfortunately, the performances of the second day of the Chen Clan National Style Event are now over. We will see you tomorrow.”
With that, she went backstage with her senior brother and the others.
The tourists were still reluctant for it to end. Many remained standing there, some wanting to play their recorded videos to listen to the music again, but unlike 《bad Guy》 and 《Desolation》 and the other songs, listening to the recording had no effect at all.
This was why, even though “Xiao Yu Za” had uploaded that video of 《bad Guy》 with such an incredible description, almost no one believed it; the recorded guqin sound in the video had no effect.
Yet when the Chen Family Head’s flute melodies were released, the flute sound still had an effect even in the videos.
No one knew why there was this difference.
When Chen Han came out from backstage, he happened to see County Magistrate Chu and his group, and immediately went to greet them and brewed a pot of tea to host them.
The leader who came today had no other purpose; he simply wanted to see the Chen Clan’s on-site event.
So before long, the leader took his leave.
Chen Han personally escorted the group to the parking lot. After watching their car drive off, he again began to worry about the family task.
To be honest, tricking Lobster and her friend into playing with mud, while difficult, at least had a clear target.
But as for the Ci Yun Temple remnant master, there was truly not a single clue.
He looked toward Shangyuan Village. Perhaps the person was not in the Chen Clan at all; otherwise, with the minor-punishment-major-deterrent effect, they would have been exposed long ago.
If they were hiding in Shangyuan Village instead, that was really possible.
The key was, he had thought of something.
Because of the Chen Clan’s minor punishment and major deterrence, there were already noisy legends about it online.
If the enemy hid here, it would mislead people, creating a kind of “darkness under the lamp” effect.
Just as he was thinking this, he saw Ming Di, this demonic cult rogue, walking toward him with a broad grin. “Brother, I have something to report. Someone suspicious may have moved into Shangyuan Village.”
