[Concert Audience]
Just as Tendo and Caroline exited the passage, the movie's camera first focused on Jing Liuli on stage.
She was holding the hem of her pale purple dress, having just finished a fast song, with fine beads of sweat on her forehead.
Although Jing Liuli looked slightly fatigued at the moment, her smile was more dazzling than the spotlight.
It was clearly the joy of genuinely loving what she was doing.
Subsequently, the movie's camera slowly began to move down, panning over the shimmering, beautiful ocean of light below the stage.
Countless glow sticks flickered in the darkness. Pink, blue, and purple lights interwove, as if an entire starry sky had been moved into the Aurora Aria Marine Concert Hall, appearing dreamy and ethereal.
But as the camera slowly zoomed in and finally stopped on a 'fan' wearing a baseball cap, the dimension-hopping viewers on Site 13 instantly sensed something amiss.
The person's glow stick did not contain ordinary LED beads. Instead, it was embedded with a stone the size of a fingernail.
A faint blue glow seeped out of the stone, exactly like the Star Dream Stone currently suspended from the ceiling of the Aurora Aria Marine Concert Hall. It was clearly a smaller version of the stone.
The movie's camera continued to move. More and more glow sticks embedded with Star Dream Stones began to appear in the frame.
They were scattered in various corners of the audience section. Some were hidden behind fans holding 'Liuli' light boards, and some were tucked next to popcorn buckets. They seemed random, yet the moment the camera pulled up, they revealed a complex formation.
The faint blue light flowed along the edges of the formation, quietly blending into the air and intertwining with Jing Liuli's singing on stage, as if forming some kind of eerie connection.
Seeing this scene, the dimension-hopping viewers on Site 13 instantly understood that the Star Frost Faction was causing trouble.
'No way, are the ice cubes of the Star Frost Faction never going to give up?'
'Don't rush, guys. Listen to Old Tendo. It sounds like he clearly wants these guys to unintentionally help Liuli.'
'«A mortal doing the work of a god is an epic» Old Tendo is truly the king of witty remarks in the Stars. He accounts for ninety percent of all the witty remarks in the Stars.'
'I feel like things are about to get exciting! Liuli's singing is about to react with the Star Dream Stone!'
Just as the dimension-hopping viewers pondered what exactly the Star Frost Faction intended to do, and why Tendo knowingly allowed them into the concert, Jing Liuli finished a song, raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, and gave a 'pause' signal to the band teachers behind her.
Seeing Jing Liuli's gesture, the band teachers and backstage staff immediately turned off the background music.
As the cheerful background music faded, the previously boisterous audience section also quieted down, looking curiously at Jing Liuli on stage.
In past concert intermissions, Jing Liuli would either sing a slow song or interact with fans and play games. Why had she suddenly stopped today?
At the same time, the media reporters present instantly perked up.
The keen journalistic intuition told them that tonight's concert was definitely different from others.
They quickly raised their cameras, keeping the lenses tightly focused on Jing Liuli, afraid of missing any major news.
On stage, after resting for a moment, Jing Liuli held her skirt hem and walked step by step to the edge of the stage. Completely disregarding any notion of a 'superstar persona,' she directly sat down on the steps at the edge of the stage.
She dangled her feet and swung them, holding the microphone. Like talking to friends, she looked at the audience.
"Everyone, before I sing the next song, I want to chat about something different, like... what were your dreams when you were little?"
As soon as the words fell, a small murmur spread through the audience.
Jing Liuli smiled, looking at the front row closest to the stage, her gaze falling on a girl with pigtails.
The girl was wearing a fan T-shirt printed with Jing Liuli's cartoon image, tightly clutching her glow stick. Her face was flushed, and she excitedly waved at Jing Liuli, indicating she wanted to answer.
In response, Jing Liuli smiled and said, "You, then!"
Jing Liuli held out the microphone. The pale purple 'Dream Butterfly' gently carried the microphone and flew toward the girl.
The girl's hands trembled as she took the microphone, so nervous that she couldn't speak coherently. She could only fan her face repeatedly, her ears as red as ripe apples.
Seeing this, Jing Liuli smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Just talk like you're chatting with a good friend."
Perhaps it was Jing Liuli's healing smile, or perhaps her comforting words took effect.
The girl took a deep breath and finally spoke haltingly.
"M-my childhood dream was to be a singer who could bring happiness to everyone, just like you!"
Jing Liuli's eyes brightened, and she offered a kind smile.
"Then you must work hard! This path is a little difficult, but as long as you persevere, you will definitely be rewarded!"
Hearing this, the girl gripped the microphone tightly and nodded vigorously, tears of excitement nearly welling up.
Her idol had not only acknowledged her but had also encouraged her!
For the next few minutes, Jing Liuli let the Dream Butterfly carry the microphone, constantly flying to various corners of the audience.
Among those who took the microphone were office workers in suits, mothers holding their children, and even white-haired grandfathers.
"My childhood dream was to be an astronaut..."
Halfway through, the man in the suit scratched his head awkwardly.
"Unfortunately, I'm a programmer now. But I still watch documentaries about the stars occasionally, so I haven't completely forgotten."
"My dream is to open a small cake shop."
The mother, holding her child, smiled and said, "I learn to make desserts every day after work. When my child is a little older, I'll rent a small shop and try it out."
"When I was young, I wanted to be a teacher, but later, because my family was poor, I dropped out of school to work."
"Now that I'm retired, I help kids in the community with their homework. That's half my dream come true."
Just as the white-haired grandfather was saying this, his wife next to him gently patted his back, clearly suggesting to everyone that this old man was certainly not helping children with homework in the community but was playing chess with the other old men.
Everyone offered a kind smile at this.
Soon, everyone's sharing concluded.
Among those who answered, there were old and young, men and women. Their answers were all ordinary and lacked any earth-shattering vows, but they carried their respective aspirations for a beautiful life.
At the same time, some of them were still pursuing their dreams, others had found a different way to realize them, and still others had dreams hidden in their small, daily lives.
Jing Liuli listened quietly. When the microphone was carried back by the Dream Butterfly, she held it, her voice even softer than before.
"Since everyone has shared their dreams, let me tell you what mine is."
"A dream... called 'Reunion'."
The spotlight fell on Jing Liuli. The ocean of lights below the stage gradually quieted down, and everyone listened intently.
Meanwhile, Tendo and Caroline had arrived at a spot reserved for them in the concert hall and quietly sat down.
Unlike Caroline, who grew up in the base, Jing Liuli, like Tendo, arrived at the base later.
The 'dream' she was about to share was her ordinary dream as a 'normal person' before she came to the base.
This was also Jing Liuli's memory chapter.
A piece of exclusive memory that belonged only to her.
As Jing Liuli quietly narrated, the movie's camera slowly changed, switching to an ordinary city park.
There was a red clock in the park, and not far away was a building labeled 'Sunshine Tutoring Center'.
Seeing the familiar park and the familiar building not far away, the bullet screen on Site 13 instantly exploded.
'Isn't this the city from Tendo's extra chapter?!'
'Holy cow, so Tendo, Chen Xing, Liuli, and Chen Kong all come from the same city?'
'This can't be a coincidence, right? There must be a story about this city.'
'Liuli's 'Reunion' dream, could it be related to her family?'
In the frame, little Liuli, wearing a pink dress, was running on the grass, holding a cotton candy, led by her father.
At the same time, the production team, with a touch of dark humor, briefly showed the road outside the park.
A small boy with silver-white hair, carrying a school bag, hurried by. He and little Liuli brushed past each other across the road, like two parallel lines that wouldn't intersect for now.
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