Chapter 243: The Wind in the Red Dust Inn is Like a Knife
[Red Dust Inn]

【Singer: Phoenix in Flight】

【Lyrics: Bai Xingjian】

【Composition: Bai Xingjian】

【Arranger: Bai Xingjian】

"Red Dust Inn? What does this song title mean? A brothel?"

"Brothel? Wang Defa? Bai Xingjian is doing something so big? He's even setting up a brothel?"

“Will this scale really have no impact?”

"What? Why are you guys talking about brothels? It's just a song title. Why do you have such a rich imagination?"

"I can only say that whatever a person with a heart thinks is dirty!"

The song information displayed on the big screen sparked a lot of discussion among the audience.

In front of the computer screen.

Su Caitao also had a thoughtful expression: "Judging from the name of this song, 'Red Dust Inn' should be an ancient style song, right? But Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi are wearing modern clothes tonight. It seems that they really didn't prepare anything this time?"

Su Caitao naturally knew everything about some of the news circulating on the Internet.

[It seems to be true. Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi chose to sing new songs, but they didn’t come to participate in the rehearsal of "The Voice of China 2024". They were a little too arrogant this time.]
[It’s just clothing, there’s no need to make so many associations, right? Didn’t Bai Xingjian also wear modern clothes when he sang “Dong Feng Po” at Gu Zetao’s concert?]
[A concert is a concert, and The Voice 2024 is The Voice 2024. Didn’t you notice that the previous Phoenix Yufei had very high requirements for clothing on the show? This time, the clothes they wore were not close to the theme of the song, which clearly showed that they were not well prepared.]
[I don’t want to say too much, just watch their performance! ]
[Oh, if Fenghuang Yufei pulls off tonight, then this week the netizens will definitely shift their focus from Fei Niao Yu Yufei to Fenghuang Yufei. It really is a matter of time!]
Netizens in Su Caitao's live broadcast room were talking about it.

As for the actual situation, it was exactly the same as Su Caitao thought.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi's outfits tonight were really just casually matched.

The main reason was that they were so busy in Corea that they almost forgot that they had to return to China to participate in "The Voice 2024".

By the time I remembered it, it was too late to consider the clothing issue.

So Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi just casually hooked up.

Bai Xingjian wore a black windbreaker and Feng Shiqi wore a white dress, looking very simple.

It's just that they both love clothes, so even if the clothes look simple, they have a unique charm when Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi wear them.

……

[New mission released: Please defeat Vanxia by singing "Red Dust Inn" with Feng Shiqi]

[Task Reward: Blind Box of the Work*1, Attribute Points*5]

The studio scene is filled with lights.

Bai Xingjian, who was in the process of brewing his emotions, suddenly received a message prompt from the system.

He smiled in his heart.

Defeat Vanxia?
This task is not very difficult.

As countless audiences waited intently, soft and soothing piano sounds flowed out from the speakers.

The sound of the pipa that followed created an ancient, leisurely and ethereal atmosphere.

Just the prelude makes many listeners feel like they are in a poetic and picturesque world of Jianghu.

"Wow! This melody!"

"Brother Xingjian will tell whether there is any chance or not once he makes a move!"

“It’s exactly how I expected it to feel!”

"I thought the opening piano piece of "Red Dust Inn" would have the same tune as the song "Invitation Street" sung by Ding Xin before. After all, both songs start with piano pieces with similar emotions. But halfway through playing the piano piece, the sound of the pipa suddenly broke in, and the mood suddenly changed. It's awesome!"

……

Chinese singers’ preparation room.

Gu Zetao's eyes widened: "No, it's another ancient style song. How can he write so well?"

Yesterday at his concert, Bai Xingjian sang "Dong Feng Po" and tonight he sang "Hong Chen Ke Zhan" again?
Buddy, are you a wholesaler of ancient style songs?
How much is the purchase price per song?

"Hahahaha, that's how some people write songs. It makes no sense at all." Liao Bei was a little amused by what Gu Zetao said and his eyes narrowed with laughter.

"Xiao Bai's creativity is unique among the new generation."

Ding Xin also sighed out loud.

As for why the new generation is said to be unique, it is mainly because there are really few capable new generation singers in the current music scene.

Among the older generation, there are many people like Bai Xingjian who have a talent for songwriting.

Su Ning smiled and thought that as long as Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi sang ancient style songs, everything would be fine!

……

on the stage.

As the audience expected, Feng Shiqi slowly raised the microphone and started singing first.

"The end of the world is sandstorm"

"The story of the world is called concern"

"The sword is hidden under the eastern fence of an ordinary family"

“Ancient Temple of Idle Clouds and Wild Cranes”

Feng Shiqi's voice is no longer as ethereal as when she sang "Because of Love", but has become more substantial.

With her clear and penetrating voice, she sang every word and every note with emotion.

The audience in the audience was attracted the moment Feng Shiqi opened his mouth.

One is because of Feng Shiqi’s singing voice, and the other is because of the lyrics of the song.

[This line is so touching!]
[Oh my god, are you so tender right from the start?]
[This word is written]
[The two words "ancient temple" really touched my heart! Goddess Feng!]
[With just a few lines of lyrics, Bai Xingjian portrays a man who has retired from the underworld. He is really excellent! ]
……

"Fast horses fight in the arena"

"It's nothing but fame and gain that can't be let go"

"How can a person who has the country in his heart be happy and carefree?"

"I only want to grow old with you"

Different from Feng Shiqi's tender and infinite voice, Bai Xingjian's singing of this passage has a sense of openness and expansion in its magnetism.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the underworld flavor of the song suddenly became stronger.

There are so many fights in the martial arts world, simply because people find it difficult to give up their pursuit of power, fame and fortune.

But the knight in "Red Dust Inn" is different. He is willing to give up his kingdom, fame and fortune for the sake of beauty.

"So the theme of this song is 'I love the country more than the beauty'?"

In the Chinese singers' preparation room, Liao Bei couldn't help but make a joke.

When Bai Xingjian sang the line "I only wish to grow old with you", he was facing Feng Shiqi.

The meaning is self-evident.

"I have this feeling." Ding Xin nodded.

"Hey."

Gu Zetao sighed loudly.

This action immediately attracted everyone's attention.

He began to explain: "Bai Xingjian is really good at writing. If these lines were given to me to write, I don't know if I could write them in my lifetime."

"Oh, this is quite normal."

Suning patted his shoulder and said, "Bai Xingjian is someone who is being chased by God and fed by God. We can't compare with him."

Suning is now somewhat convinced about Bai Xingjian.

Not only are the lyrics so well written, the music is also so well composed, and he is so young?
Fortunately, Suning and Bai Xingjian are not players from the same period, otherwise he would have been suppressed by him and couldn't breathe, right?

Although the birds and fish were almost suffocated by the suppression of Fenghuang Yufei, haven't they recovered now?

……

"Who will laugh when the sword is unsheathed and the grudges are broken?"

"I just want to hold you in my arms today"

"The wind in the red dust inn is like a knife" and "the sudden rain knocks on fate"

Feng Shiqi's posture is upright and elegant, as if the entire stage is in her control.

She glanced at Bai Xingjian and continued singing her part of the lyrics.

When singing the word "knock", Feng Shiqi's voice suddenly rose, as if it was a helpless cry when facing the inevitable fate in the world.

Many audience members were surprised, with their mouths slightly open, looking at Feng Shiqi on the stage in amazement.

"Does this feel like a chivalrous woman?"

"Female knight? I think she's the innkeeper's wife?"

"No, no, no, why do I feel like she's the Saint of the Demon Cult?"

"??? Don't be too outrageous!"

"I can only say that this lyric is full of fatalism!"

……

"No matter who is the best in the martial arts world, I will only bow down to you"

"Crossing the wild bridge in the deserted village"

"Searching for the Ancient Road"

When it was Bai Xingjian's turn, he sang facing Feng Shiqi again.

The magnetic voice fully displays the tenderness in the knight's heart.

Following the next line, Feng Shiqi and Bai Xingjian looked at each other affectionately, bringing the audience their first duet of the night:
“Escape from the world”

"Willow catkins floating in the air, holding your hand, free and easy"

The two voices set off each other, blending chivalry and tenderness perfectly, and interpreting the rare love between young men and women in the world of martial arts vividly.

Such a tacit level of cooperation stunned those who had previously doubted the performance of Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi.

The official live broadcast room of "The Voice of China 2024" is full of question marks.

[? ? ? ? ? ]
[No, didn’t Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi not come to rehearsal? How come the stage effect is still so good? Did the authorities spread false information to confuse us, the audience?]
[The production crew is not a human being! Do you really think that we netizens have the number 666 between our ears?]
[I see that you guys are all so lucky that you didn’t rehearse. What’s wrong with not rehearsing? Can’t you perform well without rehearsing? What kind of single-cell thinking is this?]
[That’s right! You’ve been slapped in the face by Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi’s performance, right?]
Netizens in the live broadcast room were arguing non-stop.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi's excellent stage performance also made Fenghuang Yufei's fans speak in a much more assertive tone.

……

Studio scene.

On the dimly lit stage, the interlude has already begun.

The ethereal sound of the Hulusi flutters gracefully, as if telling the tenderness and sorrow of the people of the world.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi walked towards each other, and when they met, they visibly held hands.

Although the hand-holding was only brief, it was clearly captured by the camera.

Such a scene made the audience burst into an uproar.

Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi couldn't help but smile.

It's just holding hands, is it necessary to make such a fuss?

"Ahhhh! You two are really masters at destroying artistic conception!"

In front of the computer screen, Wang Penny shouted loudly.

She was almost immersed in the sad and sorrowful atmosphere of the knight and the beauty in "Red Dust Inn", but Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi suddenly held hands?

What are you two doing?

Show your affection live in front of tens of millions of netizens?
Although Wang Penny likes watching this kind of scene, she, a single dog, is a little hurt.

"How does this ruin the mood?"

Liu Yue refuted in a serious tone: "The last line they both sang was 'holding your hand and walking freely', so what's wrong with holding hands during the interlude? It just echoes this line of lyrics."

Lai Jie also praised: "They both had these little designs without participating in the rehearsal. It turns out that we can't use common sense to look at Phoenix Flying."

She had previously thought that the stage performance by Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi tonight would not be very good, but she didn't expect that she was completely overthinking.

How can you say this won’t be good?
It’s simply wonderful!

……

The interlude of "Red Dust Inn" was very short. Not long after the uproar of the audience died down, Feng Shiqi raised the microphone again and sang slowly:

"The window lattices under the eaves reflect the branches obliquely"

"Sitting on the floor with you and drinking tea"

"I will remember you firmly with fine brushwork"

“Writing is not for elegance”

In the second half, Feng Shiqi and Bai Xingjian looked at each other much more frequently.

The classical Chinese-style picture of knights and beauties presented in the song "Red Dust Inn" also slowly unfolds at this moment and appears in front of countless audiences.

"Under the lamp, I sigh for the beauty approaching the sunset"

"I say fate is like meditation without words"

"Your tears are like pear blossoms, sprinkled all over the world on paper"

“Love and hate are like freehand landscape paintings”

Bai Xingjian's free and easy voice brings out the deep affection contained in the lyrics.

Under the eaves, the knight and the beauty sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting.

They used their respective brushes to depict each other's faces on paper to remember their loved ones.

"Who will laugh when the sword is unsheathed and the grudges are broken?"

"I just want to hold you in my arms today"

"The wind in the Red Dust Inn is like a knife"

"Sudden rain falls, fate knocks"

Once you have entered the world of martial arts, how can you possibly escape unscathed?
The knight who had retired from martial arts and retired from the sword disappeared was eventually found by his enemies in the inn where he was hiding one day.

In order to protect his beloved, he once again picked up the sword that had been sealed for many years and fought bravely.

However, the knight's enemies were extremely well prepared and brought a large number of troops.

The outnumbered knight can only fight and retreat, letting his beloved go first.

……

on the stage.

The singing of Bai Xingjian and Feng Shiqi began to switch between excitement and sadness, as if they were chanting the life and death in this story.

"No matter who is the best in the martial arts world, I will only bow down to you"

"You look back so charmingly, I smile through my tears"

"The wine flag rustles in the wind"

"The sword is unsheathed and the grudges are over"

The audience in the audience felt their scalps tingling after listening to this.

In the open space in front of the inn, there were constant flashes of swords and sabers.

The knight was fighting against many enemies alone, and the wounds on his body continued to accumulate.

After a hard battle, he finally killed all the invading enemies.

However, the bloodstains on his body were so numerous that they were countless.

The knight took heavy steps, using his sword as a crutch, and walked out of the inn with a staggering gait.

But before he reached the door, he fell down.

At this moment, the inn's shaky wine sign suddenly broke, fell from the sky, and floated to the side of the knight.

The grudges in the world are now understood.

(End of this chapter)