Liu Yao could not explain too much of her confusion to Jing Liuli.
After all, she couldn't exactly tell her that she had once made a deal with Dr. Dragon and obtained a relatively detailed list of the Children of Stars from him.
On this list, only the information for Tendo and Chen Kong was peculiar.
The former was completely top secret, with absolutely no information revealed.
The latter was so utterly ordinary that it made one wonder how the fellow even managed to mix in with the Children of Stars.
The situation would have been fine if it ended there, but Liu Yao also discovered something interesting: the information about the parents of the siblings Chen Xing and Chen Kong was also riddled with suspicion.
Given her status in the New Federation, the fact that she couldn't find any accurate information about Chen Kong's parents was clearly wrong.
Therefore, while Liu Yao seemed to be warning Jing Liuli that Chen Kong's group was only average in strength, she was actually just uneasy because Chen Kong was too suspicious and full of uncertainties.
She felt it was necessary to be cautious, especially since it concerned Jing Liuli's breakthrough performance.
As the saying goes, a casual remark can be heard by an attentive listener.
After two seasons of broadcast, the composition of the Stars fandom had become incredibly complex, including many meticulous detail-focused analysts.
'The Doctor is hiding a secret? Looks like both Bro Kong and Bro Tendo have questionable backgrounds, huh?'
'I feel like Bro Kong's parents definitely have big issues. The Doctor mentioned in the side story that someone helped Bro Kong isolate the desires in his heart. That clearly means someone helped Bro Kong lock up Bro Bai (White).'
'So the black cube holding Bro Bai is the masterpiece of Bro Kong's parents?'
'Highly likely.'
'Please, don't scare me! I don't want conspiracy theories, I just want to see the concert and sweet romance!'
'Don't worry, with Tendo around, any big secret can be solved (confident).'
'Speaking of, this noble lady Liu Yao must be the Canary Lady who appeared in Season 1, right? Should we bet on whether her champagne will drop this time? (funny.jpg)'
Amidst the dimensional viewers' discussions, Jing Liuli, after careful thought, decided to take Liu Yao's advice to some extent.
"Aunt Liu, since you think Kong and the others might affect my stage, I'll seat them in the closest audience section. I was originally thinking of having them be guest performers, like Tendo."
Hearing this, Liu Yao let go of Jing Liuli's hand, walked over to the sofa, and, like a loving mother, began smoothing out the wrinkled stage outfit on it.
As she did so, Liu Yao spoke in the tone of a seasoned veteran: "Silly girl, some things you should just decide for yourself, because a person won't truly understand until they personally encounter certain situations."
"After all, the greatest characteristic of people is their forgetfulness."
Liu Yao's words seemed directed at Chen Kong, but they were actually referring to something else entirely.
Jing Liuli, meanwhile, sat back down on the bed, stuck out her tongue, and pouted: "Aunt Liu, I'm not a child anymore!"
Looking at Jing Liuli, who was now hugging a pillow and rolling around on the bed, Liu Yao couldn't help but smile.
"Is that so? If someone wasn't a child, why would she still naively want to play those "everyone's happy" make-believe games?"
"You must know that the adult world is very complicated. 'Happily ever after' endings mostly exist only in impractical fairy tales."
"Therefore, many times, if you want others to achieve happiness, the one who is sacrificed... might be your own happiness."
This was hardly an insinuation; it was a direct statement.
Jing Liuli immediately sat up abruptly and, in a very childish tone, retorted stubbornly: "Okay, then I'm a child right now, because children love fairy tales!"
"Oh, you..."
Liu Yao shook her head speechlessly, then refrained from saying anything more on the topic.
She neatly folded the stage outfit she had smoothed out and hung it on the clothes rack next to the sofa. Then she turned around.
"Alright, take me to see your stage.
"Though I've been away from the stage for many years, I can still give you some pointers."
Jing Liuli instantly brightened up.
"Okay, okay!"
With that, Jing Liuli jumped off the bed, ready to pull Liu Yao out.
However, Liu Yao suddenly smacked Jing Liuli's hand, asking crossly: "Are you going out dressed like that?"
Jing Liuli belatedly glanced at the pajamas she was wearing.
"Hehe, I was too excited and forgot," Jing Liuli said, sticking out her tongue in a playful manner. She then hopped barefoot to the wardrobe and pulled open the doors.
As the doors opened, various outfits appeared before Jing Liuli and the dimensional viewers.
Liu Yao stood beside her, watching Jing Liuli rummage through the wardrobe. She suddenly recalled the first time she met this child many years ago.
The little girl, like a pink jade doll, was hiding behind Mei Ling, clutching an unopened Sweet Dream Candy, her eyes shining as if they held stars.
In just one glance, Liu Yao was convinced that this child might use her singing and dreams to truly merge the coldness of 'Frost' and the warmth of 'Sound'.
This could change the decades-long stalemate in the Frost Tone Family caused by their divergent paths.
For this, she had risked everything.
And soon, all this effort would yield a phase-based return.
Provided that nothing went wrong...
While Jing Liuli changed her clothes and took Liu Yao to tour the stage for her New Year's Eve concert next week, the movie's scene shifted to the dome of the Aurora Aria Sea Concert Hall.
Tendo was lying flat on the crystal-cast starry dome, his hands clasped behind his head. His silver-grey hair was gently lifted by the evening breeze, forming a graceful arc.
He gazed at the night sky above. His signature azure eyes reflected a 'shooting star' cutting across the distant horizon.
The composition of this scene, combined with Tendo's delicate art style—which was distinct from typical hot-blooded anime characters—made every moment look like a cinematographic screenshot.
What the dimensional viewers didn't know was that the 'shooting star,' which they saw as mere background detail, held a hidden meaning.
That shooting star represented the unique transportation of the First Floating City, Star Orbit Corridor—the Star Orbit Train.
A specialized mode of transport exclusive to the Star Orbit Corridor.
But more than this special train, what Tendo was focused on... was the person currently sitting aboard that train.
"The Star Orbit Train... it's half an hour earlier than expected."
Tendo's tone was complex, containing a slight nervousness never before seen in him, along with an inexplicable anticipation.
And the person capable of evoking such complex emotions in him—in the entire world of Stars—was and could only be one person.
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