September 27th was the first selection of the fairy maiden. Yi Lu came in accordance with the host's request. Accompanied by Lu Xiang, they arrived at the first recording studio of the local television station.
The preliminary contest was very simple. Everyone only needed to introduce themselves in front of the judges and perform an impromptu performance.
There were a total of three judges: Jingchuan, one of the leaders of the Maple Mountains scenic area, Hu Feifei, a popular singer with a bit of local fame, and Sun Xiaoxiao, the television station's host.
The preliminaries had yet to begin, and the large lounge was filled with all sorts of girls. With a single glance, one could see that they were truly thin and fat, dazzled. These over a hundred beauties came from all over the place, but most of them didn't come for the prize money. They only came to view the talent show as a tourist event. Therefore, the atmosphere of the entire talent show could be considered harmonious.
Actually, the girls who came to participate in this competition didn't look any worse than them. Yi Lu initially thought that she could be considered as a natural born beauty, but in this situation, she could only be considered above average.
Amongst the crowd, there was a woman in her early twenties who had grown up to be extremely outstanding. Her large eyes, which were as clear as water, were filled with intelligence. Her skin was fair and smooth, and her lips were red without touching anything. She was not very thin, but her body was well-proportioned and very attractive.
Yi Lu thought that this woman was the goddess of the locals — Shen Yue, who shouted so loudly. When he asked around, he found out that this girl was only a freshman from a local university, and her name was Hu Dian.
When the match was about to begin, Shen Yue finally arrived late. She had wavy hair, a oval face, and flowing eyes. She was tall and slender. It was just as the rumors said. As a young miss of a rich family, she didn't have any trace of modesty in her voice. Instead, she chatted amiably with the other contestants.
The cheerful Yi Lu quickly became friends with her.
Yi Lu was an impatient type. She only exchanged a few pleasantries before asking, "Shen Yue, after I came, I heard about your story."
Shen Yue smiled and nodded, and said: "Hehe, I can be considered a household name now. Oh right, my fiancé, Zhang Ye, and I will be getting married on the second day after the show ends.
Yi Lu happily agreed, then asked: "Shen Yue, I'm very curious, what is the relationship between that Lu Ming and your family? Why did your father agree when your fiancé brought his precious jade to propose marriage? What is your relationship with your fiancé? "
Shen Yue was stunned by the stream of questions, and quickly reacted, laughing lightly: "These are all secrets." However, my fiance is loyal and honest, and he's kind. Marrying him shouldn't be wrong! "
She had a perfect smile on her face, and her words seemed to be true, but it did manage to cover Yi Lu's mouth.
The fairy selection competition had officially begun. Yi Lu and Shen Yue's numbers were at the back, so there was a chat between them.
Wave after wave of contestants entered the studio. Half an hour later, there was a commotion at the entrance of the lounge.
Everyone followed the direction of the voice and saw Jing Chuan, who was one of the judges, enter the resting room with a pale face. In his hand was a yellow envelope.
"Everyone, our match has been suspended!" Jing Chuan's slightly trembling voice rang out, "Just now, we received a threatening letter. There was only one sentence: As long as one became a fairy, they would be killed! This matter is of great importance and we were forced to suspend the competition. "
This news was undoubtedly like a bolt from the blue. The competitors had different reactions: some were afraid, some were amazed, some were at a loss, and some did not care.
The entire lounge immediately became chaotic. There were people talking about everything, and some of the more timid people even immediately withdrew from the competition.
At this time, a firm voice sounded out, "I feel that this might just be a prank from someone with good intentions!"
The one who spoke was Shen Yue, there was not a trace of fear on her face, she was as calm as a goddess: "The organizers have worked hard for this competition, we don't know how long they have prepared, how could they end the competition because of a strange letter? I had already said that I would get the title of fairy and marry my fiancé. Perhaps, this is a troublemaker who wants to ruin my wedding. "In any case, I will persevere in completing the game.
Shen Yue's voice was filled with confidence, as if the celestial title would eventually be hers.
"That's right. It's not easy to make this trip here. It's such a waste to be a cowardly turtle."
"If you're really afraid, then withdraw from the competition. The organizers won't stop you."
"Yeah, people like us are just here to fill the numbers. We definitely won't be able to elect any fairy. Isn't that person just killing fairies?" "Hur hur, we are very safe!"
Immediately, everyone's discussion rose and fell, and most of the contestants insisted on completing the competition.
In the end, the organizers decided to continue with the selection, and those who were afraid to give up were able to withdraw from the competition.
Because of the sudden threatening letter, the preliminaries lasted more than half an hour. When Yi Lu walked out of the television station, Lu Xiang was walking back and forth on the side of the road, bored out of his mind.
"Lu Xiang!" Yi Lu said a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, something happened in the middle that made you wait."
Lu Xiang smiled and said, "I also heard about that threatening letter. It's really strange!"
"I saw the legendary Shen Yue!" "She seems to have said that she was going to get the title of fairy and get married again," he said. She said the person who wrote the letter was probably trying to ruin her wedding. "
"Oh?" Lu Xiang raised his brows, "Then, do you think that she can become the champion of the talent show?"
Yi Lu smiled sweetly and said: "She is very beautiful, very approachable, without any airs of a young miss, and extremely well-bred. However, I'm rather optimistic about a female university student called Hu Dian. "
"Eh, who is this dish that can make Miss Yi Lu fall in love with it?" Lu Xiang joked.
"Aren't we going to elect a fairy this time?" Yi Lu said, "Not only is this Hu Dian as beautiful as an immortal, more importantly, her temperament is out of this world. She is exceptionally agile, just like an otherworldly fairy!"
"So perfect?" Lu Xiang shouted exaggeratedly, "I really want to see it for myself!"
"Fuck you!" Isn't it enough for you to have me? " Yi Lu said coquettishly, "Don't eat from the bowl, look at the pot!"
"Alright, alright, alright. I only want you!" Lu Xiang hurriedly admitted his wrongs, "Oh right, I'm actually quite interested in Shen Yue's matter. How about you tell me about it?"
"Hur hur, that's good. She and I have been friends for a long time. " Yi Lu began to talk nonstop.
The next day (September 28th), the semifinals began. From the original hundred or so participants, only 30 managed to enter the semifinals. Hu Diao, Shen Yue, was naturally one of the great beauties that had been selected. She easily won the ticket to the semifinals – in the preliminaries, her melody had won a round of applause from the entire stadium.
The semifinals were an intelligent question and answer + on-the-spot performance mode. The organizers' thoughts were obvious: to become a "fairy" that was admired by tens of thousands of people, to become the representative of the Feng Qi Mountain, in addition to being outstanding in terms of appearance, talent, intelligence, and adaptability.
Hu Diechang was worthy of being a new generation of university students. Facing the tricky questions from the judges, she gracefully gave out the ideal answer without the slightest trace of fear. Coupled with Huang Li's alluring voice, she stood out in the semifinals.
Both Lu Lu and Shen Yue's performance was considered normal, but compared to Hu Diechang, they were still lacking slightly.
Maybe due to the importance she placed on the title of a fairy, Shen Yue's expression was a little lonely. Lulu was so excited by her friend's performance that she couldn't help but praise him by holding his hand. "You're really amazing, Hu Dian! I think the title of fairy belongs to you. "
Hu Diechang revealed a bashful smile, as if she was a completely different person from the natural and unrestrained person on stage. She smiled and said, "To be honest, I'm here for the prize money."
Yi Lu hesitated for a moment. He did not expect Hu Diao to say something like this. Hu Diao smiled wryly, "I am a child from the countryside, my family is not well, I want to finish my studies with a bonus …" "Actually, I usually have a rather introverted character, but this time I'm risking it all!"
Yi Lu's heart skipped a beat and she said, "Hu Dian, as long as you perform normally, this goddess will definitely be yours. Come on!"
"En!" Hu Diechang regained his "domineering aura" from the stage as he vigorously swung his fist.
The second round was more than halfway through. There were only a dozen or so people in the large lounge (some of them left voluntarily when they lost their mind), and half of them were police officers — the organizers had called the police because of the threatening letter incident that morning, and the police had dispatched dozens of people to reinforce the security guards.
When Yi Lu and Hu Die returned to the lounge, everyone was whispering to each other. Several girls' faces were still pale, as if something had happened. Several policemen stood aside with serious expressions.
Lu Xiang sat by the window, his gaze deep. Yi Lu bid farewell to Hu Diao and walked straight towards Lu Xiang: "Lu Xiang, what's wrong? Why have I only been at the studio for a short while? Everyone's behavior is weird? "
Lu Xiang stood up and handed Yi Lu a bottle of her favorite juice milk, saying, "Just now, the host received another threatening letter."
"What?" The milk in his mouth almost spurted out. Yi Lu said in shock, "What did the letter say?"
Lu Xiang's expression was heavy as he said, "It's a collage of words from the newspaper — Stop this kind of ridiculous activity, or Wang Mu will be punished!"
"In the legends of the Immortal Spring, the fairy is the maid of the royal mother. Wang-mu was against the marriage of Hong Ling and the woodcutter in the beginning! " Yi Lu murmured, "This person knows all about legends, but what kind of era is it to have such feudal superstitions?" I think only a fool would believe him! "
Lu Xiang shook his head and said, "That's you. In my opinion, many people would rather believe it to be true than not! "
Yi Lu swept a glance and felt a sense of fear and unease permeate the lounge.
While she was speaking, Shen Yue entered. She was wearing a custom-made white dress with a simple streamlined design that accentuated her snow-white skin and good figure.
Lu Xiang was stunned as soon as he glanced at her — he seemed to have seen this woman somewhere before!
Yi Lu's face was full of anger: "What are you looking at, that's Shen Yue. However, she already has a fiance!" It was a waste! "
The sour taste in Yi Lu's words was so obvious. Lu Xiang laughed dryly twice, then said ingratiatingly, "I only saw that famous brand dress of hers. I think that it would look better if we were to wear it. She's a bit thin, unlike us, who are easy to show off and have a good figure! "
Lu Xiang's gaze pointed towards Yi Lu's full and firm chest. Yi Lu blushed and spat at him in a low voice, "You scoundrel!"
That night, Yi Lu, who was staying at a local hotel, received a text message — she had successfully entered the final round of the fairy selection competition. The final round was held the day after tomorrow, September 30th. It was also the day when the legendary goddesses came down to bathe in the world. Before this, the contestants had to take a day off to shoot a series of promotional footage for Feng Qi Shan, and each of them was preparing to perform in the finals.
In the evening, Yi Lu was lazily lying in a double bed watching "Kangxi's Coming." From time to time, the humorous and hilarious entertainment made her laugh like a bell. After receiving the threatening letter, she was a little worried, so she stayed in the same room as Lu Xiang. Even though they were a pair and Yi Lu wouldn't allow him to cross the line, Lu Xiang still felt happy in his heart.
However, Lu Xiang didn't look at Yi Lu. Instead, he quietly sat at his desk. In front of him was a laptop, his fingers flipping across the keyboard.
On QQ, he chatted with a netizen called "Love her and let her be" (Note: Lu Xiang's netizen is called "Flying Fish").
Flying Fish: Did you hear about the two threatening letters?
To love her is to make her happy: I have heard. I have a friend who happens to work at a television station, so I know better.
Flying Fish: Don't know what purpose the person who wrote the threatening letter was for?
To love her is to fulfill her: paranoiac perhaps, not wanting to see everyone choose a fairy (smile).
Flying Fish: I don't think it's that simple.
Love her to make her do it: Oh, you sound like a professional detective!
Flying Fish: The person who wrote the letter seems to have come for Yue. Shen Yue was confident that she could obtain the title of fairy and then get married. It was unknown who she offended, but it was as though she wanted to put her to death.