146: Chapter 146 These songs you wrote... are they out of this world?

Shen Qingxue didn't think much of it and continued to wait quietly.

But soon, her expression changed.

Because after finishing the second song, Lu Li didn't stop.

For the third one, he still didn't stop.

Shen Qingxue's expression shifted from calm to bewildered, and from bewildered to shocked.

The fourth one.

The fifth one.

Every time Lu Li finished writing a song, he would put the manuscript paper aside, then take a new sheet of blank manuscript paper and continue writing.

His movements were smooth as floating clouds and flowing water, without the slightest hesitation.

In just over an hour, five sets of manuscript paper were neatly stacked on the coffee table.

Lu Li tossed the pencil onto the coffee table, leaned back against the sofa, and let out a long breath.

"Alright, done."

Shen Qingxue stared at that stack of manuscript paper, completely stunned.

She had originally thought Lu Li was just casually saying that he had too much inspiration and didn't know which one to write.

Yet this guy directly wrote five?!

"You… wrote five?"

Shen Qingxue's voice was a bit dry.

"That's right."

Lu Li rested his hands behind his head, crossed his legs, and wore a matter-of-fact expression.

"Didn't I say it, I had too much inspiration and didn't know which one was suitable to write, so I just wrote them all out. You can pick the most suitable one to take to the competition."

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath, reached out to take the stack of manuscript paper, and then began to look through it carefully.

blue and white porcelain? This is a song related to porcelain? And the next one, orchid pavilion preface… is also related to calligraphy?

Shen Qingxue couldn't help glancing at Lu Li.

How should she put it? Just judging from the song titles alone, she could already feel an unusual vibe.

And based on Lu Li's past songwriting style…

She almost didn't dare to imagine how powerful the content inside the songs would be.

"Don't look at me, Bro~ Because songs are just a legend."

Lu Li raised an eyebrow at her.

Shen Qingxue couldn't help rolling her eyes at him, then refocused her attention on the manuscript paper.

After flipping through two pages, the content of the third page…

Hmm… hair like snow? What is the story of this song about?

Suppressing her curiosity, Shen Qingxue turned to the last two pages again.

One red dust inn, one east wind breaks.

The titles of the five songs gave Shen Qingxue a minor shock, and made her grow increasingly intrigued by the content of the songs themselves.

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Soon, Shen Qingxue spent a long time reading through these five songs from start to finish more than once.

The living room was so quiet that only the rustling sound of turning manuscript pages remained.

She was feeling the imagery of the lyrics, trying to hum the melody in her mind.

After reading them multiple times, she simply immersed herself in those words and phrases, almost forgetting the passage of time.

Lu Li leaned against the sofa with his legs crossed, holding a cup of yogurt in his hand and sipping it absentmindedly.

Ah~ blissful.

He didn't rush her; instead, he took out his phone to play games, directly shouting "yuanshen! Launch!"

It wasn't until another hour later that Shen Qingxue gently put the manuscript paper back on the coffee table and raised her head.

Her expression remained calm, but in those cool, aloof eyes, an emotion that Lu Li had never seen before was surging.

"How is it?"

Lu Li put down his phone and asked casually.

Shen Qingxue stared at him for three seconds.

"Are you serious?"

"Serious about what?"

"These five songs… were all written by you just now?"

Lu Li was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"That's right, weren't you watching?"

Shen Qingxue took a deep breath and slowly let it out.

If she didn't believe in science and weren't a firm materialist, she would really want to check if there was actually a system stuffed inside Lu Li's head.

How could anyone possess such a heaven-defying talent?

Then she lowered her head, her gaze falling back onto that stack of manuscript paper, her fingers gently brushing across the corner of the top sheet.

"blue and white porcelain"

Just looking at these three words gave her an indescribable palpitation.

"The azure blue waits for the misty rain, and I am waiting for you…"

She recited this chorus silently in her heart, and her heart suddenly beat a little faster.

This kind of imagery was almost about to become concrete.

It was hard to imagine that these were lyrics a human could write, and Lu Li not only wrote them, but had so many that he could squander them casually.

Writing five in one go, every single one of them worthy of being called top-tier, this could no longer be explained by the word "genius".

"You pick one and see which one is most suitable for the competition."

Lu Li's voice pulled her thoughts back.

Shen Qingxue raised her head, glanced at him, and then shook her head.

"I can't choose."

Lu Li was taken aback.

"Can't choose? Why?"

Shen Qingxue's gaze fell back onto the stack of manuscript paper, and her voice softened a fraction.

"Because every single one is so good that I don't know how to choose between them."

She paused and gently tapped her finger on the manuscript paper.

"The imagery of blue and white porcelain is too beautiful. This kind of beauty is not that kind of straightforward sentimentality, but subtle, unfolding bit by bit along with the song's buildup."

"And orchid pavilion preface… combining calligraphy and emotion together, the running script flows like clouds and water, and the affection twists and turns like a brush tip. I have never seen this kind of imagery before."

"The regret of passing time in hair like snow, the carefree grievances and enmities, and the tender attachments of children in red dust inn."

"And east wind breaks played on the pipa… Every single one is so exquisite. I finally understand what you meant when you said it was so hard to choose."

After finishing all this in one breath, Shen Qingxue realized that her voice was a bit tight.

She picked up her water cup and took a sip, calming her emotions down.

Hearing this, the corners of Lu Li's mouth slowly split open, revealing a punchable smile.

"Are you praising me?"

Shen Qingxue glared at him, but didn't retort this time, because these were the most beautiful songs she had ever seen in all these years.

Whether lyrics or melody, they were the most beautiful.

"What do you say? Which song are you picking to take the stage?" Lu Li raised an eyebrow and spoke with a smile.

Shen Qingxue was obviously still hesitating and unable to make up her mind.

In the end, she smiled helplessly and sighed.

"Forget it, you decide. I like whichever one; it's really hard to choose."

"You want me to recommend one?"

"Mm."

Shen Qingxue nodded, her tone unusually carrying a hint of uncertainty.

"These five songs are all your works, and you know them best. Which one is more suitable for the competition, you should know better than me."

Lu Li put down his yogurt, straightened his posture, and swept his gaze over the stack of manuscript paper.

To be honest, in the world before he transmigrated, every single one of these five songs was a classic among classics, the kind that could hold their own whenever brought out.

But a competition is different from releasing songs normally; what a competition needs is to move the judges and audience to the greatest extent within a limited time.

"Let's go with hair like snow."

Lu Li reached out, pulled that lyric sheet from the manuscript stack, and waved it in his hand.

"How about it? The imagery of this song is also quite good. hair like snow makes parting sorrowfully beautiful; just a single line can drag people right into that kind of regretful emotion."

Hearing this, Shen Qingxue nodded without hesitation.

"Uh-huh, let's go with it then, but…"

Saying this, she hesitated slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Li gave her a surprised look.

Shen Qingxue paused, then suddenly revealed a sly smile.

"I was thinking… since there are five Chinese-style songs… then shouldn't you also show your face and sing one?"

"Someone, ever since barely making an appearance for coral sea last time, hasn't shown their face to release a song in a long time."