Chapter 120: Don’t Celebrate Too Soon [Alliance Leader: Night Chaos Heaven — Bonus Update 2/2]

"Hiss! Another original song! What kind of monster singers are on this show?"

"I was wrong! It seems I guessed wrong, too! 'Red Rose' is not Qin Haiyu. Since her debut, she hasn't released a single song she wrote herself. While she is a great singer, she isn't a singer-songwriter!"

"Why do I get the feeling that 'Red Rose' is trying to challenge 'Patrick Star'? In the last episode, 'Patrick Star' performed an original song with a guitar, and this time she’s done the same! It feels like a real showdown!"

...

On the large stage screen, the information for the song performed by Qin Haiyu was displayed.

*Light*
Lyrics: Red Rose
Composition: Red Rose
Vocals: Red Rose

Once this information appeared, the judges and audience members who had suspected that "Red Rose" was Qin Haiyu were effectively misled.

Now, they all began to reassess the identity of "Red Rose," narrowing their guesses to female singer-songwriters.

But among female singer-songwriters, who has such a great figure? Who has such beautiful legs?

That was getting harder to guess!

Backstage, Yu Zhile seized the chance to help his wife cover her tracks: "Which female singer-songwriters fit her description? And which female singers are good at playing the guitar?"

These two questions successfully sparked a discussion among the other four masked singers, and thus, Yu Zhile successfully helped his wife lead everyone astray.

When the show finally airs, if this segment is broadcast, the audience will likely be misled by their husband-and-wife teamwork as well!

The fact that they might be the only ones who can keep their identities secret until the very end... just thinking about it made Yu Zhile feel it was quite amusing!

After successfully steering the conversation to mislead the other four masked singers, he began to listen quietly to his wife singing.

On stage, Qin Haiyu sat with her legs together in a dignified and elegant pose, her hands skillfully playing the guitar as she sang this song—one written by her husband and taken by her to bluff the audience.

"Light falls upon your face,
As lovely as it always was.
Inch by inch, you
Fill the desire..."

When singing this song, Qin Haiyu's voice had changed slightly compared to the previous episode, making it feel as if someone else were behind the mask.

Yu Zhile quite liked the song *Light*, especially the guitar arrangement; he had played it often back in college.

The accelerated melody had a special feeling to it; the tune seemed capable of making one obsessed, even frantic.

The melody lingered in the mind, refusing to fade!

At this moment, Qin Haiyu was playing the guitar with great focus, singing a song that was simple in melody yet never felt dull.

"You lower your head, saying not a word,
You walk toward the gray.
You dwell in the chaotic deep sea,
You begin a hopeless wait..."

Backstage, Yu Zhile played the part of a sycophant: "Beautiful! This song is going to be a hit! I never expected 'Red Rose' to have such great songwriting talent. It looks like I’ll have to find a way to collaborate with her in the future!"

As for what kind of collaboration, it certainly wouldn't be musical!

Hahahaha, who would have thought?

Yu Zhile was already starting to imagine a whole movie in his head!

Because the lyrics of *Light* were very short, the entire song lasted less than three minutes.

Therefore, Yu Zhile had added an adaptation for his wife; there were no lyrics in the latter half, and Qin Haiyu hummed along to the guitar accompaniment, which carried a unique charm and made her voice simply intoxicating.

After the performance, Qin Haiyu left the high stool, hugged her guitar, and bowed slightly to show her gratitude. Enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

At the judges' table, Teacher Wu praised, "This song is fantastic! I never expected to hear two original songs in today's episode!"

The female judge beside him said with a headache, "I don't even know who you singers are anymore! How are you all hiding your identities so well? Director, can you quietly tell me who they are after the recording? I promise I won't leak it! For the rest of the recording, I'll pretend I don't know who they are!"

"Keep dreaming!"

Director Zhang's voice drifted over casually, causing the live audience to burst into laughter.

The effect of the show was achieved. Ni Qiqin took the stage and hosted: "Teacher Lin, it's not just you who wants to know the identities of the singers. I want to know, too! You might not believe it, but aside from the director and the show planners, none of the other staff members know the singers' identities!"

"That's brutal!"

"Your show is truly ruthless!"

The judges were impressed. They hadn't expected that even the host was kept in the dark about the singers' identities!

This level of secrecy was simply invincible!

Following the conclusion of the live voting for Qin Haiyu, the singer known as "Old Boy" took the stage to perform.

Once all six singers had finished their performances, the first-round rankings were to be revealed!

The thrilling moment was about to arrive. Yu Zhile turned around expectantly to watch the big screen, wanting to see if his guesses were correct.

When the rankings were revealed, Yu Zhile realized his guesses were indeed correct!

This also indicated that the audience was generally acting normally, and there was likely no rigging in the rankings released by the production team.

Just as he had guessed, in this episode, "Polar Bear" was ranked fifth and "White Swan" sixth; their biggest problem was their choice of songs.

"Lone Wolf," who had advanced in the previous episode, narrowly lost to "Old Boy" this time, placing fourth by a small margin of three votes.

But he was still safe, having won one and lost one over the two episodes. Meanwhile, "Polar Bear" and "White Swan" were in a dire situation; having failed to advance to the second round for two consecutive episodes, if things remained the same next time, they would both be eliminated.

Yu Zhile said sincerely to his wife beside him, "Congratulations! That original song of yours was very beautiful."

Qin Haiyu replied politely, "Thank you, your *Mermaid* was also very good!"

Although she said that, Qin Haiyu felt incredibly proud inside! She thought to herself: *Now you're convinced, aren't you? Even though both were original songs, mine was much more impressive than yours! The vote count was a full 10 votes higher!*

She secretly rejoiced, thinking that her husband would surely be very happy and proud when he saw these results!

Indeed, Yu Zhile was very happy, because this was the first time his wife had spoken to him so politely and formally!

He couldn't help but smile. Participating in *The King of Masked Singers* was truly interesting!

His wife was right beside him, yet she was none the wiser! Just thinking about it felt exciting and fun!

But, my dear wife, don't get too happy too soon!

It’s only the beginning, and it’s hard to say who will take the crown of "King of Singers" for this episode!

Therefore, when the second round of competition began and Yu Zhile took the stage, and the information for the song he was about to perform appeared on the big screen, it was hard for Qin Haiyu not to look grim!