"You first!" Bai Ye bowed slightly, making a gentlemanly gesture of invitation. With his body transforming into a flurry of playing cards and vanishing from everyone's sight, he ceded the center stage to Hou Ying.
"Nani??"
"He disappeared suddenly? Is this magic too?"
"This is too unscientific! I kinda want to call the Paranormal Research Institute..."
In the 'R' country audience section of the live broadcast, over 20 million viewers were once again in disbelief, their eyes wide as brass bells. As for the 50 million fans watching from within the country, they were accustomed to it, appearing calm.
Many were even excitedly sending gifts, 'educating' the public chat.
"Hahaha... you little newbies, you don't know, do you? Brother Ye's trick is called 'Vanishing Person'!"
"The principle is simple! First, use playing cards to block everyone's vision, then slip away unnoticed, and finally go to the prepared appearance location. I made it up! Hahaha..."
"Brother Ye: Don't ask, it's a trade secret, exclusive 'magic'!"
"No need to doubt, this is our Great Xia's strongest, and the world's strongest magic! No one has dared to challenge it to this day!"
"Exactly! If you don't believe it, call out your domestic magic-revealing masters!"
"Don't dawdle! By intuition, Brother Ye is about to appear! Next, it's the start of the concert!"
...
Upon seeing the explanations from domestic netizens, the 'R' country viewers were half-believing, their curiosity piqued to the extreme. Then, some of them actually ran to other social platforms to tag famous 'masters'!
On the floating stage, after Bai Ye's brief disappearance, he reappeared as a flurry of snowflakes not far behind Hou Ying, condensing into a human form...
(゜ロ゜) !!!
The 'R' country viewers were once again astonished.
"Can someone tell me how all this was done?"
"This... magic? Sugoi!!!"
"@Master Ba Qi, Master, is this 'Vanishing Person' magic by this Great Xia magician real? How is it done?"
"@Master Ba Qi, hey? The magic master is here? Please, Master, resolve our confusion!"
"@..."
"+1111"
In the 'R' country audience section, 'R' country netizens had indeed brought in professional masters from the magic world. With his appearance, the comment section became even more lively.
Master Ba Qi, a middle-aged man in his forties, was a prominent figure in the 'R' country magic circle. At this moment, he was staring intently at his computer at home, wearing glasses. As more and more netizens tagged him, his initial confidence began to waver, and his brows furrowed.
Oh? A master?
Seeing the change in the 'R' country comment section, domestic viewers' eyes gradually brightened, their expressions becoming somewhat strange and amused...
Some had already started sending private messages to magic debunkers like Little Qiang, who often worked hard to reveal Bai Ye's magic!
Finally, amidst the wait of over 70 million people online, the explanation from the 'R' country debunking master's comment finally appeared.
[Master Ba Qi]: "It's a sleight of hand! The playing cards were indeed used to attract everyone's attention, but the moment the cards scattered, he should have used a black cloth to move into a dimly lit area or through a hidden passage. When he reappeared, the snowflakes should be lighting effects, also used to distract everyone, giving him time to hide the black cloth again! I see, the technique is skillful, but nothing particularly extraordinary!"
Master Ba Qi's explanation was immediately drowned out by other comments. However, it was still copied and reposted by excited 'R' country netizens.
Reading Master Ba Qi's explanation, the 'R' country netizens were instantly amused.
"Haha... it seems like it's nothing special!"
"This is a super magic trick? World's number one?"
"It seems our masters are still more formidable!"
...
Seeing the taunts from some 'R' country netizens, domestic netizens were amused. If it were that simple, would our Brother Little Qiang have gone bald?
"Who doesn't know it's sleight of hand? But how can you make so many playing cards explode simultaneously to block vision?"
"A dimly lit area? Are you blind? This stage is so bright, where do you see a dimly lit area?"
"Hidden passage? Where is there a hidden passage? If you're so amazing, why don't you explain how this stage appeared first?"
In an instant, millions of voices rose in condemnation!
Simultaneously, in the domestic audience's comment section, tens of millions of people were frantically tagging domestic famous magicians or debunkers, with Brother Little Qiang being the most frequently tagged.
Domestically, Brother Little Qiang was also watching Bai Ye's 'magic' with great interest. After signing a series of non-disclosure agreements at the last concert in Modu, he had understood the situation.
He merely sneered dismissively at the comments from the 'R' country's Master Ba Qi, then typed a few words and sent them as a gift.
[Magic Debunker - Little Qiang sent a Carnival x1]: "Ignorant!"
The damage was minimal, but the insult was extreme! Brother Little Qiang's brief two words instantly made over 50 million domestic netizens ecstatic, slapping their thighs!
"Good! As expected of our Brother Little Qiang, concise and to the point!"
"Brother Little Qiang, you've changed. But I like it..."
"I'm a fan now!!!"
...
In the 'R' country audience section, Master Ba Qi's face turned ashen in front of the screen, and 'R' country netizens were also enraged, preparing to retaliate and start a flame war.
But at this moment, Bai Ye spoke.
"Hearing you speak for a moment is better than hearing ten years of teachings."
"Please, Master Ba Qi, explain this little magic trick next..."
Bai Ye said with a mysterious smile on his face.
"It's a new song live release event, after all. To make it classy, we need an orchestra. Let me perform one for you..."
As Bai Ye waved his hand with a white-gloved palm, musical instruments of all kinds, one by one, rose from the ice stage beneath him.
The string section included: violins, violas, cellos... The woodwind section: flutes, alto flutes, piccolos... The brass section: trumpets, trombones, tubas...
...The percussion section: timpani, snare drums, bass drums... The tonal instruments: glockenspiel, piano, celesta...
They were all formed from ice, and as Bai Ye gently snapped his fingers, cracks suddenly appeared on the surfaces of these ice-supported instruments.
The next moment, with a rustling sound, the ice peeled off, revealing real musical instruments.
Σ(っ°Д°;)っ This! This...
Master Ba Qi and numerous 'R' country netizens were instantly dumbfounded! Domestic fans and netizens were also full of astonishment!
Prince Hou Ying merely watched silently, smiling without speaking.
"Still missing some performers," Bai Ye continued to speak softly. "Let me conjure some more!"