121: Chapter 121 General!

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What exactly is "General"?

Is it "The general dies in a hundred battles, the warrior returns after ten years"?

Or "In the dark woods, the grass startles in the wind; the general draws his bow at night"?

Or perhaps "The general does not take off his golden armor at night, the army marches at midnight with spears clashing, the wind is like a knife cutting the face"?

Feng Liqian, who wasn't very cultured, naturally couldn't think of so many poems; he just inexplicably felt that these two characters were somewhat sharp and fierce.

Like a cold wind on a winter night, or an unsheathed broadsword, it stung his eyes so much he could barely keep them open.

Looking at the giant "General" characters, Feng Liqian steadied his mindset and fingers, adjusted his breathing, and gently clicked play.

Then he was stunned.

What is this? Is this a song?

Why does it sound like a group of old men talking or arguing in the background???

It wasn't just him; everyone in the surrounding team also looked at each other in dismay, completely at a loss—they had truly never seen a song like this!

But the confusion didn't last long before a highly rhythmic prelude immediately pulled everyone's attention back.

This battlefield, you must go whether you want to or not!

In the next second, Lin Chuyan's voice rang out.

"The arrow of time all points to the place where you returned in defeat."

"You will advance, but in the end, you still have to get used to surrendering."

"Taking it for granted, the sixth step is your greatest fatal flaw."

"I remain motionless, out of the habit of silently brewing everything."

"The cannon opening, purely out of my polite opening."

"The screen horse, only with restrained inner brilliance can one overcome hardness with softness."

"The twenty-sixth move, cannon five advances four, is just a tentative measure."

"At the thirty-third move, with the chariot two moves to seven, I'm afraid you won't be able to defend against the hidden arrow."

Feng Liqian finally freed himself from the opening chatter of the old men, only to quickly fall into another kind of confusion.

This is... Chess???

This is Chinese Chess, right? This must be Chinese Chess! He hadn't heard wrong; Feng Liqian's brain hadn't quite caught up yet.

However, there were professionals in the team, and upon hearing these lyrics, they already felt something was very wrong.

This style of writing, this way of dissing people...

It's too novel!

Who said Chinese Chess couldn't be used to write songs? Why hadn't he thought of it before? It actually fits quite well! No, no, no, it fits perfectly!

Returning in defeat, getting used to surrendering, fatal flaw, remaining motionless, cannon opening, overcoming hardness with softness, unable to defend against hidden arrows...

When these lyrics, which were both in line with Chinese Chess culture and full of aggression, were interpreted by Lin Chuyan's young and sharp voice... the power that burst forth from within was something they had never felt before.

"This bloodless battle only hurts one's self-esteem; the iron rule of winner takes all is no different from reality."

"The old man carrying a birdcage stands on the side and pats my shoulder; I guess he must be thinking the same thing as me."

Well, hearing this, everyone suddenly realized; so that's what the old men at the beginning were waiting for!

It really is the old men watching Chinese Chess in the park, isn't it!

Don't you know that you shouldn't speak while watching a game!

However, the most explosive part came—

"Watch me, my fingers are relaxed, my gaze is like a dragon, treating the enemy as nothing."

"My tactics are endless, my offensive is like the wind, using a lone chariot to enter the palace, crushing your frustrated face."

"Mind me, my fingers are relaxed, my gaze is like a dragon, treating the enemy as nothing."

"I shoot from both sides, my momentum is like a rainbow, using all cannons and horses, with troops at the city walls, it's useless even if you want to escape."

"I ponder against the tide what it means to control movement with stillness, whether the mist in the mountains can serve as a smokescreen."

"The trajectory of the moon and stars is the same as deploying troops, whether 'Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain' is the key to military strategy."

"In the end, it's inevitably me strategizing while you finally give up resistance; I look up at the sunset while you hang your head and leave in gloom."

"Listen to me, victory and defeat are common for soldiers; you don't need to take it to heart, it's because I'm only suited for being unparalleled."

Everyone in the office no longer knew what to say. After this entire segment, Lin Chuyan's momentum had been raised infinitely, just as the lyrics said—this was truly treating the enemy as nothing.

This offensive was truly only suited for being unparalleled...

The people on Feng Liqian's team couldn't help but have a thought rise up: Lin Chuyan was indeed the enemy, but what if the enemy was too powerful?

The song ended.

Feng Liqian turned off the music.

He didn't really feel much, only thinking that Lin Chuyan even had somewhat unclear enunciation.

This is rap, right? Can you even rap with such slurred enunciation? Can such a person even do Singing? This doesn't even compare to him, Feng Liqian!

Feng Liqian was a bit amused in his heart.

If he had to use four words to describe it, it would be: This round is secure!

Thinking this, he couldn't help but beam with joy: "Just this? Lin Chuyan is just this?"

The team members had just emerged from the mood of the song "General" when they suddenly heard Feng Liqian's words, and for a moment, they were a bit incredulous, doubting they had heard correctly: "Huh?"

Feng Liqian shook his crossed legs: "This guy was barking wildly on the internet, I thought he had some great ability... Honestly, I didn't really like "ambush from ten sides"; it was purely because the lyrics hit every one of Entertainment Reporter Xiao Ba's weak points, plus the identity of a paparazzi is indeed universally hated, which is why it had that effect. Tsk tsk, what do you say about this round?"

What else can be said about this round?

The team members couldn't help but look at him with eyes like he was an idiot, but realizing this person was their boss, they all quickly hid it.

Ma Yue didn't understand music, but she could still tell good from bad: "Why does this song feel pretty good when I listen to it?"

"With this level, no wonder he could pull it out in one day." Feng Liqian shook his head, turned to look at his team again, "How about it? Three days should be enough to write it, right? Don't drag it out; I'll rest my voice these few days and strive to catch him off guard!"

A bespectacled man in the team couldn't listen anymore and stood up at this moment: "Brother Qian, it's true that we can write it, but..."

Feng Liqian was a bit impatient: "But what? Spit it out."

"But even if we write it, it's in vain..."

"What do you mean?" Feng Liqian really didn't understand, frowning, "Time is too short? Can't do it in three days? If you can really write a masterpiece, it's not impossible to give you a few more days."

The bespectacled man was between laughter and tears: "Brother Qian, let me be honest, this isn't a time issue, this is a talent issue... I can write diss songs, and I can write them, but someone like Lin Chuyan, even if you gave me three months, I couldn't write it."

The people around them felt a bit disdainful upon hearing this; three months? Are you overestimating yourself too much?

Feng Liqian didn't know what to say.

The bespectacled man was not someone without talent; he was very clear about that, but precisely because of that, he felt like doubting his life.

No, is this song really that good? Why didn't he know?

Seeing him like this, Ma Yue really couldn't help but speak: "Let's not ponder it ourselves; why don't we just look at the public opinion online?"

The few people heard this and agreed; whether it sounded good or not wasn't for them to decide, it had to depend on what the netizens thought.

Feng Liqian didn't speak, directly switched apps, and opened Weibo.

But before he could even search for netizens' evaluations, the trending search that had just appeared on Weibo had "New" and "Explosive" clearly following it.

Looking at the trending topic, Feng Liqian's vision went black—

#Lin Chuyan General Brutally Kills Feng Liqian#

Damn it, what kind of ghost topic is this?!

Did some general named Lin Chuyan chop someone named Feng Liqian?