Chapter 1011: New Year's Eve: Empress (Part 2)

For a long time, the overly prominent assets of Luo Bao's upper body had caused many people to overlook the fact that her two snow-white, rounded, long legs were also top-tier.

Old Hua said it well: to judge beauty, look at the legs first. A pair of beautiful long legs can, to a great extent, elevate a girl's overall attractiveness.

Unlike the bamboo-thin thighs of average internet celebrities and stars, Miss Luo Quan's thighs were noticeably thicker, appearing more fleshy.

If she were short, this fleshy type of leg would appear slightly stout.

But Miss Luo Quan's barefoot height is 1.75 meters, so they became incredibly well-proportioned; the fans' sentiment of "legs for days" wasn't just talk.

It was just that because Miss Luo Quan wore T-shirts and shorts during her summer livestreams, showing off her long legs without reservation, the fans had become so accustomed to it that they didn't feel there was anything special about them.

As winter arrived, even if she wanted to wear shorts and show her thighs like she did a few months ago, it wouldn't be possible even with the air conditioning on in the room, so the fans hadn't seen Miss Luo Quan's beautiful legs for a long time.

This time, performing "Elysian Jingtu," the legs and high heels constantly dancing under the cheongsam hem seemed to step right onto the fans' heartstrings, and the visual enjoyment brought by it was simply too satisfying.

As this dance ended, the first chapter of the New Year's Eve gala also came to a complete close, and the second chapter was about to begin.

Perhaps because the ending of the first chapter was truly too spectacular, although the performances in the entire second chapter were also quite good, the audience felt a bit unenthusiastic.

Fortunately, with the New Year approaching, the performances had become less important at this time. The various chat groups on mobile phones had already begun celebrating the arrival of the New Year, sending and grabbing red envelopes with great enthusiasm.

No matter how spectacular the New Year's Eve gala was, it had become background music while everyone was busy chatting with others.

As the end of the third chapter arrived, the entire New Year's Eve gala entered the countdown.

In the previous ten minutes, the popular domestic and foreign singers prepared by Bilibili for the audience performed in turns, which could be considered the highlight of the night, second only to the duet by Luo Si and Miss Luo Quan. The atmosphere of the bullet comments also reached its peak because the New Year was coming.

Just when everyone thought the host was about to come out to wrap up and conduct the New Year countdown, an unexpected figure appeared again.

"Luo Bao!"

"Haha, I knew she would come out again."

"The finale of the New Year, this is the only way to be worthy of her status."

"So much prestige, appearing at two different time slots in the same gala."

"It appeared, Luo Bao's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

"Wow, so many wives."

"Harem Technique, right?"

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The transition of the bullet comments from surprise to teasing was because many projections of Miss Luo Quan appeared on the big screen on the stage. They were wearing different styles of evening gowns, holding various musical instruments, some sitting gracefully, others standing tall.

And the most eye-catching one was, of course, the real person standing on the stage.

She wore a white dress that seemed to drift with fairy-like energy, like a ray of clear light cast by the moonlight, ethereal and stunningly beautiful.

The sound of the zither and the flute played slowly. Miss Luo Quan's hands were empty; no microphone was seen.

As a walking music player, Miss Luo Quan had never lip-synced since her debut. For such an important stage, there was even less reason to fake it.

The reason for doing this was that the microphone could not be held too close.

Most of the audience was still wondering why Miss Luo Quan wasn't holding a microphone, but a small number of people had guessed the reason.

Unlike the outdoor New Year's Eve gala venues of other satellite TV stations, Bilibili's New Year's Eve gala was held indoors.

This place was usually used as a performance venue for classical concerts, and everything from the design to the materials was quite special.

In this venue, opera singers do not need microphones. Their high notes are not absorbed by the surrounding floors, ceilings, and walls, but are reflected toward the audience.

So even without amplification equipment, the audience can still hear clearly what they are singing.

If the microphone is placed too close, it will instead become distorted due to the high frequency.

Therefore, during opera performances, recording microphones are often placed at the edge of the stage.

Miss Luo Quan was in such a situation now; the song she was about to sing would inevitably be very high, otherwise, she wouldn't have put the microphone aside.

"Left hand grasps the earth, right hand grasps the sky,"

"Palm prints cracked with lightning from ten directions,"

"Exchanging time in a hurry for years,"

"Three thousand worlds as if never seen,"

"………………"

Sure enough, after Miss Luo Quan opened her mouth, just four lines were enough to fill the entire venue with the resonance of her high notes.

If the venue had been full of audience members, this situation wouldn't have occurred.

However, when she recorded the program, the Bilibili gala had already finished recording, and there were no extras to cheer her on, so Miss Luo Quan, besides being her own orchestra, also had to perform in an empty venue.

The empty room also made her singing voice become more ethereal and hazy, like the chanting of ancient sirens, possessing a magic that makes people obsessed.

As the volume of the instrumental accompaniment gradually increased, Miss Luo Quan's singing voice became more and more high-pitched, spanning three octaves, soaring all the way from the initial D#3 to C6!

And unlike most singers whose faces become painfully distorted when hitting high notes, Miss Luo Quan kept a smile on her face the whole time, as if hitting a High C was completely effortless.

Actually, High C is not an unattainable high realm; as long as one practices, many people can reach it.

But like Miss Luo Quan, hitting High C with continuous articulation, and the vocalization being incredibly rounded, full, and clear, there isn't a second person in the country who can be found yet.

Let alone the country, even in the whole world, it is estimated that it is difficult to find someone who can surpass her.

Now her technique has reached the pinnacle, and combined with an unparalleled, super-strong body, she is the number one active singer in terms of vocal skills; there might be some people who are unconvinced.

But if it's said that she is in the top three in vocal skills, there is absolutely no disagreement!

This song "Left Hand Points to the Moon" demonstrated Miss Luo Quan's current strength very well. The melody of the song might not be as good as some of Miss Luo Quan's love songs, but in terms of the attribute of showing off skills, it was absolutely maxed out.

This is a divine song that one knows is impossible for most people to replicate just by listening to it. The high notes in the final stage were simply enough to flip people's skulls.

This is not an exaggeration, but what the audience in the bullet comments were all saying.

They, who were originally waiting for the New Year to arrive, were suddenly attracted by the singer on their phones, and then were shocked by Miss Luo Quan's terrifying sound pressure to the point of almost forgetting to breathe, not even realizing that it had reached midnight.

By the time Miss Luo Quan finished singing the song, they realized that it had already reached 2021.

"Mom asked me why I was kneeling to watch the New Year's Eve gala."

"This song is too awesome. Luo Bao's live high notes are still of super high quality as always."

"I can't find any language to describe my current mood. Thank you Luo Bao for this New Year's gift. The performance was truly too spectacular!"

"I announce that this song will be the best of all the New Year's Eve stages this time. Who agrees, who opposes?"

"Who else can oppose? Luo Bao is the best in the world!"

"Little friends, Happy New Year!"

"Bilibili, cheers!"

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Amidst the praise and celebration of the audience, 2021 arrived.

The past year, whether smooth or frustrating, had already become a thing of the past.

Regardless of whether the New Year has a new atmosphere, the word "future" contains infinite possibilities.

As long as one's thinking doesn't slide, there are always ways to make life better.

The Bilibili New Year's Eve gala ended successfully here. The fans in Miss Luo Quan's livestream room were crazy about sending gifts. Although she asked the fans many times not to send her money and to buy more delicious and fun things, she still couldn't stop the prompts of captains and admirals in her livestream room from appearing one after another.

"Let's end the livestream here today. Everyone, rest early and don't stay up too late."

Miss Luo Quan looked at the livestream room where gifts were still being sent non-stop and issued the notification to end the stream.

The fans who were still in high spirits were unwilling to agree, but Miss Luo Quan had already turned off the computer at lightning speed.

"Damn, running so fast?"

"Ending the stream as soon as she says so, willful enough."

"Happy New Year everyone, see you at noon."

"Happy New Year, bye-bye!"

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Miss Luo Quan certainly couldn't see the fans' complaints and farewells. She had been busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner for several hours during the day, and livestreamed for the fans for several hours at night. It was only after midnight that she finally had some personal time.

She didn't even play with her phone; she just wanted to take a hot bath and then go to bed.

After the steaming bath water was put into the bathtub, Miss Luo Quan sat in, and in a short while, the water surface was covered by bubbles.

The bathroom was equipped with a so-called high-end massage bathtub. She had always taken showers before and really hadn't taken a bath in this bathtub much.

Trying it out on New Year's Eve today, she found the effect was just so-so.

Originally, she thought the massage effect of the massage bathtub was to relieve muscle pressure through vibration at the edges or something.

It turned out it just sprayed water to impact the shoulders and waist, and the intensity was relatively average.

After experiencing it, Miss Luo Quan turned it off. A low-EQ evaluation was that this thing was purely an IQ tax; a high-EQ evaluation was that it didn't cheat the poor.

"Showers are still better. It's hurting my neck." Miss Luo Quan lay on the bathtub, complaining in her heart.

However, one thing to say, although her neck was uncomfortable, her body was quite relaxed.

After all, a shower couldn't achieve the effect of soaking the whole body in hot water. This warm, soft touch was indeed quite comfortable. No wonder so many people like hot springs.

"Buzz buzz…………"

Suddenly, something began to vibrate.

Miss Luo Quan knew this was Bai Xingwei calling her, so she took out the Spirit Mirror and placed it horizontally on the sink next to her.

But before she could speak, the Spirit Mirror suddenly shone brightly, and then a person appeared in the bathroom along with this beam of light.

"You... how are you here?!" Miss Luo Quan looked at Ye Zhining, dumbfounded.

Originally, she thought that after leaving the Empress Palace and leaving the Universe, she could sit back and relax. As long as she didn't go back, no matter how powerful the Empress was, she couldn't do anything to her.

But now seeing her appear in front of her just like that, Miss Luo Quan was completely stunned. So the Empress also has a "Anywhere Door"?

"My beloved concubine, it seems I have come at just the right time." Ye Zhining looked smilingly at Miss Luo Quan, who was completely hidden under the bubbles.

However, the bubbles didn't completely cover her body; the snow-white skin was faintly visible.

The bathroom is like this; it's no problem when one person is alone, but if one more person suddenly appears, the atmosphere in there will become ambiguous.

Miss Luo Quan swallowed nervously, not daring to act rashly for fear of destroying the distribution of the bubbles, and said to Ye Zhining: "Your Majesty, why are you here?"

"Bold!" Ye Zhining suddenly shouted loudly, "In any case, you are considered half a citizen of the Saint Tang Heavenly Dynasty. Why don't you salute when you see me?"

In normal times, the Empress shouting like this would count as the Emperor's wrath.

But in this situation, Miss Luo Quan saw thick bad taste on her face.

"Your Majesty, you really know how to joke. I'm taking a bath right now; it's really inconvenient to salute.

How about you wait outside for a minute? I'll come out immediately after I tidy up, and I'll even perform the five-body-to-the-ground salute for you." Miss Luo Quan said with an embarrassed expression.

She was now in a completely passive state, not even daring to move.

And Ye Zhining was full of smiles: "I see you are soaking in the bath quite comfortably. I happen to be in the mood too, and I want to soak as well. How about we squeeze in?"

"This won't do, Your Majesty." Miss Luo Quan refused in a hurry.

Although she hadn't taken a "mandarin duck bath" before, she had soaked in hot springs with Wen Xia, Mia, and the others before.

If it were that kind of scene, it wouldn't be a big deal to be with Ye Zhining.

But the key is how big is the bathtub? She had to bend her legs just to lie in it alone. If another one came, wouldn't it directly become an Arhat stack?

It's a pity that Ye Zhining didn't seem to understand this truth, or rather, she was playing dumb, still lingering in the bathroom without moving, and her eyes were not honest, looking around.

Considering that Ye Zhining was the Empress, Miss Luo Quan didn't deliberately cover up.

Being looked at twice wouldn't make her lose a piece of meat, but she was worried that if Ye Zhining were to have a sudden impulse and "bring her to justice" on the spot, that would be troublesome.

In this situation, it depends on Ye Zhining's willpower and whether she keeps her promise.

It was agreed at the beginning not to touch her, but she was wearing clothes at the time.

As for now…………

Miss Luo Quan opened her eyes and looked at Ye Zhining, and the latter giggled: "My beloved concubine, you are looking at me with teary eyes; are you implying something?"

Miss Luo Quan was speechless: "If I close my eyes, will Your Majesty ask the same?"

Ye Zhining laughed: "My beloved concubine is truly smart. How did you know my thoughts?

But my beloved concubine, you've been soaking for so long, aren't you afraid the water will get cold?"

"I'm about done." Miss Luo Quan saw that staying in the water wasn't a solution.

Seeing Ye Zhining like this, it didn't look like she was going to make a move, so she stood up directly.

The water was brought out of the bathtub with a splash, splashing all over the floor.

Miss Luo Quan acted as if Ye Zhining wasn't there, drying her body on her own, and then wrapped herself in a bath towel.

Ye Zhining did indeed keep her promise from before, not making a move, just watching quietly.

If it were just like this, then there wouldn't be any big problems.

After all, when she soaked in the hot spring before, she had long been seen through by the artists in the company. ===== CHAPTER 1012 =====