Chapter 160: 《Loyalty and Patriotism》（Seeking a base monthly ticket!）

At this very moment, in thousands upon thousands of households, as long as everyone turns on their television and stays on CCTV, they can watch today's National Day Gala.

At exactly 8:50, Luo Mo took the stage.

Today, Luo Mo was dressed in a red martial arts outfit, his long hair styled in an ancient fashion and tied up casually, with a black belt fastened around his waist.

He was already tall by nature, and with this attire, his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs were fully revealed.

This look alone was enough to make many viewers in front of their television sets watch the program attentively.

"Luo Mo's ancient costume look is as handsome as ever!"

"Ah! The world has suffered from ugly men in ancient costumes for too long!"

"In recent years, ancient costume dramas have truly been overrun by ugly men, and they each have to play peerless beauties in the shows; I don't know how those actresses manage to immerse themselves in it."

"Amazing! He is simply one of the rare actors today who looks even more handsome in ancient costume than in modern clothes!"

Most importantly, Luo Mo's ancient costume look happens to be the kind that kills with both men and women.

He is not the type with delicate features; he has sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, his whole person is full of heroic spirit, and his bone structure is excellent.

He was seen standing in the center of the stage, his posture upright.

Having practiced Opera and Classical Dance diligently, his standing posture and temperament were different from those of ordinary people.

In the four corners of the stage, four military drums stood tall, and four strong, sturdy men stood before the drums and began to beat them.

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

The drumbeats were not fast, and the sound echoed throughout the venue.

The entire stage seemed to transform into a battlefield before a campaign in an instant!

On the large screen behind him, large brush-calligraphy characters appeared at this moment.

"【Drunk, I trim the lamp to examine my sword; dreaming, I return to the camp with blowing horns.

Eight hundred li, the meat is divided among the subordinates; fifty strings play the sounds of the frontier,

The autumn inspection of troops on the battlefield.】"

After the large characters appeared, the sounds of horns began to echo throughout the venue.

"This poetry has such a great vibe!"

"I love this intro to death, my god, it's so fitting!"

"Luo Mo in red, forever the god!"

"It's firing up, it's firing up!"

The viewers watching the Live Broadcast didn't know why, but they felt their blood boiling along with it.

Was it because of the big drums?

Or was it because of the horn sounds?

Or perhaps these few lines of poetry?

They were not sure why, only knowing that after these things combined, they had an incomparable anticipation for the Chinese Style song that was to follow.

It was mentioned before that "East Wind Breaks" was a watershed for the new and old Chinese Style.

And before "East Wind Breaks," among the old-style Chinese Style, there was a pillar-level figure named Tu Honggang.

Since today was the National Day Gala, Luo Mo naturally chose the most suitable one among his representative works—"Loyalty and Patriotism"!

This is a song that ordinary people cannot sing, because it requires too much breath support, and also because of its singing technique.

Whether one can sing this song well actually has nothing to do with age.

The original singer, Tu Honggang, was not very old when he sang this song.

This one of the pillars of old-style Chinese Style studied Peking Opera when he was young. Therefore, many of his songs actually incorporated quite a few Opera Elements and skills.

You can imagine that in the past, people who sang opera could make their voices resound throughout the entire venue even without a microphone, full of breath support.

This point alone is something ordinary people cannot achieve.

That is why many people on the internet say: "When an opera singer goes to sing, it's a dimensionality reduction strike."

Tu Honggang came from a background as a Copper Hammer Flower Face in Peking Opera; his pronunciation is forward, his voice is like metal and stone, his breath control is extremely particular, and he uses a lot of nasal resonance.

The reason why Luo Mo had visited Elder Tong several times in the days since he returned was actually to ask for advice and learn some small techniques, and to receive the elder's guidance.

Luo Mo has a full 19 years of foundation, which is why he has the confidence to sing this song.

If you just pull out any random male Singer, it naturally wouldn't work.

After the intro of golden spears and iron horses ended, the "Ah—" sound that blended into the intro seemed to have already slowly unfolded the scroll of history before you.

In the face of this song's melody, all the song and dance performances tonight are Afraid to be overshadowed in terms of momentum.

The passion the audience felt while watching the military parade during the day was unexpectedly reignited at this moment by the intro of a single song!

As soon as Luo Mo opened his mouth, everyone listening to the song was stirred.

"【The smoke of war rises, looking north at the mountains and rivers.

The dragon flag unfurls, the horses neigh long, the sword's aura is like frost!】"

Below the stage, those special audience members were all cheering in their hearts.

This short opening segment alone was enough to win their favor.

With only a few words, the momentum was like a rainbow.

The camera swept across those special audience members off-stage. Perhaps they were white-haired, perhaps they were frail and old; even if their temples were like frost, they still sat straight, straightening their backs.

Listening to this song and looking at these people, the audience inexplicably remembered parts of the content in "That Year Those Rabbits".

Worthy of being the genius who wrote the anime script!

Everything was too fitting, and too appropriate.

National Day, National Day, is our beautiful life today not a sequel to those years?

"I feel my Chinese soul is Burning!"

For some reason, a sentence popped into many people's minds:

"【Those who offend China, even if far away, must be punished!】"

Luo Mo was seen standing in the center of the stage, continuing to Sing loudly, his voice powerful and awe-inspiring.

"【My heart is like the vast Yellow River,

Who can resist me as I gallop across these twenty years?

My hatred is like madness, my long sword points the way,

How many loyal souls of my brothers are buried in foreign lands?

Why regret a hundred deaths to serve my home and country?

I endure my sighs, speechless, my eyes filled with blood and tears!】"

Stage special effects appeared at this moment, and another line of poetry appeared before everyone's eyes.

"【The General dies in a hundred battles, the brave warrior returns after ten years.】"

Looking at all this, many people couldn't help but think of the 【Dangui Chapter】 in "That Rabbit".

The only regret in my life is that I only have one life to give to my motherland!

Image after image began to appear on the screen, passage after passage of text, shocking to the eye.

"【Calling 81192, this is 553, I am ordered to take over your flight and execute the patrol mission, please return!】"

"【81192 received, I am unable to return, please continue forward!】"

20 years ago, 33-year-old Wang Wei collided with an enemy aircraft in Huaxia airspace.

81192, please return! Please return!!!

The images changed again, this time showing the sacrifice of border-defending soldiers.

Their names are Chen Hongjun, Chen Xiangrong, Xiao Siyuan, and Wang Chaoran.

Leaving home as a youth, returning as a body that served the country.

When many viewers saw this, they couldn't help but recall a legendary comment from the internet when this incident occurred.

"【Dusk is approaching,

I am eating white rice, drinking soda,

Unable to understand why,

These strong and sturdy soldiers

Would die.

I wake up in the middle of the night,

Suddenly remembering,

They died for me.】"

Yes, some people died for us, and some are ready to die for us at any time!

Even when asked what hardships she suffered, Chen Xiangrong's mother only said:

"I have no Requirement, I just want to know if Rong'er was brave when he fought."

——Mother Chen has no requests, only asks if her son was brave.

Image after image entered the viewers' field of vision, perfectly matching the line in this song: "【Why regret a hundred deaths to serve my home and country?】"

And at this moment, the song entered the chorus section.

The addition of harmonies here caused the overall tone and righteousness to rise to another level.

For many people listening to this song for the first time, hearing the climax of the chorus truly gave them goosebumps, with an indescribable feeling rushing straight to their heads.

Luo Mo's gaze was firm, his whole body still standing straight, his voice resounding:

"【Horse hooves head south, men look north,

Men look north, the grass is green and yellow, dust flies high.

I wish to guard the land and expand the borders,

A dignified China shall make the four corners...

——Come to pay homage!】"

The whole venue was boiling, and all the viewers watching this program were also boiling at this moment.

The line "【A dignified China shall make the four corners——come to pay homage】" can be said to strike directly at the soul!

Just as Luo Mo, dressed in red, was singing this chorus, a lift was operating behind him, and something was slowly sent onto the stage.

It was a super-large drum with a diameter of ten meters!

It was placed horizontally in the very center of the stage, very eye-catching.

And on the drum surface, a long sword was placed.

Luo Mo was seen during the interlude of the song, amidst the sounds of "Ah——", flipping his body and landing on the big drum.

His movements were crisp and neat, his whole body flipped in the air, and it made it hard for people to see exactly when he picked up the long sword on the drum surface.

The moment his feet landed on the drum surface, it produced an inspiring drum beat.

In the adapted and lengthened interlude, Luo Mo drew his sword from its scabbard.

Every one of his sword strikes was so neat, so powerful, as if it could annihilate everything!

Stage special effects appeared at this moment, illusory dragon flags rolled over the stage, the neighing of horses echoed one after another, and even the long sword in Luo Mo's hand flashed with light in an instant, the sword Qi like frost.

All these designs perfectly matched the lines at the beginning of the song.

Many viewers might never forget the man who danced with his sword across the big drum in this National Day Gala for the rest of their lives!

Once the extended interlude ended, Luo Mo stood atop the large drum and continued Singing.

Only this time, his vocal placement and Singing style had undergone a slight change.

His previous voice had been more robust, while the voice he used to perform this B-section of the song was more youthful and spirited.

This was his more natural state of Singing in daily life, without any deliberate embellishment.

Yet for some reason, it instead managed to create the feeling of a young person saying, "I am willing to be the first to charge into battle."

The A-section and B-section of the entire song were completely different, yet the passion ran through from beginning to end.

The reason for this design was because of a group of special people.

Inside the screen, one young face after another appeared.

Their movements were uniform.

——Salute!

This was a very simple transformation special effect; one callow youth after another turned into one soldier after another!

Looking at them before, they were just children; looking at them after, they were men of iron-willed integrity!

In this era where short transformation videos are rampant, this kind of transformation stunned the audience.

"So handsome!"

"Really too handsome!"

Luo Mo stood atop the large drum, and the song entered the chorus climax once again.

"【The horse hooves head south, the people look north,

The people look north, the grass is green and yellow, the dust flies high.

I am willing to guard the land and expand the borders,

Let the majestic China make all directions...

——Come to pay tribute!】"

The camera on the screen began to shift; it was a top-down shot.

The camera filmed from high above, looking down at a group of people standing straight and in neat formation, all with their heads held high and chests out, then looking up at the sky and saluting in unison!

"Attention, everyone!"

"Salute!"

The sound seemed to ring through the entire universe!

Their roar seemed capable of making the mountains and rivers tremble.

After the salute ended, these young people, whose faces were slightly callow but whose skin color and texture were different from ordinary people due to being weathered by wind and sun, shouted aloud:

"May we use our youth to guard this Prosperous Age of China!"

"Fortunate to serve the country, living up to our youth!!!"

The accompaniment at the end of the song concluded amidst a series of slightly dense drumbeats.

Atop the large drum, Luo Mo, with his sword-like eyebrows and star-like eyes, held his long sword horizontally in front of him, then slowly sheathed the sword.

It was as if he had already slaughtered all the foreign enemies, wiping them all out.

Stage special effects appeared once again; four large red characters looked as if they were Burning!

——"Loyalty to the Country"!

A song like this, a stage design like this, appearing on a day like this—

The whole nation was in an uproar!

(PS: Third update, ten thousand words updated in three consecutive posts, begging for double monthly tickets for the eleventh! I want to rush the rankings!

Please save large donations from bosses for 8 PM, when monthly tickets are worth four times as much!)

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