Chapter 482

"Take the beating honestly."

"Heavenly King Guo has the qualifications to say this to you."

"Are those three extra votes not burning your hands? Do you have the nerve to take the championship for this episode?"

"In the next episode, watch how the Avenger beats the Ruthless One to a pulp."

"With Guo Yu here, everyone has to kneel honestly."

"Heavenly King Guo is invincible."

"..."

Such voices were everywhere.

Guo Yu's popularity and influence crushed Zhou Ru's; his appearance could be said to have dealt a dimensionality-reduction strike to the Ruthless Empress. Even Zhou Ru's Weibo was flooded by fans.

But all of this...

Was built on the foundation that "the Ruthless Empress is truly Zhou Ru."

But is she?

Now it seems the possibility of her being Jiang Yuyan is actually much higher than her being Zhou Ru.

As for why Zhou Ru didn't come out to explain it herself, Su Xue could guess a little: for a celebrity, traffic delivered to your door shouldn't be wasted; it's equivalent to a freebie.

The Ruthless Empress will eventually have a day when she reveals her face, and by then, everyone will know the Ruthless One isn't her, so this kind of cursing will have no basis.

On the contrary, she earned a wave of traffic out of thin air; it was purely a massive profit.

"Something big is going to happen..." the manager's voice trembled.

The rehearsal went smoothly.

After Mingyue finished rehearsing, she waited in the backstage lounge.

Lu Xun once said: Women are made of water.

While waiting, Mingyue would occasionally go to the restroom.

In the blink of an eye.

The time reached eight o'clock in the evening.

The television on the wall of the lounge began to broadcast the footage from the stage, and the host, Zhao Yong, had already walked onto the stage.

The livestream began!

At the same time, countless viewers waiting in front of their phones, computers, or televisions were also incredibly excited, flooding the screen with comments:

"Front row! First!"

"It's here!"

"It's started!"

"Ahhhhh! I'm so excited!"

"Here specifically for Guo Yu!"

"My childhood idol! Guo Yu is definitely the champion this episode!"

"I've listened to Guo Yu's songs for so many years and owe him a concert ticket; I must support this episode!"

"I support the Ruthless One! I support Zhou Ru!"

"Zhou Ru is a wife, she's already someone else's spouse, and you still like her? Your taste is truly heavy."

"Isn't this her bonus point?"

"The person above understands 'The Wife'."

"Livestreams are just more exciting!"

"..."

The comments surged rapidly.

Hengdian.

Zhu Xudan, Hu Tao, and Dai Si were also waiting in front of their phones, watching the livestream via Penguin Video.

They had already guessed that the Ruthless Empress was Jiang Yuyan, and seeing the comments saying the Ruthless One was a wife, they laughed until they couldn't stand straight.

Who would have thought that the ever-strong Sister Yue would have such a miserable moment.

As the camera moved, on the stage of *Masked Singer 3*, the host Zhao Yong had already taken the stage, holding the microphone and delivering a passionate opening and sponsor advertisements; immediately after, he introduced the new celebrity guests for this episode.

It could be seen that the production team was serious this time; the new celebrity guests were all well-known figures in the music industry.

A King of Songs, a Queen of Songs, a gold-medal lyricist... and a Master Composer!

The frequently appearing Master Composer Shen Xiao was invited to the masked stage.

He smiled and waved at the camera.

His appearance immediately ignited the emotions of the audience on-site and those watching the livestream:

"Holy crap!"

"It's Shen Xiao! It's a Master Composer!"

"The production team's budget is a bit too big, they even invited a Master Composer!"

"Prestige!"

"Understandable, after all, this episode has Heavenly King Guo Yu; besides a Master Composer, no one on-site is qualified to evaluate him!"

"It's a pity, if the production team had invited the Gu Sorcery girl too, it would be guaranteed to be full of highlights. She should also be qualified to evaluate Guo Yu."

"Definitely, she's the God-Slayer who hammered a group of Master Composers into the ground!"

"No hope, those twins are busy filming lately and have no time at all. As their film and drama fan, I just want to say, you music fans, don't delay my Sect Leader's filming speed."

"..."

The popularity of a show and its influence on the nation are positively correlated with the production team's budget.

If a show is done well, it not only attracts new sponsors, but even sponsors who have already signed agreements will add more funding.

It was under these circumstances that *Masked Singer 3* could use high appearance fees to invite Master Composers, Kings of Songs, Queens of Songs, and so on.

So much so that the current lineup of celebrity guests could be called luxurious.

The judging panel of *I Am a Singer* was nothing more than this.

The audience was excited.

At this moment, the screen switched.

The footage of the backstage lounge appeared before the audience.

Queen of Hearts, Lonely Tree, Smurf, Red Dandelion, Ruthless Empress, Avenger... every masked singer appeared on camera, and the comments were flooding the screen; after five episodes, they all had many fans.

Especially the Avenger's fans, who were terrifying; the comments instantly became a waterfall. By comparison, the Ruthless Empress was two points inferior!

Next, it entered the drawing phase.

With the broadcast of *Masked Singer 3*, the importance of the performance order was already known to the audience, and at this moment, countless viewers had their hearts in their throats, all hoping their favorite masked singer would draw a good spot.

The results came out.

Queen of Hearts performed first, Smurf second, Avenger third, Ruthless Empress fourth, Lonely Tree fifth... the one who got the golden sixth spot was Red Dandelion—

"Mom!"

"Avenger performs third, Ruthless One performs fourth? Damn, this is making the Ruthless One follow the Avenger's set; is a Heavenly King's set something anyone can follow? Even if she is the Ruthless One who won five consecutive championships!"

"Cao Dan's hand is too dark!"

"The Ruthless One definitely won't get tonight's championship!"

"Awesome!"

"Guo Yu is badass! With this lineup, tell me, how can the Ruthless One win?"

"Just let Heavenly King Guo put a period to the Ruthless One's five-episode winning streak!"

"Tonight, I'm just waiting to watch their battle!"

"I'm already fired up!"

"Go Ruthless One! Don't be afraid, I support you!"

"Red Dandelion has such good luck, the golden sixth spot."

"..."

The comments were flooding in.

Backstage, in the lounge.

After drawing the lots, Cao Dan looked at the Ruthless One, who was wearing a ghost mask that looked both crying and laughing, with a face full of apology. ===== CHAPTER 483 =====