Chapter 131: “Rare Characters”—The Foreigners Are Left Dumbfounded

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“I knew it. No matter what answer anyone gives, the streamer who wrote the question will say it is wrong.”

A foreign viewer posted this comment, and the other foreign viewers immediately agreed.

Some people in the live chat said that Bai Qingming could not take a joke, while others accused him of cheating.

Meanwhile, the Chinese viewers looked at these self-important foreigners as though they were watching a troupe of ridiculous clowns.

As was customary, once the answer had been revealed, an explanation had to follow.

At that moment, Bai Qingming spoke.

“I wonder whether there are any women among our international friends here. If so, perhaps you could put yourselves in the role of the female boss in the question.”

“If, late one night, one of your subordinates suddenly sent you a message asking whether you wanted to sleep with him, how would you reply?”

Instead of rushing to explain, Bai Qingming asked them this question.

“That would depend on whether my subordinate was strong and whether he was my type.”

“I’d reply, ‘Come on, baby!’”

“To be honest, if my subordinate were Black, I might be the one sending the message.”

A large number of female viewers watching the stream gave Bai Qingming earnest answers to his question.

Their wildly varied responses opened the eyes of the Chinese viewers.

Bai Qingming fell silent.

Damn it. I was too hasty.

Only then did Bai Qingming remember that, when it came to matters of the mind, Chinese people were generally rather conservative, while foreigners tended to be more open.

Regardless of whether they were men or women, just consider the situation he had mentioned.

With the same message, a Chinese woman receiving it in China would regard it as harassment. Her first reaction would absolutely be to curse the sender.

But overseas, such a thing was perfectly normal.

Most foreign women would see it as proof of their own charm. Not only would they not be angry, some might even feel proud that they had attracted the attention of the opposite sex.

What happened afterward would also be considered normal, even if the other person were a complete stranger they had only just met.

That was why foreign video platforms were often full of reckless challenges, such as kissing someone else’s wife on the street or carrying off another man’s girlfriend in broad daylight.

These things were real, and the people filming them usually did not get beaten up.

For that reason, expecting these foreigners to understand the matter on their own would probably be difficult.

Bai Qingming had no choice but to explain personally.

“In China, sending a woman this kind of message without warning is extremely rude.”

“In the question, the female boss was not agreeing to sleep with my friend. The word ‘sleep’ was actually being used as an insult, telling my friend to get lost.”

“Put that way, you should be able to understand, right?”

After he said this, all the foreigners fell silent.

It was not that they did not want to speak.

They simply could not find an excuse to keep arguing stubbornly this time.

Especially the foreigner who had first connected with Bai Qingming to answer the questions. His confidence had been utterly crushed.

“I’m done answering. I admit defeat.”

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The foreign streamer immediately ended the connection. He was going to enroll in a class and start learning Chinese all over again.

Still, one person could not represent everyone.

At that moment, plenty of foreign keyboard warriors in Bai Qingming’s stream were still refusing to concede, shouting defiantly in the chat.

“Getting a few questions wrong doesn’t prove anything.”

“In short, Chinese is the easiest language in the world to learn. I said it, and even Jesus himself couldn’t change my mind.”

“The only reason I didn’t answer those questions was that someone else was doing it. I actually knew every answer. If I had taken his place, I would have gotten them all right.”

Seeing this, the Chinese viewers were unwilling to back down either and began trading insults with the foreigners.

“Is admitting that Chinese is difficult really so hard? It isn’t going to kill you.”

“I never imagined that other countries had keyboard warriors too.”

“Is this some kind of giant insult competition? I’m a veteran trash-talker and hereby volunteer for battle!”

“Where’s the Sky-Blasting Gang? Time to get to work, brothers.”

“Damn, big brother!”

…

As the two sides argued furiously, Bai Qingming fell into deep thought.

He was considering whether there was any way to stop the bickering and bring the livestream to a proper conclusion.

Before long, he thought of one.

With a mere shift of his thoughts, he activated his special skill, Mastery of Performing Arts. A musical accompaniment suddenly filled the air.

As soon as the music began, the regular viewers of Bai Qingming’s streams fell silent in unison.

In an instant, a long-lost feeling surfaced in everyone’s heart.

At the same time, Bai Qingming’s calm voice rang out.

“Everyone, stop arguing and listen to me.”

“Chinese culture is profound and extensive. It is perfectly normal for some of our foreign friends to misunderstand certain things.”

“I have nothing more to say about that. I only want to dedicate a Chinese song to our foreign friends.”

“After I finish singing, if any foreign viewer who is proficient in Chinese can write down the complete lyrics, I will admit that Chinese is the easiest language in the world to learn.”

The moment Bai Qingming said this, the chat exploded.

“Holy crap! The Godfather of Singles is going to sing?”

“It’s been ages since the Spiritual Leader released a new song.”

“I had almost forgotten that this guy first became famous for singing.”

As soon as they heard Bai Qingming was going to sing, the viewers familiar with him grew excited.

After all, anything produced by the Spiritual Leader was bound to be top quality.

“Oh, right. Let me give you the title. The song I’m going to sing is called ‘Rare Characters.’”

Before beginning, Bai Qingming announced the song’s name.

Like all the songs he had sung before, this one did not exist in the parallel world.

The accompaniment was perfectly timed, and Bai Qingming began to sing.

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“Our Chinese characters, each stroke becoming a painting, preserve five thousand years of history.”

“Let the whole world recognize our Chinese characters.”

“Every left-falling and right-falling stroke tells a story.”

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By this point, the foreigners were starting to feel puzzled.

They had expected something much more difficult. Was that all?

The lyrics were far too simple.

Many foreigners who could speak Chinese scoffed at the opening lines, treating them with utter disdain.

Chinese really was the simplest and easiest language in the world to master.

It was not only the foreigners who felt this way. Even the longtime fans in the livestream who had been loudly praising the Spiritual Leader could not help feeling disappointed.

What was he singing?

He was obviously going easy on them.

“I’m done watching. Unsubscribe, unsubscribe.”

“Unsubscribe while you can; live to ninety-nine.”

“Everyone stop following him. The Spiritual Leader isn’t the person we used to know.”

Some impatient longtime fans had already lost the will to keep listening. They turned against him on the spot and left the livestream.

In no time at all, Bai Qingming’s stream suffered a massive drop in followers. In the blink of an eye, six or seven million fans had unfollowed him.

Looking at all the messages calling for people to unsubscribe, Bai Qingming did not panic.

Haste makes waste. The best part was still to come.

Gradually, the song reached its climax.

Bai Qingming smiled.

Here it comes. Finally.

The next second, his voice shifted, and the difficulty suddenly soared.

“Drought demons, mountain spirits, goblins, ghosts, and monsters.”

“Wu, again and again and yet again.”

“Wu, fire blazing upon fire.”

“Wu, water layered upon water.”

“…”

“Graceful and delicate, sobbing until tears and mucus flow.”

“Babbling without end, neither outstanding nor worthy.”

A succession of obscure and incomprehensible lyrics poured from Bai Qingming’s mouth.

At that moment, the foreigners were utterly dumbfounded.