Chapter 66: Chapter 66: The Ancient Culture Research Institute Speaks Out

Pan Yangxia was in line with his dorm mates.

The university had finally given them a few days off, so he had hurriedly gathered his dorm mates and bought the fastest available Spaceship Tickets to get here.

Ever since he got his dorm mates hooked on Jiang Qin’s music, their entire dorm had become Jiang Fans.

So they were all thrilled to be visiting Blue Star this time.

After all, they were about to meet their idol in person!

The thought of getting so close to Jiang Qin made them incredibly nervous.

“Yangxia, we’ll be able to get in, right?”

Pan Yangxia looked at the long line ahead of them and felt a little worried, but he still thought they couldn’t be *that* unlucky.

“We should be within the fifty-thousand-person limit. Barring any surprises, we should be able to get in.”

“That’s good, that’s good. If we don’t get in today, we have to leave Blue Star tomorrow. Who knows when we’ll get another chance to come back.”

Just as the group was filled with anticipation, someone actually came over and tried to convince them to leave the line.

He said the female in the bar was only C-level and couldn’t possibly soothe so many people.

Furthermore, this female supposedly had a bad character, had deceived many people on the Star Network, and spread unverified historical information.

He claimed she fabricated false information and used it as a gimmick to attract attention and traffic.

In short, he advised them to go to the Rose Bar next door instead. It was less crowded and had three C-level females. Or, the Nalan Bar was a good option too, with two C-level females.

The Moonlight Bar, on the other hand, only had one C-level female, and her reputation and character were questionable.

This made Pan Yangxia laugh in anger. “Heh, buddy, I know you want to get into the bar, but you can’t be this scheming.”

“I bet you’re just trying to trick us all into leaving so you can take our spots, right?”

“Exactly! We’re not falling for it, so you can just forget it!”

“We suggest you leave now, or don’t blame us for what happens next.”

Akita Shoya: …

’Did he really need to play tricks just to get a spot?’

To make sure he could get in, he’d already paid someone to stand in line for him, alright?

In a little while, it would probably be his turn to enter.

Seeing the males’ indignant expressions, as if they would really beat him up if he said another word, Akita Shoya quickly left.

He then went on his livestream to complain about how badly the people in line were being deceived and how protective they were of that female.

Meanwhile, in the queue for females, a girl in a tight-fitting Combat Suit and sunglasses watched Akita Shoya with a dark expression.

She ordered the male beside her, “Go drag that troublemaking male out and beat him up. Remember to shut down his livestream.”

The man nodded respectfully and quickly left the line.

Only after seeing that annoying male get dragged away did the girl contentedly resume her place in the queue.

But she was grumbling internally. ’What kind of sorry excuse for a line requires me to queue up personally?’

’I’m only doing this for Jiang Qin’s sake. Otherwise, for a small bar like this, I wouldn’t even have to buy it myself. I’d just have to say the word, and someone would acquire it and gift it to me.’

’Well, what can you do? I just have to spoil her.’

***

Tonight, Jiang Qin was performing a live version of “Xi.”

The stage’s holographic projector was playing the music video directly.

Combined with the dim lighting inside the bar, the atmosphere was cranked to the max.

“I never dared to project the MV before. I didn’t realize the details were so good! Look at that bridal sedan chair—it’s definitely a masterpiece of craftsmanship.”

“And it’s made entirely of wood.”

“And the bride’s attire! Look, the patterns on it… that must be a lost form of embroidery, right?”

Wen Jiaqi was overcome with excitement, filming nonstop with her camera and sending the footage to her grandfather, who loved to study ancient culture.

But the most stunning part was Jiang Qin’s outfit for the day.

It was a black and red qipao.

Although it had no patterns and her only accessories were a white jade bracelet on her wrist and a pearl necklace around her neck, she exuded an indescribable charm.

“That official mulled it over happily for half a day,”

“And only hummed out a tune of a lover’s sorrow~”

Wen Jiaqi couldn’t identify the accent Jiang Qin used when singing this line, but she knew it sounded unique.

On the Star Network, gorgeous photos of Jiang Qin were spreading like wildfire.

The people inside the bar couldn’t even wait for the show to end to post them; they were that eager to share.

Withered trees, red lanterns, crows, a grand red sedan chair, a qipao, a wedding hall, paper effigies…

There were too many visually stunning elements.

The professional fan photographers hadn’t even uploaded their work yet, but netizens were already captivated.

At the same time, a new post from the Ancient Culture Research Institute sent Jiang Qin straight to the top of the trending charts.

[Regarding everyone who has been tagging the Institute recently, our researchers have seen your posts.

The reason we are only responding now is that we needed time to verify these matters.

Thanks to the enthusiastic contributions of many citizens, our Institute has finally verified that the ancient customs described by Ms. Jiang are all authentic.

The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month is the Zhongyuan Festival, which was indeed a day of worship. It was also commonly known as the Ghost Festival.

As for what ghosts are, it is just as Ms. Jiang described: people in ancient times believed that after death, a person would remain in the mortal world in another form…

…

Our Institute will continue to conduct in-depth research on this topic. Please stay tuned for future updates.]

This post verified everything Jiang Qin had said.

For instance, what souls are, and what lingering attachments are.

And also what an “eight-man sedan chair,” a “formal marriage arranged by a matchmaker,” and an “auspicious day” were.

As well as just how low the status of women was in ancient times.

In summary, fragments of records could be found in various historical artifacts for basically everything Jiang Qin had mentioned.

And the reason so many people were willing to share the cultural content they had preserved was also because of Jiang Qin.

Because these items were in their hands, they knew very well that this female was not lying.

She truly knew a great deal.

Most of the people who collected these items did so out of a love for ancient culture, which is why they went to the trouble of gathering and preserving them.

Therefore, another reason they were willing to share this content was to help the Institute acquire more information.

This would lead to a state of shared data.

Just like the post the Ancient Culture Research Institute had released this time.

They had integrated all the information they received and announced it directly to the public.

This was so much faster than their own research, which had been progressing slowly as they clung tightly to their own little fragments of information!

Of course, at the same time, everyone’s attention finally turned to Jiang Qin herself.

’So everything that low-level female from a Barren Star said was actually true?’

’But how on earth did she know so much about ancient history?’

’Could it be… that she possesses a complete, book-like artifact?’

The Jiang Fans didn’t think that far. All they knew was that today was a great day. First, they were stunned by a deluge of beautiful pictures, and now, the girl they idolized had finally been vindicated.

And by an official statement, no less.

So, one by one, they all perked up with renewed confidence.

[Where’s that person who commented before, saying they’d eat Alien Beast dung if everything Qin Bao said was true?

Hurry up and start a livestream, please. We’re still waiting for the rest of you folks who promised to eat stinky fruit and swallow Light Computers whole.]

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