When Sun Jian uttered those words, Li Guang's narrowed eyes landed on him, an unspoken awkwardness filling the air.

"What are you talking about?"

Chen Feng, who had a slightly higher EQ, glanced at Li Guang's expression, gently nudged Sun Jian, and signaled him to stop talking.

Li Guang is still practicing here, and Sun Jian is saying it's not fit for a human to sing. Isn't that just insulting him? Chen Feng thought.

Although Sun Jian also realized his words weren't very appropriate, he couldn't suppress the critiquing spirit within him.

"I'm not talking about you; I'm referring to this song. What kind of bizarre song is this? Can you guys even understand what it means?"

Indeed, just looking at the lyrics, it seemed a bit jumbled and hard to comprehend.

Li Guang wasn't the petty type; internally, he actually agreed with Sun Jian.

However, it was still his singing being criticized, which naturally felt somewhat uncomfortable, but he didn't take it too much to heart.

Hearing Sun Jian's critique, he recalled what Chu Tian had told him before and felt inclined to explain.

"This song actually tells the story of a hero battling a dragon."

"A hero battling a dragon? Isn't that a video game? I played it when I was young."

"What game? Isn't it a fairy tale? It involves some knight or hero, I heard, who rescues a princess from a dragon, and then they get married."

"Is that a fairy tale? I've never heard of it."

It was unclear whether the story was genuinely well-known or if its fame was widespread but the actual content had been distorted through hearsay.

In any case, most people had heard of it to some extent, but everyone had their own interpretation.

"Alright, alright, what's there to argue about? Now that you mention it, it does seem to be the case. Look, there's a little girl, a king, a Teenager, and a dragon all here. It really is that kind of story."

Yang Lin stopped the others who were still arguing. She carefully examined the lyrics, feeling a trace of envy and also a touch of pity.

That pity was naturally directed at Li Guang.

"Wow, one person singing several roles! TSK TSK TSK. Li Guang, right? You're truly lucky."

"Sister Lin, you can call me Ah Guang or Guang."

Li Guang quickly greeted Yang Lin, though regarding the "luck" she mentioned, he could only offer a wry smile.

"Ah Guang? I'll just call you Guang."

The differences between the north and south were ubiquitous. Northerners often nicknamed people 'Little So-and-so' or 'Big So-and-so'—for example, Guang, Little Liang, Gang, Little Ming, Little Hong, or Big Yong, Big Shuai, Big Tou, and so on.

Southerners, on the other hand, typically used names like 'Ah Guang,' 'Ah Hui,' 'Ah Liang,' etc. It was simply a linguistic custom.

Being a northerner, Yang Lin was still somewhat unaccustomed to southern nicknames, so she chose the form she felt most comfortable with.

Li Guang didn't mind. He had offered two options precisely because, although he was from the south, he had interacted with quite a few northerners, especially in some music enthusiast groups that included people from all over the country. Naturally, he had picked up on these things.

"If you've seen enough, hurry up and go do what you need to do. He still needs to practice; everyone crowding around here is just getting in the way."

Yang Lin, with her blunt and straightforward nature—perhaps it was due to their brief exchange—felt an instant connection with Li Guang and readily considered him a friend.

Ever since she called Li Guang 'Guang,' she had decided to accept him as her younger brother.

Being a northerner, her natural forthrightness and her knack for quickly warming up to people allowed her to instantly switch roles and start looking after this younger brother.

Seeing Chen Feng and Sun Jian still babbling endlessly, she stepped forward and started shooing people away.

As for status? Such thoughts barely crossed her mind.

The most that could be said was that she didn't deliberately target Wu Ya; after all, Wu Ya, having debuted much earlier, did put quite a bit of pressure on her.

As for Sun Jian, well, he was just a rebellious kid she had gotten used to during this period, so Yang Lin didn't concern herself too much with him.

With her taking charge, the others also realized it wasn't appropriate to keep gathering there, so they dispersed to attend to their own matters.

Li Guang found a spot by himself, sat down, and began to quietly memorize the lyrics.

"If there's anything you don't understand, feel free to ask us. We have a bit of experience, at least, so we might be able to help."

Wu Ya had been silent up until now. He usually didn't talk much.

But seeing Li Guang looking so earnest, he smiled, came over, and patted his shoulder, as if looking at a younger brother, before speaking.

Having only arrived on the first day, Li Guang hadn't expected everyone to be so kind to him. First, Sister Lin had defended him, and now Mr. Wu Ya was coming over to comfort him. It left him feeling quite flattered.

"Ah, thank you, Mr. Wu Ya. I'll study hard and will have to trouble you for more guidance in the future."

"No, no, don't be so formal. I'm not really anything special, just have a bit more experience. I don't deserve to be called a teacher."

In any case, even though everyone was a newcomer and ostensibly competitors, the overall atmosphere was quite good, without much of the usual petty drama.

This was actually related to Sister Hua as well. She aimed to cultivate top-notch Singers, not to raise vipers in a jar.

Therefore, she had specifically avoided such issues during the selection process.

Everyone was smart enough to realize they were Singers of different styles, so there wasn't much direct competitive pressure. Besides, being away from home, and with no prior grudges, who would be idle enough to go around making enemies unnecessarily?

Chu Tian, unaware of the situation here, had left to go spend time with Xu Qingqiu.

It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but they had only been together for a short while and still couldn't get enough of each other, even when they were together every day.

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In the following days, Li Guang spent his time deeply engrossed in practice.

Chu Tian also came over almost daily, helping him adjust certain aspects and offering advice on his singing technique.

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