All-rounder Artist-Chapter 724 - 690: Shattered Knees on the Ground_1

"Lyrics: Xian Yu"

"Composer: Xian Yu"

"Arrangement: Xian Yu"

"Singer: Xian Yu"

The captions denoting the song information drift about, "Xian Yu’s style," all-rounded and familiar, float by as Xu Tao closes his eyes slightly.

Inside the slightly dim office.

The prelude of the song had quietly begun.

In the melodious music box, notes from a violin weave in strangely.

The mysterious cello constantly reappears in discordant notes, a tense atmosphere quietly permeates, and then comes the sound of a typewriter, both orderly and chaotic, followed by the official singing of the song—

"December, 1893, the alley is clear

The Seventh Chapter of Night, the typewriter continues, advancing closer to the next line of truth

The smoke from the elder tree pipe wafts towards the withered tree, crying out to me silently

The circular square adjacent to Baker Street

The iris badge on the armoured knight’s arm shines faintly

The sound of an empty carriage echoing in the night visit.

..."

As the first line of the main song begins, Xu Tao’s just-closed eyes suddenly fly open, filled with surprise and admiration!

Is it actually rap?

Such a strong sense of rhythm.

Not a hint of sluggishness.

This must be Xian Yu’s first time trying rap, right?

No!

This is not pure rap...

The majority of rap is sung in a monotone.

But Xian Yu’s rap is definitely based on a melody, with an overabundance of lyrics added, making every word in a stanza take up very little time, saturating the lyrics with literary charm.

Listening all the way down, there’s no harshness or grating sounds, instead, it flows naturally.

"No wonder he’s the Masked Singer who defeated numerous top singers…" Xu Tao thought to himself.

He had always wondered what kind of music should accompany Sherlock Holmes’ stories.

Now Xian Yu has given the answer.

He has actually composed a fast-paced rap song, and once again demonstrated his all-rounded vocal skills in this song!

Xu Tao had no idea this was the unique style of "Zhou Rap".

The song is still continuing by his ear:

"In Victoria’s moonlight, evil makes a bloody start

The missing gun, the burnt walking stick, the melted wax figure, who wasn’t there?

The symbols on the jewellery box are but illusions conflicting, leading into his meticulously built dead-end

The evidence is perfectly buried

That smirk mocking the Scotland Yard

..."

Shifting his attention back to the lyrics, shock gradually spread across Xu Tao’s face!

These lyrics!

"The starting date is the day Watson died, and the lines that follow point to the ’Mazarin Stone’ case where Holmes deduces that Angel was Wintibank through the incomplete letters on the typewriter; the elder tree pipe is Holmes’s usual smoking apparatus…"

Shock gradually spreads across his face!

Xu Tao sees even more details!

The line in the lyrics: "wafting towards the withered tree" actually refers to the case ’The Musgrave Ritual’, where Holmes finds the missing crown by measuring an old elm tree that was struck by lightning at the Musgrave estate.

And "a bloody start" refers to ’A Study in Scarlet’, the first case Holmes and Watson worked on together; when they first met, Holmes was conducting an experiment on the sedimentation of hemoglobin.

But there’s more than just that!

For instance, "the melted wax figure, who wasn’t there?" refers to ’The Empty House’!

For instance, "on the jewellery box, a symbol’s illusion" refers to ’The Adventure of the Six Napoleons’!

For instance...

Xu Tao was frightened!

These lyrics are incredible!

They’re obsessively twisted!

Almost every line corresponds to a scene of Sherlock Holmes, such an ingenious lyrical ability!

How starkly different from Xian Yu’s previous style of lyrics!

This time, the artistic conception he created in his writings, with its grand narrative style, is enough to cause an uproar in the heart of any die-hard fan of Sherlock Holmes!

Xu Tao felt exactly this way.

Listening to this song, he felt as if he was reminiscing through "Sherlock Holmes" all over again. The novel’s settings had completely transformed into a delicately produced movie!

And just as his feelings surged.

A sudden, ethereal female soprano appeared, causing his heart to shake violently in tune with the singing and the lyrics!

"If evil was a gorgeously cruel movement~"

"I would personally write its finale~"

"Morning dew drying the last line of sorrow~"

"Black ink stains tranquility~"

Xu Tao almost jumped out of his seat!

If the lyrics from the main verse were enough for a Sherlock to pay respect and homage, then the tearful refrain would surely leave any musician awestruck, even reverential!

How spectacular!

How astounding!

Jiang Kui’s voice, full of distinguishable undertones, perfectly meshed with Xian Yu’s rap, propelling the song to its climax!

Xu Tao was brought to his knees!

What kind of song is this!

The dark tone, astounding lyrics, tantalizing climax – even just having listened to the first part, was enough to stir up everyone’s emotions!

"The lights dim, red curtains fall

Facts can only pierce through untraveled ground

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Sudden delicate scent of flowers, attention-grabbing clothes

Everyone wears a different mask for different reasons, lies

There’s only one name for motive, it’s called desire

..."

The singing continues!

There is only sound and lyrics, but it seems like more and more stories are unfolding before Xu Tao, taking on the form of vivid images!

The song tells a tale.

The tale becomes a drama.

The drama is filled with songs.

The blend of classical aura and modern rhythm is perfect.

Rapping complementing the melodious singing.

Tinges of chill amongst etherealness.

Violin strings, eerie yet vibrant notes, holy prayers, and various instruments clash wildly!

By now.

The song has played for around three minutes.

There was a momentary pause in tempo, and then a flurry of piano notes suddenly emerge!

Cycling from high to low, the string arrangement drives the song towards an even higher climax. This is the refrain, but this time, it’s Xian Yu’s voice – both wildly emotional and lyrical:

"If evil was a gorgeously cruel movement, I would personally write its finale..."

As if the lyrics and expression were perfectly merged together, giving a feeling of the present reality suddenly merging with the song’s timeline.

The refrains before this were all sung by Jiang Kui.

This is the first time in the song that Xian Yu was in command of the refrain!

After being continuously highlighted by the previous female refrains, Xian Yu takes the song to its finale by increasing the pitch by an octave!

The combination of strings and piano drives the song to its zenith!

Finally.

Everything calms down in the sound of the violin.

Xu Tao sits blankly with his headphones on.

In the dark room, only silence remains.

It feels like some mystical ritual.

At this moment.

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The time ticks to midnight.

As the clock officially strikes for the 1st of June, "The Seventh Chapter of Night" is officially released on all major music platforms!

All the fans waiting in front of their screens, especially Sherlock fans, eagerly started this song.

And then.

Were a roomful of battered knees.

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