Chapter 7: A song that Surprised Everyone (1/2)
Surprisingly, the first contestant is the elder sister she met before! Actually, it isn’t that surprising. Besides, in these competitions, exceptional performances aside, wouldn’t the first and the last leave the strongest impressions? That’s a devious woman…
Gu Qingyu pursed her lips. But I have to win, so I will definitely get first place.
Her sister played the Guzheng. The piece she played was sombre at times, joyful at others; as if the song told the life of a young girl as she reminisced about her past. The whole song was enveloped in melancholy.
After the performance, the audience gave an unanimous applause.
“Wow! That is a good performance!”
“This must be the second daughter of the Gu Family? No wonder!”
“I hear the third daughter, Gu Qingyu, is here too!”
“What? Is she the one who has always been in martial arts?”
“Who knows! It’s so weird!”
“Let’s see what performance she brings!”
“But I hope it’s not sword dancing or something like that!”
“Hahaha…”
Laughter echoed through the crowd, Gu Qingyu helplessly rolled her eyes. These idiots, prepare for yourselves to be blinded by my brilliance!
A few more performances went by, but none of them were as good as the second daughter of the Gu Family. As a result, the audience’s reactions were relatively quiet. Suddenly, Gu Qingyu picked up on something with her cat demon instincts.Someone was approaching her!
Gu Qingyu turned back with caution…
A man dressed in blue stood on the roof, his blue robe swayed in the wind.
Jia Qizhe. He… is here to watch her compete?
Their eyes met, and Jia Qizhe smiled at her, as if to say that he was here to watch her lose.
Nope, I can’t lose! There is no way I would let him see me being humiliated!Gu Qingyu clenched her fists as she glared at him.
Then, a purple-robed girl walked on stage with a Pipa. The music from her Pipa rang out, drawing Gu Qingyu’s attention. The girl’s music was soothing. Yet in that pure tune, there were subtle hints of magic.
This girl isn’t ordinary.Gu Qingyu thought briefly, but she was not too concerned. That girl’s performance ended to a resounding applause.
Finally it was Gu Qingyu’s turn and she walked on stage. She took a random Guzheng and started playing. At the start, the music was soft and calming.
Then, Gu Qingyu began to sing, “Flowers and mist, scattered throughout the lands. They laugh at the world, trapped in fates of joy and sorrow. Yet we are not unaware...”
At this point, she goes into the main verse. Her thin fingers plucked and strummed the strings of the Guzheng, and a beautiful tune rang out, “In our eyes, a look that sealed our fates. A silent moment that stopped time amidst the bustling night, the stories stitched on water rippled and disappeared.”