Vol 3 Chapter 16.2 (2/2)
With a chestnut sh.e.l.l lacquer, broken streams of grains, and a l.u.s.trous, glossy finish, the Moon and Tide’s Clear Brilliance radiated a proud and aloof aura. The zither flickered with a faint cyan light, its pearl inlay and thirteen zither emblems emitting a faint grace and grandeur.
“Good zither,” Anya exclaimed with amazement. She hadn’t expected Ye Yin Zhu to actually obtain such a good zither in such a short period of time.
With rapt attention, eyes to nose, nose to heart, heart to navel, even breathing, sitting upright before the fifth emblem of the zither, hand lightly resting and pressing the string, thus allowing his heartstrings to harmonize with the zither strings, Ye Yin Zhu at this moment already resembled a new person. The purity and clarity in his eyes had already completely changed into obsession and dedication. Even though he wore a Milan Inst.i.tution for Magic and Martial Arts’ uniform, he actually radiated a grace that greatly exceeded that of even the purest of n.o.bility.
With both hands vibrating slightly, his sleeves slipped down to his wrist, exposing his eight fingers. His left hand lightly pressed down while his right hand a.s.sumed the ‘Spring Warbler Entering the Valley gesture’ and lightly plucked the strings. A deep humming sound emerging from his movements. Keeping with the current atmosphere, < autumn geese =””>> began echoing quietly.
Heart and mind in resonance with the zither, perhaps it was because he was playing for Anya that Ye Yin Zhu, for the first time since he came to Milan Inst.i.tution for Magic and Martial Arts, allowed his heart to roam free. He played with emotion instead of purpose. Deeply immersing himself in thought, he focused single-mindedly on the essence of his heart.
At this moment, his mind was already completely settled, his eyes expressing a relaxed and confident light. Perfectly composed, his essence, energy, and spirit completely harmonized as one with the zither song. The zither music seemed like the already approaching autumn, which was expressing admiration in its heart. Everything was like harmonious nature.
The zither magic didn’t release any rays of red light. Although Ye Yin Zhu’s mind and spirit was completely focused, he was still only playing. All of the present staff, including the servers on the two upper levels of the Floating Orchid Pavilion, stopped all of their movements. Everyone calmly stood where they were, listening respectfully to that lingering spiral of the sounds of nature.
Perhaps Anya and Sura didn’t completely understand that while they were mesmerized by the music, Ye Yin Zhu’s right hand already plucked strings in succession with the ‘Spring Warbler Entering the Valley’ gesture, the ‘Wind Startles the Dancing Crane’ gesture, the ‘Crane Crying from the Clouds gesture’, the ‘Precious Goose Holding Reeds in its Mouth gesture’, the ‘Lonely Duck Staring at its Flock gesture’, the ‘Encouragement of Shangyang gesture’1, the ‘Wyvern Seizing the Clouds gesture’, and the ‘Mantis Stalks the Cicada gesture’.
His left hand, as accompaniment, used the ‘Autumn Western Osprey Overlooking the Wind gesture’, the ‘Holy Bird Holding a Book in its Mouth gesture’, the ‘Fragrant Woods, Delicate Oriole gesture’, the ‘Azure Dragon Entering the Sea gesture’, the ‘Perched Phoenix Combing its Plume gesture’, the ‘Cultured Leopard Carrying Objects gesture’, the ‘Roaring Ape, Ascending Tree gesture’, and the ‘Empty Valley, Momentum Transfer gesture’.
Both hands danced like elves, fluctuating brilliantly in an incredible natural flowing motion. Contrary to expectations, it was a very natural and flowing rhythm. If this song, < autumn=”” goose=””>>, was viewed as merely a zither musical performance, even Qin Shang would have to concede defeat if he were present. The concentration of Yin Zhu’s Pure Zither Heart was incomparable to any Divine Music mage’s concentration.
As the weather cooled, autumn awoke. It flew fast and gracefully wandered about. The joy of harvest was about to enter the winter of fear. On that day, the soothing sounds surrounded it, deeply engraving itself upon everyone’s heart. The ancient, beautiful spiral of sounds and the rising spiral of zither music shook the zither strings and heartstrings of all present, producing this touching song — < autumn=”” goose=””>>.
Weng——. As the final vibrato faded away, Ye Yin Zhu’s hands softly rose and then slowly lowered, resting above the zither strings and making everything tranquil. His eyes radiated with a divine light and clarity. Just a moment ago, his heart and soul was immersed within the zither song, and he gained more understanding of the mystery of the zither. Ye Yin Zhu faintly felt that his zither magic seemed to have slightly a breakthrough in power.
The entire Floating Orchid Pavilion was silent. At that very moment, only the sound of wind rustling the tree leaves remained. Within this hall, everyone’s gaze rested on Ye Yin Zhu and displayed dumbfounded looks. Even though he didn’t deliberately merge his spiritual force into the zither music, this < autumn=”” goose=””>> song’s infectiousness immersed everyone in the tune.
“Seven strings as helpful friends, two ears as intimate friends, tranquil and light sounds that aren’t heard in the present nor the past. A good zither, and a good song. I don’t know how many years it has been since I heard such an infectious song.” An aged voice emerged from the doorway, waking everyone up from the pleasant, lingering effects of the zither music.
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