Volume 6 Chapter 148 (1/2)
Chapter 40 – The Silver Dragon Princess (I)
After exiting the city, Ye Yin Zhu ran at full-speed. With his Yellow Bamboo Level 5 dou qi, he was the equivalent of a Cyan Rank Sky Warrior. He swiftly arrived at his destination--an open area not too far away from the Milan Inst.i.tution for Magic and Martial Arts. This place was a forest where men rarely tread; one would not easily be disturbed here.
Once again, he drew out the Thundering Spring Zither. Both his hands caressed the strings as he steadied his impatient mind.
Close by, atop a tree, the violet eyes of a silver figure flickered with astonishment. She suddenly realized that this youth's temperament had changed in a flash upon gently caressing and stroking the zither strings, the change like the sky and the earth turning upside down. The previous him she had seen had appeared icily arrogant. At this very moment, however, he exuded grace and n.o.bility. His eight fingers lightly brushed the zither, each movement very harmonious. His white robe, flowing black hair, and handsome appearance, as well as that look of single-minded devotion on his face, all easily made a deep impression on people. She subconsciously stopped herself from punching him like she originally intended to. In her heart, she even looked forward to listening to him play a zither song.
Ye Yin Zhu was not eager to try his new theory on sound blades. Just now, his anxiousness made his mind and aura unstable. He needed to make his heartstrings fuse together with the zither strings before continuing with this unusual theory of his.
Lightly plucking a string, a sweet, expressive zither song floated in the air. This was not one of the nine great famed songs of the Zither Sect. It was merely a common zither song used to cultivate one's mind. Although it had no particular effect, this was still Qin Shang's favorite zither song, and Ye Yin Zhu was equally fond of it. The song's name was 《 Devastating Allure 》.
The four fingers of his left hand seemed to be stuck to the strings, while his right hand formed the Rabbit Rise, Fox Drop gesture. Very quickly, a string of melodious zither notes rang out. Ling--ling-- The graceful melody rose in spirals from crisp notes.
The zither music was exquisite and full of meaning. The calm and collected control of his fingers transitioned between light and urgent. A lively tempo circled around and around, leaving a trail of poignancy--as if the heart was singing an unexpected, mournful melody.
The silver figure atop the tree was dumbfounded. She had never expected music to actually be so pleasant to listen to or be able to make her heartstrings tremble. She watched Ye Yin Zhu completely immerse himself in playing, watching that single-minded devotion and graceful look on his face. Unconsciously, the rage in her heart gradually quelled. At this very moment, she just didn't want those eight fingers to stop strumming the zither strings. She wanted him to continue, continue playing that beautiful zither music that wove through the forest wild and free.
During that touching zither song, Ye Yin Zhu couldn't refrain from singing softly. His voice was not very rich, but it was clear and bright without a single speck of impurity. It was similar to his zither music, very pure.
In the North, there is a beautiful woman,
Unequaled and independent.
A smile can overturn a city,
Another smile can overturn a nation.
How could people know such devastating allure would overturn the nation?
A beautiful woman is thus rare.
In the wake of that line, 'a beautiful woman is thus rare,' the rather short song, 《 Devastating Allure 》, ended as the zither song rose in spirals and lingered pleasantly.
Both his hands rose gently before falling. It seemed as if the spring breeze was erasing the pleasant effect of the zither music which lingered. Ye Yin Zhu's face revealed a smile as he thought to himself, Maybe this song 《 Devastating Allure 》 embodied Grandfather Qin's feelings for Grandma Nina at that time. But, why aren't they together?
The silver figure's violet eyes displayed her complete descent into infatuation--not for the man below her, but for his zither music and singing voice. ”In the North, there is a beautiful woman, unequaled and independent. A smile can overturn a city, another smile can overturn a nation&h.e.l.lip; I come from the North. Don't tell me that he is deliberately singing this for me to hear? Don't tell me that he already discovered my presence? Such enchanting zither music and beautiful lyrics!”
Ye Yin Zhu's conscious mind had already adapted quite well. After some reflection, he raised his right hand and Bamboo Dou Qi began to circulate his fingertips autonomously. After a light pluck of a zither note a light yellow sound blade in the shape of a semi-arc began to float in the air. In the blink of an eye, Ye Yin Zhu's spiritual force completely filled the sound blade, allowing him to sense something wondrous.
He discovered that within the sound blade, the instant the string was plucked, his dou qi merged with the string. Like this, the zither music was unlikely to have any influence on creation. After the sound blade was released, the dou qi would vibrate and rage in the wake of the zither note, so the rest of the dou qi attack was entirely different. The vibration of the music note and the produced undulation caused the sound blade's velocity to be similar to the music's speed. At the same time, it had an extremely strong cutting power.
Previously, it was simply practice. He had never seriously thought this over. Now that he was carefully exploring this aspect, he couldn't help but admire his teacher, Grandfather Qin, even more. Originally, this was merely a conjecture by Qin Shang! Without any dou qi, he thought up this clever secret art to counteract the drawbacks of a Divine Music mage's magic execution. Sure enough, he was worth being called the once-in-a-generation Great Magister.