180 The Fast Method (2/2)
”Just say that you’re my student now.” Lola made it sound simple. ”My identity as a Revelations musician is fake but I still have a bit of fame. Those old guys at your school won’t stop you.”
”A little bit of fame?” As a renowned history scholar and Revelations musician, Lola was practically seen as a grand master. Without speaking of her beauty, so many people would kill to be her student just for influence and power. But…
Ye Qingxuan felt a bit helpless. ”Actually, I have a teacher.”
”Abraham?” Lola chuckled. ”Indeed, he’s a good musician, but what can he teach you? He’s an expert at the School of Abstinence, but those are classified secrets from the military. Without special permission, he won’t dare teach you a single word. Otherwise, he’d be hurting you.”
”I think he’s good at teaching Revelations too. The interpretation method is pretty useful!”
Lola scoffed. ”Don’t you know that the academic world sees his stuff as blasphemy? It has its advantages, but compared to the mainstream theories of Revelations, it’s a completely different school. Unless he can prove that his theories are actually effective, the interpretation method is just a joke to most musicians!”
”That’s because they’re short-sighted.” Ye Qingxuan’s expression was still neutral, but his eyes were determined. It was clear that this topic was not up for discussion.
Lola looked at him for a long time. She laughed suddenly. ”Whatever you want.” Ye Qingxuan felt his hair rise at the smile. With that, she tossed over a heavy book that she had just finished explaining, and was densely filled with annotations. ”Just come over every other day,” Lola said. ”At least I can teach you what I learned from Teacher.
”I don’t care what Abraham teaches you, but I at least have to make you inherit Teacher’s mantle and become a musician from the School of Mind. Don’t be scared. I’ll start from the basics.”
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”The School of Mind?” Ye Qingxuan accepted the book and flipped it open. After reading two lines, he felt his scalp go numb. Flipping to the end, he felt his body go cold. Closing the book, he could not help but inhale sharply. ”Are you sure that I won’t turn into a madman if I learn what’s in this book?”
He had just scanned it quickly, but under Abraham’s guidance, he had become sensitive to resources and music theory. The result was that he was scared by the brewing evilness in the book!
How was this a beginner book for the School of Mind? This was practically a Wikipedia page on how to play with someone’s soul! Every line, every passage of information was about how to destroy one’s sanity. Every chapter was suffused with poison, wanting to push one’s soul into the deep abyss. All the material and methods were for one goal: to make the enemy lose their sanity and play with them like a puppet. Was this woman trying to turn him into a dark musician?!
”Holmes can be scared of this stuff too?” Lola laughed seeing his shocked expression. ”You should like this stuff. They all say that you’re the guardian angel of the Arkham Asylum now.”
”That’s not my fault.” Ye Qingxuan widened his eyes. ”I didn’t do it on purpose!”
Lola nodded and patted his shoulder, comforting him gently. ”Yes, after you learn all this, you can do it ‘on purpose.’”
”…” Ye Qingxuan suddenly felt slightly depressed. It was so painful to not be understood by the world. He looked through the content more and discovered a problem. ”At least I have some knowledge of Revelations, but I don’t even have a foundation for Mind. Are you sure I can learn all this in a short time?”
”Of course.” Lola’s smile gave him a bad feeling. ”Naturally, it’s hard if you go step by step, but fear not. I have a faster method.” She pulled out something that Ye Qingxuan predicted—the blood-red conch. The sign shone lightly, tugging at one’s heartstrings as if it had some magical power forcing one to become drunk in it.
”…What faster method?” Ye Qingxuan felt coldness at the back of his head.
Lola’s voice was extremely gentle, making one panic. ”According to my experience, if you can go crazy ten times, you’ll be able to find a way to make others go crazy. Seeing that you’re talented in this aspect, as long as you cooperate…”
”Uh, what are you saying? I didn’t hear…ah, I’m sorry but I’m busy this afternoon. I’ll be going now.” Ye Qingxuan shot up with a stiff smile on his face. He quickly retreated, almost running for his life.
”Only an idiot would cooperate! I don’t want to be a crazy dark musician!” He had to leave. If he did not run now, it would be too late when he was pinned to the chopping board!
”Now you want to run?” Lola shook her head as her gentle voice sounded behind Ye Qingxuan. ”Too late.” There was a flash of red.
Ye Qingxuan fell to the ground with a thud. He was immobile. All that could move were his large eyeballs rolling around in confusion.
”Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it quickly.” Lola breathed softly into his ear, causing him to shiver despite the temperature. Then the Pyramid King pulled on his legs and dragged him to the secret room behind a bookshelf. A gentle laugh sounded in the darkness. ”It’s just a nightmare…”