Chapter 117: The Zither (1/2)

“It seems like they’re scared of you.” said Lin Feng to Wen Ao Xue. What was surprising was that a boy who was as beautiful as a girl scared other people to the point that they avoided him.

“Maybe they just hold me in awe and veneration.” replied Wen Ao Xue while laughing. At that moment, Lin Feng and the others noticed that there were suddenly less people around them. The reason was obviously Wen Ao Xue.

“The exam is not so hard. It should be no problem for you to pass. Because the first category is the one in which most people are interested, it is also the category in which the students are the strongest. Every year during the registration and test week, we allow the older students to participate to see how much they have progressed.” said Wen Ao Xue to Lin Feng in a low voice while looking at the crowd which was getting bigger and bigger.

“Will the test be listening to music?” said Lin Feng while looking at a silhouette of an old man who was putting his hands on a zither. He was slightly closing their eyes.

“You’re right, the test is to listen to the melody that he will play.” replied Wen Ao Xue while laughing.

What? The test consisted in listening to a song? Duan Feng and Jing Yun were astonished as well. Listen to a song? What kind of test was that?

Only Meng Qing looked indifferent as ever as if the entire story had nothing to do with her.

“You will understand quickly enough.” said Wen Ao Xue who noticed Lin Feng, Jing Yun and Duan Feng looked really strange and seemed to be thinking very deeply.

In a short time, the number of people on the square rapidly increased to two hundred.

Some of the people, when they saw Lin Feng and Wen Ao Xue, looked very strange and even stupefied.

“It’s Lin Feng from the events that happened earlier, he must have surprisingly chosen the first category like us.”

“Hehe, he’s quite strong and has solid natural abilities. He could even defeat the noble and wealthy students, but will he be able to pass the test?”

“There should be no problem. You also saw how easy it was for him to defeat Bai Ze and Zuo Qiu. And you also saw how he didn’t hesitate and confront the teacher. Courage and determination will be no problem for him.”

Everybody, the ordinary but also wealthy noble disciples had seen how strong and brave Lin Feng was. Therefore, even if they didn’t necessarily agree on certain points, they still admired him and held him in very high esteem. Besides, he had the qualities required to become a very good commander.

At that moment, those who were sitting upright opened their eyes and glanced at everybody else. They looked calm and serene.

“Alright, let the tests begin. Those who fail or miss the test start can come again tomorrow to attempt it again.” said the old man who was holding a zither. He was sitting and surrounded by students sitting as well.

The crowd slightly nodded. There were some new students and some old students. Of course, everybody knew the rule and immediately sat down cross-legged.

“Alright, sit down properly and listen to the zither tune.” said Wen Ao Xue to Lin Feng and the others with a smile on his face.

“Alright, let’s sit down then.” said Lin Feng and the others. Immediately after, they all sat down cross-legged.

“Alright, let’s start.” said the old man while starting to move his fingers over the strings of the zither.

But Lin Feng’s eyes stopped on the old man’s hands. They looked as thin and delicate as Wen Ao Xue’s hands. They actually looked very similar.

Every single note emitted by the zither was harmonious and melodious. It seemed like the atmosphere had stopped. A short instant later, there was no other sound except that of the zither. Absolute calm reigned over the atmosphere.

Progressively, more and more people were closing their eyes and were enjoying the music. It was as if the air they were breathing was completely fresh and contained boundless joy.

Lin Feng was almost closing his eyes too but each time he felt like dozing, he couldn’t help but struggle and remain cold-blooded.

“Hypnotize!” Lin Feng suddenly understood. The goal of the tune was to hypnotize people.

“How powerful. It must be a mysterious skill.” thought Lin Feng and then immediately closed his eyes. He was falling asleep even though he was struggling. He really wanted to see how powerful the skill was so eventually stopped resisting.

Suddenly, he had the impression that he was alone in the world.

Maybe the skill was too powerful or had Lin Feng voluntarily fallen asleep without the hypnosis taking effect. On his side, there were suddenly many cavalry holding their long daggers. They were releasing an overpowering killing intent and it was clear they wanted to kill him.

Blood was splashing everywhere.