27 The Mysterious Man in White Robes (1/2)

The rumor was still causing unrest within the capital.

But while all of this was happening, an oddly isolated courtyard seemed to be completely unaffected by the chaos outside.

This courtyard was located at the central area of the capital. It wouldn't be a lie if one was to say that, in this place, an inch of land was worth a tael of gold.

This courtyard house was built within a pervasive bamboo forest surrounded by a small continuous mountain range on three sides. This meant that the house could only be approached from a single direction.

People who could purchase such land must have very powerful background and an infinite amount of wealth. The person who did purchase it had actually turned twenty percent of the land into small mountains; seventy percent of it into a bamboo forest, and he had only used the remaining ten percent to build a sequestered courtyard.

The extravagant spending done by this person was really shocking!

But using a fortune wisely almost always brings about a considerable return!

In the courtyard, the wind was blowing gently, causing the bamboo forest to peacefully rustle, bringing about a sense of serenity, like a poetic illusion.

At the moment, along with the wind in the forest, there was a distinct ringing sound from a string instrument; it was as if the sound was coming from from the heavens.

The sound should have been contained within the heavens, but it was actually being heard in the mortal world!

In the courtyard, there stood a zither on its stand. A man in a white robes was sitting in a wheelchair, and his fingers were dancing on the strings of the zither. The melodious sound of the zither was floating around like a gentle stream.

A stick of incense was alight in front of the zither stand. Continuous caesious smoke was slowly rising and then circling in the air until it scattered.

There were two girls in white standing behind the man.

It looked like a wonderful painting, the three of them; one was sitting while two were standing in this beautiful scenery.

Even if a large group of enemies came over right now, they would not have the heart to break this scene.

The breeze was gently caressing their soft robes.

Suddenly, a figure in black with blue stripes appeared in the forest. A man crossed the forest like the wind and stepped on the floor ever so lightly. Although the man was peacefully moving, he must be in extreme haste as he had moved very fast. However, when he saw the scene in front of him, he said nothing and just silently stood aside. He didn't even make a sound when he breathed.

He didn't dare to take deep breaths because he was afraid to disturb the peacefulness of this scene.

Although an unexpected individual had arrived, the man in white kept his calm demeanor. His face was fair like white jade. He looked lost in the music. His fingers were moving really fast, but they seemed extremely comfortable on the zither. His eyes were nearly closed, and his pretty eyebrows were naturally stretching to his sideburns. It looked like he hadn't noticed the man who had rushed through his forest and into his courtyard, and was now standing in front of him.

- Zeng! - Finally, the last note was heard as the man in white stopped playing the zither. Meanwhile, the magical music from the zither was still lingering around in the air.

The man in white slowly put his hand down and took a deep breath. He closed his eyes and looked up, letting his long black hair sweep down naturally.

The man in black stepped forward preparing to talk, but the man in white stretched his hand forward and waved lightly.

The man in black humbly stepped back.

After a long silence, the man in white opened his eyes and spoke peacefully, ”Everything in the universe has a soul. My zither stopped; it means that the soul of the song I was playing is gone. To feel the sound's soul connect with our souls... is respecting all livings... and is also respecting ourselves greatly.”

”It should not be interrupted at that moment.” The man in white smiled peacefully, ”So, no matter what urgent problems you have, you shall wait.”

”Yes, my lord.” The man in black looked humbled as he lowered his head admiringly.

This man in black had actually reached the peak of the Sky Origin Stage. Counting out the top-class cultivators in the superior martial sects, no cultivators in the mortal world could beat him, but he was actually acting like an inferior servant in front of the man in white.

He acted so humble, but he looked to be in high spirits, sincere, and even honored!

It seemed like being a servant to this man in white was the best thing and the biggest achievement of his life!

”Now you can talk.” The man in white sat still and retracted his hand to his side with a smile, and then one of the girls handed him a white silk napkin. The man in white took the napkin and rubbed his hands before he handed it back.

He didn't even look at the girl, but the girl was acting very humble as she took the napkin with both of her hands.