Chapter 51: Haoran Qu 2

  "This is how it happened, this matter was decided by the eldest sister, I couldn't control it either......" He scratched his head and winked.

  "Damn it, I finally understand why your family's little sister can get in touch with my third sister so easily. It turns out it's all because of you, you little scumbag!!" Nangong Suxin couldn't help but burst into coarse language, she wanted to beat Xianyao up.

  "Today's moonlight is quite good..." Xiao Yao looked up at the night sky, that round moon hanging high, indeed a perfect Lantern Festival.

  “……”

  The two sisters of Nangong wanted to take action. Even the third young lady, a gentle and elegant talented woman, couldn't help but want to teach Xiao Yao a lesson.

  "Ah, come on, Miss Han, do you have to be like this!!" Xiao Yao suddenly shouted, temporarily foiling the plans of the Nan Gong sisters, who looked at him in surprise.

  A stringed instrument with a similar appearance to the guzheng, but much shorter and more compact than the guzheng. This is a very niche musical instrument!

  "Yangqin? I'm not very good at this..." The third miss smiled, with a slightly sly smile, perhaps at this moment, she also wanted to see Xiao Yao make a fool of himself, wanting to take advantage of Xiao Yao and "sell out" her own pride.

  "You're not saying I can do anything, I just picked a yangqin at random below, can't I? Then I'll go change one!" Han Qin said with a smile, she didn't mind changing, because changing means that Xiangyao won't work, and it can let people know that he was just bragging.

  With a wave of his hand, he said: "Forget it, they're all the same, no distinction! Alright, I'll play a piece of Yangqin Hao Ran for you. Those who have money can donate some, and those who don't have any should scram!"

  “……”

  "Mistake! You poor people, watch closely, I'll make you ashamed of yourselves, let you know how hard it is not to give money!"

  “……”

  "Hey kid, stop showing off and get going quickly. If you don't, hehe, don't blame us for being impolite!!" someone shouted from below.

  Then, a wave of roars came over, letting someone know that he had already somewhat offended everyone.

  "I understand!"

  With a casual snap of his fingers, he walked up to the yangqin and picked up two small mallets, tapping out a test sound on it, regardless of whether he knew how or not, this was all part of the procedure.

  Just when most people were waiting for a joke, something unexpected happened, and it suddenly happened without warning!

  While the tuning hadn't stopped, Yang Qin had already begun to produce melodious and sonorous sounds. There was no pause in between, making it hard for people to adjust at first, but after a while, they realized that it had actually started.

  But when they found out that he had started, their expressions were very rich, because they understood one thing: the little household name in front of them who bragged about it could actually play this instrument.

  However, it's likely that Hao Ran Qu is unknown to many people, as few can play it and even fewer have heard of it.

  But Han Qin's astonished expression seemed to confirm that this was indeed the Hao Ran Melody, and from then on, almost everyone could be certain that it was the Hao Ran Melody, even if they had never heard it before.

  In the melody of the yangqin, a little bit of beginning reveals a kind of vast and upright energy, which begins to envelop all places that can be heard, and this vast and upright energy becomes more and more intense as the performance progresses, cleansing everyone's soul.

  This feeling is just too unbelievable!!

  Now, no one doubts anything, nor does anyone think of anything else. Everyone only knows to do one thing, that is, quietly listen and feel the breath in the sound of the piano.

  Hao Ran Chord, this is the real Hao Ran Chord. Some people play their whole lives and can't produce this feeling, but the little homebody in front of me has actually done it, what an unbelievable thing.

  And perhaps nobody knows yet that under a magnificent melody, some people have come to realize something and move further on their own paths.

  The elder sister keenly felt that the carefree and natural "Hao Ran" melody seemed to have some understanding of martial arts, as if this Hao Ran melody had incorporated elements of martial arts, and was no longer just a pure musical rhythm.

  If it's said that there was an extraordinary master present this time, one would definitely exclaim in wonder at how someone could perfectly merge the way of martial arts into music.

  However, if he knew that the tone of his carefree music in martial arts was just a person who hadn't broken through the basics, he would absolutely be stunned, with his jaw dropping to the ground!!

  He would think - how is it possible that from the sound of music, one can hear that realm's loftiness is far from ordinary, yet he is just an average person who hasn't even broken through the basics!!

  Perhaps it was the overwhelming effect, but when the music ended, no one reacted until later when someone's cup fell to the ground and shattered, the sound bringing some people back to reality.

  And this part of people's strong applause pulled everyone back on stage. On the scene, except for loud applause, almost no other sounds could be heard.

  "Impossible! This can't be!!" Han Qin shook her head, she couldn't believe the reality before her eyes. A small household servant, was actually able to play the Hao Ran melody, and it was so perfect, even if she practiced for another year, she wouldn't be able to reach this level.

  She used to look down on Xiao Jia Ding, thinking he was inferior, but now this inferior person has stronger abilities than herself, and it's even in her area of expertise.

  This makes her even more unacceptable, she is unwilling to believe!!

  Her confidence, her self-esteem, at this moment, have hit rock bottom!!

  "Hehe, I'm out of here! It's getting dark and my mom is calling me to go to sleep!!" Xiao Yao said with a smile, then immediately took off, this time no one could stop his escape.

  Because he knew that if he stayed, these people would definitely pester him and it would be hard to get away. He still had to continue casting swords tomorrow and sleep at night.

  After Xīao Yáo sneaked into the crowd, others wanted to find him but couldn't, because from start to finish, Xīao Yáo had not been noticed by many people. Although he made such an unbelievable scene, afterwards it was surprisingly unnoticed that he was there.

  At first, no one paid attention, but after Hao Ran's song started, everyone was confused and even if they did pay attention, they didn't dare to confirm anything!!

  So, after that, although everyone knew that the Mo family had a young master who could play the magnificent Hao Ran melody perfectly, no one knew who it was.

  Some people went to Mo Jia to ask around, and even some people within Mo Jia were looking for it, but still couldn't find it. Later, the Longmen Tournament preliminaries of the noble families started, covering up this matter.

  That's why Xiang Yang was once again sensationally forgotten!!

  It's actually another coincidence that only the elder sister and the Nan Gong sisters knew about Xiao Yao, and they didn't reveal it to anyone. They preferred to keep this little secret to themselves, letting others suffer in ignorance.

  But he was carefree, from the second day onwards to more than a month later, he stayed in the Sword Casting Workshop without leaving an inch, and naturally it was impossible for him to be found.

  After several months of silence, the sensational news had gradually been forgotten by people, who are always so forgetful, especially when new things happen. At that time, the focus was on the Longmen competition, not on a small household Ding.

  All this is later. After Xiao Yao drilled out of the crowd, he returned to Mo Jia Zhuang Jian Fang alone. However, on his way back, several people appeared.

  These few people are the big sisters who know the route of carefree travel, and also the Nangong sisters!

  "Good job, kiddo! Next time I need someone to play the piano and entertain me, I'll look for you!" The young lady patted Xiao Yao's shoulder.

  "It depends on whether there's time, anyway I don't have time this month!" Xiao Yao replied directly.

  "Don't worry, I know, of course it's later!" The young lady said with a smile, she was very measured.

  "Is that little Xiao Jia, you've just come into contact with Hao Ran Qu?" asked Nan Gong Su Xin.

  "To be honest, this Hao Ran Qu is actually the first time I've come into contact with it..." Xiao Yao said, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by someone.

  "You're really a genius! How could you be content with being a small household servant? Follow me and I'll give you better treatment!!" Nangong Suzi directly poached the young lady's maid right in front of her.

  "Nangong Su Xin, are you transparent as a sister?" The eldest miss asked angrily.

  "Hehe, actually I'm not a genius, I just said that this Hao Ran Qu is the first time I've come into contact with it, but I've already been in contact with and studied other Hao Ran Qu!!" Xiang Yang said with a smile.

  "?" Everyone was a bit puzzled, wasn't it said that it was a solitary book? How could they still come into contact with others?

  Xiaoyao seemed to have noticed everyone's confusion and explained: "Actually, the solitary book is just a saying. In these few hundred years, this volume of Haoran Qu has indeed been a solitary book, and not many people know about Haoran Qu! But it wasn't like that hundreds of years ago. Through different methods, there were different records of Haoran Qu..."

  "Oh......" Everyone understood, it turned out to be like this.

  "Although there are different versions of the Hao Ran Qu, their essence is the same, just slightly modifying the rhythm, which is not difficult!! If it weren't so, I wouldn't have sold this rare book immediately, I don't love money!!" Xīao Yáo said, and finally added another sentence——

  "At least study for a period of time before selling it!"

  “……”

  ……

  A month later, the preliminary round of the Dragon Gate Competition among the noble families has ended. Among the winning quotas, the Nan Gong and Mo families took up seven seats. This time, a total of thirty-seven young masters from the noble families in Qing Yun State can participate in the Dragon Gate Competition.

  Participating in the Longmen competition is not actually a fixed number of places, and there will only be a fixed number of places when it's not enough. Generally, as long as you reach a certain level of strength, you can participate, and this standard changes every year.

  Of course, this quota cannot be increased either. It is precisely because of this that there will be pre-selection, and the standard will be set based on the level of participants each year.

  And if there is anyone who cheats, they will be restricted next time, and their quota may be reduced or even cancelled.