Chapter 25: Solo Melody?

  "Go!"

  Qin Yu let out a loud shout, and Xiao Ming, who had been stunned, came back to his senses and hastily followed Qin Yu. The two of them stumbled and staggered as they fled in a panic, leaving behind a trail of blood.

  "What a pity!"

  As Qin Yu escaped, Xiao Yun was too weak to chase him again, and could only secretly think it was a pity that he couldn't kill the two of them. If they were dead, there would definitely be less trouble in the future. Anyway, this place was desolate and remote, no one would suspect themselves.

  It took a while for Xiao Yun's mood to calm down, his feet were slightly floating, and the little aura he had was almost consumed. If not for Le Xuan being by his side today, it would have been a disaster.

  There were five musical notes in total, Xiao Yun originally didn't want to use them, but Qin Yu had really provoked him, threatening his life. Xiao Yun wasn't a kind person either, and since coming to this world, it was the first time he had the intention of killing someone.

  In his past life on Earth, Xiao Yun had thoughts of killing people just like the majority of others, but on Earth there were laws that restrained such thoughts and they could only remain as thoughts, unable to be put into action. However, this world was different, here there were only the strong and the weak, hurting or killing someone was a very ordinary matter.

  Xiao Yun faintly felt that his heart had changed, it was a strong heart. In this world, if you don't want to be bullied by others, there is only one way, and that is to make yourself stronger.

  ——

  "What's wrong? Did you get into a fight with someone?"

  Back in the bamboo house at the back of the mountain, as soon as he walked into the yard, Mu Tian'en's voice came from inside the house, apparently seeing Xiao Yun's disheveled appearance.

  "Huh? I fell on my way back!" Xiao Yun covered her injured shoulder and replied, walking straight into the house.

  "Only sprained your shoulder?" Mu Tian'en asked.

  "Accidentally poked by a branch." Xiao Yun avoided talking about what just happened.

  "Take it!" Mu Tian'en didn't ask any more questions, took down a jade bottle from the shelf and threw it directly at Xiao Yun.

  "What?" Xiao Yun took over the jade bottle and asked in puzzlement.

  "Coagulant, bleeding so much, aren't you afraid of bleeding to death?" Mu Tian'en stared at Xiao Yun for a moment, shook his head and said with a hint of meaning, "If I were you, which branch dares to poke me, I would definitely chop that tree into firewood."

  Moy Tianen's words were laced with underlying meaning, clearly he didn't believe his own previous words. Xiao Yun heard this and was taken aback for a moment, before saying "That tree I chopped down must be in more pain than me."

  Mu Tian'en's face flashed a hint of a smile, "Hurry up and apply the medicine!"

  Xiao Yun nodded and took the medicine bottle into the house.

  "What a strange kid!"

  ……

  ——

  "The musician's refined melody, its power is indeed formidable. Unfortunately, only three pieces are left. It seems I'll have to find some time to go to the market again and see if I can buy some high-level melodies for self-defense."

  Behind the bamboo house, Xiao Yun crouched beside a small ditch to wash the blood-stained clothes on her body. There was a long gash left by Qin Yu's sonic blade on her shoulder, but fortunately, it wasn't too deep and didn't hurt any tendons or bones. After applying the wound medicine given by Mu Tian'en, it had basically stopped hurting and wasn't bleeding again.

  Thinking of what just happened, Xiao Yun's heart had a sense of crisis. If he encountered similar things in the future, how should he deal with it? Qin Yu was defeated this time and would not give up easily. Next time, he would definitely be more prepared to deal with himself. He must also make preparations. If they came to find him again without knowing their own lives, he would have to keep his life intact.

  Looking at the water in the wooden basin being dyed light red by blood, Xiao Yun's face couldn't help but feel a little sore, how much food would it take to make up for this?

  "Huh?"

  An idea flashed through his mind, and he reached into the storage bag to rummage around, pulling out the piece of cloth he had obtained from the market.

  Spread out in front of him, Xiao Yun examined it carefully, and found that it was covered with dirt and grime. On the surface, a large character seemed to be faintly visible. When his eyes made contact with the character, the first deity on his spiritual platform began to sway gently once again, as if some sort of resonance had been triggered, causing Xiao Yun to feel dizzy.

  Bizarre!

  Xiao Yun closed her eyes tightly, and the spiritual image on her forehead calmed down again. The dizzy feeling also dissipated quickly. Xiao Yun felt very strange, fetched some clear water from a small ditch, and put the cloth in it.

  After washing it with great effort for a while, the cloth finally revealed its true face. It was a light yellow cloth, with a texture similar to satin, feeling very smooth and fine to the touch, and also water-repellent. After washing away the dirt on the surface, it dried quickly.

  The yellow cloth was like a handkerchief used by women, the only difference being that there were no beautiful floral patterns on it, only in the middle, a dragon and phoenix dancing 'palace' character was written.

  Palace?

  What a coincidence, this 'palace' character happens to resonate with the 'Palace Spirit Position' on my own spiritual platform. Xiao Yun pinched her chin, could it be that this yellow cloth is some kind of secret musical score?

  But thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible. Growing up so big, he had never seen any song with only one note. That couldn't be called a song, but just a sound. Even those sects that specialized in single notes might not be able to find a score with only one note.

  "What are you looking at?"

  A voice came from behind, Xiao Yun turned her head and saw that Mu Tian'en was already standing behind her.

  This old man didn't show off his skills, but the people on Bo Ya Mountain mentioned him with either respect or fear. He must be of high seniority and shouldn't have a low cultivation level. People with high cultivation levels definitely have good eyesight. Xiao Yun's eyes rolled around, and he raised the yellow cloth in his hand, asking curiously, "Senior, have you ever seen a musical score with only one note?"

  "A piece of music?" Mu Tian'en was stunned, took the yellow cloth over, looked at it for a moment, and then looked up at Xiao Yun, "Where did this come from?"

  "Hmm, picked up!" Xiao Yun said thoughtfully.

  Mu Tian'en rolled his eyes and said, "You're not answering very clearly, I suppose it was some girl who gave it to you?"

  "How is this possible?" Xiao Yun smiled slightly shyly, "It's really picked up."

  Moy Tianen just smiled and didn't ask further, then looked down and said, "There is a score for the sound of heaven, but it's extremely rare and difficult to cultivate."

  "Huh? Senior, have you ever seen a musical score with only one note?" Xiao Yun's interest was piqued as soon as he heard it.

  Mu Tian'en shook his head, "I've never seen it before, but I know that there are two people in this world who cultivate with this kind of score."

  "Who?" asked Xiao Yun with understanding.

  "In the Great Flame Country, there were two Grand Marshals of the Music Immortal Realm who protected the country. One was named Yang Wu and the other was named Yang Wei, known as the Hummer Duo Generals. These two cultivated the unique music score." said Mu Tian'en.

  "Hum Ha Er? Da Yan Guo? It's a bit far from us." Xiao Yun was stunned for a moment.

  "Mu Tian'en stroked his beard, 'Generally, solo soundtracks are battle songs, with a power that far surpasses ordinary battle songs. However, they are extremely difficult to cultivate. The power that should be presented by an entire song is condensed into a single note. You can probably imagine the "Tao" that needs to be contained in this one note - what can be said, and what cannot be said. The selection of inheritors for solo soundtracks is extremely strict, requiring a foundation with five notes incomplete, but one note standing out as exceptional. Moreover, solo soundtracks basically do not have sheet music passed down, they are all transmitted orally from master to disciple. Otherwise, even if you have an exceptional single note, it would be difficult to achieve anything just by relying on the sheet music. This embroidered handkerchief of yours is too ordinary, I think it's probably just something someone doodled casually.'"

  "Really?"

  Xiao Yun took the handkerchief, feeling very puzzled in his heart. His intuition told him that this yellow cloth must be hiding something fishy. After all, this character could resonate with the 'Palace' position on his spiritual platform, and it was clear that it wouldn't be a casual scribble as said by Mu Tian'en.

  "If it's a girl who gave it to you, then you'd better take good care of it and not lose it." Mu Tian'en rarely teased Xiao Yun.

  "Come on, senior, don't tease me. What girl would send me gifts?" Xiao Yun rolled her eyes, and compared to when she first arrived, this old man's temperament seemed to have improved a lot, and he could even make fun of himself now.

  "Are you willing to be a subordinate for your whole life?" Mu Tian'en asked.

  "Huh?" He looked up at Mu Tian'en, just in time to meet his serious gaze. After a slight pause, Xiao Yun shook his head very firmly, "I believe that no one would be willing to be a subordinate for their entire life. Moreover, I have never truly considered myself as a subordinate."