Chapter 51: Filling in with Inferior Goods!

  Zhao and Li nodded slightly, and Li Yuanfang said, "Brother Shifu is right, only with meticulous care can a good melody be produced. However, I think Jian Feng's composition should have the initial stage of Heart Melody. At his level, being able to compose a Heart Melody in an instant is already quite difficult."

  Both of them thought so, and Liu Yuanzhen said to Zhao Yuanling, "Wenjun's talent is even better than Jianfeng's. I'd like to hear what kind of song Wenjun can come up with."

  "Hmm, Wan Jun has composed a melody that lingers in one's mind!" Li Yuanfang also said.

  Zhao Yuanling's face was also filled with smiles, but his mouth said, "Yuankun's talent and bones are indeed impeccable, however, you must not underestimate the other disciples. These are all the hopes of our Tianyin Sect's next generation!"

  The two of them heard this and both thought it was true. Liu Yuanshu said, "If we're talking about the few people who can rival Wenjun, aside from Jian Feng, it would be Xiao Yun, right?"

  Zhao Yuanling's gaze fell outside the cabin, "At the Elite Conference, he was unmatched in popularity. If it weren't for Shifu suppressing him, the first place would probably not have gone to Wanyun."

  Li Yuanfang said, "Although that's what I heard from Master, this little guy is one in ten thousand, with no five tones and no root bone. In the future, it's likely..."

  The words were not finished, but they all knew what he wanted to say. Liu Yuanzhan and Zhao Yuanling both shook their heads, their eyes falling on the figure leaning against the ship's side with his eyes closed, both thinking it was a pity.

  "Shibo seems to think highly of him, maybe in the future he'll even become our junior brother!" Liu Yuanchen said.

  "If he can inherit Master Bo's music and medicine, it wouldn't be a bad path."

  "All five tones are gone, I'm afraid it's also very difficult to achieve great success in the music doctor's way." Li Yuanfang shook his head.

  ……

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  "Great song, Big Brother!"

  Just as the three of them were discussing in a low voice in the cabin, Lu Jianfeng finished his song and everyone applauded to praise him. Qin Yu was even more unrestrained in his praise for him.

  "I'm embarrassed."

  Lu Jianfeng's face wore a faint smile, seemingly very satisfied with the reaction he had caused. Although it was just an elementary heart song, he had composed it in an instant, almost rivaling the difficulty of creating a poem in seven steps. To reach this level was truly praiseworthy.

  "Lu Shixiong, I don't know what this tune is called?" asked Xu Wanjun.

  Xu Wanjun actually took the initiative to talk to herself, Lu Jianfeng's eyes were filled with surprise, and he had a feeling of being honored, immediately saying, "I call this song 'Cloud Sigh', I hope it meets your expectations, Master Sister."

  "Sigh of the Clouds? What a great name! Eldest Brother is indeed talented!"

  Qin Yu burst out laughing three times, and suddenly saw Lu Jianfeng glaring at him angrily. He immediately came to his senses, realizing that Lu Jianfeng had finally found an opportunity to talk to Xu Wanjun, but he had foolishly ruined the atmosphere by running out. It was no wonder that Lu Jianfeng was furious.

  Daughter's laughter turned into a dry laugh, Qin Yu hastily said to Xu Wanjun, "Sister Xu, you come up with a tune too!"

  Xu Wanjun smiled sweetly and said, "Let the other brothers and sisters come first!"

  Unexpectedly, Xu Wanjun declined, Qin Yu was a bit embarrassed, Lu Jianfeng stared at Qin Yu, "With Eldest Miss Xu's talent, of course she should be the finale, don't you even understand this?"

  "Brother's insight is high!" Scolded by Lu Jianfeng, Qin Yu was not angry but delighted, and directly cupped his hands to Xu Wanjun, "Sister, please wait a moment, let me, little brother, throw out some ideas first!"

  When he finished speaking, Qin Yu sat down at the bow of the boat with his guqin, while Lu Jianfeng naturally stood beside Xu Wanjun.

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  Joyful movement of the nine heavens!

  Above the clouds of ten thousand miles, the sound of the piano came in waves. Because it was improvised, it was done hastily and lacked refinement, making it difficult to achieve a high level. Most of them only reached the realm of common tunes, and only a few could reach the realm of heartfelt melodies. Among the nine people, apart from Xu Wanjun and Lu Jianfeng, there was one more person, Gu Changfeng.

  Gu Changfeng's song "High Above" has a strong momentum, reaching the realm of an initial heart song. However, his difficulty is slightly lower than Lu Jianfeng's, after all, Lu Jianfeng was the first to take the stage, and Gu Changfeng followed later, with more time to brew.

  Xu Wanjun was the last to appear, and her song "Clouds Moving in All Directions" reached a climax, successfully winning a round of applause from the audience.

  Looking at the joyful disciples outside the cabin, the three musicians inside all had smiles on their faces, as if they were reminiscing about their youthful years.

  Drowsy and confused, Xiao Yun was about to fall asleep with the music when someone suddenly pushed his shoulder. He opened his eyes to find it was Meng Xiaobao.

  "What's wrong?"

  Seeing everyone staring at him, Xiao Yun looked puzzled.

  Meng Xiaobao laughed and said, "Xiao Shixiong, why are you hiding here to sleep? Everyone has made their move, now it's up to you."

  "Me?" Xiao Yun rubbed his temples, "Forget it, I'm out of this, you guys go ahead and play your own game!"

  Lin Chunyu walked over with a worried face and said, "Xiao Shixiong, are you feeling unwell?"

  Xiao Yun nodded, "A bit dizzy!"

  "Hmm? Why don't we go into the cabin and rest?" Lin Chuoyin thought for a moment, maybe it was because of the strong wind outside that Xiao Yun's body wasn't feeling well.

  "Haha, dizzy? Pretending? I think some people are afraid of not being able to compose a song and losing face?"

  Just as he was about to speak, a strange and unpleasant voice came from beside him. Without looking, he knew that this annoying voice belonged to Qin Yu.

  Xiao Yun's eyebrows furrowed, and the faces of several disciples also looked unpleasant. The originally harmonious Bi Le Grand Competition was disrupted by Qin Yu's one sentence.

  "Qin Shixiong, I'm afraid you don't have the qualifications to speak about Xiao Shixiong like that?" Lin Chuyin immediately retorted to Qin Yu. If it were in the past, she might still have been a bit intimidated by Qin Yu. But now, as a disciple of the Elite Academy and having taken Zhao Yuanling as her master, why would she be afraid of Qin Yu?

  "Lin Shimei, what do you mean?" Qin Yu's face sank at once upon hearing this.

  "What does it mean?" Meng Xiaobao chuckled and also looked down on Qin Yu, before Lin Chuoyin could answer, he preempted, "Of course, it refers to some people who pretend to be something they're not."

  "Are you saying I'm just a useless addition? You say I'm just a useless addition?"

  Qin Yu endured such humiliation, although he was able to follow along thanks to his relationship with Yuan Hua Zhenren, but in reality his strength wasn't weak at all. At the Elite Conference, he ranked 12th, having only skipped over 11th place.

  "I didn't mention anyone's name, how can you, Qin Shixiong, take it upon yourself to assume the role?" Meng Xiaobao said with a hint of sarcasm.

  "You!" Qin Yu suddenly became angry and was about to explode.

  "We're all fellow disciples, why must it be like this!" Lu Jianfeng stretched out his hand to stop Qin Yu, and timely stepped forward to act as a good person. He slowly walked up to Xiao Yun's face and said, "Xiao Shidi, everyone has made their move, now it's your turn. They all say you're a stunning talent, you won't disappoint everyone, will you?"

  Her eyebrows and eyes were smiling, but in fact she was driving ducks onto a shelf. Xiao Yun's head was a bit dizzy, and he didn't want to bother with him, but after being said by Lu Jianfeng, he hesitated again.

  "Shao Shixiong!"

  Meng Xiaobao nudged Xiang Yun's shoulder, hinting for him to go up. As the saying goes, "people fight for a breath of air, and Buddha accepts a stick of incense." In this situation, how could he back down? Moreover, he believed that Xiang Yun had the ability to do so, after all, he had personally witnessed Xiang Yun compose a piece of music that left the two masters of the Music Sect, Xie Mu and others, in awe.

  Lin Chuoyin didn't speak up, Qin Yu and Lu Jianfeng, one had a grudge against Xiao Yun, the other was hostile towards him, at this time, Xiao Yun should indeed stand out.

  "Alright, alright, Big Brother!" Qin Yu walked over, his face full of mockery. "What if you end up playing another tune as awful as that day? We're a thousand meters high up here, and if any of the brothers can't take it and fall off, someone's going to lose their life."

  This guy is really annoying.

  You've finally caught up with the sacred mark, now it's time to take you down! Xiao Yun gave Qin Yu a cold glance, rubbed his somewhat dizzy head, took out the Jiuxiao qin, and stood up.

  "Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I'll just have to oblige." Xiao Yun smiled calmly and carried the zither to the bow of the boat.

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  "Master, are you really going to let him go up?" Seeing Xiao Yun sit down, Qin Yu became somewhat worried. Although he looked down on Xiao Yun, he couldn't deny Xiao Yun's talent. What if he came up with a great piece? Wouldn't that make them all lose face?

  "It's nothing, I also want to see how capable he really is."

  Lu Jianfeng's mouth curled up, and since the Elite Conference, he had often heard Xiao Yun's name in the mouths of several Shifu uncles, all of whom were praising him highly. This made Lu Jianfeng very uncomfortable, especially since Xu Wanjun seemed to be quite interested in Xiao Yun as well. This made Lu Jianfeng's heart feel somewhat unbalanced, and he wanted to take this opportunity to properly measure Xiao Yun's strength.