A bucket of cold water was suddenly splashed onto Mingzhu's head, waking her up abruptly. Mingzhu was stunned for a moment before she crawled up in fright. She opened her eyes wide and looked at her surroundings.
Standing before her was a middle-aged woman. Her horse-like face was filled with acrimony, and her eyes were long and sharp. Her cheekbones were tall and thin, and her eyebrows were as thin as a mouse's whiskers. Beside her stood two strong and muscular thugs. One of them had his arms crossed over his chest, and his arms were so thick that they were even thicker than her thighs. The other person was holding onto a wooden bucket that was still dripping with water and smiling coldly at her.
When Mingzhu saw them, she immediately shrank back subconsciously. However, the moment she did so, she felt that she had touched something. The thing behind her trembled, and she was shocked. She immediately turned her head and saw over ten girls who were similar to her. All of them had curled up into a ball and were trembling, not daring to lift their eyes to look.
Mingzhu had experienced a similar scene before. It was the first time her parents had sold her.
Mingzhu immediately lowered her head and obediently shrank to one side. It was because she knew that going against them at such a time would definitely not end well.
The acrimonious and acrimonious woman said in a sharp voice, "My surname is Hong. You can call me Mama Hong. From today onward, I'm your mother!
Since you're here, don't think too much. Since you're here, just take things as they come.
Mama will teach you how to earn money in the future! "
One of the girls, who was about 15 or 16 years old, suddenly burst into tears. "I want to go home. I don't want to stay here. I want to see my parents!"
Mama Hong threw a glance at her and pouted at the thug who had his arms crossed over his chest. The thug then grabbed the girl's hair like he was grabbing a little chick and dragged her out. As her shrill cries gradually faded into the distance, the other girls trembled even more, not daring to say a word.
Mama Hong continued, "Mama knows that you're all poor children. It's not easy to survive in the Divine Capital, but the opportunity is right in front of you!
Learn well from Mama, and Mama won't mistreat you. "
Mingzhu gathered her courage and asked softly, "What does Mama Hong want us to learn?"
Mama Hong chuckled and said, "Naturally, it's to learn how to serve men!"
Some of the other girls could no longer hold it in and started to sob secretly. Ming Zhu composed herself and said, "Mother Hong, your daughter knows a little about the four arts, I wonder if I can enter your eyes?"
Mother Hong was stunned. She raised her eyebrows and said in surprise, "Oh?
I didn't see it coming!
Have you learned it before? "
Ming Zhu had an obedient look on her face, and nodded her head: "I learned it in the past in the residence …."
Hong Mama asked curiously, "Which mansion?"
Ming Zhu shook her head and did not say a word.
Mama Hong didn't insist and said, "If you don't want to say it, Mama won't force you."
Then, she said to the other girls, "As long as you are obedient, you will find that I am a very easy person to talk to."
With that, she said to Mama Hong with a pleasant expression, "Come, come with me."
Mama Hong brought Ming Zhu out of the dark room. Once they were out, it was the warm winter sun outside. The cold wind made Ming Zhu feel cold, and she subconsciously hugged her arms and chest tightly, shivering a little. If it wasn't for the warmth of the sun outside, she would have fallen sick.
Hong Mama noticed her look and immediately took the coat from the bodyguard behind her and put it on Ming Zhu. She smiled and said, "Daughter, if you have the ability to pass the test, Mama naturally won't mistreat you. But if Mama finds out that you dare to deceive me, humph, then don't blame Mama for punishing you according to the family rules!"
Ming Zhu lowered her head and said timidly, "Even if I have the guts, I won't dare to deceive Mama …"
Hong Mama nodded and said with a smile, "Mama, with my eyes, can see that you must be a servant girl from a big family who wandered here after they fell."
Ming Zhu said in a low voice, "Your daughter's appearance is not worthy of Mama's eyes. I hope Mama won't despise me."
Hong Mama nodded with satisfaction and said, "This saves Mama a lot of trouble."
She continued to walk forward with Ming Zhu and came to a music room in a red building. She looked at a few girls who were playing musical instruments in the room and clapped her hands to signal them to stop. Then, she said to Ming Zhu, "Which one do you know?"
Ming Zhu raised her eyes slightly and said in a low voice, "I am proficient in all of them." At this time, she knew that she could no longer hide her skills. The more valuable she appeared, the safer she would be.
Hong Mama obviously didn't quite believe her. Even the famous prostitutes in the capital didn't dare to say this. How could a little servant girl dare to brag like this?
Hong Mama sneered and her good impression of Ming Zhu dropped. The girls in the room also looked at Ming Zhu with unfriendly gazes. Some of them had been painstakingly learning musical instruments for several years, some even for more than ten years, but they didn't dare to say that they were proficient in any musical instrument. There were no less than seven or eight musical instruments here. Not only were the playing methods different, some of the music theories were even different. How old was she to say that she was proficient in all of them?
Hong Mama said, "Then try that one …" She pointed to a girl who was playing the pipa at the side. The girl reluctantly handed her pipa to Ming Zhu and said unhappily, "Don't break it …"
Ming Zhu smiled slightly and took it. She plucked it with her five fingers and immediately keenly sensed that the sound of the zither was slightly inaccurate. She adjusted it in passing. This time, the girl at the side immediately blushed.
She had played for a long time, but the sound was actually wrong. It was the other party who adjusted it!
Ming Zhu held the pipa and calmed herself down. Then, she plucked the pipa with her five fingers. Immediately, the pipa clanged. She was playing the classic section of Shanxue's masterpiece, Nine Battles of Hell, "A Thousand Piles of Snow." It told the story of the Zhan family, the imperial guards of Da Qi, and the cultivators who formed an alliance to attack the Nine Battles of Hell. However, they were ambushed by the demonic army of the King of the Underworld. In the end, the five thousand elites of the Zhan family were brought up at the Decapitation Lake and died in battle.
The song started with extremely fast playing and plucking. Hong Mama and all the girls in the room stared dumbfoundedly at Ming Zhu's hands that were so fast that they left afterimages. The densely packed sound of the zither pierced through the clouds and split the sun. The sonorous sound rang out, and a murderous aura soared into the sky, filling the room!
In that instant, it was as if everyone could see the tragic battle. The overwhelming number of demonic creatures rushed towards the Zhan family's disciples like a flood. The Zhan family's disciples fought with their lives on the line, and in the end, their blood dyed the lake behind them red!
Ever since Ming Zhu was sold to Shanxue's family, she had started to learn music. If she wanted to survive under Shanxue's hands, she had to be extremely skilled. Otherwise, her life would be in danger. Thus, everyone dared to practice with all their might. In addition, Ming Zhu was indeed a rare genius. She was indeed proficient in other musical instruments, but when it came to the pipa, she had already reached the level of a master. Otherwise, she would not have received special treatment from Shanxue, who thought highly of himself.
As the saying goes, once an expert makes a move, one will know whether he is good or not!
All the girls here were people who knew music and musical instruments. Even Hong Mama, who was a brothel keeper, had learned musical instruments when she was young. Naturally, they knew what was good!
Furthermore, even if they did not know what was good, just by listening to the majestic music, listening to the murderous aura that pierced straight into the heart, and the performance that made people's hair stand on end, they could tell how good this person was!
Ming Zhu's performance caused everyone in the room to be dumbfounded. They originally thought that she was just a braggart, but never did they expect that she was actually a hidden king!
Pipa, just by looking at the words, one could tell that the person who played the pipa was one of the four kings, the king of musical instruments!
The powerful influence and penetrating power of the music not only caused everyone in the room to be dumbfounded, even the pimps, manservants, thugs, servant girls, and ladies outside the room were all quietly standing on the spot. Everyone's gaze turned towards the same direction. Some of them were stunned on the spot, while some of them dropped the water basins in their hands.
Ming Zhu had gathered all the sadness, anger, grievance, and unwillingness that she had felt all along the way into the pipa, causing her emotions to surge out!
The intense and tragic music caused everyone to be dumbfounded. At the same time, it also shocked Beauty Yu and Chuchu who came to visit.
When the music suddenly stopped, the surroundings fell into a dead silence. Everyone held their breaths and focused, completely unable to break free from the previous state of nervousness and excitement. It was as though the sounds of killing and fighting were still echoing in their ears!
Chuchu's face was filled with astonishment as she cried out, "Miss, was that Lady Gongsun's performance just now?!"
Beauty Yu's face was also filled with astonishment and excitement. She was two courtyards away, but she could still clearly hear the piercing sound of the pipa. She shook her head and said, "No, Lady Gongsun isn't comparable to this person!"
Gongsun Han, one of the Eight Heads of the Divine Capital, was the number one pipa player in the Divine Capital!