Grand Senior Sister glared at Ji Chunhua, slightly displeased. "Speak!"
Ji Chunhua said, "I heard that Senior Brother Shanxue is rehearsing a new song in his mansion. His goal is … to please the Princess of Daqi … Zhao Feiyue."
Grand Senior Sister frowned. "What does that have to do with me?"
Ji Chunhua pretended to be surprised. "Everyone in the Spiritual Mountain Sect knows that Senior Brother Shanxue has always been pursuing Grand Senior Sister. Now … he's fallen in love with someone else. That means he doesn't care about Grand Senior Sister at all!"
Grand Senior Sister's gaze turned even colder. "You called me here just to gossip about this?"
Ji Chunhua's expression changed. She quickly lowered her head and said, "I wouldn't dare!
I'm just feeling sorry for you.
How can there be such an ungrateful man in this world?!
A few days ago, he even invited Eldest Senior Sister to take a look at his newly developed spell!
How could he change his attitude so quickly? This is an insult to Grand Senior Sister and also to Hidden Beauty Court! "
Grand Senior Sister's body trembled. A sharp glint appeared in her eyes as she stared daggers at Ji Chunhua. "You're saying … a few days ago, he invited me … to see his new spell?"
Ji Chunhua looked up at Grand Senior Sister in confusion. "Yes, Junior Sister … you were right there. Don't you remember?"
Grand Senior Sister's eyes flashed. "A few days ago?"
Ji Chunhua thought for a moment. "Three days ago."
Grand Senior Sister stared at Ji Chunhua. "Why were you there?"
Ji Chunhua answered without hesitation, "That day, Grand Senior Sister went to the Heavenly Scripture Platform … I was on duty there …"
Grand Senior Sister's voice was icy, her gaze sharp. "I … went to the Heavenly Scripture Platform?"
Just as Ji Chunhua was about to speak, her expression suddenly changed. She knelt down with a thud and said in a trembling voice, "Junior Sister knows her mistake. That day, Senior Sister never saw Eldest Senior Sister at the Heavenly Scripture Platform. Maybe Junior Sister remembered wrongly!
Grand Senior Sister, I know I'm wrong! "
Grand Senior Sister glared at Ji Chunhua, her fingers hidden in her sleeves clenched into a fist, trembling slightly. Her gaze was as sharp as a knife, terrifying!
Ji Chunhua's heart was filled with remorse. She suddenly remembered what "Eldest Senior Sister" had told her at the Heavenly Scripture Platform: She had never seen "Eldest Senior Sister" at the Heavenly Scripture Platform!
In the end, he was still trying to be clever!
Now, all the favors from before were probably going to go down the drain!
Ji Chunhua felt even more remorseful. She hated her own cleverness, hated herself for speaking out of turn, and was even more afraid of how Grand Senior Sister would punish her.
Ji Chunhua raised her hand and slapped herself hard. "It's all my fault! It's all my fault!
Junior Sister has never seen Eldest Senior Sister at the Heavenly Scripture Platform!
Don't worry, Eldest Senior Sister, I'll definitely keep my mouth shut! "
She slapped Grand Senior Sister a few times, but Grand Senior Sister did not move. She then gathered her courage and looked up, but Grand Senior Sister was nowhere to be seen. Ji Chunhua let out a long sigh of relief.
…
At the same time, in the Spiritual Mountain Sect's Heavenly Solitary Peak, Shanxue Palace.
In the main hall, drums and music were playing together, and the dancers were wearing bright yellow long dresses. Their long sleeves fluttered in the wind, and their movements were graceful. They surrounded a woman wearing a golden crown and heavy makeup, like stars surrounding the moon.
The woman was beautiful, dressed in a fiery red dress with a snow-white chiffon draped over her shoulders. She danced lightly, and her snow-white feet spun and jumped on the floor like a fairy.
On the right, a few musicians played music. The music was melancholic, and the woman began to sing softly. It was a song called "Minus Magnolias". She sang, "The rainbow banner triumphs over the gold, a smile to reward a gentleman in spring.
Silly girl, half holding a plum blossom and half a willow branch. What's the use of chasing pleasure? Lucky to be paired with a green ring and a soap bun.
Shyness in the desire to dance, beauty returns to the blue waters of autumn. "
The woman's voice was extremely melodious. It was mellow and captivating.
This scene was an excerpt from Shanxue's new song, "South Fortress". It was about a general returning from a great victory and meeting his beloved woman by the river. The first thing he expressed was the woman's yearning for her beloved's triumphant return.
This part, be it the choreography, costumes, accessories, or music, had reached an extremely magnificent level. Shanxue's talent was vividly displayed here.
However … Shanxue felt that this was not enough to show off his peerless talent to Zhao Feiyue.
After the woman finished singing, she began to dance to the music. Her long dress fluttered and gradually flew up, almost enveloping her entire body. Her eyes were filled with waves of bright red. When she spun to the center, the music suddenly stopped, and her figure suddenly appeared. The fluttering white chiffon flew up and completely enveloped her.
At this moment, the drum master at the side beat the small drum, producing a dense drumbeat and a crisp sound on the side of the small drum, creating an aura like that of waves crashing against the shore. The dancers in the field retreated like the tide, and the warriors in golden armor came up.
The lingering zither turned into impassioned bells and drums, presenting the scene of the general returning victorious.
What was even more amazing was that after the fluttering white chiffon fell, the enchanting and graceful woman actually turned into a valiant and handsome man. He was clad in battle armor and wore a golden crown on his head. His face was as beautiful as jade. It was Shanxue!
At this moment, the dancers who retreated looked at Shanxue in a daze as he began to dance valiantly. They sighed inwardly, "How can there be such a complicated person in this world?"
He had unparalleled talent and an unparalleled artistic imagination, but at the same time, he was cold-blooded and vicious. His actions could be said to be deranged and full of evil.
The incident at Tong 'an had already spread throughout the entire Spiritual Mountain. Not only did Shanxue not avoid it, he even proudly proclaimed his newly created art.
Not everyone in this world was as heartless as him. Even the maidservants and dancers who served him felt that Shanxue's actions were like a murderous demon descending to the mortal world.
However, when Shanxue led them in rehearsing this dance, they were all shocked and captivated by Shanxue's unparalleled talent.
He created a continuous narrative of dance music. He created a brand-new ensemble of various musical instruments. He even created the plum blossom drum, which was better suited to string music, based on the foundation of the folk drum. This type of drum had a strong sense of rhythm, but its sound was not as rough as other drums. Instead, it revealed a sense of finesse. Even when displaying a strong sense of rhythm, it would not steal the limelight from string music. Instead, it could perfectly harmonize with the other strings.
These were naturally perceived and appreciated by the maidservants who had learned dance and music since young.
At this moment, Shanxue actually created a male cross-dressing scene. He began with a female voice and ended with a male voice, connecting the two scenes into one. Moreover, he quickly changed from a female to a male to achieve the perfect fluency of music, dance, and narrative.
Such imagination and ability simply left them dumbfounded!
Even the most famous dancers and courtesans in the capital would bow down to Shanxue's stunning talent when they saw her.
However … it was a pity that such talent was stored in the body of a demon.
Shanxue was currently singing the same "Minus Magnolias". "The world is unhindered, and one's heart will not change until one dies.
Since ancient times, who could inherit the mortal world in a thousand years?
The spring wind enters one's sleeves, and there will be joy ahead.
How can it be like living in seclusion and enjoying alone? "
The first half of the poem was about the Great General's lofty sentiments and lofty aspirations, while the second half was about how the Great General did not care about being sought after by the people of this world, but only longed for a private tryst with a beautiful woman, a solitary pleasure.
Shanxue also used this song to express his love for Zhao Feiyue.
When he had just finished singing, suddenly, the pipa string in the arms of a zither player who was playing suddenly broke, causing the music to suddenly produce an extremely discordant sound.
Shanxue suddenly became furious. His figure flashed and appeared in front of the female musician. He waved his hand and slapped her. The female musician was immediately sent flying and fell heavily to the ground. She spat out a mouthful of blood and then stopped moving.
Everyone immediately fell silent, trembling in fear as they watched this scene.
Shanxue roared angrily, "You queued up for a whole day, and you still made a mistake!
Useless, useless!
Carry her away! "
The servants lowered their heads in fear and quickly carried the female musician, who could only exhale but not inhale, away.
Shanxue pointed to a servant girl beside him and said, "You, replace her!"
The servant girl was so scared that her whole body was trembling, and tears were about to fall. She trembled as she walked forward and picked up the broken pipa. Her fingers trembled as she replaced the broken string, but because she was too scared, she could not put the string back in several times.
Shanxue was getting more and more impatient. His eyes were like knives as he stared at the maidservant. She was so scared that tears began to fall from her eyes. The dancers and musicians around them all grieved for the death of the rabbit. They all looked at the scene with fear in their hearts.
After waiting for a while, the servant girl finally put the string back in place. Then, she twisted the handle and adjusted the pitch. After a while, she said in a low, trembling voice, "Young master, it's done."
Shanxue said angrily, "Again, start from the first part of the second act!"
With that, everyone hurriedly played the music again. But not long after, before Shanxue could speak, he angrily rushed to the previous servant girl and roared, "Someone died in your family!
Why is there no emotion in your playing!
Emotion, I want to hear the emotion in your playing, do you hear me?! "
The servant girl was trembling in fear, her voice trembling, "I … I hear you!"
However, she was so scared, how could she perform the grand general's heroic spirit of returning to the imperial court in victory?
The servant girl's face was pale, as if she could see herself dying in the next moment.
Shanxue roared at the others, "If you make another mistake, I'll skin you!"
There was dead silence, everyone's faces ashen, as if they had been sentenced to death.
Just then, a man in black rushed in from outside the hall. He said in a low voice, "Report!"
Shanxue roared, "Get lost!
Who let you in?
Get lost! "
The man in black was shocked and quickly turned to run. But just as he reached the door, he heard Shanxue's angry voice again, "Get back here!"
The man in black immediately turned around and knelt down on one knee.
Shanxue roared, "Speak, what is it?!"
The man in black said, "I just found out … Hidden Sword Court's … Li Chengfeng, he's … not dead!"
In the past two days, Shanxue had sent almost all of his men out to inquire about Zhao Feiyue's whereabouts. He had also secluded himself to compose, rehearsing the dance and arranging the music day and night. But when he was about to finish rehearsing, he suddenly heard something that made him feel extremely incredible.
Shanxue could not believe his ears. "What?
What did you say? "
The man in black gulped. "Li Chengfeng … they're not dead!"