Chapter 265 Murder
265 Murder
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Use civility before resorting to force.
Since the enemy was unwilling to take a step back, she would beat him until the enemy submitted.
That time, she used her zither music as a sword to pierce through the Golden Core of the two Golden Core Stage cultivators, completely destroying their cultivation.
Clunk!
The sound of the zither grew louder and louder. It was as if thousands of soldiers and horses were galloping on the battlefield, or as if the rumbling Yellow River was crashing down like a storm…
This majestic and murderous aura shook even the surrounding air. The whistling wind and snow outside the water pavilion became the background music of the zither.
Feng Yang sat up straight like a spear. Her lips were tightly pursed, and her expression was complicated.
Her old but not cloudy eyes looked straight at Gu Yanfei, who was playing the zither. Her heartstrings were touched by the distant strings, and her eyes gradually became dazed.
She was looking at Gu Yanfei, but she didn’t seem to be looking at him at all. Her nostalgic gaze passed through the young girl playing the zither in front of her and looked into the past…
For a moment, she seemed to have returned to those glorious days from a long time ago.
She had overcome all obstacles and charged into battle. Beside her was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. She didn’t know which corpses belonged to the enemy and which belonged to her comrades…
Feng Yang’s deep eyes were filled with sorrow again, and her eyes were filled with tears.
She thought of what her father had always said when she went to the battlefield with him: “The Green Mountain is filled with loyal bones. Why do we need to return the corpse wrapped in horse leather?”
The voices, smiles, and gestures of those old friends quickly flashed through her mind. Faint nostalgia and faint sorrow intertwined in her eyes and spread in her heart.
Therefore, everyone left one by one, leaving only her old bones alive.
The sound of the zither was piercingly cold and shook the heavens and the earth.
Yu Chaoyun’s frown deepened as she listened. She shook her head and sighed.
This song wasn’t good. The killing intent was too heavy!
It was said in the Book of Rites that scholars didn’t learn the zither for no reason. They learned the zither to nurture their temperament and elegance, not to play such a murderous song.
This song was filled with killing intent, and it looked like it wouldn’t stop until one of them died. It went against the original intention of the zither path!
No, it was really no good!
Looking disdainful, Miss Zeng exchanged glances with Miss Zhao and began to think of her critique.
At this moment, the song reached the third verse.
The tune changed from grand to sad and sorrowful, but there was a hint of life in the sorrow.
Like a phoenix undergoing nirvana, the phoenix was reborn from the ashes!
Feng Yang’s eyes widened in shock, her chest rising and falling rapidly as her emotions gradually withdrew from her grief.
Her old friends were gone, and a new dynasty had been established.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, so many years had passed. She was still alive and had personally witnessed the rise of the Great Jin Dynasty!
The Emperor beside her was also listening attentively. His hands that were placed on his knees had long since stopped tapping. He sat in a daze and didn’t move, as if his mind had been pulled away.
After the song ended, the zither music stopped. However, it was as if the music hadn’t ended yet, and their hearts were still trembling.
There was an indescribable atmosphere in the air, as if an invisible net was wrapped around everyone.
Wei Jiaoniang, Lu Qin, and the others were at a loss, not knowing how much time had passed. Their hearts were empty, as if they were in an extremely realistic dream. They looked at Gu Yanfei in amazement and were speechless for a moment.
On the other side, Miss Zeng and the others finally got the song.
Miss Zeng grabbed her handkerchief and was about to comment when she heard another female voice sigh before her.
‘Good!”
This majestic female voice sounded valiant and powerful as it resounded through the room.
Everyone subconsciously looked over, only to see Feng Yang, who was sitting beside the Emperor, clap her hands twice.
Her old and frail face was no longer sad and melancholic. She was in high spirits, and there was a hint of joy between her brows. She seemed to have become younger by several years.
Seeing this, Miss Zeng and Miss Zhao could only shut their mouths resentfully and swallow the words that were about to come out of their mouths.
Gu Yanfei stood up with the zither in her arms and bowed to Feng Yang with a smile. “Thank you for your praise, Your Highness.”
Wei Jiaoniang’s eyes were even brighter, shining like gems.
“It’s magnificent and energetic. Well played!” Feng Yang laughed loudly. Her eyes were bright and spirited as she sized up Gu Yanfei with admiration and interest in her eyes.
‘There’s an old saying: If you don’t see mountains, the earth won’t appear flat.
If you don’t see the sea, you won’t know the stream.”
‘Dear, have you been to the battlefield and personally experienced a hopeless situation?”
Only those who had seen the tragic battlefield with their own eyes knew how difficult it was to live in peace and prosperity. Only then did they know what it meant to moan without illness!
‘Yes.” Gu Yanfei smiled and nodded. She placed the zither back on the zither table, her every move comfortable and neat.
She had indeed been to the battlefield herself. When she was in the Bright Spirit Realm, she had followed her master and the other human cultivators and demons to the lake. At that time, her cultivation was shallow, but her master still brought her along.
She was a medical cultivator and not the main force in the war between humans and demons. However, she didn’t hide in the back easily. She had personally killed demons and witnessed many human cultivators’ souls being destroyed.
In this battle, blood flowed like rivers and corpses piled up like mountains. However, the human race won and sent the demon army back to the west of the lake.
Feng Yang didn’t ask further. She stared deeply at Gu Yanfei and praised her straightforwardly, “Very good.”
Seeing this, Miss Zeng and Miss Zhao could only shut their mouths resentfully and swallow the words that were about to come out of their mouths.
Gu Yunrong, who was sitting in the southwest corner, kept looking at Gu Yanfei thoughtfully.
Today, the Empress Dowager’s summons came suddenly. Gu Yunrong didn’t know about it beforehand, but she gradually came to her senses. It turned out that it was to choose the Eldest Prince’s consort.
Gu Yanfei and Yu Chaoyun weren’t fighting over who played the zither better , but over who caught the Emperor’s eye.
It was no wonder that Gu Yanfei had repeatedly provoked the Empress Dowager in Shou’an Palace. It turned out to be like this.
Because she was about to marry Prince Kang, Gu Yanfei had her eyes on the position of the Eldest Princess Consort and wanted to compete with her..