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The song that Fu Yalan chose to play was something she had been practicing in secret. It was a piece she had asked Du Xiaoli to write, but when would Du Xiaoli ever be in the mood to compose a song? Thus, Du Xiaoli chose a cla.s.sic guzheng
piece from her previous world,《Alpine Stream》, and transcribed it for Fu Yalan. When Fu Yalan received the music score, she was so delighted that she skipped all the way when she returned home to practice it.
《Alpine Stream》was a cla.s.sical music piece that had been pa.s.sed down through generations with thousands of years of history. Regardless of the rhythm or the feelings being expressed in the song, they had all been proven to endure the test of time. When Fu Yalan finished playing, everyone was still savoring the lingering feelings, completely immersed in the tune that spoke of a friends.h.i.+p akin to the relations.h.i.+p between lofty mountains and flowing waters.
Du Xiaoli and the other four were the first to clap their hands. Their applause caused the rest of the crowd to snap out of their daze. Immediately, the entire site was drowned in enthusiastic applause.
Standing on the stage, Fu Yalan smiled knowingly the moment she saw her sisters in the corner cheering for her. They might have no idea about it, but when she performed this song, they were actually the people she thought of. The camaraderie in her song referred to the friends.h.i.+p between them.
After a reminder from Meng Weiren, the judges off-stage finally remembered to give out their scores. Without a doubt, Fu Yalan’s score was the highest.
After Fu Yalan’s performance of 《Alpine Stream》, the following contestants could only be written off as mediocre. None of them received very high scores. When the contest ended, Fu Yalan won first place in the music compet.i.tion by a landslide. Du Kexin came in sixth place.
In the evening, Du Xiaoli notified Du Yunhan and left Sui Yuan Club with Xia Yuan. The horse carriage rattled as it traveled on the road. This continued all the way before the carriage finally stopped upon its arrival in front of Blizzard Pavilion. When Du Xiaoli entered the pavilion, Meng Jiangzhuo and the other four were already inside.
It turned out that Ji Liuxia and the others had rented the entire place out in order to celebrate Fu Yalan’s winning the champions.h.i.+p.
“Yalan-jiejie’s performance was amazing today!” Ji Liuxia said and poured a cup of wine for everyone. “Here. To congratulate Yalan-jiejie for winning first place, let’s have a toast!”
The wine cups clinked against each other, and everyone happily downed their cup of wine.
“Truthfully, it’s all thanks to Xiaoli for giving me this song. Otherwise, it would have been hard for me to obtain first place in a contest of this caliber,” Fu Yalan said humbly.
“The song isn’t an easy piece to play, but you were able to perform it to such an extent after only a short period of time. You really are amazing!” Du Xiaoli said with a smile after refilling everyone’s wine cup.
“Alright, stop being so modest, you guys. Xiaoli’s song is excellent, and Yalan-Jiejie performed it well. Both of you are amazing, haha!”
“Come, let’s eat. I specially ordered these. They’re the restaurant’s newest dishes. I heard that they are delicious. Let’s eat before they get cold.”
“...”
Everyone ate and drank to their heart’s content during the meal, but because they couldn’t stay out too late, they all returned to their respective homes after eating. Du Xiaoli purposefully left last. Once Ji Liuxia and the others were gone, Du Xiaoli went back inside Blizzard Pavilion and saw Fu Wansan the moment she walked in. Then when no one was paying attention, she slipped into his room.
During the mealtime, Fu Wansan had used the excuse of delivering wine to send her a hand signal, telling her to stay behind. Thus, she returned secretly.
“Uncle Fu, did something happen?” Du Xiaoli asked after entering the room. Then when she saw the people in the room, she questioned puzzledly, “Why are you here?”
“Miss Du, we had no choice but to come here to find you,” Fairy Shui Qing said with an anxious face.
That was right. The people waiting for Du Xiaoli in Fu Wansan’s room were Fairy Shui Qing and a disciple of Water Moon Paradise. They knew Du Xiaoli would be eating here tonight. Thus, they secretly came to find Fu Wansan, saying they were looking for her due to some urgent matters.
Du Xiaoli walked to the table and sat down. She asked, “Are there some urgent matters?”
“Yes,” Fairy Shui Qing said, “The matter of you using Sound Arts has been spread outside. Now everyone in the Jianghu world knows that Wind Blowing Snow has reappeared. Although they do not yet know who possesses it, waves have already begun to stir n the Jianghu world.”
“I already know this,” Du Xiaoli said.
“Miss Du has never stepped into the Jianghu world before, you don’t know the strength of the forces in Jianghu. Since they know of Wind Blowing Snow’s reappearance, then it’s only a matter of time before they discover it’s with you. Although you are the daughter of the prime minister, it is impossible for you to contend with the Jianghu forces by your own means,” Fairy Shui Qing explained. “However, it would be different if you became the head of Water Moon Paradise. Certainly, there are not many forces that can compete with Water Moon Paradise.”
“This matter—I’ll think about it,” Du Xiao Li responded after a moment of thought. “You came to find me just to say this? We seem to have already talked about this before.”
Fairy Shui Qi shook her head and said: “There’s more. Everyone in Jianghu knows that only disciples of Water Moon Paradise can use Sound Arts, so a lot of attention has gathered on us. In order to ensure your safety, we will announce to the outside that we’ve found a successor for the position of Sect Master, but we won’t divulge any names. Additionally, some incidents have risen within Water Moon Paradise because of this matter, so I must return to take care of them. However, I’ll leave some people here in the capital to await your orders.”
“Um, I don’t think there’s a need for that?”
“Miss Du, although you have not yet decided to be our Sect Master, the rules of Water Moon Paradise must be followed. You are able to play the Phoenix Flute, so to the people of Moon Water Paradise, you are our Sect Master regardless of whether you acknowledge it. We must ensure your safety,” Fairy Shui Qi stated firmly.
“...”
Rendered helpless by Water Moon Paradise’s stubbornness, Du Xiao Li gazed at Fairy Shui Qi silently before ultimately agreeing to their proposal about protecting her. However, they must not interfere with her daily life.
It was pretty late when Du Xiaoli walked out of Blizzard Pavilion. She felt a bit worn out because of what happened in there. Originally, she thought she would finally be able to rest after returning home. Yet who knew that when she returned to Sui Yuan Club, there would actually be someone else waiting for her.
References
1. — Large zither with 13 to 25 strings, developed from guqin 2. — From the Chinese version of wikipedia: 1. towering mountain and rus.h.i.+ng water；2.bosom friends of lofty character MoonWhisperer, Cubic"s Thoughts
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