Luna didn't really know what happened, but she could feel something was wrong, and... the substitute in the room had changed in some way.
The girl in the past would never be able to operate the Phantom Sound Box so smoothly, and her aura had also undergone earth-shaking changes, as if she was a different person.
She didn't understand why these changes occurred, but it must have something to do with Concubine Yan!
There is no point in going in and interrupting everything that happens in the Toad Palace. If she wants to stop it, she can only attack from the source.
So what she has to do now is to find Concubine Yan first.
Under normal circumstances, given the size of the mirage, if Concubine Yan hid and didn't want to see her, the two would never be able to see each other.
Fortunately, the current situation is quite special. There have been changes in the Toad Palace. Unsurprisingly, there must be something unusual about Concubine Yan's location.
On the other side, Xinghun, who was about to find Gongshuqiu, seemed to have noticed something was wrong. He turned around and glanced in the direction of Toad Palace while looking at countless buildings.
He didn't know exactly what happened, but he was sure something must have happened.
It sounds like nonsense, but to him it is fact.
He didn't know whether what happened was good or bad for him, and he didn't know how to deal with it.
Thinking of this, Xinghun couldn't help but speed up his pace.
The situation was unclear, and all he could do was act according to plan.
Step by step, the first thing to do is to determine the location where the woman is imprisoned!
Only Gong Shuqiu could solve this problem for him.
His eyes turned back to the room where Concubine Yan was hiding.
She stayed by Chitaki's side, her clear gray-brown eyes staring closely at her daughter.
It is not difficult to see from the aura of dragon traveling around her body that the strange situation between Qiantaki and the Toad Palace girl is indeed closely related to her.
And below the Toad Palace, deep inside the Zibei Water Pavilion, within the Sakura Prison.
Princess Yan, who was imprisoned here, was also not idle. She formed seals with her hands, her eyes glowed with golden light, and her whole body's energy condensed into shape, forming a vaguely huge three-legged golden crow.
What she did seemed to have triggered some kind of preset mechanism in Sakura Prison. The circulation runes surrounding the huge ten thousand-year black ice platform began to move rapidly, and bursts of cold air swayed down, heading towards Princess Yan.
go.
The cold air obviously interfered with the movement of her Qi, but she seemed to have found some way to counter it, and continued to exercise her Qi despite the cold air.
At the same time, in Songhai City, Gu Xun, who was separated from Zhang Liangweizhuang, stood on the spire of the city tower, facing southeast, looking directly at the mirage.
He stared intently at the mirage, staring at the Toad Palace at the highest point. Even though he was several miles away, he seemed to be aware of the changes happening in the mirage.
Gu Xun did not choose to run up the mirage. He raised his hand and flipped over, and the erhu that had been with him for many years was taken off from his waist.
Over the years, he has almost never let it leave his body, so that he often looks a bit nondescript.
It's just that people who are unfamiliar with him are often attracted by his face, while people who are familiar with him...either don't laugh at him, or don't dare to laugh at him.
As for why you need to carry your erhu with you...
Once you get there, you get used to it.
Secondly, he also needs a weapon.
Now that he has chosen the new master of the Seven Swords, he has even given away the Changhong Sword, and he has no weapons at hand.
Of course, he can also exchange for another weapon. Even if he doesn't exchange for the Seven Swords, he still has a lot of choices... He can even exchange for the Wind and Thunder to cosplay Amu.
But he was too lazy to spend more money, so he simply used the erhu as a weapon. It could be used for anything anyway.
If he didn't pay more attention to the sense of ritual, it wouldn't be a bad idea to imitate Gai Nie and just whet a wooden sword.
Gu Xun tightened his grip on the erhu, without taking out the bow, he just flexed his fingers to clasp the strings and plucked the strings lightly.
Buzz~~~Zheng!
The vibrating sound of the strings sounded, crisp and short.
Along with the sound of strings, an invisible wave of air rushed from Songhai Tower to the mirage.
The people in Songhai City did not notice any noise. Only a few martial arts masters felt that there seemed to be a short and sudden sound in their ears.
The fleeting sound made them confused.
Is this because my ears are misheard, or something happened?
It's a pity that Gu Xun won't go out of his way to explain it to them.
In comparison, to the ears of some people in the mirage above the sea, this fleeting sound was like a thunder that suddenly exploded in their minds.
Star Soul, Moon God, the five elders, as well as Crown Princess Yan, Princess Yan, and even Qianlong and the girls in Toad Palace.
Thunderous chords rang in their ears and echoed in their minds.
For Xinghun and others, this sound certainly shocked them, and caused a very brief stagnation in the flow of Qi, but it had almost no other substantial impact.
But for the Princess Yan in Sakura Prison, the girl in the Toad Palace, and the mother and daughter of Princess Yan Qiantaki, the impact of this thunderous string sound goes beyond that.
The sound of strings directly interrupted all the operations they were doing.
The golden light around Qiantaki and the girl in the Toad Palace disappeared. They were in a different place, but they opened their eyes at the same time, their eyes full of confusion.
They didn't understand why a string sound suddenly appeared, nor why a sound forced them out of that strange state... They might not even understand why they entered that state.
But unlike the Toad Palace girl who was alone, Chitaki had someone she could turn to for answers.
She immediately looked up at her mother.
Concubine Yan was adjusting her breathing to calm down the sudden shock of her Qi.
Feeling Qiantaki's gaze, Concubine Yan walked to sit next to her, hugged her daughter with one hand, and asked softly, "Did you hear the sound too, Qiantaki?"
Chitaki nodded and asked timidly, "Mom, where is the sound coming from?"
"Don't worry about it." Concubine Yan probably guessed the source of the sound, touched Qianlong's forehead, and then asked, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Chitaki shook his head, "I'm fine, just..."
"It's okay, let's take a rest." Concubine Yan interrupted her daughter and said while stroking her long, silky hair.
Chitaki did not continue.
There were too many things she didn't understand recently. Since her mother didn't want to explain, she didn't ask any more questions.
On the other side, in the Toad Palace, the girl opened her eyes and looked at everything blankly, her mind filled with doubts.
But she didn't think too much, and quickly put aside these problems and closed her eyes again - just resting.
The girl who was imprisoned by the Yin Yang family since she was a child does not look like a normal person. She rarely even had emotions before, as if she was a living dead, or a tool person, so she was manipulated at will by Moon God Star Soul and others. .
This is not only caused by the lack of experience, knowledge and other aspects, but also the effect of Onmyoji. The Onmyoji family deliberately raised her to be a wooden person.
Not long ago, Concubine Yan took half of the semi-finished Immortal Gathering Pill for her, freeing her from the restraint of Onmyoji and allowing her condition to move closer to a normal person.
However, her past habits are still affecting her, so she is not very keen on thinking.
If you don't know something, just don't know it. Anyway, she just needs and can only stay in this room quietly.
At the same time, in Ying Prison, Princess Yan's condition was the worst among the four people who had been disturbed.
Concubine Yan was disturbed for a while, but her inner breath was slightly shaken, and she was fine after adjusting her breath.
But Princess Yan is still facing the seal of the Ten Thousand Years Xuanbing Platform.
The true energy suddenly stagnated, and she, who had barely withstood the seal pressure of the Ten Thousand Years Xuanbing Platform, directly suffered the most complete backlash impact. At this time, she was sitting cross-legged on the ground, with a layer of white frost appearing all over her body, and her breath almost disappeared.
Of course, she is not dead yet, but is in a very bad condition, and I don’t know if she will have a second chance to intervene in the outside world.
Looking back to Songhai City, Gu Xun already knew what the result would be after plucking the strings. Without any further waiting, he put away his erhu and turned around to leave.
There are some things that he hasn't figured out yet, but that doesn't stop him from taking action to stop certain behaviors.
Concubine Yan has the freedom of Concubine Yan, and it is not convenient for Gu Xun to forcibly interfere with her will.
But Gu Xun also has his own freedom, and Concubine Yan also has no right to interfere with his freedom - this process may also involve other people, which is not within the scope of Gu Xun's concern.
Of course, Gu Xun's intervention could not fundamentally solve the problem, it just delayed it, so he didn't spend any more effort.
At this time, it seems that he can only use this painless method to delay it.
In the final analysis, Concubine Yan is the one with a tough attitude now, while Gu Xun is in a passive position.
When the martial arts that a martial artist is most proud of are no longer useful, he can't help but be passive.
Fortunately, for Gu Xun, this passivity may not last forever. He just needs to wait until the time is suitable for him to perform.
………………
On the streets of Songhai City, Tianming, who also heard the sound of plucked strings, stopped, raised his head and looked around, subconsciously trying to trace the source of the sound.
However, he could not find the source of the short string sound at all, and he could only look blankly at the passers-by around him.
There aren’t any musical instruments selling around here, are they?
Shao Yu, who fell behind Tian Ming, did not expect the former to stop suddenly, and bumped into him. He was shaken, and Tian Ming, who was confused, was also hit and staggered.
"Tianming, why did you stop suddenly?" Shao Yu steadied himself and asked in confusion.
"I……"
Tianming, who was knocked out of his daze, opened his mouth to answer, but Zhang Liang interrupted him and asked first:
"Did you hear a sound?"
"Ah?" Tianming was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly and replied, "Hmm...Third Master, did you hear it too?"
Zhang Liang did not answer in a hurry, but Shao Yu interrupted and asked in confusion, "What is the sound? Did you hear anything weird again in the morning?"
He felt that he was a blind person for nothing. It was said that after losing one sense, other senses would become sensitive. Why did the kid Tianming become more sensitive?
Moreover, even though he was the only one who couldn't hear what Third Master meant.
What is this, should I be under the car?
Tianming didn't know that his good brother was having so much inner drama, so he explained honestly, "It's not a strange sound, it's just a 'clang' sound, it's fleeting, very short, and it feels like the sound of a piano string.
sound."
"Qinxian?" After hearing his explanation, Shaoyu became even more confused and subconsciously looked around like Tianming before.
There’s no piano around here!
"Did you hear it wrong?" Shao Yu, who failed to find the source, replied.
Tianming said that the sound was very short, but he did not rule out that it was just a momentary misunderstanding.
On the street, it is normal to mishear something.
Tianming heard this and looked at Zhang Liang.
Under normal circumstances, most people will directly regard this short string sound as an illusion, after all, it is short and slight.
Tian Ming cared because he had a very strange feeling at that moment. Even so, he later doubted whether he heard it wrong.
But Zhang Liang's words proved that he heard correctly.
so……
"You heard it right." Zhang Liang replied with a smile, "You are also familiar with the source of that sound. It is the Huqin that your Uncle Gu has always carried with him."
"Ah?" This answer was beyond Tianming's expectation. He didn't know what Hu Qin was, but since it belonged to Gu Xun...
He recalled that every time he saw Gu Xun, he seemed to have something with a long square head tied to his waist.
Is that Hu Qin?
"Is that thing...a musical instrument?" Tianming frowned, remembering the general appearance of the erhu, and asked in confusion.
Zhang Liang chuckled, "Although it is indeed very different from the Central Plains style, it is just an instrument and is very uncommon."
"That is an old thing that has been with your Uncle Gu for many years. He often played music for others to listen to."
When the topic of Gu Xun was involved, Shao Yu didn't really want to interrupt, so he stood aside silently and acted like a transparent person.
Tianming was very lively and asked with a smile, "Have you heard of Third Master?"
"certainly."
"So you heard it right away?"
"That's not true." Zhang Liang shook his head and replied with a smile and a shrug, "The reason why I confirmed that the source of the sound was his huqin is because only he can do this."
"I'm afraid the whole Songhai City could hear the string sound just now."
Shaoyu finally couldn't help but interjected, "So why didn't I hear it? And the people around me didn't seem to have heard it either..."
Last time, the two who couldn't hear were him and Shi Lan, so it was okay for them to be in each other's company. This time, he was the only one who couldn't hear, which was a bit embarrassing.
Zhang Liang explained unhurriedly, "Only those who have reached a certain level of internal strength can hear it."
"So Uncle Gu is playing the piano?" Tianming asked, "If that piano is used for playing."
Zhang Liang glanced at Tianming, did not explain Hu Qin's question nonsense, and answered with focus:
"He is not playing the piano, but fighting with someone."
"That's why we only heard a simple note - his target was not us."
Hearing this, Shao Yu was surprised and said, "Is there anyone in this city who dares to fight him?"
Shao Yu, who had witnessed with his own eyes how the Demon God of War was broken into atoms, knew that Gu Xun was terrifying.
In his opinion, fighting against Gu Xun is no longer as simple as seeking death. It can be summarized as a kind of performance art - no one is so crazy except those who engage in art!
"This..." Zhang Liangyuan glanced at the east and replied without covering up, "Maybe it has something to do with the situation on the mirage."
"But it's just a small episode, otherwise it wouldn't be as simple as just a string sound."
"Let's go."
"Mirage!?" X2
Tianming and Shaoyu were obviously very interested in the topic of mirages, so they quickly followed Zhang Liang, wanting to ask more questions.