Kyushu Calendar Year 10005, Canglan Kingdom, Qingzhou City.
Ten miles outside Qingzhou City, there is a small hillside called Lover's Slope. Because it has such a long history, the origin of the name cannot be traced now.
Qin sounds can be heard on Lover's Slope every day, so in recent years, Lover's Slope has another name, Qin Slope.
At this moment, on the piano slope, there is a wisp of piano sound filling the air. The melody is beautiful and the rhythm is soothing and gentle. It makes people feel relaxed and happy, and they can't help but be intoxicated by the artistic conception of the piano sound.
Many people stopped under the piano slope with peaceful expressions, quietly listening to the wonderful music and enjoying the tranquility and beauty of this moment.
"If I remember correctly, the Xiao family master has been practicing piano in Qinpo for nearly six years when he was nine years old. At first, the sound of his piano was unpleasant, but now he has reached such a high level. He is quite like a master. It's really
What a rapid progress!" someone exclaimed.
"His talent in the art of piano music is indeed amazing, but it's a pity..." The person next to him stopped talking, and in the end there was only a long sigh.
"It's indeed a pity." Others around him seemed to have thought of something, and there was a bit of regret in their eyes.
On the slope of the piano, under a several-meter-high willow tree, a young man in white with a clean and sunny appearance was playing the piano with his head lowered. His eyes were closed and his fingers were jumping rapidly on the strings, as if he was immersed in the sound of the piano.
, entering a state of selflessness.
This young man is known to everyone as Xiao Muyang, the son of the Xiao family. He practiced the piano in Qinpo when he was nine years old, and now his piano skills are astonishing.
There seems to be a breeze blowing, the willow branches are swaying in the wind, and the young man's long hair is flying, revealing a different kind of charm.
After some time, there was suddenly a soft sound of footsteps, getting closer and closer.
A pretty figure walked towards the young man playing music under the willow tree. It was a girl who looked fifteen or sixteen years old. She had a beautiful face, skin as good as snow, and long hair hanging down to her waist, revealing the dignity of a lady.
The elegant figure, wearing a lilac long skirt, highlights the graceful curves to the extreme, which is pleasing to the eye.
"Zhihan, you're here." Xiao Muyang raised his head and looked at the approaching girl, with a bright smile on his face.
"Why don't you continue playing?" Lin Zhihan looked at Xiao Muyang and asked.
"My fiancée is here, if I continue to play, wouldn't I be betraying my beauty?" Xiao Muyang raised the corners of his mouth and said jokingly.
Upon hearing the word fiancée, Lin Zhihan's originally calm eyes suddenly flashed with a strange fluctuation.
When she was young, she liked Xiao Muyang to call her this way. However, as she grew up, this title that she was so fond of in the past gradually brought a kind of pressure to her, and even made her want to resist, and she was unwilling to admit it in her heart.
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Staring at the handsome young man in front of her, the girl lowered her head and remained silent for a moment, then whispered: "Xiao Muyang, I have something to say to you."
Xiao Muyang's pupils shrank slightly when he heard the girl's name, and he looked at the girl with strange eyes. She seemed to be a little different today than in the past.
"You can tell me what you have to say." Xiao Muyang said with a smile. After all, she is a girl, and it is normal for her to have repeated emotions.
Lin Zhihan's face kept changing, and she seemed to be struggling with something in her heart. After a long time, she looked at Xiao Muyang and asked: "Young Master Ye of Yongzhou City, have you heard of him?"
"Young master of the Ye family?" Xiao Muyang showed a hint of thinking and said, "I have some impressions, is it the one named Ye Chen?"
"It's him." Lin Zhihan nodded lightly.
"What's wrong with him?" Xiao Muyang had a look of confusion on his face.
"A few days ago, the Ye family sent someone to my house to propose marriage. They came for Ye Chen." Lin Zhihan lowered her head and said, as if she did not dare to face the eyes of the young man in front of her, and there was a trace of uneasiness and nervousness in her heart.
Xiao Muyang's expression froze there. The Ye family sent someone to the Lin family to propose marriage, naturally for Lin Zhihan. However, the Lin family had already married the Xiao family a few years ago. What was the Ye family's intention?
"How did your family respond?" Xiao Muyang tried his best to keep calm and looked at Lin Zhihan and asked.
"Xiao Muyang, you are a good person, but I feel that it is not suitable for us to be together. Our engagement ends here, is that okay?" Lin Zhihan said, her eyes firm, as if she had made up her mind. She knew that such an outcome would be very important to her.
The young man in front of him was a bit cruel, but some things were destined not to be forced.
In the future, the distance between her and Xiao Muyang is destined to become farther and farther, and they will become people in two different worlds, and Ye Chen is her best Taoist companion.
"We are not suitable, the engagement ends here."
The girl's voice just now kept echoing in Xiao Muyang's mind. His face became a little stiff, and his heart seemed to have been hit by something, making him feel unspeakably uncomfortable.
Looking at the once extremely familiar face in front of him, he now saw some emotions that he had never noticed before, including alienation, resistance, and even a touch of disgust.
So in her heart, is he just a good person?
I came here today not to accompany him, but to terminate their engagement.
"Can you tell me the reason?" Xiao Muyang asked again. He wanted to know Lin Zhihan's inner thoughts. This matter may be the intention of the Lin family elders.
"Ye Chen was able to sense the aura of heaven and earth at the age of seven. He stepped into the seventh level of the body training realm at the age of thirteen. He broke through the spirit wheel realm at the age of sixteen. He is the number one genius in Yongzhou City. And not long ago, he was recruited by Yuncang Academy.
The teacher values him and recruits him as a disciple in advance, so there is no need to participate in the Yuncang Examination!"
When Lin Zhihan mentioned that person, there was a hint of admiration in her beautiful eyes. Then she looked at Xiao Muyang, her face calmed down, and she said: "You are a very good person, but you are not my type.
I hope my future partner can work hard with me on the path of spiritual practice, do you understand?"
After listening to Lin Zhihan's words, Xiao Muyang lowered his head and smiled bitterly, he understood.
He originally thought that Lin Zhihan was someone who understood him, so he practiced piano in Qinpo for six years without stopping for a day. But now it seems that he has overthought it, and she is just an ordinary girl.
"You can continue playing, I'm going back first." Lin Zhihan didn't wait for Xiao Muyang to respond, then turned around and walked towards the bottom of the piano slope.
Seeing Lin Zhihan leaving quickly, Xiao Muyang felt a little heavy. He raised his head and glanced at the swaying willow branches above, and a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, as if he was mocking himself.
This willow tree was planted by him and Lin Zhihan eight years ago, hoping that it could accompany them to grow together.
It was also that year that he discovered that he had a congenital defect and was unable to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and could not embark on the path of martial arts like other people of his age.
Today, Lin Zhihan personally broke off the engagement to him under this willow tree.
This seems a bit ironic. The willow tree has witnessed their past, but unfortunately, it cannot see their future.
In the evening, Xiao Muyang returned to Xiao Mansion. At this moment, he gradually came out of his depression. He always believed that everything was the best arrangement, and everything in the world had its cause and effect, so there was no need to force it.
"Come back?" A very powerful voice penetrated the eardrums.
Xiao Muyang turned his eyes and saw a middle-aged man wearing a blue robe walking towards him. His long black hair was casually draped on his shoulders. His expression was slightly lazy. His eyes were extremely deep, but his broad body gave off a sense of humor.
The elegant scholar's demeanor makes people feel very easy-going.
"Dad." Xiao Muyang shouted with a smile. That person was the head of the Xiao family, Xiao Liufeng.
"Why did you come back so early today?" Xiao Liufeng asked. In the past, this boy would practice until the evening before coming back, but today it was especially early. This has never happened before.
"It's nothing, I'm just a little tired today, so I came back." Xiao Muyang smiled, playing the piano requires a mood, and today his mood is not suitable for practicing the piano.
"You kid can deceive others, but you can't deceive me." Xiao Liufeng glanced at Xiao Muyang and asked in a casual tone: "Tell me, what happened, so that my young master has no intention to practice the piano."
Xiao Muyang smiled bitterly in his heart. Sure enough, Jiang was still hot. It seemed that this matter could no longer be hidden.
After a moment of silence, the young man slowly raised his head to look at Xiao Liufeng, with a gentle smile on his clean face and said, "Dad, the engagement is cancelled."
"Did the Lin family girl mention it?" Xiao Liufeng narrowed his eyes, and there seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes, but it was fleeting and no one could tell there was much fluctuation.
"No, I mentioned it." Xiao Muyang shook his head and smiled: "In the future, she will go to Tiancang City to practice, and I just want to stay in Qingzhou City and play the piano with peace of mind. I won't go anywhere. This engagement is like nothing. It's better to cancel it, so as not to worry about it.
Bind me."
The smile on Xiao Muyang's face was extremely natural, as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
However, Xiao Liufeng could not be deceived.
The more Xiao Muyang behaved so indifferently, the more heartache Xiao Liufeng felt. He knew that Xiao Muyang had silently endured a lot of undue pressure from his peers. With his status, he should not have to bear this.
"Maybe, it's time."
Xiao Liufeng whispered in his heart. He looked at Xiao Muyang and asked: "Muyang, my father wants to ask you a question. Do you want to stay in Qingzhou City to practice piano, or go to a wider world?"
Xiao Muyang looked stunned, not understanding what his father meant.
"How far can an ordinary person go, and how vast the world can he see?" Xiao Muyang lowered his head and smiled bitterly, with a gloomy look in his eyes.
That was the life he once longed for most, but now it is a luxury.
"What if you are not an ordinary person?" Xiao Liufeng asked again, looking quite serious.
Xiao Muyang's eyes were fixed there. He rarely saw his father showing such an expression. It didn't look like he was joking with him.
"You are not arrogant and you should waste your youth. If I am innately good and can practice cultivation, I hope that one day I can travel all over the world and see all the wonders of the world!" Xiao Muyang said loudly, and the young man's clear and clean eyes suddenly became a little brighter.
points, with a dazzling look in his eyes.
"Okay!" Xiao Liufeng said solemnly, staring at the young man in front of him, and his heart stirred up. In this world, an unparalleled evil character was about to be born.
"What's good?" Xiao Muyang's eyes showed a strange look. Today's father seemed to be very strange as well. What happened?
Xiao Liufeng patted his shoulder with his palm, and said with a meaningful expression: "The answer you want is in the jade pendant you are wearing."
After that, Xiao Liufeng left here, leaving Xiao Muyang standing there alone.
"The answer lies in the jade pendant?" Xiao Muyang said to himself, and then he took out the cyan jade pendant in his arms, with a hint of thinking in his eyes.
He has worn this since he was a child, and has never felt anything strange about it. Could it be that there is some secret hidden in it?
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