Online Cultivation
episode 143

Ting~

Musical records of the zither flowed throughout the Dragon Pavilion, sounding as if heaven was singing, and Yuan grew more adept at playing the zither the longer he played it.

Within minutes after he touched his first zither, Yuan's skills and movements had changed drastically, even playing the zither in his own style.

This shocked Fairy Fei, who was crying inwardly, ‘His hand movements have changed! It seemed like he was emulating my style at first, but he suddenly started using his own style! What does this mean? Was this really his first time playing the zither? But that's impossible!’

A few minutes later, after playing the last note in the song, Yuan stopped moving his hand and turned to look at Fairy Fei before speaking, “What do you think? Although it was a bit rough, I managed to play the song correctly.”

‘Coarse?! You call that show ‘kasar’?!’ Both Chu Bo and Fairy Fei cried inwardly after hearing his words.

“”

Fairy Fei looked at Yuan with a deep frown on her face, and she spoke after a moment of silence, "Play it again."

"Excuse me?" Yuan raised his eyebrows.

“I said play sitar again. You said I had some flaws in my performance, right? Well, you will play every song I make because of my mistake.”

“Uhhh I don't mind, but my time in the Dragon Pavilion is up” Yuan said, mostly because he also wants to play the zither a little longer after knowing how entertaining it is.

Fairy Fei then turned to look at Chu Bo before speaking, "I'll pay for the extra time."

"Y-Yes, Senior-apprentice sister!" Chu Bo nodded nervously.

"You can stay here as long as it takes now," Fairy Fei said after she looked back at Yuan.

Yuan nodded and continued to play the zither a while later, playing a completely different song this time around.

Ting~

‘This is my original song, Swan Flying Above the Heavens! Let's see if he can play it right!’ Fairy Fei continued to stare at Yuan with a sharp gaze and without blinking, almost like she could not miss the slightest movement from him.

However, the longer he listened to Yuan play, the more Fairy Fei admired Yuan's skills, especially the movement of her hands, even feeling a little uneasy that Yuan played the original song better than herself!

As for Yuan, the more he played with the zither, the more comfortable he was with the instrument, and he even started playing the zither with his eyes closed in the middle of the third song.

Ting~

As soon as Yuan started playing his fourth song, Fairy Fei sat down next to him and closed her eyes, completely indulging herself in Yuan zither play.

Very quickly, Fairy Fei found herself completely absorbed in Yuan's appearance, feeling as if every musical note played by Yuan was massaging her body and mind.

The other guests in the Dragon Pavilion also felt the same way, and most of them even stopped eating to fully focus on the music.

“Yes I can feel a warm sensation all over my body just from listening to this music I don't mind spending all my contribution points if I can listen to this a little longer”

A little over an hour later, Yuan finished his 7th and final song.

"I'm done," Yuan turned to look at Fairy Fei and said to her afterwards.

However, there was no response from Fairy Fei sitting beside him with her eyes still closed, seemingly asleep.

“Uhhh” Yuan did not want to disturb his peaceful atmosphere, so he stood up and quietly left.

"A-Are you really going to leave it like this?" Chu Bo asked Yuan in a low and nervous voice when he realized that Yuan was leaving.

“Yes, I have a place I need,” replied Yuan, and he said, “The food is very good. I will definitely be back when I have time. ”

As soon as Yuan left the Dragon Pavilion, Chu Bo remained standing in the same place and patiently waited for Fairy Fei to open her eyes again.

However, unbeknownst to Chu Bo, Fairy Fei actually experienced enlightenment this time after listening to Yuan play the zither, therefore why she remained silent even hours later.

By the time Fairy Fei opened her eyes again, Yuan was long gone.

‘I didn't think I would experience enlightenment from the appearance of that Outer Court disciple... Who is this young man?’ Fairy Fei wondered to herself after she emerged from her enlightenment, feeling as if her understanding with zither rose by one level.

"W-Where did that student go ?!" Fairy Fei asked Chu Bo with a dumbfounded expression on her face when she realized that Yuan had disappeared.

“I-Murid was gone six hours ago” Chu Bo replied with a sweaty back.

"What?! He actually disappeared without a word?! And you let him go just like that?!” Fairy Fei slammed the table with her palm, causing it to tremble.

"M-I'm sorry, Senior-apprentice Brother .. I think you won't mind, and I don't dare to make him stay too long," Chu Bo quickly apologized.

"Who's the student's name again?" Fairy Fei then asked with a frown on her face.

"Murid Yuan."

“Murid Yuan Do you know anything about him? Her background? Anything!" Fairy Fei asked Chu Bo.

"T-No.." Chu Bo quickly shook his head. "I only know that this is his first time in the Dragon Pavilion and he is a new disciple."

“First time in Dragon Pavilion?! So he listened to my song for the first time today?! And somehow he managed to play it so perfectly ?! ” Fairy Fei's jaw fell to the floor when she realized the real situation.

‘Murid Yuan ... Disciple Yuan ... Who are you exactly?’ Fairy Fei stared at the zither on the table that had an aura of loneliness, almost like the zither was also upset that Yuan left her.