Chapter 9
Today, a musical gathering was to be held at the Super Villa and many musicians of the older generation and the younger generation from the Bluesun Domain gathered here .
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Although Ouyang Ye has not yet created songs of her own, she still had a little bit of reputation among this circle, because she was able of bringing out the essence within a few of the Sovereign’s songs, which was extremely rare for someone so young .
Thanks to Ye Hui, everyone knew a little about her situation, and some people, like Ye Hui, thought that the legendary Young Master Bloodflame, a dragon among men was just someone she made up . After all, they would’ve heard about someone who was proficient in all ten immortal arts .
Of course, there were also some people that believed her, because nothing was impossible in the world and not every genius wanted to be in the spotlight, some of them liked being low-key .
At this moment, when they heard that the famous Yun Hong was going to ask Young Master Bloodflame for advice, everyone poured in one after another, wanting to see if this Young Master Bloodflame was really a dragon among men, as Ouyang Ye claimed .
“Junior sister Ouyang, now it’s too late to regret . If you’ll be publicly exposed later, your face will be sweeping the floor . Tsk, tsk, many people view you as a Goddess . Can you imagine what will they think if they knew that their Goddess has been lying to everyone?”
Ye Hui has always hated Ouyang Ye because she envied her background and her aptitude . But the thing that she envied the most was the special treatment she received in the sect, and the fact that everyone was treating her as if she was a treasure .
She has long wanted for a chance of humiliating Ouyang Ye because she was completely sure that Young Master Bloodflame, the dragon among men, did not exist . The guy in front of her was just impersonating him .
“Junior sister, I won’t ask Young Master Bloodflame for advice if you don’t want me to . ”
Opposite of her, Yun Hong sat upright and smiled with the same gentle elegance .
He was a well-known figure among the younger generation . He was very famous in the Redcloud Sect, and in the musical circles of the Bluesun Domain . Coupled with his handsome appearance and elegant temperament, he was an idol in the hearts of many young girls .
However, only Ouyang Ye knew that this guy was extremely hypocritical and because she rejected him a year ago, he secretly started spreading rumors about her, saying that she was very arrogant .
Moreover, in the beginning, he was the only one that knew about Young Master Bloodflame’s existence, and he was the reason why nowadays everyone found out about this .
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Outwardly, Yun Hong was acting in a completely different way than how he really was, and he was colluding with Ye Hui, which infuriated Ouyang Ye to death .
Although inwardly she was lacking confidence, she could not show any weakness and sneered coldly, “If you’re going to ask for advice, just do it! Young Master Bloodflame is not afraid of you!”
At this point, Ouyang Ye lifted up the wine pot and poured a cup of wine, which she handed to Gu Qingfeng, and whispered: “Don’t worry, although my musical attainments are not exactly high, I have read a lot of music books since I was a child so you don’t have to be afraid . ”
Gu Qingfeng took the cup of wine and gave her an understanding look, indicating that he understood . He raised his head and gulped down the wine, changed a posture and looked at Yun Hong with a cheerful smile on his face, “Come on, kid, let me see how high are your musical attainments . ”
Yun Hong smiled faintly, however, his voice was cold, “You seem rather arrogant… . ”
“You call this arrogance?” Gu Qingfeng laughed happily, “You have yet to see me when I’m really arrogant . ”
“Your acting skills are on point!” Ouyang Night once again threw him an appreciative glance and secretly said to him, “Very good, that’s how arrogant a dragon among men should be! Keep it up, I’ll support you!”
“Well then, Young Master Bloodflame, since you claim your musical attainments are exceptional, then I am going to ask for advice . ” After a moment of silence, Ye Hong said, “I”m wondering how the song Ascension of Wild West is played?”
At the same time, Ouyang Ye’s voice resounded in Gu Qingfeng’s ears, “You need to use the leaflet-moving fingering style, the Glassy Sparrow Feather and Thousand Twists and Turns strings, as for spiritual arts, you need the Redspace Moonshadow Art, Blue Soul Feather Art and Silverlight Jade Art . ”
Gu Qingfeng replied with the exact words he heard from Ouyang Ye, which surprised Yun Hong and Ye Hui . Obviously, they did not expect him to be able to accurately reply . Then, Yun Hong asked about a few more songs, but just like before, Gu Qingfeng easily replied, with Ouyang Ye’s help .
“Little girl, your musical attainments are not really not ordinary . ” Gu Qingfeng said secretly .
Ouyang Ye proudly replied, “That’s obvious! Didn’t I say that I’m been reading a lot of music books since I was a kid? I may not be able to play those songs, but that doesn’t mean I don’t know them . ”
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Yun Hong embarrassedly laughed, ”Eh, it seems Young Master Bloodflame has read quite a lot of music books . ”
“Of course, there’s no song in the world that I don’t know . ”
“Good, very good, you sure are arrogant enough!” Yun Hong smirked and clapped his hands, then gave an embarrassed laugh, “However, if you clear my doubts regarding Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron, I, Yun Hong, will give you a toast . ”
As soon as he finished speaking, the young people on the sidelines froze . Since they were qualified of attending this musical gathering today, they were all well-known musicians and knew quite a lot when it came to music, but no one present had ever heard of a song called Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron .
Ouyang Ye also didn’t know this song . She tried recalling all the music books that she had read over the years, and could not remember hearing about this song, so she said, “Senior brother Yun Hong, this song doesn’t exist, right?”
Before Yun Hong could speak, Ye Hui, who was next to him, coldly laughed, “Since you haven’t heard of it, this is just proof of your ignorance and it doesn’t mean that it doesn’t exist . If you don’t believe me, you might as well ask the seniors present here . ”
There were not only young musicians in the audience but also a great number of old famous musicians who have been playing music for a long time . Among them, the one with the highest musical attainments was Qin Baili . Not only was he a musical senior from the Bluesun Domain, but he was also the proud disciple of Grandmaster Wen Zhu .
“Senior Qin, you are our a musical grandmaster from our Bluesun Domain, you should know about the Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron, right?”
When asked by Ye Hui, the middle-aged man named Qin Baili modestly said, “The real musical grandmaster is my master, Wen Zhu . I not worthy enough of this title . As for this song, it’s true that it exists, however, it is extremely obscure and profound . ”
“Usually, if your musical attainments have not reached a certain realm, it would be extremely hard to touch upon the profundities of this song, and it would be even more impossible for ordinary musicians . Young Master Yun Hong, since you’ve mentioned this song, does that mean you are able to play it?”
Yun Hong confidently replied, “Since I’ve brought it up, I naturally know how to play it . ”
“Amazing! Your status as a leading figure of the younger generation of musicians is not in vain . ” Qin Baili and the other seniors nodded their heads and praised him, ” Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron was created form a powerful expert from the Near Ancient Era . It is truly remarkable that such a young man like yourself knows about it . ”
“Senior Qing is overpraising me, I just love music and regularly go through several sheets of music . ”
Looking at Yun Hong’s hypocritical face, Ouyang Ye wanted to vomit . Others did not know, but she clearly knew that Yun Hong often collected some obscure songs in order to show off his profound knowledge of music .
She wasn’t convinced and said indignantly, “What’s so amazing about knowing a song? Can you play it?”
“Sigh, Miss Ouyang, you should not say that . Knowing a song is one thing, and being able to play it or not is another thing . To people like us who are studying music, knowing countless songs is also an enhancement to our musical attainments . ”
Ouyang Ye couldn’t refute Qin Baili’s words, and she hadn’t heard of the Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron, so naturally, she couldn’t tell anything about it to Gu Qingfeng, “Damn it! Why did you have to boast so much and say that you know every song in the world? Can you back this up, or do you want to hurt me?”
“Calm down, girl . Since you’ve let me take a bath, bought me new clothes and brought me wine, I will surely not let you lose face . Besides, when it comes to music, I am not boasting . When I was playing music, that little brat’s grandfather’s grandfather was probably still playing in the mud . ”
Ouyang Ye had the urge to kill him, “Oh, God! It’s time for you to stop pretending to be a senior in front of me, okay? We need to hurry or I’ll be dead!”
“What’s the rush? I’m only pretending to be a trifling Young Master Bloodflame . Even if I had to pretend to be Gu Tianlang, that little brat would still have no choice but the believe me . Look carefully, I’m about to earn you a great amount of face . ”
Opposite of him, Yun Hong continued to maintain his gentle and refined appearance . There was a type of innate arrogance around his body, and a self-confident smile was hanging on his face as he stared at Gu Qingfeng, “I thought Young Master Bloodflame was known as a dragon among men and a musical genius . You even claimed to know all songs in the world, don’t tell me you haven’t heard about this song?”
“Who told I did not know it?”
Gu Qingfeng leaned forward and took a fruit, and then placed it in his mouth . He then playfully smiled, “If I remember correctly, this song comes from the ‘Jade Toad’s Heavenshaking Move’ made by Ancestor Lin Yin of the Near Ancient Era, right?”
Once these words were uttered, Yun Hong couldn’t help but be struck by surprise, and the eyes of Qin Baili and the others next to him also showed a hint of surprise .
Gu Qingfeng tilted his head and took a small sip of wine, “In order yo play Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron, you need six fingering styles, nine strings that need to be changed alternately, and twenty-two spiritual arts . The six fingering styles are…”
Not only has Gu Qingfeng said the origin of Little Dipper’s Golden Cauldron, but he also clearly mentioned all the fingering styles, strings, spiritual arts, and even the rhythm that were required for playing the song . And he did it in a nonchalant manner, as if he was talking about a very ordinary thing .
All the people that did not understand the song had ignorant expressions of their faces, but those who did were extremely shocked .
Ouyang Ye has never seen this song in any of the books that she has read throughout the years, so she was clearly among the former category . However, looking at the ludicrous expressions of Yun Hong, Qin Baili and other people, her heart started beating faster .
Was this true?
Before she had a chance to confirm it, Yun Hong asked several more tunes, one after another . And just like before, Ouyang Ye had not heard a single one of them, but what made her surprised was that Gu Qingfeng immediately answered him, telling him all the accurate fingering styles, strings, and spiritual arts .
Everything he said was completely accurate!
Although she did not understand those songs, she saw from the expressions of Qin Baili and other seniors that Gu Qingfeng had not made any mistake! Moreover, his detailed explanations for every song left them in complete awe .
Yun Hong continued and asked about several more songs, and without any surprise, they were all answered by Gu Qingfeng with unerring accuracy .
“You!” Yun Hong’s face was rather unsightly now . He simply could not believe that the 36 songs that he had gathered with great difficulty were explained by the person in front of him .
Those were all obscure songs that he collected so he could show off his musical knowledge, and some of them were even capable of putting some seniors in difficulty . Even someone with high musical attainments would’ve had a hard time explaining all 36 songs, but he man in front of him had unexpectedly done it .
This made Yun Hong wonder if the man in front of him was really Young Master Bloodflame that Ouyang Ye spoke of .