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Chapter 217 "The Realm of Pretentiousness"
Above Loulan Lake, there was a vast expanse of mist. The surface of the lake was as soft as satin. If one were to look down from the surface of the lake, they would find the water to be jade green. It was so green that it reached straight into one's heart. However, it was also transparent, like a piece of jade.
In the entire Desa Province, only at Loulan Lake could one see such enchanting greenery. There were poplar trees on the lakeside and shrubbery on the ground. Only here, there was rarely any wind and sand. Even the wind was not as painful as it was in other places in the Northwest.
Even though it was clearly the Northwest Wasteland, here there was a hint of a southern water town. Loulan Lake was a rare freshwater lake. The lake water was clear and sweet. There was also an abundance of fish, feeding the fishermen in the small villages around the lake.
However, a few days ago, the Duke issued an order to ban boats from Loulan Lake for a month. At present, the vast Loulan Lake stretched as far as the eye could see. However, there was not a single boat in sight. The scene of the setting sun and the shadows of boats in the past was nowhere to be seen.
At this moment, under the setting sun, the sunset glow was like a burning flame. The fiery clouds in the sky looked as if the Heavens were boiling. The Northwest sky, especially when there was no wind and sand during the transition between winter and spring, was exceptionally blue. It was so blue that one could not help but sigh in admiration.
Under the contrast of the blue sky, red clouds and clear water, Du Wei was standing alone on the surface of the lake.
Beneath his feet was a circular ice tray, about five meters in diameter. Floating on the surface of the lake, it looked like a piece of jade.
This was the result of Du Wei using ice magic to freeze the water. It was just enough to give him a small foothold in the middle of the lake.
With Du-Wei's current magical strength, although he is still lacking in the aspect of magic, but in the aspect of magic manipulation, his understanding of magic is even more extraordinary due to the large number of Magicians he obtained from the Magic Association. In addition, he already has a superhuman perception and an encyclopedic memory, so what he is learning now is even more extraordinary.
At the same time, he also used a magic formation that Crazy 'Ole taught him. At the bottom of the lake, there were six magic crystals hidden at the bottom of the lake. Magic energy was constantly being forced out from the crystals, constantly injecting cold air into the ice plate, preventing the ice from melting. Moreover, the six magic crystals were hidden in the shape of a hexagram under the lake. The jade plate was firmly fixed in the center of the hexagram, forming an immovable island.
At this moment, Du Wei's black robe was fluttering in the wind as he stood on top of the ice tray. Under the contrast of the azure sky, the red glow of the sunset, and the green of the lake, he appeared even more ethereal, as if he was no longer a person of this world … …
On top of this ice tray, Du-Wei's body was covered with a thick layer of leather cushion. Just like that, Du-Wei leisurely sat on top of it with a relaxed and languid look. Squinting his eyes, Du-Wei had a bottle of fine wine within his reach. After the dark red wine was stirred on the ice tray below, the bottle was already emitting traces of cold air. Droplets of water seeped out of the bottle wall, making people who saw it couldn't help but feel envious.
Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief. He reached out to grab the bottle and took a sip. Then he sighed comfortably and slowly said, "Good … Alas, I've been in the Northwest for so long, but I've never thought of such a good way to enjoy myself."
After saying that, Du Wei suddenly lifted his robe. Under his black robe, he had already sealed the magic bag that Gandorf gave him into the inside of his robe, forming a pocket. That magic bag was originally a storage item. Thus, Du Wei's robe pocket became a large storage space …
Hmm, just like Doraemon. Du Wei couldn't help but smile.
What he took out of his pocket was none other than a musical instrument.
Even if all the musicians on the Roland Continent came here together, no one would be able to recognize this musical instrument.
The zither was about a meter long and was sparkling and translucent. It had a total of eighteen strings. Its entire body was dark red.
This was actually a guzheng!
Du Wei had recently asked several musicians in Loulan City to make this instrument. Originally, there was no such instrument on the Loulan Continent. In this continent, the harp was the most popular instrument. Fortunately, most of these plucked string instruments are similar in some way. Du-Wei had to repeatedly explain to the musicians before he was finally able to come up with three to five sets. After trying them out, Du-Wei picked out the one with the most beautiful sound.
At this moment, Du Wei turned over and sat up. He placed the guzheng in front of him and gently stroked the strings. His fingers moved slightly and immediately, a long note burst out …
As for how Du Wei learned to play with this instrument, it was not something that happened in this lifetime.
In the world of his previous life, those exam-oriented cramming education made people speechless, but they also liked to do superficial things, which was to say, "a whore still wants to have a monument to her chastity". It was obviously an exam-oriented education, but every year, they would shout the fake slogan of "quality education" a few times. As a result, the higher-ups also came up with a few empty titles as a cover. The biggest cover was that personal talents like music and beauty could be added to the college entrance exam.
It was called "all-round development".
However, the threshold was raised very high. For example, in music, unless you were the top few in a regional provincial competition, you would never have the chance to get bonus points. Just think about it, how many people would benefit from such a high threshold? Most of the people still went to memorize the books obediently and did the stuffing. The so-called quality education and all-round development were nothing more than a whore's monument.
Duwei's previous life, however, was an anomaly. He learned the guzheng when he was young. Originally, it was just a move forced by his parents. However, inexplicably, he finally got into the top three in a city competition. Finally, he got some bonus points in the college entrance exam and got into a good university.
However, the guzheng was the most time-consuming thing. If you didn't put in a lot of effort, you would never be able to learn it well. Moreover, this thing was not only heavy, but also difficult to understand. Although this thing looked elegant, in fact, in Du Wei's previous life, there were not many people who could understand it.
When Du Wei was young, he was forced by his parents to practice for a few years. After college, he didn't touch this thing anymore. Moreover … the most depressing thing was that the perverts among his classmates would go to the girls' dormitory to play and sing after a few days of practicing the guitar. They would make those ignorant and silly girls scream and cheer. They also won the title of a romantic scholar.
However, how could the guzheng compare to a popular and simple musical instrument like the guitar? In the past, he saw a group of seniors and juniors casually holding a broken guitar and playing "The Girl Opposite Me Looks Over". They were able to attract the girls' eyes. This really made Du Wei hate in his heart: I practice the guzheng. This thing is heavy and heavy. I can't carry such a big guy and run to the girls' dormitory to show off, right?
If I really do that … I'm afraid I'll be treated as an idiot!
I've only seen boys playing the guitar in the girls' dormitory. I've never seen anyone play the guzheng.
However, although he hated it, Du Wei's guzheng was slightly neglected in those years. However, during the holidays, he would still take it out to practice. After all, it had gradually become a habit even though it was forced by his parents since elementary school.
After coming to this strange world, he hadn't touched it for so many years. However, he suddenly turned it over these few days … not for anything else, but for the first person who came to find trouble with him … That dragon!
According to the news brought back by Hussain, the eldest son of the Dragon Clan Leader possessed powerful magical abilities. His attainments in Dragon Magic were especially strong. However, his weakness was none other than … To put it simply, it could be summed up in two words:
Pretentious.
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This kind of pretentious thing was not something that anyone could do casually. If you pretended well, it was called pretentious. But if you didn't, then you would directly become an idiot.
This Prince of Dragons, as the son of the Clan Leader, was one of the few powerful Dragons in magic. However, he seemed to be extremely obsessed with music.
It was said that this Dragon had once imitated the Dragon Clan Leader and quietly sneaked into the human world. He visited all the musicians and was very good at the human world's music. From the harp to the organ, there was nothing he didn't know.
This prince's obsession with music was considered a strange story among the Dragons. It was said that he was addicted to music and was especially good at playing the zither. Dragons were naturally different from humans. A human's hand had five fingers, but the Dragons were different. An ordinary Red Dragon or Green Dragon had two fingers, but the king of dragons — the Golden Dragon — only had four fingers.
But in terms of music, four fingers were the best natural material for playing the zither. It was said that the Dragon Clan was punished by the gods and had to guard the Sacred Mountain to prevent the exiled races in the north from returning to the Roland Continent. Those exiled races would often try to pass through the area guarded by the Dragon Clan, but they would often end up in a fight with the Dragon Clan.
This Prince of Dragons sat on the peak of the Sacred Mountain all year round, looking at the cold wind in the north. Amidst the murderous aura, he comprehended music. After getting used to the life and death battles, he had a trace of enlightenment. He often sat and looked at the north of the Sacred Mountain for an entire day and even took out his zither to play. His voice made the entire Dragon Tribe infatuated.
There was even one time when a few exiled adventurers from the north came to the foot of the Sacred Mountain. Before they even tried to pass through the forbidden area, they heard the Prince's music. Their hearts were filled with different thoughts and they turned around and left.
Since then, the Prince of Dragons received a nickname. Among the Dragons, he was known as the "Zither Emperor". Later, everyone felt that this "Emperor" was not magical enough, so they simply upgraded him and renamed him the "Zither Emperor".
Among the Dragons, although the Eight-Fingered Zither Emperor may not be an expert that every dragon believes in, he was still respected by everyone.
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As the sun gradually set, Du Wei held his zither and pondered for a long time. With a gentle smile on his face, he suddenly shook his hands and a melody floated out. An ancient song came out from his hands …
He had not played for many years. Although his technique was a lot rusty, he had been playing every day these days. He had also picked up a lot of his old skills. At this moment, Du Wei's mind was focused. His fingers were light. His right hand held, chopped, picked, wiped, picked, hooked, shook, pinched, and so on. His left hand pressed, slipped, rubbed, and trembled … The zither's sound was sometimes full and gradually surging. Finally, there seemed to be a faint sound of wind in the zither's sound! The whistling of the wind was not ear-piercing. When it fell into people's ears, it made them feel relaxed and happy. It made people secretly excited without them knowing!
This song, "Fighting the Typhoon," was one of the ten famous zither songs. It was also one of Du Wei's favorite songs. Unlike most zither songs that were slow and sluggish, this song had the flavor of the Northwest.
When the song reached the last note, Du Wei hooked his finger. Like a golden spear and armored horse, the whistling of the wind suddenly stopped. In the end, Du Wei laughed. Then, with a shake of his sleeve, he picked up the wine bottle beside him. He raised his head and drank a big mouthful. He sighed and looked at the empty lake in front of him. Suddenly, he smiled faintly and said, "Since an honored guest has come, why aren't you saying anything? Could it be that my zither's sound is too rough for your ears? "
This gentle question seemed to be understated.
However, about ten meters in front of Du Wei, the air seemed to suddenly distort. Then, a figure slowly appeared. It was the strange guest who had asked about Du Wei in the inn in Loulan City. At this moment, there was a faint trace of surprise on this person's face. There was a trace of strangeness in his voice. "Yi? Your Excellency is indeed extraordinary. You can actually see through my Dragons' invisibility spell? "
When this person suddenly appeared, Du Wei's face was calm. However, there was a trace of undetectable strangeness in his eyes.
Damn it … Do you really think this young master can see through your invisibility spell?
Du Wei laughed in his heart.
Actually, how could Du Wei have such ability? He was just trying to act tough.
He had been sitting on the surface of the lake from morning to night for a total of three days. In these three days, he had been sitting on this ice plate every day. Although it looked elegant and there was a thick leather cushion under his butt, in fact, Du Wei was already suffering!
The cold air under Duwei's buttocks had already numbed, if this dragon didn't come … … Duwei was afraid that he would get hemorrhoids from sitting there!
As for seeing through this dragon's invisibility? That would be even more ridiculous.
In fact, Du Wei had been sitting on this ice plate every day for the past three days. Every time he finished a song, he would deliberately say this sentence to the air in a loud voice. This pretentious sentence of "Since an honored guest has arrived", Du Wei had deliberately said it to the air who knows how many times!
Sure enough, Du Wei really did succeed! The dragon looked at the young Duke sitting on the ice plate in surprise. He really thought that he could see through his invisibility spell!
This young Duke … is not simple!
"What is this instrument in your hand? How come I have never seen it before? "The dragon prince's eyes were filled with eagerness as he looked at the guzheng in Du Wei's hand.
Du Wei smiled. "It's just a little trick I came up with to amuse myself. Honored guest, can you hear it? "
The dragon prince could not help but be moved!
He created it himself?
With his fondness for human music, it was not difficult to tell that this guzheng's music had its own style. Whether it was the fingering or the style, it was completely unique and did not feel unfamiliar at all!
This was actually created by him? Looking at his young age, he actually has this kind of ability? Then in the field of music, this dragon who has lived for hundreds of years is far from being able to catch up!
Du Wei's butt was already frozen stiff, but the smile on his face did not fade. Looking at the first prince of the Dragons in front of him, he suddenly smiled and lightly plucked the strings of the guzheng. With a clang, a short note full of killing intent jumped out. Then he heard Du Wei sigh softly. "Honored guest's whereabouts are strange. Although your face is calm, your eyes are filled with killing intent … You must know that although it is easy to hide from people's eyes and ears, this music is like a person's heart. It cannot be hidden … sigh …"
After saying that, Du Wei suddenly stood up and pulled out a long sword from the magic pouch in his arms.
The prince of the Dragons smiled coldly and looked at Du Wei with a sword in his hand, but he was not afraid. He was one of the strongest among the Dragons. Even if Du Wei had thousands of soldiers and horses, he would not put him in his eyes, let alone a sword in his hand. It's just that seeing Du Wei pull out his sword so easily, the Dragon Prince couldn't help but feel a little disappointed …
Sigh, so he is this kind of person?
The dragon prince could not help but feel disappointed. He just came in hiding and heard Du Wei's song "Battle of the Typhoon". It should be known that this song was a famous piece that made a breakthrough in guzheng techniques. It could be said to be a classic. Although Du Wei had lost half of his skills back then, the Loulan Continent did not have a guzheng after all.
The dragon prince, who loved music, was delighted to see this, so he hid in the dark and did not make a move. After listening to the song, he was intoxicated! He felt that none of the music he had heard in his life could compare to this young duke's performance! And what was rare was that this young duke, under the blue sky, blue water, and red clouds, was sitting alone on an ice tray and playing a song, which was even more earth-shattering! His languid appearance was completely unfathomable. That calm aura was truly admirable!
The dragon prince could be considered a knowledgeable person, but he felt that no one he had met in his life could compare to this young duke's bearing! He was really elegant to the extreme, and also mysterious to the extreme!
Even if such a person was an enemy, the dragon prince could not help but feel a little sorry for him. He was originally a dragon who loved elegance. At this moment, when he saw such a person like Du Wei, such a style, the hostility in his heart subsided a little.
But Du Wei pulled out his sword right after he finished speaking, which inevitably made him seem a little tacky and rude. The dragon prince frowned and could not help but feel disappointed, but also a little relieved. Well, so he is only so-so. Then I won't feel too guilty about taking his life.
His expression changed, and a faint killing intent appeared in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Du Wei suddenly raised his sword …
Crack!!!
After a cold light, the guzheng in front of Du Wei was cut in half by Du Wei's sword! Then Du Wei sighed, lifted the broken guzheng with both hands, and threw it along the edge of the ice tray into the lake …
The dragon prince saw this and could not help but be shocked. "What are you doing! Such a magical instrument, how can you destroy it so rudely! "
Du Wei sighed faintly, turned around, and looked at the red clouds in the sky. He said leisurely, "The music of the guzheng is like a person's heart. It cannot be affected by the slightest bit of dust. Once it is tainted by dust, it will lose its clarity … Sigh, although my guzheng is good, it has been tainted by your killing intent. The heart of the guzheng is no longer clean. How can it play a clear sound? This guzheng is not worth it! "
Hearing this, the dragon prince's expression changed. He only felt that this young man standing on the ice tray and looking at the sky made him feel ashamed of his own inferiority. The killing intent in his eyes had unknowingly disappeared without a trace …
He only felt that this Du Wei in front of him, whether it was his bearing, demeanor, or his god-like musical attainments, there was not a single person he had seen who could compare to him! Especially when he saw Du Wei cut his guzheng in half and threw it to the bottom of the lake, but said that it was tainted by his killing intent, he could not help but feel a trace of guilt in his heart!
Compared to him … what am I?
At this moment, in his heart, how much of his original intention to take Du Wei's life and become enemies with Du Wei was left?
Du Wei, on the other hand, was laughing so hard that his stomach almost broke. His face looked indifferent, but in his heart, he was laughing: My act of pretentiousness has reached a certain level! Dragon Prince, oh Dragon Prince, let's see if you will fall for it!
(This chapter is 6000 words, there will be more later …)
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