The Zither-Playing Woman
The trials of Fiend Island had entered their third year.
Qin Xiao was running through the incomparably enormous stone forest. Qin Xiao had already spent a full year within it, but he still hadn't left the stone forest.
The stone forest was filled with strange, jagged rocks and rocky peaks. Everywhere was dark and gloomy, making it extremely easy for Fiends to hide within.
If he was lucky, he would run into one or two scattered Fiends. If he was unlucky, he might run into a group of Fiends.
A group of dozens of Fiends, or even a group of a hundred Fiends.
Only in this sort of situation would it be dangerous.
However, these three years, to Qin Xiao, hadn't been too much of a test. Generally speaking, his luck had been pretty good.
But of course, to Qin Xiao, it had been pretty good. Only, he hadn't run into any particularly dangerous Fiends. Generally speaking, all of them were One Star Fiends.
The two most dangerous times, however, had been when he had run into an army of more than a hundred One Star Fiends. That battle had been fairly difficult, but in the end, Qin Xiao had still been able to kill all of the Fiends.
The other time, he had run into two Two Star Fiends at the same time. Although each Two Star Fiend was fairly ordinary in power, when two of them joined forces, their power was still extremely terrifying.
In this battle, Qin Xiao had been forced to use his full power before he had been able to kill those two Fiends.
Thus, generally speaking, Qin Xiao's gains in these three years had been quite good.
He had killed more than a thousand One Star Fiends, and three Two Star Fiends.
At least, it had been much smoother than Qin Xiao had imagined, and it hadn't been as dangerous as he had imagined.
But of course, this was just the beginning. After all, this trial would last for a thousand years. In a thousand years, any kind of unforeseen event could happen.
Only three years had passed. A thousand years wasn't a short period of time.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, the melodious sound of a zither rang out from a distant mountain peak. The sound of the zither was very beautiful, like the sound of nature itself.
"Someone is actually playing the zither over there?" Qin Xiao frowned slightly, looking in that direction in puzzlement. They were still far away, so they couldn't see anything. They could only hear the beautiful sound of the zither.
The sound of the zither was indeed very pleasing to the ear. It was very attractive.
Someone who dared to leisurely play the zither here definitely wasn't a genius participating in the assessment, right?
Probably no one would have the guts to play like this. Wasn't that just courting death?
Therefore, it was most likely the demons of Demon Island who had done this. Furthermore, a native demon would not know anything about music, let alone a ferocious beast, which was even less likely to know anything about music.
Therefore, the biggest possibility was that it was someone who had been exiled.
It had been three years since Qin Xiao had entered Fiend Island, but he had yet to encounter a human.
This time, it was very likely to be the case.
Qin Xiao was somewhat curious. She hesitated for a moment, but still decided to walk over. "Since we've met, there's no reason to retreat without a fight. Moreover, since the other party dares to expose himself like this, he is also a strange person. "
Women were curious, and so were men.
Of course, Qin Xiao wasn't mainly curious. She just didn't want to take a detour and leave.
If she did that, she would feel strange.
Retreating without a fight was the strategy of a weak person.
The pride in Qin Xiao's heart wouldn't allow Qin Xiao to do so.
The purpose of coming to Demon Island was to be tested and honed. How could she retreat without a fight?
If she didn't even have the courage to do so, how could she go far?
If she wanted to become a core disciple, she had to be absolutely outstanding. She had to be one in ten thousand.
Qin Xiao walked over and soon saw the person playing the zither. Sure enough, it was a human.
However, what surprised Qin Xiao was that the person playing the zither was actually a beautiful woman.
She was dressed like a lady from a noble family. Her face was somewhat delicate, and her whole body was half lying there, like a sick person.
She gave people the impression of a weak woman, a gentle and lovely weak woman, a little girl from a good family.
At least, no trace of dangerous aura could be detected from her body.
On the contrary, she gave people a feeling of delicate and pitiful.
She didn't look at Qin Xiao. Instead, she lowered her head and concentrated on playing the zither, as if she was enjoying the pleasure brought to her by the zither music.
The beauty of the music could indeed make one feel as if they were immersed in it, making one feel relaxed and happy, forgetting all their worries and troubles.
This song was very melodious and beautiful. It made people feel very comfortable listening to it. It could put aside some of the unhappiness and let the heart return to calmness and peace.
Listening to the zither music, Qin Xiao couldn't help but sit in front of the woman, quietly becoming a listener.
One person was playing the zither, and the other was listening. These two people seemed to have a high degree of tacit understanding.
When the song ended, the sound of the zither still lingered in people's ears. It didn't stop for a while, and it was very memorable.
To be honest, Qin Xiao had never sat down so patiently and quietly to listen to a zither music. Today was the first time.
Qin Xiao didn't really like these things before, so he naturally didn't listen to them much.
However, after carefully listening to this thing, he felt that it was quite good and comfortable.
It was good to listen to it once in a while.
"Good song, it's really a good song. Not bad, not bad. It's really good. " Although Qin Xiao didn't know much about music, he knew that the person who could play such a good zither music definitely had a profound foundation. It was not simple.
Zither music seemed to be very simple. It could be learned easily.
However, it was not as simple as just learning something on a deeper level of music.
There were a lot of things that were involved in this.
The woman raised her head and her eyes fell on Qin Xiao. She smiled sweetly, stood up, bowed slightly to Qin Xiao, and said in a very weak voice, "Sir, it's my pleasure to meet you. I've embarrassed myself just now. Thank you for your compliment."
Qin Xiao was a little surprised to see that this woman was so polite, natural, and unrestrained. There was no trace of murderous intent in her.
He was really puzzled.
Qin Xiao had always felt that he had a fairly good eye for judging people, but he couldn't tell whether this woman in front of him was truly a good person, or if she was just pretending.
If she really was so good at pretending that even he couldn't tell, then she really was a fraud.
Based on the current situation, Qin Xiao was inclined to believe that this woman in front of him wasn't a Fiend.
But logically speaking, Qin Xiao knew that this woman in front of him was a Two Star Fiend. The humans who had been exiled to this place were all unpardonably wicked devils, and all of them had extraordinary power.
Thus, this woman in front of him was definitely the most powerful person Qin Xiao had encountered in the three years he had been on Fiend Island.
Qin Xiao had always been very mature, steady, and cautious in his dealings. Naturally, he didn't dare to be careless in this sort of critical situation. Although he didn't show anything on the surface, he didn't let his guard down at all.
Qin Xiao wanted to see for himself how good this woman's pretending skills were.
"I rarely listen to music, but you really are quite good at it. Miss, you should know who I am. Miss, for you to play the zither here in order to draw me here … might I ask what your goal is? " Qin Xiao didn't bat an eyelid, but he directly threw the question out, starting a confrontation on the surface.
The woman looked at Qin Xiao with a puzzled look on her face. Shaking her head and laughing, she said, "To tell the truth, sir, I don't know who you are. Only, I am very curious. I am a One Star Wielder of All Things. How did I end up being exiled to Fiend Island by the Temple of All Things? "
"To tell the truth, we are both pitiful people, but we share the same fate. We are both humans, and I am not a Fiend. Thus, what goal could I possibly have against you? "
"It's just that I've been here by myself for too long and am rather bored. I just wanted to find someone to chat with and relieve my boredom."
Qin Xiao frowned once more. This woman didn't know who he was? Did she think that he was someone who had also been exiled?
Was that even possible?
More than two thousand people had been let into this core disciple examination. How could these exiles not know?
Qin Xiao carefully analyzed in his heart. There was indeed such a possibility.
However, he felt that it was only a possibility. After all, even if the Temple of All Things didn't have a core disciple examination this time, there would usually be people from the Temple of All Things that would come here to train.
Of course, normally, there wouldn't be One Star Wielder of All Things. This was true.
Those who came in from the Temple of All Things would at least be Two Star Wielder of All Things.
The zither-playing woman took out some wine and poured two cups. She said to Qin Xiao, "Sir, why don't you come and drink with me? I don't think that you are someone who has committed a heinous crime. I reckon that you are just as unlucky as me. "
"Unlucky?" Qin Xiao looked at the zither-playing woman in confusion. He glanced at the wine placed in front of him, but didn't take it.
The zither-playing woman said, "Yes, unlucky. You and I are not evildoers in the first place. Yet, we were captured and exiled to Fiend Island as people who had committed heinous crimes. "
"You say, aren't you unlucky?"
Qin Xiao pursed his lips and said, "Then you mean that the Temple of All Things has wronged you and captured the wrong person?"
"Haha, good person, bad person, how should I put it?" The zither-playing woman smiled and shook her head, saying, "Why don't you tell me first, what is a good person? What is a bad person? "
"If you kill someone, you are a bad person, and if you don't kill, you are a good person?"
"Then let me ask you, sir, have you killed anyone? I don't think you should say no? "
Qin Xiao shook his head and said, "Of course I have, and I haven't killed anyone. As a cultivator, the path is bumpy. How can I not kill? "
"There are too many obstacles on the path of cultivation. There will always be people who jump out to stop you. There will always be some evil people who provoke you. How can you not kill them? "
The zither-playing woman nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, sir, you are right. I am a kind person, but there are always some evil people who provoke me. How can I not kill them? "
"I have killed many people, but I feel that I have a clear conscience. The people I have killed were people who deserved to be killed. Those who provoke me, I kill happily."
"Although I am a weak woman, I can only fight back when I am bullied to the point where I can't tolerate it anymore. But to be honest, I don't like killing people at all. "
"I like the zither, I like singing, I like painting, I like all beautiful things, and I pursue all beautiful things. But my little pursuit can only be empty and sad. Those who are exiled to Fiend Island will never be able to leave. They can only die on Fiend Island. "
"Although I am extremely unwilling, I can only accept my fate in the face of the invincible Temple of All Things. Life and death were just so-so after all. As far as I was concerned, it was enough for me to enjoy the rest of my days. I have long stopped pursuing anything else. "
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