Although none of the people present said it out loud, they instantly made an evaluation in their hearts.
Søren completely defeated Jiu You.
They even regretted that they did not empty their ears and listened to Jiu You's song first, causing their minds to be no longer pure.
At this time, the one who regretted the most was Gui Xingfu. He regretted saying that this song should only be heard in heaven and not in the human world.
If it were not for Søren's song, he would not have praised Jiu You so much.
After Søren's true heavenly music sounded, it made his previous evaluation of Jiu You seem so vulgar and flattering.
The beautiful musical notes continued to float in the air.
Everyone present had completely let go of everything in their hearts, allowing the beautiful notes to guide their souls as they floated in the air, swaying back and forth.
Gui Qinshao was one of them. She closed her beautiful eyes again, put aside all her prejudice and hostility, and enjoyed Søren's performance.
Her soul seemed to be hooked out of the window by the musical notes. It floated into the air and felt the moonlight all over the sky. It then floated to the Nu River that was hundreds of kilometers away and felt the surging tides there. Finally, it flowed into the sea with the tides of the Nu River.
It was too wonderful.
Among the people present, only Crown Prince Jiu You's expression changed completely!
Although there was no referee … after hearing less than 10 notes, he knew that he had been defeated in a second. He had completely lost.
Moreover, Søren had labeled it as showy and vulgar, which was almost a fatal blow to an artist even though Søren was not wrong at all.
At this time, Jiu You finally knew why Great Cultivator Byron was always lukewarm to him. Although he performed better than Zhi Ning most of the time, he rarely received praise from Teacher Byron.
Moreover, when Great Cultivator Byron was sent to Fengdu, Jiu You immediately went to visit him from thousands of miles away. However, the other party's attitude was very cold, and he was sent out in less than 15 minutes.
Moreover, in the past two years, he had written many letters to Great Cultivator Byron. Most of them were about his understanding of art, and some of them were asking for pointers on his new works.
However, these letters were like stones sinking into the sea, there was no response.
What the great cultivator Byron disliked the most was the gaudy way of showing off one's skills. He felt that using this kind of method to attract attention was too eager for quick success and instant benefits. Perhaps one could become a brilliant zither player, but they would never become a master of art.
As for Søren's piece, the moment it was performed, it could immediately tug at the heartstrings, making people tremble and resonate with it.
This was what Great Cultivator Byron admired and respected the most. Let the music play in your heart, not in your ears.
…
Time seemed very long, but it also seemed very short.
A few minutes later, Søren finished his performance. Just like the previous classic, even though the performance had already ended, the countless musical notes were still floating in the air like fairies, unable to fall to the ground for a long time.
Everyone's spirits were still suspended in midair, unable to descend for a long time.
After the musical notes in their hearts had completely calmed down, there was still silence in the venue. Everyone looked at each other.
This was because they didn't know whether to applaud or not.
Just now, when Jiu You finished his performance, they responded with thunderous applause.
But now, Søren's performance was on a completely different level, and the two pieces of music were worlds apart.
In that case, applauding Søren's performance at this time seemed to be a kind of blasphemy, as if the applause had become extremely cheap.
The noble girls who had supported Jiu You and attacked Søren just now had completely changed their stance at this time.
Although they couldn't tell what was good about Søren's performance, they could clearly feel from their intuition that Søren's performance was much better.
This was Søren's tactic, which was to use one's strength to attack the other's weakness.
'If you want to compete with me on feelings, then I'll compete with you on techniques. 'If you want to compete with me on techniques, then I'll compete with you on pretentiousness. "A thousand-year-old famous song has instantly defeated the vulgar song that you, Jiu You, created by yourself, who knows where."
"Earl Søren, did you compose this song?" Jiu You asked.
Søren asked, "Have you heard it before?"
Jiu You shook his head. Of course, he hadn't heard it before.
Søren did not answer. 'You haven't heard it before, and no one has heard it before, so I must have composed it.'
In the end, it was Gui Xingfu who broke the silence. "Now, I finally understand how you shocked the four cities in the Royal City Academy."
Then, a noble girl said, "Young Master Søren, what song did you play in the Royal City at that time?"
"Fate," Søren said.
"Can you play it again now?" The noble girl said, "We really … really want to listen to it."
Of course, Søren would not agree. He said with a faint weariness in his smile, "I'm sorry, all my mental and physical strength have been exhausted in the song just now."
"Oh, that's a pity." The noble girl said, "You, you're the best musician I've ever seen."
'Please, you were just a fan of Crown Prince Jiu You and said that Søren was useless. It's not good to betray him so quickly.'
Gui Xingfu drank a glass of wine and said to everyone, "After listening to tonight's song, I won't be able to eat meat for three months. Alright, everyone, please continue to take your seats. "
Then, Gui Xingfu personally welcomed Crown Prince Jiu You to his seat.
Jiu You's expression was very ugly. He wanted to leave immediately because it was too embarrassing. However, it would be even more embarrassing if he left directly.
Next, the guests began to drink and eat again. The slight difference was that many girls' eyes had begun to linger on Søren's face.
At this moment, they felt that Søren's beautiful face, which was almost demonic, was also very, very exciting.
He looked delicate and mysterious. Thinking of his tragic experience, it was really pitiful. Moreover, if she found a husband who was more beautiful than her, others would be envious of her when she brought him out.
…
After three rounds of wine, the impact of Søren's performance gradually faded.
Gui Xingfu got down to business and asked, "Nephew, now that your Tianshui City has been occupied by the rebels, what are your plans?"
Søren's answer was very vague. "I'll work hard to make a comeback and take back the foundation of my ancestors."
Gui Xingfu said, "As everyone knows, without your father's righteous words and generous help that day, I, Gui Xingfu, would have already wandered the world and lost everything. The grace of a drop of water should be repaid with a gushing spring, let alone such a great grace. What do you need me to do? In front of the distinguished guests, if I have any refusal, I will be struck by lightning. "
As soon as these words came out, everyone praised Gui Xingfu's righteousness.
Then, Gui Xingfu waited for Søren to speak. Whether it was to borrow soldiers or to borrow money, he could accept it.
Søren said, "Thank you for your kindness, uncle."
He didn't ask for anything, because the time was not yet right.
Gui Xingfu poured a full cup of wine and raised it to all the people present. He said passionately, "There are nobles of the royal family, princes and nobles of the kingdom. I implore everyone to join me in writing to His Majesty, denouncing Nurdan and the others as rebels and traitors, and everyone has the right to punish them. "
"It is our duty!" The princes and nobles present shouted loudly.
At that time, when Gui Xingfu's position as the City Lord was taken away, the first thing Count Sauron did was to contact the princes of the kingdom and write to the king, forcing the royal family not to confer the title to Gui Xingfu.
And Gui Xingfu, at this time, was imitating Count Sauron's actions.
However, today was different from the past. It could not be compared to the past.
At that time, Sauron's writing to the king to stop the conferment of the title to Gui Xingfu was a top priority. Once the royal family conferment of the title to Gui Xingfu, the situation would be completely lost and irreversible.
But today, the so-called petition to the King, condemning Nurdan and the others as rebels and traitors, was completely superficial. It was just lip service but not real.
Then, Gui Xingfu said, "Next, the second thing I want to do is to send troops to Tianshui City and help my nephew regain his territory."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was completely shocked. Even Søren's heart trembled.
This … this was the true supremely righteous act! This was truly sending charcoal in the snowy weather!
Even Count Sauron did not directly send troops to help Gui Xingfu regain the position of the City Lord. But at this time, Gui Xingfu directly said in public that he would send troops to help Søren quell the rebellion.
Everyone present looked at Gui Xingfu with eyes full of admiration. This person's righteousness is unparalleled in the entire kingdom.
Only Søren quickly calmed down. He deeply felt the depth of Gui Xingfu's scheming and dangerous mind.
This person is powerful, really powerful.
His words were very similar to the sound of Søren's zither, and they pierced through everyone's heart at once.
If Soran wasn't so scheming, he would have been moved to tears by now and wouldn't know what was going on.
Directly send troops to help you recapture Tianshui City. What else do you want?
However, Søren was well aware of the trap behind these words. Gui Xingfu's sinister intentions.
First of all, to go south from Linhai City to Tianshui City, they must pass through Nujiang, and the nearest suspension bridge has been destroyed. If they want to send troops, they must detour through Maple City, and the City Lord of Maple City and Gui Xingfu are mortal enemies. How can he let him pass?
So, if they want to send troops to Tianshui City, they must first repair the suspension bridge.
This suspension bridge took a lot of manpower, and it took almost a year to fix. This time, it will take more than half a year at the fastest.
And after half a year, before the suspension bridge was repaired, the royal family would have already sent troops to help the Suo clan quell the rebellion and directly stationed troops there.
Moreover, even if the City Lord of Maple City was willing to let them pass, so what if Gui Xingfu personally led 10,000 troops into Tianshui City to quell the rebellion?
He only needed to act with Nurdan, Suo Hanyi and others, fight for ten days, and then pretend to be defeated.
At that time, the whole world would not be able to find any fault with Gui Xingfu.
In order to repay the kindness, they have already lost soldiers and their vitality has been greatly damaged. What else do you, Søren, want?
Therefore, at this time, if Søren was not so smart, or if his heart was not so dark, he would immediately fall into Gui Xingfu's trap and never get up again.
Therefore, this is a battle of wits. As long as there is a little bit of wisdom, it will be a crushing defeat.
At the moment, Søren immediately left the table and bowed to Gui Xingfu, "Thank you, uncle, for your kindness."
Suddenly, Gui Xingfu's eyes shrank, and he said in his heart, "This matter is done, after all, he is just a child, not a big deal."
But then, Søren said generously, "Taking back Tianshui City is Søren's duty, how dare I borrow uncle's hand. How can I bear to let uncle lose soldiers and generals because of me? How can I face the ancestors of the Suo Clan? "
Sauron's gaze then shifted to the beautiful Gui Qinshao, and with a passionate look in his eyes, he said, "This nephew has only come here for one thing, and that is to fulfill my engagement with Sister Gui Qinshao and officially marry her."
At this point, Søren said with tears in his eyes, "This is also my father's last wish before he died. He has always been thinking that the Suo Clan will not have an heir. So, just after inheriting the title, I came thousands of miles away and narrowly escaped death to Linhai City, to fulfill the engagement. "
Then, Søren knelt on one knee and said to Gui Xingfu, "Uncle, in front of all the guests, I beg you to marry sister Gui Qinshao to me. I will love her for the rest of her life, and protect her for the rest of her life."
As soon as these words came out, Gui Xingfu's heart twitched, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"What a vicious thief, what a cunning thief."
This thief didn't borrow soldiers, nor did he borrow money, but went straight to the root of the problem, and directly asked to marry Gui Qinshao.
He's so young, how could he be so scheming? He clearly knew that whatever Gui Xingfu promised him was fake. Whether it was borrowing soldiers or sending troops, it was all fake.
The only thing that was real was marrying his daughter to him.
Because once his daughter was married to him, it would be a marriage alliance, and there would be no way to separate them.
What was Gui Xingfu going through all this trouble for? It was to stop the engagement between Søren and Gui Qinshao.
Who was Gui Xingfu's man? He was Zhi Li's man. The son-in-law he had his eyes on was Ling Ao, who would soon become Prince Zhi Li's attendant, and in the future, he would become the leader of the world's generals.
Therefore, he did everything he could to sever his relationship with Søren. And now, Søren actually proposed to marry Gui Qinshao. Wasn't this asking for his life?
But now, in front of countless guests, could he, Gui Xingfu, reject?
Of course not. If he rejected, he would be ungrateful, he would be heartless and unscrupulous.
Sauron had treated him well, but now, Søren didn't want him to send troops, and he only wanted him to fulfill the engagement. You, Gui Xingfu, are a shameless vile person.
At that moment, Gui Xingfu was hit by Søren. He couldn't agree, he couldn't reject, and he couldn't delay.
This was because Søren was looking at him with sincerity. Everyone was looking at him expectantly, and even slightly doubtful.
They were all waiting for his answer.
Then, Søren took out a heart-shaped amber pendant and presented it to Gui Qinshao with both hands. "Sister Qinshao, this is a gift that I made for you. It's made according to the ratio of your heart."
Søren shone the amber pendant against the light.
Inside the amber pendant, there was an extremely delicate and beautiful carving of a human figure. It was really Gui Qinshao, a complete masterpiece.
As the light shone through the amber pendant, Gui Qinshao's beautiful figure turned into a ray of light and appeared in the night sky outside. It was brilliant and beautiful.
"Sister Qinshao, marry me." Søren's voice trembled slightly, as if he was speaking from the bottom of his heart.
At that moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Gui Qinshao's face.
Gui Qinshao, on the other hand, was completely confused and at a loss of what to do.
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