Unforgettable Emperor's Favor Chapter 42.2

Published at 19th of May 2023 01:16:54 PM

42. A Sinking Boat (2)

Yu Qingya's smile seemed to deepen as she sat down at the zither table.

It seems like the lingering sound left behind by the woman in red still remains on those strings.

Yu Qingya stretched out her hand, and in full view of everyone, she tested the strings, and then she suddenly exerted force with her fingertips, and the intense sound of the zither immediately flowed out and the sound— Was an exact replica of the sound the woman in red made before.

Yu Qingjia's waist immediately tensed up, and Zhou Suzhi also opened her mouth wide in shock,

“How is it possible that there is no difference at all…”

When the performance was finally over, the entire hall was already full of conversations, and all the people were looking at Yu Qingya in amazement.

The complexion of the woman in red turned extremely ugly.

This is her best piece.

She had always been proud of its fast style, but now, it was unexpectedly replicated by another person in front of her face?

However, Yu Qingya didn't seem to have the self-consciousness to restrain herself, she straightened up and bowed to the woman in red. She then said with a dazzling smile on her lips,

“I made a fool of myself, please don't blame me, my lady.”

This result could be said to be not unexpected, but when she really saw it, Yu Qingjia still wanted to sigh.

The one controlling Yu Qingya's body right now was not Yu Qingya, but the system.

The system had come from a more advanced plane.

It had the computing power that can start at a trillion per second, and it probably recorded the woman in red's zither piece and then converted it into numbers, so of course it could be replicated without a hitch.

The human body Is made of flesh and blood, their hearing and memory are limited, so how can it compete with an intelligent machine?

Yu Qingjia was in a heavy mood, she was frowning and thinking, when she suddenly felt a gust of wind coming from behind her.

Zhou Suzhi stood up and spoke to Yu Qingya in a condescending manner,

“We have been impressed by such an astounding performance. I didn't expect Fourth Miss Yu to have such skills. I don't have any other strengths, but I've been practicing the zither since I was five years old, and I've accumulated a few zither pieces after years of clumsy work. I'd like to have a look at Fourth Miss Yu's skills.”

Yu Qingya was sure of her victory and smiled idly,

“Miss Zhou, Please go ahead.”

Yu Qingya immediately stood up and gave way to the zither platform, but Zhou Suzhi raised her hand and said,

“No need, I only use my own Zither to play music. There are so many people here, I'm afraid I won't be able to perform well. May I use the water pavilion outside to perform?”

The crowd looked outside, following Zhou Suzhi's words.

Outside the banquet hall, there was indeed a pavilion across the lake.

It was facing across the water from the brilliantly lit hall.

The water pavilion was reflected on the sparkling water, making the whole scene even more quiet and elegant.

Playing the Zither here is indeed more enchanting.

The two places are only separated by a lake, and people from the banquet hall will be able to clearly hear the sound of the zither from inside.

The pavilion is clear, and won't be affected by the hall's stifling atmosphere, it is indeed the best of place to set the mood with music.

Since the woman suggested it, Murong Xu obviously had no objections. Zhou Suzhi flicked her sleeves and walked out, while her maid holding the zither, followed behind respectfully.

The crowd In the banquet hall can't help but move closer to the window facing the lake.

They were quietly waiting for the declaration of war in the opposite water pavilion.

Soon, the pavilion across the lake was lit up with candles.

The wind was strong at night, so in order to keep the light stable, the maids lowered the bamboo curtains around the pavilion one by one.

The water slightly rippled, while the bamboo curtains were swaying gently on the wind.

The figures on the pavilion stage were walking around, like shadowy figures on a fairyland or a ghostland.

Yu Qingjia did not want to go near the window which was crowded with people, so she remained sitting in the same position.

Even though she was far away, when she saw Zhou Suzhi ask her servant girl to lower the bamboo curtain, Yu Qingjia guessed her plan immediately.

'So that's how it is.'

Zhou Suzhi was not really so temperamental, that she would even dislike that the crowd in the banquet hall would affect her playing the zither, she just doesn't want Yu Qingya to see her movements.

There is no absolute standard required when one is trying to tune the zither, everyone has different habits.

Plus finger movements would often vary when one was playing an instrument.

Every person has their own style after all.

It was far from enough to listen to someone in order to really copy their piece, one also needs to remember the hand and finger movements of that person.

So now that Zhou Suzhi asked to put down the curtain, she completely covered her fingers, which is to stop people from copying her play style.

The woman in red played the song in public earlier, and Zhou Suzhi suspected that Yu Qingya secretly remembered the woman in red's finger techniques, which was replicated easily without her missing a note.

Now that Yu Qingya can't see her hands, Zhou Suzhi would like to see how she could learn and copy her piece.

The moonlight is clear and the sound of the zither is gradually rising.

The woman in red's zither was extremely fast, while Zhou Suzhi's was the complete opposite.

It had a slow and ethereal sound with an endless after-tone.

Chapter end