Chapter 1304: Chapter 1304: The Sound of the Zither and the Singing Voice
Qin Sisi’s words brought tears to Xue Mo’s eyes, and she couldn’t help but let them fall.
How could she not want to regain her freedom? But the current situation was not something she could decide, even though her life looked enviable to many, it was not what she truly desired.
Qin Sisi looked at Xue Mo with compassion, picked up a soft white handkerchief from the gem-embedded table, and handed it to her.
Xue Mo took the handkerchief, wiped her face, sniffled, and lifted her chin with the pride of a princess once more. She looked at Qin Sisi and said, somewhat gloatingly, "It’s okay, now I have someone to keep me company. As long as I am willing, you will stay here with me, forever."
Qin Sisi: "..."
The luxurious and dull life in the ornate cage led Qin Sisi to start using this abundant time to practice Magic. Since Ye You had once warned her not to overuse her magical power, she focused her practice on forging and Music Magic.
Whenever she played the Granite Zither, Xue Mo would watch with shining eyes, the mermaid tribe’s natural love for music made her enjoy Qin Sisi’s playing immensely.
Before, when she felt lonely and bored, Xue Mo would sing to herself, but a solitary and quiet song just made her feel even more lonely and bored.
Now, the two women imprisoned here began to share a sense of camaraderie. When Qin Sisi played, Xue Mo would watch her intently, and when Xue Mo sang, Qin Sisi would listen very earnestly.
Later, they even began to collaborate, the sound of the zither and singing echoing in the Cang Ming Pavillion, dispelling loneliness and fear.
The mermaid tribe naturally has a beautiful voice, and as the princess of the mermaid tribe, Xue Mo’s singing was especially sweet and ethereal, like a heavenly melody.
Listening to Xue Mo’s beautiful singing, Qin Sisi gained new insights into Music Magic, and her magic power also increased, though it couldn’t be used freely.
Xue Mo was also very curious about Qin Sisi’s forging skills, water conquers fire, and in the vast ocean, ordinary flames couldn’t exist, naturally, there could be no forging. For many years, in battles, the mermaid tribe had fought barehanded.
When Qin Sisi ignited the Sun’s True Fire in her palm, Xue Mo’s beautiful eyes widened.
"What is this?" Xue Mo asked in amazement.
Qin Sisi explained, "This is fire. To forge something, you must use fire."
"How come I haven’t seen it before?" As a princess of the mermaid tribe, Xue Mo considered herself quite knowledgeable.
Qin Sisi told her, fire fears water, so there is no fire in the ocean.
"Then why does your fire not fear water?" Xue Mo looked determined to get to the bottom of things.
Qin Sisi patiently explained, "Mine is the Divine Fire, it does not fear water."
Given the limited amount of magical power she could wield, Qin Sisi didn’t forge anything too difficult, only conducting one forging session each day, crafting a single short sword each time.
When the first short sword was finished, Xue Mo eagerly took it and examined it over and over, beseeching Qin Sisi to give it to her.
Qin Sisi hesitated a bit, "You probably won’t need a weapon, right?"
Xue Mo puffed out her chest, replying, "Not necessarily, maybe I’ll go to the battlefield in the future. I’ve been on the battlefield before and killed quite a few devilfish!"
Qin Sisi blinked, considering Xue Mo’s stunning beauty and delicate skin, she truly didn’t seem like someone who had been to the battlefield. Seeing that she genuinely wanted the short sword, Qin Sisi had to remind her, "Then you must be careful, this weapon is very sharp."
Qin Sisi was worried that this princess might accidentally hurt herself.
Xue Mo’s eyes sparkled, and she said cheerfully, "It’s because it’s sharp that I want it. Weapons are for killing enemies; what use is it if it’s not sharp?"
"Um... do you know how to use it?" Qin Sisi still worried since Xue Mo had mentioned it was her first time seeing such a weapon.
Xue Mo paused, indeed she didn’t know how to use it. After a moment’s pause, she asked Qin Sisi, "Teach me, please!"
"Ah?" Qin Sisi was startled by Xue Mo’s sudden idea and didn’t know how to respond.
Xue Mo thought Qin Sisi was unwilling to teach her and earnestly said, "My magic power is considered very strong within the family. If you teach me, I’m sure I can learn well."
"Your magic power is very strong?" Qin Sisi was skeptical of Xue Mo’s claim.
"Yes." Xue Mo nodded earnestly, and to prove she wasn’t lying, she raised her hands, releasing a surge of magical power that whipped up a turbulent sea current rushing toward the window.
Besides the sturdy golden bulwarks at the window, there were also forbidden spells set by Hai Cangming. The current surged there but was blocked and pushed back, causing the seawater in the entire room to roil violently.
Qin Sisi’s body was very frail, long unable to withstand the impact of magical power. Now, being affected by the magical power in the water, she felt a burning sensation in her abdomen and suddenly tasted iron in her throat, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Xue Mo was shocked to see Qin Sisi vomit blood and repeatedly called out for Hai Cangming.
Hai Cangming hurried over, thinking something had happened to Xue Mo. Seeing it was Qin Sisi who was injured, his expression calmed.
"Hai Cangming, what happened to her? Save her, please!" Xue Mo anxiously pleaded with Hai Cangming.
Hai Cangming glanced indifferently at Qin Sisi and said, "Her body is already very weak, she won’t live long, there’s no need to waste my magical power."
Xue Mo’s face changed dramatically, "No, you must save her, I know you can."
Hai Cangming frowned, "Xue Mo, why do you care so much about a stranger?" Why are you so indifferent to someone you’ve known for so many years?
Xue Mo paused for a moment, then said, "She is my friend, Hai Cangming. I beg you to save her; I will be very grateful to you. I accidentally hurt her just now. If she dies like this, I’ll feel guilty for life."
Hai Cangming was silent for a long time, finally sighed deeply, walked over to Qin Sisi, and injected a trickle of Silver Magic Power into her body.
Qin Sisi felt her internal organs being nourished by a warm force, and the injuries she sustained from the magical power started to heal bit by bit.
After a moment, Hai Cangming withdrew his hand, turned to Xue Mo and said, "She is temporarily out of danger, but as I said, she won’t live long."
Xue Mo opened her mouth but said nothing in the end, swam over to Qin Sisi, and asked with concern, "Are you okay? I’m sorry, I forgot that your health isn’t good."
Qin Sisi sat up and smiled at Xue Mo, "It’s okay, I feel much better now."
