Chapter 7113 The Heavenly Sound Sect; The Red Dust Dao
“A music cultivator?”
Zi Yan instantly noticed it, and Long Chen didn’t take long to figure it out either. They were both surprised. There was no mistake—this woman had the voice of a music cultivator. Every syllable was filled with her power and resonated with heaven and earth. It was easy to tell.
Within this vast world, there were countless geniuses and talents. But music cultivators were very rare. The Zither Sect could be considered the holy land for these people; practically every talented cultivator of the Music Dao joined their ranks. However, both Long Chen and Zi Yan were very familiar with the Zither Sect’s techniques. They could easily tell from her aura that she was in no way a disciple of the Zither Sect.
That said, Long Chen snorted and continued clenching his astral hand. “You were more than happy bullying us when you thought we were weak. Did you think a half-assed apology like that would be enough? You think I’m as immature as you?”
The battleship’s barrier was deforming under the pressure. Everyone inside was horrified and quickly sent beams of divine light into it to strengthen it. With their support, although the barrier was still cracking, the damage was slowing down.
The golden armored warrior seemed to be invigorated, and fearlessly shouted, “Brat, you are courting death! My master sees that you are talented and wants to accept you as subordinates, but you don’t know how to recognize kindness!”
“Make me a subordinate? Your appetite’s pretty big!” Long Chen almost burst into laughter.
From the man’s tone, he could tell that they had no intention of killing them. On the other hand, they didn’t feel the slightest bit bad about using force to make people join their side. That was too arrogant.
Miao Yin stared at the astral hand with surprise, but she didn’t seem worried. She calmly said, “Sir, it seems that I have misjudged you. I didn’t expect to encounter an illustrious nine star heir here. My Heavenly Sound Sect has a slight relationship with the Star Palace. This is just a misunderstanding, so I ask that you cease your attack and come onto my ship for a chat. I am willing to pour tea for you as an apology.”
Her voice was as pleasant as a bird’s cry, and she made herself seem like a humble young lady. Any man would probably feel pity for her. As long as it wasn’t an unforgivable grievance, they would probably forgive her.
However, Zi Yan’s lips twitched when she heard this. Now that she had brought up the Star Palace, she probably wouldn't be getting away.
As expected, Long Chen’s eyes lit up. A sinister smile appeared on his face.
Miao Yin instantly realized something was wrong, and then immediately knew that she had made a fatal miscalculation. The Star Palace was the main faction of the nine star line, but that didn’t mean that every outstanding nine star heir came from the Star Palace. More importantly, it also didn’t mean that every other faction had a good relationship with the Star Palace.
“Since you have a relationship with the Star Palace, I suppose that changes things. I’ll accept you as a singing maid!” declared Long Chen. Since she had relations with the Star Palace, he had no misgivings!
A starry sea appeared behind him, and the astral hand’s power instantly surged. Terrifying cracks instantly spread through the barrier, causing everyone inside to cry out in panic.
Miao Yin sighed and shook her head. “I am grateful that you consider me worthy. Unfortunately, I am one of the Heavenly Sound Sect’s four Music Maestros, and I do not believe I can accept your charity! I sincerely apologize!”
Her tone was part helpless, part resentful, and part angry. There was also another emotion, something Long Chen and Zi Yan couldn’t quite put into words.
Zi Yan’s expression was a bit odd. Miao Yin’s voice contained a divine ability capable of shaking the soul and affecting a person’s mind. Even this seemingly gentle rejection contained a harsh warning; she reported her status just to make Long Chen afraid. However, the strange thing was that her voice was filled with the qi of the Red Dust. She was like an immortal fairy who had trained in the world of mortal dust. In a strange way, she was half immortal, half mortal.
Zi Yan turned to Long Chen. “Hey, this girl has immense potential. If you capture her, I can play the zither while she sings. Wouldn’t that be marvelous?”
Long Chen was surprised to hear such a thing coming from Zi Yan’s mouth. When he looked into her eyes, her half-immortal half-devil aura made him shiver inside. Was she testing him?
Zi Yan smiled. “I’m not joking! This girl cultivates the Red Dust Dao. You know that I was unable to fully temper my heart in the mortal world. She can make up for the flaws left behind back then.”
Zi Yan was not lying. In the mortal world, she had been tempering her heart when the massive changes on the Martial Heaven Continent caught her off-guard. As a result, she had been left with the most dangerous kind of flaw—a flaw in her very foundation. This was something even the complete Heavenly Devil Zither couldn’t fully repair.
Miao Yin’s sudden appearance immediately enticed Zi Yan. This was her opportunity to fix her foundation. Furthermore, this opportunity had literally thrown itself into her lap.
“Then she can be your handmaid. I don’t need her!” Long Chen immediately made his position clear.
“I don’t need a handmaid. You need one. After all, you’re always under pressure. You need someone to help you relax. Just look at her; she’s not just skilled at singing, she’s also good at dancing. I’m sure that she knows some techniques you’ve never seen before.”
Zi Yan smiled, and that smile was absolutely bewitching. She was a painfully beautiful temptress.
Calamity! You’re a goddamn calamity! That was Long Chen’s first thought. The merger of the Heavenly Devil Zithers had also changed Zi Yan’s character. Why did she suddenly remind him of Leng Yueyan? He sighed inside. It seems that the Heavenly Devil Zither’s influence on Zi Yan was growing, and that somehow didn’t seem to bode well for him.
Long Chen was originally planning on summoning his divine ring to continue increasing the power of the Star Cloud Hand, but now he hesitated. If he overdid things, he could very well kill everyone on the ship by accident, and if Zi Yan really wasn’t lying, that would be dropping a rock on his own foot.
As for Miao Yin, she almost lost her temper when she heard their conversation. Fortunately, her self-control was very high, and she didn’t express her anger.
The golden-armored man, on the other hand, was nowhere near as composed. “You fools! How dare you blaspheme the Music Maestro? The two of you are seeking your own death!”
Seeing Long Chen still hesitating, Zi Yan couldn’t help saying, “What are you worrying about? I don’t even mind, so why should you? Plus, it’s just a servant. Even if Wan-er knows, she won’t say anything.”
“Then you should take her instead!” said Long Chen somewhat irritably. He really didn’t want to “recruit” this girl. Miao Yin was not just as beautiful as a fairy; she also had a half-immortal half-mortal aura. While he didn’t fear the immortal side, the mortal one created desire. A person could transcend mortality and become immortal, but they could also transcend immortality to become mortal once more. Keeping such a person by his side was no different from playing with fire.
“If you don’t take her, I’ll spread rumors about you and Chi Yutong, Xin Yu, Yu Lan, and the others. Who knows what you’ve done with the Full Moon Sect’s disciples as well? Just wait to suffer Wan-er’s wrath!” Zi Yan giggled at him.
Long Chen’s hair stood on end. “What, you’d really do that? I will profess my innocence!”
“Ah, you will? And who do you think Wan-er will believe, me or you?” Zi Yan winked at him.
“Divine ring!” shouted Long Chen immediately, and an eight-color divine ring appeared within the starry sea.
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