Douluo: Reincarnation of the Rock King, Wandering in the Mortal World

Chapter 131: A Heart-breaking Song
There are many kinds of musical instruments on Douluo Continent, combining Chinese and Western styles...

Fortunately, Zhongli is no pushover. One of his good friends is an expert at playing Western musical instruments.

Most of the musical instruments in Yuexuan are Western instruments, such as harp, violin, etc.

As for the aristocrats, those who understand will understand.

There are no musical instruments like flute and qin in Yuexuan.

Of course, although Zhongli is a conservative in Liyue, he still appreciates the girl's heavy metal, even if many people cannot appreciate it.

As for dancing and such, the Great Compassionate Tree King... eh?

Zhongli was stunned. Should he remember the Great Compassion Tree King?
In a trance, Zhongli suddenly understood.

It turned out to be the memory of the short ten years in the previous life...

Except for the travelers, no one in Teyvat, including gods, should remember the Great Benevolent Tree King.

hey~
Wear and tear...

The world is not worn out, but the soul feels empty for a moment.

Is this what it’s really like to lose a close friend?
The emotions of demons are richer than those of humans. Because they live longer, they witness more things, and when they are "worn out", they become more painful.

Zhongli has witnessed countless deaths, and that old friend dissipated in his arms and turned into dust. Dust comes and goes, and this may be her destination.

Only a worldly lock was left.

That was her last "footprint" left in this world.

Is Zhongli unable to open the lock of the world?
Not!
He just didn't want that last thought to disappear.

The outside is calm, but the inside is turbulent...

I felt a little overwhelmed, and sadness rushed to my head.

When the song ended, the dancing stopped.

Everyone looked at Zhongli with anticipation, wanting to know what comment he would give.

"???"

You don’t know until you see it. When everyone saw it, they were stunned. His Majesty had a complicated expression!

Did they not perform well enough?

Everyone fell into deep thought.

"Zhongli, Zhongli, Princess Xueke and the others are waiting for your evaluation!"

Paimon patted Zhongli's shoulder and spoke softly.

Although the sound was small, it brought Zhongli back to his senses.

Evaluation, what evaluation?
He was lost in his memories just now, and the things around him and in front of him were automatically ignored.

Fortunately, he listened to a little bit of the beginning of this song, which was a sadder song.

Since it is a sad song, the dance must be sad. Even without watching it, you can guess this.

Unless the other party is unprofessional!
where is this place?
This is Yuexuan...

Although these teenagers wanted to express sadness, they only did it on the surface. There was no sadness at all when they played.

After thinking about it for a while, Zhongli had the answer in his mind.

“Perfect!”

Full marks 100!

Zhongli continued without blushing or beating his heart, "If you can integrate your emotions into the music and dance, this dance and music will be the best in the world."

Compared with those famous actors and actresses, the performances of these nobles were inferior.

Perhaps, they simply cannot understand that emotion?

Giving a 10-point rating is Zhong Li’s inner evaluation.

As for perfection, it is just a slight modification. After all, they are young boys and girls and they also have to save their face.

Giving the other party a way out and giving them some pointers can be considered as compensation for their previous "rudeness".

It was already rude of him to think about other things while others were playing and dancing.

After hearing this, everyone was happy, but they also felt something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what it was. Since they couldn't tell, they took note of Zhongli's words and thanked him quickly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the God of War, for your guidance!"

"Your Majesty, the God of War, Xue Ke has an unwelcome request. I hope Your Majesty will agree to it!"

At this time, Xue Ke walked up to Zhongli, blinked her big eyes, and said sincerely.

"Oh, what's the matter, Princess?"

Since this is an unreasonable request, you should stop talking...

Du Siji complained in his heart but didn't say it out loud.

This princess seems a little annoying.

On the surface, she said please, but she was afraid of troubling the sect leader, but it seemed that she didn't want the sect leader to refuse her request.

As expected of a princess, she speaks very carefully, even though she is still so young. What will happen when she grows up?

"Xue Ke would like to ask Your Majesty to play a piece of music without emotion. In just a few years, Xue Ke has listened to no less than a thousand pieces of music!"

Xue Ke spoke bluntly, not caring about the feelings of those "performers".

"Xue Ke has never seen such an emotional piece of music before. Your Majesty, please let Xue Ke experience it for herself."

Xue Ke said this very sincerely, her eyes filled with light.

After saying this, she bowed deeply to Zhongli, instead of performing the noble salute.

Such courtesy is the highest etiquette besides kneeling. You know, Xue Ke is a princess of an empire!
She is not a princess of a "small" country like a kingdom or duchy, but a princess of a huge empire.

Even her father, Emperor Xue Ye, had never accepted such courtesy.

This... is like forcing someone to do something!

She just bowed, but Zhongli needed to complete that emotionally charged song.

After thinking for a while, Zhongli raised his hand and an invisible force made Xue Ke stand up from the bowing state.

Xue Ke: “???”

He...he...wasn't he even willing to help her up with his hands?

Xue Ke felt somewhat disappointed, and the cunningness in her eyes disappeared.

That's right, he's that old...

"I only know a little bit about this. Since Her Royal Highness the Princess has invited me, I will discuss it with you."

After saying this, Zhongli thought of a being who had been arbitrary for eternity. That person's exclusive bgm should be more appropriate, right?

A ball of amber energy condensed in his hand and then turned into the shape of a bamboo flute.

The bamboo flute cannot bear the consequences and will explode, but what about the stone flute?

Try?

Everyone: "???"

At this moment, everyone was stunned!
He is worthy of being the number one person in Douluo Continent!

When the amber "bamboo flute" played the first note, everyone was stunned but remained unmoved.

When the bamboo flute plays the second, third...seventh note, a feeling of sadness arises spontaneously.

A feeling of sadness swept the whole place.

After a moment, the "flute sound" resounded throughout the world, and an infinite sense of sadness swept through everyone's hearts, just like a young man, who was miserable but had to move forward...

It's like we can't love each other and can't be together...

The boys and girls had never experienced this before. For a moment, they were stunned and their tears were pouring down without them realizing it.

With a "bang", the "bamboo flute" turned into starlight and dissipated into the air.

At this moment, everyone came back to their senses but were still stunned. Is this how to bring emotions into music?

What a scary feeling.

Wait, why did the flute break before the music was over?

(End of this chapter)