I became a prince in a martial arts world.

Chapter 99 Wang Yu: So I'm actually a vocal music master?

Wang Yu's eyes lit up as he grasped the key point in Cai Wuqi's words. He then slammed his hand on the table and said, "Honestly, if I had known that bandits would be so bold as to steal all the treasure, I would have secretly kept some for myself."

Qianqian nodded and said timidly, "I just wanted to keep a cat's eye necklace, but you wouldn't let me, and now it's all gone to the bandits."

Li Yunxiu's eye twitched, but he could only cooperate and say, "I never expected that someone would dare to plunder the imperial treasures in Hexi Road."

Qianqian said softly, "Perhaps they think the imperial court is not qualified to take this treasure. After all, the emperor did not help Loulan restore its kingdom, and even killed the Minister of Rites for it, so it is not legitimate."

Li Yunxiu took a deep breath. "The imperial court has protected the Loulan prince for decades, allowing him to enjoy his later years in peace and inherit the treasure. This makes sense."

Qianqian nodded perfunctorily, "Maybe."

Alde glanced at Wang Yu and Qianqian, then saw Li Yunxiu clench her fists, and immediately lowered her head, not daring to speak.

Zhao Shan and Zhao He stood not far away, expressionless.

Cai Wuqi looked around, poured tea for everyone, and smoothed things over, saying, "But His Highness has already discovered clues about the bandits, which is cause for celebration."

Wang Yu raised an eyebrow. "How did you know, Master Cai?"

Cai Wuqi laughed and said, "If there were no leads, none of you would have the leisure to come to the music hall to listen to music."

"Master Cai is very perceptive!" Wang Yu gave a thumbs up, then raised an eyebrow and asked, "Would you like to know who's behind this?"

Cai Wuqi shook her head repeatedly, "Your Highness, please don't tease me. I only want to live a peaceful life and don't want to know too many secrets."

Wang Yu nodded. "Although the identity of the mastermind is still a secret, it should soon be."

Cai Wuqi laughed and said, "It won't be too late for me to find out then."

At this moment, the music in the main hall gradually faded out, turning into soft background music, while music also began to play in various private rooms.

Cai Wuqi waved her hand behind her back and said to everyone, "I composed a poem called 'Jade Splashes Pearls' last summer. Today, with so many guests at our door, I would like to invite you all to give your comments."

Although it was addressed to everyone, it was actually meant for Wei Gutong and Yan Ziyu. However, since everyone was fortunate enough to hear Cai Wuqi play the zither in person, they naturally did not refuse.

Soon a servant brought up a zither.

Wei Gutong introduced the instrument to everyone, saying, "This zither is called the Three-Colored Phoenix, and it is a famous zither that is no less beautiful than the Ice Spring Melody."

Cai Wuqi said modestly, "Mr. Wei, you flatter me. Bingquan Ming is renowned in this world, and I do not have that ability."

As soon as she finished speaking, Cai Wuqi adjusted her posture and gently plucked the strings of her instrument.

"Clang—clang—clang—"

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Everyone sat down comfortably, and they could feel that Cai Wuqi's posture was elegant and her movements were graceful. Melodious notes were plucked out and bounced back and forth in the elegant room.

Wang Yu closed his eyes and listened, feeling as if he were in the middle of mountains, with waterfalls cascading over the rocks and water droplets dripping onto the moss and leaves, mingling with the chirping of insects and birds, creating a light and cheerful melody.

A moment later, the music ended.

Alder opened her eyes. "It sounds beautiful!"

Li Yunxiu clapped her hands in praise, "The music is lively and cheerful; it makes one feel relaxed and refreshed."

Qianqian nodded, "It's like being in a green mountain, a place you'd never want to leave."

Cai Wuqi gave Qianqian an appreciative look. Being able to understand the artistic conception of the piece meant she was already a connoisseur of music.

Then she heard Wang Yu clapping and saying, "What a wonderful piece! The waterfall cascades out of the gorge, jade beads splash everywhere, the green mountains remain evergreen, and insects chirp in the spring. This piece must have been composed by Master Cai during his spring outing to Nanshan. To be able to incorporate the scene into the music, Master Cai's skill is superb. I admire you!"

Cai Wuqi's eyes widened in disbelief, and even Wei Gutong and Yan Ziyu next to her turned around abruptly, looking surprised.

Li Yunxiu and Qianqian looked at Wang Yu as if they had seen a ghost, while only Alde, who knew nothing about music, looked at Wang Yu with admiration, saying, "Brother Zhao is right, I feel the same way."

Seeing everyone's reactions, Wang Yu blinked and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Wei Gutong asked, "You noticed it?"

Wang Yu asked, "What did I hear?"

Wei Gutong said, "I can hear the spray of water from the waterfall and the chirping of insects in the green mountains."

"You noticed it? Is there anything strange about that?" Wang Yu looked bewildered, pointing at Qianqian, "She noticed it too?"

Qianqian shook her head, "I can only tell that the music seems to have come from the green mountains, but I can't hear anything else."

Li Yunxiu added, "I couldn't even recognize Qingshan's voice."

Yan Ziyu exclaimed, "I never imagined that Your Highness's talent in music was so amazing. Lady Cai has found another kindred spirit."

Cai Wuqi looked at Wang Yu with eyes full of admiration and joy.

Li Yunxiu and Qianqian were both dumbfounded. They exchanged a glance, and the image of Wang Yu playing the zither that day, which turned out to be a sound like a pig being slaughtered, flashed through their minds.

Well, although he quickly improved his playing to a listenable level, first impressions are always hard to erase, not to mention that Wang Yu rarely played after that.

Therefore, Li Yunxiu and Qianqian's impression of Wang Yu was that his piano playing sounded like a pig being slaughtered. When they suddenly heard Yan Ziyu say that he had amazing musical talent, it gave them a strange feeling.

But Wang Yu realized what was happening.

It was his hook!

"Iceberg Flowing Spring" is both a martial art and a musical score. The internal energy cultivation may not be very profound, but it contains profound music theory.

By using tortoise shells to deduce and improve, I not only learned the inner strength of "Iceberg Flowing Spring," but also mastered its musicality. Perhaps the techniques of playing the zither still need practice and familiarization, but understanding the artistic conception of the music is something that does not need to be learned.

Because he had never encountered such an opportunity before, Wang Yu was unaware that his musical talent was already quite advanced.

Wang Yu smiled smugly, "Senior Yan, you're too kind. I was just experiencing it with my heart and had some feelings about it."

Qianqian raised her eyebrows, Li Yunxiu pouted, and Alde's eyes sparkled.

Cai Wuqi asked earnestly, "May Prince Zhao offer his critique of my humble work?"

Wang Yu shook his head repeatedly, "You're putting me in a difficult position. I'm not good at playing the zither; I can only tell the difference, not offer any critique."

Wei Gutong smiled and said, "Your Highness misunderstands. At our level, technique is just a minor skill. What is truly rare is the fusion of composition and musical expression. You may not understand music theory, but your perception is extraordinary. If you sense any hesitation or omission in her music, she will only thank you for pointing it out."

Tsai Wu-chi nodded repeatedly, "Exactly."

Wang Yu couldn't help but scratch his head, recalling Cai Wuqi's performance just now. "It seems that there were two strange interludes in the second and fourth measures. It gave me the feeling that the insects were not on the tree but in the water, which was a bit erratic."

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Cai Wuqi's eyes lit up. "Your Highness, please explain in detail!"

Then Wang Yu briefly explained the details of those two parts, and Wei Gutong and Yan Ziyu also joined in to help Cai Wuqi adjust the scores for those two parts.

The other three women listened with a sense of awe but didn't quite understand.

Just then, a plainclothes guard from the Prince's Palace entered through the door, approached Zhao Shan and Zhao He, and whispered a few words to them.

Li Yunxiu's expression shifted. "News has come back from Shangshan Prefecture?"

Zhao Shan shook his head. "No, it's Hong Hai who came back from the Great Vajra Temple. He brought the Prince Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan and San Yang Zhuang Qi Dan."

Upon hearing Zhao Shan's words, Wang Yu's eyes lit up. "They are quite law-abiding."

Wei Gutong laughed and said, "The reputation of the Great Vajra Temple is more valuable than the Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula), so they wouldn't go back on their word for it."

Wang Yu stood up. "Then let's go back. They've gone through all that trouble; it's not right to keep them waiting."

Compared to discussing music, Wang Yu certainly values ​​the Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan (a traditional Chinese medicine formula) more.

Although the medicinal power of the Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan is not as great as that of the Xue Lian Huang Long Dan and Xue Lian Yu Sui Dan, it is still quite extraordinary. At least it can help me to completely learn the Zhai Xing Shou and Zhui Xing Bu.

The last remaining Snow Lotus Yellow Dragon Pill is perfect for learning the "Seventy-Two Styles of Wind and Snow"—perfect!

By this time, the music and conversation had almost ended. Seeing that Wang Yu still had important matters to attend to, Cai Wuqi naturally couldn't insist on keeping him. She simply said, "Before Your Highness returns to the Northwest, please come one more time so that I may offer you some wine to express my gratitude."

"You're too kind!" Wang Yu cupped his hands in greeting, and then the group left the music hall together, preparing to return to the government office.

However, it was only late afternoon, and there was still plenty of time before nightfall. Next to the music hall, there were several street performers and acrobats, and a crowd had gathered around them.

Alde's eyes clearly showed interest, and Qianqian didn't want to return to the boring Daxing Prefecture government office. "Brother Yu, Alde and I will continue to stroll around, and I'll bring you some roast chickens back tonight."

Wang Yu didn't care and wasn't worried about them encountering danger.

Even without Qianqian's intervention, Zhao Shan and Zhao He are both top-tier experts. Unless they are from prestigious families, ordinary people simply cannot get close to them.

A burly man, shirtless in the dead of winter, walked around the area with a torch in his left hand and a teacup in his right, chest out and belly protruding, making various gestures.

Not long after, the big man walked to the center of the room, drank the liquid in his teacup in one gulp, and then turned the bowl upside down to indicate that it was empty.

Everyone knew the performance was about to begin and applauded.

The next moment, the big man opened his eyes wide, raised his head and chest, held the torch in front of him, and sprayed it forcefully.

"puff"

"boom"

A huge ball of flame suddenly erupted, almost turning into a small sun in the eyes of the surrounding crowd.

"good!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Applause and cheers erupted incessantly.

Then the big man breathed fire a few more times, spitting out all the kerosene from his stomach, before striking a pose and extinguishing the torch.

Alde watched with great interest, seeing the big man walk around with the plate and readily hand over ten copper coins. Then he went to the side to watch the stilt walkers and the chest-breaking boulder.

Feeling her wallet getting emptier, Alde reluctantly pulled Qianqian out, and together with Zhao Shan and Zhao He, they went to the next street to buy five roast chickens before slowly walking back.

The Daxing Prefectural Government Office was located in the northeast of the city. For safety reasons, there were no commercial markets around it, so the number of pedestrians on the road decreased as one approached the government office.

Just as the four of them were walking through a small alley—

Zhao Shan and Zhao He paused simultaneously. Zhao Shan raised his hand and waved it, sending three flying stones shooting out.

"He's got some skills."

A flippant voice rang out, and then a green figure leaped down from a nearby tree, dodging three flying stones, and flew over Zhao Shan's head.

"Get down!" Zhao He roared, his tiger claws reaching for Qingying's ribs.

"Get lost." Qingying crossed her hands with his three times in mid-air, and Zhao He grunted and stumbled back three steps.

The next moment, Qingying rushed straight at Qianqian and Alde, "Little beauties, brother will take you to have some fun!"

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