"Zhaoyu, she'll be your junior sister from now on. Take care of her."
Lin Zhaoyu was basically the nanny for all the kids on the mountain. She looked after every one of them.
"Master, what is this child's name?"
"Qin Suy."
"Oh~" Lin Zhaoyu understood and took Qin Suy away.
Qin Suy became the sixth junior sister, but Ye Chang'an soon poached her away.
"Chi Yuan, send Suyi to my place. There are some things I want to test on her."
Nine-year-old Ye Chang'an came to poach her, and Chi Yuan agreed.
The modified Chang'an Melody needed someone to test it on, and Qin Suy, who had yet to learn Tai Xu Sword Qi, was a perfect candidate.
Thus, Qin Suy became Ye Chang'an's disciple, likewise avoiding the position of Old Six.
"Suyi, do you like music?" On the first day after taking her as his disciple, Ye Chang'an asked Qin Suy that question.
The amnesiac Qin Suy was not very good at speaking. She blinked and kept silent.
"I'll play something for you first."
Ye Chang'an knew her situation and did not force her. He directly transformed the Xuanyuan Sword into the Yaoqin Lyre and played a piece.
It was not the modified Chang'an Melody, just something pleasant he played on a whim.
Qin Suy was entranced. Without even blinking, she stared at Ye Chang'an as the dullness in her eyes gradually gave way to light.
--So pretty. So beautiful to listen to.
Qin Suy liked beautiful things. After losing her memories, she had awakened in Chi Yuan's arms, and the first thing she saw was Chi Yuan's ethereal beauty.
She had been captivated by Chi Yuan's looks right then and there, wanting only to stay by Chi Yuan's side forever.
When she had been sent to Ye Chang'an, she had felt very uneasy.
She thought she had been abandoned and was terrified.
Yet under the soothing notes of the lyre, all her fear and unease vanished, leaving only music filling her heart and Chang'an filling her eyes.
When Ye Chang'an focused on music, his bearing was no less impressive than Chi Yuan's—perhaps even more warm and gentle.
Like a warm harbor sheltering her from the storm, he made Qin Suy, a girl with no past, deeply attached.
"I-I like it. I like it."
When the piece ended, she could no longer hold herself back and stammered the words out, completely transferring her affections.
"Mm, good. I'm glad you like it." Ye Chang'an nodded in satisfaction and decided to make Qin Suy the first person to cultivate the new version of Chang'an Melody.
Using the original version as a foundation, supplemented by the 354 syllables representing Herrscher of Knowledge Authority, he would see what Qin Suy could cultivate from it.
And so, every day, he played the new Chang'an Melody for Qin Suy, occasionally teaching her how to play the lyre as well.
The days were peaceful, except there was something a little off about young Qin Suy.
"Master, I want to hear you play."
The little girl clung to him and acted cute, sticking to Ye Chang'an, her master who was only one year older than her, like glue.
She was faintly showing signs of riding roughshod over her master and ancestors.
Because... 002 had spoken.
Hello, Host. I have good news for you. You successfully changed someone's fate and gained one simulation opportunity.
By the way, the person whose fate was changed was Li Sushang.
PS: If there's anything you want to know about the setting, you can ask here. I'll explain it in a separate chapter as long as it doesn't involve too many spoilers.
Next, a discussion—what do you think would have happened five hundred years later if Chi Yuan's sword heart had not shattered?
Finally, please give me some votes. The number of recommendation votes has clearly dropped these past few days, and I'm panicking.
Tai Xu Chapter · Section One: 11. Human, Go See the Future
Li Sushang, wearer of the Jade Knight: Moon Halo battlesuit, was an Ice-type "support" character in the original game.
The reason her fate had changed at this point was easy enough to guess.
She probably would not be born anymore.
After all, she was Qin Suy's daughter, and Qin Suy was currently rubbing herself all over Ye Chang'an.
With things going like this, how could she possibly be tricked by that bastard Li Shen into having a child?
Even Ye Chang'an could not stand that guy, okay?
However, Li Sushang's fate should have been tied to several people. Only gaining one simulation meant someone else would appear in Li Sushang's place.
Like Zhang Sushang or Wang Sushang, perhaps.
--Or Ye Sushang?
A strange thought suddenly surfaced. Ye Chang'an quickly shook his head, pulled Qin Suy off himself, and asked her.
"Sushang—ah, pfft, Suyi, what kind of man do you like?"
"Huh? Someone like Master."
"No, I mean what kind of man do you want to marry?"
"Master."
"...Stop fooling around. I'm being serious."
"I'm not fooling around."
Looking at little Suyi's resolute eyes, Ye Chang'an was speechless. He gave her a head pat and spoke.
"I already have a wife."
"Master, what does wife mean?"
"It means your lady wife."
"Oh~ Then I can only be a concubine. Master, if I become your concubine, will Sister bully me?"
Little Suyi looked aggrieved and a little frightened, leaving Ye Chang'an petrified on the spot.
He had forgotten this was a feudal era where men could have multiple wives and concubines, because he had been so focused on music.
But whether she was a wife or concubine did not matter at all. What mattered was that he could not forget Eden.
Nor could he ever forget her.
Without discussing it with Eden, he could not possibly date anyone else.
Elysia might be acceptable, because Eden had mentioned that sort of thing before.
Though she might have forgotten...
His mood suddenly grew a little heavy, and Ye Chang'an stopped discussing the matter with little Suyi.
"I have something to do now. Go play with Su Mei Ling Shuang and the others first."
"Aww~ Master, no. I want to hear you play."
"Not now. Take the lyre and play with it. You can let them hear how well you play too."
Ye Chang'an handed the Xuanyuan Qin in his hands to Qin Suy. The little girl immediately fell silent, smiling happily as she hugged the lyre and left.
The Xuanyuan Qin had not acknowledged Qin Suy, but under Ye Chang'an's control, it could only resign itself to being used by her.
After Qin Suy left, Ye Chang'an began chatting with 002.
"002, will changing Li Sushang's fate have a major impact on the future?"
The future was a very weighty word to Ye Chang'an.
Because the future of this era could defeat Finality.
If his changes caused the future to be wiped out, then he would be a sinner to two eras.
That was why he rarely used the information and abilities he possessed to drastically alter fate and gain more simulation opportunities.
For one thing, he was not particularly obsessed with simulations. For another, he did not want to shatter that future story of fighting for all that was beautiful in the world.
Even now, as he worked to alter the fate of the Tai Xu lineage, all he hoped for was to spare it from one tragedy.
He would peacefully shatter Chi Yuan's sword heart, then have Chi Yuan help Otto connect with the future.
That was the outcome he hoped for.
So he worried that Li Sushang's fate would cause drastic changes in the future.
I don't know. Why not simulate it and see, Host? You just gained another simulation opportunity, after all.
002 tempted him like a little devil, making Ye Chang'an pause.
"I can simulate the future?"
001 had never mentioned such a feature before.
You can now.
002 confirmed it but did not explain why.
"Then is the simulated future based on this world's future?"
Hehe, you tell me?
"You tell me whether I'm going to tell you."
I'm telling you that you're going to tell me.
"Wrong."
Tch, what a boring Host.
002 clicked its tongue and did not want to speak anymore. Still, the tone of its words just now had been a little strange.
Like someone who had always pretended to be a good little child accidentally letting their true thoughts slip out.
Ye Chang'an did not pay it any mind. He lowered his gaze and pondered whether he should use this simulation on the future.
If he could, he wanted to return to the Previous Civilization like last time and find Eden.
Emotionally, that was what he wanted to do.
Rationally, Eden's help would also allow him to better refine the restrictions on Chang'an Melody.
His progress was still too slow. Two years had passed, and he had achieved nothing beyond simply combining Chang'an Melody with the 354 notes of Herrscher of Knowledge Authority.
The effect had not even been verified yet.
He wanted to, but he could not.
He was somewhat afraid, and the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.
A flustered feeling like homesickness before returning home surged within him. He fiercely shook his head and let out a long breath.
"002, start a simulation of the future for me."
He returned to his bed, lay down, and spoke.
In the end, he still chose to go to the future.
The future had Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya. As long as he lived peacefully, he would have plenty of time to slowly study musical theory.
As long as he did not court death, he could finish modifying Chang'an Melody before returning to Tai Xu Mountain.
Eden could wait until the next simulation.
Then he could hold his head high and tell Eden that he had accomplished something earth-shaking.
Sure enough, men cared about saving face in front of women.
Alrighty, the simulation is beginning. Choose the period or trigger for your memories to awaken.
Before you continue