You Want Different Music?

This place was merely the Zither Room behind the music hall, not where Ju Yunxiu lived. The two temporarily ceased their conversation, and Qin Yi followed Ju Yunxiu to the palace behind it.

Only then did he realize that when Qiu Niu said, "The palace is large, but few people live here," he had not been being modest.

The palace itself was not necessarily huge, about the size of a mortal palace. Its true "largeness" lay in the scale of its structures, since some places were inhabited by giants.

Yet there truly were few residents. They saw almost no maids or guards passing by; the place was empty, with scarcely any trace of human activity. Occasionally, they saw Conch Girls playing instruments within, or members of other races plucking zithers and the like. Rather than a residential palace, the entire place felt more like a gathering ground for a Music Club with few members.

Qiu Niu had no need for anyone to attend or care for him, nor did he need guards. The manpower normally considered necessary for an Imperial Palace was exceedingly sparse here.

As they walked along the winding paths within the palace, strings and pipes sounded everywhere. There was also the resonant grandeur of Yellow Bell Great Lyu, surging back and forth. It could be said that this was a place of nothing but music.

Ju Yunxiu said softly, "I know you are wary of Qiu Niu, but he truly does not seem like a bad person. Though the saying that music is the voice of the heart may not always be reliable, it can still serve as a reference. His music is grand and open-minded; at the very least, it is difficult for him to be someone who schemes and calculates over every last detail."

Qin