No One Believed I Had Become a Dog

Qiu Niu Qin Yi had no idea whether Qiuniu was super sensitive to music or had been eavesdropping all along.

It is formless; it seems not surprising that even the most mysterious things would appear on it. Qin Yi was too lazy to delve into it, and picked up the saxophone to ponder it for a moment.

Before he traveled through time, he didn't know music.

All my knowledge of music comes from Ju Yunxiu's guidance.

He couldn't reproduce all the exotic Western musical instruments, like the piano. He didn't know what its internal structure was like, and he simply didn't know. You can't conjure something you don't know out of nothing. Wind instruments were relatively easier; once you understand one, you understand the others. With his current knowledge, he could deconstruct them, so the saxophone shouldn't be a problem.

String instruments like guitars and violins, and percussion instruments like drums, are not a big problem.

The piano, being a key-based instrument, is probably quite difficult and requires further study.

Different instruments express different styles and require suitable music to express them. After receiving enlightenment, he became proficient in music theory and could play a few pieces on any instrument, but he did not know many pieces suitable for the saxophone.

It can be said that the only song he knows is the famous saxophone piece "Going Home".

This piece is almost a must-listen on trains, and you'll inevitably hear it in most restaurants that play light music. Even if you haven't learned it, you've become familiar with it and can easily reproduce it.

The notes of the saxophone float gently up, and the wanderer, weary and longing, gazes towards the road home.

The setting sun in the distance lengthened the traveler's shadow, vast and lonely, yet full of hope.

Ju Yunxiu was somewhat moved. This was a feeling he had just evoked after hearing himself say, "This is not my hometown."

The dog in the distance looked back; it had come to Jianmu, and it was also coming home.

Qin Yi, as he played, became somewhat lost in the music. He, too, was a wanderer far from home, the kind who could never return. Poetry Wine Drifting; the wine, it was said, didn't match his mood, but in truth, it always did. He was simply open-minded and rarely indulged in melancholy. Music, however, could transport you to such State of Mind, resonating with you and leaving you intoxicated.

Qiu Niu coiled on the saxophone, its large eyes quietly watching Qin Yi's face, remaining silent.

The technique is debatable, but the sentiment is moving.

These brand-new instruments and new melodies truly gave Ju Yunxiu a new understanding and gave Qiu Niu an unprecedented new inspiration.

When the music ended, the entire audience fell silent.

Qin Yi stopped playing and suddenly smiled, "It's just feigned sorrow. If Senior Sister were to return to the Great Qian Dynasty, she could go to the grassland frontier. The mournful Qiang Flute, the frost covering the ground, the soldiers sleepless, the general with white hair. That would be far more evocative than what I played."

Ju Yunxiu smiled and said, "That's enough."

She stood up, took Qin Yi's saxophone, weighed it in her hand for a while, and said in a low voice, "This strange instrument... has a different direction, and its timbre is quite remarkable."

Without waiting for Qin Yi to finish playing, she leaned in and began to play.

For her, there was no need to learn musical instruments at all.

It's the same song, "Going Home," but with a few minor changes.

Then the clouds parted, the stars and moon returned, and the butterfly escaped the clutches of the Qing Cha, fluttering its wings and returning home.

In the distance, the Conch Girl stands silently, gazing at the island; the Giant remains silent, looking out over the vast wilderness.

The dog squatted down and wouldn't leave. Qing Cha ran back, tugging at Ju Yunxiu's clothes, her eyes full of longing, her little face saying, "Master, shall we go home?"

No words are needed; the art is evident throughout.

The harmony between heaven and earth is the Way of Music.

Qin Yi nearly knelt down in awe, realizing that his so-called musical skills were utterly inferior to his Senior Sister's. No wonder she said it could influence the Jianmu tree; this was the sound of heaven and earth resonating. If it were a piece of music that evoked the warmth of spring, the Jianmu tree would naturally respond.

This is no longer music; it is part of the Heavenly Dao.

After the piece ended, Qiu Niu lingered around the saxophone, unwilling to leave. Where was the fair and wise leader he had been before? He was just like a teenager addicted to his hobby. Qin Yi wondered if his father would send him for electrotherapy if he saw him.

But perhaps... it is precisely this focus, this formlessness, that makes it what it is?

Ju Yunxiu looked at the saxophone and pondered, "Where did all these strange things of yours come from...?"

Qin Yi asked, "Is it really beneficial to Senior Sister's cultivation?"

"Yes, seeing all the sights of the world and hearing all the sounds of the world is the path of my way," Ju Yunxiu said earnestly. "Not to mention this already formed musical instrument, even an unformed embryo is beneficial to me."

Qin Yi flipped his hand, and a guitar appeared in his hand amidst flashes of light.

Ju Yunxiu was taken aback when Qiu Niu poked its dragon-headed head out.

Qin Yi put down his guitar and then picked up a small harp.

Ju Yunxiu: "..."

Qiu Niu: "..."

Qin Yi said with a serious expression, "Senior Sister, let's level up."

Qiu Niu immediately circled around him, saying, "Get me one too..."

Qin Yi thought for a moment and gave it a small harmonica.

Qiu Niu was overjoyed.

However, Qin Yi soon regretted his boasting.

Because Qiu Niu refused to leave, becoming completely absorbed in circling the new musical instruments. Qin Yi watched longingly as his Senior Sister, having not even had a chance to kiss him after their long separation, was surrounded by Qiu Niu and all sorts of musical instruments, acting as a third wheel. The music had been playing for days without stopping.

But this is indeed Ju Yunxiu's way of cultivating, and it's good if it can help her. Qin Yi thought for a moment, then decided not to disturb them from their immersion in music and retreated with the dog.

He had something to discuss with the dog.

"Dog, do you mean you have some doubts about going to Kunlun Void? A lack of confidence?"

"The main problem is that I feel Qiu Niu trusts me too much. Doesn't it know how important that thing is? It should keep it from everyone, but it actually told me everything. And that's not enough, it even plans to arrange for me to get it... Couldn't I just take the door and run away? Or could I cultivate through the door, become more powerful than it, and then come back and smash it flat? This strange trust is really weird. I'm afraid it will trick me."

Qin Yi nodded. "Indeed... I've always felt that what it says is strange, and there are many things that don't make sense. Unless it's really a naive and innocent person... but once it leaves the music, it doesn't seem like a naive and innocent person at all."

The dog pondered, "So it feels to me like it's deliberately trying to get rid of me, or tricking me into going to my death."

"But..." Qin Yi asked it with a strange expression, "You're only a Qian Yuan now, why would you have a Wu Xiang specifically send you away?"

The dog stared blankly for a long time before suddenly saying, "Oh no, there might be a misunderstanding."

"What?"

"I heard the location of such an important door, but I wasn't surprised or greedy. I calmly told it to think about it. Am I still a glutton?! They must think I'm after something..."

Qin Yi: "..."

The two felt as if they had found a key, but before they could discuss it further, various kinds of Qian Yuan Qi (energy) emanated from around them. Leading them was a creature with a dragon's head and giant wings, who roared angrily with a cold expression, "Taotie, who sent you? Come out!"

The Three Great Kings Chao Feng.

The rest are all Dragon Son, including familiar faces like Yazi and Pixiu. Except for Qiu Niu, Baxia, and Jiao Tu, the other six are all here.

The dog blinked and asked cautiously, "If I said this was a misunderstanding, would you believe me?"

Qin Yi rubbed his forehead... After all this time, it turned out that while he was the one who suspected the other side of having bad intentions, the other side was actually the same way.

You may think the other person's behavior is strange, but in their eyes, you are the ones who are sneaking around and have ulterior motives!

That stinky furball is a Taotie, and are Taotie any good? You could probably be right if you projected your most vicious suspicions onto it. After testing it, Qiu Niu became even more certain that something was amiss, so Qiu Niu had already made arrangements outside while Qin Yi and his Senior Sister were on their way to the palace.

Thinking about this makes me both laugh and cry, but how can I explain it?

Outside Ju Yunxiu's palace, a man and an ox were still studying the new musical instruments. After playing a few more tunes, Ju Yunxiu exclaimed in amazement, "I really don't know where my junior brother gets so many ingenious ideas. From the comics of the past to these new musical instruments..."

Qiu Niu gradually snapped out of his reverie and laughed, "This person is knowledgeable and handsome enough to be your dao companion, but he's too arrogant."

"Uh? How so?"

"He actually treats Taotie like a friend, I really don't know what he's thinking..."

Qing Cha's eyes welled up with tears. "But Ball Ball is so cute!"

Qiu Niu waved his hand. "That's Taotie, don't believe any of its tricks. I've already tested it; it didn't even covet the door, so it must be hiding a much bigger scheme. You might not know the importance of the door, but it's enough to turn a gentleman into a villain, let alone Taotie? Its behavior..."

Ju Yunxiu was stunned.

Door... If that's the reason, isn't it because you're used to seeing it in Qin Yi's ring?

"You've misunderstood, Niu Niu!" Ju Yunxiu leaped up and grabbed it by the neck. "What have you done? Go save them!"