"So... Young Master Lu, have you met the Phoenix Goddess?" Ouyang Ku looked at Lu Zheng, his gaze blazing.
Lu Zheng did not hide it, merely nodding. "My 'Phoenix Decree' was composed for the Phoenix Goddess."
Ouyang Ku asked, "Was the goddess satisfied?"
Lu Zheng nodded. "Quite satisfied."
"Hiss—"
Everyone drew a sharp breath.
Though none of them could reach the level occupied by Si Lingxi, and they did not even know the Phoenix Goddess's true name, that did not stop them from knowing that the Phoenix was an existence beyond compare.
"Have you ever heard the goddess's heavenly music?" Ouyang Ku asked again.
"I have." Lu Zheng nodded once more. "It was like immortal music and divine melodies, enough to make one forget oneself upon hearing it."
"How did it compare to yours?"
"It was far better than mine!" Lu Zheng said solemnly. "They cannot be measured by the same yardstick!"
Si Lingxi's face reddened slightly, while Shen Ying and Liu Qingyan linked arms with her and laughed.
Ouyang Ku was not surprised in the least. That was the legendary Phoenix Goddess. "Then have you seen her zither?"
"It is called Wuhuang, made from millennium-old paulownia wood paired with icy jade silkworm thread, supplemented by the finest of the five metals. Not only is it a famed zither, it is also a magical treasure," Lu Zheng said.
"Ah? It is a magical treasure as well?" Ouyang Ku was startled. "Was that senior Zither Maker also a powerful Extraordinary?"
Lu Zheng shook his head. "Not at all. He merely made the zither for the Phoenix Goddess. The one who refined it into a magical treasure was the goddess herself."
Ouyang Ku nodded in understanding, but then could not help furrowing his brow. "What a pity. I do not have materials