Immortal Bone Treasure Land, Simulation Begins!
As dawn broke, Luo Lingxi arrived, her feet glistening with morning dew. Not seeing the person she longed to meet, she let out a soft "Eh."
"Isn't Young Master Qin here?" She looked at Ye Jianwei, who was tuning his instrument.
Ye Jianwei stroked the strings of the zither with her fingertips. "Young Master has gone out on business."
"Miss Luo has arrived early today."
Luo Lingxi's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her delicate hands quietly clenched her sleeves. "I..."
She changed her mind before speaking, and instead took out the Cold Jade Heavenly Heart Zither. "Since Young Master Qin is not here..." Luo Lingxi gently placed the zither on the stone table, and lightly plucked the strings with her fingertips. "Why don't you play a duet with me, sister?"
Su Yingxue, who was pruning the flower branches, looked up at the sound and her eyes lit up, "What would you two sisters like to play?"
"How was the performance of 'Floating Life Ashes' yesterday?" Luo Lingxi lightly plucked the strings, and a clear and melodious tune flowed out.
Today she wore a plain white dress, with only a Green Jade Hairpin in her hair. Unlike her usual extravagant style, she looked more elegant and refined.
The melodious Zither Music zither, like a flowing spring, intertwined with the distant tolling of the palace bells, creating an unexpected harmony.
Ye Jianwei, and with a flick of his fingertips, the Zither Music naturally blended with Luo Lingxi's melody.
The sounds of the two guqin intertwined in the air, sometimes blending together, sometimes clashing, creating a wonderful tacit understanding.
The song ended quickly.
Su Yingxue had already found a place to sit, propping her chin up with her hand, listening intently. "It's really beautiful, but..."
"But what?" Luo Lingxi paused slightly, raising her eyes to ask.
"Brother plays better," the little girl said with a grin. "His Zither Music has the sound of stars."
Both of them were puzzled. "Stars?"
"Yes!" Su Yingxue nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling. "Like..." she suddenly pointed to the sky, "like the brightest stars—"
"It's so distant, so serene, yet the moment it flashes by, everyone's gaze is involuntarily drawn to it."
When you finally came to your senses, you realized you'd been looking up for ages, and even when your neck ached, you couldn't bear to look away!
The two looked up.
Those weren't stars, but rather a series of Flying Ship soaring through the sky to the banquet.
However, children's words are the most uninhibited.
Luo Lingxi chuckled, "Indeed, how could we possibly compare to Young Master Qin's Zither Music..."
As she spoke, a thought flickered in her mind, and she suddenly looked at Ye Jianwei and asked, "Sister Ye, does Young Master Qin... have any hobbies?"
Ye Jianwei pondered for a moment, then slowly said, "Young Master prefers quiet and dislikes being disturbed."
Luo Lingxi: "..."
Su Yingxue smiled knowingly, "No wonder Brother was willing to chase after such a beautiful woman like Sister Luo so many times."
Luo Lingxi's ears turned slightly red, and she coughed lightly. "I... I just admire Young Master Qin's Zither Dao."
Ye Jianwei turned his head and suddenly said, "Miss Luo, no matter how high Zither Dao is, it is still just one kind of Dao."
"Young Master's demands go far beyond this."
Luo Lingxi's fingers tightened slightly, and she whispered, "I know."
She looked up at the window where Qin Wangchuan usually sat and read, her voice soft yet firm. "But I still want to try."
Ye Jianwei said no more, but simply plucked the strings with his fingertips, and the Zither Music began again.
Su Yingxue tilted her head, looked at Luo Lingxi, then at Ye Jianwei, and suddenly smiled, "Sister Luo, if you really want to please Brother, why don't you learn to cook!"
Luo Lingxi was taken aback. "Cooking?"
Su Yingxue nodded. "Brother loves Sister Ye's desserts the most!"
Ye Jianwei's fingertips slipped, and the Zither Music suddenly went out of tune.
Luo Lingxi's eyes lit up. "Really?"
Ye Jianwei helplessly, "Yingxue..."
Su Yingxue stuck out her tongue and ran away with a grin.
Luo Lingxi, however, seemed to have found her direction, and a fighting spirit ignited in her eyes. "Sister Ye, could you teach me?"
Ye Jianwei eyelashes trembled slightly, and after a brief silence, she said, "... I won't teach."
Women are always so petty.
She lowered her eyes, concealing the emotions within them.
Your musical skills are superb; you've already stolen my place as your sole Zither Attendant. If you become even more greedy...
Even the most mild-mannered person can get angry.
Seeing Su Yingxue walk away, Ye Jianwei pondered for a moment before slowly pressing down on the strings of her zither. She looked up at Luo Lingxi and spoke calmly:
"Miss Luo."
"Um?"
"I understand your desire to get close to the Young Master." Ye Jianwei turned her head, her face beneath the veil calm as still water, her tone gentle yet inexplicably tinged with coldness. "A man like him shines wherever he goes."
Luo Lingxi was taken aback.
"If you accept, Young Master, I can also consider you a friend and colleague."
"But—" Ye Jianwei's fingertips lightly traced the strings, producing a low, trembling sound, "You're wrong to think I'll stand on your side."
"Regardless of our relationship, if you dare to harm the Young Master..."
She smiled slightly, but there was no real joy on her face.
I will kill you.
Luo Lingxi stared intently at the girl, whose face, usually so gentle, now held an almost obsessive resolve.
She suddenly felt a chill in her fingertips—even with her cultivation level several levels higher, she could truly feel that the person in front of her was willing to risk his life for Young Master Qin.
Meanwhile, Qin Wangchuan was leading Xu Qing on their way to the Immortal Bone Treasure Land.
Why wait a whole month? Well, that's because...
Qin Wangchuan pondered this and looked at the system panel.
[Remaining Simulation Count: 22]
"The system's missions are getting more and more outrageous; they're even including things like infiltrating other sects and pretending to be weak to take advantage of others."
Fortunately, there are plenty of people doing the tasks.
Xu Qing, standing to the side, asked in confusion, "The task that Young Master mentioned earlier..."
You'll find out later.
Qin Wangchuan rolled up the car window and looked at the Soul Burial Abyss in the distance; they were almost there.
After hesitating for a long time, Xu Qing finally reminded him, "The Immortal Bone Treasure Land is extremely dangerous. I don't care about my worthless life, but are you sure you want to risk it, Young Master?"
"To risk one's life?" Qin Wangchuan shook his head. "That's not necessarily true."
Simulation -- Start!
[Immortal Bone Treasure Land, Directional Simulation Begins]
[As a trusted confidant of the Xu Clan, you became sworn brothers with the Patriarch. This day, you accompanied your Eldest Brother deep into the Immortal Bone Forbidden Land, solely to seek a glimmer of hope for his only son, who was possessed by Remnant Soul.]
[Day 1]
You follow the Xu Clan family into the entrance of the Immortal Bone Forbidden Land.
A chilling mist instantly engulfed everyone, and suddenly, crimson patterns lit up the blue bricks beneath their feet—
"Oh no! It's Random Teleportation Array!" You don't know who said that, but you were suddenly torn into the spatial turbulence.
When you open your eyes again, you see two rocky paths in front of you.
There are fresh footprints in the middle of the rocky path on the left.
After hesitating for a long time, you finally decided to follow the footsteps on the left.
[Day Two]
The path narrowed as they walked, and mysterious liquid seeped from the stone walls on both sides.
You suddenly step on a loose stone slab.
"Snap!"
The entire rock passage collapsed instantly.
As you fall into the abyss, you finally see that those "fresh footprints" are actually natural patterns formed on the floor—it's a living rock path!
What awaits you below is a greedy, gaping mouth.
You are dead.