Yet even so, Fu Miaoling seemed utterly fearless as she wiped her mouth. Then she replied with a cold laugh, "Didn't you just tell me to play a tune? I obediently played one."
As her words fell, the old woman's expression turned icy. "Who told you to play without strings? Who told you to play a layered spatial melody?"
Hearing this from the shadows, Sikong Jing naturally understood...
This was, of course, Fu Miaoling's first time performing without strings in public. As for this old woman, she was surely from the Holy Craftsman You Family. The instant she discovered Fu Miaoling's actions, she had rushed down from Holy Artisan Mountain to interrogate and berate her.
The old woman even seemed somewhat flustered.
Clearly, Fu Miaoling's stringless performance had fiercely struck some bottom line of the Holy Craftsman You Family.
Facing the old woman's scolding, Fu Miaoling merely replied blandly, "Didn't you hear all those people by the lakeshore cheering? They like my music so much, yet they can't hear it clearly. Naturally, I had to play a tune for them."
The moment her words fell... Smack!
Unable to restrain herself, the old woman stepped forward and viciously slapped Fu Miaoling. After knocking her hard to the ground, she snapped, "Bullshit! Don't think I don't know what you're plotting. You want outsiders to discover the secret of the Mechanism Messenger Bird, don't you?"
Fu Miaoling lightly covered her face, then lowered her hand and casually rose to her feet.
Still smiling, she said, "Haven't you pledged yourselves to the Thousand Kings Holy Tower? If I throw out the secret of the Mechanism Messenger Bird, wouldn't that suit your wishes perfectly? Then you can offer me up to the Thousand Kings Holy Tower and obtain..."
Before she could finish, the old woman