Looked Down Upon by a Fish

Hearing Hong Ze casually say that the lotus in the pond was just an ordinary White Lotus, Yun Xiao couldn't help but doubt her ears.

Because she had already sensed a rich Innate Spiritual Energy emanating from that White Lotus, and at the same time, the Great Dao Essence was flowing within it.

This meant that this White Lotus was very likely an Innate Spiritual Root. As for whether it would produce a Lotus Platform of a certain grade in the future, that was still unknown.

Qiong Xiao naturally felt it too and was about to speak up to correct Hong Ze and let him know how extraordinary that White Lotus was.

However, she was stopped by a look from Yun Xiao, who then transmitted a message secretly.

"Don't be talkative. Do you think Eldest Senior Brother might really not know?"

Yun Xiao's words jolted Qiong Xiao awake, and she also recalled the experiences her brother and third sister had recounted.

In their impression, Hong Ze was absolutely an existence who was as low-key as could be.

So Qiong Xiao didn't bother with the White Lotus anymore and stood obediently behind Yun Xiao.

Yun Xiao spoke directly, "Eldest Senior Brother, may I, your junior sister, learn to play the zither with you?"

Hearing that Yun Xiao wanted to learn to play the zither, Hong Ze didn't hesitate at all and immediately nodded in agreement.

"If Junior Sister Yun Xiao has this interest, I, your senior brother, will naturally not refuse."

After speaking, he made a gesture of invitation to Yun Xiao, asking her to sit directly in front of the ancient zither.

Then he began to teach Yun Xiao how to play the zither hand-in-hand, but this process was a bit embarrassing. It even made one suspect that Hong Ze was taking advantage of the opportunity to touch Yun Xiao.

After all, Yun Xiao was sitting upright in front of the ancient zither, while Hong Ze stood behind her, half-embracing her.

And since he was teaching her hand-in-hand, their hands would inevitably have necessary contact.

This couldn't help but bring a blush to Yun Xiao's face, and she subconsciously looked up at Hong Ze.

Seeing Hong Ze's serious expression as he explained the essentials of playing the zither to her, Yun Xiao dismissed her other thoughts.

Slowly, she began to become engrossed in Hong Ze's explanation, and her hands subconsciously began to pluck the strings.

However, Qiong Xiao, who was standing to the side, didn't know this. At this moment, her mouth was wide open, wide enough to fit a goose egg.

"What's going on? Isn't Eldest Senior Brother a bit too frivolous? He's openly taking advantage of Eldest Sister."

At the same time, Qiong Xiao was also preparing to step forward to help her Eldest Sister Yun Xiao alleviate this awkward situation.

But when Qiong Xiao saw the expression on Yun Xiao's face, she immediately abandoned her idea.

Because at this moment, Yun Xiao was completely focused on the ancient zither in front of her.

Under Hong Ze's guidance, her hands were constantly plucking the strings in front of her.

Waves of not-so-melodious zither sounds continuously emanated from Yun Xiao's hands, instantly spreading throughout the small courtyard where Hong Ze resided.

"What's going on? How did Master's zither playing skill suddenly drop? If one were to meditate and comprehend this, wouldn't they suffer qi deviation?"

"It shouldn't be Master playing. Don't forget, our Master is the Great Dao Music Saint. Even if he just casually plucks the strings, it would definitely be the Sound of the Great Dao."

Yun Xiao didn't know that the music she was playing had already been met with disdain by those few hens.

Even the few koi that had just been criticizing Yun Xiao and Qiong Xiao had splashed and dived to the bottom of the pond.

Qiong Xiao even pouted helplessly, thinking to herself that her eldest sister's skill was really not that great.

Only Hong Ze didn't think so. Instead, he nodded in satisfaction and occasionally pointed out the mistakes in Yun Xiao's playing.

Just like that, Hong Ze taught Yun Xiao for a whole year, and he taught her hand-in-hand from beginning to end.

This allowed Yun Xiao to gain a lot. The music she played now was completely different from before.

Although she still couldn't compare to Hong Ze, at least she wouldn't be disliked by those hens and koi anymore.

At this moment, Hong Ze also slowly raised his hands, but Yun Xiao didn't notice and was still plucking the strings on her own.

Gradually, Yun Xiao actually closed her eyes slightly and entered a state of forgetting herself and everything else.

At this time, in Yun Xiao's consciousness, there was only herself and the ancient zither in front of her. Her hands plucked the strings like flowing clouds and water.

At the same time, Yun Xiao clearly felt as if something in her body had shattered, and her cultivation instantly began to climb non-stop.

Yun Xiao, who was originally in the Late Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, actually reached the Peak Stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, and it looked like she was about to attain the Grand Luo Dao Fruit.

Moreover, in Yun Xiao's sea of consciousness, a force of law also began to slowly condense, which was the Grace Law.

This also caused a majestic aura to suddenly appear on Yun Xiao's body, directly startling Qiong Xiao, who was feeding the fish nearby.

Qiong Xiao was not skilled in music and had no feeling whatsoever for the music Yun Xiao was playing.

So, for the past year, Yun Xiao had been playing with the few koi in the pond, having a great time.

Now, suddenly feeling the change in Yun Xiao's body, she quickly got up and came to Yun Xiao's side.

Seeing Yun Xiao's eyes slightly closed and her hands still plucking the strings in an orderly manner, Qiong Xiao couldn't help but feel secretly happy for her eldest sister.

On the other hand, Hong Ze, who was standing by, sighed helplessly.

"I thought she had learned almost enough, but I didn't expect this girl to fall asleep while learning."

Qiong Xiao almost dropped her jaw at Hong Ze's words. She thought to herself that her Eldest Senior Brother actually called enlightenment "falling asleep." There was probably no second person like him in this world.

Immediately, she spoke to Hong Ze and said, "Eldest Senior Brother, I think those few koi in your pond are quite nice. Can you give me one to take back to Three Immortal Island to raise?"

Hearing Qiong Xiao ask for a koi, Hong Ze nodded without hesitation and said.

"How can one be enough? If you're going to raise them, you should at least raise two or three. Pick whichever one you like and go catch it."

After saying that, he turned around and walked towards his Thatched Cottage, completely ignoring whether the koi were willing or not.

Hearing that Hong Ze had actually agreed to Qiong Xiao and was going to give them away as gifts.

This scared the few koi. They immediately flicked their beautiful fish tails and then hid behind the White Lotus.

This made Qiong Xiao very frustrated. She thought to herself, they were playing so well just now, why did they all run away in the blink of an eye?

Immediately, she channeled her magic power into her right hand and reached out to grab the koi under the White Lotus.

Looking at the giant hand that had condensed in the air, one of the koi shook its head disdainfully.

At the same time, it leaped directly out of the water and spat out a water arrow from its mouth.

This seemingly ordinary water arrow actually shattered Qiong Xiao's spiritual energy hand.

At the same time, the voice of that koi appeared in Qiong Xiao's mind.

"You? You think you're qualified to raise us? It's not too late to come and take us when you become a Quasi-Sage."

Qiong Xiao was instantly stunned, almost unable to believe her ears. Her eyes were fixed on the koi that had just leaped out of the water.

"What are you looking at? I'm talking about you. A mere Golden Immortal actually wants to raise us Great Luo Golden Immortals. I really don't know who gave you the guts."