Quinjet
"Alas-"
"Straight into raging tides, to cleanse-the-sea-"
"Bravo!" "Absolutely wonderful!" "That was beautiful."
As Yun Jin finished singing The Divine Damsel of Devastation, everyone seated in the plane burst into applause.
The young woman bowed slightly to thank them, then returned to her seat.
Yun Jin's performance had come about entirely by chance. Thanks to Lin Ze, Coulson had learned that his companions were already assembled, so he had arranged for the team to board the plane early that day.
The friends Lin Ze had brought this time were mostly new faces. The Avengers had met Yun Jin and Xingqiu once during the holidays and could just barely count them as acquaintances, but everyone else was unfamiliar. Stuck together in the cabin, the two groups fell silent after exchanging greetings.
As it happened, Yun Jin had found a corner away from everyone to warm up her voice, immediately drawing their attention. Aside from Xingqiu, who often attended opera performances, everyone was deeply intrigued by her singing.
"What a fascinating melody, and such moving vocals. Listening to Yun Jin's opera felt like sitting in a little boat, rising and falling with the ocean waves. One moment, I was admiring the blue sky and little fish; the next, a towering wave swept over me and swallowed the boat. Yet despite all the tossing and turning, it stubbornly sailed on."
Steve nodded in agreement. "It was incredibly powerful. For a moment, I felt as though I'd stepped right into the story told in The Divine Damsel of Devastation."
Nahida rested against her seat with her head propped in her hands. "Yun Jin, did you say earlier that this piece was adapted from real events?"
"That's right. The divine damsel in the story is Shenhe."
"Back then, the Traveler, Shenhe, and I