The zither music rose high, then sank low, sounding near one moment and distant the next. No one could tell where it came from or who was playing.
"Which friend has such refined tastes? Since you're here, why not come out and meet us!" Jiang Ying suddenly roared, his voice rolling like thunder in every direction.
At that roar, Huang Xiao shuddered, and the confusion in his eyes instantly cleared.
Just now... Fortunately, this person wasn't trying to kill us! Huang Xiao felt a lingering fear. He had actually lost himself in the music without being able to help it. If not for Jiang Ying's shout, he might not even have noticed someone coming right up beside him.
He was not the only one. Of everyone present, only Jiang Ying and Uncle Yan had remained unaffected.
This... how terrifying! Lü Ling's heart trembled too. She had never expected to become immersed in it without even noticing.
"A sound that hooks the soul and steals the spirit. I wonder where this person comes from?" Zhao Yunhui's face was full of surprise as well. Bewildering people with zither music alone was not something an ordinary expert could accomplish.
"Huh? What's wrong with Zhang Hu?" Huang Xiao had regained his senses, but Zhang Hu seemed not to have escaped the music's influence. His body kept trembling.
At that moment, the music grew somewhat hurried. Though it was now hurried and even a little piercing, Huang Xiao merely felt some discomfort rather than becoming lost in it as before.
Yet Zhang Hu's reaction puzzled everyone present. Gradually, low growls emerged from his mouth, and his face grew somewhat ferocious. At the same time, the aura around his body began to fall into disorder.
"Hmm?" Jiang Ying had been watching the changes in Zhang Hu