I Am Overlord - Chapter 227

Chapter 227

Chapter 227: I Will Play You a Song

When Xiang Shaoyun saw the two women's pleasurable expressions, a smile he rarely showed formed on his face .

It was a special kind of smile—a smile usually only silkpants would have .

He once lived a life of drowning in beauties . Now that there were two beauties before him, he had an illusion he had returned to the past .

Li Yaxuan was the first to recover . She smiled and said, "Excellent tea, Junior Brother Xiang . I can't really explain it, but it feels better than Junior Sister Gong's tea . " She looked at Gong Qinyin and said, "Junior Sister Gong, don't blame your senior sister for being direct . "

Gong Qinyin also finally recovered from her reverie when she heard those words . She opened her eyes and said, "Senior Sister Li, I am not a narrow-minded person like that . " She then looked straight at Xiang Shaoyun and asked, "Is that the feeling of having both form and soul present? For some reason, I can feel joy rushing out of my heart uncontrollably . My master said that when tasting tea, one is mainly tasting the state of mind . Shaoyun, you have actually accomplished something only my master could . It's amazing!"

The admiration in Gong Qinyin's eyes was too much; even Xiang Shaoyun started blushing .

"Don't stare at me like that . I'm shy," said Xiang Shaoyun bashfully .

The two women burst out in laughter like two blooming flowers when they heard him . The two were incredibly beautiful, and when they smiled, they seemed to overshadow even the world around them .

"Junior Brother Xiang is a funny person," said Li Yaxuan in between her giggles . She rarely saw a young man as bold as Xiang Shaoyun . Even among the Cloud Margin Pavilion members, very few young men dared to speak like that to her .

Gong Qinyin said, "Shaoyun, you are definitely good at tea making . Now, it's time you play us a song . I've only been playing zither for a year . I still have a lot to learn . "

Xiang Shaoyun replied, "Can I say no?"

"No!" Gong Qinyin and Li Yaxuan said at the same time .

"But I'm afraid the two of you will become my fans after listening to my song," said Xiang Shaoyun shamelessly while rubbing his chin .

The two women were completely amused by his words .

"If you are really that good, I don't mind . What, do you think it is embarrassing to have fans as beautiful as us?" Li Yaxuan teased .

"Haha, no, that will certainly be glorious . Ok, let me play you a song then," said Xiang Shaoyun with a hearty laugh . He then walked toward the table with a zither on it . Xiang Shaoyun sat down but did not immediately start playing the zither . Rather, he lightly picked at the strings, causing a melodic tune to ring in the air .

"This is a zither of common quality, but I guess it would suffice," said Xiang Shaoyun .

Gong Qinyin argued, "This is a zither my master gave me . How is it only a common zither?"

Xiang Shaoyun smiled and did not answer . He sank into focus and relaxed his entire body as his hands slowly rested on the zither . A mask of concentration covered his face as his fingers started plucking on the strings .

A melodious tune started fluttering about in the air . Xiang Shaoyun opened with a common ballad that was light and cheerful . Li Yaxuan was slightly disappointed when she heard what he was playing .

On the other hand, Gong Qinyin was paying full attention to each of Xiang Shaoyun's motions . She could see the absolute grace he was radiating with each motion . He looked like a grandmaster of the zither .

Even so, that was not good enough to win Gong Qinyin's admiration . At most, she would only feel that Xiang Shaoyun was a better zither player than her, which was still far from the level of accomplishing the dao through the zither .

Just as the two women were feeling slightly bored, the tune suddenly changed . Impassioned tunes started resounding throughout the courtyard . A scene appeared in the heads of the two women . They saw a tiny beast in a forest . It was being attacked and bullied by numerous powerful beasts . Again and again, the little beast resisted and fought back . They also saw the scene of a battlefield, witnessing the sight of someone being stabbed in the back by a comrade, sensing the sorrow of betrayal . . .

Both women were completely dazed . They had never expected that a song could penetrate their hearts like that . They could clearly sense what the song was trying to portray, that this was a dog-eat-dog world . They could also clearly sense the pain of betrayal, sinking them into a bottomless abyss of sorrow .

At a certain hidden corner of the estate, Granny Mei was also fully focused on the song . An incredibly sharp glint appeared in her eyes as she listened on .

Inwardly, she cried out in alarm, Inserting intent in the zither, filling the song with the sorrow of betrayal . This is someone with a vengeful heart . Nevertheless, his dao of zither has reached an extremely high level . If he pours his astral energy into his tune, he would be able to harm others with just his tune . This kid is a rare talent!

From the initial anger, the melody transformed into an entirely different feeling . It started turning encouraging, as if the one who was bullied had transformed into a completely new person now treading a path of unyielding growth .

The mood of the melody had completely infected the two women and the hidden old lady, pulling them out from the sorrowful sensation and filling their hearts with a resolute fighting spirit .

It was clear that they were completely immersed in the melody and were able to clearly feel every emotion the song portrayed . Even Xiang Shaoyun himself was completely engrossed in his own melody .

He found himself thinking a lot as scenes from his past flipped through his mind one after another, revealing the true emotions he had kept hidden in his heart for a long time . Completely engrossed in the song, he unknowingly triggered a certain power within him .

Strands of astral energy started flowing out of his fingertips into the zither, filling each tune he played with a wondrous power to control the emotion of others . It was a power capable of trapping a person in music forever . Fortunately, Xiang Shaoyun had never cultivated mind control techniques or killing zither techniques . Otherwise, both Gong Qinyin and Li Yaxuan would be seriously harmed .

Xiang Shaoyun was completely engrossed in the world of zither, to the point he no longer heard what he was playing himself . He didn't even know to stop . At a certain estate within one of Cloud Margin Pavilion's restricted zones, a person was standing silently on a roof, gazing toward the direction of Gong Qinyin's estate .

"Is that Qinyin? No, that's not her . She has yet to reach this human zither unity stage where one can control the zither through intent . If this playing is combined with a killing technique, even Skysoar Realm cultivators can be killed before they know what was going on . Unfortunately, this player still lacks the skill of self control when playing the zither," muttered the person with a slight sigh .

They then vanished from the roof before reappearing within Gong Qinyin's courtyard .