Guo Yi had seen many beautiful women before, Yan Honglei and Ji You Ran were both top-notch beauties, but towards Liu Yanran, he was more curious.
At this moment, a beautiful woman walked out of the attic, with eyebrows like willow leaves, eyes like autumn waves, a nose like a sharp peak, and lips like they were painted with red rouge. This woman was Liu Yanran's personal maid, Liu Er.
Liu'er gently smiled, holding an ancient zither in her arms: "The first trial will be for me to play a gentle melody for everyone. After hearing the sound of the zither, please write down the one sentence that comes to mind on a white piece of paper. My mistress will personally review them, and if they meet with her approval, you may proceed to the second trial."
At this time, the Confucian shirt man also stepped in, with a faint smile on his face, muttering to himself: "It's interesting."
"I hope Miss Liu's piano skills won't disappoint us." The speaker was the young master of Huayin Cave, who also carried a long zither on his back and had a hint of madness in him, a youth crazy about music.
The young master of the Void City impatiently said: "Miss Liu, hurry up and start already, I can't wait any longer."
Liu'er smiled slightly, but didn't lay the guqin down horizontally. Instead, she stood it upright beside her and actually played it that way.
As soon as the finger fell, it was like a drop of water dripping onto the emerald green lake surface, producing a heart-moving sound. With just one note, it seemed to complete an entire melody. The tune had sorrow and joy; vast desert wild geese, deep valley clear springs; shooting stars breaking through the sky, as well as the earth reviving in spring.
A tune, a song!
Fingertips danced with notes, faintly writing out life.
"Is that it?" Many people didn't even catch what the note was, or if they heard anything at all.
Liu'er put away the guqin and smiled sweetly: "One song has ended, please write down the one sentence you most want to say to describe the sound of the piano just now."
"What did you say? I didn't hear anything!" Hu Er Lou's face turned red with anxiety.
One hand grasped a white paper, one hand held a pen, and his face turned beet red.
The young master of Huayin Cave Heaven was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly burst out laughing: "Good, Miss Liu is indeed a person who has followed Master Liu Xianzi. Not only is her musical talent extraordinary, but also her ideological realm is rare to match." After finishing speaking, he wrote a word on the white paper with a flowing cloud, folded it up, and presented it upwards.
Hua Yin Shao Zhu is probably the person who understands music theory best in the scene. Many people want to see what he has written, but unfortunately no one sees it.
The Confucian scholar's ghostly young master pondered for a moment, then suddenly a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "So that's how it is." He also wrote out his own answer on the white paper and handed it over.
"She only played one note, can a single note be considered music? How am I supposed to write about this?" Guo Yao also bit his pen and thought hard.
At this time, Hua Er Lou jumped up from the ground, and the fat on his body was another wave of turmoil. Suddenly, a ghostly cry: "I know, it turns out to be this meaning."
This dead fat man's face smiled brighter than a flower, and he hastily hid in the corner, secretly writing something on paper.
"What's written?" **stretched his neck trying to sneak a peek.**
"Go and understand for yourself." Hua Er Lou covered the white paper with her hand, finished writing quickly, and handed it over.
"Damn it."
Kuo Yeh thought for a long time but still had no answer. In the end, he could only sigh and throw the white paper to the ground, not wanting to deceive himself.
Many people have submitted their answers, some with full confidence and others with anxiety, all waiting for Liu Yanran's response.
Guo Ye knew he would definitely not pass this level, so he didn't have much expectation in his heart.
Just then, Liu'er girl came out again with a faint smile on her face and said: "What you wrote has been seen by my mistress. Six people have passed the first test."
"Over a thousand people and yet only six passed." The sense of loss in Guo Yao's heart suddenly lessened.
"Which six exactly?" Hua Er Lou was full of confidence, with a look of certainty on his face.
Liu'er smiled and said: "Your Excellency is naturally one of them."
Hua Erlou burst out laughing: "Haha, I've said it before, this young master has both wealth and substance, the Liu family really has a good eye for talent."
Everyone present was gnashing their teeth in anger and wanted to go up and beat this fat guy.
The other five are: Shao Chengzhu, Hua Yin Shaozhu, Gui Gongzi, Luo Tian, and Shao Mingliu.
Liu'er led the six people into the inner hall for the second test, while others were left here. Guo Yao and ** were also among them, but so far, there was still no sign of Leng Yan's whereabouts, nor did anyone know where she had gone.
"Hey, you say this dead fat guy's comprehension is really higher than ours? Let's interrogate him thoroughly when he comes back." At the same time, still complaining, he said: "The second pass is a comparison of treasures. This guy has so many treasures that there's no place to put them. I think his chances of winning are also very high."
"Sometimes, you have to admit that this fat head is indeed not ordinary, otherwise he wouldn't become the business helmsman of the entire Nanling." Guo Yi suddenly asked: "What's the origin of this Liu Yanran, always being talked about in a mysterious way, and his master's door must be extraordinary too?"
"Of course it's not ordinary, just mentioning her master's name can scare half the people in the room to death?" He seemed to be avoiding something and whispered to Guo Yao.
Kuo Yeh showed interest and asked: "Who is her master?"
"That's a forbidden figure in the ancient Xuan domain, notorious for shaking the seven major evil lands. In those years, nine ancient inheritance of immortal cultivation caves were destroyed by her single-handedly, unfortunately, she suddenly disappeared 500 years ago."
"So awesome, who is this person?"
"Glancing around cautiously, he whispered: 'One of the Four Great Kings of the Ghost Gate, Yan Luo.'"
"It was her." Guo Yi's eyes widened in shock, exclaiming out loud, and he felt that the Huangquan White Bone Coffin in his Storage Spirit Palace had just jumped up, as if it were about to burst out of his body.
I don't quite understand Guo Yi's expression, and smiled mockingly: "What's with this expression, are you very familiar with her?"
"It's really a bit... unfamiliar." Guo Yi smiled awkwardly and continued to confirm: "Are you sure that Liu Yanran is Yan Luo's apprentice?"
"Everyone in the entire ancient Xuan domain knows."
"That's all." Guo Yi Chang burst out laughing and said: "Dead Fatty, you guys can take your time to assemble it, this young master is going to see Liu Yan Ran first."
"Has this guy gone mad?" Several elderly men with high cultivation pointed at Guo Yao.
"It's not just him who has gone mad for a glimpse of Liu Xianzi, I've grown accustomed to it." A man shook his head and sighed.
At this moment, everyone present did not leave and was still waiting here, because tonight Liu Yanran will personally play a song. Although they can't see her, listening to her heavenly music is also worth the trip.
Guo Yi was confident at this time, deciding to tell a huge lie tonight, and let this Liu Xianzi surrender obediently. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh again.
"Miss Liu, I'm a good friend of your family's young lady, so please let me in." Guo Yao's beautiful dream had not yet come true when he was stopped by someone and hadn't even entered the gate.
Liu'er's good breeding was also enraged by Guo Yao's rascal behavior at this time, and she said: "This young master, if you continue to be unreasonable, I won't be polite."
It seems that if I don't use my trump card, you won't be convinced. Guo Yi put on an air of mystery and said, "I really am an old acquaintance of your family's young lady. If you give her this thing to see, she will naturally agree to meet me."
Guo Yi didn't dare take out the white-boned coffin from the Yellow Spring, so he put the ninth volume of "Ghost Book" into a box and handed it over to Liu Er.
Liu'er watched as Guo Yao pulled out a black, worn-out wooden box from his bosom, and suddenly felt speechless in her heart. She couldn't help but sigh that this world was indeed full of unexpected encounters. Some people would give away mountains of gold and silver yet still fail to get an audience with the young mistress, so what kind of rare treasure could be stored in such a shabby box that could be bought anywhere on the streets?
Seeing the disdainful look in Liu'er's eyes, Guo Yi instantly put on an air of a transcendent being and coldly snorted: "You little servant girl are simply lawless, let me tell you the truth, I am your young mistress's junior fellow disciple, this time I have come with an important matter to discuss with Liu... senior sister under the orders of our master."
Liu'er was momentarily intimidated by Guo Yao's aura, and her mind suddenly became indecisive. Although she still thought this guy was talking nonsense, she finally took the wooden box and said with a stern tone: "If my mistress doesn't see you, you can wait for death."
"Guo Shao, you've gotten yourself into big trouble this time. You actually dared to impersonate Yan Luo's disciple and Liu Yanran's junior brother, this is simply... Ah, let's hurry up and escape, if we don't leave now, we really won't be able to." *Grabs Guo Yao and prepares to make a run for it.*
At this time, Liu'er rushed out from inside and saw that Guo Yao was about to leave. She quickly knelt down on the ground and gave a deep bow, saying: "Liu'er greets Master Guo, Master is waiting for you inside."
Liu'er, although nominally Liu Yanran's maid, was also her apprentice. After Liu Yanran took the wooden box and saw the "Ghost Book" inside, she only invited Guo Yi in, but Liu'er had already regarded Guo Yi as her junior brother, because apart from this relationship, how could he have obtained an audience with their master so easily?
He was suddenly petrified, and Guo Yi burst out laughing: "Junior master, don't be polite, get up and lead the way."
It wasn't until Guo and Yi disappeared at the end of the corridor that he regained consciousness, muttering foolishly: "This...this is what's going on? Is he really Liu Xianzi's junior brother? Why doesn't he have any immortal aura on him, but instead has a lot of vulgar energy?"
After passing through several rooms, Guo Yi finally saw the legendary woman, but unfortunately, she was separated by a layer of white curtains. Outside the curtains, there were layers of halos surging, and in the halos, a faint figure emerged. This figure was already indistinct, let alone her face was covered with a white veil.
In the halo, a pair of spiritual bees and butterflies are dancing, with countless light spots shuttling among them, making the whole room seem very illusory.
"Master sister, I finally get to see you." Guo Yao wanted to rush up to the figure, but was bounced back by the light halo and fell to the ground, taking half a day to climb back up.
Liu'er covered her mouth with one hand and chuckled: "My mistress is still cultivating in the Xian River at this moment, this is just a manifestation of her consciousness." After finishing speaking, she retreated gracefully.
The second realm of cultivation is called "Eight Rivers Mysterious Law". This realm is divided into eight small realms. Every time one advances to a higher realm, another sacred river appears on the path of cultivation. The sacred rivers are used to cleanse the soul and expand spiritual awareness.
The second realm of cultivation is actually the refinement of the soul. Very few people reach this realm, and each one is a transcendent being who has already withdrawn from the world and rarely walks among mortals.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yanran's cultivation was so terrifying that she had broken through the "Nine Palaces" barrier and entered the realm of the "Eight Rivers".
Those who enter this realm have a terrifying spiritual awareness, and all illusions can be seen through at a glance. Guo Yi hastily communicated with Kasyapa in secret: "Old bald donkey, quickly hide the Huangquan White Bone Coffin in my Storage Spirit Palace, and never let Liu Yanran's spiritual awareness discover it. If she finds out that we stole her master's coffin board, we will really die here today."
"Don't worry, in terms of spiritual power, that little girl is far inferior to me." A golden light overflowed from the Burial Heaven Sword and flowed into the immortal gate, completely enveloping the Storage Spirit Palace. Now, even Guo Yao himself couldn't see what was inside the palace, and only then did he feel at ease.
Just then, the light in front of me began to change, and the figure inside also became clearer.