On the street, Tang Yuehua couldn't hide the dejected emotion on her pretty face.
She had hurried from Yuexuan to Qinge, yet it was too late.
She hadn't seen the person playing the music.
For someone like her, who regarded music as her lifeline, this was unquestionably a tremendous regret.
Princess Xue Ke, too, was pouting by her side, heaving sigh-filled sighs.
She was intensely curious about the person inside playing the music.
Yet when they opened the door, they faced nothing but emptiness; all their expectations fell through.
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, was also somewhat downcast.
She couldn't understand how the person inside had vanished, especially since she had been waiting right outside the door the whole time.
Tang Yuehua's beautiful eyes turned to Xue Ke.
"Ke'er, you arrived early, didn't you see which master musician was playing?"
"Teacher, you've asked that four or five times already on the way here. I really didn't see, and if I did, would I hide it from you?" Xue Ke replied with a wry smile, feeling her teacher was being obsessive.
Tang Yuehua looked desolate.
This feeling of hearing the sound but not seeing the person was too uncomfortable.
She felt that if she could have a chance to learn from the person playing, she would definitely make rapid progress and reach a new level.
But what was most important to her was the excitement of no longer feeling alone in her dominance over the musical field for so many years, now that someone who seemed to be better than her had appeared.
However, as much excitement as she had felt before, she now felt just as much disappointment at their disappearance.
Having missed this opportunity, would she have another chance to see that person?
Tang Yuehua pressed her lips tightly together, not wanting to say a word.
With a despondent look, she silently moved her legs, walking ahead with her head lowered.
Xue Ke moved closer to Xue Qinghe and gently tugged at the hem of his clothes.
"Big brother, this is the first time I've seen the teacher so dispirited."
Xue Qinghe glanced at her, "Don't worry, as long as that person doesn't appear, your teacher will continue to feel dejected."
"Brother, aren't you exaggerating a bit?" Xue Ke expressed her disbelief.
Xue Qinghe shook his head.
"You don't understand."
"For people like her who view art as their lifelong pursuit, meeting someone whose abilities far exceed their own by several times is like a person dying of thirst in the desert suddenly seeing a water source."
"Now your teacher has seen the water but can't drink it, imagine how frustrated she must be."
Xue Ke seemed to understand but also didn't.
Her feelings towards the musician were more admiration and intense curiosity, yet to reach the point where she was so obsessed she could neither eat nor sleep without meeting them.
"Big brother, what you're saying is a bit unreasonable, right?"
Xue Qinghe pointed at Tang Yuehua, "Just look at your teacher now, she's out of her senses."
"Brother, how come you understand so well what's in the teacher's heart." Xue Ke asked curiously, pointing to her lips.
Xue Qinghe turned his head, casting a long glance in the direction of Qinge, and let out a regretful sigh.
"Of course, it's because… I feel the same as your teacher."
"I too am eager to see what kind of person could play such music."
"It's just too bad, such a master is destined to be elusive like a dragon, not so easily met."
Xue Ke comforted him, "Don't worry, big brother, didn't father just give an order to search the whole city for that person? We should have some result in a couple of days."
Xue Qinghe nodded.
But in her heart, she was already considering using the power of Martial Soul Hall to look for that person.
She was truly interested in them.
She didn't believe the statement from the cheongsam-clad girl, who had fainted in the quiet room, that the performing master was a young man.
What a joke? They must have been in disguise.
How could a young person reach such profound levels and compose such earth-shattering music?
Qian Renxue was very confident in her Divine Talent; she felt that if she couldn't achieve something, no one in the younger generation could.
The person who performed the timeless classic must be an old person in disguise.
Yes, definitely! It had to be so!
Otherwise, it would be too demoralizing.
Without a word, the three women walked back to Yuexuan.
As they reached the entrance, Xue Ke asked curiously, "Teacher, big brother, don't you feel like something's off with the atmosphere?"
With her head still lowered, Tang Yuehua ignored Xue Ke's remark, lost in her thoughts.
Xue Qinghe asked, "What's wrong?"
Xue Ke pondered for a moment, "Normally, there are always people standing guard outside, so why is there no one there right now?"
"Nothing could have happened inside, right?" Xue Qinghe said instinctively.
Xue Ke chuckled, "Big brother, you're always joking. Our Yuexuan is a gathering place for noble children, who would dare cause trouble here? Unless they don't want to live."
Xue Ke, walking in front, was still laughing as she opened the door.
The moment she stepped in, her body shook and she stood frozen in place.
Xue Qinghe and Tang Yuehua followed and didn't understand what had happened to their sister.
"Why are you standing still? Come on in," they prompted.
Xue Ke's beautiful eyes and parted lips trembled, she rubbed her eyes, realizing she wasn't seeing things.
She couldn't believe what she was seeing; it was too preposterous.
Xue Qinghe was puzzled and followed from behind.
But when she saw the scene inside the door, she was dumbfounded too, as if she had seen something inconceivable.
"What's wrong with you siblings?"
Tang Yuehua was alarmed and followed quickly.
Seeing clearly what was inside the door, she was also stunned.
"What... what... is going on here?"
The spacious hall looked slightly disheveled, as if a battle had taken place.
Around the walls, teams huddled neatly.
The dozens of noble students from Yuexuan all had bruised noses and swollen faces, sitting obediently with their heads in their hands, facing the wall and reflecting on their actions, still trembling upon closer inspection.
A young man they had never seen before sat alone in the middle of the hall on a pearwood chair.
He appeared relaxed, as steady as Mount Tai, quietly waiting for the master of the house to return.
Xue Ke swallowed her saliva incredulously, "What exactly happened here just now?"
Xue Qinghe was surprised, "No way, who would dare to make trouble in Yuexuan with such audacity?"
"Each one squatting in the corner is a scion of nobility."
At that moment, the young man who had been guarding the door saw Tang Yuehua and the others returning, as if he had seen a savior.
He looked incredibly excited and quickly got up and ran over.
"Teacher Tang, you're finally back, there's a monster here! He's too brutal!!"
Before he could finish shouting, he stumbled and fell to the ground with a thud.
Tang Yuehua and the others' pupils shrank simultaneously, and they turned their heads in astonishment to look at the young man sitting in the center.
They hadn't seen him make a move, so how did one of their own end up kneeling?
This technique was too bizarre, wasn't it? How do you defend against it?
The young man guarding the door slowly got up, ashamedly saying, "I've been squatting for too long, my legs went numb, and I didn't stand firm just now."
Xue Ke rolled her eyes, wanting to hit someone.
She had just been startled, thinking that guy could use some sort of sorcery.
"Teacher Tang, you must stand up for us. This punk came out of nowhere, forcibly barging in to smash our Yuexuan's place."
Tang Yuehua frowned and remained silent, observing the situation in the hall.
Next to her, Xue Qinghe, not trusting the one-sided account of the young guard, scoffed, "Are you sure that guy is a punk?"
"Seeing how obedient you lot are now, you must have swarmed him together, only to be swept away."
"Tell me, what punk has the ability to suppress all you noble scions single-handedly?"
The young guard was speechless, not daring to retort.
Because he knew that standing before him was the Crown Prince of Tiandou Empire.
He could only look at Tang Yuehua with pitiful eyes.
Tang Yuehua fixed her gaze on the young man sitting in the center of the hall.
Her voice was cold with an authoritative edge.
"Who are you, sir? Treating my Yuexuan's students like this seems quite inappropriate."
Facing Tang Yuehua's question, Luo Yu rose to his feet, shrugged his shoulders helplessly.
"This isn't my fault."
"These students of yours thought I was an easy target, intending to assault me as a group. There was just a slight mishap during the attack, and I fought back. This is what I consider self-defense."
Tang Yuehua's mouth twitched, and Xue Qinghe's look was puzzling.
Self-defense?
Is this how one self-defends? These students crouched in the corner, each one bruised and battered.
And Xue Ke, looking at Luo Yu, was full of curiosity.
She knew exactly what kind of strength these classmates of hers had, and to think they were all taken down by this one person?
This guy must be incredibly powerful.
Seeing the hostility in Tang Yuehua's eyes, Luo Yu spread his hands.
"Those who tried to lay hands on me are sitting there, but those who didn't are all unharmed."
As soon as he finished speaking,
A group of young girls dressed in glittering golden dresses came out from the shadows, standing beside Tang Yuehua, looking at Luo Yu with complicated expressions, a mix of wariness and curiosity.
They had witnessed Luo Yu's display of prowess firsthand, single-handedly overrunning the crowd.
Frightened, yet inadvertently attracted by his strength.
Tang Yuehua asked, "Who are you, and what is your purpose at my Yuexuan?"
Luo Yu's gaze was intense, looking straight at Tang Yuehua, and he walked over step by step.
His tone was calm.
"It's not important who I am."
"All you need to know is that my purpose is you."
"What?" In a flash, everyone in the room looked shockingly at Luo Yu.
What did the man mean by that?
Did he mean harm to the teacher or was he interested in the teacher?
Whichever it was, it seemed like no one in Tiandou Empire had ever dared to do such a thing until now.