As the Universe Turns - Chapter 76

Chapter 76 Biqin
When the girl approached, Yi Chen woke up from a dream. She looked at him with a smile and thought of how she had looked at her. She couldn’t help but feel a little rude. But when she thought of how she had knocked the bird away for some reason, she was angry, “Hey! Why did you hit them?”

The young girl looked at him with a clear gaze, and the corner of her mouth seemed to be smiling. “I heard people playing the zither, and these yellow birds were chirping endlessly. So what if I hit them?”

Hearing her say this, Yi Chen was even more displeased. He remembered his master’s words and said, “Everything is born with its own spirit. The singing of birds is natural. What does it have to do with you?”

The girl smiled lightly and stretched her arms. She looked at the blue sky and said casually, “You play your zither and I hit my stone. This is also natural. What does it have to do with you?”

“You …”

Yi Chen was rendered speechless by her words. She thought to herself that she was born so good-looking. How could she be so tricky and unreasonable? She was too lazy to care about her now. She put away her jade zither and walked out of Lish. Seeing that she was still following behind her, she asked, “Hey! What are you doing with me?”

The young girl smiled and said, “You are only allowed to walk this path. Are you not allowed to let me go?”

Yi Chen thought that this person was really unreasonable and ignored her. He changed his path and continued walking. The girl followed him and said after a long time, “Well … who on that side did you play the zither for three days? The zither’s sound is calm and insipid. Do you dare to compete with me? The loser has to agree to three things.”

Yi Chen was puzzled. Could it be that if you want me to follow you to kill and set fire to you, I will also follow you? She ignored her and continued walking. The girl smiled again and said, “You are afraid of losing to me and don’t dare to compete with me, are you?” At this point, he paused for a moment and said, “That’s right, your zither skills are ordinary. The person who wants to teach you the rhythm, your zither skills are not that good.”

Hearing this, Yi Chen was unhappy. His master was known as “Fairy Miaoyin”, and his attainments in rhythm were unparalleled in the world. If his master said that his zither skills were second, who in the world would dare to say that his zither skills were first?

“How is it? Do you dare?” The girl saw him stop and continued to provoke him.

“What a strange thing. Why wouldn’t I dare?”

Yi Chen turned around and the girl smiled. “Alright, wait for me for three days. If you leave, then you will lose.” After saying that, he smiled brightly, and his footsteps swayed gently, as if a streak of light smoke had already left the forest and drifted away.

Yi Chen looked at her leaving figure and thought to himself, “This girl is really pretty, but why is her temperament so strange?” Junior Sister was much better than her … When he thought of Junior Sister, his heart suddenly felt as if something had stabbed him.

Forget it.

With a flick of his sleeve, he didn’t even think about it anymore. He sat down and continued to play the zither, waiting for the girl to return in three days.

Three days later, at noon on this day, she saw that the girl had returned with a jade zither in her hand. When Yi Chen saw her, he pretended to be cold and arrogant and did not look at her. He thought that she could be considered a person of good faith and did not fool him to wait here for three days in vain.

When the girl approached, Yi Chen coughed and pretended not to look at her. He thought to himself that no matter how good-looking you were, I wouldn’t look at her. He only said, “Miss, you’re here.”

“En …”

The young girl gave a soft “hmm” and it was considered an answer. Yi Chen heard something wrong with her voice, so why was she a little weak? When he turned around and saw her, he saw that her face was a little pale and her white dress was stained with blood like plum blossoms. He couldn’t help but be shocked, “Young lady, are you injured?”

“No problem.”

He didn’t want the girl to be even colder and more arrogant than him. He flicked his sleeve and sat down. Without even looking at him, Yi Chen looked at the zither she had brought with her. He saw the zither’s ancient charm. He had seen the carvings on the zither in the painting scroll. This was the ancient zither’s “primordial sound”!

Wasn’t this zither the treasure of the Xianyuan East Continent Immortal Sect? How did it end up in her hands? And the blood on her body …

“Young lady, wait a moment! Where did you get this zither from?”

Yi Chen immediately thought of something wrong. Unexpectedly, the girl only snorted coldly, “The people from the Immortal Retention Sect are really stingy. I said I wanted to borrow their zither, but not only did they refuse to borrow it, they even attacked me. Then I can only kill the people who are guarding the zither!”

“What are you talking about!”

Yi Chen’s expression changed. How could she casually borrow her sect’s treasure? She actually killed someone else to guard the Zither Pavilion. Even though the Immortal Retention Sect was not a big sect, it was still a righteous profound sect. What difference did she have between this and the Diabolism people robbing the zither?

The girl frowned and said, “The zither in your hand is a famous zither. Can I beat you with just one zither? Alright, let’s begin.”

“Nonsense!”

This time, Yi Chen seemed to have suddenly changed. A sullen expression suddenly appeared on his face. He stood up and pointed at her and said, “You killed for a zither game. What’s the difference between you and the Diabolism monster? If that’s the case, even if Xiao admits defeat, he will not gamble with you! If you kill someone, then immediately follow me to the Immortal Retention Sect and let it be dealt with!”

Seeing his righteous expression, the young girl froze on the spot for a long time before saying, “Hey … are you made of wood? Do you believe me when I say I killed someone? Then do you believe me when I say I destroyed the entire Immortal Retention Sect?”

“You … you!” Yi Chen pointed at her, his face flushed red and white, and even his hands trembled, “You … you actually destroyed the entire Immortal Retention Sect! You, you …”

“My God …”

The girl suddenly covered her head and said after a while, “Why do I feel like I’m talking to an idiot? Hey, hey! Big brother, someone is calling you!”

“Ah?”

Only then did Yi Chen regain his senses and say, “You, what do you mean?”

The girl shook her head and said helplessly, “I’m lying to you. I just knocked them out.”

“You really didn’t kill anyone?”

“Nonsense! If I kill someone, can I come here to compete with you? Sit back down!”

“Oh …”

Yi Chen thought that this seemed reasonable. If she killed someone, she would probably not be able to leave the Immortal Retention Sect. She immediately felt a little relieved and sat back down.

The girl said, “I will only compete with you in one round. A song will determine the outcome. Don’t go back on your word if you lose.”

Yi Chen thought to himself, you are underestimating Fairy Miaoyin’s disciple. If Xiao loses, I promise you three things. How can I deny it to a little girl like you? Besides, I’m not gonna lose. “Alright, let’s begin,” he said.

After the two of them finished speaking, they sat down. With a wave of their hands, the sounds of zither came out of the small bamboo forest. The two of them won the zither duel by disrupting each other’s rhythm. The zither skills of the two of them were actually quite extraordinary. Moreover, their zither skills were extraordinary. There was no victory or defeat until the end of the zither.

Yi Chen did not expect that this young girl’s zither skills would be so extraordinary. If this continued, he would lose to her. He immediately flicked his finger and a zheng sound came from the zither. A zither sound suddenly flew over.

When the young girl saw his zither coming, she sent out her fingers and a faint red zither sound flew out, “Bang!” The two zither sounds collided in midair, causing the nearby vegetation to fly and bamboo leaves to rustle down.

Yi Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly. He didn’t expect that not only was this girl’s zither skills not inferior to his, but her cultivation was also so profound. No wonder she was able to steal the zither from the Immortal Retention Sect. Thinking of this, another green zither sound was sent over. The girl also flicked her fingers, and a pale red zither sound flew over. The two zither sounds collided, and they were still at odds with each other.

After half an incense worth of time, the trees and vegetation that were originally in full bloom flew everywhere. With the sound of the zither piercing through the clouds and rocks, even the spring water in the distance continuously stirred up thousands of feet of water, causing the birds and beasts nearby to scatter and flee in all directions.

Yi Chen saw that her face was gradually becoming paler and paler, so he thought that when she ran to the Liuxian Sect to steal the zither, she must have taught people to discover that she was injured when she attacked. Wasn’t he bullying a little girl now?

The palm of her left palm darkened slightly. Suddenly, she remembered that the Immortal Retention Sect had a unique technique, the Heart Destroying Palm. Whoever was struck by the palm immediately turned into poison and gradually invaded her internal organs. If the poison was allowed to spread through all her veins, then the immortal would be unable to save her. She was already poisoned. She could only play the zither way. She would die from the poison if she continued. “Then what? There’s no competition. Our zither skills are on par. Let’s count it as a draw.”

“What a draw!”

Unexpectedly, the young girl was even more stubborn after hearing this. She said, “If you can’t compare to me, then admit defeat!” After saying that, another three consecutive zither sounds rang out.

Yi Chen hurriedly retaliated with her fingers. She thought to herself, Master’s zither skills are unparalleled in the world, but her disciple lost the zither duel outside. Admitting defeat was absolutely not possible, no matter what, it was impossible for him to admit defeat.

“Zheng Zheng Zheng!”

The sounds of the zither continued to grow tighter and tighter, causing the vegetation in the vicinity to shatter. The spring water rose a thousand feet high. Finally, the girl’s face became paler and paler, but she refused to admit defeat no matter what. Yi Chen thought that this was not good. If this continued, no one would die. How could this girl be more stubborn than him? He said, “Hey! Stop! If you continue using your cultivation technique, you will die of poison!”

“That’s also your fault!”

Unexpectedly, the young girl’s emotions became even more intense. Another seven or eight zither sounds rang out in succession. As Yi Chen fought, he pondered carefully. No, this young girl was so extreme. If this continued, she would die from poisonous hair. If Master found out that she had killed a young girl because of her competition outside, she would definitely kill herself.

Regardless of whether Master killed him or not, just harming a girl’s life, how would he be safe for the rest of his life? How could he break through to this realm? Forget it! Lose or lose!

Thinking of this, Yi Chen deliberately played the wrong string, and a faint red zither sound flew over from the other side, immediately hitting his chest, knocking him back.

“Haha! You’ve lost!”

Seeing this, the young girl stood up, clapped her hands and jumped about, her face smiling like a flower. How could there be any signs of weakness just now?