Because she was in Ju'an Pavilion and was right next to Ji Yuan, Zao Niang had no psychological burden about entering an unguarded state of reading.
What Zao Niang saw and felt when reading "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" was a vastness and beauty that she had never imagined, and this extreme beauty was felt so naturally, with the eyes, ears, and heart interacting with each other. With her special identity as the spiritual root of heaven and earth, it was as if she had turned into the wutong tree in the sea, accompanying Ji Yuan in watching the singing and dancing of the phoenix, and it was as if she and the phoenix were dancing together, with one being still and the other moving.
Ji Yuan was drinking by himself, quietly enjoying the honey tea and the tranquility of the courtyard. Even though he took out the "Sword Intent Post" and put it aside, the small characters on it were very discerning and did not immediately make a noise. Instead, they flew out from the "Sword Intent Post" one by one, and all looked at the "Feng Qiu Huang" together behind Zao Niang.
As small characters whose true form is words, they are always very sensitive to this kind of special books, especially those written by Ji Yuan, which are more likely to attract them.
On the other side, in the afterglow of the setting sun, Hu Yun led the way, wearing golden armor and walking towards the outside of Tianniufang.
At this time, Shuangjingpu in Tianniufang was one of the two busiest times of the day. The women in the neighborhood, who had been chattering around the two big wells and Chuanfang Creek, suddenly became quiet and all stared at Hu Yun and Jin Jia who were passing by.
To be honest, Hu Yun had always avoided the sight of ordinary people through various means in the past. Today was the first time he appeared in front of so many people in a human form according to the standards in his mind. He was still a little nervous, especially since so many women in Shuangjingpu were staring at him. He felt a little proud in his heart, thinking that his appearance should be very attractive.
When Hu Yun and Jin Jia passed Shuangjingpu, the place suddenly became much more lively than before.
"Hey, that boy who just passed by was so handsome!"
"Yeah, she looks more beautiful than a little girl."
"Whose rich family's son is this?" "What son? I think it's just a lady dressed as a man!"
"Oh my, the guard behind him is so huge, like an iron tower!"
"Well, he looks like a strong man!" "Hahahaha..."
"What are you thinking about..."
"Look at that little boy's face, it's as red as a pig's liver. He must be a virgin, hahaha..."
"Maybe it's the eldest lady, with such a powerful guard, tsk tsk..."
"Ha ha ha ha… "
"Keep your voice down..." "No one can hear you from this far away."
…
The women in Shuangjingpu usually chat and flirt like this, and since Hu Yun and Jin Jia had walked far away, there was naturally no taboo. Although Hu Yun and Jin Jia's hearing was not as abnormal as Ji Yuan's, it was also beyond the reach of ordinary mortals. They basically heard most of the teasing and discussions that followed.
Jin Jia naturally had no reaction, but Hu Yun's face turned red and his pace suddenly became much faster.
I have heard from Mr. Ji before that when a group of women from the market get together, they are very good at talking. Hu Yun had occasionally watched and listened in the past, but this time he was the one being talked about by them, and he truly experienced their power.
When they were far away from Shuangjingpu and in a remote alley almost out of Tianniufang, Hu Yun immediately waved his hands and tossed his whole body around, slightly changing his appearance. However, based on the feelings in his heart, he was unwilling to give up this appearance too much. This was already the image that occasionally appeared in his mind during his practice, and perhaps his future form would be very similar to this.
"Jin Jia, am I stronger now than before?"
Hu Yun looked up and asked Jin Jia, whose shoulders were almost as tall as him. The latter had been looking straight at him, but after hearing his words he just glanced at him slightly sideways, which made it easy for people to think that there was disdain in Jin Jia's eyes. Seeing this, Hu Yun couldn't help rubbing his forehead.
"Okay, I know what you mean... How about the little paper crane? Do you think it's better than before?"
"Chiu~"
"You are really nice and have good taste!"
However, the little paper crane kept waving its wings forward, drawing a shape from time to time, and then waving towards the west.
“Chirp~Chirp~~~”
"Yes, yes, yes, business is more important, it will be dark soon!"
In small towns like this, the closing times of shops are usually quite random, and most of the time it's up to the shop owners themselves, opening when there are customers and closing when there aren't. While the sun was still setting, Hu Yun trotted down the street with Jin Jia.
What the county lacked the most nowadays were bookstores and shops selling cultural relics. Hu Yun soon saw a bookstore, and without thinking much, he rushed in wearing his golden armor.
"Boss, do you have any books on music?"
The owner of the bookstore was tidying up the bookshelves inside, apparently preparing to close the store. He turned around when he heard the sound and saw a handsome young man and a strong man standing at the door.
"Music? I don't have many books on this. I'll look for some for you, sir."
Of course, bookstores have to sell popular books, and the kind that Hu Yun requested is rarely in stock. After searching for a long time, he only found a piano score, and it was just a score, without any instructions on how to write the score.
He went to several bookstores in a row. Some of them didn't have any books on music. The most they had were books by Yin Zhaoxian. When he went to the fifth one, the shopkeeper searched for a long time inside and finally found a book and handed it to Hu Yun, who had been waiting at the counter for a long time.
"Just one?"
"Yes, sir, this is the only one. Why don't you go look elsewhere?"
"oh… "
Hu Yun took the book and paid for it, then looked down and found that it was the same music score as the one in the first shop, both of which were "Blessing Songs".
After leaving the shop, he handed the book to Jin Jia first. He felt that he could not complete Mr. Ji's task today. He looked at Jin Jia who was carrying rice paper and books, but did not find the little paper crane.
Outside the street vegetable market, a little paper crane flapped its wings and flew towards a place.
"Chirp~~~"
When Sun Yaya heard the voice, she raised her head and looked towards the sky, with a look of surprise on her face.
"Little paper crane!"
"You are here, so is Mr. Ji also nearby?"
Sun Yaya held the basket in her hand and looked around for Ji Yuan, but did not see him. Instead, she soon saw the more conspicuous Hu Yun and Jin Jia.
“Hahaha…Sun Yaya!”
Hu Yun greeted Sun Yaya while running.
"Who are you?"
"Haha, I knew you wouldn't recognize me!"
Hu Yun put his hands on his hips and looked somewhat proud. He could see that Sun Yaya was also a practitioner, but she could not see through his illusion.
"I'm Hu Yun, and this is Jin Jia. The teacher asked us to come out to buy music books and rice paper, as well as the purple bamboo flute!"
"Is the gentleman really back?"
Sun Yaya was surprised when she heard this.
"Well, the gentleman has just arrived. By the way, Yaya, the music book is hard to find. Do you know where to find it?"
Sun Yaya thought for a while while holding the vegetable basket.
"It's hard to find elegant music, but where there are musical instruments there should be some way to find it. Have you bought your flute?"
Hu Yun shook his head.
"Sir, you want purple bamboo ones. I just found a musical instrument store and a grocery store. They both said they sold purple bamboo flutes, but those purple bamboo flutes had no charm at all. I don't know if you will blame me if I buy one. I want to run back to Niukui Mountain and find a good bamboo in the purple bamboo forest in the mountain."
As he spoke, Hu Yun took out a flute from a basket held by Jin Jia and showed it to him.
"Have you asked the boss about the book?"
Hu Yun shook his head.
"They only have basic music scores. You have to learn how to write music scores, which is different."
"Mr., learn the music score? I can do it!"
As soon as Sun Yaya said this, Hu Yun and the little paper crane immediately stared at her. Even Jin Jia, who had always reacted indifferently to most things, lowered his head and looked at her.
As expected, Sun Yaya was immediately pulled back by Hu Yun. On the way, they stopped by Sun's house to drop off the vegetable basket and inform each other, and then went directly to Ju'an Xiaoge.
"gentlemen!"
Sun Yaya shouted a little excitedly, and Ji Yuan just looked up at her, Hu Yun and others and nodded.
"coming?"
"Um!"
"Sir, I've bought everything. I found the best rice paper. The purple bamboo flutes are all inferior. Only these two are slightly better. The book is full of music scores, but Sun Yaya said he knows music and can teach you!"
Hu Yun asked Jin Jia to put down the bamboo basket in his hand and gave a brief account of the situation in a fast manner.
"Uh... just, just a little bit..."
Sun Yaya felt a little embarrassed, but Ji Yuan was quite happy.
"That's great. Come sit over here. Um, have some tea. I'll try it first and you can correct me later."
Ji Yuan poured tea for Hu Yun and Sun Yaya. As for the little paper crane and the golden armor who couldn't drink it, one flew to his shoulder and the other stood aside. Then Ji Yuan took out one of the purple bamboo flutes.
Ji Yuan still knew the posture of playing the flute. After putting his hands together, he put his lips close.
"Woo... hum... sob..."
After trying some tones, Ji Yuan had an idea in mind. The next moment, he played a beautiful piece of music, which stunned Hu Yun and made Sun Yaya almost drop her teacup.
'Didn't you say that you don't understand music and need to learn it? I'm here to teach you...'
Sun Yaya's face quickly turned red like a red date, and she felt extremely embarrassed, but soon, the deep and melodious sound of the flute made her unable to extricate herself and she was deeply immersed in the music. Not only her, but also Hu Yun, Jin Jia and the little paper crane, as well as Zao Niang and the little characters who were originally immersed in the book, were all attracted by the sound of the flute.
'What a beautiful flute sound...' 'It sounds great!'
"Is this the phoenix you played?"
Ji Yuan was indeed not a professional, and could not write music scores, but his control over timbre was unmatched in the world. After simply trying out some of the sounds that the purple bamboo flute could produce and the effects of the length and heaviness of the breath, he played "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix" directly based on his feeling.
The music is like wine, intoxicating those who hear it. If it weren't for the quiet and secluded Ju'an Pavilion, the entire Ning'an County would have been plunged into a silence where only the sound of the flute could be heard...