Chapter 499: Chapter 360: Contest
What was even more unexpected was that the person who could play Emperorâs Song to such a degree was not from Dihong City.
The Elf Queen fell into deep thought, her mind drifting back to the days before she became the Elf Queen, when she alone left Xianju Country and encountered that spirited young man on her journey.
It was also a zither, its melodious music, became her deepest memory from her maiden days.
Unfortunately, she was the Elf Crown Prince, bearing the great responsibility of the Elf Clan of Xianju Country.
The young man was the heir of Dihong City; both of them had different missions and after their separation, they went their separate ways.
The lifespan of humans is limited, while elves live much longer; while she was in Xianju Country, she heard from Dihong City that he had married, had children, and passed away.
Years later, at an elf banquet, she accidentally heard a zither piece played by Divine Windâs father, which reminded her of the friendship they shared in their youth.
"Well, love is indeed misleading; I hope Fengâer will not make the same mistakes," the Elf Queen returned the Thousand-Year-Old Ice Zither to its original owner, partly because she saw that other Elf Nobles were quite dissatisfied with Yun Sheng.
Especially Huo Yaoyao from the Fire Elf Clan, her affection for Divine Wind was very apparent.
After the birthday banquet, the Elf Nobles did not leave immediately; they still stayed in the Royal Court for a while, and she must be extra cautious during this period.
Yun Sheng had no magic to protect herself, perhaps the Thousand-Year-Old Ice Zither would provide her some assistance.
After returning to her chambers with the zither, Yun Sheng, tired and sleepy, dozed off on the bed without even managing to put down the zither.
It was a quiet night.
Divine Wind, slightly tipsy, entered Yun Shengâs chamber.
Although everyone in the Royal Court already regarded Yun Sheng as his woman, deep in his heart, Divine Wind knew that he and Yun Sheng, were still innocent.
The Elf Queen had suggested that Divine Wind should first take Yun Sheng as a concubine, but Divine Wind was not willing to just submit to Yun Sheng.
Moreover, Yun Shengâs amnesia has always been a worry for him; he was afraid that one day Yun Sheng might suddenly regain her memory.
She still had a lot on her shoulders, family, friends, and the Hunting Corps.
Divine Wind carried Yun Sheng to the bed and covered her with a quilt.
That zither made him glance sideways.
Mother Empress, he... Divine Wind looked at the zither with a complex expression, reminiscing about when Yun Sheng played the zither, completely lost in the music, he fell silent for a moment.
"Forget it, itâs just a zither," Divine Wind removed the decoration from Yun Shengâs forehead, untied her braid, let down her hair, and then quietly left.
In the days following the birthday banquet, as the Elf Nobles gradually left, Yun Shengâs days returned to normal.
She did not bring up the incident concerning the zither music at the banquet, and Divine Wind did not ask Yun Sheng when she had learned to play the zither.
Both tacitly avoided the topic.
Divine Wind continued to teach Yun Sheng the Sealing Demon Arrow Technique as agreed.
Yun Sheng quickly mastered the essentials.
"Little Shengâer, take a break for a while," Divine Wind saw Yun Shengâs rapid progress, within three days, she could already consecutively shoot more than five Sealing Demon Arrows.
Yun Sheng still seemed somewhat reluctant, sullenly putting down the arrow.
"Divine Wind, so youâre here, shooting arrows with the little beauty," Huo Yu and Huo Yaoyao, the siblings, walked over.
Most of the Elf Nobles had already left, only these siblings remained in the Royal Court.
"Hmph, all style and no substance," Huo Yaoyao had been trying to persuade Divine Wind to accompany her on her outings, but he always refused, using teaching Yun Sheng the Sealing Demon Arrow as an excuse.
It was only with great difficulty that she learned Divine Wind was here teaching Yun Sheng archery, so she persuaded her brother to come and find him.
"Divine Wind, youâre wrong to do this. Letting the little beauty practice on immobile targets, sheâll only ever be able to shoot at dead targets for a lifetime. In my opinion, to truly master the Sealing Demon Arrow, one must practice on live targets," Huo Yu, seeing Divine Windâs displeasure, hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
"Huo Yu, if thereâs nothing important, you and Huo Yaoyao should head back to the Huo Clan Tribe earlier. Iâve heard that itâs been restless near the Huo Clan Tribe these days," Divine Wind could hear the provocation in Huo Yaoyaoâs voice, but she was still a guest of the Elf Royal Court, after all, he couldnât reprimand her â his only option was to send her away.
Upon hearing this, Huo Yaoyao bit her lip and raised her eyebrows at Yun Sheng, "Half-blood, dare you compete with me in archery!"
"Huo Yaoyao!" Divine Wind became angry.
"Divine Wind, youâre being overly protective. She canât live under your protection forever," Huo Yu didnât understand why Divine Wind was so protective of this half-blood Elf girl; that wasnât his usual character.
"Divine Wind, theyâre right, I want to try using arrows in combat too. Didnât you say that a true Elf Warrior is one who has been through life-and-death battles? Huo Yaoyao, tell me, how shall we compete?" Yun Sheng also lost her temper, Huo Yaoyaoâs hostility was inexplicable.
She also understood that Divine Windâs protection of her had recently attracted a lot of criticism from the Elf Nobles and ministers; she didnât want to make things difficult for Divine Wind.
She wanted to show the Elves that even without Divine Windâs protection, she could still protect herself.
Seeing the determination in Yun Shengâs eyes, Divine Wind felt a headache coming on.
It was only an hour less than a whole day that Divine Wind didnât revolve around the little beauty. Even when his close friend came by rarely, Divine Wind completely ignored him.
Huo Yu admitted that he was jealous, so he had to trip Divine Wind up and get him to prioritize love over friendship.
Divine Wind glared resentfully at Huo Yu, who just shrugged, indicating his words were the truth.
"Itâs simple. You might have heard, our Fire Elf Tribe recently encountered some trouble. A group of an unknown number of Night Charm Clan has taken over the Holy Mountain. The Night Charm Clan is very skilled at Dark Magic, and Dark Magic is exactly the magic we struggle the most against, so we need the Elfâs assistance from the Royal Court to exterminate that group of Night Charm and reclaim our territory. Whoever kills more Night Charm Clan enemies wins," Huo Yaoyao said, which was also the issue Huo Yu was most troubled about lately.
"No way, the Night Charm Clanâs stronghold is dangerous, Little Shengâer doesnât understand magic, she canât go in there," Divine Wind originally planned to teach Yun Sheng the Sealing Demon Arrow Technique, and then pay a visit to the Fire Elf Tribe.
But Huo Yaoyao couldnât wait and brought it up first.
"Divine Wind, if you are worried, you can protect her closely. Itâs a great opportunity," Huo Yu teased.
Divine Wind glared at him again.
"I donât see a problem, itâs said that Night Charm are the best at Concealment and flying among Elves, Divine Wind, you know, my vision is very good, and now that Iâve learned the Sealing Demon Arrow Technique, I can use the Arrow Technique to counter the Night Charmâs Dark Magic," although Yun Sheng doesnât know magic, she had heard that among Dark Mage magics, some are very tricky.
No wonder the Fire Elf Tribe is also at their witsâ end.
"Then itâs settled, if I lose, both parties have to agree to a condition from the other side," Huo Yaoyao said confidently.
Her mastery of the Sealing Demon Arrow Technique was among the top three in the Fire Elf Tribe.
She couldnât believe that her decades of learning Elf Arrow Techniques would lose to someone who had only been practicing arrows for a few days.
*Moved, last day for double monthly tickets, sisters, your potential is great, continue to ask, shall we add more to repay*