Xuan Meimei was also elated, "Brother Bu Po, it’s been so long since I last heard you play the flute." Every person from Dihong City, from the moment of their birth, at the age of one, follows the customs of Dihong City and holds a "Zhuazhou" ceremony. However, unlike the Zhuazhou on the Wuji Continent, the children of Dihong City grab for a musical instrument. Yuan Bupo had grabbed a flute with his hand at that time, which is why over the years, he also practiced Emperor’s Song with the flute. As for Xuan Meimei, she had chosen a lute. It was also because of the musical instruments that Xuan Meimei always claimed outwardly that her marriage with Yuan Bupo was predestined by heaven, since the first City Lord and City Lord’s Wife of Dihong City were said to have been one proficient in flute and the other in lute. The last three Chapters of Emperor’s Song, it is said, can only exhibit their greatest effect when the flute and lute are played together. Therefore, Xuan Meimei naturally believed that she and Yuan Bupo were a pair destined by birth. To this, Yuan Bupo was quite indifferent, and he hardly ever played the flute in front of her when in Dihong City. She pursued the matter and asked him a few times. Yuan Bupo’s response at that time, she still remembers clearly to this very moment. "I only play my flute for two people, one is my confidant, and the other is my lover," the implication being that Xuan Meimei was neither of these. At the time, Xuan Meimei was quite angry, but tonight Yuan Bupo unexpectedly offered to perform, perhaps having had a bit too much to drink. Xuan Meimei was naturally overjoyed, and she was eager to see what level Yuan Bupo’s flute playing had reached by now. "Then, my thanks to Mr. Yuan," Crown Prince Li Cheng invited Yuan Bupo to perform together, and the two selected a widely known piece on the continent called "Luoshen" for their performance. The song "Luoshen" originated from Xianju. Legend has it that a traveling musician, while passing through Xianju Country, encountered an Elf Clan princess by the banks of Luoshui in Xianju. The princess happened to be frolicking in the water with her maids. The musician remembered the princess’s appearance, glancing over her, like a lotus approaching the water, pure and elegant as a fairy near the waves, her beauty was incomparable, pure as the moon. Her laughter was clear and melodious, like the sound of pearls dropping onto jade. The musician immediately composed a piece to praise the beauty of the Elf Clan princess. Since the encounter occurred by the Luoshui, the piece that would later describe a woman’s beauty came to be known as "Luoshen." Crown Prince Li Cheng chose this song with a purpose, to use the music as a metaphor, to praise Xuan Meimei’s beauty. One with a lute and the other with a flute, under the moonlight, one could only hear the zither sound as graceful as startled swans, while the flute sound as delicate as a roaming dragon. Crown Prince Li Cheng’s lute skills were indeed not ordinary. True to someone who had immersed himself for more than a decade, coupled with the unique sound of "Xue Ge," the performance had a unique allure when played. Not to mention Yuan Bupo’s flute performance, which need not be elaborated on further, as he incorporated parts of Emperor’s Song’s rhythm into his melody, making it sound not only beautiful but uniquely profound. Inside Chao Lu Palace, everyone was immersed in the splendid flute and zither sounds. It was at the climax of Luoshen where the beauty of the Elf princess was portrayed in vivid splendor, with constant shifts between zither and flute, that Li Cheng suddenly felt his fingers becoming unresponsive. Yuan Bupo also slightly furrowed his brows; while Li Cheng’s skills at playing the lute were barely inferior to Xuan Meimei’s, something was still amiss. The harmony of the lute and the flute depends on a certain state, just as the harmony of the se and the qin speaks to a kind of realm. This realm has nothing to do with the skill of playing the lute, but with the person behind it. Playing Luoshen was originally intended just to accompany Crown Prince Li Cheng, but as the piece went on, he seemed to be drawn into the scenes described in Luoshen, and he couldn’t help but envision a beautiful scene of a lady playing in the water. Yuan Bupo couldn’t help but think back to that first time he met Yun Sheng. He and Yun Sheng had only met a few times. During their first encounter, Yun Sheng was dressed as a graceful and handsome young man. Even though he was a man, he caught the eye of Yuan Bupo, also a man, who couldn’t help but take several more glances. At that time, Yun Sheng was like the rising sun, clear-cut and unrestrained. Without an understanding of lute-playing, she rashly compared her skills with his. He still remembers, Yun Sheng’s lute skill was quite bad, far worse compared to Crown Prince Li Cheng. But she was very bold, or perhaps very intelligent, no matter how he quickened the flute’s melody or altered the tune, she was always able to follow shortly after. This feeling, it was as if he had found a kindred spirit. That time, during the lute and flute combat, the two astonishingly ended in a draw. Their second meeting took place in the Earth Core Melt Cave. When Yuan Bupo first saw her, her clothes were disheveled, her face dirty, but even in that state, her slender shoulders, delicate waist, and skin fair as jade still made Yuan Bupo take a second glance involuntarily. When she merged with the Elf Karma Fire, that woman emerging from the flames as if reborn, with her black hair like clouds, alluring eyes, and rosy cheeks, Yuan Bupo almost wanted to lavish all the imaginable compliments on a woman onto her, and still felt it wasn’t enough. Every man, when listening to the Luoshen Song, will conjure their own Luo Shen in their heart, be it bewitching, pure, or extraordinarily elegant. At this moment, Yun Sheng was the Luo Shen in Yuan Bupo’s heart. It’s just a pity, Yun Sheng’s whereabouts are now unknown, if she is dead... Googlᴇ search 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩•𝗳𝗂𝗋𝖾•𝕟𝕖𝕥 A sudden emptiness engulfed his heart, as if something was missing; a piercing pain ran through the depths of Yuan Bupo’s heart, as he transformed all the yearning and restlessness into the melody he was playing on the flute. Like a river surging after a torrential rain, all his sorrow and longing burst forth at once. The sound of the flute changed abruptly, accelerating. Crown Prince Li Cheng also noticed this and became momentarily flustered. But how many in the world could keep up with Yuan Bupo’s flute? The faster he played, and Crown Prince Li Cheng’s lute could no longer keep up with Yuan Bupo’s flute melody. Sweat beaded on his forehead, his fingers gliding over the lute. "Buzz." A stirring sound of the lute resonated as one string snapped. Crown Prince Li Cheng’s face turned ashen in an instant, yet Yuan Bupo’s flute playing did not cease. "Brother Bu Po?" Xuan Meimei’s face was also filled with dismay. How could she not hear it, Yuan Bupo’s heart was already in a frenzy. What exactly is the cause of his turmoil? His expression grew cold, Yuan Bupo couldn’t help but raise his hand to his face. Looking up at the sky, he saw that it had started to snow, unnoticed. The snow in September was not heavy, swirling gently like catkins, falling on people’s faces without causing a chill. Crown Prince Li Cheng was also startled, it was truly snowing. Could this snow really be brought forth by Xue Ge’s playing? Li Shao was also in disbelief, looking around, only to see Min Queen, a mage, quickly putting away her Magic Wand; it seemed this snowfall... This "snow" brought forth by the lute and flute duet lingered for a while, covering Yuan Bupo with snowflakes, his hair and eyebrows all snowy, looking as if he had aged overnight. Xuan Meimei watched Yuan Bupo in a daze, feeling an ever-growing ache in her heart, seeing a Brother Bu Po she had never seen before. And all of this, was for Yun Sheng.