My Wife Is A Sword Immortal
Chapter 276 - 221: Three Women, East Fence Small House

Chapter 276: Chapter 221: Three Women, East Fence Small House

Zhao Rong had a headache. He possessed a good memory, almost to the point of being able to remember everything he saw—a large number of guqin scores were committed to his memory.

As for finger techniques, Zhao Rong had also practiced them... After getting a handle on the strength required, his somewhat careless strumming was actually quite skilled.

Therefore, playing the ancient guqin was not difficult for him once he had memorized the score and followed the patterns.

The difficulty lay in the fact that he discovered he was "tone-deaf," a realization that Yu Huaijin had also come to.

Zhao Rong couldn’t distinguish between the loudness or pitch of the five notes and twelve tones in the music of the guqin.

This resulted in his inability to control the overall rhythm of the piece he was playing.

It was like knowing all the lyrics to a song but singing off-key.

The Art Class with Teacher Si ended amidst the harrowing sounds of someone torturing the guqin.

All the students dispersed one after another.

In the corridor of the academy, under a lantern, Yu Huaijin stood quietly, hands folded, watching the retreating figures of Zhao Rong and Fan Yushu.

"Huaijin, let’s go,"

Xiao Hongyu called out. Li Xueyou was by her side, and the two of them were waiting for Yu Huaijin.

The three of them were the only female students in Shuaixing Hall, living in the same dormitory and getting along well on ordinary days. They usually went to and from Mochi Academy together, though Yu Huaijin often went her own way due to being the hall leader and for some other reasons.

Yu Huaijin responded and, withdrawing her gaze with a calm expression, turned to meet up with Xiao Hongyu and Li Xueyou.

The night deepened, and a crescent moon was slowly ascending.

The three of them walked on the road towards the girls’ dormitory.

Although in Linlu Academy, male and female students refer to each other as ’brother’ and ’classmate’ without distinction, their dormitories were still separated. However, they were not strictly managed, and visits were allowed.

"Ah, class has finally ended, my... cough, as a senior student my ears almost got destroyed by that Zhao Ziyu’s playing," Xiao Hongyu was about to let some words slip when she caught a glimpse of Yu Huaijin’s stern face turning to look at her, and she quickly held her tongue.

Xiao Hongyu coughed and said with a grimace to her two companions, "Huaijin, Xueyou, do you think that Zhao Ziyu is doing it on purpose? Even when he plays from the score, it ends up sounding like that?"

Li Xueyou pondered for a moment and then shook her head.

Yu Huaijin gently said, "It’s not."

Xiao Hongyu sighed. "That’s even worse. Who knows how he fares in his other art studies. Ah well, why is Shuaixing Hall so unlucky, to have Fan Yushu who is lacking in every art, and now another one comes along."

"Hongyu, a gentleman does not speak ill of others behind their back," Yu Huaijin turned her head and said earnestly.

Li Xueyou nodded in agreement.

Xiao Hongyu really wanted to say that she was not a gentleman, but still she said, "You two are ganging up on me again. Alright, alright, I was wrong."

Yu Huaijin turned her head back, hands hidden in her sleeves, her face calm as she looked at the night scene ahead, her thoughts unknown.

Li Xueyou squinted like a little animal, the corners of her mouth slightly upturned, a timid girl in front of strangers with a playful tone at her lips, quietly humming to herself.

On the road, the combination of these three was quite noticeable, but not because of their appearances.

Yu Huaijin had an ordinary face, while Xiao Hongyu had bold red lips and an eye-catching smile, but due to her large build and slightly chubby face, she didn’t fit most men’s aesthetics, especially the Confucian Scholars who favored nimble and gentle ladies. The only one with a brighter appearance was the girl-next-door-like Li Xueyou, who could arouse some men’s protective instincts.

The reason the trio stood out was that their sizes just didn’t match.

Yu Huaijin was small and thin.

Li Xueyou stood daintily like a budding lotus, with a figure like unspun fluff, slender and delicate.

Xiao Hongyu in the middle was like a small mountain, robust and towering. The two companions beside her, even doubled up, could hardly measure up to her size.

The trio’s combination was rather odd.

At this moment, they were gradually approaching the residence hall where they lived.

Xiao Hongyu looked up at the brightly lit courtyard pavilion in the distance and glanced at Yu Huaijin.

This companion, who liked to hide her beautiful hands that radiated grace within her wide sleeves, always maintained a stoic expression, and aside from an occasional frown or blink, Xiao Hongyu had rarely seen any other emotion on her face.

But when talking to Yu Huaijin, she would look very seriously into the other person’s eyes.

However, if one observed closely, one would realize that beneath the seriousness was an undisturbed stillness, as if unaffected by anything, stirring no wave.

It was like the vast sea, relentless in filling every channel yet having no intention of lingering in any place.

Truth be told, Xiao Hongyu was somewhat afraid of Yu Huaijin—not because of her prim and proper demeanor compared to the stern and staunchly traditional old scholars, but because of an indescribable intuition.

The two had known each other for over two months since joining the academy, but Xiao Hongyu felt that, although standing close to Yu Huaijin, there seemed to be a layer separating them, its nature unknown to her.

And Xiao Hongyu vaguely sensed that this barrier could never be crossed, not just by her, but by anyone in Linlu Academy...

"Huaijin, in a few days during the rest day, let’s go have some fun in Du You East City, okay? The mountain market in my hometown isn’t as lively as the one in Du You City, and I haven’t been there yet,"

Xiao Hongyu suddenly turned her head to Yu Huaijin with a smile, then continued:

"Xueyou and I have already agreed. She needs to visit her father at home, and we could also stop by her house for a visit. Plus, having her, who’s practically a local, as a guide means we won’t wander aimlessly. I heard that East City has the largest thatched cottage shop in Wangque Continent. My father has just sent me my allowance for half a year again, hehe."