The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 421 - 420: Beautiful Landscape and Beauty

Chapter 421: Chapter 420: Beautiful Landscape and Beauty

"How much for this woman? I’ll pay," Chu Jiangliu boldly stated, nonchalantly flaunting his wealth.

The old madame laughed, "My, my, haven’t I already mentioned, Lady Hong Su sells art, not herself. We merely offer you the opportunity to meet her. As for the price, that depends on your capabilities."

"If you’re up to it, you won’t need to spend a single penny yet still be able to spend an enchanting night with Lady Hong Su. Whereas, if you lack the means, even if you present a billion spirit stones, Lady Hong wouldn’t spare you an extra glance."

"Alright, enough talk. You should listen to her play the Qin. I need to go and attend to other affairs." With a few chuckling words, the old madame swiftly departed.

Lady Hong Su elegantly proceeded to the first floor, ascended the elevated stage, seated herself behind the screen, placed the Qin on the table, and with her jade fingers pressed gently upon the strings, brought forth a melody of captivating notes.

Lin Bai’s eyes were unblinkingly fixed upon the woman’s hands playing the Qin. He did not look away even for a moment.

Seeing Lin Bai’s entranced gaze on Hong Su, Chu Jiangliu burst into laughter, "Brother Lin, stop staring and listen to the Qin. I knew you would appreciate someone as understanding as her. Later, I’ll finance a night for you with Lady Hong Su, how about it?"

Lin Bai withdrew his gaze, stating indifferently, "I was not looking at Hong Su, but at the Qin in her hands, Chu Jiangliu. This Qin... it has quite significant origins."

Chu Jiangliu curiously cast a glance over. Lady Hong Su’s Qin appeared to be nothing more than a common Qin made from redwood. What was so special about it?

Chu Jiangliu smirked, "What’s so special? I can’t see anything."

Lin Bai shook his head, "Well, even if I explain, you wouldn’t understand."

"A body made of Sacred Blood Wood, and strings of Nine Transformation Silkworm Silk. Could you be just an ordinary woman?"

From the moment Hong Su appeared, Lin Bai recognized the materials used to forge the Qin.

Originally, even Lin Bai wouldn’t have been able to recognize it.

But since Lin Bai had swallowed the Great Demon’s memories, he had knowledge of many unusual materials found within the Martial World. Over this period, Lin Bai had fully digested these memories, and they had all become his own, ready to be used as needed.

"Such enchanting Qin music."

Sun Qian became inadvertently intoxicated by it.

Lin Bai closed his eyes slightly, listening to Hong Su’s Qin music.

The music was melodious and pleasant initially, depicting a scene of drinking fine wine, holding a beautiful woman in the arms, singing and dancing in a pavilion, with laughter and merriment filling this peaceful world.

The tempo quickly increased mid-song, abruptly transporting the listener into a chaotic battlefield, with thousands of soldiers charging forward and battle cries flooding the ears.

When Lin Bai heard this part, his expression chilled over, and his unconsciously emitted Sword Intention transported him back to the battlefield of the Dayue Kingdom in the Southern Region.

Lin Bai revealing his Sword Intention did not raise many eyebrows.

However, the woman behind the screen, Hong Su, sensed it.

Hong Su’s beautiful eyes widened in surprise, turning towards the private room on the second floor. Seeing Lin Bai, a flicker of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

Quickly, Lin Bai sensed the emanation of his Sword Intention and promptly reeled it in.

This action of retraction and release existed only for a split second, yet not even Chu Jiangliu, who was sitting right next to him, had noticed it.

But Hong Su had sensed it.

Unbeknownst to everyone else, upon sensing Lin Bai’s Sword Intention, a smile appeared beneath Hong Su’s thin veil.

"He must be that Sword Prince Lin Bai," Hong Su muttered softly to herself.

Suddenly, the music entered its final phase, the melody now slower.

It was as if, after a great battle, a soldier was returning home to visit his wife and children, his parents, appreciating the benefits of peace, and letting go of all pressures and burdens.

Swoosh!

In the midst of this relaxing music, suddenly, a flash of blade light ignited within Lin Bai’s eyes.

"Huh?" Lin Bai was astonished.

"It’s Martial Arts Will!"

Lin Bai exclaimed in surprise.

Immediately, Lin Bai released his Sword Intention, and a sword light was cast in retaliation.

With a ’pop’, the sword and blade shadows exploded in an unseen battle, sending a wave of energy surging through Fengyue Square.

"Huh? What happened? I felt Fengyue Square shake a bit."

"Yeah, I felt it too? Could there be a duel happening?"

"Who the hell would dare to break the rule that no fighting is allowed in Fengyue Square?"

The warriors below started clamoring.

Even Chu Jiangliu was angrily shouting, "Who on earth did that? Who dares to disrupt the beautiful music? You are not getting any mercy from me!"

Lin Bai smiled faintly, his gaze turned toward the screen.

Through the thin gauze of the screen, Hong Su glanced at Lin Bai, a faint smile appearing in her dazzling eyes.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, the music from Hong Su’s qin quickened like an army’s charge across the battlefield.

At the same time, blade and sword shadows surged toward Lin Bai.

"What the hell?"

"Why did the music change again?"

"Oh wow, Hong Su Lady’s mastery over Qin Dao is truly unrivaled. Her precision and control are something that many top masters couldn’t achieve."

"It sounds so good! So good!"

"Damn, it sounds so good that it makes my blood boil! I feel like I could take a hit from a sword and still be fine!"

Beneath the fast pace of the music, the warriors on the ground were inflamed by the music and began shouting.

Even Chu Jiangliu now was exuding a murderous intent, as if facing the million-strong army from the Dayue Kingdom, he looked ready for a battle.

A screen of blade and sword shadows gathered around Lin Bai and assaulted him like an impenetrable barrier.

"Hmph!"

With a light snort from Lin Bai, his early-stage second-tier Sword Intention attacked like a flood dragon going out to sea, carrying a destructive force.

BOOM!

The Sword Intention shattered Hong Su’s Martial Arts Will and then relentlessly headed straight to the screen.

With cracking noises, the screen was shattered by the Sword Intention.

Hong Su retained her calm demeanor, watching the attacking Sword Intention.

Lin Bai’s eyes shifted slightly. As the Sword Intention was about to strike Hong Su, it suddenly vanished, turning into a light breeze blowing on Hong Su’s face, lifting her beautiful hair.

If Lin Bai had continued his attack, this Sword Intention could have caused severe injury to Hong Su.

In this bout of airborne Martial Arts Will power competition, Lin Bai came out victorious.

Hong Su paused her playing, and the music went silent.

"Ah!"

The crowd was stunned.

All of the warriors couldn’t understand why the screen would suddenly be torn apart by a burst of power.

No one had made a move after all.

"What the hell happened? How could the screen be suddenly torn open like that?"

"Yeah, could Fengyue Square be haunted?"

"I don’t know, but Hong Su Lady finished her performance."

"It sounded so good, it leaves a long aftertaste. It would be great if we could hear another piece."

Many warriors were looking obsessively at Hong Su. Their eyes full of craving as if they were begging Hong Su to play another piece.

"I, Long Jianxiao, offer 100,000 Spirit Stones, I ask Hong Su Lady for another performance. This time, I want to hear ’Immortal Sword asking Love.’" At this moment, a crude man in one of the rooms upstairs in the Elegant Pavilion opened the window and casually tossed a Storage Bag in front of Hong Su, acting so arrogantly as if no one else existed.

The crowd was fuming upon witnessing such rude behavior.

This wasn’t a request for playing the qin.

It was a plain command!

Was Hong Su, the goddess of Fengyue Square, someone you could command like that? Or give orders to?

By doing this, Long Jianxiao had triggered the anger of the crowd!