Law of the Devil

Above Loulan Lake, there is a vast mist. The water surface was as bright as satin, and the boat was sailing on the lake. If you look down, the lake is green and green, directly into the heart of the earth, but it is still transparent, like a piece of emerald.

The entire Desa province is only in this Loulan Lake. In order to see such a little bit of charming green. Populus euphratica on the lakeside, shallow shrubs and grass on the ground. Only here, wind and sand are rarely seen all year round, and even the wind is not like other places in the northwest. Blowing on the face hurts like a knife cut.

It is obviously the northwest wilderness, but here it seems to reveal a bit of the atmosphere of the southern water town. This Loulan Lake is a rare freshwater lake. The water in the lake is sweet and clear, and there are abundant fish, which feed the fishermen in the small villages around the lake.

But some days ago. His Excellency the Duke ordered that boats be banned on Loulan Lake for one month. At this moment, there is a Loulan Lake in Nuoda, which is endless on the lake, but there is not a single boat. In the past, the scene of "the sunset, the shadow of the boat" is no longer visible.

At this moment, under the setting sun, the sunset glow is like a fire, and the fire cloud in the sky seems to be boiling in the sky. The sky in the northwest, especially when there is no wind and sand in winter and spring, is extraordinarily blue, so blue that people can't help but admire it.

Against the backdrop of the blue sky, red clouds, and clear water, Du Wei stood alone on the lake.

Under his feet is a circular ice plate about five meters long. Floating on the surface of the lake, it is like a jade plate.

This was made by Du Wei using ice magic to fetch water and freeze it, which happened to give people a foothold on the center of the lake.

With Du Wei's current magical strength, although he is still slightly insufficient in magical power, he is above the control of magic, because he has obtained the results of lifelong research of a large number of magicians in the Magic Society. In addition, he originally had superhuman comprehension and extensive knowledge, and now what he has learned in his heart is even more extraordinary.

It's even more useful. The old lunatic Eli taught him a magic circle. At the moment, in the lake under his feet, six magic power crystals are hidden at the bottom of the lake. The continuous magic power is slowly forced out, continuously pouring into the ice plate. The cold keeps the ice from melting. Moreover, the six magic crystals formed a shape of a hexagram and hid them under the lake. This jade plate was firmly fixed in the center of the hexagram, forming a frozen island.

At this moment, Du Wei was wearing a fluttering black robe, standing on the ice plate, the sky was blue, the sunset was red, and the lake was blue. Against the background of these places, it seemed that he seemed to be floating in the dust. It seems that he is no longer a character in this world...

On the ice plate, a thick leather mat was laid under Du Wei's body, and Du Wei just sat on it calmly. With a relaxed and lazy look, eyes squinted, a bottle of fine wine is within reach. After the dark red wine was shaken on the ice tray below, the bottle was already tinged with cold air, and drops of water dripped out of the bottle wall, making people covetous when they saw it.

Du Wei breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand to pinch the bottle, brought it to his mouth and took a sip. Sighing comfortably, he sighed slowly: "Okay... well. I have been in the Northwest for so long, but I never thought of such a good way to enjoy it."

After finishing speaking, he suddenly lifted his robe. Under the magician's black robe, Du Wei simply sealed the magic bag that Gandolf had given him to the inside of the robe, forming a pocket. The magic bag was originally a storage item, so the pocket in Du Wei's robe became a pocket with a huge storage space...

Well, like a doraemon, Du Wei couldn't help but smile.

What he took out from his pocket was nothing but a musical instrument.

The appearance of this musical instrument, even if the musicians from the entire Roland Continent came together, no one would be able to recognize it.

This musical instrument is about one meter long, with a crystal clear surface, a total of 18 strings, and the whole body is dark red.

This is a guzheng!

This thing was made by Du Wei in recent days by inviting several musicians in Loulan City. Originally, there was no such thing on Loulan Continent. On this continent, when it comes to qin, the harp is the most important. Fortunately, most of these plucked instruments have similarities. Du Wei explained to these musicians again and again, and finally got three or five pieces. After trial play, Du Wei picked out the one with the most beautiful sound in his hand.

At this moment, Du Wei turned over and sat up. The guzheng was placed flat in front of him, and his hands gently caressed the hands of the strings. With a slight movement of his fingers, a long note burst out immediately...

If you want to say how Du Wei can play with this thing, it is not a matter of this life.

In the world he lived in in his previous life, those cramming education for exams made people speechless, but he still liked to make superficial things, that is, "become a bitch and set up a memorial arch". It is obviously a cramming exam-oriented education, but it has to shout a few fake slogans of "quality education" every year. Ever since, the higher-ups above also set up a few empty names as a cover. The biggest pretense is that personal specialties such as the beauty of music and body can add points in the college entrance examination.

The euphemistic name is: comprehensive development.

But the bar is raised high. For example, in terms of music, unless you are the top few in a regional provincial and city competition, it is absolutely not your turn to gain points and other good things. Imagine such a high threshold, how many people can benefit? Most people still go to endorsement honestly and do the cramming. The so-called quality education, all-round development, is nothing more than a bitch's archway.

In Du Wei's previous life, it happened to be a strange thing. He has learned guzheng since he was a child, and it was originally only a behavior under the coercion of his parents. However, it was inexplicable, and in the end he got the top three in a city competition. In the end, I got some points in the college entrance examination as I wished, and got into a good university.

It's just that Guzheng is the most time-consuming thing, and if you don't spend effort, you will definitely not be able to practice it well.

And this thing, not to mention heavy, is also high-spirited. Although this thing seems elegant, in fact, among Du Wei's previous life, few people can understand it.

Du Wei was forced by his parents to practice for a few years when he was young. After college, he didn't touch this thing much. And... the most frustrating thing is that those perverts among the classmates, every time they go to practice guitar for a few days, they can play and sing under the girls' dormitory with their backs on their backs. It caused those ignorant silly girls to scream and cheer, and even gained a reputation as a romantic talent.

But how can such a popular and simple musical instrument as the guitar be comparable to the guzheng? Back then, seeing a group of seniors and juniors casually holding a broken guitar and randomly playing the song "Look at the Girl from the Opposite Side", the girls who were able to seduce them winked all over again, which really made Du Wei secretly hate: I practiced The most important thing is the guzheng, which is heavy and heavy. Can't you go downstairs to the girls' dormitory to show off with such a big guy? .

If you really do this... I'm afraid you will be regarded as an idiot!

I've only seen boys playing guitars under the girls' dormitories, but I haven't seen anyone playing a guzheng.

Although I hate it, although Du Wei's guzheng was a little abandoned in those years, he would still take it out to practice during the holidays. After all, although he was forced by his parents since elementary school, it has gradually become a habit.

After coming to this other world, I haven't touched it for so many years. In the past few days, I suddenly found it... not for anything else, but because of the first one who came to trouble me... that dragon!

According to the news brought back by Hussein, the eldest son of the Dragon Clan patriarch has a strong magical power, especially the dragon language magic is extremely strong. However, its weakness is nothing else... In simple terms, it is two words:

Pretentious.

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This pretentious thing is not something that anyone can do. Pretend well, that's called pretending. But if you don't pretend well, you will become a fool directly.

This prince of the Dragon Clan, as the son of the patriarch and one of the most powerful magicians in the Dragon Clan, seems to be extremely obsessed with rhythm.

It is said that this dragon once imitated the patriarch of the dragon clan, sneaked into the human world, visited musicians, and was very good at the rhythm of the human world, including harp and organ.

The prince's obsession with music is an anecdote among the Dragon Clan. It is said that it is addicted to sound, especially good at the piano. This dragon clan is born with a different structure from human beings. Humans have five fingers on each palm, but this dragon clan is different. The ordinary red dragon and green dragon have two fingers, and the king of the dragon clan, the golden dragon, only has four fingers. .

But in the rhythm, the four fingers are just the best material for playing the piano. It is said that the dragon clan was punished by the gods and guarded on the mountain. Prevent those exiled races in the north from returning to the Roland continent. Those exiled races often have some strong people trying to cross the area guarded by the dragons, but they often fight the dragons to death.

This prince of the dragon clan has been sitting on the top of the mountain all year round, watching the chilling wind from the north. In the midst of the murderous aura, he comprehended the melody, and after getting used to life and death fights, he developed a sense of comprehension. He often sat and looked at the north of the Shenshan Mountain for a whole day, and even took out the piano to play. All obsessed.

Even once, even a few exiled adventurers from the north came to the foot of the sacred mountain, and before they tried to pass through the restricted zone, they heard the prince's rhythm, turned around and left far away.

From then on, this prince of the Dragon Clan got a nickname, among the Dragon Clan, he was called "Qin King". Later, everyone felt that this "King" was not magical enough, so they simply upgraded him to a higher level and renamed him "Qin Emperor".

Among the dragon clan, although the Eight Finger Qin Emperor might not be a master who convinced every dragon, he was respected by everyone.

;(ps; this... dancing is a parody of San Shao's "Emperor of Qin", but this title - eh, pretending...)

As the sun was setting, Du Wei bowed his head and pondered for a long time holding the piano, with a slight smile on his face, and then suddenly his hands shook, and then the melody fluttered, and an ancient tune came out from his hand...

He hasn't played for many years, and although his techniques are a lot rusty, but these days he plays every day, and he has regained a lot of his old skills. At this moment, Du Wei has no distractions, his fingers are light, his right hand supports, splits, picks, wipes, picks, hooks, shakes, pinches, etc., and his left hand presses, slides, kneads, and trembles... The sound of the piano is full of shaking from time to time, gradually stirring, and finally the sound of the piano There seems to be a hint of wind in the middle! The whistling of the wind was not ear-piercing, it fell into people's ears, but it felt refreshing, making people secretly excited without knowing it!

This song "Fighting the Typhoon" is one of the top ten famous songs of Guzheng. It was also Du Wei's favorite piece of music back then. Unlike most guzheng pieces with a slow rhythm, this piece has a taste of the vastness of the Northwest.

After the song was played, when the last note was reached, Du Wei hooked his fingers like a golden horse and iron horse, the whistling wind stopped abruptly, and finally Du Wei laughed. Then he flicked his sleeves, picked up the wine bottle beside him, raised his head and drank a big gulp, and let out a long sigh. Facing the empty lake in front of him again, he suddenly smiled and said, "Since there is a respected guest coming, why don't you speak? Is it because my piano sound is so rough that it is difficult for you to hear?"

This light question seems to be an understatement.

But just about ten meters away from Du Wei, the air seemed to be distorted suddenly, and then a figure slowly emerged, it was the strange guest who had inquired about Du Wei from the hotel in Loulan City. There was a hint of surprise on this person's face at this moment, and there was a trace of strangeness in his voice: "Yi? Your Excellency Duke is really extraordinary, and you can actually see my dragon clan's invisibility spell?"

This person suddenly appeared, Du Wei's face was indifferent, but there was an imperceptible strangeness in his eyes.

Damn it... Do you really think, young master, that I have seen through your invisibility spell?

Du Wei secretly smiled.

In fact, where does Du Wei have such a skill? He was just pretending.

He is above this lake.

I have been sitting for three full days from morning till night. For the past three days, he sat on this ice tray every day.

Although it looks elegant, there is a thick leather cushion under the buttocks, but Du Wei has already suffered a lot!

The cold air under the buttocks has already numb Du Wei's buttocks. If the dragon doesn't come out... I'm afraid Du Wei will have hemorrhoids!

As for seeing through the invisibility of this dragon? It's even more nonsense.

In fact, for the past three days, Du Wei has been sitting on the ice tray and playing the piano every day. After playing a song, he purposely loudly said such a sentence to the air, inscrutable. Du Wei has deliberately said this pretentious sentence of "since there is a distinguished guest coming" to the air one or two hundred times in the past few days!

Sure enough, Du Wei really succeeded! The dragon looked at the young duke sitting on the ice tray in surprise, and really thought he had seen through his invisibility spell!

This young duke... is not easy!

"What is this musical instrument in your hand? Why have I never seen it before?" Dragon Prince looked eagerly at Du Wei's zither.

Du Wei smiled sarcasticly: "It's just a little trick for self-entertainment that I came up with by myself, maybe the honored guest can hear it?"

The Dragon Prince couldn't help but be moved!

He made it himself?

Given its preference for human melody, it is not difficult to hear that the melody of this guzheng is in its own style, no matter the fingering or the style of music, it has completely formed its own system, and there is no sense of jerky!

This is actually created by him? Seeing how young he is, he still has this kind of ability? Then, the talent and attainments in rhythm are far beyond the reach of this dragon who has lived for hundreds of years! ! .

Du Wei's buttocks were already frozen, but the tall man's smile on his face did not retreat at all. Looking at the first prince of the Dragon Clan in front of him, he suddenly smiled lightly, and lightly slapped the strings with his hand, clang With a sound, a short note full of killing jumped out. Immediately, Du Wei sighed softly: "Your guest's whereabouts are strange, and you are lurking here. Although your face is calm, there is a murderous look in your eyes... You must know that although people's ears and eyes are easy to conceal, this melody is like the heart. But it can't be concealed... oh..."

After finishing speaking, Du Wei suddenly stood up and pulled out a long sword from the magic bag in his arms.

The dragon prince smiled coldly, looking at Du Wei with a sword in his hand, but he was unafraid. It is one of the strongest in the Dragon Clan. Du Wei, let alone holding a sword in his hand, even if he has thousands of troops, he doesn't pay attention to it. It's just that seeing Du Wei draw the sword as soon as he said it, the Dragon Prince couldn't help feeling slightly disappointed...

Alas, so he has such a demeanor?

The Dragon Prince couldn't help feeling disappointed. He came lurking just now, but he heard Du Wei's "Fighting Typhoon". You must know that this song "Fighting Typhoon" is a masterpiece of Guzheng's technical breakthrough, and it can be called a classic of a generation. Although Du Wei lost 50% to 60% of his previous skills, after all, there is no such thing as Guzheng in Loulan Continent.

The melody-loving Dragon Prince was delighted to see Lie Xin, so he hid in the dark and didn't make a move. After a song, he was mesmerized by it! I just feel that none of the music pieces I have heard in my life can compare with the performance of this young duke! And what's rare is that this young Duke, sitting alone on an ice tray under the blue sky, clear water and red clouds, playing a piece of music, is even more shocking! A lazy look, full of inscrutability, and that calm demeanor is really heart-wrenching!

The Dragon Prince can be regarded as a well-informed person. I just feel that no one I have come into contact with in my life can compare with this young duke in terms of tolerance! It is really elegant to the extreme, but also mysterious to the extreme!

Such a character, even if he is an enemy, the Dragon Prince couldn't help but feel a little bit unbearable. He was originally a dragon who liked elegance, but seeing a character like Du Wei at this moment, such a demeanor, really made the hostility in his heart a little less.

But Du Wei drew out his sword as soon as he said he was playing, which was a bit more clichéd and rude, which made the Dragon Prince frown, feeling disappointed, but also a little more relaxed: that's okay, so he was nothing more than that. Then I won't feel too guilty about taking his life.

His face changed, and there was a trace of murderous look in his eyes. He was about to speak when Du Wei suddenly raised his sword...

Click! ! !

But after seeing a cold light, the guzheng in front of Du Wei was cut off by Du Wei's sword! Then Du Wei sighed, raised the broken piano with both hands, and threw it into the lake along the edge of the ice plate...

When the Dragon Prince saw it, he couldn't help being surprised: "What are you doing! How could such a magical instrument be destroyed so rudely!"

Du Wei sighed quietly, and turned around. Looking at the red clouds in the sky, the wind was light and calm, and he said leisurely: "The melody of the piano is like the heart, and the most important thing is not to be fascinated by dust. Once it touches the dust, it will lose its clarity... Sigh, although my piano is good, it is stained. With the murderous aura on your body, the heart of the qin is already impure, how can it play a clear sound? This qin, don’t mind it!”

When the Dragon Prince heard this, his face changed color unconsciously, and he felt that this little boy was standing on the ice plate, looking at the sky. It really made me feel ashamed, the murderous intent in my eyes, before I knew it, had dissipated to nothing...

I just feel that Du Wei in front of him, whether it is his demeanor or this ghostly rhythmic attainment, is really not comparable to half of the characters he has seen! Especially seeing Du Wei cut off his qin with a sword and threw it into the bottom of the lake, but said that he was polluted by his murderous aura, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty in his heart!

Compared to him... what am I?

At this moment, in its heart, how much is left of the thought of taking Du Wei's life and making him an enemy?

Du Wei, however, almost broke his stomach with laughter, with a calm expression on his face, but secretly smiled in his heart: Lao Tzu's pretentiousness has reached a certain level! Dragon Prince, Dragon Prince, it seems that you are still not fooled? .