Chapter 40: Paradise of Utmost Bliss

Pour two cups of top-grade immortal wine and serve a plate of green-skinned peanuts.

Without much small talk, Xiaodie took out a flute from her sleeve.

According to the Wine Fox Immortal, Xiaodie is skilled in everything, especially in music. She is a master at playing the zither.

However, the Wine Fox Immortal enjoys listening to the sound of the flute. Every time she comes, Xiaodie would play a flute tune for her.

Xiaodie lifted the hem of her light purple translucent skirt and sat down on a stool.

Separated by a distance of half a zhang, she slightly opened her red lips, and the sound of the flute began.

Starting off with a high pitch, it was like a flying fox in the snowy mountains. In an instant, the flute sound became lingering like water, turning melancholic and mournful.

Lu Ya's expression rippled.

He could tell that Xiaodie's flute playing skills were innate, without any artificial craftsmanship. The melody seemed calm and gentle, narrating a story, but it unintentionally stirred the strings of your heart.

No wonder this woman became the top performer in the brothel!

It was because this piece of music was too artistically profound. The faint sadness in it made people... want to cry.

Lu Ya even thought of his parents from his previous life.

He suddenly realized that he was an orphan and had no parents.

This was the saddest thing.

Even the Wine Fox Immortal, who was always open-minded and carefree, had a deepening gaze.

As if recalling some unknown tragic past.

Unexpectedly, she suddenly burst into tears.

"Wuwuwu, if I were a man, would I be like this now? Would I be so poor that I have to gather to listen to a tune?"

Lu Ya shook his head and didn't want to speak.

He thought that if this person had eaten a peanut, she wouldn't have gotten so drunk.

The sound of the flute gradually stopped.

After one tune.

Lu Ya felt even more tired.

This piece of music was too elegant, too artistically profound, and Lu Ya happened to have a full understanding of music. He could comprehend all the flavors of life within it, so he felt even more uncomfortable.

There were still eight or nine minutes left, and Lu Ya didn't want to listen to this kind of ethereal music anymore, or rather, he didn't want to listen to any of the overly ethereal music from the Immortal World.

He wanted to listen to something more exciting!

So he said to Xiaodie:

"I have a joyful tune here called Paradise of Utmost Bliss. I wonder if Miss Xiaodie can play it for me?"

"Oh? Young master can compose music too?"

"I know a little."

In his previous life, Lu Ya didn't understand music, but he became skilled at composing through the full-level music proficiency in the game.

He couldn't remember the lyrics and score of Paradise of Utmost Bliss, but he remembered the melody very clearly.

He took out a brush and immortal paper and, based on his memory, added his own understanding and skills in music proficiency to re-compose a guzheng piece.

He finished it in one minute.

Xiaodie glanced at the score and her delicate and charming face showed a slight surprise.

"This piece..."

"You familiarize yourself with it first. This piece requires someone to dance along. I, as a man, definitely can't dance. Who should I find?"

"Dance?"

The Wine Fox Immortal furrowed her thick eyebrows, naturally understanding Lu Ya's meaning.

"I came here to enjoy the service, not to serve others."

Lu Ya retorted:

"Have you paid?"

The Wine Fox Immortal's expression panicked, and she quickly became aggressive.

"I see you don't want to make a living anymore. You want me to dance for you? I'll chop you!"

As she spoke, she staggered to her feet and pushed Lu Ya's shoulder forward.

"You should dance for me!"

As a result, Lu Ya didn't move at all. Instead, he knocked her down to the ground.

Turning his head, he looked at her with a gentle and amiable expression, his eyes resembling the first time they met on Ning Zhongzi's bed when he said to her, "Hello, I am Lu Ya. The organization has an important task for you."

"So it's you!"

Seeing that it was Lu Ya in disguise, the Wine Fox Immortal suddenly shivered and got up, pointing at Lu Ya.

"You, you... you, a married man, actually came to the brothel!"

"If your woman can come, why can't I?"

Lu Ya thought, aren't most of the people who visit brothels married men?

Those who aren't married don't really have a soul!

Of course... Lu Ya pursued art.

"If you don't dance, then I'll leave, and you'll have to pay alone."

The Wine Fox Immortal immediately became timid.

"I'll dance, I'll dance!"

Lu Ya had watched the dance of Paradise of Utmost Bliss tens of thousands of times on a video website in his previous life, so he almost knew how to dance it himself.

This dance wasn't too difficult, especially for immortals, it was child's play.

Lu Ya casually gave a few instructions, and the Wine Fox Immortal learned it, even though she had never danced before.

After a simple practice, the Wine Fox Immortal suddenly stared at Lu Ya with a puzzled expression.

"Why do you know how to sing and dance?"

Lu Ya was stunned. How did she start cursing people?

You're the one who knows how to sing and dance.

Your whole family knows how to sing and dance.

Everything was ready.

Lu Ya sat back in the bamboo chair, sipping wine and eating peanuts, feeling extremely content.

Xiao Die picked up the guzheng.

Jiu Hu Xian, on the other hand, looked sullenly between the two of them.

For her, dancing was too embarrassing, let alone wearing a mess of cloth strips and jumping around. If it weren't for being unable to defeat Lu Ya, she would have castrated him today!

Xiao Die plucked the strings with her slender fingers.

The battle song began.

Deng deng...

To be honest, Jiu Hu Xian's figure was both plump and charming, with a strong sense of two-dimensional aesthetics. Her dance to "Paradise of Utmost Bliss" was seamless.

Especially in her modern-style cloth strip outfit, she swayed gracefully.

Tsk tsk...

After the song ended.

Lu Ya's whole body was covered in goosebumps, feeling invigorated.

"What do you think?" he asked.

Xiao Die frowned.

"Master, this song..."

Jiu Hu Xian tidied up the scattered cloth strips, looking angry as if she wanted to kick Lu Ya.

"What kind of dance is this..."

Too frivolous!

Lacking substance!

And even a bit vulgar.

Lu Ya thought to himself that this kind of music might still be too early for the Immortal World. He decided to try Jay Chou's "Blue and White Porcelain".

"Then I'll change the song."

Xiao Die's expression rippled.

"Wait, Xiao Die thinks it's worth playing a little more, maybe there will be new discoveries."

Jiu Hu Xian's face turned rosy.

"Yeah, I've been lacking exercise lately, there's nothing wrong with dancing a bit."

The battle song resumed!

Deng deng...

The two of them were caught in an endless loop, their minds completely occupied by the bewitching rhythm.

Lu Ya looked at the time and decided it was about time to interrupt the music.

"A guest is about to arrive, Jiu Hu, go out and take a look."

Jiu Hu Xian expanded her divine sense and furrowed her brows, realizing that something serious was happening.

"What about you?"

"You are the city envoy and the leader of the city defense. Everyone needs your protection."

"..."

Furrowing her brows, Jiu Hu Xian sensed that something was very serious and had no choice but to leave through the window.

"You bastard, I'll tell your wife when I get back!"

...

Before leaving, Lu Ya felt it necessary to exchange some artistic insights with Xiao Die.

This woman was not simple.

Actually, there was no need to think about it.

Qing Luan City had just been established and was too prominent. There were too many secrets, and various forces wanted to meddle or investigate something, not all of them were bad people.

This woman's skills in playing the flute and zither were very solid, and she shouldn't have appeared in a small place like Qing Luan City. She must have come with a purpose!

The impression she gave Lu Ya was that she often lingered around all kinds of men, understanding their thoughts very well. Her figure and appearance were not Supreme Grade, but every move she made could accurately arouse a man's desires.

It was that kind of pitiful, delicate, and even a bit seductive feeling.

But perhaps being elevated to a higher level by Lu Ya's art, she was no longer seductive in front of him.

Xiao Die was immersed in "Paradise of Utmost Bliss" and couldn't extricate herself, only coming to her senses after a long time.

She looked at Lu Ya with an incredulous expression.

"What kind of person are you, that even Jiu Hu would dance for you... I remember, a few days ago, someone tried to harass Jiu Hu, and all three of his legs were broken."

Three legs broken, that's quite something.

Lu Ya didn't know how to respond for a moment.

Xiao Die's expression rippled, and there was a hint of melancholy in her soft, flowing eyes.

"Paradise of Utmost Bliss... does it mean purity? Does the master look down on worldly women like me?"

Paradise.

Purity.

Hmm...

Lu Ya felt that he could no longer look directly at the song "Paradise of Utmost Bliss".

Let's talk properly, no more driving, okay!

"You're overthinking it, it's just a song title."

But Xiao Die firmly believed that there was a deeper meaning to it, persistently asking:

"Or perhaps, does the master mean that the Immortal World is too impure, and only Qing Luan City can be considered Paradise of Utmost Bliss?"

This statement is quite interesting!

Lu Ya nodded, feeling that this woman had a perfect score in reading comprehension.

"Perhaps."

For Lu Ya, it was actually about turning Qing Luan City into his own Paradise of Utmost Bliss, enjoying the pleasures of the entire Immortal World without leaving home.

Xiao Die shook her head with a touch of emotion, walking slowly to the window and looking at the sky above Qing Luan City, which was covered in a dark shadow, unable to help but sigh:

"Master, don't be too arrogant. In the Immortal World, we are not in control of our own fate. To survive, we can only compromise. People are like this, sects and immortal cities are the same."

After finishing her words, Lu Ya had disappeared from the spot.

"Wait, the master hasn't paid yet!"

(End of this chapter)

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