Rebirth: The Time-locked Girl-Chapter 243 Stunning Everyone! The Omnipotent Princess Yongning【1 Update】

Chapter 243: 243 Stunning Everyone! The Omnipotent Princess Yongning【1 Update】

"..."

The entire zither room fell silent.

All eyes were focused on Ye Wanlan, filled with astonishment.

Professors Shen and Li were relatively calm, because they had heard from Professor Xue that Ye Wanlan was well-versed in music theory, especially classical instruments.

The director suddenly jumped up, his face a picture of shock, "What, what can you do?"

Was a fight about to break out?

Was there going to be a showdown?

He wasn’t prepared at all!

"I can play a bit." Ye Wanlan extended her hand and gently plucked the pipa strings, "I just happen to know a little bit."

"You ’know a little bit’ and dare to play Princess Yongning’s pipa?" Huo Ximian laughed mockingly, "Do you know how skilled Princess Yongning was with the pipa? ’Know a little bit’?"

Princess Yongning’s "Pure and Simple Melody" was the most popular song of the Ning Dynasty at the time, sung in every street and alley.

It was said that the great female poet Fu Guang even wrote lyrics for the song, but unfortunately only fragments have survived, and did not pass down in their entirety.

Even three hundred years later, "Pure and Simple Melody" is still recognized as a classic pipa composition.

Have a slight understanding and still be so arrogant?

"However, when I perform, I do not wish to have irrelevant and unappreciative people present," said Ye Wanlan indifferently, "Director, can you manage that?"

The director hadn’t recovered from the shock that Ye Wanlan could play the pipa, and upon hearing this, he became even more confused, "Ah?"

"You think I’m eager to listen to your performance?!" Huo Ximian’s tone suddenly rose, "Our actors’ group doesn’t need to waste time with you here, let’s go!"

However, Shen Yeqiu and Xu Qingyu had already picked chairs and sat down, obviously ready to listen attentively.

Qi Yunzhao felt a bit awkward. He looked at the others and also silently took a seat.

Neither the production team nor Huo Ximian were people he could afford to offend.

The status of Shen Yeqiu and Xu Qingyu in the entertainment industry was something he couldn’t shake; being invisible was the best option.

Huo Ximian left the zither room with a heartful of pain, but she had already thrown down harsh words and could only leave with a cold face, away from the filming area.

"Sister Mian?" The assistant saw that Huo Ximian had actually come out and was startled, "How come..."

"A green girl throwing her weight around," Huo Ximian said, her chest heaving from excessive anger, "I don’t want to see her face again! What is there to show off about!"

She had recorded many shows before and had never been so humiliated.

The assistant cautiously said, "Sister Mian, don’t get angry over such people. Mainly because there are professors from Yunjing University here, and she is recommended by the Cultural Relics Bureau, so naturally she’s quite arrogant."

"Arrogant?" Huo Ximian scoffed, "To be arrogant, you need the corresponding strength. What have you to be arrogant about without strength? Is it just about the face?"

"Sister Mian, don’t listen to whatever she says," the assistant said awkwardly, "By walking out like that, I fear the production team might hold a grudge against you, in case..."

"Impossible, there is no ’in case’," Huo Ximian played with her nails, "There’s an episode of ’Treasures of The Divine Land’ that needs to be shot about the Divine Strategy Army. If the production team drives me away, who will demonstrate the Divine Strategy Spear Technique for them and take them to the Huo Family for filming?"

Unless the production team decided to cut that episode entirely!

But with only twelve episodes in total, and one each for Heavenly Sound Sect, Divine Strategy Army, Taiyi Palace, and Great Purity Sect, what else could they shoot without the Divine Strategy Army?

"Let’s go over there," Huo Ximian said lightly, lifting her chin, "She wants me to listen, but I don’t care to hear her mediocre music."

The assistant did not dare to say more and could only follow her out.

Huo Ximian’s actions indeed caused significant dissatisfaction among the production crew.

But the director had to swallow his frustration because they needed to film a complete episode about the Divine Strategy Army.

"Alright, the irrelevant people are gone; now we can quietly listen to Wanlan’s performance," Professor Shen also sat down, "Listening to pipa music in Fengyuan City, it’s like dreaming of Daning."

Qi Yunzhao was noncommittal and not very interested.

The pipa music could indeed make one’s thoughts wander back to Daning, but it had to be played by a professional pipa player.

What could Ye Wanlan’s ’little understanding’ amount to?

"Zeng——"

Ye Wanlan’s hand pressed the pipa strings, and music began to flow from her fingertips.

The pipa sound was serene and graceful, like a stream winding its way through mountains or like jade falling into a quiet valley, shattering with a tinkling sound.

With just this one note, those present realized—

When Ye Wanlan said she knew the pipa, it was definitely not just ’a little bit’!

Shen Yeqiu and Xu Qingyu glanced at each other, both seeing the surprise in the other’s eyes.

After the prelude, the music of the pipa rose an octave higher.

The sound became even more lingering and ethereal, like successive breezes passing one’s ears, gently caressing the cheeks.

The notes seemed to carry the faint fragrance of flowers from outside the hall, making one feel as if they were in the depths of clouds, surrounded by misty vapors, a veritable paradise.

The director listened more and more intently, and suddenly a realization struck him.

Isn’t this...

Pure and Simple Melody?!

The director’s eyes gradually widened, and he incredulously fiddled with his ears, fearing there was a problem with his hearing.

But it really was the famous pipa piece "Pure and Simple Melody"!

It was also the piece that Princess Yongning was best at!

"Pure and Simple Melody" depicted the most prosperous period of the Ning Dynasty, and just by listening to this piece, one could imagine how flourishing Fengyuan must have been at that time.

Luxurious carriages, endless streets.

Scent-laden pavilions and terraces, high-rise towers and imperial palaces.

Stars twinkling in the sky, scholars and literati wielding their brushes, writing Chapter after Chapter of historical legends.

And now, Fengyuan City, rebuilt on ruins, was still developing, contrasting starkly with the former imperial capital.

"Clang, clang—"

As the last two notes fell, the music came to an end, but everyone in the zither room remained entranced for a long time.

Even those who did not understand pipa music would be captivated by such enchanting melodies.

The director let out a long sigh, for the first time feeling that five minutes could be so hard to part with.

"Director, I think you won’t need to bring in another pipa player," Professor Shen said with a smile, "When it comes to the final editing, just cut in the segment of Wanlan’s performance. As you young people say, this is a ’legendary’ piece."

Upon hearing this, the director snapped back to reality, frantic, "Camera crew, did you get that? Did you capture it?!"

"We got it, we got it," the photographer hurriedly replied. "The light and shadows were very good, take a look."

The director breathed a sigh of relief.

If they hadn’t captured that segment, he wouldn’t have known how to compensate for such a loss.

If he was previously apprehensive about taking on the production of "Treasures of The Divine Land," he now felt confident that he could make this show a global sensation!

At noon, after the morning’s shoot, the guests all went to rest.

"Elder Xue, I really can’t thank you enough!" the director was on the phone with Professor Xue, "I’m impressed that you haven’t kept such an amazing talent hidden. I don’t know how to thank you enough for recommending Miss Ye to our program."

Professor Xue, upon hearing this, was not excited but cautious, "What do you mean by that?"

"Pure and Simple Melody!" the director danced with joy, "Miss Ye can actually play Pure and Simple Melody! This has truly helped me out enormously, we have our first hit for the show!"

The production team had invited pipa and zither players, but unfortunately, those who could play Pure and Simple Melody were few and far between, and all were master-level figures, difficult to recruit.

But with Ye Wanlan, all difficulties had been easily resolved.

"This girl really has a lot of tricks up her sleeve," muttered Professor Xue to himself, then shouted anxiously, "I warn you, don’t get any funny ideas. I recommended her because she loves history, she won’t be joining your entertainment circle!"

The director repeatedly assured, "Elder Xue, don’t worry, I have no other requests; as long as she can finish this program, that’s all."

"That’s more like it," huffed Professor Xue. "Anyway, if you dare to have any ulterior motives, I’ll come and deal with you myself."

Director: "..."

**

In the afternoon, the focus of filming was on the actors, so Professors Shen and Li took Ye Wanlan to their archaeological site.

As an assistant, Yan Tingfeng accompanied them.

The former site of Heavenly Sound Sect was also one of Fengyuan’s tourist attractions.

And it was just at the beginning of this year that they discovered more hidden beneath the ground at the Heavenly Sound Sect’s former site.

This subterranean domain was the true headquarters of the Heavenly Sound Sect.

However, for various reasons, it had not been made public until now.

The Inner Sect of the Heavenly Sound Sect, as an underground organization, had many intricate mechanisms within the headquarters, partially contributed to by the King of Yan, He Jia.

The knowledge of the ancestors of Shenzhou was boundless and profound; even with their sophisticated archaeological equipment, they did not dare to excavate rashly, proceeding with utmost caution.

Going deeper by even an inch each day was considered significant progress.

Yan Tingfeng lifted his head slightly, his expression one of realization.

For the first time since awakening three hundred years ago, he was stepping into the headquarters of the Heavenly Sound Sect.

The last time he visited Fengyuan three hundred years earlier, he could not bid farewell to his friends and subordinates because they had all fallen before him, one after another.

Dawn was about to break, yet many would not witness it.

"The archaeological project is massive, and the Archaeological Center has dispatched more staff, but it’s still not enough," lamented Professor Li. "As for the sword hilt, we found it on the outside. Perhaps other parts of the Sword Saint’s Sword are also here, but who knows when we’ll be able to unearth them."

Ye Wanlan nodded and slowly advanced.

She was more familiar with this place than she was with Yongning Palace.

However, it was then that music began to emanate from underground!

The instruments played by themselves without anyone!

"Be careful!" Professor Shen said gravely. "It seems that sometimes the legends are true. The seven directions of the Heavenly Sound Sect headquarters represent the Seven Palaces, each housing a different instrument."

Ancient music theory categorized palace, commerce, horn, zheng, feather, changing palace, and changing zheng as the Seven Tones, also known as the Seven Palaces.

These Seven Palaces were also mechanisms, one of which had already claimed the life of an archaeologist by accident.

"Professors," Ye Wanlan said with a slight smile, "I’m here, don’t worry."

These were her proposed Mechanical Techniques.

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