Chapter 1700
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Ye Wushuang immediately approached the coffin and, sure enough, saw a recess.
The recess was about the size of an infant’s palm, irregular in shape, but upon closer inspection, it resembled a piece of jade.
Ye Wushuang raised an eyebrow and said, “Even with a recess, but… what could it be for…?”
“Is it this?” Tang Bingwen raised his palm, and a jade pendant appeared in his hand.
As he spoke, Tang Bingwen already placed the jade pendant into the recess.
“Wait…”
Ye Wushuang’s words were cut short as Tang Bingwen smoothly inserted the jade pendant into the recess.
The next moment.
The surroundings were eerily quiet, without the slightest movement.
Tang Bingwen curiously asked, “Is everything okay?”
Bang, bang, bang, bang…
However, as Tang Bingwen’s voice fell, a deafening series of bangs erupted.
All around them, the four walls collapsed with a thunderous roar, and the ground shook violently. Ye Wushuang grabbed Tang Bingwen, and the Taiyuan Spirit Sword reappeared in his hand.
“Big brother, did I… cause trouble?” Tang Bingwen’s face was filled with panic.
Ye Wushuang protected Tang Bingwen, looking around, and soon his expression became strange.
After the walls collapsed, the scene outside was revealed.
At a glance, they were in a valley.
And this hidden chamber was right in the center of the valley.
The ground was bare, and the surrounding cliffs were as dark as iron. Occasionally, the wind blew, echoing with a mournful howl within the valley.
Tang Bingwen stood up in astonishment and exclaimed, “We’re out!”
Ye Wushuang looked at the valley, but he couldn’t feel happy.
He had initially entered a sculpture and directly entered the hidden chamber, where he met Tang Bingwen. But now, where were the two of them?
“Big brother, aren’t you happy?”
“Happy… happy…” Ye Wushuang smiled and said, “I just don’t know where we are now!”
“Who cares where it is, it’s better than being in that little dark room, right?”
“Hmm…”
Ye Wushuang surveyed the valley, saw the exit, and led Tang Bingwen towards it.
Exiting the valley, at first glance, there was a peach grove. Between the peach trees, there were gentle streams, and wooden boardwalks meandered, not knowing where they led.
“This place is truly beautiful!” Tang Bingwen looked around, his expression content, and said, “The peach grove is perfect, and the scenery is delightful.”
“Big brother, you really know how to pick a place for me to sleep in such a wonderful place.”
“Of course, you are my dearest younger brother!” Ye Wushuang replied insincerely.
The two followed the boardwalk into the peach grove.
Before long, the gentle sounds of stringed instruments drifted through the peach grove, and the faint aroma of wine wafted through the air.
Soon.
As the two delved deeper into the peach grove, they saw a wooden platform ahead. On the platform sat four people, enjoying wine and conversation. Two of them were playing the guqin and the flute, their music harmonious and pleasing to the ear.
“A friend from afar, is it not a joy?”
The middle-aged man in black on the left, stroking his long hair and holding a wine cup, laughed heartily and said, “Young friends, you’ve been watching for half a day. Why not join us for a drink?”
Hearing this, Ye Wushuang knew that they had been discovered.
Leading Tang Bingwen out slowly, Ye Wushuang looked at the four people on the platform and bowed, saying, “I am Ye Wushuang, a junior. I apologize for the intrusion.”
“I am Tang Bingwen.” Tang Bingwen also followed suit and spoke politely.
“Come on up, let’s have a drink together.”
The middle-aged man in black laughed heartily and said, “You can just call me Black Duck.”
Black Duck?
The man in black pointed to the man in purple beside him and said with a smile, “This guy is called Zi Ming!”
“The one playing the guqin, you can call him Old Man Qin, and the one playing the flute, call him Di Sha Zi!”
Old Man Qin?
Di Sha Zi?
The names of these four people were truly stranger than the last.
Black Duck laughed and pulled the two to sit down, saying, “Don’t be polite, eat and drink as you please!”
Ye Wushuang picked up his wine cup and carefully examined the wine inside. It was genuine!
Then, he drank it in one go.
Old Man Qin and Di Sha Zi’s music was clearly profound and mysterious. Listening attentively, Ye Wushuang sensed a subtle essence of the Dao hidden within.
It was very faint.
But it was exquisitely refined.
Looking at Old Man Qin and Di Sha Zi, Ye Wushuang inwardly marveled.
These two must be rare sound-cultivating martial artists, and their attainments were extremely profound.
Seeing Ye Wushuang staring at Old Man Qin and Di Sha Zi in a trance, Black Duck couldn’t help but smile and said, “Brother Ye, do you also understand the art of sound?”
“A little bit.”
“Oh?” Black Duck asked curiously, “Then what do you hear?”
After a moment of thought, Ye Wushuang said earnestly, “Senior Old Man Qin’s guqin music is like a high mountain, yet it has the ethereal spirit of a secluded valley, like an abyss, yet it has the vastness of the ocean. And Senior Di Sha Zi’s flute music is like an eagle soaring in the mountains, a dragon lurking in the abyss… complementing each other and inseparable.”
Hearing this, both Old Man Qin and Di Sha Zi stopped playing and looked at Ye Wushuang.
Old Man Qin said in surprise, “I never expected that today, I would hear such words from a young man. Young Master Ye is truly my kindred spirit!”
Di Sha Zi also said, “We should toast to Young Master Ye!”
At that moment, the two picked up their wine cups, their expressions solemn.
Seeing this, both Black Duck and Zi Ming looked at Ye Wushuang with astonishment.
