Xiao Jin'er took out the musical score and handed it to Su Hua, saying, "Elder Sister Su Hua, this is the 'Little Blue Flower Language' you composed. When I was playing the 'Three-Leaf Plum Blossom' melody, I kept making mistakes. Big Brother then told me to replace the 'Four-String Shao Yu Formula' on the score with the 'Gentle Caress Overlapping Streams Form', and then play it using the 'Three-String Minor Repetition Formula'. Jin'er learned it very easily after that, and after Big Brother's modifications, the 'Little Blue Flower Language' seems even more profound and mysterious."
"Heh, little girl, you can eat nonsense, but you can't speak nonsense," Chang Tianrui laughed. "This 'Little Blue Flower Language' is a melody carefully composed by Immortal Su Hua for beginners. Its purpose is to allow beginners to better comprehend the profound mysteries within the music and practice various fingering techniques. It has already been widely promoted. Nowadays, within the world, many novices first encountering the art of music use this score as a textbook for practice. If one can fully bring out the profound mysteries of this 'Little Blue Flower Language', their musical attainment can be greatly enhanced." Chang Tianrui spoke eloquently, "This melody is a perfect work that Immortal Su Hua spent countless effort creating. It is also a world-renowned famous piece, hailed as the contemporary music textbook. It's not something just anyone can modify."
"You people... Hmph!"
Xiao Jin'er couldn't be bothered with them. She raised her little head and looked at Su Hua with great indignation, asking angrily, "Elder Sister Su Hua, you know Jin'er respects you the most and would never lie to you. If Elder Sister doesn't believe me, you can try it yourself. After Big Brother's modifications, it really became much easier and more profound."
Su Hua looked at the score in her hand, just staring at it without speaking. Only, her peerlessly beautiful face was no longer calm; a rich astonishment flickered within her beautiful eyes.
When Xiao Jin'er handed over the score, she immediately tried in her mind to replace the 'Four-String Shao Yu Formula' with the 'Gentle Caress Overlapping Streams Form' and then play the 'Three-Leaf Plum Blossom' melody using the 'Three-String Minor Repetition Formula'. After three rounds of deduction, it was exactly as Xiao Jin'er had said—not only was there no sense of incongruity, but it was also more suitable for beginners. Most incredibly, the variation in the 'Three-Leaf Plum Blossom' melody actually made the entire 'Little Blue Flower Language' even more profound and mysterious.
This was truly...
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Su Hua would never have believed it. Because she had invested immense effort into this melody, revising it countless times until she deemed it perfect before allowing its circulation. She never expected...
"Did you really modify it?"
Su Hua looked at the fellow opposite her, who was lounging on the master's recliner, basking in the sun and sipping wine. She simply couldn't believe that this person before her, who seemed like a spoiled young master with a touch of a swindler, had modified her musical score.
"Let me see."
Gu Qingfeng took the score, gave it a general look, and more or less recalled the situation at the time. "That's right, I modified it."
"Immortal Su Hua, your composed 'Little Blue Flower Language' was really... by him...?" Chang Tianrui and the others didn't believe it, but Su Hua nodded in confirmation, forcing them to realize this was a fact.
"Hmph! Hmph! How about it? Do you believe my Big Brother now?" Xiao Jin'er glared fiercely at Chang Tianrui and the others.
Chang Tianrui and the others wore awkward expressions and had nothing to say.
Su Hua asked, "How... did you modify it? And how did you detect it?"
Gu Qingfeng replied casually, "Just modified it casually, that's all. What other way is there to modify it?"
Casually?
That tone was anything but ordinary.
"Elder Sister Su Hua, it really was like that. At the time, Jin'er was practicing the score. When Big Brother passed by and saw Jin'er constantly making mistakes, he just casually helped Jin'er modify it a bit."
If these words had come from anyone else's mouth, Su Hua would have disbelieved them a hundred times over. But just these words came from the innocent mouth of Xiao Jin'er, making it impossible for her not to believe. However, believing was one thing; accepting it was another matter entirely. The melody she had painstakingly composed with countless effort had actually been modified casually by someone, and after modification, it became easier and more profound.
This was something Su Hua truly found hard to accept. She was also very unconvinced in her heart, especially given this fellow's arrogant tone. What made Su Hua even more furious was that this fellow, while drinking wine and looking at the score she composed, kept shaking his head. That expression, that look in his eyes—one of utter disdain—as if the melody she composed was full of flaws in his eyes.
How outrageous!
Even with Su Hua's excellent temperament, she couldn't tolerate others looking down on her composition like this.
Suppressing the anger quietly rising in her heart, she forced a smile and asked, "I wonder what other aspects of this melody fail to satisfy Young Lord Chiyan?"
"It's passable, can make do. No major flaws."
Having said that, Gu Qingfeng handed the score back. Only, Su Hua opposite him didn't take it. Her mind was filled with Gu Qingfeng's two phrases: 'passable' and 'can make do'.
Not only Su Hua couldn't stand it, but the several hundred people gathered in the Spirit Seclusion Garden also found it hard to stomach, feeling that this Gu Qingfeng fellow was far too arrogant and overbearing.
This was the 'Little Blue Flower Language' meticulously composed by Immortal Su Hua—a world-renowned textbook musical score, even revered as a divine melody by many music beginners. And now this fellow called it 'passable'? 'Can make do'? And 'no major flaws'? What kind of arrogant person would dare utter such words!
In truth, only Huode knew that for Gu Qingfeng to give an evaluation like 'passable, can make do' was already very high praise. He clearly remembered how, back in the day, even famous melodies passed down from antiquity were described by Gu Qingfeng as worthless, not even comparable to trash.
"Elder Sister Su Hua, what I told you was right, wasn't it? This guy has always been this stubborn and unreasonable!" Ouyang Ye seemed to notice Su Hua's displeasure and advised, "But Elder Sister, don't take it to heart. He loves to boast the most. He even once boasted that there's no melody in the world he can't play."
Chang Tianrui and the others also stepped forward, saying, "That's right, Immortal Su Hua. Why bother lowering yourself to the level of such a self-important person like him?"
"I think his modification of the Immortal's score might just be a coincidence. The Immortal need not take it to heart."
Su Hua ignored them. Forcing a smile, she continued to suppress the anger in her heart and asked, "When Young Lord Chiyan says 'no major flaws', does that mean there are many minor flaws? I wonder if Young Lord Chiyan could offer some guidance?"
"Guidance? Let's forget about that."
Perhaps Gu Qingfeng had sat for too long. He stood up, stretched lazily, yawned, looked at the gradually setting sun, and said, "The sky's getting late today. Alright, everyone should go about their business."
"Heh!"
Su Hua let out a light laugh, one that was very unpleasant and made her seethe with anger.
Whether in her past life or this one, she had never suffered such an awkward situation. This fellow's impatient demeanor in his speech and actions made Su Hua feel, for the first time, like an unwelcome person.