My Synthesizer Has Talent

Zhu Yuan had great faith in Su Qing.

She opened the wine jug.

She exclaimed in admiration, "The wine seems even more fragrant now."

She took a large gulp.

Then, she sat there blankly, hugging the jug.

Yu Hu noticed something was off.

"What’s wrong with her?"

"She’s hearing some beautiful sounds."

"I used your Luhua Wine to improve it. You should try it, too."

Su Qing said with a smile, pointing to the wine jug in Yu Hu’s hands.

Yu Hu was a little confused. His Luhua Wine was, at best, only slightly better than ordinary wine.

It definitely shouldn’t be able to affect Zhu Yuan.

’She’s a Time Dragon, after all.’

’And one who’s reached the Daoist Initial Realm, no less.’

Filled with curiosity, Yu Hu opened his wine jug. He had already smelled the aroma and knew it had to be good wine, so he took a big swig.

Then he, too, sat there motionless and stupefied.

’The Bell Court Overture... it’s actually quite nice.’

Su Qing leaned against the side of the boat, watching the scenery drift by, and couldn’t help but smile happily.

Having his friends with him was truly comforting for his soul.

...

Zhu Yuan soon came to her senses.

Her clear eyes saw Su Qing on one side of the boat, silently nibbling on a leaf and watching the scenery outside.

Zhu Yuan walked over and clapped Su Qing on the shoulder.

"I can’t believe you improved the wine again! With this one, I can hear those bell sounds without even getting drunk."

"It’s nothing special, just a little trinket."

Su Qing waved his hand, his expression nonchalant.

’Things from the Synthesizer really are just trinkets. If one could withstand it, I could even give you a jug of wine that would let you instantly reach the Great Dao Realm.’

’As long as they could withstand it.’

’Unfortunately...’

Su Qing felt that no one could, himself included.

That’s why he only ever synthesized relatively ordinary wines to sample.

"This wine is really good, but it’s a shame it doesn’t have much of an effect,"

"and drinking it feels similar to eating a certain seed, though that seed’s effect was much stronger."

"A seed? You mean the Praise the Sound of Origin?"

Zhu Yuan nodded. "Yes, that’s the name. Back then, a Dragon from my race forced me to eat it. Do you know how big that seed was? It almost choked my newly-hatched self to death."

"Er..." Su Qing was taken aback for a moment.

He glanced at the seed within his Micro Acupoint World.

’This seed’s effect is that powerful?’

’Why would it be fed to a newly-hatched Dragon?’

’Could it be because of the Sound of Origin’s effect?’

Unfortunately, the Praise the Sound of Origin remained dormant, showing no signs of sprouting.

Cultivating this seed was incredibly difficult.

Even the Candle Dragon Race chose not to cultivate it, consuming it directly instead.

"The seed’s effect was very strange, I don’t really know how to describe it. In any case, after hearing that odd sound, I felt myself become much stronger."

"I really want to eat one of those Praise the Sound of Origin seeds again."

"It’s a pity there are so few of them in the Star Sea Great World," Zhu Yuan lamented.

At the side, Yu Hu woke up as well.

"This is truly great wine! Su Qing, this can’t be an improved version. It’s a completely new brew you’ve made yourself."

"There isn’t a single trace of Luhua Wine in it." Yu Hu had a "don’t even think about fooling me" expression.

Su Qing said nonchalantly, "As long as you like it. I think it tastes pretty good myself."

"Our destination is the Xieshan Grassland over there. The sea here is surrounded, so to get to the other side, we have to cross this mountain."

Su Qing pointed to a mountain in the distance. It was a small hill, covered entirely in short grass. It looked barren, but that was simply as tall as the grass grew.

CLICK.

Yu Hu took another picture.

Another moment recorded.

Su Qing suddenly realized that Yu Hu had become particularly fond of taking pictures.

He didn’t know why.

He accepted another picture that Yu Hu handed him.

Zhu Yuan was delighted, while Su Qing was indifferent.

’He’d already taken so many.’

Su Qing was numb to it by now.

"Yu Hu, sigh... what’s gotten into you? I never noticed you having this habit of constantly using the Photograph Machine before," Su Qing asked, exasperated.

He was genuinely starting to get curious.

Yu Hu was silent for a moment.

The boat had already reached the shore.

The three of them disembarked, and Su Qing put the boat away.

As they walked, Yu Hu finally began to speak slowly. "I won’t hide it from you two. Ever since that life-and-death battle..."

"...my wives have given birth to children. Quite a few of them."

"Unfortunately, one of my beloved children died. The only memento I have left is a picture one of my wives took of me playing with that child."

"That feeling... it’s truly awful."

"She was perfectly healthy, yet she had an accident."

Yu Hu sighed as the three of them gradually ascended the small hill.

Sensing the heavy atmosphere, Zhu Yuan remained silent.

Su Qing did the same.

The view from the hilltop suddenly opened up, only to reveal another expanse of sea before them.

"I understand that kind of pain, though I can’t claim to fully comprehend what you’re feeling."

"I’ve suffered the loss of family and friends. Some things... are just like that," Su Qing also sighed.

Yu Hu added, "So, that’s why I’m always taking pictures."

"Having these pictures, these images, it feels so real. It’s like I’m transported back to that time." Yu Hu didn’t want the mood to stay so heavy.

They were all out here to have fun, after all.

So he was the first to smile. "It’s all in the past. Let’s see a smile."

"Let’s all take a picture."

CLICK. Another picture was taken.

In the image, everyone was smiling.

Zhu Yuan also said, "I didn’t expect you to have gone through something like that, Yu Hu."

"Children... as a Time Dragon, it’s impossible for me to have any."

"I was born naturally from the world, and I can’t have children."

Su Qing chuckled. "What’s the point of having kids? Yu Hu only did it because he was forced into that life-and-death battle."

"As long as I can achieve Longevity and live on, what need do I have for children to carry on for me?"

"Well said," Zhu Yuan nodded in agreement.

Yu Hu laughed. "Having kids isn’t so bad, you know. Besides, I can afford to raise them."

"Let’s enjoy the view here."

"By the way, how come Bai Di still hasn’t caught that little thing he was talking about?"

Su Qing changed the subject.

It had been over a month.

How had Bai Di not found it yet?

Su Qing found it strange as well.

He hadn’t even shown up once.

"It is strange, now that you mention it. We really haven’t run into Bai Di at all."

Yu Hu nodded as well.

Zhu Yuan also said, "Yeah, now that I think about it, I don’t think I’ve sensed Bai Di’s presence either."

Su Qing couldn’t sit still anymore.

’Can’t even sense Bai Di’s presence?’

He had been leisurely wandering around lately and hadn’t paid much attention to Bai Di.

’How could there be anything in this world that could endanger Bai Di?’

’Unless it was that "little thing" he mentioned.’

Su Qing released his own restraints and extended his senses.

A moment later, his expression grew heavy. "Bai Di is gone."

"What!" Zhu Yuan and Yu Hu were both stunned.

Su Qing’s words carried absolute credibility.

Zhu Yuan didn’t know about Su Qing’s recent breakthrough yet.

But she knew Su Qing’s combat prowess was immense.

If Su Qing said Bai Di was gone, then he was truly gone.

And Yu Hu believed Su Qing completely, because Su Qing was already in the Eleventh Realm.

He wouldn’t lie to them.

"I’m going to look for him. You two should search as well," Su Qing said with a frown.

Bai Di’s disappearance was a major event.

This was the kind of thing Su Qing hated the most—a friend vanishing because of some accident.

This would be a huge blow to all three of them.

Su Qing vanished on the spot.

He reappeared high above the Star.

Countless ripples of Space emanated from his body.

This was one way of searching for Bai Di.

’That guy Bai Di is so much trouble. I have to do a deep search for any trace of him.’

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