Top-Tier Superpower Student

"Sun Xiao's zither skills are inferior to yours, so you smashed his zither. Then since my skills are better than yours, I can also smash your zither," Lin Tian said confidently as he stared into Qin Chi's eyes.

His words shocked everyone present.

Including his wives, both junior and senior!

What?

My husband can play the zither?

How come they didn't know about this?

He Qianqian glanced at Bu Mengting as if asking, "Sister, did you know about this? That our husband can play the zither!"

Bu Mengting quickly shook her head, her face as sour as a bitter melon!

She certainly didn't know that Lin Tian possessed the skill of playing the zither!

The audience below was even more confused: if you're going to play the zither, at least you need to have one, right?

In an instant, they dismissed Lin Tian as a troublemaker.

"Get down, stop causing trouble."

"We don't want to see you, get off the stage."

"You don't even have a zither and still want to play? Get down."

…, ….

The crowd roared collectively, and in an instant, Lin Tian was berated miserably. With just one sentence, he became the target of a barrage of criticism.

Qin Chi was furious, bellowing, "You smashed my zither, and I was willing to put you to death for that. But you claim your zither skills are stronger than mine; I really want to see how they are better."

He had devoted his life to the zither and could not tolerate anyone questioning his skills.

Lin Tian ignored the audience below and said, "I am not only a zitherist but also a magician."

"Magician?"

These three words puzzled his wives even more. When did you learn magic, and why don't we know about it?

While his wives were still astonished, Lin Tian turned around and gestured with his hand.

"Everybody, please look."

The next moment, an ancient zither appeared in his hands, the Subduing Dragon Zither itself.

The Subduing Dragon Zither wasn't a physical object in his Heavenly Eye Annihilation of the World but was formed from chaotic energy. He was afraid of startling the audience by suddenly taking it out, so he claimed to be a magician as a pretext.

"Wow, Qianqian sisters, look! He really produced it," Bu Mengting said excitedly as she held onto He Qianqian's hand.

He Qianqian also looked on with curiosity, biting her lip and thinking: When we get home, I must make him tell me how he did that.

The sudden appearance of the large ancient zither also shocked the audience below.

"Wow, he really did produce it."

"His gesture just now was so cool, so manly!"

"So handsome!"

…, ….

Qin Chi, on the side, was stunned as well. But he also didn't discern how Lin Tian managed to produce the ancient zither. Although Lin Tian had intentionally subdued the aura of the Subduing Dragon Zither, Qin Chi still felt a faint energy fluctuation from it!

Lin Tian smiled faintly, then placed the Subduing Dragon Zither on the table and said, "Today, I'll let you all witness the true Carefree Sigh!"

With one hand caressing the zither and the other playing it, the sound of the zither emerged.

"Zheng zheng zheng…!"

The sound was melodious, resembling the singing of divine birds, elegant and clear, as if it were the most beautiful sound in the world.

"Hmm, not bad."

"It's pretty good."

The audience exclaimed repeatedly.

The Subduing Dragon Zither contained three divine tunes, three thousand lesser tunes. The number three thousand is metaphorical, signifying a vast amount. The lesser tunes within the Subduing Dragon Zither are indeed more than three thousand, meaning that the zither contains tunes existing on Earth as well as those lost to time. This Carefree Sigh was a trivial matter to it.

As soon as the sound emerged, Qin Chi could tell it was extraordinary. The difference might not be discernible to laymen, but as an aficionado amongst aficionados, he instantly recognized that Lin Tian's zither skills were no weaker than his own.

"Zheng zheng zheng…!"

Lin Tian continued to play, the melodies winding and melodious, each note struck with precision, stimulating the nerves and resonating with the heartstrings.

"It sounds beautiful," He Qianqian felt, closing her eyes to savor it.

Bu Mengting's eyes widened. Instead of immersing herself in the sound, she pulled at He Qianqian's arm, exclaiming, "Qianqian sister, look at how handsome our husband is when he's seriously playing the zither!"

"Sister, what are you doing? This beautiful zither music needs to be carefully listened to and savored. Don't disturb me, let me thoroughly enjoy it," said He Qianqian, and she closed her eyes again.

Bu Mengting was relentless, shaking her arm persistently.

"Qianqian sister, are you silly? Who's playing the zither? It's our husband! When we get home, we'll have him play all night for us so you can have your fill. Look at him, so earnest and passionate. It's been such a long time since I've seen him this serious."

He Qianqian opened her eyes and gave a silly smile, finding Bu Mengting's words made a lot of sense. Lin Tian was their husband, and if they wanted to listen, they could ask him to play a hundred times at home—how delightful that would be! She looked up at Lin Tian and indeed found a unique charm in him. A serious man is the most attractive, and Lin Tian hadn't been this serious in front of them for a long time. Watching Lin Tian's earnestness seemed even more important than listening to the music.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Tian had played through a third of the piece. Qin Chi could tell that Lin Tian was indeed a master of the zither, his skills not a bit inferior to his, perhaps even surpassing his own.

Then Lin Tian's zither music changed, and he spoke softly, "Smile!"

Suddenly, tens of thousands of spectators seemed to be under Lin Tian's control, as they all burst into hearty laughter.

Qin Chi was instantly stunned. To grasp zither skills to such an extent, to release and control them so freely and appropriately, and to make the audience burst into laughter in an instant was something he admitted he could not do.

Immediately after, Lin Tian's zither music changed again.

"Sadness!"

Tens of thousands of audience members instantly silenced their laughter, their faces filled with sorrow as they closed their eyes to focus on the feeling of the zither music, lost in its embrace.

The zither music changed once more.

"Anger!"

All the tens of thousands of audience members opened their eyes, furious, most of them clenching their fists, their eyes bloodshot and veins bulging with rage.

The zither music changed again!

"Cry!"

As soon as the word 'cry' was uttered, the zither music tugged at people's heartstrings, so sorrowful it could break a person's heart!

Tens of thousands of audience members wept together. Even Qin Chi at the side couldn't help but shed tears.

"Sigh..."

Lin Tian took a deep breath and gradually stopped. "Carefree Sigh" had come to an end amidst the overwhelming cries of the audience.

Even after several seconds had passed since the music stopped, the audience continued to weep uncontrollably; the zither music had penetrated deep into their bones, stirring their nerves, and they were so entranced that they could not pull themselves out of it.

Lin Tian stood up and said, "Audience members, please return to reality now."

With one phrase, he awakened the crowd. People then realized that the music of the zither was an illusion, not reality.

One person took the lead and shouted out.

"So beautiful, play another one!"

"Play another one."

"Play one!"

..., ... .

At first, everyone's voices were chaotic, but in the end, they all shouted in unison, almost hoarse from yelling.

"Play one, play another...!"

They had been truly conquered by Lin Tian's zither music, all shouting until they were red in the face and hoarse, afraid that Lin Tian would leave and they would never hear the zither music again.

Lin Tian initially had no intention of performing, but seeing everyone's enthusiasm, he wavered. He looked at his wives, and found that even they were shouting hoarsely.

"Husband, play one, play one more."

"Play one more!"

He could not ignore the words of his wives, nor could he refuse the enthusiasm of tens of thousands of audience members. Lin Tian decided to go with the flow and play another piece!

"Shush...!"

Lin Tian put his finger to his lips and made a shushing noise.

The audience, who were just moments ago boiling with excitement, quieted down in unison, all preparing to listen intently.

Lin Tian took a deep breath to adjust his state and then, with one hand he caressed the zither, and with the other, he began to play.

"Clang, clang, clang...!"

The sound was pleasing to the ear, melodious, somewhat deep, yet filled with emotion within the music.

The audience at the scene could feel it in the music.

A large bird gave birth to three little birds.

The smallest one was particularly ugly, completely out of place beside its two older brothers.

Its two brothers were annoyed by it, hated it, bullied it.

Its father was the same, not giving it worms to eat, beating it, scolding it.

The little bird was very sad and often cried.

Only its mother comforted it, feeding it worms.

After several tens of days passed, the little bird's two brothers grew bigger and stronger, but the little bird itself became as thin as a reed, as if a gust of wind could blow it away.

Its two brothers frequently bullied it, and gradually, as they learned to fly, they brought their peers to join in tormenting the little bird.

The little bird was covered in wounds, suffering contempt and ridicule. In this world, aside from its mother, there was no one who wasn't bullying it.

As the playing reached this point, suddenly a clear bird chirp sounded in the sky, and a little bird, undaunted by the tens of thousands in the crowd, slowly flew over and landed in a corner.

Lin Tian didn't pay attention to this detail and continued to play.

As the little bird grew in size, it became even more out of place among the other birds, which started to treat it like a monster, a disaster, pointing fingers at it, berating it, even attempting to peck it to death with their beaks!

Thanks to the mother's fierce protection, the little bird managed to avoid disaster. However, its life was like a flickering candle in the wind, about to die out any moment. Death seemed to be only a matter of time.

At this point, tens of thousands of audience members cried together, feeling sympathy for the little bird, clenching their fists, cheering for the little bird's mother, cheering for the little bird.

At that moment, there was only one wish in their hearts: to keep the little bird alive.

"Chirp, chirp, chirp...!"

A few crisp sounds rang out as more than a dozen birds flew above the stadium. They circled overhead, chirped, and then, finding a place to perch, landed.

Everyone was immersed in the sound of the zither, and aside from Lin Tian, no one noticed the arrival of these small birds. Lin Tian glanced at the little birds and continued to play the music.

Finally, the disaster struck. In recent days, heavy rain fell, thunder roared, and fierce winds howled, with downpours coming like waves!

Birds couldn't fly in the rain and couldn't find worms to eat. Some of the young birds that had just started to chirp starved to death!

The flock of birds directed their accusations towards the little bird, believing that it brought the disaster upon them, and that without the death of the little bird, they would never have peace!