Keyboard Immortal

it as a keyboard warrior; there was no way he could play it.[1]

There would have been no way he could remember the song score after all this time, but as his cultivation climbed, his memory grew stronger as well.
He gradually remembered more things he had seen before.

Thus, he could give Xie Daoyun the song through the way music was recorded in this world.
Xie Daoyun was itching to try it out, so she invited the two of them inside.
After all, playing the zither was a graceful thing, so it wasn’t too proper to eat while playing it.

Xie Xiu had a gloomy look on his face.
He gave the copper pot a reluctant look. I didn’t even finish eating yet… But he didn’t want to put a damper on his big sister’s mood, so he could only leave sulkily.

Xie Daoyun washed her hands first.
Then, after drying them with a white cloth, she lit a bit of sandalwood incense before carefully taking out a zither.
Her movements throughout the entire process were extremely graceful.

Zu An was really impressed. This is how you should do stuff like this!

Zither music filled the air.
At first, it was still a bit underripe, but Xie Daoyun’s zither skills were quite excellent.
She quickly immersed herself into the song.
Xie Xiu wasn’t too into it at first, but his expression quickly changed.
His mouth soon hung open wide.

Xie Daoyun’s chest rose and fell deeply.
Her feelings were being completely swept away by the zither.
She was completely focused.

Zu An was the calmest of them all.
After all, he had heard the song before.
Furthermore, he hadn’t heard too many zither songs, so he couldn't really tell if it was good or bad.
All of his attention was on Xie Daoyun’s chest.
He wondered if her chest rested on the table when she was focused on drawing those talismans… Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a bit tiring?

The song finished, leaving the entire room completely silent.
Xie Daoyun sat in place, in a stupor.
She didn’t get up for a long time.

Zu An saw that the bit of hair on the back of her neck was standing up, and there were some teardrops in her eyes.
He had to admit that she really was someone who loved the zither.
She had actually been able to sympathize so much with the song.

A while later, Xie Daoyun finally looked at him and asked, “Big brother Zu, does this song have a name?”

“The song’s name is ‘Guangling San’.” Zu An felt a bit of regret after saying that.
He should have changed the name, perhaps to ‘Zu An’s Present to Daoyun’, which would have earned him even more points with her.

“Guangling San…” Xie Daoyun silently stored the song’s name in her memory.
“By the way, why do I sense grief and killing intent from this song?”

Zu An was stunned. Holy shit, you can even sense that?

He thought for a bit and explained, “This song actually tells a story.
There was a warrior in ancient times whose cultivation was profound.
He had a friend who showed him great favor.
That friend was framed by a political enemy, and so he called for the warrior several times.
Even though he didn’t say why, the warrior knew what his friend needed him for.
Yet he never responded, and continued to remain at home to take care of his aged mother.
Three years later, when his mother passed away, he then sought out that friend and agreed to help him with his revenge.

“As a result, he charged into that political opponent’s territory with only his sword to accompany him, and then killed that enemy despite the protection of endless guards.
Unfortunately, by the time he completed his task, he was already surrounded by the soldiers who had come rushing to the scene.
The warrior knew that there was no way for him to make it out alive, so he ended his own life.
For fear that he would be recognized after he died and involve his older sister back home, he cut up his own face before he committed suicide.

“But then, later on, his older sister went on her own to receive his corpse.
She wept because she knew why he had done what he did, yet how could she allow his name to be erased forever…”

Xie Daoyun’s eyes were brimming with tears when she heard the story.
Xie Xiu’s eyes were red as well, but in order to stop himself from crying, he quickly said, “That man is a true hero! He was filial to his mother, waiting until she passed away before carrying out this task.
He gave up his life for the sake of his friend, upholding justice.”

“I was more moved by his relationship with his sister.” Xie Daoyun said with a sigh.
“That warrior cut up his own face so he wouldn’t drag down his older sister, and yet his older sister chose to give up her own life for the sake of his reputation.
I’m filled with endless admiration just thinking about it.”

Xie Xiu slammed the table and exclaimed, “This kind of heroic figure really lived a glorious life! I wonder when I could…”

Xie Daoyun cut him off before he even finished his sentence.
“I would rather you continue living like a playboy than be like him.”

Xie Xiu said with an awkward smile, “I was just saying stuff; I didn’t really mean it.
Am I that kind of person?” Of course the waists of those young ladies are much more my style.

These stories were what they were.
He wouldn’t do something like that even if he went mad.

1.
广陵散 are the Chinese characters of the song name.
A quick Youtube search will bring up the song. ☜

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The original creator of Xie Daoyun’s reply was someone with the same name from Zu An’s previous world.
This interaction was where Zu An got the first half ‘Of what does the fluttering of snow resemble’ from. ☜