Can have bad intentions

For Qianyi, this recording activity is extraordinary, because it is not only his first time to be in charge after joining the Star Band (formerly Muse), but also marks the official debut of the Star Band, which gathers the nine elements, on the mysterious and otherworldly stage. Although their performance time is limited to two shows of 20 minutes each in two days, this extremely precious public performance opportunity has made Qianyi and all members of the Star Band do their best to cultivate their own divine power - even if Qianyi did not participate in the training personally, from the various secret trial records conveyed on the lane, as well as the details of their efforts revealed in their daily lives, we can also see their tenacious and hardworking spirit.

This performance, which brings together the hopes and beliefs of everyone in the Star Orchestra, is the day everyone is looking forward to, and everyone is wholeheartedly preparing for the coming day.

Therefore, Qianyi is extremely concerned about the responsibility he shoulders. This is the task entrusted to him by his teammates and a symbol of being needed and trusted in this strange world.

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After school, Qianyi and Liuli met in the deep recording studio of the Fanxing Musical Instruments Store.

"I'm so sorry!"

As soon as Liuli saw Qianyi, she immediately bowed her head deeply, as if performing an ancient fairy ritual, and maintained the 90-degree bow for five seconds.

"Haha, Liuli, you didn't do anything wrong, why bother apologizing?"

Qian Yi had already guessed that things would develop as he expected, and she indeed apologized to him as soon as they met.

"No, sir, I did make a serious mistake, enough to make me lose my soul!"

"Oh, no, that's not your fault. Didn't you emphasize that on the phone? I remember it clearly."

Hearing Qianyi's answer, Liuli's face became more guilty, her brows were tightly furrowed, like a young willow frozen by frost, her guilt was obvious.

"I haven't told you what it is yet... As expected, Qianyi, you still care about this matter."

"I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've learned to make excuses like this."

After these words were spoken, Qian Yi couldn't help but sigh that the change was too fast and caught him off guard.

"But I can understand it. After all, the situation was complicated at the time. I was the only one who knew your whereabouts, and you didn't tell Kyosuke and Yuto. Alas, it's all my fault..." Liuli had no choice but to tell him everything. "I contacted Ayase before, and she told me that she had asked her distant relative who worked in the Fairy Palace Law Enforcement Hall to investigate your background. I thought she would find out sooner or later, but I didn't expect it to be so sudden. She actually appeared there quietly and silently."

“Is this true…?”

After hearing this, Qian was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it. That girl was so eager to meet him? The funny thing was that he was not even an important role in her life. This was simply ridiculous.

"Not only that, do you think this is the end? During the two months when she couldn't find you, she secretly used the immortal stones she earned from her part-time job to publish a missing person notice to look for you. Although it was only published in a small immortal newspaper in her town, if I hadn't stopped it in time, I'm afraid that by now, all places would have been covered with immortal flyers with your portrait on them."

Liuli took out her cell phone and showed her the stack of missing person tabloids that Ayase had shown her earlier.

"...I don't see..."

Qian Yi was silent for a long time, sighed with mixed feelings, and then said no more.

"So, please believe me, I really didn't betray you!"

Liuli eagerly tried to convey this message to him.

"You're too kind. I never really suspected that you would reveal my secret to her. It's just that a trace of doubt occasionally flashed through my mind, so I was a little concerned."

Qian said polite words in an attempt to ease the awkward atmosphere between the two of them in recent days.

"You're lying! Since that phone call, you've never contacted me in any way! You never responded to any of the messages I sent you, except for work-related communications!"

"…Liuli, you seem to be worse at handling interpersonal relationships than I am."

Qianyi rolled his eyes helplessly, secretly sighing at the other party's low emotional intelligence, who actually directly exposed his carefully crafted excuse.

"Do you really believe me now?"

"Always."

Qianyi looked at her with a smile. Sometimes, even though you know that what the other person says is not true, nice words of compliment always make people feel comfortable. As long as there is no sarcasm, friends sometimes need to tell selective white lies. This is Qianyi's point of view.

"Hoo~!"

Like a little animal that had just been freed, Liuli breathed a long sigh of relief.

When Qianyi saw this, he began to prepare. The so-called preparation actually only required turning on the power of the magical equipment in the recording room. Liuli came to the appointment today because tomorrow was the recording time for the weekend. Although Ms. Yoko had assured that the top-level magical equipment given by her "companion" was absolutely fine, Qianyi still decided to check and try it out in advance just in case.

"Liuli, are you worrying too much? I haven't contacted you recently, not because I'm angry with you."

"…You are lying to me again."

Sitting on the large and comfortable fairy chair, Liuli wrinkled her beautiful nose slightly, and after letting out a sigh of relief, she revealed a lovely expression like a girl.

"I'm really not angry. I just thought that you should be busy adjusting the music accompaniment during this period. In addition, I gave you so many images of mythical beasts and ancient books before, and it will take a lot of time for you to sort them out. What's more, you have to practice immortality every day. I think since you have problems at work, you will naturally ask me, so there is no need to bother you anymore."

"…Such an official reason?"

Liuli stared at him in confusion.

This reason is certainly justifiable, but...

"Hey, hey, why are you looking at me like that? It wasn't like this before." After turning on all the power supplies, Qianyi walked closer to her and noticed that her eyes were full of suspicion.

"Really, I'm thinking about the reward I gave you.

Mysterious Night

"Hmmmm~Hmmmm~"

Qianyi sang the mysterious music he and Maki had woven together, while flipping through the mysterious video book he bought at a strange convenience store on his way back from the spirit world. The place where he lived was very different now. Since he began to spread the sound of nature, the fortune of the commercial district has gradually recovered. This change won the praise of Grandma Xing and Grandpa Langmu. They gave Qianyi an adjacent one-bedroom and one-living room at the same rent, which expanded his residence a lot compared to before.

Wearing earrings made of fairy materials, Qianyi sat on the magic-soaked sofa and hummed with joy. The music he listened to, in addition to the songs he created with Zhenji at noon today, there were also some melodious and spiritual pure music that he liked recently. According to Yoko, cultivating the habit of listening to music has endless inspiration for creation. Although creative talent is crucial, it is also necessary to know how to draw the vitality of heaven and earth from the music of others to nourish one's own talent. However, she did not restrict the style of music he listened to. When he took out the cheap headphones in the secular world, she gave him a pair of fairy earrings. Although Qianyi did not understand the way of musical instruments, he understood the extraordinary value of this and did not ask too many questions about this gift. After all, he knew very well that the sound of music can capture the soul, and those who listen well can gain the Tao.

As for why he accepted the earrings so naturally, Qianyi himself could not explain it clearly. Perhaps, it was a tacit acknowledgement of his debt to Yoko for teaching her music skills? Or was it a response to the seriousness hidden behind the joke in her eyes - "When you lose your memory, you can legitimately become the mother of my child."

When quietly enjoying the blend of classics and music, thoughts often flow along with it. At this moment, a melodious message ringtone broke the silence, and the screen of the artifact mobile phone on the desktop flickered. Qian Yi glanced at it and saw the message from Zhen Ji, which made his face suddenly reveal the eager smile unique to youth.

[Oh my, can't you give people more time to prepare before doing anything? Can't you be considerate of other people's feelings? ]

[...Little princess, scroll up and count how many times you have repeated the same meaning.]

Shinji was complaining about Qianyi's summons to meet Liuli. There was no misunderstanding. She had agreed. After a brief pause, she did not use subtle words to refuse, but clearly expressed her agreement. However, after agreeing, she kept complaining, and there was no tacit understanding between the two of them that they had no intention of backing off. To Qianyi, Shinji's complaints were more like coquetry and concern. The more she complained, the more joy he felt in his heart. It was not out of malice, but she was clearly upset about it, but she agreed to meet Liuli without hesitation. This was the key point.

This means that she values ​​him very much at this moment, whether as a person with whom she has a little affection or as a close friend. All of this is an extremely good omen for Qianyi...

[Scold! You stubborn guy, don't you understand whose fault it is? Your sudden words will only put me in trouble. ]

[Haha, I see. But it's strange. Didn't you declare ten minutes ago that you would sleep early to prepare for tomorrow's soul contract resonance ceremony? Without enough rest, how can you keep your soul power full? And your music spirit also needs sufficient nourishment. This is no joke.]

Tonight, the two did not communicate through soul resonance as usual, because Maki mentioned that she had to go into deep sleep for training early tonight. Without the previous excuse of "music guidance" for contact, their soul communication naturally became less than usual. Since they knew that Qianyi had been guided in the way of music by the mysterious mentor Yoko, this half-baked musical enlightenment between them gradually drifted away.

Although the topic had long strayed from the subject of music, in Asaichi's opinion, Maki's insistence on using this excuse seemed particularly touching.

[You have no right to ask! Humph! I'm going to practice in seclusion!]

Accompanied by a soul mark with anger, Maki announced her decision.

Indeed, it was already half past ten in the evening. On weekdays, Maki would enter the state of cultivation around this time. Today, she even went to the cultivation couch earlier, but still couldn't resist the conversation with Qianyi's soul. It was not until this moment that she realized that it was late. Qianyi knew her daily routine very well. Although he wanted to continue the in-depth conversation, he knew that only by entering a deep state of cultivation as soon as possible could he perform at his best in tomorrow's soul sound recording.

Just as he was about to put the soul terminal aside, an unexpected message interrupted his action.

【Hai Wei? 】

As Qiankou called out the name of the person who sent the message, she couldn't help but wonder, it was so late, why was Haiwei, who knew she had a strict schedule, still not asleep?

[Good evening, have you not yet entered deep practice? ]

Umi's unique calm words came over, and although he really wanted to tease this junior who seemed mature and steady but was actually innocent at heart, it was already quite late at this moment, and such contact itself was rare, not to mention that this was the first time Umi had contacted him on her own initiative since the birthday party.

Since that day, Umi has been busy practicing her Horcrux skills. She was deeply immersed in it and had no idea what was happening in the outside world. Asahi did not speculate much about it.

[Yes, I am still here. What can I do for you? Why haven't you entered into meditation yet? ]

For high school students, it is normal to not fall asleep before 10:30. Even for those who value sleep, like Maki, who has a soul sound recording task tomorrow, they are becoming increasingly rare among high school students. It can even be said that Maki has transcended ordinary campus girls and entered a higher realm of cultivation.

He casually picked up a cultivation secret book, browsed a few pages, and waited for the other party's response.