The Great Wei Music Bureau

Last time we talked about Li Yi starting to prepare for the concert, so will the preparations go smoothly? Let’s take a look together.

Li Yi and Shi Yu copied out more than ten copies of the music sheet for the concert and distributed them to the audience. Then they started rehearsing with the musicians, dancers and backing singers. It went smoothly at first, but Li Yi felt more and more uncomfortable. He thought: I'm holding a solo concert, and I just sing on the stage. It's not the right way. The main thing is that I can't show my momentum by sitting and playing the piano all the time. Oh, I miss my beloved guitar! Guitar! Yes! Guitar!

Li Yi suddenly asked Shiyu: "Shiyu, do you know where there are workshops or craftsmen in Shangjing City who are good at making musical instruments?"

Shiyu shook her head. Li Yi looked at the musicians again. An old musician who played the piano said with a smile, "Mr. Li, I know a musical instrument store that is good at making all kinds of musical instruments. As long as they have strings, they can make them. The craftsmanship is not bad, but the price is a bit expensive. I wonder if you..."

Li Yi interrupted, "It's not about the money! I'm just afraid that he can't make what I want!" "Oh? Master Li wants to make a musical instrument?"

Li Yi took out a pipa and said, "It's similar to the pipa, but it's bigger than this one and has six strings. I wonder if he can make it."

The old musician was puzzled: "A six-stringed pipa? I've never seen one, let alone heard one."

Li Yi smiled and said, "I just want to try it. If I can do it, I can perform better!"

Shi Yu asked in confusion: "What kind of musical instrument could make Li Lang care so much about it?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "It's not that the instrument is better. For me it is a kind of sentiment, and I am more accustomed to it."

So Li Yi followed the old musician's advice and found the musical instrument store. He studied with the craftsmen there for a day, discussing everything from the wood, the thickness and material of the strings, to the position and size of the sound holes. Before leaving, he even drew a few drawings, which of course were of the appearance of his most beloved guitar in his previous life. He paid a deposit and agreed to deliver the guitar ten days later.

In addition to rehearsals, Li Yi also had to do some preparatory work such as publicity, costume design, and construction progress inspection. In addition to these, Li Yi would always take time to visit the music store. These days, it can be said that he was really busy. Looking at the boats gradually gathering on the lake, he became more and more excited as the concert approached.

Five days later, the bottom floor of the stage in the lake had been set up, more than 30 medium-sized fishing boats were locked with iron chains, and the wooden planks above had also begun to be built. The clanging sounds never stopped. Li Yi rehearsed a song for the whole morning that day.

After lunch, Shiyu watched everyone rehearse. If divided by position, Li Yi was the general director of this solo concert, the lead singer, the music, dance, styling and technical director, while Shiyu was the deputy director, the general dispatcher and producer, and also a guest performer. This concert was held for the two of them, so it was natural for them to put in some hard work. Li Yi went to the music store to check the progress of the guitar production as usual, but something unexpected happened.

Li Yi was riding his horse towards a musical instrument store. When passing a busy intersection, his horse was hit on the hind leg by something. The force was not small. The horse was frightened and instinctively wanted to run away. This was a busy street intersection. If it ran wildly, it would inevitably hurt passers-by. Li Yi did not hesitate for a moment. He used the Vajra Magic Skill and jumped forward in front of the horse, trying to pull the reins to stop it. However, the frightened horse could not be easily subdued. It raised its front hooves with a long neigh and was about to step on Li Yi. The passers-by around him showed a look of horror.

At this tense moment, a white shadow descended from the sky and stood firmly on the horse's back. Strangely, the moment she stood on the horse's back, the horse suddenly calmed down, gently put down its front hooves, and snorted at Li Yi as if nothing had happened, as if to say, "Hey, aren't you on my back? Why are you running in front of me? Who is on my back?"

Li Yi looked up at the figure on horseback, with black hair in a bun, a white dress covering half of her face, long eyes and sword-like eyebrows, and a fairy-like appearance. No matter how you look at her, she is absolutely beautiful and elegant, with a cold look without a trace of ripples, tall and slender limbs, and a silver sword suspended in the air at her side, constantly making a buzzing sound. The whole picture is like a blooming Tianshan snow lotus, leaving people with the image of a frosty beauty.

Just by looking at this pair of cold and beautiful pupils, Li Yi could guess who this beauty was. This was the only person in the entire Shangjing City who could surpass Shiyu in beauty! Nangong Xue, the jewel in the crown of the Nangong family! Nangong Xue's clear water-like eyes showed no emotion. She did not look at Li Yi, but said coldly to the second floor of a restaurant: "How dare you kill people at this busy street corner? This is the foot of the emperor, the capital of the Great Wei. You are too brave!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the sword beside her flew away by itself, and flew into the second-floor window with a whoosh. Then a man in a gray robe flew out of the window and fell heavily to the ground. However, he did not show any pain and stood up on the spot. This action was not in accordance with the principles of mechanics. I think he was a martial artist of the fifth level of Huajin.

The man looked at Nangong Xue calmly and said, "Daoist sword control technique, you are Nangong Xue? Why are you ruining our business!"

Nangong Xue said expressionlessly, "The guards of Shangjing City are the responsibility of my Nangong family. You committed a crime in a downtown area and dared to ask me why. If you only wanted to kill him, I wouldn't care if you used hidden weapons, poisoned him, or killed him in a secluded place. But you scared the horse with a hidden weapon and almost hurt innocent people here. How can I ignore it?"

The gray-robed warrior said, "Nangong Xue, do you know who we are?"

"Mojia secret agent, I still have some vision."

"Since you know that, why are you still getting in the way?" "I've already explained it to you just now. If you kill him alone, I really won't care. But if you hurt innocent people and disturb the peace of Shangjing, I really will have to intervene."

"So what do you say now, can I leave now?"

"Leave? How do you think I found you? Just with the hidden weapons just now? You've been targeted for a long time!" As soon as the voice fell, several figures were shot down, and finally landed in front of Nangong Xue. Li Yi counted them, four of them, judging from their body movements, they were at least fifth-grade martial artists. Including the previous one, there were five people in total. They looked at Nangong Xue and asked, "Does your Nangong family want to interfere in the affairs of our Mo family?"

"The affairs of the Mohist school? You bunch of idiots, you were sold and still helped count the money! Do you really think that the Yuwen family keeps you because of how great you are? Don't be silly, go back and think about it carefully, and don't act like monkeys anymore." After saying that, the sword flew to his side.

The five people looked at each other, and one of them asked, "Can we go now?" Nangong Xue nodded, and the five people saluted and turned to leave. The flying sword stopped the first person, who turned around and asked, "Didn't you say you would let us go?"

"The four of them can go, but you can't. You have to come with me back to the Guards of Beijing."

"What if I don't agree?"

"Then don't leave." As her voice faded, the buzzing sound of the sword beside her started again. This time the sword was three inches out of the sheath. The man exchanged glances with the other four, and then the four turned and left, leaving only the man who attacked Li Yi.

Nangong Xue's cold eyes fell on Li Yi and she asked in a cold voice, "Do you know who wants to kill you?"

Li Yi nodded, "Do you have anything to ask this person?"

Li Yi was a little confused, only to hear the man laughing and saying, "It's useless to ask anything!" Then he vomited blood and fell to the ground and died!

Nangong Xue shook her head, and four soldiers carried the body away in a moment. This was a street corner in the downtown area, but there was no sound at all, and everyone stared at Nangong Xue in a daze.

Li Yi bowed to Nangong Xue and said, "Thank you very much for today, Miss Nangong. Li Yi is here to show his respect."

Nangong Xue still spoke in a cold voice: "If you want to thank me, why not let the most talented scholar in the capital give me a poem, just like your poem "The clouds resemble clothes and the flowers resemble face"."

Li Yi thought for a moment and said:

"There is a beauty in the north, peerless and independent. One glance from her can bring down a city, another glance can bring down a country.

"It is graceful as a startled wild goose, and gentle as a swimming dragon. It is like a light cloud covering the moon, and it flutters like snowflakes blown by the wind."

Nangong Xue shook her head and sighed, "Alas, although it is also a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation, it always feels a little lacking."

Li Yi was speechless, thinking: How can there be a better poem for a beauty than that one? Even if there is one, I can't write it! Oh, it's over, I gave that poem too early. If I gave it to Miss Nangong, maybe I could get her to smile! It's over now, there's no hope at all!

Nangong Xue saw that Li Yi was a little annoyed, so she took off her veil and said, "Maybe you can write a different poem after seeing my true face." After that, she smiled at Li Yi, but this smile made Li Yi feel like he was electrocuted. He stood there in a trance, and a revolving lantern flashed through his mind. To use the most appropriate contemporary word to describe it, it was very simple. He even thought of what to name his children! He even thought of where to be buried after his death...

Nangong Xue saw that Li Yi had no reaction, so she didn't stay any longer, put on her veil, and flew away on her sword. Li Yi saw Nangong Xue flying away, and shouted: "I'm going to hold a singing party soon, I wonder if Miss Nangong would be willing to go and see it?"

Nangong Xue disappeared without even looking back. Li Yi instantly felt that he would never love again, and Nangong Xue would never fall in love with him. Alas, I am useless! Li Yi looked at the direction where Nangong Xue was going, sighed, and returned to the Exiled Immortal Tower dejectedly.

Shiyu saw Li Yi coming back and was very unhappy so she went up to him and asked him. Li Yi told her what happened. She was shocked and said, "Confucianism, Taoism, and Mohism? Hidden enemies? Did they attack Li Lang? You must never go out alone in the future. They are specialized in assassination and are good at making all kinds of hidden weapons. And the hidden weapons are all coated with poison."

"Poison? Does this count as a Confucianist?"

Shi Yu explained, "Let me put it this way. The Mohist School is quite special in Confucianism and Taoism. Apart from the founder Mo Di, there has never been a Confucian scholar who has reached the extraordinary level. However, the people of the Mohist School are good at designing various machines and weapons, so they have always been supported by large families. In addition, there are no restrictions on the number of disciples recruited by the Mohist School, so many desperate criminals have joined the Mohist School, and gradually the Mohist School has become an organization specializing in assassination. Although it is still within the Confucian and Taoist system, it is only because the leaders of the Mohist School in recent generations are all great Confucian scholars. If not, it would have been cleared out of the Confucian and Taoist system long ago!"

Li Yi nodded and said, "So that's how it is. It seems that the Yuwen family spends money to support them to make up for their disadvantage in controlling the army, and they can also be used as thugs. Yuwen Ye, Yuwen Ye, if there is a road to heaven but you don't take it, there is no door to hell but you will come to it. Since you have already made a move, if I don't fight back, what kind of man am I!"

Shi Yu asked, "Li Lang, have you thought of any way to deal with that bastard? I think Yu Wenye will definitely fight you to the death."

Li Yi thought about it in his mind and said, "I can borrow your teacher's power!"

"Teacher? Why?"

Li Yi asked: "Do you know who is the current leader of the Mohist school?"

Shiyu replied: "Minister of Works, Lu Shu, the great scholar of Lu! What does this have to do with anything?"

Li Yi smiled and said, "You said that their action against me failed once. How long will it take to prepare for the next one?"

Shiyu shook her head, and Li Yi smiled and said, "Just try it and you'll know!"

Shi Yu was surprised and asked, "Li Lang is still willing to take risks?"

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't catch the tiger's cubs!"

Li Yi was confident, but Shi Yu was still worried. Li Yi comforted her, "Don't be nervous. I won't act rashly against Yu Wenye, as that would draw the wrath of the Yu Wen family. Using the Mo family as a scapegoat is a good opportunity to see what the Yu Wen family's attitude is towards Yu Wenye. It would be best if we can get rid of him, but if not, at least make sure he doesn't dare to provoke me again!"

Shi Yu looked at Li Lang with a silly smile and said, "You are just a commoner with the title of a talented scholar in vain. How can you want to make trouble for the children of aristocratic families? Ordinary people would not even have time to hide!"