Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan
Chapter 11 Heroines of the Song Dynasty (9)
After closing the mall interface, Dong Yue'e immediately ran to the warehouse and found the Dance Soul tutorial - Gongsun Da Niang.
Dance Soul Teaching - Gongsun Da Niang: Unlocks Dream Teaching upon use; unlocks the Dream Teaching location - Dream Illusion, with a time ratio of 1:3 between Dream Illusion and reality; grants access to the advanced instructor - Gongsun Da Niang; valid for ten days.
Although the time ratio was only one to three, people in ancient times rested much earlier and slept much more than people do today.
With a ratio of one to three, even if Dong Yue'e only sleeps for four hours, he can still get almost a day of practice time in the Dream Illusion.
Of course, this sounds like a lot; four time periods are equivalent to one day.
However, learning to dance is something that cannot be accomplished overnight.
Although Dong Yue'e had ten extra days to learn, it was impossible for her to fully master Gongsun Da Niang's teachings in just ten days.
How much she can learn depends not only on Dong Yue'e's comprehension but also on her own efforts.
Fortunately, Dong Yue'e had a good foundation, with five years of archery training and two years of dance training. Although it wasn't top-notch, it was much better than knowing nothing.
Moreover, in Dong Yue'e's view, to bring out the essence of sword dance, the indispensable element is the dashing and heroic spirit.
After all, no matter how good the appearance is, if the spirit is not there, it is nothing more than gold on the outside and rotten cotton inside.
Since the Dream Illusion can only be activated at night when sleeping, Dong Yue'e, who has not yet received Gongsun Da Niang's guidance, can only strive to become a god.
Therefore, Dong Yue'e put the silk fan and long sword in her hand on the table, went to the southeast corner of the wall, and picked up the bow and arrow that had been hanging there as decoration for the past two years.
Nothing trains the eyes better than archery, and the heroic bearing that radiates from within is naturally best suited for martial arts training.
The beauty of sword dance lies in its balance of strength and gentleness; therefore, it can be said that no dance in the world, no matter how beautiful, can compare to even a fraction of the beauty of sword dance.
Dances that are too forceful or too gentle tend to feel unnatural. Only a sword dance that combines strength and gentleness, yin and yang, can easily captivate the viewer's mind with every move and gesture.
Time flies, and the dance competition at the music academy has come to an end. Finally, the day that everyone has been looking forward to has arrived.
This morning, as if by prior arrangement, employees from the entire JD.com network flocked to the Bian River.
Yes, today is the Dragon Boat Festival.
Ordinary people rushed over there early in the morning, hoping to get a good spot so they could see the dragon boat races clearly.
Ideally, the best spot would be one where you can also see the red carpet.
But where on either side of the Bian River can you find such a perfect place?
It should be noted that even on ordinary days, the Bian River area is an extremely prosperous place.
The truly auspicious locations with good feng shui and beautiful scenery have long been occupied by teahouses, taverns, and inns.
The only bridge that could be considered slightly better than the one on both sides of the river was the Rainbow Bridge, but it was not a place that ordinary people could go to; many merchants had already occupied the area.
Teahouses, taverns, and inns were basically for the wives of merchants or officials to watch the dragon boat races.
Although the Northern Song Dynasty was quite open-minded towards women, it was still inconvenient for women to show their faces in public on such a grand and crowded festival.
Of course, children from poor families don't have the luxury of such things, and even if they wanted to, they wouldn't have the spare money.
Six exquisitely carved dragon boats are poised to set sail on the Bian River. Ten rowers are on the long, narrow dragon boats. At the stern, a drum is being driven, and a strong man in a vermilion sleeveless short jacket stands quietly with his feet shoulder-width apart, holding drumsticks in both hands.
A conductor dressed in a yellow robe stood slightly behind the drummers, and the arrangement of each dragon boat was exactly the same.
The rowers are the main force, the commander is the backbone, and the drummer is the driving force. The race is against the current; even on ordinary days, cargo ships need to be pulled by boatmen to move forward and stop.
The banks of the Bian River were bustling with people, creating a lively and lively scene.
A young general in silver armor walked onto the red carpet, a gong mallet in his right hand. Reaching the gong hanging high above the carpet, he shouted, "The dragon boat race is about to begin..."
As the loud yet somewhat prolonged "clang" resounded, the silver-armored young general's "start" was announced.
The drumbeats began to sound slowly, starting slowly and briefly, but gradually becoming more frequent.
"Dong dong dong~ dong dong~ dong dong dong~" The drumbeats grew louder and louder, carrying an air of battle and gradually drawing the onlookers into the fierce competition.
Although it was said that six dragon boats were beating drums at the same time, the sound of the drums was indeed a bit noisy, but in the interplay of the drums, it also had a unique flavor.
Even the most meticulously composed war songs cannot compare to the exhilarating and stirring sound of this drumbeat.
As the saying goes, "You may plant flowers with care, but they may not bloom; you may plant willows without intention, and they may thrive." True art comes from the naturalness of life, not from deliberate embellishment.
The fierce competition and the rousing drum music easily brought the audience to a climax.
Even the women sitting in the teahouses, taverns, and inns, though not as excitedly shouting and screaming as the people on the shore, had already stood up from their chairs, wringing their handkerchiefs with their hands, their seemingly calm faces revealing a hint of tension.
Dong Yue'e was also standing by the railing of the pavilion, gazing at the Bian River in the distance.
Wearing a bright red dance costume, her long hair was tied up and secured with gold rings, adorned with grape-sized gold bells, making her look exceptionally spirited.
"Third Sister, do you think the Yang family will still win the championship this year?" A woman dressed in a pink tight-fitting dance costume with a green gradient fairy skirt and countless light green ribbons tied on her jade arms moved lightly to Dong Yue'e's side, glanced at the Bian River not far away, and smiled.
"Of course." Dong Yue'e spun away from the railing, a faint smile playing on her lips, and answered calmly.
He seemed so nonchalant, as if he didn't care about the race at all, and had only come here to get some fresh air.
The dance costume Dong Yue'e was wearing at this moment was quite different from the one she had practiced at home before.
This was a modified design by Gongsun Da Niang, combining Dong Yue'e's own design with the actual situation of her dance level. Although it was not as elaborate as the previous one, it gave Dong Yue'e a serene beauty as she twirled, like "a lotus emerging from clear water, naturally beautiful without any artifice."
As expected, although the two layers of gauze skirts could make the dance moves more ethereal and mysterious, they did not enhance the beauty of Dong Yue'e's sword dance as a beginner. Instead, they diminished her heroic spirit.
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