Chapter 138: Solo Performance Under the Moon

While Constantine and Old Xie were dealing with the aftermath, the others had prepared the bonfire. They still stayed on this cliff, after all, the sky was gradually getting dark, and no one knew if the pirates had reinforcements returning. One had to know that the Black Dragon Society was a large organization. Among them, there were openly five Saint Domain Experts, known as the Five Great Demon Kings. Tianfeng Fourteen Lang was merely the Red-Haired Demon among them. If their reinforcements also arrived, going out would simply be seeking death. It was better to stay on this cliff which was easy to defend and difficult to attack.

After dealing with various matters, everyone began to prepare dinner. There was enough food in Constantine’s Space Ring for 500 people to eat for a month, and now it was just the right time to take it out for everyone to enjoy. With Constantine’s generosity, she naturally would not give her subordinates garbage food to eat. Everyone could eat sweet bread and roasted meat, as well as some low-alcohol fruit wine and other drinks. As long as it was heated over the fire, it could be deliciously enjoyed.

However, after Old Xie handed the roasted tender beef to Constantine, she immediately handed it to Arthas. Seeing this, Old Xie felt angry and directly snatched it back from Arthas’s hand, then handed it to Constantine again, saying angrily: “I gave this food to you, not to this Pretty Boy!”

“Little Stephen, don’t make a scene. Highness Arthas is injured now!” Constantine immediately said unhappily.

Arthas, however, had backbone and said angrily: “Thank you, Constantine, but no need. I don’t want to eat things roasted by a barbarian!”

“Brother Arthas, don’t be angry with Little Stephen, he is still a child!” Constantine immediately said with a bitter smile. Then she complained to Old Xie: “How can you be so stingy? That is very impolite!”

“Hehe!” Old Xie laughed without caring: “It’s not that I am stingy, it is that the Pretty Boy cannot eat any food right now. I am saving him, while you are harming him.”

“Ah!” Constantine was startled and said: “You, you aren’t lying to me, are you? He is a patient, he should use some food to replenish his strength!”

“No, you are wrong, Miss Constantine!” The Elf Sword Saint beside them interrupted at this moment: “What Your Excellency Little Stephen said is correct. Arthas and I cannot eat!”

Although the Guard Captain’s face was covered with blue-black rotten flesh and his appearance was deformed, looking extremely terrifying, his voice was still as loud as ever. He also did not show any depression due to being blind. Obviously, his state of mind had been tempered to a level as calm as a dry well, and he was not far from the realm of great success. Old Xie knew that with this state of mind, it would not be difficult for him to step into the Legend Realm in the future. No wonder he could be chosen as Arthas’s Guard Captain among the Elves, who had many experts. He turned out to be someone with great potential to break through. Presumably, the Elf King also thought highly of him, so he let him approach his successor.

Seeing the Guard Captain also say this, Constantine immediately asked in confusion, “But why is that?”

“Sigh, of course I am not lying to you. Actually, I really want to eat too, but I can’t. Tianfeng Fourteen Lang’s poison belongs to Voodoo, which is extremely yin and damaging. He discovered that it can absorb my physical strength and Battle Qi to strengthen itself. Presumably, it is the same for Highness Arthas?”

“En!” Arthas nodded and said helplessly: “That’s right, my physical strength has already been absorbed quite a bit! Those residual poisons seem to have grown a little.”

“That is it!” The Guard Captain smiled bitterly: “If we replenish our physical strength now, it will soon be absorbed by the toxins. We would be working in vain, and it would also increase the power of the toxins. The loss outweighs the gain!”

“Ah, are you guys just going to keep starving like this?” Constantine immediately asked worriedly, “That will drag your bodies down!”

“It’s fine, it’s only for a few days anyway. Don’t look at the Pretty Boy’s sissy appearance, he is actually quite sturdy!” Old Xie said with a grin.

Arthas had apparently developed immunity to Old Xie’s foul mouth. He just rolled his eyes at him and directly ignored him. Obviously, he also realized that quarreling with such a bastard was definitely losing his own face.

Instead, Constantine was unhappy. She immediately said dissatisfiedly, “Little Stephen, you are also of the Elven Royal Family. I hope you can respect your identity a bit. Don’t always be so vulgar, okay? Actually, I know you are clearly a very elegant person!”

As soon as Constantine said this, “Pu pu pu” sounds were heard. It turned out that several people drinking water had all vomited in unison, including Chris Chen. Seeing this situation, Arthas was the first to start giggling. Although the others had concerns and were too embarrassed to laugh out loud, they were holding it in very hard.

Old Xie’s face immediately turned green, and he glared at them fiercely. He thought to himself, did this group of bastards conspire to disgust me?

Constantine, however, immediately sided with Old Xie this time. She said seriously to Arthas, “Brother Arthas, what are you laughing at?”

“Do you even need to ask?” Arthas said with a laugh: “You actually said this barbaric and vulgar guy is an elegant person. This, this is just too ridiculous, isn’t it?”

“You are wrong, Brother Arthas!” Constantine immediately said seriously: “Little Stephen might speak rudely, but his words and actions always point straight to the essence. You will understand if you listen more. Besides, apart from his profound strength, he is also proficient in music and poetry. He even created a very good musical instrument himself. And his poems are the best I have ever seen. I’m afraid they are no worse than the famous works handed down by the great masters of the Elves in history!”

Looking at Constantine’s serious expression, whether it was Arthas or the other Elves, they were all stunned. Arthas then said unconvincedly: “Constantine, I know you never tell lies, but your statement today is really too weird. For this guy with a mouthful of vulgar words, if you say he is good at fighting, I would definitely believe it. But if you say he is proficient in music and can write poetry, I wouldn’t believe it even if you beat me to death!”

“Then let the facts prove everything!” Constantine said, handing the flute Old Xie gave her to Old Xie again, and smiled: “I have already mastered a little skill based on your tune and lyrics. Today, you play the flute, and I will sing, okay?”

Old Xie first smiled slightly, and then the temperament on his body suddenly changed. It seemed that in an instant, he changed from a rude hooligan to an elegant noble. He saw him salute Constantine with impeccable noble etiquette, while smiling gently, “It is my honor!”

Then Old Xie elegantly took the flute, walked to the edge of the cliff, looked at the bright moon in the distance, and recalled the famous “Moonlit Night on the Spring River” that would be passed down for ages. It seemed as if he had returned to his previous life. Especially the lines ‘Who by the river first saw the moon? When did the river moon first shine on a person? Generations of life are endless, the river moon looks similar year after year.’ stirred up the hidden memories in his heart due to the scene. Suddenly, Old Xie felt the blood all over his body boiling, and a soaring heroic spirit rushed up from his chest, giving him a feeling that he had to let it out.

So, Old Xie casually put the flute to his mouth and played the “Moonlit Night on the Spring River” with full passion.

Everyone was soon convinced by Old Xie’s elegant tune and unconsciously stood there stunned. Only Constantine, who was prepared, was still awake. Accompanying Old Xie’s tune, she slowly sang the famous lines ‘The spring river tide connects with the sea level, and the bright moon on the sea rises with the tide.’

The tune was beautiful, the song was beautiful, and the scenery was also beautiful. Immersed in this almost perfect atmosphere, everyone could not help but have a feeling of transcendence. When Old Xie and Constantine finished their ensemble, everyone, including Arthas who looked down on Old Xie, couldn’t help but offer the warmest applause. At the same time, they all praised with great passion.

“Thank you!” Constantine first smiled and thanked everyone, then smiled at Arthas: “Brother Arthas, now you should believe that Little Stephen is actually also a very elegant person, right?”

“I have to say, he shocked me. It would be one thing if the tune was good, but this poem is simply too beautiful, and it is also full of philosophy. Did he really write it?” Arthas said with an incredible face.

“Of course he did!” Constantine asked with a smile, “If this was made by predecessors, then with the beauty of this poem, it would definitely spread across the Continent. But I have flipped through ancient books and asked many learned people, and they haven’t heard of it anyway, and they kept asking about the origin of this poem! Have you seen it before?”

“Oh, no!” Arthas smiled bitterly and shook his head, then smiled bitterly at Old Xie: “Could it be that you really wrote it?”

“Of course!” Old Xie first said extremely arrogantly, then paused for a while before saying somewhat dejectedly: “No!”

“No?” Arthas was made uncomfortable by Old Xie’s way of speaking with big gasps, and couldn’t help but smile bitterly: “Then what is going on?”

“Anyway, I didn’t write it!” Old Xie then said very directly: “Although I am absolutely sure that you don’t know the origin of this poem, I, this master, act openly and aboveboard, and absolutely do not plagiarize other people’s things! You don’t need to ask anymore. I don’t want to talk about the origin of this poem. At most, I can tell you that its author’s surname is Zhang. I won’t say another word about the rest.”