He got up and went downstairs, "I'm going out for a bit."

"Where are you going again?"

"To visit the brothel."

"What?" The honest Fan Wubing startled Fu Manman. She suddenly thought about just now... Was it just now that ignited the fire in his heart, and now he was going to the brothel to let off steam? "Don't go! I'm here!"

Fan Wubing asked, "Can you play the zither?"

"No."

"Then what are you talking about."

"Are you going to the brothel to listen to music?"

"What else?"

Fu Manman didn't believe it at all, "To listen to music, why not go to the music workshop? Aren't the musicians there a hundred times more professional than the girls in the brothel!"

"Makes sense."

"Still not acceptable." Fu Manman grabbed Fan Wubing's arm.

"What's this about?"

"Chan'Er is really worried about you, so we have to go with you." Fu Manman looked at Xianchan, "Chan'Er, don't you agree?"

Xianchan looked at her with a perplexed expression.

"She agrees," Fu Manman said seriously.

Fan Wubing twitched his lips, too lazy to argue. She just loved to get clever over such things. "Alright then."

...

On the way out, they ran into the neighbor next door.

Just as Fu Manman described, he was a tall, slender young man, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, wearing a slightly thin blue shirt. His face was fair, his features just right, very harmonious. His long hair was untied, fluttering in the wind, looking refined, leaving a good impression, a handsome man indeed.

He was the first to greet Fu Manman with a smile, "Hello, Miss Fu."

Fu Manman replied politely, "Hello, Young Master Lv."

Lv Liang then introduced himself to Fan Wubing, "Hello, young man. My name is Lv Liang. I just moved in this morning, and I hope to rely on your guidance."

Fan Wubing nodded, "Hello, Young Master Lv. My name is Fan Wubing."

Lv Liang curiously looked at Xianchan, "This little sister is really cute. Is she your daughter?"

Fan Wubing suddenly thought this person had a screw loose, "Young Master Lv, you really know how to joke. Do we look like we have a big age gap with this child?"

Lv Liang wore a face filled with apologies, "Sorry, sorry, my mind is a bit off."

"Huh?" Fan Wubing was startled; he actually admitted his mind was off.

Lv Liang said, "I've been like this since I was little, never clear about things related to numbers. When feeling low or anxious, I habitually count." He started murmuring in a low voice, "One, two, three, four..."

When reaching eleven, "Eleven, twenty-two—"

"Wait, just now... was there a mistake?" Fan Wubing said, "After eleven, it's twelve."

Lv Liang suddenly realized, "Oh right. Ten, eleven, twelve, twenty-three..."

Fan Wubing: "!"

Fu Manman: "!"

Xianchan: (〃'▽'〃)

Seeing their expressions, Lv Liang appeared regretful, "Looks like I messed up the count again." He suddenly remembered something and excitedly said, "Oh, by the way, if counting doesn't relieve my anxiety, I start to break chopsticks."

"Break chopsticks?"

"Yes, like this." He took out a bunch of chopsticks and started breaking them one by one.

Each time he broke a chopstick, an intoxicated expression appeared on his face.

"One becomes two, two becomes three, three becomes four..."

He snapped out of it, "Sorry for showing you such an embarrassing moment."

"No... it's nothing."

Lv Liang smiled and walked away, "See you later, neighbors."

"Neighbors... He really knows how to scare people with words," Fu Manman chuckled awkwardly.

"Quite strange, perhaps it's an innate defect."

...

In a bustling place like Buxu City, there are many people leading prosperous lives, well-fed with idle desires. Various entertainment and games industries thrive as a result, and music workshops of a slightly higher status are very popular among high officials and noblemen.

The Celestial Sound Workshop, the largest and most famous in Gen District, also the highest in consumption, has long had the reputation of "The Sound of Buxu."

Fan Wubing listened to several sessions of Yundan Melody in the best venue at the Celestial Sound Workshop.

It truly lived up to the name of "The Sound of Buxu." The melody of Yundan, played by the musicians, was not only very pleasant and enduring but also had a special effect. The loose yet urgent melody, performed by renowned artists and instruments, unleashed a special rhythm that slowed down every kind of aura in the environment. Under such a melody, cultivation could make considerable progress. Even more impressive, it could greatly relieve inner depression, articulate emotions, and organize thoughts.

Everything was good, just felt that something was always missing.

Ever since recalling the "Dragon Rain in the Sky River" in his mind last night, listening to these tunes felt like they were gaudy and tedious.

A very strange feeling.

When Fan Wubing replayed "Dragon Rain in the Sky River" in his mind, he didn't find it an astonishing piece. But the tunes in the Celestial Sound Workshop couldn't even match up to one ten-thousandth of it.

"Is my taste too high?" Fan Wubing thought, then dismissed it in his mind, "It must be because 'Dragon Rain in the Sky River' has an exquisite interest that I cannot comprehend for now."

After five whole sessions, Fan Wubing no longer wanted to listen, asking, "I want to leave now, do you still want to listen?"

Fu Manman asked, "Why don't you want to listen suddenly?"

"It doesn't match my expectations."

"I think it's quite good. Although I don't really understand, it indeed feels much better than listening elsewhere. Besides, weren't you going to learn to perform? It's necessary to observe these professional musicians."

"No. The more I watch, the more I feel their playing is off. There's no vitality, just simply making sounds. Does combining sounds nicely make a good tune?" Fan Wubing slightly frowned.

"Vitality..." Fu Manman was a bit puzzled, "Do you have great insights?"

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