Celestial Zither

Yun Ya had been completely bamboozled by Jiang Che.

The already dark and obsessive yandere now had her obedience levels maxed out.

"Husband, thank you..."

Yun Ya lowered her head and nestled into Jiang Che's embrace. For a fleeting moment, she actually felt that being with Jiang Che wasn't so bad.

Although she still deeply loved her Senior Sister Tian Chan in her heart, Jiang Che had also become an incredibly important person in her life.

As the saying goes, affection grows over time. She had already earned over two thousand premium life-extending pills from Jiang Che. With that much, even an enemy would probably turn into a lover.

It wasn't that Senior Sister Tian Chan wasn't worth loving, but rather that Young Master Jiang offered a much better return on investment!

Senior Sister Tian Chan was more business-oriented, while Young Master Jiang was more sports-oriented!

Hmm... that's right, sports.

"Husband, please listen as Yun Ya plays a tune for you..."

Dressed in green, Yun Ya walked over to an ancient zither. Her fair hands rested gently upon the five-stringed instrument as she sat cross-legged across from Jiang Che.

Her long black hair cascaded down. Yun Ya's original features were beautiful yet sorrowful, her eyes once dull and lifeless, but now a bright light had rekindled within them.

Soon, waves of soothing zither music drifted out. Yun Ya had achieved immortality through the Dao of Music. Across the entire Nine Heavens and Ten Thousand Worlds, when it came to music... no one could surpass her, the Zither Immortal.

Young Master Jiang couldn't help but nod. Although he lacked an artistic bone in his body, he could still hear how melodious and moving Yun Ya's playing was. The lingering notes wrapped around his ears, leaving him intoxicated.

This reminded Jiang Che that he also had a young girl practicing the zither at home. Bai Qiangwei also cultivated the Dao of Music, and he had even given her a Profound Melody Immortal Physique. Bai Qiangwei's zither skills were also superb, except that the music she played... was all special effects. For instance, when she started playing... illusions of various immortal birds dancing would appear, making it look incredibly badass.

Yun Ya's Dao of the Zither, on the other hand, had completely returned to its natural, unadorned state. The subtle melodies were enough to refresh the mind and spirit.

"Yun Ya, your husband is in a good mood. How about I gift you a zither?"

Jiang Che laughed, resting his hands on his knees. He could already sense that Yun Ya was no longer as repulsed by him as she had been at the beginning.

Although Jiang Che quite enjoyed playing the forced submission game, she was his woman after all. Having a lofty, aloof immortal fairy develop mortal affections for him... gave him quite a sense of accomplishment.

"A zither? What kind of zither?" Yun Ya asked, glancing sideways at him.

"Haha... a good zither, of course!"

"Look at the zither you're using. It's too ordinary; it doesn't match your status."

"But... this is a legacy I received from a Zither Venerable in my youth. This ancient zither is a Five-Tribulation Immortal Weapon!" Yun Ya replied.

"A Five-Tribulation Immortal Weapon?" Jiang Che reacted as if he had just heard the biggest joke in the world.

"Don't embarrass your husband like that," Jiang Che said, pulling out a pale purple ancient immortal zither.

Dark purple void patterns flowed across its entire body. The zither's frame had been tempered with Nine Nether Profound Ice Marrow, and it exuded an aura of the silent, annihilating Nine Nethers.

"Here, do you recognize this zither?" Jiang Che raised his hand and presented the immortal zither to Yun Ya.

"This—" Yun Ya's beautiful eyes widened, her gaze revealing a look of pure disbelief.

How is this possible???

How could Jiang Che possibly have this ancient immortal zither in his hands?

"Oh? It seems you do recognize it, don't you?"

"Naturally, I do. It is the head of the top ten immortal zithers of the Ancient Heavenly Court—the Annihilation Tribulation Melody." Yun Ya's breathing grew slightly heavy; she couldn't maintain her composure.

She had only two pursuits in this life: the first was Senior Sister Tian Chan, and the second was the world's most famous zithers.

As for Senior Sister Tian Chan, although she couldn't have her, as long as Young Master Jiang conquered her, she could be considered to have indirectly achieved intimate contact with her. Moreover, after her senior sister's current fall from grace... they could become good sisters who shared the same hardships.

"Heh... it seems my Yun Ya has quite high standards after all," Jiang Che chuckled.

Since he had obtained the legacy of the Ancient Heavenly Court, he had naturally acquired many of the immortal zithers within it.

This time, he had brought out the most precious immortal zither specifically to give to Yun Ya. After all, she had been far too obedient, her submission maxed out, so naturally, she deserved a reward.

"The Annihilation Tribulation Melody, a half-step Dao Artifact, an immortal zither personally forged by a supreme Zither Emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Court,"

Yun Ya slowly explained. "But... but I can't accept it. It's too precious."

"Precious? Is it more precious than the premium life-extending pills I gave you?"

"......"

Yun Ya lowered her eyes, lost in silent thought.

She had already earned over two thousand premium life-extending pills from Jiang Che. A single premium life-extending pill could increase one's lifespan by ten thousand years. Based on the heaven-defying prices Jiang Che had once auctioned them for, a single pill was equivalent to 100 immortal-grade spirit stones, and they were priceless treasures with no market!

Calculating it, she had basically... taken nearly two hundred thousand immortal-grade spirit stones' worth of resources from Jiang Che.

Such resources... she wouldn't even dare to dream of!

The Heavenly Dao Palace's resource reserves accumulated over hundreds of thousands of years only amounted to a few tens of thousands of immortal-grade spirit stones.

"So just take it. This immortal zither is an ownerless item from the Heavenly Court's treasury. You just need to refine it."

Yun Ya accepted the immortal zither, the Annihilation Tribulation Melody. Her fair hands gently plucked its strings, and a slow, rhythmic melody carrying an aura of apocalyptic destruction spread outward. This was not just an immortal zither; it possessed a murderous intent and could even transform the Dao of the Zither into the power of the Dao of Annihilation.

The owner of the Annihilation Tribulation Melody, the Zither Emperor, did not cultivate the Dao of Music, but rather the Great Dao of Annihilation. He merely used the form of zither music to unleash the power of annihilation.

Yun Ya quickly fell in love with this immortal zither. "Thank you, Young Master Jiang... Your concubine... your concubine has no way to repay you, I can only..."

Yun Ya lowered her eyes, her fair hands gripping her collar.

However, Jiang Che suddenly grabbed her arm to stop her. A trace of confusion appeared in Yun Ya's eyes.

"Do you want an apprentice?" Jiang Che suddenly asked.

"An apprentice?" Yun Ya frowned. Although she had become Jiang Che's woman, she knew very little about the girls around him, only aware of a few highly favored ones.

Clap, clap, clap! Jiang Che clapped his hands.

Following that, a ripple appeared in the void.

A young girl with long hair tied in a single ponytail walked out. It was none other than Bai Qiangwei!

Bai Qiangwei glanced at Jiang Che, then looked at Yun Ya, her eyes filled with excitement.

"Immortal Lord Yun Ya, I have long heard the legends of you, the Zither Immortal."

"Can I... can I take you as my master?"

Yun Ya: "......"

"This... is this the Profound Melody Immortal Physique?"

She almost lost her composure. The strongest immortal physique of the Dao of Music was actually standing right in front of her?

It should be known that although she, Yun Ya, also possessed an immortal physique, there were differences in rank between them. Her Heavenly Melody Immortal Physique would absolutely be crushed by the Profound Melody Immortal Physique!

"Of course you can."

Yun Ya didn't hesitate at all. After all, taking someone with such an immortal physique as an apprentice was a fantastic opportunity. Not to mention... this Bai Qiangwei was also Jiang Che's woman.

"Hehe, Master above, please accept your disciple's bow!" Bai Qiangwei knelt down immediately.

"There is no need for this..." Yun Ya helped her up.

"Master... I am Jiang Che's woman, and you should be too, right... Then in the future, should I call you sister... or should I call you Master?"

Bai Qiangwei gave a playful smile, completely leaving Yun Ya speechless and dumbfounded.

"Oh!" Qiangwei playfully raised a single finger. "I get it, I just need to call you Master in certain places."

Then she reached out her hands, taking Jiang Che's hand with her left and holding Yun Ya's hand with her right. "For example, right now... you are my Master."

Yun Ya: "......"

Jiang Che: "......"