Who hid My Corpse!

"Your tone just needs to be a little better than others, just a little better, and you can enter the Inner Song Orchestra, it's just that close."

"Once you're in the Inner Song Orchestra, and if you play successfully at the festival, even if you don't catch the Lord's favor, you will catch the eyes of countless nobles, and naturally proceed to the Upper City District. But if you fail to squeeze into the Inner Song, then after graduation you'll simply return to the Lower City District and become an ordinary copyist."

"All of it starts with whether you can enter the Inner Song, and also, with that slightly different tone."

"It's just that close, just that close."

"And at this time, an opportunity was laid out before you."

"If it were you, what would you choose?"

"Miss Hevnia."

Hevnia turned her head and saw Daniel looking at her, those brown eyes filled with indescribable meanings, a strange pressure surged up, making her breath involuntarily slow.

But before she could react further, Daniel immediately resumed his previous demeanor, smiling and saying, "I'm just joking, Miss Hevnia is Golden Note, Golden Notes don't need to be trapped in such dilemmas."

Hevnia sighed in relief, and then patted her chest, complaining slightly, "You really scared me, Mr. Daniel."

She paused, then said casually.

"But Mr. Daniel, you sure know a lot, unlike me, I've never even heard of this Ascension Magic. Could this be the information network of the Taichu family?"

"Calling it an information network might be an exaggeration," Daniel laughed and said, "but Taichu has stood in Holy Sound for so many years, has witnessed countless festivals, some things that seem novel at first have actually been done long ago. You should understand, Miss Hevnia, festivals drive people mad. Of course, this madness is mostly shown among commoner Players; for us, it's merely a grand event, so you need not worry, Miss Hevnia, no one dares to harm you. But if you still care about it, how about..."

"Directly entering the Ether family, right?"

A disinterested male voice suddenly sounded from behind them.

"You're being too transparent with your plans, Daniel."

Hevnia and Daniel turned their heads and saw Phinis, who had appeared behind them at some point, and next to him stood another Player who seemed not very upright.

When that Player saw Hevnia, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Hevnia wasn't surprised by Phinis's appearance, but the other Player...

She noticed the unmistakable Golden Note on his arm and immediately guessed his identity.

It must be Tupac, the other Golden Note Player in the orchestra, previously mentioned by Phinis.

"Good morning, Mr. Phinis," Hevnia spoke first.

Phinis also responded with a smile, "Good morning, Miss Hevnia, I hope you don't find my sudden arrival too abrupt."

After speaking, Phinis looked at Daniel again, his smile gradually fading as he said lightly, "I didn't expect it, Daniel. Does the Ether family intend to play the Seven Notes·Divine Song at this festival?"

"How could it be?" Daniel replied with a smile, "In Holy Sound, no one wants to see the birth of the Seven Notes·Divine Song more than Taichu."

"Then why came to invite Miss Hevnia?"

"Is there any necessary connection?" Daniel said with a smile, "Miss Hevnia is Golden Seventh Sound, even the Taichu Two Families are very eager for Miss Hevnia."

Daniel made no attempt to disguise his intentions, smiling as he met Phinis's gaze.

Phinis slightly furrowed his brow. He didn't blurt out something foolish like "Miss Hevnia has already agreed with me", but slowly said, "It seems, we need to put our sincerity on the table for discussion."

Against Phinis's expectations, Daniel shook his head with a smile, "That won't be necessary, everyone knows that Taichu's stakes have never changed over the years."

"Even the Golden Seventh Note?"

"Even the Golden Seventh Note. Honestly, the Taichu family does have it, but it can't participate in the ceremony." Daniel shrugged and said, "But as predecessors on the same note, we can provide assistance to Miss Hevnia on the path of a Player that no other family can match. You know, Miss Hevnia, since the formation of Holy Sound, countless families have wanted to enter Taichu, but from beginning to end, there have only been those two families. So, we might not be the highest bidders, but we are certainly the most reliable choice."

The latter half of Daniel's words were clearly ignoring Phinis, speaking only to Hevnia, and after finishing, he did not plan to stay, bidding farewell with a smile.

"Aren't you joining us for a meal, Mr. Daniel?" Hevnia asked.

"I think not." Daniel shook his head with a smile, "I would love to have breakfast with a lovely lady like you, but I'm not too keen on eating with two men who seem to have such ill will toward me."

With that, Daniel truly did not linger any longer and left quite stylishly.

Phinis, watching his retreating figure, furrowed his brow tightly.

"What's wrong?" Tupac asked.

"I didn't expect the Ether family to send him over; he's not exactly an easy man to speak with," Phinis said, "I wonder if this guy has some other schemes in mind."

"What kind of schemes could he have? Didn't he just say it? He knows his stakes are less appealing than yours, so he gave up," Tupac shrugged and immediately greeted Hevnia, "Hi, Miss Hevnia, my name is Tupac, and like you, I am a Golden Sound."

"Hello, Mr. Tupac," Hevnia responded politely, then turned to Phinis, curious, "Mr. Phinis, Mr. Daniel mentioned earlier that their family also has the Golden Seventh Note but can't participate in this ceremony. Why is that?"

Before Phinis could speak, Tupac had already jumped in.

"It's simple, because Golden Notes have a time limit, and each Player's note will gradually fade with age. Although it won't affect their use of Chorus Magic, it greatly affects the pure playing of chapters. The Lord doesn't like such chapters; simply put, the Lord prefers younger voices," Tupac boastfully said, "So, not all Golden Notes can participate in the ceremony, once you miss it, it's missed. Unlike us, Miss Hevnia, we are truly the chosen ones."

While speaking, Tupac was flashing his shiny white teeth at Hevnia.

Phinis, watching Tupac making such solicitous attempts, furrowed his brow even deeper.

But he didn't say anything, simply extending an invitation to Hevnia.

"May I have the honor of having breakfast with you, Miss Hevnia?"

...

Ten minutes later, the three arrived at the restaurant.

The combination of three Golden Sounds truly attracted a lot of attention, especially since everyone knew the other two came for Hevnia; the expressions in their eyes were quite complex.

Tupac carelessly beckoned the waiter, "Let me see what special dishes the Three Colleges have. I've been eating fish at the College Two every day until I'm sick of it."

The waiter came over, stammering a bit, "He-hello."

That voice immediately made Hevnia lift her head, first seeing the rough ornament hanging around his neck, then looking up to see a familiar face.

It was Ogg.

"What a plight," Bai Wei said leisurely.