Chapter 223 Lord of Holy Sound
"Just go straight up from here."
Anita stopped in front of a remote path.
"The principal is waiting for you."
Helvinia also stopped, with a look of surprise and hesitation: "The principal... lives here?"
Because in front of Hevinia was a rugged path along the mountain, with a cliff next to it, and the wooden handrail close to the cliff had not been repaired for many years, and a faint "creaking" sound could be heard.
To be honest, it’s hard to imagine that walking on this road is to meet the principal instead of meeting the god of death.
If Bai Wei had not given a reminder, Hevinia would definitely think that Anita had seen through her identity and wanted to seize the score directly here.
"Don't worry, I won't hurt you." Anita naturally saw Hevinia's worry and said with a smile, "This road only looks a little dangerous, but in fact... it is really not very safe, so you have to be careful when you walk and stay away from the handrail."
"...How come you're telling the truth!"
"Because it's true," Anita said. "If you have an accident on this road, the principal will be very sad."
"...Then I'll be careful." Hevinia nodded, and then asked, "But why would the principal live in a place like this? Doesn't he have a better office?"
"There was one before, but now the principal is no longer responsible for any affairs of the college and does not want to continue to occupy the previous resources, so he voluntarily moved here." Anita explained, "If the college had not been unable to find a suitable successor, the principal would have retired."
She paused, then smiled again.
"This road is indeed quite dangerous, but once you walk through it and reach the other side, you will understand why the principal chose to live here. By the way, not everyone can come here. Only students who are highly valued by the principal are allowed to walk through this road and have afternoon tea with him."
"Is that so? I understand." Seeing that Anita had said this, Hevinia waved her fist to encourage herself, "I will definitely get through this safely!"
"You don't have to be so careful." Anita said with a smile, "It's actually very safe. I don't know how many times I've walked this road... Well, that's where I grew up."
Hevinia already knew that Anita was raised by the headmaster, but in order to show that she didn't know, she pretended to be confused and then prepared to ask.
But Anita did not give her the chance and spoke again: "Okay, please get on your way. The principal must be waiting anxiously... Oh, by the way, the principal is old and his health is not very good. If you find that he has fallen asleep when you go over, please do not wake him up directly. Please wait patiently, he will wake up slowly."
Hevinia nodded as if she understood, and then set foot on the rugged path.
Just as Anita said, although this road looks dangerous, it is still safe as long as you don't walk close to the cliff. And the higher you go, the more you can feel the specialness of this place.
This place was already higher than most of the buildings in the academy. The clouds outside the cliff looked like floating white snow, which looked very peaceful. But in sharp contrast was the whistling cold wind, which looked like countless sharp knives flying wildly.
Such a contrast can indeed be called a stunning sight.
However, Hevinia did not focus on the scenery, because Bai Wei had warned her before leaving that the principal was a very dangerous person, and it was very likely that he already possessed some of the power of the Lord of Holy Sound.
So to be on the safe side, Bai Wei would not have any mental conversation with Hevinia during this meeting.
At most, I would just give her some small reminders, like that day on the stairs.
Such statements would naturally make Hevinia more alert.
Because Bai Wei rarely uses the word "dangerous" to describe others. You should know that the last time he faced Xi Ze, Bai Wei just said that he was "troublesome".
Principal, what kind of person is the legendary player Ulysses?
Helvinia couldn't help but think to herself.
At this time, she had also walked the last step of the winding mountain path.
At that moment, she seemed to have walked into another world, and the sharp sound of the wind in her ears suddenly turned into a beautiful melody.
She looked in the direction of the sound and found that it came from a tree.
Of course, what is more accurate is the bells hanging on the trees.
With the help of her left eye's good vision, Hevinia could see that each bell was painted with a different musical note. When the wind blew the bells, the sound emitted by the bells was not a "jingle" sound, but the corresponding musical note.
In other words, the beautiful melody that Hevinia is hearing now is actually played by the wind in a sense?
This made her feel a little surprised.
Then she looked down and saw a small house under the tree.
She knew that was where she was going, so she took a deep breath, adjusted her mindset, and walked towards the cabin.
…
"Principal, I'm Helvinia."
"headmaster?"
"Principal, are you there?"
Hevinia knocked on the door but got no response, so she remembered Anita's previous instructions and gently pushed the door.
Sure enough, the door was unlocked, so she walked right in.
The house is not big, with only two rooms in total, a living room and a bedroom.
The principal does live here.
There was no one in the living room, only a desk and some personal belongings.
The bedroom door was half open.
Hevinia walked towards the bedroom while whispering, "Principal, I am Hevinia."
Through the half-open gap, Hevinia saw an old man lying on a couch with his back to her.
That should be the principal.
Are you sleeping after all?
Hevinia still remembered Anita's instructions, so she did not choose to wake him up, but slowly retreated, looking at the things in the living room while waiting.
The most common things in the living room are naturally books and music scores.
Rows and rows of works in progress were placed casually on the table. If you lean over a little, you can tell what kind of music the greatest living composer of sacred music is writing.
But Hevinia's gaze did not stay on this for too long. Soon, her attention was attracted by a cane next to the office chair.
This is an inconspicuous wooden cane.
The wood looked similar to the rotten handrail that had been on the path clinging to the cliff.
The only thing that was slightly noteworthy was the dark-colored gem on the top of the cane.
The gem was only about half the size of a hand, and its color was very poor. If it was placed in Hai Luo's house, it would definitely be an eyesore even if it was thrown into a pool.
But for some reason, when Hevinia saw this gem, she couldn't take her eyes off it.
She stared blankly, feeling as if time had stopped. She and the gem were the only living things in the world.
Yes, she thought it was alive.
No, I don't think so. It's clearly a living thing.
It breathes, listens, speaks, and attracts.
It attracted Hevinia to move closer to it unconsciously, and then she unconsciously and cautiously reached out her hand towards the gem.
The moment her fingertips touched the gem.
The still world began to flow again.
And it's flowing at a rapid speed.
The original dead silence was gone, replaced by noise.
All kinds of sounds flooded into my ears at the same time.
The sound of bells outside the house.
The sound of wind blowing bells.
In the academy under the cliff, each performer initiated a resonance for the ceremony.
All the melodies come together and interweave into a grand piece of music!
This is a piece of music dedicated to God!
Helvinia's heart was filled with emotion.
This should be a piece of music dedicated to God!
only……
She was a little confused.
I always feel that this piece of music is not perfect enough, as if something is missing.
What's missing?
Hevinia lowered her head and thought hard.
Then she found the answer.
The answer was exactly what she was looking down at...herself.
At this moment, Hevinia suddenly realized.
It turns out that I am the one who should be dedicated to God the most.
Thinking of this, she stretched out her hand towards her neck as if she had suddenly realized something.
Then, she heard a soft "tsk".
In an instant, everything began to change again. The chaos and noise quickly faded away, and turned back to the simplest sound of the wind. The wind blew through the branches, but the wind was not a strong wind, and there were no bells on the branches.
The breeze plucked off the withered leaves, and new buds were reborn under the towering ancient trees.
Under the ancient tree is a man whose youth and old age are intertwined.
Hevinia didn't know him, but she felt strangely familiar with him, especially his eyes.
he said to Helvinia.
"It was my mistake, but fortunately there is still a chance to make amends."
Then he snapped his fingers.
"Wake up, and don't let anyone take away your mind."
"Even if the other party is a god."
The words fell and the snap of fingers ended.
Helvinia blinked.
When she opened her eyes again, she was standing in front of the cane. The gem that her hand touched was unresponsive, as if it was dead.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Miss Helvinia."
Before Hevinia could figure out what was going on, a seasoned voice sounded behind her.
Hevinia turned around immediately and saw an old man with a kind face standing behind her.
She saluted hastily: "Good morning, Principal Ulysses."
"Haha, no need to be so reserved." Ulysses slowly walked behind Hevinia, looked down at the cane, and then said with a smile, "It seems that you are very interested in my sound-aiding cane."
"A sound-aiding cane?"
"Yes." Ulysses sat down in front of the office chair with a cane and said with a smile, "As you can see, I am already very old, and the functions of all aspects of my body are declining. Even listening to the holy sound is difficult for me, so I can only think of a way... After all, I probably still have a while to live. If I can't hear any sound in the last few years of my life, I think I will go crazy."
"Is that so?" Helvinia looked at Ulysses' cane. "So, does that mean this cane can help you regain your hearing?"
"No." Ulysses smiled and shook his head. "There is no way to restore my hearing directly. Instead, I have to listen to the most authentic sounds of this world through another medium."
“…The most authentic voice?”
"Yes, Miss Helvinia," said Ulysses, laughing, "you just touched it, too; didn't you hear anything?"
"Well..." Helvinia hesitated, "I don't know if that counts as hearing it."
"Don't be nervous. Just tell me what you heard." Ulysses looked at Hevinia with encouragement. "No one will blame you."
Hevinia hesitated, and at this moment, she felt her palms being gently tickled twice.
Then she pretended to muster up her courage and said, "I heard many, many voices, all kinds of them."
She then gave Ulysses the description of what she had just heard.
Of course, the part related to Bai Wei was omitted.
Ulysses nodded as he listened, seeming to be very satisfied with Hevinia's answer.
After Hevinia finished speaking, he immediately applauded Hevinia.
"Very good, very good, Miss Helvinia," Ulysses said with a smile, "You have seen the truth of the world."
"The truth about the world?"
"Yes, the truth of the world," said Ulysses. "Each of us is a melody, each of us is a note, and the purpose of the note is ..."
Having said this, he paused, then asked with a smile.
"Miss Helvinia, what do you think at the very end?"
Helvinia bit her chin gently and replied in a low voice: "I feel that I am also a part of it, and I also want to... integrate into it."
"Pah pah pah."
Ulysses clapped even louder and nodded his head.
"Yes, yes," he said. "That's it, Miss Helvinia. That's it. Music is created by people, and it's meant to be given back to people. When it's composed, its greatest meaning is to be played... the most magnificently."
“It’s like we created the music sheet, and the Lord…created us.”
"Miss Helvinia, I am very happy, really very happy. I have rarely met a student as intelligent as you."
"From now on, no matter what happens, what confusion or trouble you have, you can come here to find me."
Ulysses said with a smile.
"Until the end of the ceremony, my door will always be open to you."
This afternoon tea between teachers and students started suddenly and ended suddenly.
Not long after, Ulysses personally sent Hevinia away, like a close grandfather and grandson, watching Hevinia's back gradually disappear from his sight.
Until Anita came back to him.
“It’s even better than I thought.”
He said to Anita with a chuckle.
Anita touched her chest and saluted, then said word by word: "Then I will help you complete everything."
…
Hevinia walked quickly to an empty corner.
Her heart was beating fast.
"Mr. Visas." After making sure that no one was playing music around, Hevinia immediately asked, "What's going on?"
"Double attraction."
"……double?"
"Yes." Bai Wei said with a smile, "You should have seen that the guy set a trap for you today. That cane is attractive to you because it is the power of the Lord of Holy Sound. And the music and score on you are also the things of the Lord of Holy Sound, so it is difficult for you to refuse."
"What about the other level?"
"My body parts."
Hevinia's pupils narrowed slightly: "Is there any part of your body in that gem?"
"No, it's just a small part of the power of my corpse." Bai Wei said, "But even so, it will still attract you because there is too much of me in your body."
Hevinia felt that Bai Wei's statement was strange.
Of course, what surprised her even more was what Ulysses said about the "truth of the world."
"You did get a glimpse of the truth of the world, but it's not what he said." Bai Wei said lightly, "It's what Ulysses showed. Helvinia, I should have told you that the closer you are to God, the more you will be assimilated by God. So when you look at the characteristics of Ulysses, you can see some of the characteristics of Shengyin."
"Ulysses's qualities?" Helvinia frowned. "Is there anything special about him? Except that he has poor hearing and needs..."
Helvinia was suddenly startled.
Bai Wei smiled: "Haha, you are the one with the fastest reaction among my three partners."
He paused and said.
"The Lord of Holy Sound has no five senses."
“He just relies on my ears to listen to the world.”
(End of this chapter)
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