Chapter 1191 - 1191: Song of Juyou Town

Xiao Feng glanced at the extinguished kerosene lamp and then thought about the seemingly open and sincere words Lin Bingqiao had just said. He immediately understood that it was time to start playing the "heartfelt" game.

Just not sure if after the heartfelt chat, would there be a soulful connection... ahem.

Clearing the distracting thoughts from his mind, Xiao Feng put on a look of surprise, and asked curiously, "I didn't even lift a finger in the teahouse. How did you know I'm skilled?"

"Ba Ge saw through the disguise on my hand with a glance. Just that keen insight alone isn't something that an ordinary person would have, and usually, those with such sharp eyes aren't lacking in skill either!"

At this point, Lin Bingqiao said seriously, "Whether you believe it or not, Ba Ge, I need to explain. This afternoon at the teahouse, I just wanted to shake hands and get to know you. I had no ill intentions."

"I certainly believe that!" Xiao Feng replied with equal seriousness, "How could a beauty as stunning as Miss Lin have such a malicious heart."

Of course, though he said this out loud, what he thought was: If I actually believed you, I'd probably be missing limbs by now!

Lin Bingqiao naturally didn't expect Xiao Feng to believe her. After a brief mention, she quickly changed the topic, saying, "The question I just asked about your skills was just offhand. If it's inconvenient, let's just forget I asked."

Xiao Feng snickered internally. Playing the "retreat to advance" tactic with me? You're still too green.

He first adjusted his expression, then sighed and said wistfully, "It's no inconvenience at all. I did practice some martial arts, but it was mainly because my family forced me, saying it's better to rely on oneself than on others.

Actually, my dream is to become a singer.

The boundless horizon is my love, under the endless green mountain, the flowers are blossoming..."

Lin Bingqiao was immediately dumbfounded!

How did we end up with singing all of a sudden?

And not just singing, but the pronunciation and singing style was truly... indescribable.

Three minutes later...

"The boundless horizon is my love, under the endless green mountain, the flowers are blossoming..."

Xiao Feng tirelessly sang these two lines while quickly adding, "If you don't clap, I'll just keep singing."

Already dazed and confused, Lin Bingqiao hurriedly clapped her hands, gritting her teeth as she praised, "Ba Ge, you truly... have the potential to be a singer."

"Really?" Xiao Feng's eyes lit up, "Then let me sing another one for you."

"I, I didn't mean it that way..."

However, before Lin Bingqiao could explain, the man with dreams of being a singer began to showcase his vocals.

"Snowflakes flutter, the north wind howls..."

Lin Bingqiao was on the brink of collapse. At this moment, she was utterly bewildered, completely unable to comprehend why the situation had deviated from normal to bizarre so abruptly.

Moreover, it seemed the deviation was getting even more intense.

Not having time to think much, she instinctively clapped, her lips twitching as she suppressed the urge to act out physically, and complimented, "Wonderful!"

"Really?!" Xiao Feng suddenly stood up, looking quite excited as he said, "After thirty-something years, I've finally met someone who understands my singing, hahahaha!

Heavens have eyes, heavens have eyes!"

Lin Bingqiao repeatedly took deep breaths, spending quite some time calming herself before showing a polite smile and saying,

"Ba Ge just mentioned that your family forced you to practice martial arts. May I ask where your family lives?"

"For this question, I've decided to answer with a song. After you hear it, you'll probably have a rough idea of my hometown."

With that, Xiao Feng coughed twice, began clearing his throat.

Lin Bingqiao hurriedly interjected, "No need, I think it's better to just talk..."

But despite her attempt to stop him, she ultimately failed...

"My hometown is Jiuyou Town, not far from Kyoto.

The sky in Jiuyou Town is so blue, the water in Jiuyou Town is so clear, the guys in Jiuyou Town are tall and handsome, the girls in Jiuyou Town are fair and beautiful.

The fruits in Jiuyou Town smell so sweet, the mountains in Jiuyou Town are high and sharp, the rivers in Jiuyou Town are vast and majestic, the birds in Jiuyou Town can sing..."

After listening to the improvised "Song of Juyou Town", Lin Bingqiao felt her brain buzzing, unable to hold any other sound except for the words Jiuyou Town.

"I just improvised this song, what do you think?" Xiao Feng asked, full of anticipation.

"It's... excellent!" Lin Bingqiao's face turned ashen, replied weakly.

"Hahahahaha!" Xiao Feng let out another hearty laugh, excitedly saying, "Let me sing another one..."

"Bang!"

With a slender hand slamming on the table, Lin Bingqiao angrily shouted before Xiao Feng could start singing again, "Enough!"

"Hmm?" Xiao Feng furrowed his brows, a look of curiosity and confusion filled his eyes.

As if asking: Didn't you love listening to me sing?

Realizing her loss of composure, Lin Bingqiao forced a very strained smile and raised her glass, saying, "What I meant was, you've sung for so long, maybe it's time to rest and have a drink first?"

"Sure!" Xiao Feng readily agreed, in a deep tone saying, "It's rare to come across someone who appreciates it so much, no matter how much to drink, it's no problem.

I like drinking your wine, and you like listening to me sing, I think we're quite destined to continue this kind of friendly interaction in the future."

Lin Bingqiao kept saying "Next time for sure", raising her glass, and drinking it in one go.

Xiao Feng wasn't slow either, raising his glass and drinking.

As he set down the glass, he noticed a glint of coldness flashed in Lin Bingqiao's eyes across from him...

This implied that the so-called self-brewed "Zuo Ci Spring" white wine was probably problematic?

Just as he was thinking, Lin Bingqiao asked, "Ba Ge, would you like to sing another song?"

"If you want to hear it, it's no problem!" Xiao Feng eagerly agreed, holding his chin with one hand, in a thoughtful pose, "What song should I sing?

Right, there's a TV series called New Legend of Madame White Snake, have you seen it?"

Lin Bingqiao paused, subconsciously nodding, and replied, "I've seen it."

"Great!" Xiao Feng slapped his thigh and said, "There's a duet song in it, you've definitely heard it.

I'll start off, you catch on next."

"But I..."

However, Xiao Feng had already started singing.

"Ah ah ah~ ah ah ah~ ah ah ah~ ah ah ah~"

As this string of "ah ah ah" ended, Lin Bingqiao genuinely felt what it means to be in utter despair.

Compared to this person's singing, calling anything else noise is an understatement, isn't it?

In comparison, even common noise couldn't be called noise anymore, and should be renamed as heavenly sound!

By this time, Xiao Feng had reached the main verses.

"West Lake's beautiful scenery, in the March weather; the spring rain is like wine, and the willows like smoke."

After singing, he winked at Lin Bingqiao, signaling her to quickly join in.

No choice, Lin Bingqiao had to pluck up her courage and sing, "Destined to meet even across a thousand miles."

However, as soon as she opened her mouth, she completely lost the tune.

Lin Bingqiao even began to doubt whether the lyrics, which didn't hit a single note, had really come out of her own mouth.

Xiao Feng didn't continue singing, immediately pulling a long face, frowning and saying, "You went off-key!"

"..." Lin Bingqiao.

Your tune almost ran out of the country, did I say anything to you?

Moreover, do you have any idea why I went off-key?