Idle game leads to another world.

Chapter 522 Music Score
As the light of the emergency light approached, a huge stone wall emerged from the darkness. As it got closer, a semicircular minefield of things resembling short and thick stone pillars located below the stone slab came into view.

At first you might think it is a natural creation, but as you get closer, you can clearly see traces of iron chisels and hammers on it, indicating it is a man-made creation.

When standing nearby, you can see those short and thick stone pillars, which are actually stone basins held up by stone pillars. There is water in the basins, and occasionally you can see drops of water dripping from the invisible darkness above your head and falling right into the stone basins.

This gives people the illusion that it is clearly a man-made product, but it seems like the work of nature. Whether it is natural or man-made, it is all mixed together. It is difficult to describe this weirdness as either natural or coincidental.

Li Chengxi pressed the alt key when the three approached, and looked carefully to confirm that there were no traps. But referring to the previous situation, he couldn't say for sure if there was any problem, so the three of them needed to approach carefully.

When she actually stood in front of the stone basin, Yang Yiyi raised the emergency light to see more clearly. She could see that there seemed to be some patterns on the huge stone wall, like words, but to be honest, the words were written too unrestrainedly, and it was not just an unrecognizable font.

It doesn't look like a record of anything, but rather like it was written casually.

Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan stared at the slate, tilting their heads left and right to try to make out what was written on it. However, Wu Shaoyi took a few glances and suddenly said:
"That's sheet music."

As she spoke, she clapped her hands on her legs and tried it out:
"Yes, it is indeed sheet music."

Right-click on the stone wall's properties and you can see that the name on it says 'Ancient Music Score'.

Is this really a sheet music? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was just some tadpole-style scribbles.

This actually touched upon Li Chengxi's blind spot in knowledge. If he opened Baidu and searched for ancient music scores, he would find that the ancient music scores of the Celestial Empire were in this style and were completely incomprehensible.

Wu Shaoyi was born in Wujiazhuang, and the "Wu" in Wujiazhuang actually means "Wu" in Wuyin.

She is best at music, and naturally she is also good at rhythm.

After humming twice according to the music score on the stone wall, Wu Shaoyi felt that it was not enough and he was itching to play it, so he took out the bamboo flute in his arms and played it according to the music score.

The first few notes were a little unfamiliar and not smooth enough, but soon the flute sounds began to flow gently, the sound was melodious and beautiful, like a pair of jade hands caressing your hair, intoxicating.

Unfortunately, Li Chengxi could not hear any sound. He could only see Wu Shaoyi sitting in a wheelchair and playing the flute. Several musical note symbols appeared next to her to indicate that she was playing.

The piece of music was not long and ended in less than a cup of tea. Not only did Qin Yan and Yang Yiyi feel a little unsatisfied after listening to it, but the performer Wu Shaoyi also felt a little unsatisfied.

"It sounds so good, is this the fairy music left behind by Fairy Qinglian?"

Yang Yiyi has no ability to appreciate things. In her ears, there are only two kinds of evaluations: good and bad. She is a typical rude person.

But Wu Shaoyi was different. After she played the instrument, she frowned and looked like she was worried about something.

"This music score is wrong. It's very wrong."

"What's wrong? Doesn't it sound nice?"

Qin Yan is similar, the thief has no demand for music.

"I always feel that there is something missing from the score. This is not a score for flute."

Qin Yan and Yang Yiyi looked at each other and said with their heads down:

"Let's stop worrying about it and continue looking for a way out."

"Yes, yes, let's go out first."

"Wait, I'll copy it down."

For Wu Shaoyi, this felt like she had suddenly come across a secret manual of peerless martial arts. If she didn't copy it down, she would be miserable for the rest of her life.

Unfortunately, the paper in the backpack had been softened by water. Wu Shaoyi took out a pen and ink and took a look at it. He was about to rummage through the backpack and use the dagger to carve his arm.

No, not really.

Li Chengxi quickly took out a notebook from his shop and stuffed it over. Wu Shaoyi thanked him solemnly and then quickly copied it according to the stone wall.

It shouldn’t take much time anyway, so just copy it.

But Wu Shaoyi suddenly stopped copying. "It's still wrong."

She looked at the basin in front of the stone wall, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind:
"Miss Yang, please lend me your steel mace."

"Ah? What's it for?"

Wu Shaoyi took the steel mace from Yang Yiyi and knocked it against the basin.

——Boom.

The sound didn't sound like the muffled sound of stone, but more like some ethereal musical instrument.

"As expected, this music score is to be played with these basins!"

The water levels in the basins were different, and the sounds when knocked were somewhat different. Wu Shaoyi held the steel mace in one hand and pushed the wheelchair with the other, and tried several basins one by one.

"Just copy down the music score first, and then study it slowly when you get back."

God knows how deep they are underground. What Qin Yan said makes sense.

But Li Chengxi immediately said:
"Fairy Qinglian definitely didn't leave this thing for fun. Let's give it a try. Maybe it can open a passage to the ground."

Similar settings can be found in many old stand-alone games, and there are many mechanisms that make sounds when tapped in a specific order.

Just like Li Chengxi said, Fairy Qinglian left this thing behind on purpose, it should not be for fun.

With Li Chengxi's support, Qin Yan and Yang Yiyi stopped talking and let Wu Shaoyi do his research.

After a while, she seemed to understand, and she used the steel mace to hit the basins one by one according to the music score.

This time, it feels completely different.

The sound of the flute performance before was melodious, but now it was ethereal and melodious. Wu Shaoyi felt that he was not beating on a basin of water, but playing an instrument called a konghou.

After a while, the song ended. Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan were still immersed in the feeling of being in ecstasy. They now understood why it is said that a good song lingers in the ears for three days. It is true that even after it is over, the song will still be on repeat in their minds.

However, Wu Shaoyi was still not satisfied. She always felt that something was missing, and Li Chengxi did not see any mechanisms around being activated.

At this moment, a subtle ding-dong sound reached Wu Shaoyi's ears. She turned her head and saw water drops falling from the darkness above her head into the basin, creating ripples.

"I understand! It's water! Wait, I'll sing another song."

I don’t know what she understood, but she raised the steel mace again to hit the basin.

The steel mace used by Yang Yiyi was not light, and was too heavy for Wu Shaoyi, but she was sweating profusely and forgot to wipe it off, obviously she was already obsessed with it.

This time the sound was the same as before, ethereal and melodious. Apart from seeming to be more skillful, there was no way to tell the difference from before.

But halfway through the performance, Wu Shaoyi suddenly stopped.

Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan were still wondering why she stopped. At this moment, a drop of water fell from the sky and landed in the basin, making a tinkling sound.

The falling of this drop of water can be said to be a stroke of genius. The music just now was beautiful but lacked spirit. The falling of a drop of water in the deliberately left blank space just served as the finishing touch.

Wu Shaoyi continued playing, his eyes fixed on the music score. When it was time to stop, more drops of water fell. The rhythm was just right, alternating between tension and relaxation.

Yang Yiyi and Qin Yan, who were listening to the performance, seemed to see the magnificent fairyland above the sea of ​​clouds. Countless immortals were flying past their eyes on the clouds, and purple clouds and light smoke were curling around, which was very beautiful.

When the song ended and the three of them were immersed in the wonderful music, the crisp sound of rocks rubbing against each other broke their ears and broke the beautiful illusion.

The three of them looked down and saw a cave under the stone wall. At the cave entrance, they could see a staircase leading downwards, but they didn't know how deep it was.

(End of this chapter)