The wedding was livestreamed by the sister, revealing his identity as a Taoist priest.

One o'clock in the morning.

The entire Weibo technical department was woken up by a phone call to urgently expand server capacity.

The trending topics list crashed.

After ten minutes of emergency repairs, the page reloaded.

The top five spots on the list were all marked with a deep red "Explosive" sign.

[#Breaking News at Jianglan Cultural Center: Su Dajia from Tianyin Pavilion Appears#]

[#The Fourth Betrothal Gift! The Nine Heavens Phoenix Melody Zither!#]

[#How slick is Brother Chen's move? He even got his love rival to send betrothal gifts#]

[#A tune from Jiangnan, my sister-in-law teaches you what the proper wife's status is#]

Videos of Jiang Lan's concert were cut into dozens of clips and went viral online.

The most viewed video is the moment Su Qingluan lifts the black cloth, revealing the Nine Heavens Phoenix Melody Zither, and the entire process of her voluntarily admitting defeat and announcing that she will give the gift.

The comment section refreshes with 10,000 comments per second.

"I hereby declare that Brother Chen is my idol for life. I could never learn this move even if I studied for eight lifetimes!"

"Making the top-tier, goddess-like junior sister, whom I've secretly loved for ten years, carry an 800-year-old national treasure-level antique all the way to deliver betrothal gifts to the main wife? What kind of hellish difficulty is that?!"

"The main point is your sister-in-law! Didn't you see how she played the piano? She wasn't afraid at all; a simple tune completely smoothed out that killer junior sister's temper, and she even took her home as a guest!"

"With such magnanimity and such a broad perspective, no wonder she's the daughter of a billionaire, no wonder Brother Chen is willing to give his life to her!"

Netizens are having a blast gossiping.

The entire classical music scene in China has gone completely mad.

Various professional forums, traditional Chinese culture exchange groups, and collectors' association groups.

The speed at which messages pop up is too fast for the naked eye to detect.

A voice message from Mr. Li at the scene was forwarded in various groups.

In the audio recording, Mr. Li's voice was hoarse and trembling.

"Check ancient texts! Go check 'Miscellaneous Records of Music' and 'Scores of Famous Qin Instruments Through the Ages'! A body of wood struck by lightning, its eyes adorned with blood-red diamonds, and a phoenix's cry on its forehead! That truly is the Nine Heavens Phoenix Cry Qin!"

"My God, the Heavenly Sound Pavilion really exists! This isn't a myth, it's a fact!"

The principal erhu player of the National Symphony Orchestra posted an update overnight.

The accompanying image is a screenshot of Su Qingluan striking the void on the stage.

The caption was only one sentence.

"Her finger hovers in the air, producing sound without touching the string. This is the legendary 'spiritual resonance striking the string.' We have cultivated diligently for sixty years, yet we cannot match even a single finger from her."

The comments below are all from deans and professors of various music academies, and they all exclaimed in surprise.

Suzhou, on the shore of Taihu Lake.

Song Family Manor.

This classical Chinese building, occupying half a hilltop, is the residence of the Song family, one of the most prominent musical families in China.

The Song family has three generations of ancestors who were court musicians. In modern times, they have monopolized 70% of the top classical musical instrument trade in China, and their heritage is unfathomable.

At this moment, inside the Baoyue Pavilion in the backyard.

The sandalwood incense in the incense burner burned slowly.

Song Yun sat upright in front of the stone table, her hands caressing a guqin made of golden nanmu wood.

She wore a moon-white training uniform, her long hair was tied up with a jade hairpin, and she had an extremely beautiful appearance and a cool and otherworldly temperament.

Fingertips flick.

The clear, crisp sound of the zither echoed through the night.

On a chaise lounge not far away, a short-haired girl in a slip dress was scrolling through her phone with her legs up, and a fruit plate was placed next to her.

This is Tang Xiaoxiao, Song Yun's best friend from university.

Holy crap!

Tang Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted, breaking the tranquility of the courtyard.

Song Yun frowned slightly, her fingers didn't stop, but the rhythm slowed down a little.

"Xiaoxiao, how many times have I told you not to shout when I practice the piano? If you get out of breath, the sound will become muddy."

"No! Yunyun, look at this!"

Tang Xiaoxiao sprang up from the chaise lounge, ran barefoot to the stone table, and shoved her phone screen in front of Song Yun's face.

"Didn't you tell me before that the Ming Dynasty 'Taigu Yiyin' guqin in your Song family's collection is among the top five guqin in China?"

Tang Xiaoxiao pointed to the trending search terms on the screen, speaking very quickly.

"Look at them! The betrothal gifts included a lost antique that's been gone for eight hundred years! It's called the Nine Heavens Phoenix Qin!"

"Are all rich people this crazy when they date these days?!"

Song Yun shifted her gaze from the strings and glanced at the screen.

Her expression remained calm.

"These days, marketing accounts will write any kind of headline just to get traffic."

Song Yun shook her head and continued plucking the strings with her fingertips.

"The Nine Heavens Phoenix Cry Qin was destroyed by a thunderstorm at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. This is clearly recorded in ancient books. There is no way this qin could exist in the world."

"As for the betrothal gifts..."

Song Yun's tone revealed a hint of the unique arrogance of a descendant of a prestigious family.

"It's just hype. If a piano of this caliber were really made, my grandmother would have heard about it long ago."

"This isn't a publicity stunt! There's video evidence!"

Tang Xiaoxiao panicked and immediately clicked on the short video that had over ten million views.

The video was not muted.

Su Qingluan's cool voice came from the speaker.

"The rules of Tianyin Pavilion are inviolable!"

"This zither! It is Mr. Chen's fourth betrothal gift!"

"Clang!"

A piercing cracking sound.

The thickest string on the guqin played by Song Yun has broken.

The sharp strings plucked, leaving a bloody gash on Song Yun's fair hand.

But Song Yun was completely unaware.

She suddenly looked up and stared intently at Tang Xiaoxiao's phone screen.

The cool and composed demeanor that had always been present in his eyes shattered instantly.

"You just...you just said her name was something like 'Yaoge'?"

Song Yun's voice changed, trembling.

"Tianyin Pavilion."

Tang Xiaoxiao was startled by her best friend's reaction.

"That's what everyone's saying online. The woman in red is called Su Qingluan, and she's said to be the current successor of Tianyin Pavilion."

Tang Xiaoxiao pouted.

"Yunyun, what kind of shady entertainment company is Tianyin Pavilion? The name sounds like it's for an ancient costume drama. They also said that Brother Chen is even more awesome, getting his love rival to send him such an expensive gift."

"Shut up!"

Song Yun snatched Tang Xiaoxiao's phone away.

The movement was so violent that it even knocked over a teacup next to it.

The tea spilled all over her, but she didn't bother to wipe it off.

She stared intently at the video on the screen.

The video happened to be playing a close-up of the Nine Heavens Phoenix Melody Zither.

Because it was taken by a big shot in the front row using high-definition equipment, the image quality is extremely clear.

Song Yun's eyes widened to their maximum, and her breathing became rapid.

On the screen, the ancient zither was dark purple all over, with ice cracks all over its surface, and a faint luster flowing through it.

On the top of the instrument, a lifelike carving of a phoenix about to take flight is depicted.

The phoenix's eyes are two crimson gems, as red as blood.

"Submerged wood...lightning strike pattern..."

Song Yun's lips trembled violently as she muttered to herself.

"No, it's not just the lightning-struck wood...this patina,this texture..."

She frantically magnified the two phoenix eyes on the screen with her index finger and thumb.

"Blood Diamond Finishing Touch..."

Song Yun gasped and collapsed onto the stone bench.

"real……"

"It's actually true..."

Song Yun's face turned deathly pale, and a fine layer of cold sweat even appeared on her forehead.

She had been familiar with guqin scores since childhood, and the characteristics of that Nine Heavens Phoenix Qin were drawn exactly the same in the secret scrolls passed down through generations of the Song family!

The positions of those two blood diamonds, even the angle of their tilt, were exactly the same!

"What do you mean, 'really' or 'fake'? It's just a piano, why are you getting so worked up?"

Tang Xiaoxiao was even more puzzled when she saw her best friend's ghostly expression.

"Those online experts are also praising it, saying this zither is priceless. Doesn't your Song family also have antique zithers?"

"What do you know!"

Song Yun suddenly shouted angrily, interrupting Tang Xiaoxiao.

Tang Xiaoxiao was so frightened that she took half a step back.

The veins on the back of Song Yun's hand, which was gripping the phone, were bulging, and her knuckles were white from excessive force.

She looked at Tang Xiaoxiao with an indescribable sense of awe and fear in her eyes.

"The Song family's guqin? The Song family's rich heritage?"

Song Yun gave a bitter laugh.

"What is the Song family compared to the Heavenly Sound Pavilion?"

Tang Xiaoxiao was stunned.

The Song family is a leading figure in the Chinese classical music scene!

Every year, the line of students wanting to become disciples of the Song family stretched from Suzhou all the way to the capital.

"Yunyun, are you running a fever? Just what's the background of this Tianyin Pavilion?"

Song Yun did not answer her.

Her mind was filled with the constant admonitions and advice her grandparents had given her since she was a child.

Heavenly music does not enter the world; if it does, it will startle ghosts and gods.

All the musical techniques of the secular world are derived from a tiny fraction of what is there.

"The people from Tianyin Pavilion have come out."

Song Yun stared at Su Qingluan in the video, who was dressed in red and exuded an imposing aura.

"Not only did they come out, but they also brought out the Nine Heavens Phoenix Melody Zither as a betrothal gift..."

"Who exactly is it that could make the direct descendant of the Heavenly Sound Pavilion willingly hand over the pavilion's most prized treasure?"

What kind of person is this Mr. Chen?

To make a reclusive sect go to this extent!

Song Yun suddenly stood up.

The movement was too large, and it knocked over the stone bench.

"Xiaoxiao, sit here by yourself. There are some snacks in the kitchen."

Song Yunlian grabbed her phone and turned to walk towards the main building of the manor.

His footsteps were hurried and disordered.

"Hey! Yunyun, where are you going?!"

Tang Xiaoxiao called from behind.

Song Yun didn't turn her head; her voice drifted over on the night breeze, revealing an undisguised urgency.

"I'm going to find my grandma!"

"Something terrible has happened!"