Chapter 1667

Xie Han Mo climbs the stage and is stunned to find Fang Yuan beside her as her accompaniment. She tells him to leave, anxious for once. He says the same song as Dong Lei’s would get her disqualified, and that he holds a similar one. Her Gu worms cannot be changed, and she must adapt to his song on the spot, and she agrees after he transmits the lyrics and tune. ^{ch. 1667}

Xie Han Mo shuts her eyes, her usual habit before singing, and everyone waits while some grow impatient. Frost Tide tribe’s leader laughs that the pair have no songs to sing. Fang Yuan asks for a rank three zither Gu, and the grand elder quickly has one sent. He says he will refine it on the spot, and lackeys of Frost Tide tribe’s leader shout that he is stalling for time. ^{ch. 1667}

The grand elder rules that nothing bars refining Gu and allows it. When the lackeys object again, Fang Yuan tells whoever lacks patience to leave, and everyone goes silent. Frost Tide tribe’s leader snickers that he will smash Fang Yuan’s teeth and pull out his tongue once Fang Yuan ends up in his hands. Xie Han Mo, ignored, feels very strange. She once took part in the Sea God Ceremony and became saintess, yet in countless ceremonies she has seen nothing like this. ^{ch. 1667}

Fang Yuan activates the zither Gu, and its melody is extremely beautiful to hear. Xie Han Mo sings of a white moonlight in the heart, bright yet icy cold. A feeling of intense sadness fills everyone, the waves weaken, and the giant shell glows white. She glances at Fang Yuan, wondering whether sorrow lives in his heart too. Countless mermen shed tears. ^{ch. 1667}

When the song ends, the crowd stays silent, and Frost Tide tribe’s leader is stiff as a statue with shock in the Gu house. The sea turns calm and the dark clouds scatter. Pure moonlight shines on the giant seashell, enveloping Xie Han Mo and Fang Yuan, who turn slightly and look at each other. ^{ch. 1667}