Chapter 1243: A Laugh Across the Sea and the Three Sovereigns

The tune was traditional music of the Huaxia Federation, ordered by the five notes "gong, shang, jiao, zhi, yu," with a catchy melody and a grand, sweeping air of heroic spirit that seemed to cover the very heavens.

The tune was very old, with a history of over three hundred years, called "A Laugh Across the Sea," and Su Yang had heard it for two lifetimes.

In his previous life, he listened to it often.

In this life, Su Yang had only heard it twice in the Huaxia Federation.

For one, not just anyone could afford to keep musicians.

For another, he was swamped with official duties and didn't much care for lively gatherings either; many social events had been turned down by him.

Sometimes Su Yang couldn't help wondering whether the world he had transmigrated from was simply this same world three hundred years ago…

Still, certain traces told him the two worlds were not the same, only bearing many similarities.

But hearing it here in the Tang Kingdom of the Beautiful Continent still struck Su Yang as surprising.

If he hadn't misheard, the performers were indeed using traditional Huaxia instruments!

Tang Tian briefly introduced Su Yang, mentioning that Su Yang came from the Huaxia Federation and was a General; as for the rest, such as Su Yang's strength, he did not reveal too much.

He was also afraid Su Yang would take offense.

Besides, anyone with a functioning brain should know Su Yang was not someone they could afford to provoke.

He trusted that his subordinates wouldn't be that stupid!

Of course, that was indeed the case.

All the high-ranking officials at the banquet and their families were very tactful; several high-ranking officials raised their glasses to toast Su Yang, without any words of urging him to drink more, merely going through the motions a little.

The city's high-ranking officials were also very interested in the Huaxia Federation and wanted to learn more about it.

Su Yang, listening to the music, casually mentioned a few things about the Huaxia Federation to them, nothing touching on classified matters.

He wasn't afraid that any nation on the Beautiful Continent would make a move against the Huaxia Federation.

If anyone truly dared to do so, he might even be very welcoming, and go to greet them personally.

However many came, Su Yang could kill however many.

The more the merrier!

Some of the high-ranking officials chatted with Su Yang for a few sentences, found that Su Yang's interest wasn't particularly high, so they left a few young ladies behind, and then departed very naturally.

Seven or eight young, beautiful girls sat beside Su Yang.

Girls who weren't pretty enough, who lacked confidence, didn't dare stand next to Su Yang.

These girls were all quite emotionally intelligent, and as they chatted, Su Yang grew somewhat interested.

After all, being stared at with admiring, eager eyes by young, pretty girls—anyone would feel their spirits lift a little.

After the tune "A Laugh Across the Sea" ended, Su Yang glanced over at the musicians in the corner of the hall.

Tang Yue asked with a smile, "General Su, are you listening to the tune?"

"That's right!" Su Yang nodded. "The tune's not bad. I didn't expect to hear it here."

"Many of these musicians are descendants of the Huaxia Federation Folk Music Ensemble. Back then they crossed the ocean to the Beautiful Nation to perform, and after the Great Calamity they couldn't go back. Our Tang family's ancestors ran an inn, and at the time they were staying at our inn. Our ancestors took pity on them, and since they themselves quite enjoyed listening to tunes, they sheltered them!" Tang Yue said in a low voice. "After my family's old ancestor became a Beast Tamer and established the Tang Kingdom, he let them serve as court musicians… Now my grandfather also really enjoys listening to tunes, so he asked Your Majesty for some of them. I also know the story behind the tune!"

Tang Yue's grandfather was Tang Tian.

Tang Tian's grandfather was the current Emperor of the Tang Kingdom…

King-tier Beast Tamers lived long lives, and in this world people had children early, so five or six generations under one roof wasn't all that strange.

"The story inside the tune?" Su Yang said with a smile. "What kind of story could a tune have?"