Chapter 1399

Boom.

But such a simple gesture and shout drew furious glares from everyone around, even his own big brother couldn't help but give him a loud knock on the head, telling him to shut up!

The mercenary felt wronged but, cowardly, pulled his head back in, praying no one would bother him.

Only then did the crowd turn their heads again, among them several noble lords from the city, their gazes filled with hope and longing for the Heartless Singer to sing a few more songs.

Let them wander once more through the realm of immortals and gods.

Since Heartless stopped being mere background decor, her performance rules changed completely.

Previously, she wouldn't take requests even if asked; now, she still wouldn't—she sang only when in the mood, singing as many songs as she wished, and no one could force her.

After learning this rule, those who loved listening to Heartless instantly understood and fully accepted it—after all, she wasn't an ordinary singer. The Heartless Singer required not only supreme mastery of the qin, but also singing brimming with divine emotion; this was no ordinary feat.

Without a performance full of voice and feeling, they could never achieve such complete immersion in the realm of immortals and gods.

Thus, they spontaneously formed a fan club supporting the Heartless Singer, enjoying their spiritual wanderings while also supporting and understanding her behavior, and even protecting her from ordinary hooligans. As for why no noble tried to seize her, first, nobles generally didn't lack women—they lacked only such strange, extraordinary things that brought them extraordinary pleasure.

Beautiful music allowed them to sink into the musical world, wandering spiritually while fully relaxing their bodies and minds.

For busy nobles, this was an irreplaceable moment of stolen leisure.

Second, there was only one Heartless; if they fought over her, none would ever accept another's claim. Better to enjoy her together than to quarrel—should more singers like the Heartless Singer appear later, they wouldn't mind taking one home as a wife.

Finally, because Heartless belonged to the Flying Fox Tavern, and behind the Flying Fox Tavern stood Lin Cheng! They couldn't touch her.

Lin Cheng's potential was so immense that the Emperor himself had personally named and taken notice of him as an imperial special talent! Even based on Lin Cheng's current achievements—such as his collaboration with the Imperial Prince on the magic-energy internal combustion engine project—it would be an understatement to say he could reshape the entire empire's foundations.

They could never afford to offend such a promising young man over a singer.

Inside Private Room One.

The song ended, but Li Jian remained immersed in the world of music; Lin Cheng waited quietly beside him, waiting for Li Jian to slowly awaken.

"So magnificent."

The first words out of his mouth upon waking were these.

Li Jian had never heard such a magnificent song before. Traditional music had only vocals, but when lyrics were added, it became this profoundly moving—emotions in the vocals expressed with such clarity, his vision seemed to open onto an entirely new world, revealing the deep meaning Heartless wished to convey.

He himself had only slightly above-average mastery of vocal music, yet he could perceive it so clearly.

It was truly magnificent.

"I wasn't wrong, was I? Heartless is no longer what she used to be." Lin Cheng said with great pride.

"Yes, I used to have no interest in Heartless, but now I suddenly want to marry her, take her back to my palace, and have her play for me every day." Li Jian spoke his inner thoughts outright, his eyes holding no lust, only a thirst for vocal music.

The room was full of his own people, so he wasn't afraid of saying anything.

"Uh." Lin Cheng had no reply.

It was like we'd all agreed to stay single forever, and you secretly got married—way too cruel.

After hesitating, he still revealed the form of girl groups from his past life.

"That's a bit exaggerated—I think we can form a team, a female ensemble dedicated to vocal music, with Heartless as the lead, and the cutest little girls joining in, just four or five people total."

"Train them in singing and dancing; within a year or less, they'll be singing and dancing beautifully." Entertainment in this world was simply too scarce.

No wonder Prince Li Jian, who had previously shown only mild interest in Heartless, suddenly became fascinated by her.

Just adding lyrics to vocal music had already stunned and amazed the prince—what if he introduced the entertainment games from his past life? Would that make this world even more interesting?

Playing cards, mahjong, board games, basketball, badminton, tennis, and so on.

Lin Cheng felt he could open a "Heavenly Human Pleasure Palace" right away.

But that would stray too far from his main job—he was a blacksmith, not a merchant. He only needed to focus on forging.

Lin Cheng's idea won Li Jian's enthusiastic approval. He already had a dedicated vocal ensemble to please him; all he needed to do was replace its members with women and send them to Heartless for proper training for a while—problem solved.

He grinned, imagining hearing beautiful vocal music every day—he couldn't get enough.

"That's a brilliant idea! I'll send my vocal ensemble over. If Heartless helps train them, how long will it take?"

Lin Cheng couldn't be sure.