Vol 1 Chapter 7.4 (2/2)
Our hearts will align
The wind in this long drawn out dream lightly sighs
On this boundless and vast road.”
Yin Zhu once again changed the position of his hands. He inserted his two middle fingers of his right hand into the semicircle and simultaneously pressed the strings with the ring finger, middle finger, and index finger of his left hand. The sound waves trembled, becoming somewhat gentler than before. It also slightly lessened the grief within the song < a=”” chinese=”” ghost=”” story=””>>. Accompanied by the cries of the zither and guzheng, the two of them involuntarily sung the final verse of the poem together.
“On this earthly journey
Years of happiness and youth
Under that asperous and harsh sunlight
The world of mortals
How many paths are there to happiness
Slightly resembling a dream of wind and rain
Following a boundless and vast road
Slightly resembling a dream of wind and rain
Following a boundless and vast road.”
Their matching, near indistinguishable singing voices quietly stopped, but the zither and guzheng notes continued to rise in spirals, echoing. As this cry fell to a hum, the endlessly haunting tune softened sorrowfully . Yin Zhu’s eyes were as clear as a mirror while that white-clothed girl’s black eyes expressed her confusion.
“Again the sunlight illuminates the rugged road. Elder sister, your guzheng song is extremely sad. Why didn’t you play a happier song?” Both of his hands rested against the strings as Yin Zhu stood up and spoke, smiling. His pure and innocent air returned and diminished the graceful and n.o.ble aura he exuded.
The white-clothed girl went from perplexed to clear-headed. With a gloomy heart, she asked herself,‘What happened to me? I had never sung the final verse of < a=”” chinese=”” ghost=”” story=””>> before, but today I subconsciously sung it. Could it be that he influenced me to sing it?’
“The Wind Startles the Dancing Crane gesture; The Wind Carries the Gentle Cloud gesture; The Luan and Phoenix Harmoniously Cry gesture; and The Water Follows the Fallen Flower gesture – you used these four techniques to play this song, making the guzheng compatible with the zither. Wasn’t that enough? Then, why did you use your zither song to influence my mind?” The white-clothed girl’s hoa.r.s.e voice rang out clear and bright, her luminous eyes stared fixedly at Yin Zhu.
“Ah, because I understood upon hearing the sorrow in your guzheng song!” It was obvious Ye Yin Zhu failed to properly interpret her question. Why did the song end like that? The white-clothed girl’s iciness intensified even more.
“You understand? Did you really understand?” She snorted coldly, her hands picking up the guzheng from the table. She turned around and walked off backstage.
Slowly sitting down, Yin Zhu carefully placed the Jade Charm Zither to the side and thus in front of the girl from before. His eyes displayed a pondering light.
“Dong ——” The bell rang, echoing. A faint cyan light flashed within the auditorium. When Yin Zhu raised his head and spotted a woman wearing a long cyan skirt on stage, he discovered that he didn’t know what the time was. The woman appeared to be 60-70 years old. Her left hand held an exquisitely delicate bell which she clearly just struck using a rod in her right hand.
“Ah——” The sound, like that when waking up from a dream, echoed to everyone, including the girl beside Yin Zhu and Teacher Bi Ji who was sitting in an alcove. During the guzheng song, they had long ago become engrossed in it. The majority of them did not realize Yin Zhu had joined in later on. For a moment, they were still experiencing their fantasy dream. Only a few of the girls had clear eyes that displayed a pondering light similar to Yin Zhu’s.
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Little San intentionally searched for a song played on the guzheng – “A Chinese Ghost Story.” This song is quite graceful. Little San wants to find ways to post it online with the hope that everyone will also like it.
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