Ye Futian was stunned. Looking at the girl's tear-stained face, he was speechless.
This was such a sad story. She must have been very happy to be spoiled by such an important person. However, she had died.
This was the world of cultivation. No matter how strong one was, one could still die.
"My life has changed too. My parents' attitudes towards me have changed too. They're extremely strict and no longer play with me. Every day, they're always urging me to cultivate and want me to enter the Top Three Schools. What's so good about that stupid place?" the little girl complained. Ye Futian sweated.
The Top Three Schools were the holy land of the Barren State's eastern region. How could this girl call it a place like that?
She looked up at the crescent moon in the sky and whispered, "Uncle, I miss you."
Ye Futian also knew that the hero the girl was talking about was his uncle.
An elder who loved her so much had left. No wonder she was so sad.
He didn't say anything. He sat there quietly and let her calm down.
After a while, Lolita suddenly turned her head and looked at Ye Futian. "Why am I telling you all this? Now that you know about me, shouldn't you tell me what you've been through and what sadness you know?"
"You're much luckier than I am. My parents disappeared mysteriously, and my godfather disappeared as well, leaving behind an unknown mystery. There was an old guy who was good to me, but he was also taken away. My senior sister who loved me was taken back by her family, and my girlfriend was separated from me. Don't you think I'm miserable?" Ye Futian said slowly.
The girl was stunned and said, "You seem pretty miserable. How can you still smile?"
"Life has to go on. We have to be optimistic. Also, don't we have to work hard to make up for these regrets?" Ye Futian said. He was a bit depressed. He was actually trying to comfort the girl? Wasn't he captured?
That was a bit cheap.
Whatever, the little girl was pitiful. He would comfort her. He was too kind.
"You're right." Little Lolita nodded. Then, as if she had realized something, her voice became gloomy again. She said, "But Uncle will never return."
"So, you have to live the way he wants you to and grow up happily," Ye Futian said.
"I didn't expect you to be so good at coaxing people." The girl looked at him cautiously. "Is it because I'm pretty?"
"…"
Ye Futian closed his eyes and placed his hand on his forehead. Did girls mature so early these days?
He's so young, yet he's thinking so much.
"Little girl, are you seriously lacking in love?" Ye Futian asked the girl.
"You're the one who lacks love."
The little girl glared at him angrily.
"What are you looking at? Have you never seen a handsome guy before?" Ye Futian said with disdain.
"…"
The girl pointed at Ye Futian. She had never seen someone so shameless.
Then, she calmed down and asked with a smile, "Uncle, what's your name?"
"Uncle …"
Ye Futian jumped. Uncle? Was he that old? This was simply intolerable.
If I stay calm and get serious, I'll lose, Ye Futian thought.
"Be good. My name is Ye Futian." Ye Futian sat down again and smiled.
"I'm Long Long'er. Uncle, how did a shameless person like you find a girlfriend?" The girl smiled. She suspected that this was the reason why Ye Futian said his girlfriend broke up with him.
"Looks." Ye Futian smiled brightly.
"You win." Long Long'er felt completely defeated. Then, she walked to the guqin and played sad music again.
"Stop!" Ye Futian shouted. Suddenly, the music stopped.
Ye Futian saw the girl looking at him. He thought that if he allowed her to continue playing, she would probably cry herself to sleep again.
The sound of a zither resonated with people's emotions the most. If this girl played it again, she would definitely cry her eyes out again.
"How about I play a song for you?" Ye Futian said. It seemed that only the kind him could save the sad girl.
"You know how to play?" Long Long'er was very doubtful.
"Of course. I play much better than you," Ye Futian said seriously. What was with this girl's eyes?
"Then you do it." The girl moved aside, still looking at Ye Futian suspiciously.
Ye Futian walked to the guqin. His temperament seemed to change. He was sacred and peaceful.
The moonlight shone on his handsome face. He played the guqin with both hands and his fingertips plucked the strings. Suddenly, an extremely peaceful song flowed between his fingers.
The music was ethereal and clear, bringing with it an incomparable sense of tranquility. Under the moonlight, it instantly brought people into a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere. It was as if a person was sitting quietly under the moonlight, then slowly lying down, bathing in the bright moonlight. His mind was clear and tranquil.
The Cleansing of the Moonlit Night was the first piece Ye Futian had learned. However, the level of a piece increased with the level of the player. Now, this simple piece was played by Ye Futian's fingertips. Although it didn't require too much skill, the artistic conception was perfectly displayed. For a piece of music, artistic conception was more important than any technique.
The girl sat beside him and looked up at the moonlight. Her eyes were peaceful. She felt more and more at ease. Then, she slowly closed her eyes and actually fell asleep.
Ye Futian turned back to look at the girl. Under the moonlight, she slept peacefully like a little girl.
A servant came from behind and gently carried the girl away. The music continued. Ye Futian didn't stop until the servant came out of the room.
"Thank you," the servant said to Ye Futian.
"It's nothing," Ye Futian said casually.
"Miss hasn't gotten over what happened in the past few years. She often cries in her sleep and has a bad temper. Sorry for the trouble," the servant said again. They had all taken care of Miss for many years.
"No problem. I'm going to rest," Ye Futian said and then turned to leave.
His anger from the day had completely disappeared. She was just a poor little girl. There was no need to argue with her.
But Ye Futian suddenly felt something was wrong. Looking at the luxurious West Court in front of him, he felt even more pitiful.
…
The next morning, Ye Futian was woken up by a noise.
Walking out of the room, Ye Futian saw Long Ling 'er standing outside with her hands on her hips. She stared at him angrily like a porcelain doll.
Ye Futian found that the girl was very cute when she was angry.
"What?" Ye Futian asked lazily.
"You played a lullaby for me yesterday?" Long Ling 'er stared at Ye Futian. She actually fell for it.
"That was a calming song," Ye Futian said speechlessly. What was a lullaby?
"It's the same. Who told you to make me fall asleep?" The girl was very unhappy.
"You fell asleep when you were tired. What does it have to do with me?" Ye Futian thought to himself. This girl actually had a problem with him?
"You …" The girl pointed at Ye Futian and then stomped her feet. Turning around, she said, "Come with me."
"To where?" Ye Futian asked.
"Since you're a musical attendant, of course you have to learn from me," Long Ling 'er said. Ye Futian was actually speechless. Depressed, he picked up his feet and followed her. He actually had to learn from her?
Forget it. I'll just treat it as a good deed.
The two came to the waterfall from yesterday and then rode the ice dragon up the mountain. The environment here was very elegant. The elder with the surname Feng was already waiting. Seeing Long Ling 'er, he smiled kindly.
"Grandpa Feng, I'm here to learn," Long Ling 'er said softly.
"Okay." The elder nodded and then looked at Ye Futian. "Who is he?"
"His name is Ye Futian. He's my musical attendant," Long Ling 'er replied. The elder did not say anything else. The music he was going to teach Long Ling 'er could not be learned by others, so it did not matter too much.
"I'm sure you already know some of the basics. Your parents should have taught you quite a bit, so I'll teach you directly," the elder said.
"Okay." Long Ling 'er nodded lightly.
The elder walked to the guqin. The guqin was in the shape of a dragon and seemed to be made of dead wood. It was extremely ancient and gave people a faint sense of grandeur.
He held the guqin with both hands and played slowly. When the music spread out, Ye Futian actually felt that it was not like a song for the human world, but more like it was played for a dragon.
"This …" In just an instant, Ye Futian was greatly shocked. He thought that this little girl was only showing off in front of an expert when she asked him to learn the guqin. However, now that he saw the elder's attainments in the art of guqin, he finally understood what it meant to be ignorant.
At this moment, he only felt that there was a formless current flowing between heaven and earth. It was like real dragons were circling and dancing, speaking in dragon language.
The Freedom Meditation operated naturally. Suddenly, the formless form became clear. A shocking scene appeared in front of him. He seemed to see many real dragons circling between heaven and earth.
The ice dragon beside Long Ling 'er seemed to be restless as well. It rose into the air and charged towards the elder. Behind the mountain, there was a low roar of a dragon. Ye Futian saw an even larger dragon appear. It was a purple dragon, much larger than any dragon Ye Futian had seen before. The purple dragon also came to the elder's back and circled around.
Ye Futian felt that the music was a special language. It could summon illusory dragons and also real dragons. It could communicate with the dragons through spiritual energy. It was not just words.
It was as if they were the same kind.
"Little girl, Dragon Speakers are born with the ability to communicate with dragons. You have to listen with your heart and feel with your heart. When you play the guqin, your spiritual energy will transform into your words, resonating with the heavens and the earth, resonating with the dragons. A truly outstanding Dragon Speaker can transform the guqin and the dragon into one." The elder's voice was solemn. He slowly said, "Only by doing this can you be a true Dragon Master."
"Dragon Master."
Ye Futian's eyes flashed. It was a sacred and powerful profession, even more noble and powerful than Dragon Knights.
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