Chai Zhu finally saw the change in Chu Lu's expression as he wished. Although the reason was somewhat different from what he thought, it was something he didn't know and didn't care about.
Chai Zhu was so contented that he didn't notice that in the following conversation, almost every sentence he said could be used to reveal some interesting information...or perhaps it was precisely because he didn't know that he could talk so lively without any scruples.
In the hall below, people were chatting, when the candlelight on the stage suddenly went out. Then, the originally excited noise turned into doubtful whispers. Before the uneasiness rose and spread, the faint sound of the piano rose from low to high, as if approaching from a distance. At the same time as the sound of the piano, dozens of girls in gauze clothes entered from behind with lanterns in their hands.
This situation immediately aroused people's speculation. The originally noisy guests suddenly became quiet. Even Chai Zhu, who was being tricked by Chu Lu into telling the news to the outside world, shut up and looked down with his eyes wide open, as if he was afraid of missing something.
And the appearance was indeed as stunning as everyone expected——
The slender figure was reflected by the light on the curtain behind it. She slowly stretched upwards from her initial crouching position on the ground, like a flower branch that blooms from bud. Her body was so flexible that one almost doubted that it was a real vine.
The lights that had been extinguished were lit again at some point, and the person on the stage finally revealed her face.
The extremely gorgeous words in those poems are indeed correct, and the woman in her gorgeous dress is indeed like a beautiful peony in full bloom on a branch. She has an aggressive beauty that can outshine all other flowers, but her eyes clearly reveal the stubbornness and perseverance that is unique to a girl.
It is this innocence that suppresses the overwhelming beauty between the eyebrows, making it even more captivating.
At this moment, she stood on the stage. Her body language, her movements, and even the subtle expressions on her face pulled people into the dream created by the dance.
The woman's soft waist frequently tilted to the side, and the slightly hurried piano music seemed to express her anxiety.
Then the viewers realized that this was waiting for the return of the person.
The girl's anticipation was so palpable that the people in the audience couldn't help but lean over and look in the direction she was looking, hoping to see who would have this honor.
Of course they couldn't see it, but the sudden change in the woman's movements on the stage let them know that the person the girl had been waiting for had finally arrived.
But she did not meet him as expected.
Her long sleeves covered half of her pretty face as she hurriedly walked around the stage in a half circle. The sound of the piano revealed her anxiety, but after this half circle, the sound of the piano slowed down and the girl's steps also slowed down. The sleeves that had covered her face also moved to the side little by little, as if she was shy to meet people.
——The so-called "walking away shyly, leaning against the door and looking back".
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This dance style is completely different from the previous ones, but those who are immersed in the dance at this time have no way of thinking about this.
The woman on the stage clearly didn't say a word, but her arms, her posture, and even her eyes seemed to tell the story of a young girl's inner thoughts.
When she was young, she fell in love with someone.
But she didn't dare to confess, didn't dare to express, or even reveal a single thing.
He is a god who is high in the sky. How dare she pollute him with her worldly thoughts?
But just the occasional merciful glance from him towards the lower world would make her obsessed and distracted.
God loves the world, and she is also one of the countless living beings. Does that mean that he also has some love for her?
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The dancing girl is extremely beautiful. If she wants, she can let any man in the world take her in his palm and pamper her. But she loves so humbly and so firmly, like a moth flying into the fire, resolute and tragic.
She carefully concealed her thoughts and placed herself beside the god, trying her best to get closer to him.
...but it was all in vain.
How can mortals have the qualifications to dream of becoming immortals and gods?
The splendor of the world does not catch his eyes, the soft tents of the red dust cannot fascinate his heart, let alone just a little insignificant love from a girl?
The girl only watched in vain—
The immortal finally achieved perfection in his merits and returned to heaven.
The gradually slow and low piano music makes people feel as if they are put into the girl's sour and sad mood, and they can't help but worry about the "girl" dancing on the stage.
The wind roared, and a corner of the red gauze curtain was lifted, revealing a white figure behind that looked like fresh snow. This stunning glimpse suddenly brought the witnesses back to their senses from the mood created by the dance.
That is...
Pavilion Master Lin?!
The burning gaze seemed to burn through the gauze curtain, and the audience suddenly became noisy.
You know, although they are known as two beauties, compared to the others who show up in public from time to time, Lin Shuangjie, as the pavilion master, lives a secluded life. It is difficult to see them at ordinary times, let alone hear their piano music.
Lin Long could feel those gazes, but they were of no concern to her. She did not even raise her eyelids and continued to play the piano.
Through the gauze curtain, she could vaguely see the dancing figure, and a conversation not long ago resurfaced in her mind -
"Do you want to jump now?"
Lin Long looked at Ruqixiu in confusion. She knew that she had been preparing for this dance, but she also knew that she was not ready.
Regarding that matter, she always felt that no matter how well she did, there were still flaws.
…She always wanted to give that adult the best.
At this time, she was no longer the world-famous Ru Da Jia, but seemed to have returned to the orphan who was helpless and had to use all means to find a way to survive.
Ruqixiu shook her head and smiled bitterly.
She said, “I can’t wait any longer.”
She used her fingers to comb the hair around her neck. Her black hair was like a waterfall and clouds. However, when she moved, the silver hair that was carefully hidden by its owner was revealed.
Although she didn't say it clearly, Lin Long understood.
Even if beauty is favored by heaven, she will still grow old one day.
Even though physical beauty or ugliness has never mattered to those people, if this dance could really reach the ears of God, they would never want to appear in his eyes again in their old age.
Lin Long closed her eyes and plucked a string, letting herself immerse in the artistic conception of the piano music and in Ruqixiu's feelings. However, although they were similar enough, they were ultimately different.
She sees things more clearly and more transparently.
Rather than that hopeless love affair, she would rather regard him as a "confidant".
But later she gradually realized that she really didn't have the qualifications.
There is no one in this world who is qualified to be compared with him.
——How can there be such a person in the world?
Lin Long never believed in the argument that "human life is precious."
Why is her life so cheap? !
Obviously, she was also cherished by her parents and brothers. Although she was a girl, she was still named after her brothers. Her father even thought of a character for her early on - Shuangjie, like the festival of frost.
But all the changes happened in an instant, and it only took one night for her to fall from the clouds to the mud. Before she could even cry for that bloody night, she fell into a deeper nightmare.
Until someone reached out and pulled her out of the mire.
The injured bird would no longer stay on the fingertips of humans. At that time, Lin Long was alert to everything around her. She was not sure whether this was another disguised trap. She played the zither and talked about poetry with him, but most of the time she just watched silently.
But...how could there be such a person in this world?
This world is like a lifeless quagmire, dragging all the struggling beings into the depths, unable to struggle, and thus sinking deeply. But that person is different, he is different from everyone else in the world.
He could have stood by the pond in white, spotless and untainted, but he went deeper and deeper without hesitation. He immersed himself in the darker and heavier mud, using his body to nourish and support a magnificent lotus.
Lin Long does not accept fate or believe in distinctions between high and low.
But that person's existence made her realize that there is a kind of people in this world... who are born noble.
"The world will get better."
At the very end, the man said this to her with a smile.
Indeed, the world is better now.
...But that person will never be able to look at this world again.
——Is this really “good”?
Lin Long didn't believe it.
A world that requires him to sacrifice his life, a world that causes such a noble person to die in disgrace... is it really a good thing?
But it is indeed what many people have dreamed of.
There will no longer be officials like her father and brother, who lived an upright life but suffered a sudden disaster; there will no longer be people who toil all year round but have no food to eat; there will no longer be people who are forced to leave their homes and become homeless...
She spent years traveling all over the world to help him see the world of his vision.
Compose a song based on what you see and hear.
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...but there is no one who understands me anymore.
The red skirt on the stage fluttered, but Lin Long seemed a little dazed.
Her piano music was played for a soulmate, but she never understood what Ruqixiu, who was willing to dress up and go on stage, was thinking...the looks from those people only made her irritated.
However, it is not surprising that the two of them don't get along. It has been like this since ancient times.
"Maybe one day I'll look up and see you sitting in the audience."
The beautiful woman, as bright as a peony, said so teasingly. The smoke from the incense burner cast a hazy shadow on her expression, making it impossible to see the truth behind it.
Lin Long's initial impression of her was that she was extremely stupid and overconfident, but later he felt that perhaps she was the one who saw things most clearly and thoroughly.
The words that she suddenly recalled seemed like some kind of guidance, and she couldn't help but look up and look around.
Unexpectedly, she met a pair of warm and gentle gazes.
Those warm brown eyes are just as they were when I first saw them, as if they could embrace everything in the world.
“Zheng——”
The broken strings left a string of blood on his fingertips, and Lin Long opened his eyes wide in shock.
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