The plucked strings, each note seemed to carry deep emotion, expressing her endless love and longing for her beloved.
As the music flowed, her emotions grew stronger, burning like a raging flame.
Unbeknownst to her, a crystal tear slid down her cheek and landed on the strings of the zither.
The tear shimmered faintly like a pearl, then transformed into countless tiny droplets the instant the strings broke, splashing in all directions.
This scene is like a beautiful yet sorrowful dream, both intoxicating and heartbreaking.
Even Shen Zhao was deeply moved.
Jiang Qingluan was unaware that she was shedding tears. She continued to play with complete focus, pouring all her emotions into the music.
The beautiful melody echoed in the air, seemingly trying to transcend the boundaries of time and space to reach the beloved who was so close yet whom he dared not touch.
Mu Qiuyao was able to be with Shen Zhao because she dared to love and hate;
Song Yanran was able to get together with Shen Zhao because of their shared experience of life and death in their past lives;
Su Yunying was able to be with Shen Zhao because she was willing to silently dedicate her precious life to him.
They all deserve to enter Shen Zhao's heart, but what about me?
In my past life, I had no experience of unwavering devotion, no heart-wrenching stories of dying for love, and no courage to face reality.
How can I make the person I like feel that way?
With this longing intensified, and as the melody of the piano rose higher, she transformed all her longing and emotions into heavenly music:
"Mountains and rivers cannot bear too much sorrow, and time cannot endure too long a wait. Spring flowers love to sway in the wind, but the yellow sand insists on burying infatuation and resentment..."
In an instant, Jiang Qingluan's tears fell like resolute raindrops onto the strings of her zither.
This scene truly shocked Shen Zhao deeply.
"Why on earth is this happening?"
This song was sung by Jiang Qingluan on the streets of Chang'an when she was disguised as Wuyazi, so it's not surprising that Jiang Qingluan could play it.
However, he was very puzzled as to why she was so deeply in love with him.
So what?
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