Chapter 350: Flame Abyss(4)_1
Zi Xiao looked at her and said, "I want to hear you play that piece from last time."
Recalling all that Zi Xiao had done for her, Dugu Qianye nodded, put away the Array Book, sat down on the chair she had used previously, took out the ocarina that she hadn’t played in a long time, and began to play "The Original Scenery of the Hometown."
Zi Xiao sat next to her with his eyes closed, listening quietly. As Dugu Qianye played, she looked at his enchanting face. Her memories surfaced of their first encounter in the Yanshan Mountains, when she had been feeling down and homesick. He had jumped into her life so unexpectedly. Later, he shamelessly clung to her, bringing more joy into her life. In the City of Darkness, her reaction to waking up and seeing the two of them in one bed, the innocence in his eyes that led her to declare she would take responsibility for him, and the gleam of a Peach Blossom Demon in his eyes revealed that he had slowly occupied her heart and created so many memories together.
Comparing her current emotions when playing the piece to those during the first time, Dugu Qianye was surprised to find she had gradually become accustomed to life here, to the people here, especially the one right before her eyes.
Inside the room, Hao Pengyou, who had unknowingly awakened, listened to Dugu Qianye’s flute music and two tears fell from the corner of his eyes. He touched the tears with his hand and rubbed them between his fingers, lost in thought. He turned over, trying to continue sleeping, but he couldn’t fall asleep again. His eyes moved under closed lids as he continued to listen to the sound of Dugu Qianye’s flute.
The melody of the flute drifted over the courtyard walls and reached faraway places. The members of the Dugu Family stopped what they were doing to enjoy the moment’s beauty. They were also secretly impressed that Dugu Qianye could actually play the flute.
"Dad, Sister Qianye plays so beautifully," said Dugu Qianlin, lying in his father’s arms in a courtyard not too far away, munching on the Spirit Fruit that Dugu Qianye had given him.
As Dugu Yixiao listened to the melody, he remarked, "Indeed, it’s not bad." It was unclear whether he was referring to her skill or the emotion she put into her playing.