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Xie Yu: "No, it's nothing."
"I just think the smell of incense smells good."
After speaking, he pointed to the incense burner.
Gan Jiumei: "Sir, do you also know the way of incense?"
Xie Yu: "You should know a little bit about it!"
"Your fragrance is based on rosin and only adds a few other commonly used spices. Although it is ordinary, the combination is excellent."
"Huh……."
After taking a few more deep breaths, Xie Yu said, "Agarwood is the perfect spice, but I can't smell that kind of agarwood at the moment, but agarwood is rare and valuable."
Gan Jiu's beautiful eyes twitched and he said: "Sir, you really understand. It's Haihuang..."
Xie Yu: "Haihuang? This is really, really true. Even if you think about it, it wouldn't even be worth a penny to sell me."
Gan Jiumei: "Sir, it's really a joke. It's just one thing. By the way, I don't know how to call you yet."
Xie Yu: "My surname is Xie and my given name is Yu. Just call me Xie Yu."
Gan Jiumei: "Xie Yu, my daughter Gan Mingzhu has met Mr. Xie. Brother Xie, please come here."
Xie Yu: "Miss Mingzhu, please!"
Afterwards, the two walked to the place where Gan Jiumei played the piano in the afternoon.
Then a free and lingering sound of the piano came to mind.
This song is nice to listen to, but...
When the sound of the piano fell, Sister Gan said, "Brother Xie, what do you think of this piece of music?"
Xie Yu: "The music is good. I think you practice it often, but if it can be paired with other instruments, it might be more harmonious."
"This is not an ordinary piece of music. Miss Mingzhu, where did you get this piece of music? Could you please explain to me the name and origin of this piece of music?"
Gan Jiumei: "This song is called "Don't Forget Each Other". My master got it from a master of Yiyin Rhythm, and now he has passed it on to me."
"As for the origin, it is said that Zhuge Hong, a master of the Wudang Sect, and Zhang Zhiji, a protector of the Sun Sect, were one a master of the dongxiao and the other a master of the lyre."
"The two fell in love with each other because of their musical rhythms, and together they created this piano and Xiao ensemble."
"But back then, the orthodox sect and the Sun Sect, which had become a demon sect, had accumulated grudges for over a hundred years, and a fire was inevitable."
"The two wanted to escape from this martial arts dispute and prepared a golden basin to wash their hands and withdraw from the world. However, their friendship was not tolerated by the righteous martial arts world, and they were eventually destroyed."
"Fortunately, when the two were dying, they met Hu Tianyi, a great disciple of the Taishan Sect, and this song was entrusted to them."
"Later, Hu Tianyi met the noble and aloof girl Shangguan Yun and found that she was proficient in music, so he gave this song to her."
"But Shangguan Yun had a secret love for the heroic Hu Tianyi. After going through many difficulties and dangers, the two finally got married. Since then, the two have withdrawn from the world and have been together."
"This song has just been spread throughout the world!"
Xie Yu thought to himself: "How come the plots between Qu Yang and Liu Chengfeng, and Linghu Chong and Sheng Aunt are somewhat similar?"
Gan Jiumei: "I don't know how Brother Xie views this matter."
Xie Yudun said: "There is nothing in the world, it's just people who disturb themselves. The so-called righteousness and evil ways are just the opinions of secular people."
"The two factions are fighting for nothing more than interests. The so-called carelessness is just an excuse in my opinion."
"There are people with deceitful minds in the sect, and there are people with noble minds in the devil's sect. It's just that their birth and positions are different."
"We cannot choose our birth and experiences, but as long as we behave in a manner that is worthy of our own conscience, do not neglect good deeds because they are trivial, and do not do evil deeds because they are trivial."
Hearing what Xie Yu said, Gan Jiumei was very surprised and asked: "Brother Xie, you have killed people by saying such things."
Xie Yu nodded and said: "Killed!"
Gan Jiumei: "Have you ever regretted it? Have you ever been afraid?"
Xie Yu: "Of course there is, so I won't kill anyone unless it's absolutely necessary and there is really no other way."
"The person who was killed may be a bad person in my opinion, but his parents, brothers, sisters, wife, daughter, and husband are also bad people, but their stances are different."
"If a person's head falls off, it won't grow back."
"Just like the bandits who block the road and rob, they are naturally bad people in the eyes of passing merchants and pedestrians."
"But to the people around the bandit village, he may be a hero who can protect them from government exploitation and oppression."
"So, every time I kill someone, I ask myself, should this person really be killed? If the person's parents and relatives will complain or take revenge, then I won't kill him."
Sister Gan Jiumei: "Brother Xie's thoughts are indeed a noble-minded person. His thoughts are very different from those of ordinary people. My daughter really envies Brother Xie's character."
"But if it were me, I would kill him if I could. If I don't eradicate the root cause, it will only leave trouble in the future."
Xie Yu: "You..."
Gan Jiumei: "Actually, the little girl is very envious of Brother Xie's attitude towards life. This little girl can also judge something from Brother Xie's music. It's just that you and I are in different positions, so we can't talk about it at the same time."
"Perhaps, after the little girl completes her mission as a teacher, she can drop everything and withdraw from the world."
Xie Yu: "I overstepped my bounds. Let's just talk about music today and nothing else, okay?"
Gan Jiumei: "It's just as Brother Xie wants."
Xie Yu: "I don't know the score of "Don't Forget Each Other"? Can I take a look?"
Gan Jiumei: "I was just about to ask Brother Xie for advice!"
When the two of them forgot about it after talking about it, they realized that Gan Jiumei's talent in music was indeed extremely high.
It's just that due to the transmission of ancient information, communication and collection of music-related things are not that convenient, but it can be regarded as a "master".
Even though Xie Yu's talent in music theory is only above average, he has really experienced a lot in the world. Even if he is not collecting it all, he has collected a lot of the essence of music in the world just for fun. He can be regarded as "extensive".
This exchange was not one-sided. Gan Jiumei was insightful and able to draw inferences from one instance. Xie Yu learned something and inspired a lot of inspiration.
Xie Yu's understanding and accumulation of music far exceeded Gan Jiumei's estimation. Many of the problems she had left behind from her usual thoughts could be answered by Xie Yu.
However, they woke up when they heard the crow of chickens outside. They swallowed what they were about to say. Although it was still dark, it was not far from dawn.
"Treading on the Stars"
Xie Yu thought for a while, calmed down a little, stood up quickly, saluted, and left.
I wanted to make an appointment with Xie Yu tomorrow. Xie Yu was familiar with the score of "Don't Forget Each Other" and asked if he could play the piano and Xiao ensemble together.
But after hesitating for a moment, Gan Jiumei did not get up to see her off, and allowed Xie Yu to "secretly" leave.
After all, no matter how powerful Gan Jiumei is, how powerful her martial arts is, or how murderous she is, under the feudal ethics of this ancient society.
Being alone in a room all night with a new man you just met is indeed very harmful to your reputation, especially for a woman.
However, among her peers, Gan Jiumei rarely met anyone who could communicate with her musically.
Although the master taught her skills and had the kindness to teach her, the exchange of music and temperament with the master could not be fulfilled because of status factors.
