Seven Strings in Dreams

Wu Na: "This zither looks so beautiful! Look, there's something underneath!"

Meng Xianyu originally thought that there would be some money in the box, so that she could have some capital. If she could take this guqin back to modern times, she would naturally become rich overnight, but in this era, Meng Xianyu really loves and hates it! Meng Xianyu picked up the guqin and stroked it gently.

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, can you play the piano?"

Wu Na: "No, this zither is not common even among the immortals."

Meng Xianyu: "Really? Then you haven't heard of it either?"

Wu Na: “Of course!”

Meng Xianyu: "Then I will play a song for you. Thank you for saving me, thank you for being friends with me, thank you for believing in me and supporting me..."

Wu Na: "Can you play the piano?"

Playing the piano was not a problem for Meng Xianyu. She knew nothing about math, physics, and chemistry, but she was quite good at physical education, music, and art. Singing, dancing, and playing the piano were her strengths. Not to mention the guqin, even the pipa, guzheng, flute, dizi, cucurbit flute, horse-head fiddle, erhu, etc. Meng Xianyu dared to try them all, especially the guqin, which she had put a lot of effort into.

Meng Xianyu smiled, changed her sitting position, put the piano on her legs, and placed her hands naturally on the piano.

A melodious piano music sounded.

Zhuangzi dreamed of being a butterfly and saw all the flowers in the world.

Bees and butterflies dance gracefully, and a melodious song plays in the background.

Heaven and earth are one family, detached from the mundane world.

Romance is part of life, and the joy of pursuing luxury cars increases.

Abandoning the beautiful scenery and the clear moon, I enter the immortal world in a dream.

I have come to the mortal world now to meet you.

Ten fingers are like autumn water, and a few notes play the sunset.

I wonder how many people have been heartbroken by this song of yours?

The mind creates nothingness, and the strings sound between the fingernails.

The night palace music ends, and the bright moon fills the sky and mountains.

The sound comes from the five-tone scale and goes beyond the ten fingers.

Where birds sing and flowers fall, the spring breeze appears after the song ends.

……

The elegant and ethereal rhythm gives people a sense of freedom. This piece of music comes from Zhuangzi's "Autumn Water". Meng Xianyu made some simplifications because the ancient music is too difficult.

After the song was over, the strings of the zither trembled. Meng Xianyu accidentally cut her finger on the strings, and the blood instantly stained the strings and dripped onto the zither.

Only then did Wu Na come to her senses.

Wu Na: "How come you're injured? You're so careless."

Meng Xianyu: "It's okay, it's just a minor injury. When I first started learning the piano, I got injured almost every day..."

Wu Na: "It's better not to have this zither!"

Meng Xianyu: "I really like this zither. But there is no gold, silver or jewelry in this box. I have to find a way to pay for the return trip!"

Wu Na: "I'll figure out the money issue."

Meng Xianyu: "No, you've already helped me a lot!"

Wu Na: "Let's not talk about that for now. Thank you for playing the piano for me, I really like it! Come and see what else is in it!"

Meng Xianyu: "There are two music books and two pieces of clothing in here."

Wu Na: "Why does this dress look familiar?"

Meng Xianyu: "No, this box has a layer!"

Wu Na: "Is it a mechanism?"

Meng Xianyu: "Yes! Found it!"

Meng Xianyu opened the compartment and saw a letter and two jade pendants. One was black and the other was white, with intricate and mysterious patterns engraved on them. The patterns on the two jade pendants were different, but they were obviously from the same place.

Meng Xianyu: "Here are two jade pendants. Let's each take one. What color do you like?"

Wu Na shook her head: "I can't accept Xianyu. If my tribe finds out and reports it to the high priest, even the Saint can't protect me!"

Meng Xianyu: "High priest? Male or female?"

Wu Na: "The high priest can be a man or a woman! The current high priest is a man named Monk."

Meng Xianyu: "What can they sue you for just a jade pendant?"

Wu Na: "No, this is not a simple jade pendant. I can feel it. Besides, it is better not to separate the two jade pendants. If this is something very important to the immortals, and someone finds it with me one day, they will definitely think that I have betrayed my people."

Meng Xianyu: "Forget it, just leave it here! There's nothing in here, do you want this box? It's pretty sturdy and can hold some things."

Wu Na: "It's a bit difficult to take it back"

Meng Xianyu: "Then don't take it. Or, we can come back tomorrow and take it back if it's still there?"

Wu Na: "Let's talk about it later!"

Meng Xianyu: "Let's see if there are any good things nearby."

Wu Na: "Okay, be careful. You go over there, I'll go over here! Let's put the fish basket here first!"

Meng Xianyu: "Okay! Let's put the piano here first!"

Meng Xianyu put down her piano and before she could leave, she heard Wu Na calling her.

Meng Xianyu: "What's wrong? Do you need help?"

Wu Na: "Xianyu, come here..."

Meng Xianyu came to Wu Na. Wu Na pointed into the water. Meng Xianyu looked in the direction Wu Na pointed.

Meng Xianyu: "Oh my god..."

Wu Na covered Meng Xianyu's mouth in time.

Wu Na: "Keep your voice down, don't scare Yixi."

Meng Xianyu said that she understood, but her heart was still pounding.

There was a body stuck between two reefs. The body was swollen in the sea water. It was vaguely recognizable as a woman.

Wu Na: "Xianyu, I know why those two clothes looked so familiar!"

Meng Xianyu: “Ah?”

Wu Na: "When we found you, you were wearing the same clothes... but your clothes were tattered at the time, and the clothes in the box were neatly folded, so I didn't recognize you at first..."

Meng Xianyu: "Are you saying that she and I are wearing exactly the same clothes?"

Wu Na: "You don't know? Didn't you see it?"

Meng Xianyu: "Wu Na, I'm sorry, I'm hiding something from you. I remember I was out on a boat, the boat broke down, I fell into the sea, I seemed to be rescued, and then I became drowsy. The fishing boat that I thought saved me ultimately failed to escape the storm. I seemed to have hit my head, I remember things that happened a long time ago, but things that happened recently are all vague and I can't remember them at all. For example, you said I was wearing this dress, but I have no impression of it. I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just wanted to figure out the situation first."

Meng Xianyu felt a little sorry for Wu Na, but she had no choice. She would find Wu Na to explain it to her later. Meng Xianyu found out yesterday that she looked very similar to before, but there were some subtle differences. Most importantly, she was only about 15 or 16 years old now, so there were some things she had to hide. I hope I can have a chance to confess everything to Wu Na, and hope that Wu Na will forgive her then.

Wu Na: "If you hadn't played that song for me just now, I would be very angry now. But for the sake of that song, I won't be angry with you for the time being!"

Meng Xianyu: "Thank you! But what should we do with the female corpse?"

Wu Na: "No matter if she knows you or has saved you before, we can't just leave her here."

Meng Xianyu: "I think this zither might be hers. Since I got this senior's zither, I have to bury it properly."

Wu Na: "Then let's work together to pull her up?"

Meng Xianyu: "Wuna, let's send Yixi back first!"

Wu Na: "That's right, don't scare him."

Meng Xianyu said to the female corpse: "Senior, I will come back later to take you away from here! Please bless me so that everything goes smoothly in the future!"

Wu Na: "Please keep this music score, clothes, and this piano."

Meng Xianyu: "I'd better carry the box over and put these in it first."

Wu Na: "Then I will carry the fish basket"

Meng Xianyu and Wu Na returned to the beach, and Yixi was busy and having fun.

Yixi: "Sister, you are back!"

Wu Na: "Well, how was the harvest?"

Yixi: "The basket is full of big fish"

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi is awesome!"

Yixi: "Sister Xianyu, what is that?"

Yixi pointed at the box in Meng Xianyu's arms.

Yixi: "I see. Is the nice sound coming from here?"

Wu Na: "Did Yixi hear it too? Let Sister Xianyu sing a song for you when we get back."

Yixi: “Okay”

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi, we are going back now. Can you go over there and wait for the sisters first?"

Yeshi: “But there are still many conches!”

Meng Xianyu: "Yixi, the tide will rise soon and the sea water will come up. It's not safe here."

Wu Na: "Yixi, my sister has a task for you, so you must go back first!"

Yixi: "What mission?"

Wu Na: "Yixi, do you remember that there were octopus and grouper in your fishing basket?"

Yixi: “Remember”

Wu Na: "Can you deliver them to your sister's yard?"

Yixi: “Yes”

Meng Xianyu added: "Yixi, if someone asks you, just say that Sister Xianyu broke the fishing net and you went home to get the fishing net. Can you remember?"

Yixi: “Yeah.”

Meng Xianyu: "Great! I'll give you two big crabs as a reward. Put them in your fishing basket. Just wait at Sister Wu Na's house until we come back to find you!"

Wu Na and Meng Xianyu worked together to send Yixi and his small fishing basket back. Seeing Yixi go back by himself, Wu Na and Meng Xianyu both breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Na: "What should we do next?"

Meng Xianyu: "I gave the crabs I just caught to Yixi. This fish basket is already full and there are still a few fish that have nowhere to go."

Wu Na: "You want to put that senior's body into the fish basket?"

Meng Xianyu: "Can it be put in?"

Wu Na: "It should be possible. Let's put the remaining fish in the fishing net. Let's go over there and try it first."

Meng Xianyu carried the fish basket and Wu Na came to the body of the predecessor again.

Meng Xianyu: "Senior, please hide in the fish basket for a while! I have no intention of offending you!"

Wu Na: "Senior, we just hope that you can rest in peace."

After the two men finished talking, they started to work. The female corpse was carried out and put into the fish basket.

Wu Na: "There are still some places where we should be able to put the boxes down."

The two men carried the fish basket back to the beach and hid the box in the fish basket.

Meng Xianyu suddenly remembered something: "Wu Na, I remember there was a letter. Where is the letter?"

Wu Na: "I put the letter and the jade pendant inside those two pieces of clothing."

Meng Xianyu: “It’s OK, it’s OK”

Wu Na: "Let's go back and have a look. It's dangerous here now."

Meng Xianyu: "Let's go!"

The two of them carried two large fish baskets over, and finally each of them tied a rope and began to climb down. The top of the rope was tied to the reef, and Wu Na tied a knot to make it firm. The rope was made by Wu Na herself, which was a pity.