"Xiaoyue, was everything alright the day before yesterday? I was planning to go get Xiao Tianle and the others, but I didn't expect Qingjie to follow right behind me. Not only did he have someone snatch the children away, he also took the washboard from the yard..."

In the Little Pine Tree Charity Home, Ni Yuecheng looked at Bai Yue with a worried look on his face and said.

"Don't worry, Grandma Ni, the children and the washboard are fine!"

When Bai Yue thought of the treasure that was enshrined as the guardian of the mansion, she couldn't help but think of Yun Qingjie's magical operation.

"Alas, it's all my fault. If I hadn't decided to return home on a whim, how could the young lady's identity have been discovered?"

Yuzhi looked at Baiyue with a guilty look on her face, but Ni Yuecheng waved her hand.

"Yuzhi, how can you be blamed for this? It's my old bones that have hindered you, preventing you from reuniting with General Qi and the others!"

"Miss, please don't say that. Once you become my master, you will be my master for life. If you hadn't saved me back then, I would have become a lonely soul on the side of the road, and I don't know where to bury my bones!"

"Yuzhi!"

"Miss!"

Just when the two old people's eyes were red and they were both crying, Yun Tianle rushed into the room happily like a cheerful spring breeze, leading a group of lively little kids.

"Mom, mom, look, is this a magical baby that can make beautiful sounds?"

As soon as Yun Tianle arrived in front of Bai Yue, he couldn't wait to point at the strange object that the older children behind him were holding carefully, and asked curiously.

"Isn't this a six-stringed harp unique to Wind Whispering Country? How did you little guys bring it here?"

Ni Yuecheng looked at Bai Yue's puzzled expression and explained with a smile.

"Didn't you say there should be some musical instruments in the music room? So, not only did I prepare all the common string instruments, I also specially collected these unique instruments from other countries!"

"Mother, can you play this guitar?"

Yun Tianle stared at Bai Yue with anticipation written all over his face.

"If Tianle wants to listen, mother can certainly try to play it!"

Bai Yue smiled as she took the six-string guitar that looked a bit like a guitar. After some tuning, she plucked it lightly with her fingertips, and a melodious "Canon" began to flow through the house.

“It sounds so good, it really sounds so good!”

The little kids in the room all looked at Bai Yue with admiration, and Ni Yuecheng nodded repeatedly and asked Bai Yue.

"Xiaoyue, I remember that when the people from Fengyu Country played the harp, they would sing as they played. I wonder if you have any songs you're good at that we can enjoy as well?"

"Well, it really is!"

Bai Yue remembered a song that the captain had sung on a variety show before she traveled through time, so her fingertips gently brushed across the strings, and a melodious melody slowly flowed out.

"The river of time flows slowly, and we finally go our separate ways. No intersection is a permanent stop. In my mind, there is an end where flowers are blooming, and there is my dearest friend..."

The sunlight playfully sprinkled on Bai Yue, giving her a dreamy halo as if she had walked out of a dream, and her singing, like the clearest spring water in the mountains, quietly seeped into everyone's heart.

Outside the carved window, Lu Wangyou's eyes seemed to be attracted by a magnet, staring at the girl who was singing softly without blinking. He felt that his heart was drifting farther and farther away, and sinking deeper and deeper with the other person's singing.

"Brother Lu, are you saying that some of the little ones in our garden still have underlying illnesses?"

As night fell, Lu Wangyou and Bai Yue each held a Yun Tianle in their hands, leisurely walking through the dimly lit and bustling streets.

"That's right. Some children, due to long-term lack of nutrition, naturally have weak spleens and stomachs. So we must check their pulses regularly. We must not let minor problems become major issues!"

Lu Wangyou looked at Bai Yue with seriousness in his eyes.

"Haha, Brother Lu, you really are a qualified child health doctor!"

"Health doctor?"

Lu Wangyou was stunned, chewing on this new name, while Bai Yue looked around and asked with a smile.

"Brother Lu, doesn't the Flower Goddess Festival start tomorrow? Why is it so lively tonight?"

"This is because we're releasing river lanterns tonight, so everyone's rushing to the river to join in the fun!"

"River lanterns? Shouldn't they be releasing sky lanterns?"

Bai Yue pointed to the starry sky, looking puzzled.

"The sky lanterns are a special treat for the Flower God tomorrow, but these river lanterns tonight are specially for my sweetheart to see!"

"Sweetheart?"

"Yes, because legend has it that when the Flower Goddess was saving the world in Wenqu, she became a lover with a prince of the Yun family. The night before she ascended to heaven, she and the prince released lanterns by the river and spent the whole night together!"

"So, the day before the Flower Goddess Festival, lovers would go to the river to release lanterns, praying that their love would be blessed by heaven and last forever, just like the Flower Goddess and the Prince!"

"Huh? Didn't these two just spend one night together and then go their separate ways? Praying to such a god for longevity is a contradiction in terms!"

Bai Yue stared at Lu Wangyou with a confused look on her face and asked.

“…Well…”

Lu Wangyou was speechless for a moment by Bai Yue's sudden question, while Yun Tianle next to him pulled Bai Yue's sleeve and said with an innocent look on his face.

"Mom, look at those river lanterns. They're so beautiful. Shall we go and release them too?"

"Tianle, um... river lanterns are for lovers to release together. It doesn't seem appropriate for us to go there!"

"Mother, what does lover mean?"

"Well...someone who might become a family!"

After thinking about it, Bai Yue tried to explain to Fang Fang in simple words.

"Oh~ Since people who might become family can release river lanterns, then we are already a family, so why can't we release them together?"

"Sure, Xiao Tianle, you're a genius at logic. Haha, what are we waiting for? Let's go and play it together!"

Bai Yue smiled brightly, pulled Lu Wangyou and Yun Tianle and walked towards the river.

"Xiaoyue, our river lanterns are already floating on the water. Let's make a wish while we're here!"

Lu Wangyou looked at the river lanterns being sent into the waves and suggested to Bai Yue with a smile.

"Well... then I wish our great motherland greater prosperity and our people happiness and well-being!"

She said it without thinking.

"Silly girl, didn't we say that these river lanterns are used to pray for sweet love? Why are you bringing up the importance of family and country? And when you make a wish, you have to close your eyes and say it silently in your heart!"

Lu Wangyou smiled and put the other person's hands together in a palm-up position.

"Then I hope Yun Qingjie won't have so much energy, and the time will get shorter and shorter!"

Bai Yue closed her eyes devoutly, completely unaware that Lu Wangyou was carefully depicting her every outline with eyes so gentle that they could drip water.

When she opened her eyes again, he immediately looked as if he was scalded and quickly lowered his eyelids, fearing that his subtle thoughts would be caught by her bright eyes.

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