Ultimately, they didn’t eat much hot pot. Not because there weren’t enough ingredients, but because Ling’er was too quick at grabbing them. The moment he wasn’t paying attention, she’d snatched it away!
Deng Tianyu felt that if he put Ling’er, the little fox, and Li Shishi together, they would definitely fight when it came time to eat!
“Tianyu, what are you thinking about?”
Beside him, Qu Qirong, who had already disguised herself as an ordinary beautiful woman, asked.
At this moment, the two were walking side by side, stepping on the snowflakes, leaving footprints one after another, strolling through the streets of the city.
Deng Tianyu smiled slightly: “I was thinking whether Aunt Rong would like listening to music and watching plays.”
The two had already arrived at a place of ancient charm, with flying eaves and elaborate pavilions.
And this place was none other than Chanting Moon Pavilion in Xuan City!
It could be said to be an expanded version of a music house, where one could both listen to music and watch plays, and it also had private rooms.
“I do like it.” Qu Qirong’s brows and eyes smiled, revealing a look of nostalgia: “It’s just that I haven’t been here for many years!”
“Back then, it wasn’t called Chanting Moon Pavilion either; it was the Chanting Moon Bar!”
When she was a young maiden, she often came to such places to listen to music and watch plays!
After all, there were only so many places to relieve boredom, and Chanting Moon Bar happened to be one of them.
It’s just that after so many years, Chanting Moon Bar was no longer that small place; it had become a magnificent, imposing pavilion.
And she was no longer the carefree young girl of the past; she had already become the Sect Master’s Wife of the Spirit Treasure Sect.
Times had changed. Returning here again, Qu Qirong felt myriad emotions welling up in her heart.
“Honored guests, would you like to listen to music or watch a play?”
As soon as they entered Chanting Moon Pavilion, a servant greeted them with a smile.
With his sharp eyes, he could tell from Deng Tianyu’s and Qu Qirong’s attire and demeanor that they were likely distinguished guests.
Beyond that, he was also inwardly guessing their relationship.
Most likely, they were an elder and junior from the same family, or perhaps a mother and son.
After all, the kind of affection and gentle tenderness in the eyes of that mature, voluptuous beauty as she looked at the young man before her couldn’t be concealed.
Deng Tianyu thought for a moment and said: “Listen to music and also watch plays!”
“Inside Chanting Moon Pavilion, there are four types of private rooms: Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow!”
The servant explained: “Right now, there are no more Yellow or Mysterious Rooms left, only Earth Rooms and Heaven Rooms. I wonder if you two…”
Deng Tianyu said: “An Earth Room will do.”
He knew this was actually a business tactic. It wasn’t that there were truly no Yellow or Mysterious Rooms.
Rather, these sharp-eyed servants would identify whether guests were distinguished and recommend higher-tier rooms accordingly.
Both Deng Tianyu and Qu Qirong were well-versed in this practice, but neither said anything about it.
After all, the way of business is all about the single word “profit.”
“Honored guests, please follow me.”
After receiving a sufficient amount of spirit stones and a tip, the servant’s smile grew even brighter as he led Deng Tianyu and Qu Qirong into an Earth Room private chamber.
Although an Earth Room was one tier below a Heaven Room, it was still extremely elegant and serene, prepared with fragrant tea and various spirit fruits.
In the center was an incense burner, giving off a refreshing, mind-calming incense.
Most importantly, even without standing up, one could see the stage scene below and clearly hear the conversations of the guests down there.
After taking his seat, Deng Tianyu tasted a sip of fragrant tea and praised: “Indeed quite good!”
Qu Qirong sat opposite him and saw a few words appear on a specially made jade plaque on the table: “The first performance is a musical piece, called ‘Winter Goes, Spring Comes’!”
“Earlier, Aunt Rong painted ‘After Snow Clearing,’ and now there’s the musical piece ‘Winter Goes, Spring Comes.’ It’s quite fitting for the occasion!” Deng Tianyu was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
“I would quite like to hear what kind of piece this is!”
Qu Qirong’s gaze fell onto the stage below, showing an expression of interest.
Deng Tianyu also cast his gaze down with interest.
Under the watch of the two, the curtain was drawn back.
A beautiful woman appeared on stage. She was seated on a bamboo chair, and before her lay an ancient zither.
Seeing the woman appear, the somewhat boisterous scene immediately quieted down.
“Ding-dong… Ding-dong!”
The sound of the zither was melodious and lilting, yet carried a sense of inexplicable sorrow and harsh coldness, as if one were placed in a world of ice and snow.
Here, snow fell heavily, and everything was covered by frost and ice.
A monotonous pure white made up the entirety of Mysterious Winter.
Under the frost, there were no longer a hundred birds singing, nor a scorching sun blazing. Even the abundant harvest and the fluttering phoenix trees didn’t appear. An inexplicable sense of desolation welled up in the heart.
After an unknown period, a spring rain arrived. The chill slowly dispersed, the ice and snow melted, and all things revived. The flowers nourished by the spring rain grew tender green leaves, emitting a faint sense of life…
When the piece ended, many people were still immersed in it, unable to return to their senses.
Qu Qirong was also stunned.
She thought of herself. In the cold Mysterious Winters of the past, she would also feel an inexplicable sense of desolation and loneliness.
Living in the glittering golden pavilions of the Spirit Treasure Sect, despite having several maidservants by her side, it couldn’t mask the desolation and solitude in her heart.
But this year’s Mysterious Winter, she had met Tianyu and gained a junior.
This junior was exceptionally filial and attentive. Although they shared no bond of flesh and blood, his care surpassed that bond.
Strolling through the night scenery, guessing lantern riddles, painting…
Past scenes surged into her mind one after another, and Qu Qirong now revealed a warm, heartwarming smile.
Deng Tianyu gave a balanced assessment: “This piece ‘Winter Goes, Spring Comes’ was quite good.”
Chanting Moon Pavilion had so many guests coming and going; it naturally had its ways of attracting people.
And this piece ‘Winter Goes, Spring Comes’ was likely one of them.
“Indeed. Though it doesn’t have the earth-shattering brilliance of the Qin Fairy, it still manages to captivate the listener. It’s truly quite good!”
“Brother Zhang speaks rightly. It’s a pity that I have never had the fortune to personally hear the immortal sound of the Qin Fairy herself. It is truly a great regret in life.”
“The Qin Fairy’s attainments on the path of the zither have already reached transcendence and sanctity. Naturally, it cannot be compared to a mortal tune.”
Hearing this, the audience below also began to discuss.
When it came to matters of the zither path, the first person they thought of was the Qin Fairy.
For the sake of hearing a single piece of ‘Dream Return Immortal Chant,’ it was unknown how many Heaven’s Prides were drawn to Xuan City in Youzhou.
Unfortunately, the Qin Fairy’s whereabouts were erratic and untraceable, and no one knew how to find her.
“It seems Miss Qing’er’s reputation has completely spread throughout Youzhou!”
“Who would have thought that the stunningly talented Qin Fairy is actually Aunt Rong’s maidservant?”
Deng Tianyu looked at the mature beauty beside him and said with great interest.
Qu Qirong took a sip of fragrant tea, her red lips parting slightly: “What Tianyu says is the truth.”
“It’s just that who would have imagined that the recently popular new style of intimate apparel actually came from your hands?”
Saying this, the corner of her moist lips curved into a captivating smile: “How about it? Shall Aunt Rong give this new style of intimate apparel a name? How about ‘Deng Tianyu Undershirt’?”
Deng Tianyu’s expression stiffened, and he quickly shook his head: “Aunt Rong, let’s not, shall we?”
Are you kidding me!
If she really did that, he would likely face the risk of a catastrophic social death at any moment.
For example, if a newly acquainted friend, upon learning his name, would certainly ask with a strange and curious expression: “Might I ask, Brother Deng, what is your relationship to the ‘Deng Tianyu Undershirt’?”
Just thinking about it made Deng Tianyu’s scalp tingle with embarrassment, wishing he could use his toes to dig out a two-bedroom apartment!
