Chapter 1027: Chapter 1027: Love Separated by Mountains and Seas
Although only a Low-level Magic Star for now, the difference between this level is actually quite significant. The difference in levels cannot compare with the difference in quality ranks; as the level increases, the body’s various skills and the strength of the Magic Source will receive a great enhancent.
As her magic power grew, Qin Sisi’s lifespan was extended by eighty years, amounting to a total natural lifespan of around one hundred and eighty years.
The storage ring given by Ye You also expanded in space as her level increased, with its length, width, and height all growing from the previous four ters to eight ters, totaling five hundred and twelve cubic ters of space.
The space inside the storage ring is unaffected by gravity, items can float in mid-air, and what was originally a sowhat crowded storage ring imdiately beca much more spacious.
But the good news was not over yet; after the final exams were a month of holiday, Wu Duo took Qin Sisi to participate in the third-level Forgemaster examination, and she successfully passed again, bringing back the dal of a Third Level Forgemaster.
This ti she was indeed doubly blessed, several classmates with good relations ca one after another to congratulate her, and in the end, Qin Sisi invited Xiao ng, Yun Cheng, and Wen Xuan to Scholar City’s best restaurant for a big al as a self-celebration.
Li Li had a good relationship with Qin Sisi, but she was naturally cold and liked to be alone; she only said "congratulations" to Qin Sisi and then packed her things to return to Midair City.
Ya Ling certainly would not co to congratulate Qin Sisi; on the contrary, seeing Qin Sisi so triumphant made her so angry that she set off on her return ho on the evening of the final exams.
Qing Pu and An Yun, out of courtesy, offered Qin Sisi their verbal congratulations, though their expressions were distant and their tones harsh.
Qin Sisi could feel that they did not really consider her a friend; as such, she did not insist, politely thanked them, and said no more.
This holiday was during the cold winter. Ye You was in the south’s Fantasy Forest, and Qin Sisi once again took a flying device to Biyun City with Xiao ng.
To Qin Sisi’s surprise, on the flying device, she received an invitation from Shuo Yu, which made her feel unexpectedly honored.
In the past two years, she and Shuo Yu had t several tis. They t on the flying device and at Ru Lin teacher’s Tianmu Mountain. It was only later that Qin Sisi learned that Shuo Yu visited Tianmu Mountain every once in a while; she simply hadn’t noticed before.
Shuo Yu’s invitation only ntioned Qin Sisi’s na, so Xiao ng could not join her, and could only enviously watch Qin Sisi with sighs of regret.
Qin Sisi patted her head to comfort her: "Stop sighing, I’ll bring you back so delicious food when I return."
This ti, the promise of delicacies failed to dispel Xiao ng’s gloom: "Even if Shuo Yu gave
a weapon, I could go three days without food."
Qin Sisi was amused: "I don’t have that much influence, do I? Whether it’s good news or bad, we still don’t know!"
Xiao ng asserted decisively: "It must be good news, would they need to send soone to invite you for bad news? Just releasing a few assassins would be enough to take care of you."
Qin Sisi looked at her speechlessly.
Xiao ng sighed again, waved her hand at Qin Sisi and said: "Forget it, just go. I need to convert my sorrow into appetite to soothe my wounded soul." Saying so, she took out a large pile of snacks from her storage ring.
With a suppressed smile, Qin Sisi said: "Once I level up again, I’ll be able to forge weapons for you."
Right now, the weapon Xiao ng was using was a three-star, and Qin Sisi, as a Third Level Forgemaster, could forge weapons at best three and a half stars, which wasn’t of much significance.
A smile finally appeared on Xiao ng’s face: "That’s more like it. I’ll be looking forward to you leveling up quickly then, go on now, don’t keep Master Shuoyu waiting."
Only then did Qin Sisi smile, following the visitor out.
The guard who ca to invite her led Qin Sisi through a series of turns and several narrow passages, nearly making her dizzy with the twists.
In the end, the guard pointed at a door not far away and said, "That is Master Shuoyu’s room. He likes the quiet and does not wish to be disturbed. All the rooms are arranged quite hidden away. Go on in!"
Qin Sisi nodded her head and thanked the guard before lightly walking over.
She gently knocked on the door several tis, and after a brief wait, the muscular man, Tie Peng, pushing Shuoyu’s wheelchair, ca out and gestured Qin Sisi inside.
Qin Sisi nodded at him and carefully walked in, and Tie Peng walked out, closing the door behind him.
Shuoyu sat with his back to Qin Sisi, leaving her to only see his silhouette, with his silver hair cascading down to his shoulders, his white garnts flawless, like frost or snow.
In front of him was a seven-stringed ancient zither. Hearing Qin Sisi’s entrance, he did not turn around, only gently lifting his fingers and strumming the strings.
A movent stirred in Qin Sisi’s heart, and a sudden wave of desolate moon-like sorrow arose. Just from those few notes, she could hear the profound lancholy and the haunting, poignant sounds contained within the tune.
The lody gradually beca fluid, the tune delicate and soft. Had she only listened to the music without seeing the person, Qin Sisi would surely have thought it played by a woman with tender feelings.
Shuoyu was playing a song of longing, an outpouring of enduring affection, like unyielding mountains, like ceaseless flowing water.
There’s a beauty, unforgettable upon seeing her. A single day apart brings madness from longing.
Yet, the beloved is separated by mountains and seas, impassable as they are.
In restless contemplation, love remains unattainable. The agony of longing tears at the heart, seeing you in every mountain, seeing you in every stream.
I too have tried to forget, but the yearning for you clings like a shadow, engrained in my bones. Drowning sorrows in drink only deepens them; drawing a blade to break the water makes it flow all the more. I am helpless against it.
Do you know I’m thinking of you?
Will you long for
as I long for you?
If I cast aside all concerns and offered you this true heart of mine, would you cherish it as a treasure, or discard it like worn-out shoes?
I have no answer, only to yearn amidst relentless thoughts, over and over again...
When the last note fell, Qin Sisi almost burst into tears. She stood still for a long ti like a monk in ditation, staring fixatedly at Shuoyu’s back, unable to utter a word.
Later, she heard the story of Shuoyu and Ru Lin, and to so extent, she felt that Teacher Ru Lin deserved better. To love or not to love, just give a clear-cut answer. All this hesitation and ambiguous closeness, what does it even an!
Such an unclear attitude was deed by both her and Xiao ng as not loving enough.
However, today, after hearing Shuoyu’s zither play, Qin Sisi suddenly forgave him.
It’s not that he didn’t love deeply enough, but that he loved too profoundly, so deeply that he wanted to give you the best things in this world, including the best version of himself.
But I am not the best, am I? I cannot speak, I cannot walk, how can this broken body of mine be worthy of you? How can I bring you happiness? You deserve better.
I’ve made my decision, yet I cannot restrain my heart’s inner turmoil. Yearning is omnipresent, my innermost thoughts unspoken, can’t be told, and before I know it, my hair has turned white.
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