Play a Song

"This unfilial disciple can only be shameless in order to greet my master in his special day. May you gain more blessings and live for a long time" Yyan disregarded his master's tantrum and smoothly uttered his well wishes.

"Such a thick face" the old master harrumphed.

"This disciple learned from master" Yyan retorted.

A chuckle was heard from the side.

"Who-" The old master looked for the origin of the chuckle, and when he had seen Yue, he gave out the same reaction as the old butler if not slightly more exaggerated.

"Neshama sheli" the old master whispered in a voice only he can hear and his eyes teared up. 1

Once he became aware of his abnormal reaction, the old master turned his back. A handkerchief appeared in front of him and he immediately took it.

"Aiya my bad, I'm getting old. I was easily surprised nowadays. When I saw the little lady I thought of someone I knew" the old master acted like nothing big happened, but when the rest of the people heard of his excuse, they almost burst into laughing.

Old Zeke was specially ashamed and wanted to hide. He thought that they must have been master and servant even in their past life. They even blurted the same excuse.

Good thing his master wasn't aware of the earlier incident else he wouldn't be able to show his face to his disciple anymore. As for him, he can only thicken his own.

"You must be little Yue. Come here to grandpa. Look at you, such a stunning and cheerful lady unlike my heartless disciple" after regaining his composure, the old master started spouting nonsense again.

There was a tacit understanding between them and nobody mentioned anything.

"Grandpa I wish you a happy birthday and good health" Yue meekly approached the old man after Yyan's encouragement.

Yue never felt malice from Dianna and the old master, in fact, she felt specially close to them.

Yue believed that she has a good grasp of people's character, considering that Dianna and the old man were amiable, how come that woman ended up to be malicious?

"Good good, such a good child. I always hear about you from my unfilial disciple and had wanted to meet you. I heard you just got discharged from the hospital. You should've just stayed at home and rest" the old master was surprisingly updated about her matters. Or it could be said that he is well informed about Yyan's activities, as long as he didn't cross the line.

"If my Yue didn't want to meet you why would I bring her here" Yyan blurted not caring about the old master's face. Gone was the respect he just showed earlier when he made his greeting.

"Don't believe him grandpa, he has been excitedly talking about you in the way here" Yue unexpectedly revealed Yyan's true attitude towards the old master.

"Is that true?" the old master was feeling smug about it. Although he knew that the young man was comfortable around him but it's hard to fathom the depths of his heart.

"Come here, let me pinch that naughty cheeks" Yyan didn't mind Yue revealing his thoughts about the old man although he knew that it would make the old man's head swell.

"No way!" Yue giggled and took a step further away from her brother.

"My little Yue doesn't want me anymore?" Yyan looked like an abandoned puppy. The old master almost choked when he saw it. Old Zeke was silently laughing at the side.

The old master revealed a complicated look. He was one of the few people that is privy to the darkness lurking in the Crest family. He personally couldn't be more happier seeing his disciple finally opened his heart to someone but it was a double edged sword. He could only hope that he wouldn't reveal much to his enemies. He couldn't imagine the bad things that could happen once the young lady was involved in the shady dealings.

Unbeknownst to the old man, his fear already happened.

Since Yue hadn't revealed much of her presence, the news about her incident was easy to contain. Those who witnessed Yyan's rampage were also tight lipped, no one would want to be teared limb from limb. They would rather forget about that incident.

The old master was deep in thought and didn't notice that the two stopped teasing each other.

"Grandpa, little Yue was not able to prepare a gift for you, but if you would not despise, let me play a song for you" Since she has good affinity with the old master and since he treated her brother well, Yue wanted to express her gratitude.

Yue saw a guqin lying around the pavilion, and had the last minute thought of playing it.

Yyan eyed his Yue. He wasn't aware that she could play any instruments, but he didn't give it much thought as she could've learned it during her stay in Country F. Although he left some of his subordinates to guard her in the shadows, he didn't mean to monitor her every single movement. He didn't want her to feel suffocated.

"Grandpa would love to hear little Yue play for me" the old master saw that Yue glanced at the guqin and knew that she would use it. He was delighted to know that there are still some among the younger generation that knew how to play such an ancient instrument.

"Then since grandpa doesn't mind, let me borrow this guqin" Yue smiled pleasantly as she readied herself in front of the instrument.

She didn't touch the instrument at first, but upon her first contact with it, her demeanor totally changed from a sweet and delicate one to a profound elegance like an immortal.

Trace of admiration can be seen from the three audience even before the performance started. They had high expectations.

Few strings were plucked seeming out of tune but a smooth and calm melody followed.

Lyrics flowed from the lady's lips. Her vocals were not exemplary, but it was in perfect harmony with the music. There's no doubt that only she can sing the song that way and that was the most perfect way sing that song.

The three unknowingly fell into trance.

If an enemy happened to chance upon them at this moment, it was questionable whether they would be able to react in time to defend.

1 Neshama Sheli means my soul in Hebrew