Xiao Tao said, "Our Director went to so much trouble and called in so many favors just to get Lord Kuang to see him. Right now, our Director and Instructor Yi are drinking with Lord Kuang in his hall. It seems Lord Kuang has quite a few guests as well, so I suppose all this fire in you will finally..."
Before Xiao Tao could finish, Xu Yi had already turned into a wisp of smoke and vanished. He had not even reached Spring Hut when he heard a duet of zither and flute from afar. The zither's melody was exquisite, the flute's notes far-reaching; the two instruments soothed and comforted each other, making music fit for immortals. He could not tell who was playing the flute.
But he recognized the zither as Director Yu's. He had heard her play at Sunny Rain Pavilion earlier, and her skill had been extraordinary. He stood by the doorway and listened for a while, until the zither and flute fell silent and applause and cheers rose from the hall.
Then someone said, "The zither and flute in perfect harmony! To hear the divine music of two Fairies today, I could die without regrets. Uncle Kuang, I owe you for this wonderful experience. What a delight! If I could hear two more pieces, every one of the thirty-six thousand pores on my body would probably open wide."
Then Kuang Wenyuan said, "That's a small matter. But I feel that to have only the music and no spectacle would be a waste of the two Fairies' peerless beauty. How about you two play and dance at the same time, and let us feast our eyes? Of course, it would be even better if Fairy Yu removed her veil and Fairy Yi changed into formal robes."
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