Writing Lyrics for Wang Yi

780—Lyrics for Wang Yi

Nicole's pronunciation wasn't perfect, but she recited the poem with great feeling.

Especially as her blue eyes gazed out the window at the azure sky.

Her blue eyes and the blue sky seemed to reflect each other.

Her heart, too, seemed ready to follow Wang Yi as he left, flying thousands of miles away to Chang'an.

Chang'an, Chang'an,

May peace endure.

Chang'an, Chang'an,

Chang'an in my heart.

Chang'an, Chang'an,

If you are well, then all is well.

Wang Yi held Nicole's hand, feeling its warmth and the passion in her heart.

Clearly, Nicole didn't understand the true meaning behind the poem.

She understood it only as a simple love poem.

But for a genuine American, memorizing an ancient poem and grasping even its surface meaning was already very difficult.

Yet Nicole was willing to overcome that difficulty for him and memorize the poem.

Wang Yi couldn't help but feel touched.

Naturally, he wasn't going to explain the poem's true meaning to her.

Why wake her from the romantic mood? Let her stay immersed in it.

Wang Yi put his arm around Nicole's shoulders and gently stroked her smooth brown hair.

"Do you know who wrote this poem?"

"Li Bai: courtesy name Taibai, literary name Qinglian Jushi. A great Romantic poet of the Tang dynasty."

Nicole answered with great confidence.

But the confusion in her bright blue eyes made it clear she was puzzled.

Why did this person have three names?

Wasn't that a hassle?

Wang Yi smiled. "Actually, besides being a poet, he had another profession."

"What?"

Nicole tilted her head up, looking like a curious child.

"Assassin."

Nicole: "Huh?"

Wang Yi: "A killer, as you'd call him."

Nicole, channeling Lu Yu, asked, "Really? I don't believe it. Where's the proof?"

Wang Yi smiled. "He wrote