It was a sparsely populated suburb, but the scenery was exceptionally beautiful.
The vast lotus pond was filled with blooming lotus flowers, their pink petals especially lovely beneath the sunlight. Feng Xiao and Zhu Zhuqing came to the edge of the pond and sat down on the lush green grass, simply relaxing there.
"Feng Xiao, I didn't expect you to be so good at the zither. You even startled the master of the Zither Pavilion!"
Zhu Zhuqing's little face was full of excitement, her beautiful eyes brimming with delight, as if the more outstanding Feng Xiao was, the happier she became.
Looking at her, Feng Xiao leaned back and lay straight down on the grass. Gazing up at the sky, he said with a smile, "The zither is only one of my many hobbies."
Hearing Feng Xiao's words, Zhu Zhuqing copied him and lay down on the grass as well. She raised her hand and looked at the sky through the gaps between her fingers.
"Actually, I don't like the zither. Although the music it plays is very pleasant, I don't like practicing it, because practicing the zither is really boring."
"Oh?" This piqued Feng Xiao's interest.
"If you don't like the zither, then why did you learn it?"
Feng Xiao looked curiously at Zhu Zhuqing beside him. Under his gaze, Zhu Zhuqing revealed a sweet smile and said, "Because my older sister liked it. She was the one who had me learn the zither. In the past, whenever I practiced, my sister would stay by my side, so even if it was very boring, I would feel very happy just looking at her. But ever since my sister stopped being by my side, I started disliking zither practice."
Feng Xiao naturally knew what was going on with the sister