Tang Yuehua Teaches Xiao Wu: Don't Let Etiquette Restrain Your Nature

Moonlight Pavilion.

A cheerful melody filled the room, and Tang Yuehua listened while nodding inwardly.

The performer was Xiao Wu.

The zither she played was made of century-old cedar wood, adorned with jade, and its strings were made of the finest milky-white Ice Silkworm.

Xiao Wu's slender, jade-like fingers caressed the zither, her hands and the milky-white strings blending seamlessly, creating a dazzling effect.

Even after the song ended, its lingering melody kept the listener immersed in the world of music.

After an unknown amount of time, Tang Yuehua beckoned to Xiao Wu, "Come and sit down."

Xiao Wu obediently walked over and sat down next to Tang Yuehua, placing her hands properly on her knees.

Having been taught by Tang Yuehua for so long, those developed postures and habits are firmly embedded in Xiao Wu's body.

When she sat down, her back naturally straightened, leaving a hand's width of space between her spine and the back of the chair, and her shoulders slightly pulled back.

Tang Yuehua's smile deepened as she watched the elegant posture of the woman sitting down.

The person before me is like a beautifully crafted piece of jade, retaining not only natural simplicity but also an exquisite and masterful temperament.

She really wanted a daughter like that.

Tang Yuehua couldn't help but hug Xiao Wu in her arms. It felt like embracing a warm, soft jade, and the rich fragrance wafted into Xiao Wu's nose.

"Xiao Wu, has something particularly happy happened these past few days? Your music sounds especially joyful."

"Yes, A-Chen is back. He showed me around Heaven Dou City... We did a lot of things and ate a lot of food."

Xiao Wu looked blissful.

Seeing Xiao Wu's happy expression, Tang Yuehua was also happy for her, but she changed the subject and asked, "How's your practice of ' Autumn Moon of the Moon Palace ' coming along?"

Xiao Wu nodded quickly. "I've been practicing these past few days."

As she spoke, she picked up the guqin and began to play according to the score she remembered.

The sound was clear and smooth, melodious and lingering, like a mountain stream or the early spring in the north.

After finishing the piece, Xiao Wu looked at Tang Yuehua with anticipation, waiting for her evaluation.

Tang Yuehua kept her eyes closed, seemingly still immersed in the music, before opening them after a while.

She looked at Xiao Wu with admiration in her eyes.

"Xiao Wu, you learn things faster than I expected. I originally estimated that it would take you at least two months to master the essence of this piece, but I didn't expect that you would have already completely mastered the whole piece."

"And it's not just your musical skills; your demeanor, tea ceremony, and control and management of your mind... in just one month, you've reached the level that others have taken three years to achieve. It's simply astonishing."

"You are truly gifted; you learn everything much faster than others, by a significant margin."

Xiao Wu felt a little embarrassed by her words, and the tips of her ears turned slightly red. "Madam Yue, I'm embarrassed by your praise."

"I'm not praising you, I'm just stating a fact," Tang Yuehua said confidently. "At your current pace, you'll graduate soon."

Xiao Wu's eyes lit up when she heard the word "graduation," but then Tang Yuehua's tone changed, and she earnestly instructed, "However, I have a few words to tell you."

Xiao Wu listened attentively.

Tang Yuehua was very satisfied with her appearance and earnestly instructed her, "Etiquette and music are a reflection of our personal cultivation, not a set of rules that restrict us. What you are learning at the Moonlight Pavilion is to cultivate your manners, but you also need to maintain your true nature and not live your life as if you were bound by rules."

She paused, then continued with a smile, "If you encounter someone with no manners, just use no manners in your fighting style. Don't worry about your A-Chen, he won't mind."

Tang Yuehua smiled, and her dark, beautiful eyes suddenly became unfathomable, as if they could see into people's hearts.

Xiao Wu was taken aback, then her face turned even redder.

Oh dear, how did Lady Yue know about my little thoughts?!

Xiao Wu almost wanted to crawl into a hole.

Tang Yuehua looked at Xiao Wu and smiled meaningfully.

Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly.

When Meng Chen left Tiandou to gain experience, Xiao Wu's zither music was always filled with a certain longing, as if it were a yearning that transcended Space-Time.

When Meng Chen returned, the lingering concern in Xiao Wu music, like "one piece, two pieces, three or four pieces," seemed to have vanished into the reeds.

Xiao Wu didn't respond shyly, so Tang Yuehua smiled again and continued, "You're a smart child. Just stay the way you are; that's the best way for you."

As she spoke, she reached out and gently patted Xiao Wu's hand. "I'm giving you a break. Go have some fun with him."

Xiao Wu had been worried that learning the rules would prevent her from being the same as before, but after hearing Tang Yuehua's words and what Meng Chen had told her before, all her worries vanished.

Now, both A-Chen and Lady Yue are supporting me!

She nodded vigorously, her tone relaxed and cheerful. "Yes! I'll remember, Madam!"

Having received her leave permission, Xiao Wu happily returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and headed to the dormitory building that belonged to her and Meng Chen.

"A-Chen! I'm back! Lady Yue gave me the day off, let's go play again!"

As soon as Xiao Wu entered the door, she shouted, and then her sharp eyes immediately spotted the two scrolls of books on the coffee table in the living room.

Judging from the name, this is a medicine book, and it is obviously very precious. The cover is made of the hide of an unknown Soul Beast, and there are several lines of annotations written on it in neat handwriting.

"Oh, you're back?"

Meng Chen smiled; he was also in the living room, flipping through a book on medicine.

The field of pharmacology is vast and profound; it cannot be fully mastered in a short time and requires long-term accumulation.

"Sister Ling Ling came by?"

Xiao Wu stood beside the coffee table, looking down at the two books. Her tone remained unchanged, but in reality, alarm bells were ringing in her mind.

Because she only just realized that Ye Lingling had been contacting Meng Chen far too frequently!

Meng Chen didn't notice anything unusual about Xiao Wu; he was busy battling with endless knowledge and simply replied casually, "Yes, she came yesterday."

Xiao Wu picked up a medicine book at random and flipped through it, discovering that not only were there annotations on the cover, but there were also many notes tucked inside.

The above is Ye Lingling's usual concise and cool handwriting, with all sorts of thoughtful tips such as "I've just copied down the pharmacology of several rare herbs" and "I've brought you the ones you asked about last time," showing that she put a lot of effort into it.

There was no signature at the end, only a small, carefully drawn crabapple blossom.

Damn it!

Why is Ye Lingling putting in so much effort? Isn't she supposed to be very aloof?

Xiao Wu was filled with resentment, because Ye Lingling's efforts clearly went beyond the level of "good friend" or "benefactor."