From that day on, Ji Kang would go to the bank of the mountain stream almost every few days to find the fisherman wearing a coir raincoat and bamboo hat, but most of the time he could not see anyone, only occasionally meeting him Then once or twice.
Although it was difficult to meet each other, every time when they met, Ji Kang didn't talk much, just kept quiet and stayed aside. Later, he would bring a few books from the academy and sit aside to read them.
What he came to look for might not be the fairy fate, but the feeling of getting rid of the world in this mountain forest.
After a long time, Gu Nan also became acquainted with this young man. When fishing was fine, the two of them would gossip without saying a word.
Maybe after the vernal equinox.
One day, when Ji Kang came, his complexion was a bit ugly, his face was slightly yellow, and his eye sockets were also swollen, as if he hadn't slept all night.
He is about to become an official, which is what his father and brother expected, but he has no intention of being an official. What he wants is to study in the countryside and travel around. So he thought about it all night last night, but he still didn't figure out how to change it.
Dragging his tired body, he saw Gu Nan sitting by the stream, walked to a stone and sat down, looked at the empty fish box beside Gu Nan.
"Did the Xian family catch fish today?"
"Ask knowingly." Gu Nan said as she sat quietly holding a fishing rod. When she sat quietly, her body was motionless, like a stone.
Ji Kang smiled wearily, instead of taking out a book to read as usual, he sat by the stream in a daze.
A small fish jumped up from the water, splashed the water, and swam past the hook, but didn't bite the bait. Gu Nan had been fishing here for too long, and the fish already knew her.
"Xianjia." Ji Kang watched the fish swim away and said to Gu Nan.
"I want to do one thing, but this is against the kindness of my parents' upbringing, against the expectations of my elder brothers and friends. It's not benevolent or righteous. Do you think I should do it?"
Knowing that it might be difficult to catch fish today, Gu Nan put down the fishing rod in his hand and casually set it aside.
After thinking about Ji Kang's question for a while, he said.
"Then do you want to do this?"
Ji Kang thought for a while, then nodded affirmatively: "I think so."
"Then will this matter implicate parents, brothers and friends?"
Ji Kang shook his head: "Probably not."
"Then do it."
There was no reason, no advice, no extra words, since Ji Kang asked, Gu Nan told him her answer.
Even Ji Kang was stunned for a moment, he thought that Gu Nan would not answer, and if he answered, it should be reasonable, but he didn't expect it to be so straightforward.
The two had met for a while, Gu Nan looked at Ji Kang, and put his hand on the long piano beside him.
"How about I teach you a song?"
Ji Kang was still thinking about Gu Nan's words just now, when he heard that Gu Nan was going to teach him the tune, he saluted and responded, "Then I'll be in trouble."
The sound of the piano resounded in the mountain stream. Unlike the past, the sound of the piano today was a bit intense, and the sound echoed continuously.
Ji Kang listened intently, the sound of the zither seemed to be his thoughts at this time, and he was refuting fiercely.
The sound of the piano lasted for a long time, and I don't know whether it was played three times or four times. Ji Kang kept watching Gu Nan play.
Until Gu Nan gradually stopped and said to him.
"I also learned this piece from others. It doesn't have a name yet, so you can name it yourself. Let's do it today. If you figure it out, I'll give you the score when I come back next time."
Ji Kang still didn't know what was in his mind, or maybe he did, but he didn't make up his mind to do it.
Knowing Gu Nan's words up to this point, he stood up bewilderedly and said: "Xie Xian's family."
After finishing speaking, he walked towards the narrow path in the forest.
But when he walked to the front of the path, he saw a young man standing at the end of the path.
This young man was wearing a blue robe, with slender eyebrows, he seemed very peaceful and would not give people the feeling of oppression. But it also makes people feel indifferent and difficult to get close to.
The sharp edges and corners on the cheeks, his expression was flat, neither smiling nor stern. There is a mole in the corner of the eye, adding a bit of beauty. Anyone who sees this person should be amazed.
Ji Kang was a little surprised, saluted and asked, "Ji Kang has seen Mr. Wang before, but who is he?"
"Oh." The young man responded flatly, pointed to Gu Nan by the stream and said, "I'm her old acquaintance, but..."
He pointed to Ji Kang and himself, and blinked: "You and I should have seen it too."
Only the last time I saw him he was a deer.
Naturally, Ji Kang didn't remember him, and thought he had forgotten him, so he felt a little embarrassed.
The young man didn't stop at the topic of who he was, but said to Ji Kang in an easy-going way.
"I also heard about you from the side, but there are some things that you should figure out by yourself."
As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and touched Ji Kang's forehead.
The moment Ji Kang put his finger on his forehead, he felt his mind clear for a while, but that feeling was fleeting, and when he wanted to grab it again, he couldn't catch it.
"Go." The young man patted Ji Kang on the shoulder, Ji Kang didn't know what happened, and thanked him in a trance and left.
When Ji Kang walked away, the young man walked towards Gu Nan. Gu Nan looked back at him and then looked away.
"Why do you always come here all this time?"
The young man didn't answer her, but walked slowly to her side and said.
"Can you teach me that piece of music just now?"
Gu Nan raised his brows, as if he was a little surprised: "How many times have you read it, can you still learn?"
She knew the ability of the person in front of her, but she didn't believe that she couldn't even learn a piano piece.
The young man shook his head, as if he said it as a matter of course.
"If you don't agree, I will naturally not be able to learn."
He behaves according to the rules, always the same.
Seeing his rigid appearance, Gu Nan sighed deeply, and put his hands back on the long piano.
"I'll play it for you again, you just learn it yourself."
The hands caressed the strings, and the young man sat down, silently listening to the sound of the piano accompanied by the gentle mountain wind and the gurgling stream.
The sun seems to be lazy, and it falls leisurely on the stones by the stream, and one or two birdsong can be heard from the distant mountains.
The sound of the piano was exciting, but it made him feel peaceful.
Turning his head to look at Gu Nan, he was very close, so he could see her lowered eyes through the bamboo hat.
As if suddenly, he understood why she liked living in such a place.
The young man lowered his eyes and looked at the hands on the strings. He was fascinated to see one of the hands, and there was a hideous scar on the back of that hand.
Eyes closed slightly, the young man stretched out his hand silently, and held Gu Nan's palm.
The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, Gu Nan's hand was held, his brows were slightly frowned, and he looked at the young man and asked.
"what you do?"
I don't know if it was a panic, the young man's hand stopped and he let go of Gu Nan.
"nothing."
Then he said under Gu Nan's puzzled gaze, "I'm sorry."