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For the next few days, Ling Long and her fellow disciples were all mysteriously discussing something, and sometimes they even got together with a few juniors to talk to each other.

No one was there to talk about this to Xuanji, and some of them said that she was too lazy and some of them said that she was listless, and she was so happy that she closed the door and slept all day.

A few days later, it will be the New Year’s Eve, and last night there was a heavy snowfall that blocked the newly swept road again. Someone had already come to take Xuanji to sweep the snow, but she just lay on her bed and pretended not to hear.

“Why are you still so lazy?” The person who came to call her couldn’t help but laugh, “Xuanji, get up.”

She gave a vague reply, but she didn’t get up.

I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do that, but I’m sure I’ll be able to do it.

After a while, she only felt that someone was staring at her. She let out an annoyed sigh and murmured, “It’s only to sweep the snow … there’s so many people…”

The man said softly, “As the saying goes, when you hear a chicken dance, you can’t be lazy. Quick, get up.”

The voice of the speaker was low and gentle, not like that of Linglong. She pulled up the blanket and saw her elder brother Du Minxing standing beside the bed, standing tall and proud, looking at her with a smile on his face.

No matter how lazy she was, she couldn’t help but blush at this meeting. She sat up hastily and whispered, “Why is it that Elder Brother Du Minxing is here to call me?”

When Du Minxing saw her get up, he moved to the outer room, turned his back to her and smiled, “Linglong has been so busy these days without seeing anyone, so Madam can not find her, so she called me.”

Xuanji was too embarrassed to ask him to wait outside for too long, so she hurriedly washed herself and changed her clothes before following him out the door. “What is Linglong up to?”, she asked, after that, she couldn’t help but yawn.

When Du Minxing saw a tuft of hair stuck to her cheek, he was so moved that he lifted his hand to twist it for her and said, “Maybe she is planning to have some fun during the New Year. Unlike you, she always likes to have fun.”

Xuanji didn’t even notice and pushed the door open and walked out.

Du Minxing narrowed his eyes and stared at her slender back blankly. When he first saw her, he was so startled that he couldn’t tell who was the real Xuanji and who was the child four years ago.

The Xuanji in his heart is a little girl who is worthy of distress, and occasionally makes people helplessly angry. Perhaps, it is not this lazy girl who is still light and soft like a cat.

Time has washed away many memories and brought many new ones. The moment he first saw her, she was dressed in spring green, and the snow and wind became the gentle spring breeze, she was the most leisurely and beautiful peony in the spring breeze.

“Xuanji.”

The name was whispered between his lips, and his tongue was tingled with a wine like numbness that made him tremble.

She didn’t hear him.

She had walked away.

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The Lunar New Year has finally arrived, and everyone is looking forward to it. Early in the morning, the masters and disciples of the Seven Peaks gathered at the top of Shaoyang Peak to prepare the rituals for the new year.

The Jade Terrace on the peak had already been cleared clean, with not a trace of snow on it. A large leather skin drum[1] was set up at each corner of the platform, with two dragon drumsticks hanging down beside it. Someone was already standing in front of it, and the ceremony will soon begin.

Every year, the New Year’s rituals are performed by Linglong. She loves to show off, so she rehearsed the ceremony with a group of young female disciples early in the morning with red drums around their waists[2], ready to sing and dance.

It was not until noon that the people from the Seven Peaks came one after another, standing in their assigned places, talking and joking with each other, making a lot of noise.

Xuanji and a few of the disciples from the Min Generation stood in the west, just in time to see the huge leather drum in the west corner. This year, it was Zhong Minyan’s turn to play the drum. He was dressed in a red and white drummer’s uniform, not afraid of the cold, with his arms exposed and his hands clutching the drumsticks, his muscles strong and powerful.

Zhong Min-Yan is a beautiful young man, and as he grows taller and taller, he becomes a beautiful jade. All the female disciples around are watching him, whispering about him secretly.

Xuanji is also watching him, and it seems that she hasn’t had much chance to observe him closely since she returned to Shaoyang Peak. I don’t know if he is deliberately avoiding it or if she has missed the opportunity, but she hasn’t even said a decent word with him.

Among the young disciples, there are many rumors about him and Ling Long, saying that they will get married when Ling Long turns eighteen. This couple has become a legend in Shaoyang Mountain, a story of love and romance.

To Xuanji, those rumors only gave a smile. In fact, she knew earlier than anyone else who was the one that Zhong MinYan loved. From that moment on, she had broken her naive and confused feelings.

She said she was young. At that time, neither of them knew anything about love. There is only one person in her eyes, but he is surrounded by many people. He will remember many people and be moved by many people, but not her. The answer to this question was decided four years ago, or even earlier, when she was all alone and unattached.

The ignorant thoughts of that girl back then, a touch of sadness and loss, now it seems that they can only smile.

In fact, this is good. It’s very good.

Far away from the Jade Terrace, Chu Lei clapped his hands, and everyone calmed down for a moment. The four-sided leather skin drums sounded together, like waves of shock, in a moment, sweeping through all the divisions of indifference, the hearts of the people brought together with the exciting rhythm.

Dong Dong Dong, Dong Dong Dong Dong….

It was as if the waves were beating against her limbs, her blood flowing fast, her brain buzzing, her heart beating faster and faster, her body about to melt into the dense drumbeat, becoming a joyous, leaping sound inside.

Zhong Minyan was sweaty, and the heavy drumsticks in his hands became part of his body, and he threw them out forcefully, and threw them out again, to the sound of intense music.

He struck the last drum beat hard, exhausted, and suddenly looked back, he saw a group of young girls in red in the middle of the stage, cheering together and beating the small waist drum in unison. Unlike the thick, deep sound of the large leather drums, they were so crisp and nimble that they sounded like water lapping against the rocks along the shore.

There are so many people, so many red clothes, but there is only one person in his eyes.

The red dress of Linglong is the most vivid, smiling like a flower, her body softly dancing, and the red silk on the drumsticks in her hands flipping like her small wings.

Guang Guang, Guang Guang Guang….

New snow was falling, one by one, on the red dress, and it stood out.

The red silk in her hands made an arc, her waist bent into an incredible curve, and the drums sang and danced, all at the same time.

The crowd was boisterous, and the shouts of support were like a sea of voices.

The ritual of welcoming the New Year ended here.

Xuanji couldn’t remember how many pear blossom stuffed he had drunk that day, anyway, afterwards, everyone used it as water and poured it down one bowl after another.

The youngest sisters and brothers of the Wen generation were the most active, singing, dancing and acrobatics.

The secret programs prepared by Ling Long and her brothers and sisters also made their appearance and made them laugh.

Aunt Hong’s sword dance was even more dazzling.

Everything was beautiful, just like a dream.

Xuanji quietly sat in a corner, quietly poured herself a cup of wine and then quietly drank it.

Unaware that, someone has been watching her quietly for a day.

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[1]: 大鼓 (dàgǔ) is the word used in the text, which as far as I understood is ‘Bass Drum’ or Large Drum, which is the name for a large drum made of wood and leather that is played with two sticks. Here and here are two videos that show them being played if anyone is curious.

[2]: 小 腰鼓 (xiao yaogu) or 腰鼓 (yaogu) i.e, Small Waist Drum. Here and here are videos of them being played if anyone is curious.

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