Cultivation Online

1286 Tian Kai

"Let's begin the session." Tian Kai said as he walked up to Tan Songyun before taking a seat right in front of her.

"Play me one song. It doesn't matter which one."

Tan Songyun nodded and randomly picked one of the songs she would play to the public.

Tian Kai closed his eyes and listened in silence.

Several minutes later, she asked him, "How was it?"

Tian Kai opened his eyes and released a deep sigh, "Unbelievable. How did you manage to worsen your skills since your performance several weeks ago?"

"W-What? It's worse?" Tan Songyun was speechless.

"Play me a different song," Tian Kai requested a moment later.

"Okay..." Tan Songyun proceeded to play a second song. This time, she selected a piece she was particularly confident in.

However, Tian Kai's cristim only worsened, "It's even worse than your last song! Good heavens, your talents are backwards!"

"..."

Tan Songyun was beginning to wonder if he was merely messing with her.

She frowned and said, "What am I doing wrong? Can you at least tell me that?"

Tian Kai didn't answer her question and instead said, "Play the song again. I'll show you."

'Is he doing this so he could experience my performance for free?' she wondered inwardly as she played the same song again.

worse." Tian Kai shook his head at the end of the

"Stop messing with me or I will

fault that you're thinking about useless things when

loosened a little after hearing his

thinking too much. Clear your mind and play from your heart. Let your feelings guide

my mind? That's easier said than done! There's no way I can do that so suddenly." Tan

ask you one question. Why do you play the zither?" he suddenly

make a living,

plenty of other things you can do to earn money?" Tian Kai looked at her with a

responded in a cold voice, "What are you implying? That I should sell my body instead? You're no different from the other men! I'm disappointed in

Tian Kai had a bewildered look on his face and said, "How did you manage to

are you

that you're lying."

"I'm what?!"

importantly, to yourself, by claiming you play the zither merely to make a living. I can discern what you cannot from

songstress, yet you chose to play the zither despite the burden it puts on

Tan Songyun looked at him with a puzzled

zither pubically that day, you were disheartened throughout because the audience wasn't truly listening to your music. With your heart so heavy, it's no wonder your performance was so terrible. And if

he could see through her so clearly;

you to forget about them while you are with me because I am listening, so

to cry, as she had always longed to hear such words — to know that someone was listening to her

further instructions or another word spoken, Tan Songyun's

my hands… they

was completely absorbed in her own

experienced a

the song concluded, Tan Songyun fell into a profound silence, her gaze fixed on her trembling hands that were

performance, but it's still terrible. What do you think? If you still want me to leave, I'll never show my face

words, she immediately lifted her