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.

again, it's gotten worse." Tian Kai shook his

Songyun could no longer bear it and frowned, "Stop messing with me or I will call the

fault that you're thinking about useless

Tan Songyun's face loosened a little after

your feelings guide your

easier said than done! There's no way I can do that so suddenly."

to ask you one question. Why do you play the

make a

Even though there are plenty of other things you can do to earn money?" Tian Kai looked at her with

That I should sell my body instead? You're no different from the other men! I'm

his face and said, "How

what are you

that you're lying." Tian Kai

"I'm what?!"

not, you're lying to me, and more importantly, to yourself, by claiming you play the zither merely to make a living. I can discern what you cannot from the way you play the

you chose to play the zither despite the

Tan Songyun looked at him with a

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

at a loss for words. She couldn't comprehend how he could see through her so clearly;

while you are with me because I am

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

requiring any further instructions or another word spoken, Tan Songyun's fingers

my hands… they feel so light…

absorbed in her own

neared its conclusion, Tan Songyun experienced a sense of regret, not

gaze fixed on her trembling hands that were reluctant to release the

voice broke the silence a moment later, "That was a little better than your public performance, but it's still

his words, she immediately