I casually nodded, watching her hurry towards the garden entrance.
The breeze brushed my face, lifting a few strands of hair that fell messily on my cheek, obscuring my vision!
Without waiting for Yu Rao to return, I quickly lifted my skirt and limped quickly towards the gate!!!
The courtyard looked abandoned for a long time. The garden gate was just a meter from the entrance, and due to lack of maintenance, the flower branches almost completely covered the entrance.
I carefully moved the branches blocking the entrance. After entering the courtyard, I was immediately stunned by the scene before me – red Lycoris flowers filled the sky and ground, dazzling my eyes!
Red Lycoris – also known as Red spider lily. Generally believed to be the flower of guidance growing beside the Sanzu River. The flower’s fragrance is said to have magical power, able to evoke memories from a past life.
The leaves fall, and then the flowers begin to grow.
Though from the same root, they never meet, never seeing each other. Longing for each other, cherishing each other, forever separated…
This place must have been inhabited by a woman before! Only a woman with the most delicate and calm temperament could have grown such an entire field of lycoris.
The entire villa’s architecture could be described as grand and majestic, but this small courtyard was fresh and elegant, particularly distinctive, further confirming my previous thoughts!
I stepped forward slowly. The door was not locked, and with a light push, it opened.
The room was filled with dust, indicating the owner had been gone for a long time. Only an ancient zither wrapped in dark red silk remained on the windowsill, seemingly a cherished possession of the owner.
I am knowledgeable about zithers and would not miss a good instrument. I directly lifted the silk cloth.
Examining the zither, I couldn’t help but be secretly shocked!
The ancients said: “Fuxi created the zither.”
Observing the heavens and earth, the zither is three feet six inches and five point long, symbolizing the 365 degrees of the celestial sphere; six inches wide to represent the six directions; round on top to represent heaven, square on the bottom to represent earth; with five strings placed to represent the five elements.
