After the divorce, I became a mountain god

Xu Boan could tell that this was the sound of Chen Shishi playing the Nanqin, a unique musical instrument in the bonsai world.

The instrument Nanqin is similar to the classical pipa in the real world. Xu Boan had asked Chen Shishi to play the song "House of Flying Daggers" before. The song was very suitable for him and was almost seamlessly substituted into the song. In fact, because Chen Shishi was professional enough, the song sounded better than the pipa music Xu Boan found on the Internet. Xu Boan posted it on the Kuaiyin short video app and it was widely praised.

However, the song that Chen Shishi is playing now is not as exciting and stimulating as "House of Flying Daggers". It sounds more like a song that expresses the sorrow in her heart.

The melody of this song is long and plaintive, just like the long thoughts under the night sky, lingering and sad, or like the moonlight filling the quiet courtyard, with a hint of warmth in the coldness, making people feel a faint comfort in sadness.

The rhythm of the music is sometimes as gentle as the gurgling of a stream, and sometimes as passionate as a mountain waterfall. Every note in the music seems to be a vivid picture, bringing people into that distant yet familiar hometown, with flowing water under a small bridge, curling smoke from cooking, old trees and crows... Scenes emerge in the mind, evoking endless imagination.

Even Xu Bo'an, who was outside the bonsai, began to think of the village where he grew up in his childhood, and every blade of grass, every stone, and every road there in his memory.

It seems that this is a song of homesickness. On a lonely night, Chen Shishi, who is alone in a foreign land, is homesick!

It was not until the piece was finished that Xu Bo'an came to his senses.

Chen Shishi's musical attainments are no exaggeration, they are amazing!
Xu Boan, an engineering student, has poor cultural attainments. Faced with this situation, he can only say "I hate myself for being uneducated. I want to say "great!" to everyone!
When Chen Shishi finished her song, she actually brought out the homesickness hidden deep in Xu Boan's heart, which was truly amazing.

Xu Bo'an's eyes subconsciously swept over Yan Xiaojiu, and he found that he was also listening with fascination, and even tears came out of his eyes.

Xu Boan couldn't help but think, it seems that people in their own world understand the music of their own world, while he, a person from the outside world, still doesn't understand it thoroughly enough.

Just as Xu Bo'an finished this thought, he saw Yan Xiaojiu's originally resolute eyes suddenly became deep, and even stained with red bloodshot. In a moment, two tears rolled out, and then, his eyes were like springs, and tears fell like rain.

Xu Boan was surprised to see this. Wow, so emotional? Although the song was played very well and fascinating, it seemed to make people feel the homesickness in their hearts.

But Yan Xiaojiu is a grown man after all, and he works as a tough guy as a police chief. Logically speaking, he should be a person of strong and resolute character. How come the tears come out so easily? Don’t he need to hold them together?
But then I thought about it again, his family was gone, and it was really tragic. There were more than 30 family members in the family, and he was the only one left! I guess he also remembered these tragic experiences.

Men don't shed tears easily, only because they haven't been deeply saddened! In the current situation, Yan Xiaojiu must have been deeply saddened.

Xu Boan sighed and comforted him, "Okay, Yan Xiaojiu, control yourself. If your family sees you, they won't want you to be so sad, so cheer up!"

Yan Xiaojiu's eyes were filled with tears and she choked up, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Grandpa Mountain God. I could have held on. But I suddenly had an illusion just now. I heard the song my mother often played when I was a child. I know it's my illusion. My mother is no longer in this world."

Xu Bo'an's face suddenly turned strange. This was really a coincidence. Not only were the styles of Chen Shishi and Yan Xiaojiu's houses similar, but even their music had local characteristics. The homes of these two fellow villagers were probably quite close to each other.

Xu Bo'an comforted him, "Hearing the popular songs from your hometown can be considered as the local accent. It is normal for you to have such a reaction. Your mother's spirit in heaven will definitely be pleased to see your achievements today."

Yan Xiaojiu shook his head and said, "This song is not popular in Cangnan Dao. In fact, it should be a song popular in Kyoto. My mother is from Kyoto. After marrying in Cangnan Dao, she never returned to her parents' home. She played this song when she missed home. I heard it so many times that I got used to it."

After hearing what Yan Xiaojiu said, Xu Boan realized that this song was from Kyoto. It seemed that Chen Shishi learned it during the training at Juxiangfang.

Yan Xiaojiu seemed to have found someone to talk to, and continued, "Mother made some changes to this song based on the customs of Cangnan Dao, making it more ethereal, pleasant, and melodious. Because this song has never been taught to others, I haven't heard it for a long time. If I hadn't just been immersed in my memories, I would have almost forgotten the tune of this song. God has a good eye and allowed me to recall it again."

Hearing what Yan Xiaojiu said, Xu Boan was shocked.

He said that his mother had modified the song and had never taught it to anyone else, so no one should be able to play it. But why could Chen Shishi play it now?
If Chen Shishi can play the music popular in Kyoto, then it can be said that she learned it from Juxiangfang Church.

But this song was personally adapted by Yan Xiaojiu's mother and has never been taught to anyone else, so there is absolutely no way Chen Shishi could do it!

But now, Chen Shishi actually performed it.

This doesn't make sense!

It can't be said that Chen Shishi is the reincarnation of Yan Xiaojiu's mother and inherited some memories about the music!

This is a bit too ridiculous.

Xu Bo'an thought for a moment and asked carefully, "Yan Xiaojiu, let me ask you, you just said that your mother personally adapted this song and never taught it to anyone?"

Yan Xiaojiu nodded and said, "Never, because my mother married to Cangnan Dao from Kyoto. The cultures of the two places are very different, and the language is not easy to communicate. My mother rarely goes out, so she doesn't have any good friends. She stays at home most of the time, entertaining herself with music, chess, calligraphy and painting."

Xu Boan understood what Yan Xiaojiu said about her mother's living conditions at that time. The Da Jing Dynasty period in the bonsai world was probably like the situation in the feudal society, which was very unfriendly to women.

Before a woman from a wealthy family gets married, she is almost always kept in the boudoir, unknown to the world.

Even after marriage, there are still many rules and regulations, which are not as free and easy as for men.

In addition, Yan Xiaojiu's mother is from another place. Judging from her abilities in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she must be the daughter of a wealthy family in Kyoto. After marrying away, she faced an unfamiliar place and was not familiar with the language and customs. It must have been even more difficult for her to integrate into the local circle.

If it were an ordinary family, they might have to go out to work to make a living, but according to Yan Xiaojiu, their family is relatively wealthy, they don't have to worry about food and clothing, and they live in a big house. In this case, Yan Xiaojiu's mother has no need to go out to work, so to a certain extent, it also limits her opportunities to passively integrate into the local community.

This song is difficult to be heard.

Xu Bo'an asked again: "Is it possible that although your mother did not teach this piece of music to others, someone else stole her skills and learned this piece of music?"

Yan Xiaojiu shook her head and said, "It shouldn't be. Jingdu and Cangnandao are a world apart. As I said just now, the cultural differences between the two places are very large, and the music is even more different. The local people in Cangnandao are not interested in the music in Jingdu at all. Even my father himself said privately that he couldn't appreciate the decadent music in Jingdu. So don't say that she has no social contacts and no chance to teach others. Even if she is willing to teach, no one will be willing to learn!"

Xu Boan nodded again, and he already had a very bold guess in his mind about the origin of Chen Shishi's song.

I'm afraid that she and Yan Xiaojiu's mother really have an unusual relationship. Now that things have come to this, it's not appropriate to cover up Chen Shishi's existence.

Previously, Xu Boan was afraid that if Yan Xiaojiu knew about Chen Shishi, it would have an adverse impact on Chen Shishi's future life and safety.

But now, Xu Boan even suspected that Yan Xiaojiu and Chen Shishi might be a family!

That’s right, although Yan Xiaojiu just said that all his family members have died and are no longer in this world.

But Chen Shishi really played the song that Yan Xiaojiu said no one could play except his mother, and Yan Xiaojiu insisted that the courtyard pattern drawn by Chen Shishi was the appearance of his home.

If one coincidence is still a coincidence, then two coincidences are unlikely to be coincidences.

For example, if you buy a lottery ticket and win the first prize today, people will definitely envy your good luck!
But if you win the first prize again in the lottery the next day, people will definitely just say "haha" to you.

The former could really be called coincidence, and the latter could be called rebirth: you were a lottery ticket seller in your previous life!

Thinking of this, Xu Boan slowly said: "Yan Xiaojiu, if I say that the song you just heard was not an illusion, what would you think?"

Yan Xiaojiu blinked his eyes blankly and said, "The hallucinatory music I just heard was my mother..."

Yan Xiaojiu was halfway through saying this when he suddenly froze.

His eyes suddenly widened, and he stared at the huge statue in front of him. His upper body suddenly stood up straight, and he said in astonishment: "Grandpa Mountain God, what did you say? The song I heard... No... It's not an illusion!"

Xu Boan said in a positive tone: "Yes, this piece of music was just played by someone."

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!" Yan Xiaojiu shook his head like a rattle and continued, "My mother has passed away for many years. The government has already issued a death certificate, and I have been living in a foreign land because of this. If my mother were still alive, she would definitely not let me leave my hometown alone. Now that we are separated by the Yin and Yang, how can I still hear the music she played, unless I have the legendary great magical power that can allow the Yin and Yang to meet! Only then..."

Yan Xiaojiu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly a smile flashed across his lips as if he was stimulated. He laughed and said, "I know, Grandpa Mountain God, it's you, Grandpa Mountain God! Look at me, I'm really stupid. Although I don't have the great magical power to see the Yin and Yang, you are Grandpa Mountain God who is in the immortal class. You must have helped me. You looked at my pity and were kind enough to help my mother and me meet. It must be like this."

As he spoke, Yan Xiaojiu kowtowed frantically, shouting, "Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God, for helping me. Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God, for helping me."

Xu Boan couldn't help but remind him: "You misunderstood, it's not like that."

However, Yan Xiaojiu seemed not to have heard Xu Boan's words and continued to kowtow, thank him and shout.

Xu Bo'an was stunned for a moment.

Is this... a symptom of insanity?
Yan Xiaojiu suddenly felt that he could meet the Yin and Yang in front of him, and he was so excited that he couldn't extricate himself. Just like Fan Jin who passed the imperial examination, did he go crazy?
Xu Boan thought of the story of Fan Jin passing the imperial examination, in which Fan Jin, after going mad, was awakened by a slap from his father-in-law.

I didn't dare to delay any longer. After all, the longer I delayed, the more trouble I would suffer.

Xu Boan immediately stretched out his hand, shrank his palm, and slapped Yan Xiaojiu in the face.

A crisp sound was heard instantly, and Yan Xiaojiu's eyes were full of stars and his nose was sore. He knelt down and turned around several times with the cushion on the spot before stopping.

After stabilizing his body, Yan Xiaojiu covered his cheek, looked around at a loss, and said blankly: "What's wrong with me!"

Xu Bo'an kindly reminded him, "You were a little crazy just now!"

After hearing this reminder, Yan Xiaojiu seemed to have thought of the situation just now.

He immediately straightened his body and kowtowed again, saying, "Thank you, Grandpa Mountain God."

Xu Bo'an thought that the boy had had another attack and was thinking of slapping him again, but when he saw that Yan Xiaojiu stopped after bowing his head and his eyes were no longer dazed like before, he realized that he was still awake.

Yan Xiaojiu straightened up and said expectantly, "Grandpa Mountain God, have you invited my mother over? She is over there. If possible, please open your divine eyes that can see yin and yang for me so that I can take a look at her!"

Although Xu Boan didn't know what the magical power Yan Xiaojiu was talking about, he roughly understood what it meant.

It is nothing more than some legends here, which say that through some operations such as using magic potions or things to rub the eyes, or opening the third eye, people can see things that ordinary people cannot see, commonly known as Yin-Yang eyes.

But Xu Boan doesn't know how to do this at all.

What's more, Xu Bo'an doesn't have the ability to summon the soul to see him!

However, as the mountain god of this place, Xu Bo'an naturally couldn't say that he couldn't open his divine pupils. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.

So Xu Boan said directly: "Yan Xiaojiu, Yan Xiaojiu, what are you thinking? The song just now was not played by your mother, but by someone else!"

When Yan Xiaojiu heard this, he was even more dumbfounded.

"What did you say? Grandpa Mountain God, are you saying that this piece of music that my mother arranged but never taught to anyone else was not played by her?"

Yan Xiaojiu felt surprised, but also felt a little disappointed. If this was true, then his extravagant hope of seeing his mother again would be impossible!
(End of this chapter)