The Elegant Dancing Years By Huo Li (火狸) | BL

Chapter 50 | Farewell Gift

Note: Nope, not an NSFW scene warning this time. Just wanted to say that in the previous chapter, Hua Fengjin was punished with being flogged fifty times and not whipping. Sorry about the mix-up.

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Since the two parted, Qi Mingyue had lived on the Lofty Mountain for quite a while, during which Qi Xutian sent someone to pass the stringed zither over to him, but without his knowledge, he (QX) ordered people to build an independent residence for him on the mountain top in which various furnishings, including a table and a chair, had been placed and it looked the same as the palace's bedchamber.

When he was led into the forest and saw the elegant and beautiful house before him, as well as the things within, he had to sigh. He was deeply touched by his father's care for him.

After releasing Little Black with a thank you note, Qi Mingyue focused on practising Tianyin. Every day, he asked Chu Yu for advice and practised infusing his essence into the music of the stringed zither amidst the beautiful mountains and rivers. With such an interesting senior, along with Xiao Yin and Lan as company, life wasn't bad.

On this day, he was sitting in the courtyard to rest and saw Xiao Yin hopping in.

"Brother Yue, Little Black wrote a letter again." With his silver hair flying back, Xiao Yin threw himself into his arms, his little face was flushed because of his hasty arrival and he looked endearingly adorable.

Qi Mingyue squeezed his cheek and chuckled lightly, "I didn't know Little Black could write a letter. Xiao Yin, tell me, how was it written and what did it write?"

Xiao Yin was tongue-tied and blushed, then raised the paper in his hand with a smug look on his little face, "Brother Yue, if you bully me again, I'll make sure you can't see the letter from your Father Emperor, humph..."

Suddenly his hand loosened and the paper previously in his hold had fallen into someone else's hands. When he looked up, he saw Qi Mingyue waving something held between his fingers with raised eyebrows and a sly smile on his lips. Xiao Yin immediately pouted, "I'm going to tell Lan that you are bullying me."

Qi Mingyue nodded and hugged the child, "Good, good, I wonder how Lan would punish you when he sees that Xiao Yin was disobedient and came to me... Well, let me guess, will he bite you like last time or punish you by not letting you go out..."

After listening to Qi Mingyue's words, Xiao Yin hastily covered his mouth and babbled, "No, no, Lan's bite hurts, Xiao Yin doesn't want it. Brother Yue is not allowed to tell Lan." He said and got out of his arms while looking around anxiously.

Seeing a figure appear in the distance, he hurriedly hid in the bushes behind and disappeared in a flash.

Qi Mingyue smiled watching him flee but saw that the person who appeared in the courtyard was Chu Yu with his black clothes crumpled and his unkempt hair seemed to be even messier than yesterday. He had long been accustomed to this Senior Chu's style. He leaned against the couch and waved his hand towards Chu Yu, "What's the matter, Senior?"

Chu Yu stood in front of him and looked at the surrounding greenery full of flowers, shrubs and trees as well as the courtyard that seemed to be quite comfortable to live in. He was a little relieved; seeing how everything looked, he (QM) really intended to stay here for a long time.

Even though he thought so, he still stood in place rubbing his hands and seemed hesitant to speak.

When Qi Mingyue was about to fall asleep under the warm sunshine, he finally asked cautiously, "Mingyue... you're not going to go back to the palace, are you? But you haven't finished learning Tianyin yet, and the gu in your body hasn't been removed, so I advise you not to go back. You must know..."