novelOn Hearing the Sound of the Piano, Zhao Yuan Knew Lin Wenxi Was Fine
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Lin Wenxi swore that if the voice that called him became louder, he would definitely climb up and throw a brick at him!
At that time, Lin Wenxi stayed in the corner, and he had no signs of injury. Perhaps Lin Wenxi became excessively nervous for the moment, or he was too tired after all these days. After he threw the child out, Lin Wenxi fell down, not knowing whether he fainted or fell asleep on the spot.
At first, Lin Wenxi slept quite comfortably. But suddenly, he heard someone calling his name."What an unpleasant sound." Lin Wenxi frowned the entire time in his dream.
It seemed that the voice had threatened him. It said, "If you are dead, I will put you in the refrigerator so that you can never be laid to rest!"
"Are you kidding? Put me in the fridge? Then, don't you have to tear me limb from limb? But, I still want to come back to life after being frozen!"
The voices seemed to scold him."D*mn. You f*cking idiot. You have a body as fragile as Lin Daiyu, but you act like Hua Tuo, who devoted himself to cure the sickness to save the patient. Why don't you cure yourself first?"
"Did you say that my body is as fragile as Lin Daiyu's? If Uncle Hong Xuan heard that, he would slap you to death!"
It seemed that the voice was still cursing Lin Wenxi."I curse that you will have to come back in another life as a canary! I will f*cking keep you in the crotch of my trousers forever!"
"What???
"Did I hear that right????
"In the crotch of his trousers?
"A canary???
"What a hooligan!"
Lin Wenxi heaved a long sigh and struggled to wake up. Then, he heard the hoarse and exhausted call of Zhao Yuan. It seemed that he was in tears, and every word he said was full of blood.
Just now, Lin Wenxi woke up with anger, and he felt that his mighty force was about to break loose. But soon after, he found that he was too weak to make a sound.
Lin Wenxi lay on the pile of ruins and quietly listened to Zhao Yuan's monologue from over there.
"Now, I... I only have you..."
Though Lin Wenxi made use of all his strength to call out, his voice sounded as small as a mosquito and his cry soon disappeared into the darkness.
Lin Wenxi was in total darkness. There was no trace of light nor any movements.
When aftershocks came, people in the rescue team had to assure their safety and evacuate to a safe position first. After the aftershocks, they should first ensure their safety, and then they could go to save others. Lin Wenxi knew this rule. The soil in front buried him like this. Lin Wenxi could only remember that he entered a three-story building that had not yet collapsed. At this moment, he was not sure whether he could get out or not. Around here, there was no excavator or any other machine that could lift heavyweight objects. People here could only dig everything using their hands and feet.
Lin Wenxi thought, "How long can the air support us?
"I heard that the worst way to die is to be buried alive..."
The voice of Zhao Yuan next door calmed down."What happened to him? Is he too tired or is he... Is he... He must have used up the air!"
Lin Wenxi started to feel scared. Little by little, sweat oozed from his pores. As the sweat evaporated off his skin, his opened blood capillaries could now amplify even the slightest chill. He seemed to be engulfed by the cold feeling and the thick darkness that enveloped him. Lin Wenxi thought, "Couldn't I meet Zhao Yuan again even if I died?"
Zhao Yuan finally began to sober up a bit. The cries just now had cost him too much physical strength. Increasingly, the instinct for survival sobered him up. He roughly touched the space around him and figured out that he was in a space about five to six square meters. The noise of the movements outside faded away gradually, which indicated that the landslide continued after he was blocked in. No light could come in. Zhao Yuan didn't know how far he was to the Earth's surface. He didn't know whether or not there was any steel pipe that could reach to the surface. Behind him, there were only a few pieces of broken wood, shabby tables, and a damaged item, which perhaps was a voice box. There were several beams in the near distance. He didn't feel that he was choking now because fresh air could come in from the places that provided support for those beams. Moreover, Zhao Yuan had a supply bag, some water, and food on him. All of this was enough for two meals and could keep him from starving for a few more days.
"However, what about Lin Wenxi? Does he have any companions? Does he have any food? Did he get hurt? Why isn't there any movement at all?"
Zhao Yuan called out again and pressed against the pile of soil. He wanted to hear even a little bit of sound from there, even sounds of groaning!
Zhao Yuan began to dig a tunnel. He avoided the support points of the beams where there was a heap of bricks and clods of dirt. After breaking a stick, he dug again and again."No, it is too slow, " Zhao Yuan thought, and then he used his hands to dig once again."God bless me. Let me find Wenxi even at the price of my life."
Something cut Zhao Yuan's hand, and his blood mixed in with the dirt. But he ignored it.
Zhao Yuan slowly move the stones away.
The soil above fell again and filled the space that Zhao Yuan just excavated. He was like Sisyphus, who pushed a huge rock up toward the summit day after day. But every time he reached the summit, the big rock would roll down to the starting point.
Zhao Yuan felt pain and helpless.
But he still continued to dig.
"Lin Wenxi! Wait for me!"
Zhao Yuan's tears mixed with blood. Bit by bit, he was still digging the hole that was less than 10 centimeters deep.
An intensive tinkling sound came from the other side. Although the sounds were faint, it sounded as loud as the ringing of a big bell to Zhao Yuan at this time!
Zhao Yuan pressed his ears against the wall and listened carefully. He even didn't notice that dirt had fallen into his mouth.
The sound was—
Zhao Yuan remembered that night when he played the flute and Lin Wenxi held the torch. In silence, Lin Wenxi played the solo alone countless times and gave a soft smile. Upon hearing the familiar melody of a piano, Zhao Yuan felt as if his whole body were pumped with new blood, which gave him goosebumps.
"I heard it. Wenxi, I heard it! Are you okay?" Zhao Yuan cried and laughed at the same time. He punched the wall vehemently. After a while, he even pulled his hair. It seemed that all his instincts were like that of a mad man.
In response, Lin Wenxi knocked three keys of C.
"Why don't you talk? Wenxi, are you injured?" Zhao Yuan cried out.
Lin Wenxi used a low note. That was to say, no, he didn't get hurt.
"You mean that you are too tired to speak aloud, so I cannot hear you. Am I right?"
"Tok, tok, tok." Lin Wenxi gave a positive answer.
Lin Wenxi suddenly found the piano keys in the darkness. A nearly perfect piano was placed in the corner. It seemed that when the earthquake happened, people were attending a music lesson here.
Lin Wenxi had little hesitation. He started to play Colorful Clouds Chasing the Moon. The song he played sounded as smooth as floating clouds and flowing water. The scene he showed was as impressive as the bright moon that hung high in the sky. All the words Lin Wenxi wanted to say were in the song he just played.
Lin Wenxi couldn't remember how many songs he had played. After each song, Zhao Yuan would shout, "Go on."
But Lin Wenxi's hands felt sore.
He began to realize that he was hungry and exhausted.
Lin Wenxi played a lullaby, which nearly made him fall asleep. Then, he heard Zhao Yuan shouting over there."Not sleepy enough. Play it again!"
Lin Wenxi slightly hammered the piano keys and made a noise.
"My good baby, don't be angry. Otherwise, you will get wrinkles and become less beautiful." Like a charm, the voice of Zhao Yuan came from the other side.
"This person must have been possessed by Wang Xiang!" Lin Wenxi thought.
Then, Lin Wenxi played The Pale Moonshine, a song that Wang Xiang often hummed. It was only when Lin Wenxi played the phrase "The more I try to hide, the more I am exposed" that all of Wang Xiang's past flashed across Lin Wenxi's mind like a bolt of lightning. All of a sudden, Lin Wenxi realized something.
"I am not this fu*king Wang Xiang! With me by your side, you are actually thinking of some other man!"
Lin Wenxi played I am by your side.
Zhao Yuan roared over there."I am around, but how can you not see..."
Lin Wenxi fell down heavily.
"Ah, at the sight of hills and rivers, you miss the one far away in vain. Why shouldn't you cherish the one who is standing right before you? Who had said all of this to educate Wang Xiang?"
"Say something. If you still remained silent, I... Er... Ah..." Zhao Yuan screamed.
Lin Wenxi climbed up to the piano again and hit against the keys hard.
"Oh, I'm fine. Isn't that I learned from someone? Do you know the story The Boy Who Cried Wolf?"
"Or else you play Nineteen Times Touch..."
"I know you haven't heard it. I'll sing it to you, and then you can play."
"Do you stop talking again? Ugh... Did I get injured or not? It hurts. But where does it hurt..."
In horror, Zhao Yuan heard Lin Wenxi playing the song that was used to release souls from purgatory, Great Compassion Mantra.
"I am fu*king still alive!!!!"
Not knowing if it was because of the aftershocks or some other reasons, a few pieces of mud fell, and the ground shook three times.
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