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GreatMountainsandGrandRivers

MynameisYuBoya,andI'dspentdecadesimmersedintheartofplayingtheGuqin.Manyapplaudedmyexpertiseinbothperformingandinterpretingmusic.Nevertheless,despitetheacclaimandnumerousadmirers,aprofoundsenseoflonelinessengulfedme.Iyearnedforsomeonewhocouldtrulygrasptheessenceofmymusicandconnectwithmysoul.

Oneday,Iventuredaloneintothedepthsofthemountains,whereIfoundsolaceandjoyamidsttheserenesurroundings.Withmyyoungapprentice

assistingmeinpreparingtheGuqin,Ilostmyselfinthetranquilforest,pouringmyentirebeingintotheinstrument,savoringthebeautyofthemoment.

Withthelastnotesfadingoutfromthestrings,Iwasabouttomeditateforawhile.Suddenly,aman'svoicerangout,exclaiming,"Bravo!"Ilookeduptoseeamannotfaraway,withbundlesof?rewoodonhisbackandanaxeinhand.Hespoke,obviouslywithdelight,"Majestic,liketoweringmountains."

Stunned,Irosetomyfeet,unabletobelievethathecouldperceivesuchdepthofmymusic.

"MynameisZhongZiqi,ahumblewoodchopper,"heintroducedhimself."WhenIlistenedtoyourmusic,Icouldn’thelpbutstandinawe.Iwonderifyou,sir,couldplayanotherpiece?"

AsIgazedintohiscleareyes,Irecalledtheshimmeringriverfrommyhometown,thegentle?owthatnurturedthelandandbreathedlifeintoallthings,eventuallymergingintothevastsea.Guidedbyinstinct,myhandsbegantoplay.WhenIstoppedandturnedtowardshim,hewasseatedonarock.Therewasasilencebeforehe?nallyremarked,infascination,"Flowing...Agrandriver?owingtowardstheEastSea."

Iwasoverwhelmedwithexcitement.WhowouldhavethoughtthatIwouldencounter,intheseremotemountains,someonewhotrulycomprehendedmymusic?ZiqiandIsharedwineandcheerfulconversation,lamentingthatwehadn'tmetearlier.Ifelttrulyblessedtohavefoundsuchakindredspirit.

Onourparting,wemadeapacttoreuniteinthisspecialplace.

Ontheagreed-uponday,IbroughtalongmydearestGuqinandtreasuredwine,settingoutatdawn.Inthebambooforestwherewehad?rstmet,Iplayedonepieceafteranother,eagerlyawaitingZiqi'sarrival.However,asthesundippedbelowthehorizon,darknessdescended,andthecoldsetin,yettherewasnosignofhim.

Ileftthebambooforest,andwentfromhousetohousetoinquireaboutZiqi'swhereabouts.Eventually,Iwasledtoaburialground.Itturnedoutthatsometimeago,Ziqihadbeenstrickenbyseriousillness,andhadalreadypassedaway.

Grief-stricken,Istoodlonginthebambooforest