Chapter Thirty-Three: The Angel's Words
The chill of winter, no matter how cold it is, cannot cover up the smiles in this house. When the warm sunshine shines on the trees or the sun-facing walls of the house, who still cares about these frozen snowflakes and whether they are cold or not?
In the last month of 2004, Li Qiu's life became busy again. The method used by Tongmu Sheng was very special, really very special.
On the first day, his throat, which had been trained for almost a year through constant vocal exercises, allowed him to easily control the expansion and contraction of his glottis, achieving the effect of lengthening and shortening his vocal cords.
The next day, after getting familiar with how to stretch his vocal cords, Li Qiu started his voice-changing journey. By constantly controlling the muscles in his throat and adjusting the width of his glottis, he slowly stretched the shape of his vocal cords. Fortunately, thanks to this tongue-and-throat exercise method, his vocal cords have become extremely resilient. Originally very elastic, they are now like high-quality rubber bands - he can stretch them however he wants, although Li Qiu is still not skilled at it.
The third day, familiar with China...
The fourth day, familiar with China...
The fifth day, the sixth day, the seventh day...
Half a month later, Li Qiu finally touched the edge of controlling her vocal cords, passing through the most difficult journey, and began to pull her vocal cords under the guidance of Tongmu Sheng, starting to practice pronunciation.
More than half a month later, Li Qiu was able to make many different sounds. Unfortunately, although the sound was slowly getting better under control, it did not reach the level of heavenly music, and even good-sounding ones were not counted, only mediocre...
Twenty-five days later, on a clear morning, the long-lost Venus, surprisingly climbed up to the eastern horizon in this icy and biting weather. Li Qiu looked at that shining Venus and smiled, still as usual, mountain climbing for morning exercise!
Because the voice change period is over, the self-injury expansion breathing method has also resumed training. The long-lost feeling of lungs burning like fire, at first, Li Qiu was unfamiliar for a long time, and this half month finally adapted again.
As usual, after expanding her lungs, Li Qiu started practicing dance again until the sun rose and drove away the chill. Only then did she stop dancing, shrink back into herself, and gaze at the gradually disappearing morning star, feeling a pang of melancholy in her heart: "When will I find the right pitch to make my voice sound good?"
"Practice, practice! You'll find it slowly!" A wheel of sunlight, emitting dazzling colors, shone on the snowflakes frozen on the treetops, refracting out a riot of colors, casting onto Li Qiu standing on the small platform.
Enduring the painful memories of waiting
Only you forever treasure the end, today is also like a fool
"Not right, pull it open a bit more."
Enduring the painful memories of sorrowful longing
Only you forever treasure the end, today is also like a fool
"That's not right, you're overdoing it."
Half an hour later, Li Qiu's body had slowly frozen stiff. The morning exercise temperature had long been driven away by the ice and snow and cold wind on one side. Wearing only simple sportswear, Li Qiu was still immersed in self-training, trying to find a suitable scale to pull her vocal cords...
"This morning, still can't find it." Disappointed Li Qiu adjusted her thin sportswear and started to move her stiff body, preparing to head down the mountain. Looking at the slowly rising sun, Li Qiu's confidence had never been lost, because there was one person who was his goal, "Sister..."
"I will definitely succeed!" Li Qiu said softly to Chaoyang...
"Wait a minute, what did I just do? That sound is nice to hear, should be able to control the pitch and volume. Can I sing?"
Enduring the painful memories of sorrowful longing
Only you forever treasure the end, today is also like a fool
"Not this magnitude, should be a bit smaller..."
"Pull your vocal cords in a bit..."
"Pull thin..."
"That's it! That's the amplitude! Hurry down the mountain, hurry down the mountain! Grandpa Fujiki!"
Back to the house at the foot of the mountain, Li Qiu rushed in hastily, because the room was warm and cozy with the heated kang, she didn't care about the sweat constantly dripping from her forehead due to running.
Inside the house, Yamaguchi Mireiko has already prepared a simple breakfast of hot porridge and small dishes. Next to her, Fujiki Masaru is reading a book, which from its thickness and yellowed paper, can be seen as having some history.
"Xiao Qiu!" Yamaguchi Mireiko was normally very strict, sleeping and eating on schedule. Now Li Qiu looked like this, of course she would be scolded by her.
"Sorry... Yamaguchi... Grandma, I... I..." Li Qiu had also picked up some of Yamaguchi Mirei's habits over the past year and a half, following her schedule and behaving properly every day.
"What's wrong? I taught you to control your breath, and this is what you've learned?" Fujiwara Katsu from the side looked away from his book and gazed at Li Qiu who was panting heavily, also speaking out to reprimand.
"Grandpa Fujiki..." As he met the gaze of Fujiki Shou, Li Qiu immediately began to adjust his breathing rhythm, and in just a moment, he returned to normal. Only then did he open his mouth, "Grandpa Fujiki, I've found a wonderful sound!"
"Really?" Fuji Katsu was more excited than ever, putting down the book and running a few steps to Li Qiu's side in a small trot, "Let me hear the pronunciation!"
"Ah......ah......" After trying several times, Li Qiu still couldn't find back the feeling of making that sound on the mountain top.
"Xiao Qiu, calm your breath, pay attention to the application of your breath, the pulling and vibration of your vocal cords, control the amplitude well, recall the feeling of your breath passing through your vocal cords when you make a sound."
"Hmm!" Li Qiu closed her eyes, thought carefully for a moment, and then opened her mouth to hum a sentence.
Enduring the painful memories of sorrowful longing
A faint scent like the fragrance of orchids, mixed with the freshness of the forest and the warmth of the morning sun, wafted through the small dishes on the table, through the clear porridge that was still steaming hot, through Tōno's face with its many wrinkles, through Yamaguchi's elegant kimono, and drifted around inside the house.
Touki Masaru was stunned for a long time, and even Yamaguchi Mireiko, who was serving porridge on the side, was also stunned.
"Haha! Haha! Heavenly music, no, it's literally 'angelic voice'! Just listening to this makes me feel the warmth of happiness!" Finally, Fujiki Masaru came back to his senses and burst out laughing with a deafening roar that almost shook the entire house...
The legendary angel, they have no gender distinction, noble and gentle. What's most astonishing is that they possess the purest wings in the world. When angels flap these wings, the soft sound emitted is like an angel whispering softly, shedding a few snowflake-like feathers. Soft, light, floating in the air, just looking at it makes one feel happy; Li Qiu's voice is similar to this scattered feather, also like the orchid in the deep valley, not proud, with the warmth of sunlight and the fragrance unique to the mountains and forests, a spirit that transcends the world. Just now, Teng Mu Sheng's evaluation, "Just listening can feel the warmth of happiness" is indeed very accurate...
"But, Tōnoki Grandfather, I don't like this sound..." Li Qiutai didn't like the sound anymore, although it was pleasant, but...
"Heh, yeah, who'd like this kind of voice...". Togeki Shouichi was taken aback, but his words still overflowed with his usual warm and gentle tone, "Let's try adjusting it slowly based on this voice later."
"Have your meal first, you two! It's still early in the morning, be quiet for me!" These words were spoken by Yamaguchi Mireiko with a smile.
Outside, morning sun, in the cold winter month, absolutely beautiful beyond this world...
