About an hour later, a burly wizard in his fifties followed Wu Dai and bowed to Qin Di and Ao Ying. "My name is Wu Gu, greetings to the two grand musicians!"
Qin Di hurriedly said, "Please take a seat! Master Wu Gu, who gave you this name? "
The Wu Gu's hair was falling out and half of his head was bald. He smiled and said, "Wu Gu is not my original name, it is equivalent to an official position. Our Wu Xian Kingdom has a Wu Gu in every generation. Although my drumming skills are very low, I am still slightly better than others, so I took on this responsibility. When I am old, I will pass this name to my descendants. Unfortunately, my son died young, so I can only pass it on to my disciples! Wu Dai is also one of the candidates, but he doesn't know how to beat the drums yet. If he wants to be the Wu Gu, he needs to practice for another two to three years! "
Wu Dai said, "Master, you are not old. Continue to work hard, and you may have children when you are old."
The Wu Gu ignored him and bowed to Ao Ying. "I heard from Wu Dai that you are a grand musician in drumming. Can you take me as your disciple? I am willing to offer all my assets to you, just to learn how to beat the drums! "
Ao Ying looked at him and replied with a smile, "Forget about taking me as your disciple! Take out the leather that you write on. Whether you can understand it or not, I will teach you how to beat the drums. However, I will only teach you one day a month, and it will not take more than two years. Whether you can learn it or not will depend on your luck! "
When the shaman heard it, 'plop' he kneeled down on the ground and paid his respect. He kowtowed three times and called out, "Thank you very much, Shifu! You only need to teach me for one day, and you will be my master, whether you accept it or not! " As he said that, he took out a sandalwood box with a fragrance and opened it. There was a rolled leather paper inside.
Ao Ying took it and was dumbfounded after taking a glance at it!
"Husband, I will leave this task to you!"
Qin Di took it and opened it. He looked at it intently and saw that it was not written in words, but symbols. These symbols looked like oracle bone inscriptions, but also like some kind of runes. He opened his eyes wide and tried to identify it for a while, but he could only guess a few. There were at least three to four thousand words on this kraft paper.
Wu Gu looked at him hopefully and asked, "Sir, do you know what is written on it?"
Qin Di calmly replied, "This is a very ancient rune. I can't recognize it at the moment, but I can still analyze it after some speculation. Can I make a copy of these runes? "
Wu Gu laughed heartily and said, "Mister, you don't have to inscribe anymore! I will leave the kraft paper with you and come back for it in a few days. To be honest, I don't have any use for it. Every day, I look at it and stare at it. I don't even want to eat or drink. I'm sick! If this goes on, I will definitely die early! If it wasn't something passed down from my ancestors, I would really want to burn it! "
Qin Di couldn't use his magic power, and he didn't even want to use his divine sense. Hence, he took out a brush and ink and drew down the runes before returning the kraft paper to Wu Gu. He knew that although Wu Gu said so, if he really kept the kraft paper, this fellow might not be able to eat or sleep in peace!
Wu Gu took the kraft paper and carefully put it away. He chuckled and said, "Thank you, Mister Qin. I have troubled you."
Since Ao Ying promised to teach him drumming, he taught him for two hours that day. He told Wu Gu to go back to practice and come back a month later. She came from the Celestial Music Sect after all. Just a little bit of content was enough for Wu Gu to practice for a long time.
Wu Gu was very happy and left after thanking Qin Di.
Qin Di continued to study the runes, but after a few days of effort, he still couldn't recognize much. He wasn't an expert in ancient texts after all. He had never learned these things, so it was very difficult to rely on guessing.
Hence, he entered the grotto-heaven and asked Shi Babao and the others for help.
As a forging grandmaster, Shi Babao did not know much about these runes.
Fang Jiufu was a seal crafting grandmaster. He took a look and said, "This is a very ancient shaman eroding script. It was extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago, or even millions of years ago. Because I studied seal scripts, I read all the records of Celestial Seal Sect and saw some related content. So I can recognize a small portion of the characters. "
Qin Di was overjoyed upon hearing this. "Thank you, Grandmaster, please mark out the characters you recognize."
Fang Jiufu looked at the runes and marked out one thousand and one hundred characters. There were three hundred that he was not sure of, but he managed to memorize and put them at the side.
Qin Di held these records like they were treasures and then went to ask Dayan Seventy-Three for help.
In the end, the seventy-three Dayan smiled and easily deciphered the rest of the characters!
Qin Di was shocked. "Master, you are so strong! Why are you so familiar with these characters? "
Dayan Seventy-Three smiled and said, "Our Dayan lineage, other than formations, is divination. Divination is the main method the Wu Family uses to travel the world. So in some places, shaman and dao are not separated. There is dao in shaman, and shaman in dao. Due to this, our Dayan lineage must be familiar with these shaman eroding scripts. Supposedly, in the Heavenly Realms, some places rely on shaman eroding scripts to record things. "
"Master, I want to learn shaman eroding scripts from you, please teach me!"
Dayan Seventy-Three handed him a jade scroll and said, "These are the eroding scripts I sorted out. There are comparisons with our commonly used characters. Take it and study it for a few days."
"Thank you, Master!"
Qin Di happily walked out of the grotto-heaven and handed the jade scroll to Ao Ying. He asked her to write the contents word by word on the paper.
He started to ponder the characters he had copied on the leather paper.
After reading it from beginning to end, he found that it was indeed an article about drums, including how to make and beat drums. The better the material used to make the drum, the stronger the final drum. Most drums in the mortal world were made of cowhide. Witches' drums were often made of Kui dragon, or crocodile skin. Immortals' drums were mostly made of Kui cow skin.
In the Cloud Dream Swamp, there was a Kui cow, also known as the Thunder Beast. It was said that it only had one leg and was pale gray. When it entered and exited the water, there would be wind and rain. It could make a thunderous sound, accompanied by the light of the sun and moon. Its roar was as deafening as thunder. If its skin was used to make a drum and its bones were used as drumsticks, one could obtain a drum of the spiritual grade or even the supreme spiritual treasure grade.
After the article finished talking about drum making, there were a few ancient songs. One was the Drum of Hearing Heaven, which was used by the Wu Family for sacrificial ceremonies. The other was the Drum of Shaking Heaven, which was used to boost morale and capture enemies during wartime. The last one was the Drum of Twilight, which was played every evening to ward off evil spirits. The remaining songs were also related to the killing and battles of the Wu Family. They could also be used by immortals to capture and kill enemies. If one had a good drum and learned these war songs, the sound could travel five hundred miles and strike fear into the hearts of enemies within five hundred miles.
As for the drum songs, the Celestial Music Sect also had some heritage. If they were combined with the Wu Family's drum songs, the content would become richer.
Qin Di wrote out two-thirds of the translated content and handed it to the Wu Gu. The reason why he kept one-third was that he was now a disciple of the Celestial Music Sect and represented the Celestial Music Sect's interests. He should keep the content related to the Celestial Music Sect and not let it spread to other sects. There were no more masters in the Wuxian Kingdom. Even if he kept all the songs, these people would not be able to perform them completely. It might even bring disaster to them.
It would be fine if the songs on the kraft paper were not translated, but once they were translated, it would become a disaster. Instead of causing trouble for these Junior Sorcerers and eventually spreading the drum songs to other sects, it was better to just take out two-thirds. It would be enough for the Wu Family's sacrificial ceremony.
After the Wu Gu received the drum songs, he was very excited and hurried back.
Not long after, the king of the Wuxian Kingdom, Wu Xi, led more than ten ministers and princes to the place where Qin Di lived to thank him. They brought many gold and silver utensils, cattle, sheep, and fruits.
Qin Di accepted them without hesitation. Because the house was very small, he did not invite these people into the house. He just talked to them in the courtyard.
King Wu Xi's attitude was very respectful. "The heavens have blessed us to have two great musicians in our country! This is the supreme glory of the Wuxian Kingdom! I came here personally to invite the two great musicians to my palace for a banquet! It is a great blessing to be able to find the drum songs. We should hold a banquet for three days and celebrate with the whole country! "
Qin Di declined politely. "Forget about the banquet. I just want to live here in seclusion and spend the rest of my life in peace. "
Wu Xi tried to persuade him three times but he did not agree. He could only lead the people back with a displeased expression.
From then on, people would send gifts to Qin Di's door during every festival. No one dared to disturb Qin Di's peaceful life.
Qin Di relaxed his body and mind and lived leisurely on the banks of the Wuxian River. He often sat on a cool chair and read a book while watching the boats on the river carrying loads of shining white salt to other places.
After five years, the Wu Gu learned the Drum of Heaven. Although he was still a beginner and could not hit the essence of the drum sound, he gained more and more benefits from participating in the annual sacrificial ceremony.
According to him, he did not feel anything after participating in the sacrificial ceremony in the past. After learning the Heaven Seeking Drum, he felt that his body had become much stronger during the first year he participated in the sacrificial ceremony. His spirit was also much better than before, and he seemed to have become slightly younger.
In the third year of the sacrificial ceremony, his appearance changed. The sparse hair on the top of his head became thicker and he seemed to be five years younger.
In the fifth year of the sacrificial ceremony, his wife, who was over 50 years old, became pregnant!
This made him ecstatic. He brought all kinds of gifts to thank his master and Qin Di.
Qin Di did not accept his gifts, but he was moved by the annual sacrificial ceremony of the Wuxian Kingdom.
He understood in his heart, "This may be another sacrificial ceremony similar to the Cloud Prayer Conference or the Great Sacrifice of Celestial Fire. But because the scale of the sacrificial ceremony is not enough, or the sorcerer's skills are not enough, the supporting music and dance level is too low, it cannot arouse the sympathy of the Great Sorcerers in the Heaven Realm. Therefore, the people who participated in the sacrificial ceremony did not have very amazing changes. But these conditions can be changed! The most important thing is that the bloodline of the Wu family has not been cut off! "
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