"Huang Jingyang, you should prepare for this period of time. You play the guqin so well, so you naturally have to represent our class in the school's National Day Performance. We can't choose anyone better than you in our class, "Li Wan found me after school.
"I don't have to participate in the class's selection?" I asked weirdly.
"No need. What's there to be selected for with your level, it would be unfair if you can't participate in the school's performance, "Li Wan said.
"Okay then," I nodded.
"But you still have to participate in the school's selection. So, you should prepare a bit. Can you play a slightly longer piece? " The song you played in the morning, we finished listening to it all at once. We didn't get enough of it, "Li Wan stood beside me, and continuously twirled the ballpoint pen in her hand.
"Then I'll go back and practice a bit. I haven't been in contact with the guqin for long, and haven't practiced a lot of the songs yet. The song I played this morning was the simplest song to practice my technique. I'll go back and practice some slightly harder songs. " That grandmaster level guqin master's inheritance contained many classic songs that he had practiced in his life. Among them were very classic songs, as well as songs composed by the master himself.
Li Wan smiled, "Then I'm really looking forward to your next performance."
Li Wan might have felt that her performance was too exaggerated, and her face turned red, like a ripe red apple. She walked away shyly.
I felt that this girl was really strange, she actually got shy so easily. Aren't the girls in the city more daring than the girls in our Ba Jiao Village? It seems a bit different.
Because my performance became more and more outstanding, I was proficient in both music and literature, and was able to show off in both aspects. Naturally, I became the kindest center of attention in the class. It was completely different from elementary and middle school. At that time, I did everything I could to hide myself in class. I was like an invisible person. But now, I somehow managed to stand out from the crowd. I didn't force it, and let nature take its course. On the contrary, my heart became more open, and was completely different from before.
But this seems to be different from what I understood about cultivation before? Daoist Zhao had specifically chosen a secluded Zhangren Mountain for his cultivation. It seemed that cultivation required peace and quiet. But now that I've opened up my mind and interacted with my classmates, I feel that the sky seems to be wider and my Dao heart is more leisurely. What was going on here?
"Huang Jingyang, you're home?"
"Did you really make that zither yourself?"
"Huang Jingyang, will you still bring the guqin to school tomorrow?"
"Huang Jingyang, where do you live?"
…
As I walked back, my classmates kept greeting me. I always explain patiently with them. I was also in a very good mood. As a cultivator, I actually enjoyed this feeling very much.
Even my sister could feel that I was very different from usual.
"Jingyang, what's wrong with you today? Did you pick up a treasure? "The elder sister smiled.
"Nothing much." I still had a smile on my face.
"You were in the limelight in school today, weren't you? Do you get a lot of attention from the girls in your class? "The elder sister smiled.
"Ah? That's not it. "I touched my forehead to see if I was sweating.
"Not it? Then why are you touching your forehead? Are you afraid that I'll see sweat on your forehead? Also, don't always wipe the sweat on your hands on your pants, it won't be easy to wash it if you wipe it on your clothes. "My every move couldn't escape my elder sister's eyes. My little secret was nothing in front of my elder sister.
Looking at my newly made guqin, my elder sister was very curious. She casually played a few times on it. The melodious sound was very comfortable to listen to. It wasn't something that could be compared to the ordinary guqin on the market.
"Come, play a song for your elder sister. Didn't you say that the school is about to start the selection? You have to practice more at home these few days. " The elder sister didn't know how to play the guqin. After randomly playing a few times, she was even more curious about how good the melody was.
Naturally, I wouldn't refuse. The guqin was placed on the desk, the height wasn't very suitable. However, I didn't have any better conditions, so I could only stand in front of the desk and play.
As my hands dazzled the guqin strings, melodious sounds were transmitted out. Elder sister first revealed a surprised expression, she clearly didn't think that I could play so well. Or rather, this guqin was actually so pleasant to listen to. She naturally knew that this guqin was made in my dream, but she didn't think that the sound of this guqin would be so pleasant to listen to. Immediately after, she was already intoxicated by the sound, and completely merged into the illusion created by the guqin.
When my song ended, elder sister's face was actually covered in tears. I don't know what sorrowful things the guqin made elder sister think of. Different people would imagine different scenes in the same music. It's like the immortal in everyone's heart is different from others. Us cultivators are also like that, different people's understanding of the dao is different, but different paths lead to the same destination. Everyone walks different paths of cultivation, but gets the same result in the end. That's why those who seek the dao don't care too much about the form, and look at the final result.
"Jie, what's wrong?" I asked worriedly.
"Nothing, nothing. It's just that your guqin sound is too pleasant. When did you learn the guqin? "Elder sister asked in confusion. She understood everything about me too well, but this time she was a bit surprised. Of course, although she was surprised by my rapid improvement in painting, she felt that it was natural. However, she has never seen me practice playing the guqin. Even this guqin was just moved out of the space. I didn't have time to play it at home. I could actually play it so well the first time I heard it. Although elder sister didn't understand the guqin, but she could tell that such beautiful music was definitely not something that could be learned in a short amount of time.
"Do you still remember this?" I took out the bamboo scroll. "Didn't you say that the price I gave for this bamboo scroll was too high? Actually, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this bamboo scroll is a priceless treasure. Not to mention anything else, just this bamboo scroll itself is a priceless treasure. Adding on the fact that this might be the real 'High Mountains and Flowing Water', it is naturally a national treasure. There is another point that is even more valuable, there is a shred of dao intent on this bamboo scroll, passing down the lifetime of the author of 'High Mountains and Flowing Water'. "
"Ah! You received the inheritance of the author of 'High Mountains and Flowing Water'? "Elder sister asked in shock.
I nodded.
"No wonder. No wonder you could learn the guqin so quickly. Can you also become a master level guqin master in the future? "Elder sister asked.
"I should be able to. I've received the inheritance of a Dao Initiation Stage zither master. " I exclaimed, if I still can't become a master level guqin master, then it would be a waste of the inheritance.
"Can you play that 'High Mountains and Flowing Water'?" Elder sister was even more curious.
"I can't right now. Don't talk about displaying the charm of 'High Mountains and Flowing Water', I can't even play the complete version of 'High Mountains and Flowing Water', "I shook my head.
"Then do your best, play the real 'High Mountains and Flowing Water' for elder sister when you have the chance," Elder sister scratched my head.
A few days later, Wang Shipeng laoshi announced the name list for the next round of the painting and calligraphy competition.
"After the active participation of the students, the name list for the second round of the competition has been announced. There are a total of two students in our class who entered the second round. The one who entered the second round of the calligraphy competition is Tan Liwen … "
Before Wang Shipeng could finish his words, Tan Liwen had already turned around and showed us a disdainful smile.
"Tsk, why doesn't this guy learn from his mistakes? Clearly Wang Shipeng laoshi said that there were two students who entered the second round, students who were a hundred times weaker than Huang Jingyang could enter the second round, how could Huang Jingyang not pass? "Wei Mohen said with a smile.
As expected, Wang Shipeng laoshi continued, "The other student who entered the calligraphy competition is Huang Jingyang. Huang Jingyang's performance was pretty good this time, he even passed the first round of the Chinese painting competition and entered the next round. I hope Huang Jingyang can continue to work hard and get a better result in the second round, and bring glory to the class. "
All the students in the class clapped enthusiastically. Only Tan Liwen was embarrassed. He originally thought that he would win this time, but he didn't think that he would lose so miserably. Wang Shipeng's high evaluation of me showed that my result this time was much higher than his. In fact, he knew that my calligraphy level was higher than his at the beginning, and this time, I even passed two classes. Tan Liwen's face became a bit gloomy. In middle school, he was always the best in class, but after coming to class one, no matter how he performed, he was always suppressed by me, how could he accept this?
"Also, Huang Jingyang classmate has to prepare for the school's National Day performance selection. Huang Jingyang classmate is really multi-talented. Everyone in the class should learn a lot from Huang Jingyang classmate, "Wang Shipeng said. At this time, my limelight had completely overshadowed Tan Liwen.
The school's selection was in the afternoon, I already brought the guqin over. This time, Wang Shipeng laoshi took the initiative to keep my guqin in the teacher's office. This time, I also specially brought a stand for the guqin, the height of the stand was higher than the official guqin stand, mainly to fit a normal chair. I can't make a special stool and bring it over, right? In that case, I would have to bring too many things.
The few students in our class who participated in the selection were all in the afternoon, so most of the students in the class were not in a hurry to leave after school. Wei Mohen brought a few members of the basketball team to help me move things.
"Huang Jingyang, don't worry, we will take care of the guqin. You just need to go over. You don't need to worry about these things, "Wei Mohen grabbed the guqin from my hands. Then he waved his hand and let the rest of the students help me carry the guqin stand. My guqin didn't weigh much, but my guqin stand was very sturdy and heavy. Something was wrong, but it was nothing to the basketball team members who trained every day.
The school attached great importance to this National Day performance, so the requirements for this selection were very strict. Those who didn't meet the requirements were eliminated.
A few students in our class didn't even finish performing before they were directly eliminated by the referee. It was very cruel, it directly made those students cry. I also saw the teachers who acted as referees in the school shake their heads in disappointment. They were obviously very disappointed with the performance our class chose. Or it could be said that they didn't have much hope for the first year students.
But when Wei Mohen moved my guqin stand and guqin onto the stage, and also moved a stool for me, their eyes seemed to light up. When I walked onto the stage, I could clearly hear them whispering to each other, their voices couldn't escape my ears.
"Cui laoshi, is this a guqin?" A very beautiful female teacher asked the male teacher next to her.
"It seems to be. It doesn't look like it. It's actually a five-string guqin. A very old guqin. I don't know if it's the most primitive five-string guqin? "The male teacher surnamed Cui said.
"Do you think this student can make our eyes light up?" The female teacher who just spoke said again.
"Who knows? Children nowadays learn a lot of things. That student just now can play the piano, but there aren't many who are really good. Art has always been the truth of a minority. But now that thousands of people have crossed the single-plank bridge, there's a lot of momentum to popularize pianos and violins. If you don't have talent but want to force yourself to learn, then you naturally won't be able to reach the top of this industry. "
"It's starting, let's listen first."
I sat in front of the guqin, my hands first pressed on the strings, closed my eyes slightly, and used my heart to listen to the subtle vibrations of the guqin. When my hands pressed on it, it would make a subtle sound. Just like its heartbeat. I listened attentively, and soon, I was one with the guqin.
At this time, my hands left the strings, I still didn't open my eyes, but my fingers had already started plucking the strings.
The guqin sound was like the sound of a small stream in a valley, subtle and long. Once this sound came out. The music teachers who were acting as judges seemed to have been hit, and were stunned. This was something they had been sitting here waiting for for a long time, but this happiness came so unexpectedly, and caught them off guard.
Originally when I played a part, I thought they would stop me like before. Because they were in a hurry to go through all the contestants so they could go home early. But this time, when my part ended, they actually didn't stop me. I could only continue.
They seemed to be intoxicated by the music, all of them pricked up their ears, afraid that they would miss a note.
I also entered the zone, regardless of whether they stopped me or not, I didn't stop playing. When the song ended, I stopped. But the judges still didn't make a sound.
"Teachers. I have finished playing my piece, "I could only remind the judges.
"Ah, this piece is already finished?" Miss Cui was a little disappointed.
"Can I go down now?" Seeing that they hadn't announced the result, I asked tentatively.
The female teacher who spoke before quickly said, "No, you can't go down yet. We haven't announced whether you passed or not. "
"Then, what do you think?" Miss Cui asked. Smiles appeared on the faces of the teachers.
Miss Cui naturally understood everyone's meaning, and smiled, "The five of us have always passed, your guqin performance has passed. You will participate in the National Day Performance. Contestant, please go back and prepare. "
When they didn't say the result, I was a little nervous. I didn't think that I would pass directly.
The students in the class cheered. At the beginning, everyone had a lot of hope for Tan Liwen's piano performance, since piano performance itself was a very high level thing. They didn't think that not long after he went on stage, he was directly pushed down by the judges. In the end, all their hopes fell on me. Now that I successfully passed, everyone naturally cheered like crazy.
From the severity of the screening from today, everyone already knew that if the first year students didn't have a real standard, it would be very difficult to pass today's screening. Although my guqin performance was very beautiful, I don't know what level my guqin performance was in front of the professionals. Now, everyone could see that my guqin performance had already been recognized by the judges.
I was just about to leave, but Miss Cui waved at me, "This student, wait a moment, we still want to ask you some questions."
I could only stop.
"Is this a guqin?" Miss Cui asked.
"Yes. But this is the oldest guqin, "I said.
"I can hear it. The tune you played also seems to be the oldest five-tone tune. I've only heard of it before, I didn't think that I would meet a tune that could be arranged with five tones. And to be able to perform it so beautifully, "Miss Cui exclaimed.
"What's your name?" That very pretty female teacher asked.
After I told her my name, she then asked, "Who taught you your guqin skills?"
"No one, I learned it from ancient guqin scores. My Oracle Bone Script, Metal Script, and Seal Script skills are rather high. Although those zithers are profound, I can still understand them. "I said with half of the truth.
"Genius, a true genius!" The pretty teacher gave me a thumbs up.
"How many years have you been practicing the guqin?" Miss Cui asked.
"Just recently, I wanted to play before, but couldn't afford it!" I said helplessly.
"It can't be!" The judges said almost at the same time.
I was surrounded by my classmates as I left the auditorium of Affiliated High, as if I was a national hero. Meanwhile, Tan Liwen, who kept on bragging, snuck away. I really don't know how he's going to go to school tomorrow.
Jiejie's work seemed to have suddenly become busy again.
"Jingyang, recently when the suburbs of Beijing were being moved, an ancient tomb was found, some important information appeared there, I have already been invited to participate in this archaeological activity. I might be busy. If I don't come back, go out and buy food yourself, "Jiejie told me a piece of news when I just got home.
"What ancient tomb, why so many people are gathered?" I was a bit curious.
"I don't know yet. It's said that some of the information is very old. The text is very strange. A lot of the information is in Oracle Bone Script. The tomb is very large, but it doesn't look like the tomb of an emperor. In short, it looks very strange. Very mysterious. After the mysterious cultivation civilization, I haven't taken on such a large task in a long time. I really can't stay idle, "Jiejie was already itching to do something.
"You, just can't stay idle. It's no problem for you to participate, but you have to wear the amulet I made for you, it's best if you also bring some Vitality Talismans to protect yourself. You have to understand the situation of the tomb first, then take action. " I quickly took out a few Vitality Talismans from my dantian. These newly made Vitality Talismans were very powerful. It was the best to use them to protect myself.
Jiejie smiled and took the Vitality Talismans. "Actually, you don't have to worry. I'm only going there to help them organize the information. In addition, I'll help them translate some ancient texts. I won't follow them into the tomb. "
"The tomb is full of danger. Even if you don't go in, it's not completely safe. When you get there, you have to stick to your principles and not enter the tomb. I don't want anything to happen to you. "Every time Jiejie did something like this, she would always encounter some danger.
Jiejie also knew that every time she encountered danger, she would always bring me into danger. I couldn't help but hesitate.
"Jiejie, there are some Oracle Bone Script materials in the tomb, it's very strange. It's very likely that it was set up by an ancient shaman. It's definitely very dangerous. If you go there, what if they see some ancient texts in the tomb that they can't decipher? Will they ask you to go with them? In that case, you won't have a choice. "I still had some lingering fears from my previous experience.
"I'll think about it first. Then, I'll make a decision." Jiejie was hesitant.
Jiejie was hesitant because this archaeological expedition wasn't organized by the Yan University's Ancient Texts Research Center. Jiejie was only going there to help. However, Jiejie was interested in the Oracle Bone Script.
Originally, if it weren't for my reminder, she would have already gone to the archaeological base. However, after I stopped her, she thought about it and put all the clothes in her suitcase back into the wardrobe.
"You're not going, right?" I was happy that Jiejie didn't join the archaeological expedition.
"I'm not going. I haven't studied the mysterious civilization yet. I'm about to publish a paper. It's okay if I don't join in the fun. "Jiejie actually wanted to go and take a look.
"Then, we're not going. Actually, I didn't want you to go this time because I have a bad premonition. "I told her the truth.
"Ah!" Jiejie knew that I had some magical abilities. I could foresee what was going to happen. Coincidentally, I found out that something had happened at the archaeological site that Jiejie wanted to go. That was why I didn't want her to go.
Three days later, I returned home. Jiejie hugged me with a pale face.
"What happened?" I quickly asked.
"Something happened at the archaeological site. After the archaeologists entered the tomb, they didn't come out. Even the temporary tents stationed outside had been completely destroyed by something. The people inside were also seriously injured. If I went there, I wouldn't have had such a good opportunity. "Jiejie was still scared.
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