Dragon's Origin

Chapter 375: New Instrument (Part 1)

Master Yu had already prepared the wood. In his residence, he had all sorts of wood that had been processed long ago, suitable for various instruments. He could just grab whichever he needed.

With the new tools in use, the rough shape was completed in just half a a day. Then, several grandmasters, under Master Yu's guidance, began the delicate carving.

The wood part was simple. What was important was the material for the guitar strings. However, Wang Sheng didn't need to worry about this. Once Wang Sheng stated his requirements, specifying what each guitar string needed to exhibit, Master Yu took care of the rest. Wang Sheng didn't need to lift a finger or fret over it.

What does it mean to be a grandmaster in instrument making? A grandmaster is someone to whom you only need to state your requirements, and you don't have to consider anything else. Just wait for the finished product.

Wang Sheng was directly chased away. He was just a burden staying there. He was told to go do whatever he needed to do.

In the Marquis's mansion, Wang Sheng actually received this kind of treatment, which made the guards around him find it quite amusing. However, even if these guards didn't recognize Master Yu, they recognized Iron Old Man, Master Lu, and others. They knew they were all grandmasters from various fields, so none of them dared to be impolite.

Only these grandmasters could receive such treatment in the Changsheng Marquis's mansion. This was also one of the reasons why Wang Sheng could get so many grandmasters from Linglong Pavilion to help without a second word.

Wang Sheng was very sensible and didn't disturb the masters at work. He stayed in the backyard, continuing to listen to the performances of those court musicians.

In fact, it didn't take long, at most a day, before Master Yu brought the newly made Yuan Soul World version of the guitar to Wang Sheng. When he came to find Wang Sheng, Wang Sheng was listening to music in the backyard.

"With this level of skill, they dare to call themselves court musicians?" Master Yu said this with a frown and an unusually disdainful tone, his eyes full of contempt. He couldn't believe Wang Sheng could listen to these vulgar tunes, it was truly embarrassing for him.

Before Wang Sheng could speak, those court musicians immediately became dissatisfied. Where did this old man come from, daring to speak like that? What did he mean by 'this level of skill'? At least everyone in this group had become a court musician based on their true abilities. None of them were just filling the ranks. Who among those who could perform before the Emperor wasn't proud and arrogant? Would they allow an old geezer to spout nonsense?

"Is it done?" Wang Sheng ignored the court musicians. Compared to these musicians, Master Yu was a hundred times more important. Wang Sheng had already seen the guitar that Master Yu was holding, but Master Yu hadn't handed it over, so Wang Sheng hadn't dared to grab it.

"Take a look!" Saying that, Master Yu handed the guitar over. Wang Sheng hurriedly received it with both hands, then stroked it while carefully observing it.

Among the court musicians on the other side, the drumming master timely stopped his colleagues from jumping up and cursing, carefully looking at Master Yu, his face seeming a bit uncertain.

Seeing Wang Sheng bowing his head and stroking something that looked like a musical instrument that they had never seen before, the drumming master seemed somewhat sure, but he still wasn't completely certain. He could only carefully step forward, respectfully salute Master Yu, and then ask, "Are you, old sir, surnamed Yu?"

"What? Do you recognize me?" Master Yu looked at this young drumming master. Although the drumming master was almost fifty years old, he was clearly a junior in front of Master Yu.

"It really is you!" The drumming master secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, he had stopped those arrogant guys. If Master Yu was willing to give you a few pointers in person, that was a great blessing from your ancestors. How dare you get angry? Thinking of this, the master became even more respectful: "This junior is a disciple of my teacher, Liu Zihua. My teacher was fortunate enough to be given a few pointers by you more than a decade ago, benefiting him for life. He has always wanted to thank you, Master, but unfortunately never got the chance. This junior will kowtow to you on behalf of my teacher today!"

After saying that, the drumming master didn't care about anything else and immediately knelt down to Master Yu, kowtowing three times with loud thuds.

This scene directly stunned the group of court musicians. The drumming master could be said to be in charge of their band. Even the person in charge held this old man in such high esteem. What did they have to be proud of?

Everyone had heard it. The drumming master clearly said that he was thanking Master Yu on behalf of his teacher, Liu Zihua, with a grand salute! Paying respects to the Emperor was just like this.

For a time, this group of court musicians didn't dare to say anything more and stood obediently, waiting. Whether it was this Master Yu or the Marquis over there, they were all people they couldn't afford to offend.

"Well, your drumming just now was okay, but you didn't integrate the emotions of this piece very well, and you didn't master the emphasis. " Seeing that the other party had kowtowed and saluted, Master Yu's tone wasn't so尖酸刻薄, he told him to get up and then began to give pointers; "Your wrist work is good, the trembling is decent. But your drumsticks have been used for too long, and have been worn down by less than half a point in length, causing your power to be slightly lacking. Go back and make a new good one!"

"Thank you for your guidance, Master! Thank you for your guidance, Master!" The person in charge was so excited that he almost kowtowed again to thank him, as if he had obtained a treasure, overjoyed.

Since he had already started talking, Master Yu didn't hold back and pointed at this group of court musicians, commenting on each one.

"Your basic skills are obviously insufficient. The finger transitions aren't smooth enough. You can hear it with one ear."

"Your zither music clearly shows that your mind isn't calm. You're not playing for the sake of playing. Go back and think carefully about why you want to play the zither."

"It's a pity to use your pipa to play these vulgar sounds. You can't bring out the cold, sharp killing intent of the pipa. Go back and practice for another five years. If possible, ask the Marquis to allow you to play a pipa piece and you'll know."

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Everyone who was pointed out all had an incredible expression. Master Yu had only listened for ten seconds from over there, but he could hear so clearly the mistakes in each person's performance in the mixed performance. What kind of ears were these? And every person he pointed out was spot on, making people believe him. He really was a grandmaster!

Ding dong, Wang Sheng lightly plucked the guitar strings over there, carefully listening to the sound and vibration of each string, examining it very carefully.

Everyone immediately stopped talking, listening to the Marquis tuning this new instrument. The birth of a completely new instrument was something everyone felt honored to be a part of.

"Marquis, what do you think of the craftsmanship of this guitar?" The guitar was personally tuned and made by Master Yu. Now it was time to deliver the goods, and Master Yu also wanted to know what Wang Sheng thought of his craftsmanship.