The "highbrow but not white snow" who sells out teammates, Wang Xuan!

As soon as they entered, the first thing they saw was a drum set up in the center.

"This is a Tiger-Seat Bird-Stand Drum, a type of drum unique to the State of Chu, and the most important lacquerware representative of Chu culture during the Warring States period.

It's truly not easy for it to have been preserved to this day!"

AfterBypass the drum, what they saw was a rare instrument.

Its entire body was covered in painted patterns, extremely exquisite.

North Dust walked up to this instrument and began to introduce it:

"In 'Inscription on the Rear Zen Courtyard of Poshan Temple':

Mountain light delights bird nature,

Pool reflection empties human hearts.

All sounds here are silent,

Only the sound of bells and chimes remains.

This instrument is the chime mentioned in the poem.

It is called the Famille Rose Lotus Scroll Pattern Chime.

A chime is an ancient percussion instrument, often made of jade or stone, which is struck with a mallet after being hung up, producing a long and pleasant sound.

Striking the chime is a homophone for 'auspicious celebration', thus it also carries the beautiful meaning of more than enough good fortune."

This object is indeed beautiful. If one were to strike the chime while playing the set of bells, what a captivating scene that would be?

Nan Ye looked at North Dust, who had suddenly become more talkative, and asked curiously, "You seem very familiar with this place?"

North Dust neither confirmed nor denied: "I come often!"

Nan Ye was not at all surprised by his answer.

It seems this person is indeed fascinated by various musical instruments, and it's no wonder he can be called the number one among the younger generation when it comes to the guqin, pipa, and flute.

In the end, it's still because of his liking.

If he didn't like it, even if his parents forced him to learn, it would be useless.

It's just like many children now being forced to learn piano; what does it matter even if they pass Level 10?

If the child doesn't like it and doesn't delve into it deeply when they grow up, it will ultimately be like a chicken rib (something of little value).

It's also like studying, things like physics, chemistry, biology, geography...

After graduating, 90% of people probably gave it all back to the Teacher.

But if you calculate, how much time do students spend learning these things?

6 years, a full 6 years!

Frankly speaking, learning a skill for 6 years, even if not mastering it, wouldn't leave you starving.

The most important thing is still interest!

...

As they walked, they saw several beautifully shaped and less common konghou harps.

"Bai Juyi's 'Yunhe':

Neither qin nor se nor zheng,

Plucking pegs and pushing strings, the tune is not yet formed.

Wishing to dispel a thousand regrets of white hair,

Only requires two or three sounds from the red sleeves.

What it speaks of is actually the konghou.

In ancient times, there were lying konghou, vertical konghou, and phoenix-head konghou, but many have been lost.

Modern konghou differs greatly from ancient konghou, especially the double rows of strings, the sheer number of which makes many scholars hesitate..."

And so, one introduced seriously, and the other listened carefully.

The entire tour took a full half an hour.

Nan Ye saw many instruments he had never seen before, most of which were exquisite, marvelous, and uniquely crafted.

He couldn't help but praise the heritage of Great Xia, and he couldn't help but praise the ingenuity of the ancients.

Upon reaching here, they could see an archway.

Pushing open the archway led to another world.

The archway connected to a winding garden corridor.

On both sides of the corridor, many musical instruments were placed, including both traditional Chinese and Western instruments.

Whenever the weather is good, the curator has people place the instruments here for visitors to play.

To increase the musical atmosphere of the entire museum.

Over time, everyone also came to know about this place.

Some people came purely to experience various musical instruments.

Some people came here to chat and make friends.

And some people just came here to show off their skills...

Slowly, this place also became a small sacred spot for musical exchange.

"Hey, North Dust, you're finally here! I haven't seen you for many days!"

As soon as this person came over, he enthusiastically put his arm around North Dust's shoulder. North Dust couldn't push him off and had a helpless look on his face.

This guy was the one who sold out his teammate, "Yang Chun Bu Bai Xue", Wang Xuan.

When mentioning Wang Xuan, North Dust was absolutely gritting his teeth!

He sighed inwardly, regretting having made such a friend!

If it weren't for this guy, his identity wouldn't have been exposed so quickly.

And there wouldn't have been this socially awkward scene today.

Wouldn't it have been better to hide behind and enjoy Nan Ye's drama?

He just had to pull me to the front!

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. North Dust directly kicked Wang Xuan away.

"You bad friend, get lost!"

Who knew Wang Xuan didn't show any sign of being angry and stuck to him again.

"Xiao Lanling, Xiao Lanling, haven't seen you for a few days, your temper has gotten much more irritable!"

Getting angry harms your health. Anyway, the International Instrument Exchange Conference is just around the corner, so there's not much point in staying low for these few days, is there?

It's better to expose you now. When the conference actually arrives, those who know you will naturally..."

As Wang Xuan was talking, he suddenly opened his mouth wide because he saw Nan Ye behind North Dust, touching things here and there, very interested in everything.

"Holy crap, holy crap, amazing!!"

"Isn't this Nan Ye!"

"North Dust, you brought him?"

"And you said you didn't know Nan Ye? Who are you kidding?"

"I'm the one who made a bad friend, okay? You've known Nan Ye for a long time and didn't bring him over for everyone to see..."

North Dust rolled his eyes at Wang Xuan, and then patted his forehead.

Headache, it really hurts!

Still kidding who? Then you are definitely this ghost.

If I say I just met Nan Ye today, will you believe me?

Wang Xuan was very happy and immediately went up to Nan Ye:

"South Night Bro, I've long admired your name and have wanted to get to know you for a long time.

Your suona playing is truly earth-shattering and ghost-weeping, making plants and trees grieve, and even cows would be moved to tears by your playing..."

Nan Ye was stunned for a moment, and then gave North Dust a meaningful look:

Where did such an """extravagant""" person pop out from?

North Dust explained, "Don't look at his frivolous and rascally appearance, his violin playing is indeed amazing, and he is one of the young contestants participating in the International Instrument Exchange Conference!"

Nan Ye looked at Wang Xuan seriously for a few seconds...

Okay, forgive my poor eyesight, I can't see anything.

Unlike North Dust, who looks like a very strong person at first glance.

"Since you're both here, shouldn't you two show off a bit?"

Wang Xuan rubbed his hands excitedly. With these two here, it was bound to be fun!

North Dust naturally wouldn't be polite; he was a regular here.

Besides, after being socially awkward for so long today, he wanted to find his own peace in music.

Forgetting the awkward scenes, this was his own way of healing.

"What do you say?" North Dust asked Nan Ye.

"You first!" Nan Ye made a gesture of invitation.

He also wanted to hear if this Xiao Lanling was as amazing as rumored.

North Dust sat down, holding the pipa in his arms.

His entire demeanor changed.

From the gentle and refined gentleman he was just now.

To now, like a great general on the battlefield, decisive and resolute.

"Deng... deng~ dengdeng..."

North Dust's fingers slid quickly across the pipa strings, plucking, flicking, pinching, rolling, double plucking, double flicking, picking, stroking...

He used various finger techniques with ease.

The sound of the pipa was sometimes like ten thousand horses galloping, sometimes clear and melodious, stirring people's hearts.

Nan Ye nodded inwardly. This Xiao Lanling's skill was indeed impressive.

Even with his Pipa Mastery, he wouldn't dare say he could win against him by much.

If Nan Ye wasn't mistaken, this should be the ancient piece """Qin Wang Po Zhen Yue""".

However, this piece was not entirely the same as the one he had heard...