Chapter 802 The Secret of the Guqin (Part 2)

As the voice sounded, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared mysteriously not far from the middle-aged scribe. .The middle-aged scribe has been studying the guqin with great concentration these days, and has no idea how these two people appeared.

If a shopkeeper from Jufulou was there, he would definitely be able to tell at a glance that these two tall and short people were clearly guests in a VIP box on the day of the auction. If it were another appraiser, he would definitely have recognized these two as the real owners who brought the guqin to the auction.

The middle-aged scribe, two juniors at the pinnacle of human immortality, breathed a sigh of relief looking at their cultivation. Although their sudden appearance in front of him startled him, the two immortal descendants were not worthy of his fear. It's just that the two little guys accidentally broke through their protective magic circle and accidentally heard what they just said.

However, in the next moment, the middle-aged scribe's relief turned into panic. In his eyes, the two immortal descendants were vulnerable to attack, and they were so ferocious that it made people frightened. Before he could react further, the two of them had already started to fight. The most incredible thing was that he couldn't even walk in front of the two immortal descendants, and he became a prisoner in just a few breaths.

How can this be? No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out. He was a fourth-grade Earth Immortal, and his realm was much higher than that of his two opponents. How could he be so vulnerable to him?

"Have you discovered the secret of this guqin?" The tall young man stroked the guqin and looked at it thoughtfully for a while, then looked down at the prisoner at his feet and asked lightly: "Tell me, What kind of secret is it?”

"You're dreaming!" The middle-aged scribe couldn't understand now that the other party was here for the secret of the guqin. Although his skills were not as good as others, the scribe felt that his character was still there and he would never give in to such an insidious villain. He spat out a mouthful of bloody spit, and the scribe gritted his teeth and spoke.

"I admire people who are not afraid of death." The tall young man smiled contemptuously: "Usually when I meet such people, I directly comply with their requests and let them die. However, now that you know Regarding the secret of Guqin, I won’t let you die immediately, at least you won’t die before telling the secret you know. Believe me, you can’t die even if you want to.”

The voice was very low, but the hidden meanings contained in it frightened the middle-aged scribe to death. However, people are in the hands of the other party, and life or death is not up to them. As the other party said, when even death has become a luxury, what else is left in the heart besides despair?

It didn't take the two of them too long to get the middle-aged scribe to speak. The scribe collapsed much faster than he imagined. Soon, under the cold gaze of the tall young man, the scribe told everything he had discovered.

"The problem lies in this string. This string is made from the tendons of the black dragon. Compared with the other strings, this string is much stronger, so the sound is uneven. ." The middle-aged scribe is now answering all questions. The short young man has already suffered enough for him. If he cooperates honestly, he might be able to suffer less.

"Isn't it true that the more advanced the material of the magic weapon is, the better?" The tall young man asked with some confusion: "Isn't this bad?"

"The purpose of refining this guqin is not to use it as an offensive magic weapon, but to improve its timbre." When it comes to this, the middle-aged scribe has absolute authority: "It's just that the perfection of the music is not how advanced the individual strings are. It’s about whether all the accessories are balanced. This string is too advanced, which will cause the overall tone to be unbalanced. No matter how you adjust the tone, you can’t adjust it.”

"That's it!" With this explanation, the tall young man finally understood why the piano behaved like this. The problem turned out to be on one of the best strings.

It's really ironic to say that. The material of this string was high-grade, and he had discovered it before. Although he didn't know that it was the sinew of the Black Warrior Dragon, he also knew that this string was excellent. However, he is not very proficient in music, and only studies it from the perspective of magic weapons. Naturally, the more advanced the materials and the magic weapons are, the better, but he ignores the issue of balance.

Had it not been for the middle-aged scribe who was extremely proficient in music and had unique insights into piano making, it would have been impossible to discover this secret.

"So, if I change to a relatively ordinary string, will the sound of the piano be perfect?" For some reason, the tall young man asked suddenly.

"It's very possible!" the scribe replied, but then he immediately shook his head: "Where can I find strings with similar quality and the same refining method as this one? There is no need to dream."

As he said this, the scribe's eyes suddenly widened. In the hand of the tall young man, a guqin that was exactly the same as the one he bought suddenly appeared. The scribe sat on the ground and couldn't believe his eyes. He closed his eyes hard and then opened them again. He finally confirmed that it was really another Guqin that was exactly the same. The one he bought was still not far in front of him, and the one in the young man's hand was obviously another one.

However, the two guqins really look exactly the same, with no difference at all. How can this be?

"Look at this guqin. Does it have wrong strings?" The tall young man put the guqin into the hands of the scribe and asked him to identify it carefully.

The scribe suddenly realized that this was an opportunity for him. As long as the secret of Guqin was not completely solved, he would still have a chance to survive. Not daring to neglect at that moment, he quickly checked the guqin and then started playing.

After playing a few pieces of music, the scribe frowned and began to check the strings one by one. However, the thing that puzzled him was here. The strings of this piano were completely normal, but the sound was just something wrong. It was very strange.

Fortunately, the scribe was really proficient in music, and when he discovered a problem with the tone, he checked it bit by bit, almost like tearing the instrument into pieces, and finally determined the problem with the instrument.

There is no problem with the strings, but the problem is with the string posts. The string posts of this instrument are very unusual, and the imbalance is also caused by the excellent material. After careful identification, the scribe gave a somewhat uncertain answer. The string posts of this piano were probably also carved and refined from a certain segment of the black dragon's bones.

"Then take a look at this one again." The middle-aged scribe was not completely sure, but the tall young man seemed to have the answer, and the scribe was startled again as soon as he spoke. Another identical Guqin appeared in the young man's hand.

This time I checked and found that the problem was with another string. At this point, both the scribes and the young men have determined that the problem with these pianos is the same. It is because some accessories on the pianos are too advanced, resulting in uneven tone. (To be continued.)