Zither Emperor Chapter 164 Chapter 44 Teacher Ye Yinzhu Part 2

164: Chapter 44 Teacher Ye Yinzhu (Part 2) 164: Chapter 44 Teacher Ye Yinzhu (Part 2) At this point, Sura couldn’t help but blush slightly.

She understood Qin Shang much more than Li Sha did and naturally didn’t believe those fabrications he came up with; otherwise, she wouldn’t have helped him cover anything up in the first place.

Feeling helpless, Qin Shang said, “Sura, I don’t want to deceive you, but there are some things that you are better off not knowing, to avoid trouble.

I can only say that most of the explanation I gave to Li Sha was true.

As for how you ended up sleeping in my arms, I have no idea!

Could it be that you felt warmer by my side and moved over?”

Sura glared at Qin Shang and suddenly kicked at him, saying, “Go to hell.”

With a hearty laugh, Qin Shang dodged to the side, his figure flickering as he escaped down a side path toward the Divine Music Department.

Watching his departing figure, Sura’s cheeks became even redder.

She cupped her heated face with both hands and murmured to herself, “He, he didn’t really take advantage of me, did he?

This scoundrel is getting worse.”

Despite his calm exterior, Qin Shang was anything but peaceful inside.

The Silver Dragon and Black Dragon had appeared one after another, both targeting him.

He clearly understood that with his own strength, he was far from capable of confronting these powerful, Advanced rank Nine members of the Dragon Clan.

Even if the Desolate Dragon Yin’s Zither was still intact, it wouldn’t have much effect on these dragons with vastly greater strength.

The Black Dragon Ye Xingxu had been dealt with by Zi, temporarily preventing any news from reaching their side.

Now, all he could hope for was that the Black Dragon Clan would not send anyone else within ten days.

Deep in thought, he arrived at the Divine Music Department’s classroom.

Since school started, he had only attended classes there a few days.

As he entered, he was immediately the center of surprised stares.

Class hadn’t started yet, and Xueling burst into laughter, saying, “Wow, our Divine Music Department’s celebrity, Lord of Qin City, has actually e to attend class!

What a rare occurrence.” The exploits of Qin Shang in Qin City, where he fended off the Beastman Clan, had already spread throughout the academy, being a classic example of using limited strength for maximum effect.

The rewards he received were naturally known to everyone.

The whole first year of the Divine Music Department consisted of only eleven girls.

At this moment, all twenty-two eyes of these eleven girls were focused on Qin Shang, and the feeling of being under scrutiny was far from fortable.

Qin Shang stuck his tongue out at Xueling and quickly ran to his seat to sit down, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He leaned towards Lanxi, who sat next to him, and whispered, “What’s the class about today?”

Lanxi, inexplicably blushing when Qin Shang spoke to her, replied in a low voice, “It was supposed to be a lesson on musical theory.

But the teacher just announced that due to a special circumstance, all the teachers have to attend a meeting, so it’s been changed to self-study.

We are to discuss Music Magic amongst ourselves.”

“Oh,” Qin Shang said, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Although he no longer needed to learn music theory, he was still very interested in different instruments and had always listened attentively on the few days he did attend class.

Xueling turned around and said to Qin Shang, “Qin Shang, why don’t you teach us?

Why is your Zither Magic so much stronger than everyone else’s when our magical ranks are all pretty similar?

You even led the typically underrated Divine Music Department to victory in the newer’s petition.”

“Me?

I can’t,” said Qin Shang, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Though he had grown in resolution, he was still somewhat shy, especially in front of so many girls.

Xueling, who was always straightforward, left her seat, quickly ran to Qin Shang, and forcefully pulled him up, “Why can’t you?

All our Divine Music Department teachers, including Director Nina, can’t stop praising you.

They all say your strength is enough to be a teacher in the Divine Music Department.

Although the instruments we all learn are different, the theory of music is the same.

Are you being selfish by not wanting to teach us?”

Qin Shang looked at Xueling and then at Lanxi beside him, who had a hopeful expression.

Suddenly, an intriguing thought crossed his mind.

He had reached the Third Rank Bravery Qinxin Sword level, equivalent to an Advanced rank Green rank Grand Archmage.

But even with the power of an Artifact rank Ancient Zither, he couldn’t truly threaten opponents of much higher ranks.

However, solo performance was not the only form of instrumental music.

Qin Shang remembered his mentor’s teaching, implying that for a Divine Music Master to shine, an ensemble was the key!

It’s just that the Ancient Zither wasn’t quite suitable for playing with other instruments.

But now, with all his classmates being Divine Music Masters, even though their abilities were uneven, what would the oute be if they could collaborate well on an ensemble of powerful pieces?

After all, some ancient melodies are interchangeable among various instruments.

While he was pondering, Xueling had already pushed him onto the lecturer’s stand.

Gazing at Qin Shang’s silly look, Xueling couldn’t help but giggle and said, “Alright then, Teacher Qin Shang, it’s time for you to start the lesson.”

Hearing Xueling’s crisp voice, Ye Yinzhu snapped out of his thoughts and looked helplessly at the girls, saying, “What would you like to hear, then?”

Xueling smiled and said, “Of course, we want to know why the power of your zither music is so much greater than that of our other instruments.

I’ve asked Lanxi, although she also plays the ancient zither, the same zither music played by her doesn’t have the same heart-stirring effect as when you play it.

Why is that?”

Fortunately, there were only a dozen or so first-year students in the Divine Music Department, and after a brief period of disfort, Ye Yinzhu had gradually relaxed.

Having once witnessed armies of thousands, he smiled slightly and said, “Actually, this question is easy to answer.

All Divine Music Masters who use any instrument are the same in essence.

By ‘same,’ I mean at least everyone has the same goal.

That is to touch others with their music.

Though that may sound simple, acplishing it is much more difficult.

The simplest reason your music doesn’t have the same influence as mine is that you haven’t practiced enough.”

Xueling was stunned, “Not practiced enough?

Why?

For us, a month is more than enough to bee very familiar with a piece of music.

How can that not be enough?”

Ye Yinzhu shook his head and said, “A month, as you said, is just enough to learn the melody, which is only the superficial aspect of the piece, not its essence.

Do you want to know why my music has a stronger emotional impact than yours?

It’s not because my spiritual power is much stronger than yours, but more importantly, it’s due to my understanding of the music.

My teacher once taught me that to play a zither piece well, you must first unite intent with heart, and heart with strings.

Only when your heartstrings vibrate at the same frequency as the zither strings can you say you’ve learned the piece.

But that’s only a beginning.

To perform a piece well, you must understand the emotions of the piece and fully integrate your own emotions into those of the piece while playing.

This way, you can bring out the essence of the piece.

It is only by doing so that a Divine Music Master can improve their spiritual power better and faster.”

What Ye Yinzhu spoke of was the secret of Zither Sect’s zither cultivation—it wasn’t really a secret.

Easy to articulate, but extremely difficult to achieve.

Even with Ye Yinzhu’s talent, it took him sixteen years to pletely unite his heart with the spirit of the zither music when he broke through to the Pure Qinxin stage.

For ordinary Divine Music Masters in the Zither Sect, like his teacher Qin Shang, only when breaking through to the level of the Brave Qinxin Sword and reaching Ziwei Qinxin could it be considered a breakthrough.

This was also why Qin Shang insisted on Ye Yinzhu cultivating the Innocent Child Qinxin.

The benefits of the Innocent Child Qinxin ensured his unbeatable foundation against mages of the same level.

After listening to Ye Yinzhu, the girls were lost in thought, with Xueling murmuring to herself, “To play music, you need to understand its content, to pletely merge your spirit into the soul and emotions of the piece?

This is the first time I’ve heard of such a concept.”

Ye Yinzhu continued, “Only by achieving this can you qualify as a true Divine Music Master.

Other departments say our Divine Music Department is superfluous because there are almost no true Divine Music Masters within our ranks.”

Lanxi suddenly stood up, her gaze towards Ye Yinzhu was pletely that of a student looking up to their mentor, her clear eyes filled with respect and yearning, “Then how long do we need to truly understand the essence of each piece of music?”

“This…” Ye Yinzhu found himself at a loss for words.

These girls were about his age, sixteen or seventeen years old, yet none of them had even reached the Orange rank.

Speaking of grasping the true essence of a piece of music’s spirit was nearly impossible for a lifetime.

But how could he bring himself to say that?

Seeing Ye Yinzhu’s difficulty, Lanxi quickly changed her question, “Or, how long did it take you to reach this level?”

Ye Yinzhu breathed a sigh of relief and said, “According to my teacher, since I was a full month old, he played the zither beside me every day, subtly influencing my sense of music and laying the best foundation for me.

When I was three, he began to formally teach me the art of zither.

I’m sixteen this year, and in more than ten years, or rather, before ing to the academy, I spent almost every moment, apart from eating and sleeping, with my zither.

I achieved plete unity with the zither, able to enter any state of different music pieces at will, after the breakthrough following the battle with Nesta in the freshmen petition.”

The girls were astonished—sixteen years, that was a full sixteen years!

To have grown up amidst zither music since birth, spending every day except for eating and sleeping with the ancient zither—what a concept this was.

A slightly older student asked, “Didn’t you have a childhood?”

(To be continued.

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