Chapter 88 The cause and effect of a master accepting a disciple
Jia Wenyan: "So what you mean is that you were affected by the damage of Along the River During the Qingming Festival a long time ago, so that you can't remember what Along the River During the Qingming Festival originally looked like?"
"I don't even know if Along the River During the Qingming Festival has a second volume?"
Qingming: [Unfortunately, yes.]
Jia Wenyan: "I suddenly felt a headache."
"This shouldn't be..."
Jia Wenyan murmured.
"I have seen a similar situation before. The Jiaoweiqin I hold also has the spirit of the Jiaoweiqin."
"As a guqin made of burnt wood, its original body was destroyed earlier, but it not only has complete memory, but can even create its own music with its own consciousness."
"It once told me that the reason it could stay in this form was because enough people in the world knew about it and played it using a replica of the Jiaoweiqin. The same is true for you."
"Although paintings and musical instruments are very different in terms of how they are used, the popularity of Along the River During the Qingming Festival is definitely much greater than that of the Jiaowei Qin."
Jia Wenyan: "Why..."
[Because it only represents the Qingming Shanghe Tu. ]
The sound of Qingquan's piano emerged in Jia Wenyan's ears. Jia Wenyan turned around and saw Xuanyin, dressed in a dark-colored dress, floating behind her with Jiaowei in her arms.
Xuanyin: [Although I also survived after the original body disappeared by relying on faith, I am different from it. The painting is a work of art, and the guqin is a tool.]
[Although we are both cultural relics, as a spirit, I represent not only Jiaowei, but also the music created by Jiaowei. Those music will not disappear because of the damage of the real body. So when people use Jiaowei to play those music related to me, I will naturally recall everything that once represented me the most. ]
【But it is different, its true self is the painting, not the brush that paints it. So the incompleteness of the painting will naturally damage the foundation. 】
Jia Wenyan: "Is there any solution?"
[Unfortunately, no.]
Xuanyin: [There is no such thing as a 100% repair in this world, just like you would help them create a new carrier in order to make the spirit of the weapon survive better.]
[You should know that there has never been a truly seamless restoration in this world. ]
[Besides, you should understand that even if you can restore the Qingming Shanghe Tu in front of you to its original state, it is not the original scroll. ]
[As a copy, it is just like the cultural relic carriers you reproduced for those artifact spirits, both of which are just more finely crafted imitations.]
"I know that I can't expect to restore the Qingming Riverside Scene exactly, but I still hope that I can at least let the world know what kind of work the so-called Qingming Riverside Scene is."
[But do you think this is the right thing to do for cultural relics? ]
Xuanyin: [Cultural relics may be the treasures of an era, but at the same time, from the moment our consciousness as cultural relics is born, we also know that we are destined to have our own birth, aging, illness and death.]
[The value of cultural relics lies in the years and memories they carry. As the product of cultural heritage, we will also grow old and experience birth, aging, illness and death.]
[You must remember that you are a doctor, not Meng Po, to our cultural relics.]
Jia Wenyan: "But I have clearly helped many artifact spirits complete new carriers, and they have indeed been reborn on the new carriers."
Xuanyin: [I think you may not understand what your actions really represent.]
[The replicas you made are like the artificial joints of humans. Through these artificial joints, the weapon spirits have the ability to survive normally, but this does not mean that they can have a longer life than in the past. ]
[You are just giving them a chance to finish their lives, not prolonging their lives.]
Jia Wenyan: "But I have also heard Hongyu say that the spirit of an artifact will gain recognition over time as people recognize and approve it."
"I have also confirmed this with other spirits, who said that this is indeed the normal path of cultivation for your spirits."
Xuanyin: [That’s why I said you never fully understood our weapon spirits.]
[Your Red Jade Porcelain Box is right. The recognition of the world does help us grow, but the growth of our spirits is never as natural as that of you humans.]
[Embryo, baby, child, teenager, adult, middle-aged, old age... This is the growth trajectory of you humans. As long as you humans grow normally, you can naturally enter the next stage of life, but our spirits are different.]
[Our advancement is the key to our next stage. If we fail to advance smoothly, even if the cultural relics we carry are not damaged, we will disappear like humans.]
[It is true that the Red Jade Porcelain Box wants to extend its existence by increasing its popularity, but its existence has never exceeded the upper limit of our survival as artifact spirits.]
[Otherwise, unless we choose to sleep unconsciously, once we wake up, our lifespan will naturally rush towards the end, just like humans.]
[Even if humans and history recognize us enough, there will be a chance to regenerate the spirit of the weapon, but the spirit of the weapon at that time will only be a newborn who inherits the cultural memory, and will no longer be us at the moment. ]
Jia Wenyan: "It's similar to what humans call 'reincarnation of the soul', right?"
Xuanyin: [That’s right. So, don’t force yourself to restore the cultural relics to their original appearance every time.]
[Those normally derived historical traces are also the value of the cultural relics. As a restorer, you just need to make up for the "damage" caused by natural disasters, man-made disasters, or poor storage as much as possible.]
[It is not about changing fate, but about letting the cultural relics and artifact spirits return to what they should have experienced. ]
"I understand, but I think people would still like to see the original and most complete appearance of the artifacts."
Xuanyin: [I wonder why you just can't get around this. It's true that this guy has lost his memory, but there are more than one weapon spirit from the same era as him. If you ask other weapon spirits, can't you find out the missing pieces bit by bit? ]
"Uh... I was thinking that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Besides, I've never encountered a situation where a weapon spirit forgot its original appearance before."
Zhen Yuan said: "Okay, girl, don't worry about it anymore. The most important thing for you now is to hurry up and learn my aging technique. Later, if you want, you can completely reproduce a set of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" that has gone through normal changes over the years."
"Besides, it's really creepy for me to hear you talking to the air like this."
Jia Wenyan: "Air? Master, you can't see Xuanyin? You can't... you can only see "Qingming"?"
"Yes." Zhen Yuandao nodded: "I don't have the golden eyes of time like you, but after all, I have studied cultural relic restoration technology for many years, and I have also been recognized by many cultural relics."
Jia Wenyan: "So as long as you get the approval of the weapon spirit, you can see the weapon spirit?"
Zhen Yuan said: "Yes, but as you can see, this kind of connection based on giving and recognition is very single, so I can't communicate with all the spirits like you and your master's wife."
Jia Wenyan: "So Master's wife also knows that you already know about the existence of the "Golden Eyes of Time"."
"No, she doesn't know yet. I can see artifact spirits only in the past five or six years. My restoration skills have matured completely, and I have gradually had more time and energy to restore cultural relics after retiring from the front line."
Zhen Yuan said: "At first I thought it was my eyesight that frightened me, but after I calmed down, I was really glad that I could meet them, because their appearance means that I have reached a level that satisfies me with my own ability."
"Later, it was through communication with the spirit of the artifact that I gained a deeper understanding of the changes that paper has undergone over the years."
"This is how you get this kind of fully optimized aging technique that you see now. At the same time, during this communication process, I gradually understood the principle of the Golden Eyes of Time, and also naturally understood why you were able to reproduce the cultural relics so clearly."
Jia Wenyan: "So Master, you already knew that I have the Golden Eyes of Time?"
"Well, strictly speaking, I guessed in advance that you might have the Golden Eyes of Age."
"Although several calligraphy and painting spirits I know have mentioned that the abilities of each pair of golden pupils of time are different, the sophistication of your replica of the Taishi jade pendant has exceeded the upper limit of your age and naked eye observation."
Zhen Yuan said: "So I guessed that you should have or have the opportunity to awaken the Golden Eye of Time, and later it turned out that not only did you really awaken the Golden Eye of Time, but you even possessed the "craftsmanship" ability that is most desired in the current cultural relics circle."
"Otherwise, why do you think I would dare to place such a big bet on you?"
"Even if your mistress doesn't know that you have the Golden Eyes of Age, she can still attribute it to having too much money to spend. But I, your master, don't have the confidence that your mistress has."
Jia Wenyan: "Have you ever thought about telling Master's Wife that you already know the secret of the Golden Eye of Time?"
Zhen Yuan said: "Of course I thought about it at first, but then I thought carefully that your master's wife has been hiding this secret for most of her life."
"If I tell her now that I know all this, she may feel like she has been exposed when she faces me, so I'd rather pretend to be ignorant."
Jia Wenyan: "Then... Master, what do you think would be the reaction of Master's Wife if she knew that you knew her secret and pretended to be ignorant?"
"I haven't thought about this, but to be honest, it feels really good to know everything from a God's perspective. You don't know how your wife performs every day, afraid that I'll find out. She looks really stupid. Wait, what's that expression on your face..."
Zhen Yuandao's heart suddenly dropped, and at the same time.
Jia Wenyan: "Master's wife, I'm going to work with the painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival. You...have changed your mind..."
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