"In that case, Mr. Lu, please listen again and see if I played it correctly." The woman smiled calmly, not angered by Lu Li's arrogance.
She clearly didn't believe that Lu Li could tell that she had played the wrong note. First of all, she was playing it in the inner courtyard of the Cai family mansion. Even a ninth-level martial artist probably wouldn't have such good hearing.
Furthermore, even if he were exceptionally gifted and did hear it, how could he possibly hear it clearly from such a distance? And why would he misplay a single syllable?
Little did Lu Li know, he overheard it from across the street!
Lu Li nodded, stepped forward, and listened carefully.
Cai Yan didn't shy away from the topic and started playing the piano again.
This time, Lu Li slowly closed his eyes, then parted his lips slightly and softly sang along with Cai Yan's rhythm.
Cai Yan was also taken aback, because what Lu Li was singing was actually Qinqiang opera!
At that moment, he seemed to forget everything around him, immersed in the melodious tune.
"Stop! This is it!" Lu Li opened his eyes and exclaimed with delight.
"How could you tell?" Cai Yan was somewhat surprised, because he had been very careful when he played!
Lu Li shrugged and laughed, "Because this note is very difficult to play. Even though it's very close, it's still not enough."
Cai Yan frowned and pondered for a moment before asking, "Mr. Lu, can you play the instrument?"
Lu Li smiled and said from inside the room, "We could give it a try."
What a boastful tone! Qin music is extremely difficult to play, yet this person actually dares to try? This aroused Cai Yan's strong curiosity, so she nodded in agreement.
“Very well, Mr. Lu, would you please play a piece for me?” Cai Yan said.
"Alright!" Lu Li didn't stand on ceremony and actually reached out to stroke Cai Yan's zither. The maids on the side trembled in fright, but seeing that their mistress didn't get angry, they didn't make trouble for her.
After all, only the young lady could touch her zither; even the master dared not touch it.
"Ding-dong!" The strings rang out, and a melodious note flowed from his fingertips.
The music was long and pleasant, flowing smoothly like a spring, wave after wave, continuous and unbroken.
Cai Yan, standing to the side, couldn't help but widen her beautiful eyes. This time, the Qin music was even purer and more natural than before. A ripple of emotion stirred in her heart. Originally, she had only tried it with a sliver of hope, but she never expected that this person could actually play it to such an exquisite degree.
Lu Li played the wrong note, making the Qin music even smoother and more seamlessly integrated without any abruptness.
Lu Li withdrew his hand and smiled, "How was it?"
Cai Yan took a deep breath and exclaimed, "What a wonderful piece of music! What superb skill!"
Lu Li stood up and smiled, "Actually, this syllable is not difficult. It's just that because you are a woman, your tone is too gentle, while this syllable requires a strong pull to produce a deep, drum-like sound."
Cai Yan nodded repeatedly. It was when she played this piece that her fingers would ache terribly on this particular note.
"Am I destined to never be able to play a perfect Qin piece?" Cai Yan murmured.
"Perhaps there is a way!" Lu Li suddenly said.
Cai Yan suddenly raised her head, staring intently at Lu Li, "What method?"
"Miss Cai, this method..."
"It depends on whether you're willing to part with it!" Lu Li looked at Cai Yan with a serious expression.
Cai Yan immediately understood his meaning; this man seemed to want to use this method to obtain some reward!
“If you can really do it, I’m willing to pay you the corresponding reward!” Cai Yan said through gritted teeth.
She has money, but she doesn't want to owe anyone favors.
“Miss Cai, you’ve misunderstood. I was referring to this zither!” Lu Li pointed to the zither in Cai Yan’s arms and said earnestly.
"A zither?" Cai Yan was stunned. This zither was Cai Yong's most precious work, priceless. How could she possibly give it to him?
"No, I can't give you this zither!" Cai Yan hugged it tightly.
Qin firmly refused.
Lu Li shook his head: "Miss Cai, you've misunderstood again. What I want is not this zither, but to modify your zither."
Cai Yan was taken aback. "Reform? How do you reform?"
"Could you please bring some firewood over first?" Lu Li said with a smile.
Cai Yan nodded in confusion and instructed the maid to prepare. Soon after, the maid brought a bundle of firewood.
Lu Li lit the firewood and began to burn it.
Cai Yan was completely baffled. What was going on?
“Miss Cai, please hand over the zither to me!” Lu Li turned to Cai Yan and said.
Cai Yan hesitated for a moment, then handed the zither to Lu Li, asking in confusion, "What exactly do you want to do?"
"Of course, I'll change the nature of your instrument!" Lu Li smiled and then began to work.
He actually put the tail end of the instrument directly on the fire to heat it!
Cai Yan was immediately stunned!
What is he doing?
They actually threw the tail end directly into the fire!
She simply couldn't believe it!
"Lu Li! Are you crazy? Quickly pick up the zither!" Cai Yan shouted anxiously!
"Don't worry, nothing will happen," Lu Li said with a faint smile.
Although Lu Li said that, wasn't that his zither? Cai Yan was extremely anxious and wished she could rush over and snatch the zither away herself!
But soon, Cai Yan was stunned!
She saw the violin slowly turn red, begin to smoke, and emit a fragrance that was very strong and invigorating!
How...how is this possible? It's ruined, everything's ruined!
Cai Yan was completely stunned!
That was something her father had spent years of painstaking effort, searching all over the world and spending countless sums of money to create!
The next second, Lu Li scooped up a bowl of water and sprinkled it on top to cool it down. Then he quickly changed the strings on the instrument. This series of operations was smooth and efficient.
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