Dragon's Origin

For Master Yu, who had been obsessed with music and musical instruments all his life, the days after meeting Wang Sheng were filled with happiness.

This wasn't because Wang Sheng shared the same interests or were like-minded. In fact, Wang Sheng had already stated clearly that he studied these things for cultivation, to improve his hearing. Besides hearing, he only knew a bit about the manufacturing of strange musical instruments. That was all. He couldn't even play the piano he made, let alone any classical instruments. The only thing he could play a little was simple guitar.

But this didn't prevent Wang Sheng and Master Yu from becoming close friends despite their age difference. To Master Yu, Wang Sheng was simply a godsend. In his lifetime of playing music, he had never been so eager to perform in front of anyone.

Using a story Wang Sheng knew, this was probably the story of Yu Boya and Zhong Ziqi. But Wang Sheng didn't utter any elegant phrases like 'Sublime as a high mountain' or 'Vast as flowing water.' The two simply clicked inexplicably.

Now, hearing Wang Sheng's comments, Master Yu felt an even stronger sense of kindred spirits. The kind of comfort that went from head to toe, straight to the bones, made Master Yu wish he could just live in the Marquis's residence and research new tunes every day.

"No, you have to come up with a new piece," Master Yu was now itching with anticipation, insisting that Wang Sheng produce a brand-new piece before he would let him go.

Wang Sheng had no choice. Master Yu was old, but his shamelessness in asking for tunes was even harder to resist than Mei'er's coquetry. Helpless, he could only agree.

After thinking about it, Wang Sheng decided it was best not to bring out any impressive piano pieces just yet. There were many famous pieces, but the style wasn't quite suitable and needed a gradual adaptation process. It was better to start with some ancient Chinese-style pieces.

《High Mountain and Flowing Water》 was very suitable for the Guqin, but it was too refined. Wang Sheng on Earth didn't have the patience to listen to the complete version, let alone bring it over at this time. 《Erquan Yingyue》? Too sad. 《Ten Thousand Horses Galloping》 and 《Horse Racing》 were both very good, but Wang Sheng wanted to keep them for his own enjoyment. Forget it, he'd give him a simple tune.

That Qin and Xiao duet, 《Cleansing Heart Mantra》, from the version of 《Smiling Proud Wanderer》 starring Lu Songxian, was pretty good. That's it. Wang Sheng immediately asked Master Yu for a batch of blank sheet music and began to compose the music according to the melody in his memory.

Although it was said to be a Qin and Xiao duet, there were definitely auxiliary instruments involved. Wang Sheng didn't mind the trouble and marked all the instruments used at once. Anyway, they were all traditional instruments, and anything they could name was available here. The Qin players were at least of the imperial level, so he believed they would soon be able to hear this beautiful piece of music.

Wang Sheng marked everything very carefully, separating each instrument. After marking one, Master Yu would look at the sheet music. Master Yu now had a deep understanding of music notation. Holding the score, his fingers began to pluck in the air, and the corresponding melody automatically sounded in his mind.

The piece couldn't be said to be a classic, but it was still a rare masterpiece. What was even more commendable was that it was not just a Qin and Xiao duet, but the artistic conception of the piece was also good, causing Master Yu to nod frequently as he looked at it.

The Xiao score was the same. While Master Yu looked at it, his fingers unconsciously began to press down, as if he were holding a long Xiao in his hand.

By the time Wang Sheng had finished marking the rest, Master Yu couldn't wait to play the Qin himself, and then pulled out the Xiao musician, wanting the two of them to collaborate.

The imperial musicians were also very skilled. After looking at the Xiao score a few times, they basically had an idea in their minds. Under Master Yu's guidance, they played it once separately, and then Master Yu pulled a few musicians who were already familiar with the accompaniment and began to play together.

The simple accompaniment began, and then Master Yu's Qin sound joined in. At the beginning, it was all very good, but when more accompaniment and the Xiao sound were to be added, it became chaotic.

"Stop, stop, stop!" Master Yu immediately called a halt. It was so chaotic. Although it was the first ensemble, it was too disappointing.

"Master!" Wang Sheng, as an observer, saw the problem immediately and quickly reminded him, "For an ensemble, you still need a conductor."

In the past, everyone was familiar with the ancient tunes for a long time, and then they practiced together many times, so there were no problems when they collaborated. But this was a new piece, and without a unified conductor, the disadvantages of not having a conductor were immediately apparent. In fact, in the Yuansoul World, there was no concept of a conductor for traditional instrument ensembles.

"Conductor? How does that work?" Master Yu and the imperial musicians were all exposed to this concept for the first time and were completely confused.

"Simply put, it's a coordination," Wang Sheng answered with the simplest concept: "Tell each musician when to start, when to join, and when to stop. In addition, the conductor must have beat and rhythm, and the overall performance will follow the conductor's gestures. When to go fast and when to go slow, all must listen to the conductor."

"Then you be the conductor." Master Yu waved his hand, letting Wang Sheng guest star as the conductor. It sounded simple, and Wang Sheng should be able to handle it: "You composed the piece, you must know when to start."

"I can't." Wang Sheng shook his head directly: "If this conductor is placed in the army, it is the Grand Marshal of the armed forces. It requires him to know every instrument in great detail and to have a deep understanding of the music. The requirements for speed, weight, start and stop are very high, I can't do it. Master, I think you are very suitable."

Next, in front of Master Yu and the imperial musicians, Wang Sheng analyzed the role of the conductor in detail, and finally gave Wang Sheng's conclusion. It can be said that the same piece of music, guided by different conductors, can completely achieve two effects, which is the importance of the conductor.

And the person in the field who met the characteristics of a conductor was undoubtedly the highly respected Master Yu. If it were someone else, let alone the understanding of musical instruments, it would be another matter whether those musicians would listen to the conductor. Wang Sheng could also suppress these people, but Wang Sheng's understanding of music and musical instruments was definitely worlds apart compared to Master Yu.

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While Master Yu was pondering, discussing with those imperial musicians, Wang Sheng had quickly found those grandmasters and made several batons for Master Yu, and even finished the polishing.

Holding the baton made by Wang Sheng, Master Yu felt fresh for a while, and then, according to Wang Sheng's instructions, he tapped the music stand with the baton. A group of musicians were completely ready, just waiting for Master Yu to start.

He waved the baton gently at an accompanying Qin player. The Qin player stared at Master Yu's movements and began to play with Master Yu's movements. Then, various accompaniments joined in, the Guqin joined in, the Xiao sound joined in...

Under Master Yu's baton, the Cleansing Heart Mantra sounded completely for the first time in the Yuansoul World.