Meet the Gentleman

Chapter 28 Judging people by their appearance
Under the night.

Feng Qingyan looked at the still mountain temple, raised his head to look at the night sky, and whispered, "It may not be the right time yet..."

At this time, he threw the Mountain Burial Order to Jiuge and said, "Jiuge, send me back."

Jiuge happily accepted the order to bury the mountain.

When Feng Qingyan returned to the wooden house, although it was already past midnight, he did not rest, but continued to read the classics and history.

When he was tired of reading, he would take out the snowflake paper and read it. In the blink of an eye, he would feel refreshed, which made him amazed again. This snowflake paper can not only make people's literary thoughts flow, but also eliminate fatigue to a certain extent and restore people's spirit.

“Jiuge, there’s no need to rush about the temple. Maybe it will be done once I open the Wen Palace.”

When it was almost dawn, Feng Qingyan put down the book and said that although this was something that even a saint would find difficult to do, he wanted to give it a try.

Jiuge had no choice but to agree.

After a while, Feng Qingyan washed up and went to the morning hall.

During this period, he has accelerated his study of the Ya Jing and memorized 90% of the commonly used characters. He is now studying the Shi Jing with Mr. An. Even An Xiu was amazed by his learning ability, so he accelerated the teaching progress.

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afternoon.

Zhou Chang came to the wooden house.

"Brother Feng, are you still studying so hard?" Zhou Chang said in surprise, "The college entrance exam will be held in a few days, so you should relax now."

Feng Qingyan smiled bitterly.

He wanted to relax for a few days so that he could prepare for the college entrance examination in the best condition. However, given his current situation, was there any chance for him to relax?
If you don't seize the time and study hard, your chances of getting into the academy will be extremely slim.

"An eighth-rank zither player has come to the academy. He is discussing philosophy and making friends with the zither in the bamboo building on the south bank. Brother Feng, can you go with me?" Zhou Chang said, "It's rare to see an eighth-rank zither player. Brother Feng, don't miss it. In fact, listening to the music of an eighth-rank zither player can also benefit you a lot, which is very helpful for self-cultivation."

Feng Qingyan thought of his hands that trembled when he heard the sound of the piano. Now was a good opportunity to explore it. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother Zhou has invited me, so why should I not go?"

"good."

Zhou Chang laughed.

The two took a carriage to the south bank.

Soon they arrived at a large bamboo building on the south bank, and the building was already crowded with students.

Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are the arts of gentlemen, which are sought after by many scholars and have a high status in the world of Zhou. When the students heard that the eighth-rank qin player arrived yesterday and discussed the Dao and made friends with qin in the bamboo building, they were overjoyed and naturally would not miss it.

Even the poor students who studied hard came.

In front of the bamboo building.

A pair of graceful girls in white stood there smiling and stopped the students who were about to rush upstairs.

The zither is an elegant instrument.

Listening to the zither is an even more elegant thing.

Although zither players use the zither to make friends and find like-minded people, friends from all over the world are welcome to come, but those who are not familiar with music are not welcome.

The girl in white stood in front of the door to stop those who were not familiar with music.

"Excuse me, what are the steps in making a lyre?" The girl in white on the left asked the student in the front with a smile.

The student thought hard after hearing this, but finally he could only shake his head and leave.

At this time, a disciple from the noble family came forward and said with a smile: "It has to go through several processes such as material selection, shaping, groove, assembling, ash base, grinding, polishing, fixing the pegs, installing the feet, stringing, and adjusting the tone. I wonder if I am right?"

"Please go upstairs." said the girl in white.

The student bowed slightly, turned around to look at everyone proudly, and walked up to the bamboo building.

Under the test of the girl in white, most of the students left in disappointment, and only a few students went upstairs happily.

However, the act of stopping people from taking the exam also caused dissatisfaction among some students.

"Hmph, isn't he just an eighth-rank zither player? What's so great about that? In the future, I will also be an eighth-rank zither player." Some students were angry in their hearts, but said with disdain on their faces.

When they saw Zhou Chang and Feng Qingyan, the two girls in white couldn't help but be dazzled. They had seen so many students, but only these two could compare with the young master, especially the young man in white, who seemed to be more extraordinary than the young master.

The girl on the left bowed slightly and said, "Excuse me, sir, what are the nine virtues of zither music?"

"The nine virtues of zither sound are strange, ancient, transparent, smooth, quiet, even, round, clear and fragrant." Zhou Chang said with a smile. Naturally, he would not be stumped by such a simple question.

"Please come upstairs, sir." said the girl.

Zhou Chang did not go upstairs immediately, but stood aside waiting for Feng Qingyan.

"Excuse me, sir, what does the seven-stringed zither, which has a round top and a flat bottom, symbolize?" The girl smiled, somewhat afraid to look at Feng Qingyan. Although they had the confidence to look directly at him, or even give him a cold face in front of other students, they could not feel the slightest bit of confidence in front of Feng Qingyan.

"The sky is round and the earth is square, which is heaven and earth." Feng Qingyan replied.

"Please go upstairs and be careful, watch out for the steps."

The girl in white didn't dare to look directly at Guan Xin and said.

At this time, the students at the back became a little agitated because the two questions asked by Zhou Chang and Feng Qingyan were too simple.

Moreover, the treatment is completely different.

"My dear, this is not fair!"

Some students were indignant and asked, "Why are these two so simple?"

This was echoed by many students, because these two questions were too simple and anyone who knew about the lyre would know the answers.

Unfortunately, the two girls ignored him and continued questioning.

"Hmph, the servant judges people by appearance. It seems that the master is not much better." A student walked away in anger, "It is better not to listen to such unfair music!"

The two girls' faces turned slightly pale when they heard this, and then they asked some simple questions.

Feng Qingyan and Zhou Chang climbed up to the bamboo building and saw many students kneeling inside, about seven or eight people.

The building is filled with incense, and the whole room is fragrant.

Behind the piano table on the north side, a cold and arrogant young man in white was kneeling.

In the bamboo building, the cold and arrogant young man in white nodded every time someone walked in. After the two girls in white went upstairs and closed the door, they bowed slightly to everyone.

When the quiet and plain piano music sounded.

Feng Qingyan's hands couldn't help but tremble again.

He tucked his hands into his wide sleeves and tried to control himself while observing the others. However, the others did not have the same problem...

This should be a problem with my hands.

Except for Feng Qingyan who was a little absent-minded, everyone was mesmerized by the piano and closed their eyes lightly, lost in the sound of the piano.

The young man playing the piano glanced at him inadvertently and frowned slightly.

It took a long time for the tragedy to finally wake up.

"Fang Wang, nice to meet you all."

At this time, the young man in white stood up and greeted everyone, and everyone also stood up to greet them.

"So it's the Yanyuzhou zither genius, Fang Wang, Fang Wuwai." When a student heard the name of the young man in white, he couldn't help but exclaimed, "I didn't expect Brother Fang to come to the academy. It's really a gathering of the world's talents."

"How dare I? I'm sorry to make you all laugh."

Fang Wang said politely, looking Feng Qingyan up and down, and then said: "I saw that Brother Feng was absent-minded just now, but was there something wrong with the sound of the piano that Wang played? Please enlighten me."

Everyone looked at Feng Qingyan in surprise.

There was something wrong with the piano music, how could they not hear it...

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