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Xu Fan nodded, but before he could speak, Gu Yuwei whispered beside him, "Be careful not to fall into a trap."

Xu Fan glanced back at Gu Yuwei, nodded, and looked at Park Jiahui, saying, "Well, at first listen, the piece is alright, but if you listen closely, it's really disappointing, even..."

Xu Fan changed the subject, shook his head and said, "It's rubbish."

Very rubbish, rubbish

When those three simple words reached Park Jia-hui's ears, she was struck dumb. She jumped to her feet and stared intently at Xu Fan.

Gu Yuwei, standing to the side, also gaped in astonishment. Was this really Xu Fan?

This is someone else's territory, how can you talk like that?

Park Jia-hui looked at Xu Fan and said, "Mr. Xu, please don't talk nonsense. I think you didn't hear me clearly. Should we have the master speak again?"

Xu Fan waved his hand and said directly, "Ms. Park, if this is the level you're going to maintain, then I'll say it again, it's rubbish."

After saying that, Xu Fan added, "I'm not saying the playing was terrible, I'm saying the piece itself is terrible. It's like trying to learn 'Ambush from Ten Sides' but having to transcribe it yourself because there's no sheet music. The result is a complete mess, and it's really hard to listen to it again."

Park Ga-hye's face turned ashen as she stared at Xu Fan in silence for a long time.

But at that moment, she suddenly laughed and said, "Mr. Xu is joking. No piece of music is ever created overnight or is stunning as soon as it appears. Naturally, it needs to be revised slowly before it becomes a classic piece."

Xu Fan nodded and said, "So, you still don't think it's garbage?"

Park Ga-hye shook her head and said, "No matter how bad it is, it's still a good piece of music. Otherwise, how could you possibly understand the true beauty of 'Ambush from Ten Sides' from this piece?"

Xu Fan was taken aback, and then Park Jiahui continued, "Mr. Xu, the pipa has always belonged to the Bagua Kingdom, and 'Ambush from Ten Sides' is also an ancient piece from our Bagua Kingdom. You stole it, refurbished it, and then said that the pipa belongs to China? That's ridiculous."

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===Chapter 389 The Pipa Arrives===

Xu Fan was stunned.

He stared blankly at Park Ga-hye, his face filled with disbelief.

Is this a distortion of the truth and a confusion of facts?

If you don't copy enough and don't learn properly, how can you claim that "Ambush from Ten Sides" was born from this miscellaneous song?

This is absolutely hilarious!

Where does she get her confidence to be so shameless? Just because she came to the Gossip Kingdom, does she think she has the right to do this?

Even An Lanyue, standing beside her, asked in surprise, "What did she say? The pipa belongs to the Bagua Kingdom?"

Xu Fan nodded and said in Chinese, "Shameless, despicable, she should belong to you."

Park Jia-hui said in her not-so-fluent Chinese: "Mr. Xu, I think you should be clear about right and wrong. At this moment, all our exchanges are being broadcast live. You came to the Gossip Kingdom alone just to hear the original version of 'Ambush from Ten Sides,' right? Now that you've heard it, you're calling it garbage. I think you're the one who's turning black into white."

Park Jia-hui's subsequent words turned into gossip, clearly indicating that she wasn't very familiar with Chinese and that she only said that one sentence to let Xu Fan know that she could understand it.

Xu Fan and An Lanyue looked at each other in bewilderment.

live streaming?

Looking around, An Lanyue said, "It seems that's true. Look at the desk lamp in the upper right corner and the cup of tea on the table in front of you; they both have built-in cameras."

Xu Fan suddenly laughed. He looked at Park Jiahui and said, "You mean, you invited me to Bagua Country so that the whole world would know that I came to Bagua Country to hear your so-called original version of 'Ambush from Ten Sides'?"

Park Ga-hye said, "Mr. Seo, please get this straight, it wasn't me who invited you, you came on your own."

Xu Fan nodded and said, "Today I've truly witnessed what shamelessness looks like."

Park Ga-hye said, "Has Mr. Seo always spoken in such an arrogant and self-righteous manner?"

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "Ms. Park is wrong. I would never talk to someone like that."

An Lanyue frowned, seemingly understanding the meaning of those words, and couldn't help but smile subtly.

Park Ga-hye's face turned ashen as she said, "Mr. Seo, I want to tell you again that the piece you just played is the original melody of 'Ambush from Ten Sides,' so I hope you can admit it and not be overconfident."

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "Ms. Park, do you know that there is a Chinese proverb that says, 'To show off one's axe skills in front of Lu Ban is to be ignorant of one's own limitations'?"

Park Ga-hye's expression wasn't very good. She stared at Xu Fan and said, "You just need to say yes or no."

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "After turning black into white, you've fabricated all sorts of nonsense. You're really something. You say you played 'Garbage,' but it might not be the original piece of 'Ambush from Ten Sides.' Can you tell me who played 'Garbage,' who wrote it, when it appeared, when it developed, and how many people know about it? Why can I play the real 'Ambush from Ten Sides,' while the people who played it after you can only play a piece of garbage?"

Xu Fan's continuous questioning made Park Jiahui's face turn ashen and her brows furrow. Before she could speak, Xu Fan continued, "You're just copying a cat and calling it the ancestor of tigers. Your ability to distort the truth is astonishing. You don't understand history or music, yet you twist the facts and dare to prove it live."

Park Jia-hui stared at Xu Fan and said, "First, you came to my country, Bagua, isn't that to prove that you came to listen to the original music? China respects tradition, isn't that the reason you came here? Second, you admit that this piece has the artistic conception of 'Ambush from Ten Sides', right? So you are aware of it in essence, you just don't want to admit it."

Xu Fan stood up, took a few steps, shook his head and said, "Have you heard another Chinese saying? 'Trying to draw a tiger but ending up with a dog.' Do you know what that means? It means that if you don't imitate well, you end up with something that's neither fish nor fowl. You've brought out this so-called 'original piece,' and anyone can hear that it's an imitation of my 'Ambush from Ten Sides.' Yet you claim it's the original piece of 'Ambush from Ten Sides.' It's really a case of Dong Shi imitating Xi Shi, making a fool of yourself. Since you insist on saying it this way, then I'll explain it to you."

Xu Fan's voice was calm as he stared at Park Jiahui and continued, "Last time in Grand Country, why did you spout such arrogant words and ultimately flee in disgrace? Was it because you felt ashamed, knew you had lost face, and couldn't find any evidence, so you were afraid of losing face and that's why you left in a hurry?"

Just as Park Jia-hui was about to speak, Xu Fan interrupted her, saying, "Let me finish. You say this so-called piece is the original 'Ambush from Ten Sides'. Let me ask you, why didn't you play it that day? Because you simply didn't know how and had never heard of it. Today, you are standing here, and the sound of the pipa is coming from inside. You can tell that someone is playing it. I think there must be someone inside."

Park Jia-hui's expression hardened, and she stared at Xu Fan, saying, "Whether it's true or false, we'll find out soon enough."

After she finished speaking, she said to the person behind her, "Please invite the master."

The voice was calm, but it was directed into the room. A creaking sound came from inside, the curtains opened, and a person pushed a wheelchair out.

An elderly man sat in a wheelchair, his face ashen, holding an antique pipa in his arms. He stared at Xu Fan and calmly said, "You are Xu Fan from China?"

Xu Fan didn't speak, his gaze fixed on the old man.

Park Ga-hye said from the side, "Yes, Master, this person is Xu Fan, and he played 'Ambush from Ten Sides'."

The old man chuckled and said, "I've heard you say that the pipa originated in China, and has been since ancient times. So let me ask you, how old are you this year?"

Xu Fan was taken aback, almost laughing in exasperation. He looked at the old man and asked in confusion, "Are you saying that the question of which country this pipa belongs to is determined by our ages?"

The old man shook his head and said, "Of course not. I just want to tell you that I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. History has its witnesses. I admit that your talent and skill in playing the pipa are indeed commendable, but that's not the reason to prove that the pipa belongs to your country, because I have my own witnesses."

Xu Fan said with great interest, "Why do you say that?"

Park Ga-hye said from the side, "My master Kim Jin-bok is 89 years old this year. He is a true pipa master of our Bagua Kingdom. His ancestors were pipa masters of the Royal Music and Rites Department of our Bagua Kingdom. So he is a witness to the pipa, and what he said is the truth."

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "Ridiculous. Is relying on one's age and seniority really evidence or fact?"

Kim Jin-bok coldly said, "Young man, when I was learning the pipa, you didn't even know which cell it was, so don't deny the fact that you came here to hear the original piece."

Xu Fan couldn't help but laugh, which made An Lanyue beside him laugh as well. She whispered, "What are those two doing?"

Xu Fan said, "It seems like they're treating netizens like idiots."

An Lanyue said, "I just searched it up. They're treating their own people like fools. They're only doing live streams on domestic gossip forums, and they're still getting a lot of attention right now."

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "Then let them watch a good show."

An Lanyue asked, "Are you confident?"

Xu Fan didn't reply to An Lanyue, but looked at Jin Zhenfu and said, "How good are your pipa skills in Bagua Kingdom?"

Before Kim Jin-bok could speak, Park Ga-hye said, "Let alone Japan, even globally, if my master, Master Kim, says his pipa playing is second to none, no one would say they are first."

Xu Fan shook his head and said, "In that case, how about playing a real 'Ambush from Ten Sides' for us to enjoy?"

Park Ga-hye said coldly, "Mr. Seo, my master is eighty-nine years old now. Do you consider him..."

Xu Fan interrupted Park Jiahui, saying, "You all know you're old. Why aren't you enjoying your retirement at home instead of coming here to embarrass yourself?"

Park Ga-hye said coldly, "Mr. Seo, please speak with some respect."

Xu Fan sneered, "I respect that Mr. Jin is too old to play 'Ambush from Ten Sides,' which is a perfectly valid reason. But the so-called 'original piece' I just heard was full of power. I think he simply doesn't know the score of 'Ambush from Ten Sides.' He couldn't analyze it from the video of the Global Musicians Invitation Meeting, could he?"

Kim Jin-bok said, "Young man, don't be so arrogant. I just disdain playing plagiarized works."

Xu Fan sneered, "Sir, can you play 'The Wind and Rain of the Night'?"

Kim Jin-bok said, "Of course I know the divine pipa music of my Bagua Kingdom."

Xu Fan sneered, "This is a work by the Eight Trigrams Country that plagiarized my Chinese classic, 'The Sound of Wind and Rain at Night.' Don't you know that?"

Before Kim Jin-bok could retort, Xu Fan said directly, "If you don't know, you don't know. Don't use your so-called disdain as an excuse. You're old enough as you are, you really shouldn't be out here, and you even made me come here. I guess the reason you came here is because of your leg, right?"

Xu Fan's voice nearly enraged Kim Jin-bok, his eyes blazing with fury.

An Lanyue, who was standing next to Xu Fan, was stunned. She thought Xu Fan looked incredibly handsome at that moment.

Park Ga-hye said coldly, "Mr. Seo, if you don't want to admit it, then don't. But history cannot be changed, and you can admit that."

Xu Fan sneered and said, "History is that the pipa belongs to China. You can't play it, yet you insist that 'Ambush from Ten Sides' belongs to your Bagua Kingdom. Today, I will show you what the Chinese pipa is. Didn't you invite me to Bagua Kingdom to play a pipa piece? Then I will play one."

After he finished speaking, he intended to say in a righteous and stern voice, "The pipa is here."

Before she could even speak, realizing she had no one to help her and not understanding the point of being pretentious, An Lanyue could only ask, "Ms. Park, Mr. Kim, what do you think?"

Kim Jin-bok and Park Ga-hye exchanged a glance. Kim Jin-bok then spoke, "In that case, I'll listen to you play a tune. Young man, don't think you're so great just because you can play 'Ambush from Ten Sides.' When I played the pipa, you..."

Xu Fan interrupted the other party and said, "Play a new piece, or rather, play a divine song that has been passed down in China since ancient times but has been lost, and let me teach you a lesson."

As soon as he finished speaking, he reached out his hand, and Park Ga-hye handed him a pipa with a dark expression.

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===Chapter 390 Lanling King's Battle Song===

Xu Fan said, "The song 'Ambush from Ten Sides' comes from a major battle in Chinese history, and this song also has a long history."

As he spoke, Xu Fan turned to look at An Lanyue and asked, "Do you know Lanling Wang?"

An Lanyue looked at Xu Fan and said, "The ancient Chinese general, Qi, was brave and skilled in battle, and also seems to be a prince who was both learned and skilled in martial arts."

Xu Fan nodded and looked at Park Jiahui, saying, "This is also a story that many people in China know. The Prince of Lanling of the ancient Qi led five hundred warriors to break into the encirclement of the Northern Zhou, enabling the Northern Qi army to turn defeat into victory. After the victory in the Battle of Mangshan, the emperor of the Northern Qi personally went to Luoyang to comfort the three armies, which is why this song came about. Today, I will let you see it."

After he finished speaking, he sat back down in his original seat and hugged his pipa.

It was a lonely story, and the general in the story was also somewhat lonely.

This pipa piece is called "Lanling King Enters the Battle Song". It was originally a song and dance drama in ancient Qi Dynasty, also known as "Da Mian".

Actually, these all come from a parallel world, from that dynasty, that era, and that hero.

However, Xu Fan had learned that the history of this world and that world was extremely similar. Apart from some specific things, many of the characters were the same, so it was not wrong for him to say that the piece of music came from Gu Qi.

An Lanyue sat to the side, her gaze unconsciously fixed on Xu Fan, filled with anticipation.

Park Jia-hui wasn't in a good mood. This time, she "invited" Xu Fan to the Gossip Kingdom and started a live broadcast in the Gossip Kingdom. Her real purpose was to teach Xu Fan a lesson. After all, with her master taking action, it would be a piece of cake.

She admired her master's abilities the most. Her original purpose was not to determine the ownership of the instrument, because this was a very difficult question to answer.

However, as long as more people in Bagua Country believe that this instrument belongs to Bagua Country, it will actually help Bagua Country's instruments and music to a certain extent.

The master thought he had grasped the essence of "Ambush from Ten Sides," but unexpectedly, in the other party's eyes, it was just trash.