Completing these four steps took Xu Lin an hour and a half. From initial clumsiness, after an hour and a half, Xu Lin had mastered the use of three different tones, applying them effortlessly.

His learning ability is quite impressive.

Xia Xiyao watched from the side, feeling very surprised. Rong Xiyi, not as attentive, with her bit of big-headedness, only thought Xu Lin was amazing, nothing more.

Xia Xiyao thought, does Xu Lin learn things this quickly?

He just started learning the guqin, right? In the beginning, his moves were indeed clumsy, knowing nothing, yet after more than an hour, Xu Lin played the guqin very well, as if he had been learning for a very long time.

"Xu Lin, you learn so fast!"

Xia Xiyao exclaimed.

Xu Lin smiled, "It's okay, just playing for fun, no need to be too good."

"But, I feel you're even better than the guqin performers on TV!"

"That shouldn't be the case."

Xu Lin had to stay modest.

Having learned the three tones of the guqin, Xu Lin felt it was enough.

"What time is it?"

"A little past three in the afternoon," Xia Xiyao replied.

"Then I'll play for another hour, and then I'll drive you back to school."

"Alright."

Xu Lin had promised to drive Xia Xiyao back to school this afternoon. It was still drizzling outside, with a strong wind, quite chilly.

This time, Xu Lin also searched for famous guqin pieces on short video platforms.

Now the internet is much more developed, unlike the early days when people relied heavily on various search engines. Nowadays, short videos and AI have almost replaced all search engines, and most answers you need can be found more comprehensively on short video platforms or AI.

Just like Xu Lin searched for famous guqin pieces, he found them very quickly.

What are the famous guqin pieces?

"High Mountain and Flowing Water," "Guangling San," "Xiaoxiang Water Cloud," "Drunken Fisherman's Evening Song," "Yangchun Baixue," and so on.

In total, ten pieces.

Xu Lin looked at their styles, for example, "Guangling San" tells the story of Nie Zheng assassinating a king during the Warring States period. As it's about an assassination, and with a protagonist full of courage and righteousness, the melody is passionate and inspiring, filled with a chilling atmosphere.

Xu Lin liked pieces like "Guangling San" for no other reason than it easily inspired him, giving a strong feeling.

Xu Lin planned to play this piece.

Similar to playing the piano, Xu Lin first familiarized himself with how to play the piano, and then delved into deeper nuances by playing classic piano pieces.

This is akin to elementary students learning Chinese characters; whether they can use them artistically in the future depends on personal insight.

Following the same process.

Xu Lin found the most liked "Guangling San" performance video, spending over ten minutes watching it twice.

After two times, Xu Lin memorized it by heart and began to play it on the guqin.

The three tones seemed deeply ingrained in Xu Lin's mind, allowing him to switch effortlessly.

The "Guangling San" performance, a total of six times: the first time familiarization, the second time proficiency, the third time smooth mastery...

By the sixth time, Xu Lin's performance had reached a near-perfect state.

This is the result of Xu Lin's strong learning aptitude, allowing him to learn everything quickly, excelling more easily than anyone else.

"Xu Lin, what piece are you playing, it feels a bit creepy?"

Rong Xiyi shivered.

Xu Lin heard her words but didn't immediately respond.

Not until he finished the sixth time did Xu Lin turn and say, "The winds blow cold over Easy Water, the hero goes and never returns. Haven't you heard of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the Qin Emperor? The piece I'm playing now is called 'Guangling San', telling a different assassin's story. Such a heroic and passionate guqin piece, and you say it's creepy?"

"It's just a little scary," Rong Xiyi pouted.

"It's because not only do you think like a woman, but you also lack the cells for artistic appreciation, so you can't appreciate it!"

Xu Lin laughed, "As the ancients said, only women and villains are hard to take care of!"

"Hmph!"

"Let's not talk, let me play two more times."

Honestly, the guqin is more fun than the piano and guitar. Firstly because the guqin is complicated to play, and also the sound of the guqin is more pleasing to Xu Lin's ears. Like the chilling and deadly atmosphere of 'Guangling San', not just any instrument can provide that.

Xu Lin quite enjoyed this.

Then, Xu Lin played "Guangling San" two more times, and by the last time, he felt he had truly reached a state of transcendent mastery with it.

He thought if he were in ancient times, he might as well become a renowned guqin master.

"Forget it, I should be humble!"

Xu Lin looked at Xia Xiyao who was intently watching him play the guqin.

There was quite a difference between Xia Xiyao and Rong Xiyi. In terms of artistic talent, Xia Xiyao possessed a certain degree of it, whereas Rong Xiyi did not. That's why, while Xu Lin played the guqin, Rong Xiyi was not very interested and felt bored, much like girls watching boys play games — not every girl is interested in games. The threshold for appreciating guqin is much higher than for games, so it was pretty impressive that Rong Xiyi wasn't dozing off.

But Xia Xiyao was different, she thought Xu Lin played very well, so she listened intently throughout.

Additionally, the two girls sat on the carpet, with Xu Lin at its edge.

"What time is it now?"

"A little past four."

"Then let me take you back to school."

"Thanks."

"No problem."

"Xu Lin, drop by and get me a cup of milk tea on the way back, okay?"

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