C10 Self-help Without Teachers

When Jiang Xia returned home, his father's snoring came from inside the room. He carefully opened the door and got onto his bed. He didn't even take off his clothes and directly crawled into bed.

Jiang Xia was elated at the thought of him becoming a zither master in the future. He didn't know that if it wasn't for Wu Tian, the knowledge of the zither master would be lost for the rest of his life. With a faint sweetness, Jiang Xia forgot the unhappiness he felt last night and fell deeply asleep.

"Xia, wake up, aren't you going to hunt today?"

It was already bright outside. Jiang Xia felt like he slept for a short while. He opened his eyes with difficulty and yawned deeply, "Dad, wait for me for a while. I'll be ready soon."

"En!" Xie Xuan's reply came from outside.

Jiang Xia didn't take off his clothes at night and directly went out after putting on his shoes. The chilly wind couldn't help but shiver.

Xie Xuan lightly patted his son's shoulder and said softly, "Xia, let's go. Dad will teach you Lightning Blade today."

"Really?" Jiang Xia's "eyes" lit up and a large portion of his sleepiness disappeared.

"Of course it's true. When did Father lie to you?" "You are much stronger than Father when he was young. I am only a Level 1 Warrior when I was ten years old."

"Is it because I ate the White Snake Bile?"

"Hm!" "It's very possible that the White Snake is a snake king that hasn't grown up yet, which is why you are able to develop martial arts and become a level two martial artist."

Jiang Xia suddenly realized something. No wonder he felt warm after eating the snake gall. Now that he thought about it, he felt really lucky.

Xie Xuan immediately saw through his son's thoughts and lightly shook his head, "Xia, you must understand, only strength that can be forged steadily is the best. The Scarlet Snake Bile and some other elixirs and medicines have only played a supporting role. If you want to become a true expert, you must persevere and work hard."

"Yes, I understand, Father."

The father and son duo smiled as they entered the forest to begin their day of hunting. With Jiang Xia's amazing hearing, they had a rich harvest the whole morning. Although Jiang Yan already knew about Xie Xuan teaching Wu Tie martial arts, but the two still preferred to train by the small lake in the forest. Without being disturbed by the outside world, Jiang Xia was able to wholeheartedly concentrate on his training.

In the evening, when Xie Xuan and his wife had just fallen asleep, Jiang Xia had already snuck out of the room like a thief. If it was a normal child that couldn't be seen, it would be difficult to not be noticed by others, but Jiang Xia was different. Whether it was at home or in every corner, everything had a picture in his mind, as if it was deeply imprinted in his heart.

Listening to the rustling of the grass in the wind, Jiang Xia walked with ease in the dark night. Whether it was day or night, it would be the same. However, it would be quieter at night.

"Old grandpa, I'm here." Sensing the corrosive smell from the corruption, Jiang Xia knew that he had arrived at his destination. His grey eyes "looked around" as he tried to catch that trace of movement.

"En!" The familiar voice came from behind Jiang Xia, causing him to almost jump in fright.

Jiang Xia brushed his chest, "Bro, old grandpa, why are you behind me?"

"Hur hur, Xia, right?"

"Yes, I'm Jiang Xia."

"Good, not bad." Wu Tian praised twice, "From the moment you left, I've been following you. You didn't fall down even once. Not bad, not bad, really not bad."

Jiang Xia was surprised for a moment, and then revealed a puzzled expression, "Old grandpa, you have been following me this whole time? Why didn't I notice it? "

"Hoho, it's because the difference in strength between you and me is too big. How did you notice me when I was flying in the sky a hundred meters away?"

"You are the Martial King?" Jiang Xia was full of envy and blurted it out.

"Yes." Wu Tian didn't deny it and continued, "Xia, we will chat later. From today onwards, I will begin to teach you how to become a zither master, and you must call me teacher."

"Yes, Teacher." Thinking about the feeling of playing the zither yesterday, Jiang Xia became excited.

Wu Tian nodded his head in satisfaction. With a wave of his hands, the scarlet Five-String Lyre from yesterday was already in his hands. However, he did not hand it over to Jiang Xia. "Xia, if you want to be a good zither master, you must put your heart and soul into the zither music. This is the most basic of standards."

"I know, just like yesterday, I was fully engrossed in it."

Wu Tian almost fell to his death listening to Xia, but immediately a helpless look appeared on his face, "Xia, you were indeed involved yesterday, but you don't know how to play the zither. That kind of behavior yesterday was like the wailing of ghosts and the howling of wolves, and you are still intoxicated with it."

Jiang Xia was embarrassed, "Is it that bad?"

"Forget it, let's not talk about what happened yesterday." It was rather difficult for Wu Tian to get rid of yesterday's incident, "Yes, every pianist must learn to compose their own music."

"Compose it yourself?" Jiang Xia was shocked.

"That's right, but making music is also a very difficult task. For the time being, you don't need to pay any attention to it. Before you learn how to compose on your own, you have to play a song that was previously made by someone else.

"Oh, I understand." Jiang Xia nodded slightly in agreement. From what he knew, it was no more than Xie Xuan's singing that came back from hunting every day. It was something that was passed down throughout the ages.

Wu Tian did not explain any further and continued with the next topic, "If the zither masters are only here to perform, then the world of the great zither masters is really exciting. On the basis of playing the zither, we can increase the number of battles in the Lyre Skill."

"What is the Lyre Skill? Is it the same as a battle technique? " Only then did Jiang Xia realize that he didn't know a lot of things. He was like a frog in the well.

"Same, but different."

Jiang Xia was starting to get confused again, "Teacher, you've confused me."

"Hur hur." Wu Tian smiled lightly, "Xia, let me tell you this! A low level warrior can learn Heaven Ranked techniques, and even learn Spiritual Level s or even Divine Level techniques, but, "Wu Tian paused for a moment, and said while biting his lip:" A fourth stage Zither Master is definitely not able to use the fifth stage Lyre Skill, if possible, you would be a fifth stage Zither Master, thus the Lyre Skill is different from martial skills.

"I understand, it means that the highest level zither users can only use the corresponding Lyre Skill, moreover, they have to perform the tune at the same time."

"Right, that's the truth. Hehe, teacher really didn't misjudge you." Although there are many Lyre Skill s, the highest is only a level six Lyre Skill of the imperial family. Two years ago, it was rare for a level seven zither master to appear, and I thought that he would be able to create a level seven Lyre Skill.

"Teacher." Jiang Xia called out.

"Oh, yes." Wu Tian came back to his senses, and his eyes flashed an apologetic look, "Xia, we are almost done. Wu Tian came back to his senses, and his eyes flashed an apologetic look," Xia, we are almost done.

"Yes." Jiang Xia listened carefully.

Wu Tian put the vermillion Five-String Lyre in Jiang Xia's arms. "This zither is called 'Li Shang', it is a set of Five-String Lyre." There is also a more extensive lyre. "

Jiang Xia was suddenly overjoyed. His fingers were ready to move, but he held it back, "Teacher, can I start playing?"

"You." Wu Tian frowned: "Do you know how to play?"

"Yes!" Didn't teacher say that as long as one's mind and spirit could be fused together, one could first play out someone else's zither music? " Jiang Xia asked naively.

Wu Tian suppressed his anger and said, "Do you know what the five strings on this zither represent?"

"I know this. I could make out the difference between the five strings when I tested them yesterday." Jiang Xia voiced out his thoughts.

"Alright! "You're right." Wu Tian's expression softened a little.

"Teacher, can I play now?" Jiang Xia could not wait any longer. He felt a sense of familiarity towards the zither.

The corner of Wu Tian's eyes twitched and he waved his hand helplessly, "Play, play!"

Jiang Xia rubbed his palm and took a deep breath. He placed his ten fingers on the zither strings and lightly flicked his fingertips. Next, the sound of Wu Tian gritting his teeth began to permeate the broken temple.

Wu Tian really had the urge to slap himself twice. Last night's torture had not stopped yet, but today, it had begun again. Sin, sin. " Wu Tian couldn't help but cover his ears to get out of the temple.

Jiang Xia entered into his meditative state extremely quickly. A faint intoxicated expression could be seen on his face. He didn't know that Wu Tian even had the impulse to strangle him just now. The entire dilapidated temple echoed with the tragic sound of the zither.

After approximately four hours, Wu Tian returned to the sky above the run-down temple. His old face still had anger written all over it, "Smelly brat, what did I do to you? I was tortured by you for two consecutive nights. "

He shook his head and sighed, intending to go back to the temple and teach Jiang Xia how to learn. When Wu Tie landed back on the ground, he had just walked to the door when he heard a burst of cheerful and relaxed zither music.

Wu Tian's face changed and his eyes opened wide. Jiang Xia was stroking the zither with both of his hands while his ten fingers moved and a relaxed zither sound was emitted from the tips of his fingers. Wu Tian could clearly feel that the zither music belonged to a man who had returned from hunting and was happily returning home. His wife and children were waiting at the door and the family members were happily enjoying themselves together.

"This?" Wu Tian was dumbstruck. Although the sound of the zither wasn't very fluent and had many other wrong syllables, the feeling he gave off was extremely cheerful. This kid, is he self-taught? "