SRGA Chapter 106: Can Master Lin Still Play the Suona?
Lu Guanjian rushed to a larger hospital again.
"Hurry, hurry!"
"Don't worry about speeding, we need to save time!"
Lu Guanjian endured the pain and their car raced to the hospital, miraculously his fingers no longer hurt.
"What's going on?"
Lu Guanjian carefully examined his hand, which was perfectly fine. He pinched with his left hand, and there was no pain in his right index finger.
But just half an hour ago, the pain was definitely real.
"Doctor, here's what happened—"
Lu Guanjian explained his situation to the doctor, who then conducted another X-ray examination, with the results showing everything normal.
"Doctor, today I shook hands with someone, and my hand was hurt badly. Could it be an injury from the handshake?" Lu Guanjian asked.
The doctor inquired, "When exactly did this happen?"
"Around noon."
"Does it hurt in the afternoon?"
Lu Guanjian shook his head, "Everything was normal in the afternoon, and even when I went to sleep, there was no problem. It only happened after I fell asleep."
"In that case, it's unlikely to be caused by the handshake, and the X-ray shows everything normal with your hand," the doctor concluded.
Lu Guanjian could only leave with resignation.
This time, he didn't return to the original hotel. He had already sent away the woman, choosing to stay near the hospital instead.
"It's almost certain that Xiao Fan hurt my hand," Lu Guanjian gritted his teeth.
At five in the morning, he finally fell asleep in a daze.
"Ah!"
With a scream, Lu Guanjian woke up in pain again. He covered his left hand with his right hand, specifically covering the thumb.
"How could this happen?"
Lu Guanjian was dumbfounded.
This time, it was his left hand that hurt.
He had initially thought it must have been Lin Tian who hurt him, but at that time, he used his right hand. Even if his right hand was injured, it wouldn't cause pain in his left hand.
In this situation, even if he called the police or hired a lawyer, Lin Tian wouldn't be in trouble. The police would certainly demand evidence.
The hospital's X-ray showed no problems at all.
"Doctor—"
Lu Guanjian quickly returned to the hospital.
The doctor who saw him last time was the one who attended to him again.
This time he came quickly, still in pain when he saw the doctor.
But the X-ray of his left hand still showed no problems.
"Mr. Lu, this could possibly be a psychological issue. Maybe you should try a hospital specializing in this area?" the doctor suggested.
At these words, Lu Guanjian's face darkened.
"I'm not mentally ill, I don't have such a condition!"
"Could you give me some more
"Painkillers."
The doctor prescribed a different painkiller for Lu Guanjian. Last time, he had taken painkillers, but they had no effect.
By the time Lu Guanjian left the hospital, it was already bright outside.
He looked extremely exhausted and dejected.
Being awakened by pain three times and going to the hospital three times had worn him out. He quickly bought a plane ticket to the capital, hoping that the doctors there might be able to help.
...
"The growth of fans seems to be slowing down a bit."
Lin Tian muttered to himself. His fans had already reached 36 million, but the growth rate had noticeably slowed down.
The reason was simple. Even though he was a master of both erhu and guqin, the combined audience for these instruments was limited.
—This was still the case because martial arts also attracted many fans. Otherwise, breaking through the 20 million mark would have been quite difficult for him.
"Should I add the suona?"
Lin Tian pondered.
It was rumored that when the suona played, either one ascended to heaven or got married. Some of the tunes on the suona were suitable for live broadcasts.
As for uploading videos, sad tunes should work too. Sad tunes were also needed for funerals.
"If I add the suona, I estimate that many people will use my tunes for weddings and funerals in the future."
"It might even attract a lot of fans."
Lin Tian thought to himself.
Now that he was already a grandmaster of martial arts, Lin Tian wanted more fans primarily not for his own safety.
Having acquired skills in three traditional musical instruments—guqin, erhu, and suona—Lin Tian sincerely wanted to revitalize traditional culture.
The more fans he had, the more people would come into contact with traditional culture through him, and many would surely develop an interest in it.
"Let's upload some videos to test the waters first."
Lin Tian thought to himself.
Before long, Lin Tian bought a suona. It wasn't expensive, and as a grandmaster, he didn't need to buy anything too pricey.
At the grandmaster level, he already had the ability to turn the mundane into legendary, and the influence of musical instruments had greatly diminished.
"Let's start with something cheerful, so as not to scare away the fans all at once."
Lin Tian muttered.
After some consideration, he recorded a piece of "Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix." Then he recorded another piece called "A Pot of Old Wine."
For the third piece, Lin Tian chose "Anhe Bridge."
He didn't choose something as grandiose as "The Grand Funeral" for now. He wanted his fans to adapt first; too much stimulation at once wouldn't be good.
What about old fans like Shen Lao? What would happen if a piece like "The Grand Funeral" suddenly drove them away?
After recording the three pieces, Lin Tian listened to them all quietly. Even he felt somewhat intoxicated by the music."
"Great tunes."
"If more people could appreciate ethnic instruments like the suona, there would be more classic pieces."
Lin Tian thought to himself.
He quickly uploaded the three videos to Huayin, and within a short time, many of his fans had come across the videos.
"Wow, Master Lin is using the suona!"
"My oh my, Master Lin is a master of erhu and guqin, could he also be incredibly skilled in the suona?"
"He's probably at least a master level!"
Many people left comments, and many also clicked to listen.
"Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix is so beautiful."
"A Pot of Old Wine made my tears uncontrollable."
"Just finished listening to Anhe Bridge, please cover me with a blanket."
Soon, there were many comments below the three videos. Lin Tian demonstrated his top-notch mastery in all three pieces.
In the suona aspect, he was now at the grandmaster level, even higher than the erhu and guqin, but he didn't need to show off too much.
In the courtyard of a quadrangle in the capital.
Upon Shen Lao's reminder, Shen Wanchen quickly opened the video. The first piece he listened to was A Pot of Old Wine.
After listening to the piece, he felt deeply moved. Such tunes resonated more with older people.
"Dad, according to the comments from netizens, it's better to listen to Anhe Bridge first, then Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix. It might uplift your mood."
Shen Wanchen said.
"Okay."
Shen Lao nodded slightly, and he listened to Anhe Bridge. After finishing the piece, Shen Lao felt an urge to lie in a coffin.
Thankfully, he returned to the mortal world after listening to Hundreds of Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix.
"Master Lin's three pieces are amazing."
Shen Lao looked at Shen Wanchen.
Shen Wanchen grimaced, "Dad, I don't need you to tell me, I'll go and reward him right away. How about giving a thousand gold coins for each video?"
Shen Lao said indifferently, "Our rewards are voluntary. In fact, Master Lin doesn't owe us anything, but he still helped you with your illness."
"Master Lin is very particular, are you going to be so careless?"
Shen Wanchen frowned, "Dad, is it okay to give ten thousand gold coins for each video? Or maybe five thousand gold coins for each video every day?"
"Or do you want me to use an auto-clicker? I can reward each video with ten thousand gold coins."
Shen Lao said sternly, "No auto-clicker. You will reward each video with ten thousand gold coins for three consecutive days."
Shen Wanchen: "..."
"Hurry up, maybe after I pass away, you can invite Master Lin to play a tune to accompany me on my final journey."
Shen Lao said casually.
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