Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Chen, have you met someone you know?"

"Um...did you just see it?"

"I saw you walking to the table in that corner," Fali said.

"Well, James's ex-wife." Chen Zhao said, "So I went over to say hello."

Fali knew Chen Zhao so well that he would never say hello to his friend's ex-wife.

There are only two possibilities for him to take the initiative, one is a friend, and the other is an enemy.

"Fali, do you like the smell here?"

"Well, it smells pretty good here."

Chen Zhao also thinks the taste here is good, but it's not so much that he has to come.

In fact, the craftsmanship of their lemures may not be much worse than that of the chefs here.

It's just that the environment here is really very good.

It's good to eat here once in a while.

Little Gelin had fallen asleep in the cradle next to her.

Marina Restaurant provides many services, such as this cradle.

In fact, most well-known restaurants provide customers not only food, but also other additional services.

It was already late when she got home, but Fali didn't want to go to bed yet, so she and Chen Zhao swam in Mirror Lake.

In fact, the current water temperature is still a bit low for Fali.

However, a moderately low water temperature is good for the body’s blood circulation.

Because after the body feels low temperature, it will speed up the blood flow of the body to increase the body temperature.

It is also good for the fetus in the body.

"Fali, let me ask you a question."

"what is the problem?"

"I have a friend who has a very, very high status, and he really, really doesn't like Christmas. I don't know whether I should give him a gift at Christmas," Chen Zhao said.

"Like Steven?"

"You can't imagine him as a president." Chen Zhao said.

"That's right." Fali thought for a while: "Then why are you considering giving him a gift?"

"Because I feel that since I have prepared a gift for every friend, if I don't give it to him, I will feel sorry for him, because I don't want to treat any friend differently."

"Then give it away."

"But he doesn't like Christmas."

"You didn't give him a gift because of Christmas, you gave him a gift because he is your friend." Fali replied.

"It seems so." Chen Zhao nodded: "But what should I give him?"

Chen Zhao was in trouble for a moment, and Fali said: "As long as the gift is thoughtful, just like other friends, it doesn't have to be expensive or match his status."

Fali also helped Chen Zhao think about it, and the two of them came up from the lake and entered the living room.

Fali saw the guzheng placed in the living room: "By the way, you play a piece of music for your friend."

"But I can't."

"There are still a few days until Christmas. You can use these days to practice a piece of music."

When Chen Zhao thought about it, he seemed to be causing trouble for himself by asking Fali this question.

But Fali said so, and Chen Zhao felt that if he didn't give that friend a song, he would feel sorry for him.

Okay, let’s take advantage of these few days to practice a piece of music.

Chen Zhao took out the music score given by the musical instrument store owner when he was in Montreal.

The first page of the score is a limerick.

The name finger is pricked and the four fingers are hanging.

Shake the hook, pick the set, and play with the strings lightly,

It should be noted that there is no other way for the left hand;

Press, tremble, push and rub freely.

The traditional common playing technique is to use the big, index, middle and ringless fingers of the right hand to pluck the strings to play the melody and control the rhythm. The left-hand playing method also involves adjusting the pitch of the strings by adjusting the tension of the strings on the left side of the string and controlling the changes in the string tone. Perfect the melody.

There are many fingering methods for zheng, including hooking, holding, splitting, picking, wiping, picking, beating, shaking, pinching, etc. on the right hand, and pressing, sliding, rubbing, shaking, etc. on the left hand.

The traditional guzheng playing technique has made new breakthroughs in modern times. In 1953, Mr. Zhao Yuzhai composed "Qingfeng Year", which liberated the left hand. The tune used polyphonic techniques, left-hand alternation and multi-part playing techniques, which greatly enriched the music. The performance skills have led to a breakthrough development in guzheng playing technology. (Hanbao doesn’t know guzheng. These are the information Hanbao found after searching. The word count is not included.)

Fali found that Chen Zhao was quite enthusiastic about learning. After he started practicing, he has been immersed in guzheng practice.

Then Fali couldn't stand it any longer and went to bed first, while Chen Zhao was still practicing.

But after Fali went to rest, Chen Zhao ran to Hetu to practice.

In Hetu, Chen Zhao has more time to study and practice, and he will not disturb Fali.

"Hey, where did you find the spiritual weapon?" Lao Turtle asked with some surprise when he saw Chen Zhao coming in holding the guzheng.

"Spiritual weapon?"

"Don't you know, the zheng was also a weapon in ancient times? There is also a saying that if you enjoy playing with the zheng, you can form an army instantly."

"Then what? Knock someone with a zheng?" Chen Zhao rolled his eyes.

"You're right, it's just used to knock people over."

"The brain circuit of the ancients is a bit strange." Chen Zhao said: "But what the hell do you think this spiritual weapon is?"

"For ordinary people in ancient times, the zheng was used to knock people. However, the pitch of the zheng is like a sword, which is sharper than other weapons. Therefore, some monks also refined the zheng into a weapon for fighting."

"How about using music to kill people like in the movie?" Chen Zhao immediately became interested.

"No." The old turtle poured cold water on Chen Zhao readily: "If you have enough cultivation, you can use the music of any musical instrument to kill people. If you don't have enough cultivation, even if you are given a loudspeaker, you can't." You can’t kill people with music.”

"So what's the use of this thing?"

"To put it bluntly, this spiritual weapon uses music to control weapons."

"How to control it?" Chen Zhao asked curiously.

"Here, let me show you."

The old turtle took the guzheng and placed it in front of him. At the same time, he pointed his finger, and the pebbles in front of him melted and turned into lava.

Under the control of Lao Turtle, the lava turned into twelve stone swords.

Qiang Qiang——

The old turtle flicked his fingertips, and the strings produced a majestic tune.

The twelve stone swords shook instantly.

Chen Zhao raised his eyebrows, and the old turtle continued to play, and the twelve stone swords began to chop or chop around the old turtle.

It was like there were twelve swordsmen holding stone swords, dancing with their sword blades.

"I'll give it a try too." Chen Zhao said impatiently.

The old turtle made way for Chen Zhao to sit on it.

Chen Zhao tried to play, but the twelve stone swords stood there, motionless.

"What's going on? Why didn't you respond?"

"When you play, you need to infuse spiritual energy and blend your willpower with the music, just like you are wielding a sword with your hands."

Chen Zhao tried again, keeping his eyes on the twelve stone swords.

The twelve stone swords moved slightly, but they did not fly freely in the sky like the old turtle.

"It still doesn't work." Chen Zhao complained.

The old turtle took one look at Chen Zhao's posture and knew that Chen Zhao was a novice.

"You can't even play a tune now, and you still want to control weapons. It's too whimsical."

"Isn't it just practice?" Anyway, Chen Zhao came here just to practice.

It took Chen Zhao three days to barely be able to play a piece of music.

It's just that the song is very simple, it's "Two Tigers".

"How is it? Have I made great progress?"

"I want to kill you with a sword now."