Dragon's Origin

Chapter 386: Still Missing a Commander (Part 1)

Mei’er still had some sympathy for the old Master Zhu, which was understandable. Mei’er was his adopted daughter, and it could be said that he raised her. Moreover, Mei’er’s business knowledge and skills were all taught to her by the old Master Zhu. People aren’t plants; how could they be without feelings? If Mei’er were truly indifferent, then Wang Sheng would have to carefully consider whether to cooperate with her.

However, it was also this old Master Zhu who ruthlessly deprived Mei’er of everything in Baoqing Yu Tang. Ignoring the empire that Mei’er had expanded through hard work and dedication, he recalled Mei’er with a single sentence and handed over the Baoqing Yu Tang’s family business to his own incompetent son, the young Master Zhu.

If it were just like that, Wang Sheng could understand. After all, an adopted daughter is just an adopted daughter, and a son is one’s own flesh and blood. A father’s hard-earned everything would definitely be passed on to his own son. There was nothing wrong with that thought, and Wang Sheng couldn’t say that there was anything wrong with it.

But the moment the young Master Zhu took office, his first act was to put Mei’er to death, and that was another matter entirely. You can let an incompetent person take over, but to also eliminate someone stronger than you, Wang Sheng would respectfully decline.

Perhaps, for Baoqing Yu Tang, having a Mei’er around was a constant threat, and it would be best if she were dead. But Wang Sheng had a tacit understanding with Mei’er and would rather cooperate with Mei’er than with Baoqing Yu Tang. Mei’er pulling out her team and not competing directly with Baoqing Yu Tang was already giving them face.

“Do you know how this young Master Zhu died?” Wang Sheng suddenly asked, “Was it by the Qiu family, or by the old Master Zhu?”

Mei’er sighed, somewhat unwilling, and said, “Based on comprehensive information and my understanding of the old Master Zhu, I’m afraid it was the old Master Zhu who personally did it.”

“Oh?” Wang Sheng immediately looked at the old Master Zhu with new respect. Even the most vicious tiger wouldn’t eat its cubs. To be willing to proactively kill this incompetent son to appease the Qiu family’s anger and preserve Baoqing Yu Tang was indeed something. If Wang Sheng’s previous understanding of the old Master Zhu was just an old man who favored sons over daughters and knew how to do business, now he could barely treat the old Master Zhu as a significant figure.

“Did you ask who took away those villagers the first time?” Baoqing Yu Tang and Wang Sheng currently had no intersection, so Wang Sheng stopped caring about them and turned his attention to the people who targeted Runzi Workshop.

“Not yet clear.” Mei’er shook her head. “When we get back, we’ll investigate carefully. There must be some clues left behind.”

“No need to be so troublesome.” Wang Sheng directly offered a suggestion, “Have Uncle Su send someone to ask those guys who were imprisoned. They used to torture many villagers severely, so they must have gotten something out of their mouths. There’s no way in this world to move more than three hundred people without leaving a trace. They must know something.”

“They hate us to the bone, how could they possibly tell us?” Mei’er knew that Wang Sheng’s method might be useful, but the only concern was that those people knew they were going to die, so how could they possibly tell Wang Sheng these things?

“Don’t worry about them not talking.” Wang Sheng laughed, “Tell them clearly that because we can’t spare the time to investigate those people’s identities right now, they can remain at large. They both took action against Runzi Workshop, but the others who acted first are fine, while they who acted later are going to have their homes confiscated and their families exterminated. If they think this is fair, then they can shut their mouths and wait to die. It’s not scarcity but inequality that causes discontent!”

Mei’er’s eyes lit up. As expected, it was a good idea. Wang Sheng’s trick of ‘not scarcity but inequality that causes discontent’ was indeed effective every time. But if that’s the case, why did Wang Sheng still make the Qiu family pay ten times the land purchase fee? Isn’t that inequality?

In an instant, Mei’er thought of the answer. It was precisely because of this that everyone would feel that there was no inequality. The Qiu family used tricks, but others didn’t. Why should others be treated the same as the Qiu family? In the future, when someone wants to try something crooked again, they will think of the Qiu family’s lesson and won’t act rashly. Wang Sheng is using this method to avoid even greater trouble.

“I’ll send someone to ask right away.” Mei’er didn’t say anything more, agreed, and immediately went to make arrangements.

This time, Wang Sheng stayed in the old Lord Temple for almost ten days. The Prisoner Cow Transformation was completed, and the acupoint conversion was completed. It was time for Wang Sheng to leave.

He told the Grand Lord Temple, and then, together with the hundreds of guards arranged by the Grand Lord Temple, returned to the Changsheng Marquis Manor in the capital.

This time, Wang Sheng did not hide his tracks on the way back. More than a hundred people couldn’t hide. On the road, Wang Sheng could clearly see that many people’s eyes were wrong when they looked at them, and there was a lot more fear in their eyes.

That’s right. It would be a big problem if Wang Sheng was really regarded as a fat pig that could be slaughtered at any time. Sometimes, being feared by everyone is much better than being loved by everyone.

The first thing Wang Sheng did when he returned to the Marquis Manor was to be pulled by Master Yu to listen to the results of their ten days. A joint performance of an ancient piece with piano, and a piano solo of a guzheng piece adapted by Master Yu.

Master Yu has now recognized the piano as the king of instruments. When various traditional instruments are re-notated, the pitch is based on the piano. If such an instrument isn’t the king of instruments, then what is?

This time, Wang Sheng’s ears were strengthened by the Prisoner Cow Transformation, and the enhancement was more than just a little bit. Wang Sheng heard eight places that were not coordinated in the piano solo. After a brief discussion with Master Yu, he determined that it should be a problem with fingering. There was no way around it. The piano playing method was still being explored, and it could only be improved little by little.

Even more flaws were heard in the ancient piece ensemble. Not everyone has Master Yu’s level. Even though the instruments they are using now were all made and calibrated by Master Yu himself, Wang Sheng can still hear the small mistakes that each person makes in the ensemble.

Starting with the person in charge, Wang Sheng gave everyone comments one by one. When which measure should be light, heavy, fast, slow, rhythmic, high, and low, he said it in detail and clearly. Wang Sheng even said the breathing rhythm and the coordination of the piano sound, the flaws in the technique, etc., which surprised everyone.

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Not to mention the royal musicians, even Master Yu almost stared his eyes out. He himself had unknowingly entered that realm, but he did not realize the coordination between his breathing, heartbeat, and the piano sound. He did not have ears like Wang Sheng.

Now, listening to Wang Sheng say this, Master Yu himself combined it with his own practice and realized that what Wang Sheng said was actually reasonable. Master Yu immediately realized that this was probably a higher peak after practicing musical instruments to a certain level. Fortunately, he had unknowingly reached this height.