The difference in how much the same tune could be played was how precise the person who played the zither had been in controlling the string.
The high pitched sound in the melody was actually better than the low notes. When the low notes were played, they needed to be suppressed. When the pressure was suppressed to a certain extent, the sound of the zither would become extremely calm and without fluctuations.
Hence, to many people who knew the zither, watching a person's skills was equivalent to listening to their ability to control the low notes.
What Guo Tian had just played was a very famous ancient zither song—the latter part of Magpie Bridge Immortal.
The difficulty of playing this Magpie Bridge Immortal was considered average in the ancient zither melody. Guo Tian had never taken Xia Wanyuan seriously, so he casually played a song that was not difficult. In any case, beating Xia Wanyuan was too easy.
