[Video] Rabbit Day 3... with Rabbits

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[WangJi was in greenhouse carriage as usual. It was usually his place for making any sort of posts on the train as he enjoyed it there. This time, there actually was a reason... because he had two rabbits and it was the month of rabbit.

You know... appropriate.

So Little Carrot was sitting inside his robes with his tiny head sticking out, nose wiggling as WangJi spoke]

Good day. I wanted to inform those on the train with a musical inclination that I have ordered a guqin so that others may try and play it.

[He adjusted the video to show the very long zither instrument sitting on the ground near him. It definitely wasn't his own. The colors were different and it didn't have any of the markings showing it belonged to a Gusu Lan disciple.

There was also Little Radish the white rabbit next to it, sniffing it and trying to figure out what it was]

If anyone would like to learn more about it, feel free to ask. This one, I will leave in the music carriage.

Comments

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Sizhui has been practicing since he was young. It has taken him time to get where he is. With practice, you can get there too, but it will not happen immediately.

[WangJi is very into practicing. Even he is still practicing. He wouldn't say that he has perfected it yet even others might think he has]

[to_rise_above]

[ He nods his head. Jin Ling is pretty disciplined in that area. Day in and day out he's always practicing his swordsmanship and his archery.

That's why he has so much pride in those skills specifically. He understands what Lan Wangji is saying and he definitely knows better than to take short cuts. ]

He's-- a hard worker, that Sizhui. [ mumble, mumble.]

I know it's not something that can be learned over night. I won't waste your time. I'll keep trying.

[ that much, he's determined. ]

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[There were definitely no shortcuts in WangJi's opinion. One had to do everything in their ability to improve. Even if one was not fated to master it, having some knowledge was rarely a bad thing in his opinion. It was better to be well-rounded]

He is. He always has been. [He tried to hear what Jin Ling had muttered, just because he was curious]

It is not a waste of my time to teach others if they had a desire to learn.

[It would be waste of his time if they didn't want to learn and he was essentially babysitting them]

[to_rise_above]

[ Doesn't Jin Ling know this. He's never taken a shortcut in his life in regards to his personal training. Not when his jiuju is always breathing down his neck with endless lessons. Even, when he has free time these days on the train, he's training, sparring or practicing something with either his jiujiu or his friends. Jin Ling wants to at least be competent in it to hold his own. He doesn't expect to excel in it as this isn't something he's grown up with. He knows mostly the sword and archery. ]

Yeah. He's really good. He learns things quickly. [ At least from his observation. ]

Er-- Well! I do want to learn! I'll keep trying.

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[WangJi had noticed this of Jin Ling, both here and back home. He had always worked for it even with the Jin sect. Then again, his uncle was Jiang Cheng and as far as he knew, he'd never really had anything just handed to him. He definitely hadn't been handed any easy life aside from being the only son of a sect. So it made sense that he didn't allow Jin Ling to coast through on life either]

He does. He has learned from a young age that he needs to apply himself. [Not that he was naturally gifted, but that he knew how to study]

Good. And I will teach. It will be good to spend sometime practicing the notes and positions.

[to_rise_above]

[ When Jin Ling thinks about all eyes that are focused on him, he really pushes himself to the limit. He doesn't want to embarrass his father's legacy, and he certainly doesn't want his uncle to be scrutinized for not teaching him well. Jin Ling may have a bad personality, but he's confident in his own abilities and there's a possibility of outshining others. ]

I can-- well I get it.

[ What Lan Wangji is saying, he gets it. Applying oneself seems to be something that universally affects disciples across all sects. ]

Of course! C-Can you show me the positioning again?

[ He mused giving Lan Wangji a look. Might as well keep going. ]

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[It is the unfortunate part for all of them, no matter which generation they were from. They had all been under intense scrutiny when they were younger and in many cases they still here. There were so many people who didn't want to be let down or have others imply that they were letting them down. It was a fact of life for those in the cultivation world]

Of course.

[And WangJi would both show him and instruct him in the proper way to hold his hands in order to play the guqin