He chose such a method to play the zither, not to test whether Rui Qin could discern the emotions he expressed while playing, but for other reasons. He could never have imagined that Rui Qin could even see the emotions his fingers conveyed through the strings. This was beyond what could be explained by mere talent. The one thing Ye Yinzhu was most confident about was the zither. But now, he suddenly realized that this child's talent for the ancient zither might very well surpass his own. It was a pity, however, that the child hadn't been bathed in the culture of the ancient zither from birth as he had been. Otherwise, if the child could dedicate himself entirely to learning the zither, it was very possible he would surpass Ye Yinzhu's own mastery within twenty years.
After all, discerning the emotions imbued in Ye Yinzhu's ancient zither music was far from simple. Among those present, only Haiyang could barely make out a bit of it.