After hearing Dean Sima's explanation, everyone found it deeply convincing. Unless it possessed something extraordinary, it would have been impossible for an ordinary guqin to survive for more than 2,600 years.
Moreover, this was a guqin that had once captivated even King Zhuang of Chu. Even if its maker had possessed master-level skill, crafting a guqin capable of producing lingering tones without unique materials would have been exceedingly difficult!
At that moment, Yu Renpeng finally came back to his senses. Looking dumbfounded, he asked, "Everyone, is this guqin really King Zhuang of Chu's Rao Liang Qin?"
"What kind of question is that? Do you think the few of us would lie to you?" Dean Sima laughed heartily.
"This..." Yu Renpeng knew that everyone would not joke about something like this, but he still looked incredulous. "But wasn't the Rao Liang Qin smashed on King Zhuang of Chu's orders? Could someone have switched it out at the time? I truly hope this is the real Rao Liang Qin, but this point still makes it difficult not to have doubts!"
Dean Sima nodded. "Some of our researchers have the same question. They suspect that this might be an imitation made more than 2,600 years ago. Although that possibility is not very high, it still needs to be ruled out."
"As for how to rule it out, it's simple. Once the guqin has been restored, we just need to test its sound quality. Otherwise, if the Rao Liang Qin doesn't produce its famous lingering tones or something similar, then even if we determine that it's genuine, the public won't believe our judgment..."
"Exactly!" Old Fei nodded. "Little Chu, let's discuss the restoration of the guqin now."
Chu Chen chuckled. "Old Fei, I know absolutely nothing about this field. I'll do whatever you say!"