Master Zhi Ren checked everything over and felt satisfied. He then took out his luggage and changed into a monk's robe, sitting inside the carriage draped with silk and satin curtains alongside Jiechen. He pointed at his luggage and said to Manbao and Bai Shan, "Inside are gifts I received during my travels in the Western Regions, including several musical instruments. Feel free to take them out and play."
Curious, Manbao opened the luggage and took out... a small pipa. Unfortunately, she couldn't play it, but Bai Shan found a pipe resembling a xiao-like instrument.
Seeing that neither of them could play, Jiechen reached out and took the instrument from Manbao's hand, saying, "This is called a dombra. It has a pleasant sound."
He could play a little, though not as well as his master, but still melodiously and pleasingly.
