City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 878 - 0878: The Piano Prince

Chapter 878: Chapter 0878: The Piano Prince

The performances earlier all felt lifeless and dull, but when Ye Qiu walked onto the stage alone and performed oral mimicry—especially imitating the couple talking, even including the ’smack-smack’ sounds—at the very end of his performance, the entire hall erupted instantly!

No one could believe it. No one dared to believe it. Was this even real?

Ye Qiu alone mimicked dog barks, a couple arguing, intimate noises, a crying child, and, finally, the sounds of hundreds upon hundreds of dogs barking, people shouting, and children crying, leaving all the students utterly shocked!

Nobody could figure out how Ye Qiu managed it.

Su Luoluo stared at the stage in stunned disbelief.

Liu Lingxiu, Su Luoluo, Li Qianqian, Han Xiaowan, and even the counselor Song Ying never expected that this could be real!

It wasn’t until the screen was removed and Ye Qiu emerged wearing a scholar’s mask that everyone saw the equipment and props behind it used for the performance!

Tonight’s freshman party reached its peak, its climax, because of Ye Qiu’s show.

When Ye Qiu came down from the stage, still wearing his scholar’s mask, the boys and girls in the audience appeared as if they didn’t recognize him at all.

They simply couldn’t comprehend how Ye Qiu managed it on his own.

When Ye Qiu returned to his seat in his own class, Leng Xue and several other girls were brimming with curiosity.

"Ye Qiu, how did you do it?"

Song Ying approached and asked.

"Counselor, I cheated just now!"

Ye Qiu answered.

Cheated?

How?

Song Ying couldn’t believe it. If it had been just a few voices, she’d think it might be possible to record them and play them during the performance.

But in reality, the male host had already inspected everything beforehand—there was no recording.

Ye Qiu simply smiled and said nothing more.

With his use of Soul Consciousness, this was a very basic and simple act for him.

Luo Yang, Zhou Shaohui, and Ning Yun couldn’t help but admire Ye Qiu once more. In their eyes, there seemed to be nothing Ye Qiu couldn’t do.

As the evening’s performances continued, near the program’s end, a girl from the Music Academy—the school’s new beauty queen—stepped up to play the piano.

She had just performed a piano piece, and while the boys in the audience clapped for her due to her looks and an overall decent performance, few of the girls joined in the applause.

"Up next, let’s welcome our top scholar, Ye Qiu, to perform his piano piece!"

When everyone heard that Ye Qiu was going to take the stage again—and this time, to play the piano—the audience was stunned!

Ye Qiu can play the piano?

How is that possible?

Su Luoluo, someone who had known him for years, couldn’t believe it—she had no idea he could play piano pieces.

Even for Su Luoluo, despite her knowledge of arts and music, she wouldn’t claim mastery in any discipline. Especially piano playing—that requires considerable expense.

A decent piano can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands. And that’s just the beginning. The truly expensive part is hiring a piano master for lessons—a single session could cost as much as an ordinary person’s annual salary.

Given Ye Qiu’s situation, when and how could he have possibly learned piano?

Su Luoluo couldn’t believe it!

Even Liu Lingxiu couldn’t believe it.

Can Ye Qiu really play the piano?

Under the bewildered and curious gazes of the boys and girls, Ye Qiu, still wearing his scholar’s mask, slowly walked toward the stage. When he arrived, he whispered to the female host the name of the piano piece he intended to play.

"Ye Qiu, are you really going to perform this piece?"

The host, An Qi, asked in surprise.

She, too, was in the Music Academy’s music program, though her major wasn’t piano. Still, she knew the piece Ye Qiu wanted to perform—one of the most technically challenging piano pieces in the world, "Eastern Fantasy." Even many top-tier pianists would struggle with this piece, yet Ye Qiu planned on playing it.

Wasn’t he setting himself up for failure?

What’s more, Ye Qiu’s earlier oral mimicry performance had already thoroughly impressed An Qi. Without a doubt, he was the star of the night.

"Yes!"

Ye Qiu confirmed.

"Alright then!"

"Ye Qiu is about to perform one of the most difficult piano pieces in the world, ’Eastern Fantasy.’ Let’s give him a round of applause and cheer him on!"

As soon as An Qi made the announcement, the freshmen from the Music Academy drew sharp breaths, and other students who knew the piece were utterly astounded.

Especially Su Luoluo, who had heard the name before but had never been able to attempt it herself.

Now, Ye Qiu was planning to perform such a challenging piano piece—was it possible that he could actually manage it?

Su Luoluo knew Ye Qiu’s fingers weren’t particularly long. For piano players, long fingers and quick hand movements are often crucial to keeping up with the tempo.

Sitting down at the piano in front of Lin Wanqing—the beauty queen who had performed earlier—Ye Qiu first tested the sound. Once he realized there was no need for tuning, he began playing "Eastern Fantasy."

The piano notes began to resonate!

...

The hall fell silent. When Ye Qiu completed the piece and withdrew his hands, only then did the enraptured students, faculty, and even school leaders realize the music had ended.

Neither the teachers nor the students had anticipated that Ye Qiu, a student from the School of Medicine, could outperform the Music Academy students so dramatically—his skills even surpassed those of established masters.

As Ye Qiu prepared to leave the stage, An Qi hurriedly grabbed his arm and said, "Ye Qiu, can you play one more piece? That was truly incredible!"

An Qi was utterly captivated by Ye Qiu’s piano performance. She found herself completely enchanted and felt dissatisfied when listening to anyone else’s piano music afterward.

"I’ve already finished performing."

Ye Qiu replied.

"Just one more—something everyone can understand. The last piece was too profound; most students couldn’t fully appreciate it."

"Students, do you want to hear Ye Qiu play another piece?"

"Of course we do!"

All the students shouted enthusiastically.

At this moment, the freshman party seemed to have reached its ultimate climax.

The lively atmosphere brought by Ye Qiu made a stark contrast to the dull, lifeless mood earlier.

"Alright, I’ll play ’Fairy Tale.’ But I’ll only play it, not sing it!"

...

When Ye Qiu finished playing "Fairy Tale," the boys and girls in the audience were completely stunned. Especially Su Luoluo—her eyes had unknowingly welled up with tears that streamed down her face, unstoppable.

As Ye Qiu stepped down from the stage, the host An Qi and the piano’s owner, Lin Wanqing, watched him in a dazed trance as he walked away, still wearing his scholar’s mask.