The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 359 - 359 333 Piano

359: Chapter 333: Piano 359: Chapter 333: Piano Xia Huai was in a similarly dire situation as Han Yiyin, his mind cleared of melody every time Li Hao’s piano sounded.

“Young master, just write anything,” Xia Huai’s teacher, standing behind him, said.

“I already have a great piece in mind.”

Xia Huai’s previous anxiety immediately eased, knowing his teacher, Xie Chucai, was a top agent at Hui Le Company and also a prestigious instructor at Peyton Public Music, known for producing household names.

He often held unreleased songs ready for the right artist, which Xia had not expected to need here.

Thirty minutes passed, and Han Yiyin hastily concluded her piece.

A closer look revealed that, although influenced by Li Hao’s playing, her composition seemed passable to her.

Both teachers approached the piano with their students’ scores.

Li Hao asked, “Teachers, who will play first?”

Xie Chucai glanced at the opposite teacher, Gu, and then said, “I’ll go first.”

Li Hao looked at Teacher Gu, seeking his opinion, and Gu nodded in agreement.

Thus, Li Hao said to Xie Chucai, “Teacher Xie, please begin.

I will find the right moment to join in.

Try to keep your melody undisturbed by my playing, okay?”

Though Xie Chucai was aware of Li Hao’s fame, he was confident in his abilities and had a trump card for critical moments.

Once both were seated, Xie Chucai started playing, not Xia Huai’s composition but a piece he had prepared for another artist, which now seemed perfectly timely.

Li Hao and the audience listened quietly to the lifting and lively melody, which soothed their hearts.

Meanwhile, Han Yiyin felt uneasy, recognizing Xia Huai’s piece easily surpassed her own.

“Dolares do…”

While the audience enjoyed Xie Chucai’s performance, Li Hao’s piano suddenly interwove with it.

Xie Chucai’s sound was like a grand fortress, expansive and majestic, while Li Hao’s flowed seamlessly like water, embedding itself into Xie Chucai’s.

To outsiders, it seemed like a masterful collaboration, but only Xie Chucai knew his melody was being led astray by Li Hao.

His confidence turned to panic, and errors crept in.

The more frantically he tried to regain control, the less rhythm he maintained.

It felt as though Li Hao’s piano ensnared his, making escape impossible.

“Dolares do, dolores…” Li Hao suddenly elevated several tones, causing Xie Chucai to panic and follow Li Hao’s rhythm.

Then, Li Hao suddenly stopped playing, and without his accompaniment, Xie Chucai’s solo turned chaotic and grating to the audience, and he embarrassingly ceased playing.

“A very nice piece, well-played.

I give it seventy-five points,” Li Hao said gracefully, standing up.

Hearing this score, Xie Chucai sighed in relief.

Although embarrassed, losing to a world-renowned master wasn’t shameful.

Amidst applause, he returned to Xia Huai’s side.

“Thank you, Teacher Xie!

To score seventy-five against Professor Li is something I couldn’t do,” Xia Huai expressed his gratitude.

“Think nothing of it, it’s my duty to help you,” Xie Chucai said with a smile, more concerned about the champion’s pink diamond.

“Teacher Xie, do you know anything about the Teacher Gu that Han Yiyin brought in?

I’ve thought about it a lot, and Peyton Public School doesn’t have anyone like that.

At least, not anyone notable enough to be public,” Xia Huai said, fixated on the championship, indifferent to Han Yiyin’s feelings.

“I don’t know, but with me here, he can’t win,” Xie Chucai replied slowly, not revealing that Teacher Gu was an undercover plant by the Assassin.

Xia Huai nodded slowly, revealing a maturity beyond his years as he watched Teacher Gu approach the piano.

“Teacher Gu, the rules are the same as when Teacher Xie played.

Please begin your performance, and I will find the right moment to join in.

Keep your melody free from my influence, and start when you’re ready!” Li Hao told Teacher Gu.

Teacher Gu took his seat, arranged Han Yiyin’s neatly written score at the piano, and slowly placed his fingers on the keys.

Oh God, please don’t blame me, Teacher Gu, I can only produce this kind of work, my whole day has been off, all because of that damned Liu Hun… No!

Just as Han Yiyin was inwardly praying for Teacher Gu’s forgiveness and cursing Liu Hun, she suddenly noticed something.

The prelude Teacher Gu played wasn’t at all what she had written.

Although confused, she clearly remembered what she had written.

Could it be that Teacher Gu had even better music, Yiyin immediately perked up, listening quietly, having long thrown behind the cursing of Liu Hun?

“Dolala soxi do…” Teacher Gu’s fingers flew across the piano keys, like dancing sprites, spinning out a melody that intoxicated and enthralled.

Its rhythm was clear and buoyant, profound without lacking style, splendid yet not vulgar.

Li Hao listened, seemingly forgetting his duty as a judge, and slowly closed his eyes, swaying his head to the melody.

Multiple times his hand hovered over the keys, wanting to join in Teacher Gu’s piano sound, but time and again he ultimately did not press a single key.

Xia Huai was stunned, and barely shaking his head to recover from the enchanting melody, he tugged at the equally dazed Xie Chucai beside him and asked, “Teacher Xie, could Yiyin have written this piano piece?”

“It’s too unbelievable, let me listen till the end.” Xie Chucai was completely captivated by the piano sound, utterly ignoring whatever Xia Huai was saying to him.

“Dolala di…” Teacher Gu’s fingers suddenly stopped, the piano sound just ceased, almost simultaneously followed by the sound of the piano from Li Hao’s side.

“What’s happening?

Why is Professor Li playing now?”

“What did you just say?

This piece is so beautiful!

What’s its name again?”

“It’s a perfect piano piece, a genius-like performance!

When did our school have such a person?”

“That’s not right!

Listen!

When Teacher Gu’s piano sound stopped, Professor Li’s playing sounded exactly like the piece Teacher Gu had just played!”

“…”

Li Hao had completely forgotten his duty as a judge, knowing only the unyielding melody swirling in his mind, flawless and with no room for interruption.

His hand wanted him to fulfill his judging duty, but his brain told him that damaging such a perfect piece would be an unforgivable sin.

In the end!

At the moment Teacher Gu’s performance ended, Li Hao chose to unleash the emotions in his mind through his fingers, letting this “should belong only in heaven” piece return to the mortal world once more!

Li Hao’s performance undoubtedly surpassed Teacher Gu, and this repeated melody not only avoided any feelings of reheating old food; it enhanced the unique impact of this unparalleled piece for everyone.

After the performance ended, all the audience forgot to applaud and cheer; the dual musical stimulations thoroughly intoxicated them.

Not until Li Hao deeply inhaled and stood up did he say to everyone, “I apologize!

Please forgive my behavior.

I truly couldn’t find any faults with this piece, and to me, it seems impeccably perfect!

For many years, my emotions have been like stagnant water, devoid of inspiration and passion, which is why I couldn’t create anything, until today, when I met Teacher Gu and this piece!

To express my respect, I played it again without permission, and I hope Teacher Gu forgives my impudence.” After speaking, Li Hao bowed deeply to Teacher Gu.

“Pinch me quickly, let me know if this is a dream!

The perfective and critical Aklington, the almost maniacal Jack, and now this world-class piano master whose classes are always full, have all been conquered.”

“I really want to know where Yiyin found this Teacher Gu.

If it were possible to find such a person on the street, I would have picked one up too.”

“Yiyin probably couldn’t write this kind of piece, could it be that Teacher Gu handled it all?

Also, I wonder if anyone recorded it; I’d pay a huge sum to listen to it again!”

“…”

Only at this moment did a wave-like applause fill the venue, among cheers and whistles, Li Hao walked over to Teacher Gu and said, “Teacher Gu, may I know the name of this piece?

And…

may I be so bold as to see the score?”

The previously excited Yiyin immediately changed color upon hearing this, fearful that if Teacher Gu really showed the score to Li Hao, their secret would be fully exposed.

Then they heard Teacher Gu say, “I have great respect for Mr.

Li as an international master, so I think this piece must be perfectly refined before it can be presented to Mr.

Li with enough respect.

As for the song’s name…”

Teacher Gu took a deep breath and said, “When I played it, my mind was bathed in the purest blue, I think it shall be called ‘Blue Danube’.”

“That’s a stunningly beautiful name, my mind too is awash with the blue of the Danube, I hope Teacher Gu can provide me with the complete piece soon.” After finishing his words, Li Hao paused, then continued, “Now I must perform my duty as a judge.

Teacher Gu and Miss Yiyin’s score is one hundred out of one hundred, an impeccably perfect score!”

Another round of rapturous applause and cheers broke out, Xiao Shuren excitedly clutched her husband Han Qishan’s hand, her eyes brimming with tears.

Knowing her daughter Yiyin’s nature better than others, her biggest worry had always been that Yiyin’s clever and quirky nature would affect her growth, but today’s performance made her profoundly proud.