Chapter 156: Song of the Mentally Ill — The Erhu Became a Spirit, and It's Still Mocking People!

In a tiered classroom of the Imperial Capital Yinyuexue Academy.

All the students were laughing uproariously, doubling over and tumbling about.

Some were pounding the desks, some clutching their bellies, some with tears streaming down their faces.

Where was any of the usual poise of folk-music students?

Even the teachers in the front row couldn't help but burst into laughter.

On the podium, Hu Zhengyuan's mouth twitched uncontrollably, his shoulders heaving up and down.

Only out of regard for his dignity as department head did he refrain from laughing out loud like the students; it was genuinely a bit uncomfortable holding it in.

After a long while, Hu Zhengyuan finally got himself under control.

He rapped hard on the desk a few times, restoring quiet to the room.

"This… music, well… it is inclusive."

"You are all music students, you should understand this principle."

"So… alright, I can't keep making this up…"

"Hahahaha…" The room erupted in laughter once more.

A student shouted loudly.

"Teacher Hu, I love you so much!"

"Today you specially organized us to watch a comedy film!"

Hu Zhengyuan was instantly dumbfounded, shook his head and said helplessly.

"Actually, yesterday I was thinking Su Meng would use a folk instrument today to teach that someone a lesson, so I organized you all to watch."

"Originally he went to buy an erhu, and I was even a bit excited, so I had you all come to learn."

"But who could have expected… that someone lost their violin, and Su Meng's erhu never got its chance to play."

"Truly, the affairs of the world are hard to predict…"

The crowd burst into laughter again.

Amid the laughter, a small timid hand was raised.

Hu Zhengyuan saw it and pointed, saying.

"Xiao Ying, what do you have to say."

A cute girl with big eyes stood up, looking thoroughly embarrassed.

"Um… actually this matter… it kind of has something to do with me too…"

Huh? The whole room was instantly dumbfounded.

A pair of twins beside her jumped right up and shouted in unison.

"Ying-zai, what are you saying?"

Xiao Ying gave an awkward smile and explained helplessly.

"That… owner of the instrument shop… is my dad…"

Huh?

The room fell silent for a moment, then erupted in laughter again, everyone talking at once.

"Haha, Xiao Ying, your dad and mom are just too funny."

"No wonder that line 'all Western music students are pretentious' sounded so familiar to me."

"Xiao Ying, our dad… ah… stop hitting me, ow ow ow…"

Hu Zhengyuan was also a bit caught between tears and laughter.

So it had something to do with his own student?

He tapped the desk and said helplessly.

"Alright, since Su Meng won't be performing today, let's disperse and continue with class…"

"Nooo…" The classroom instantly erupted in wails.

"Teacher Hu, just let us keep watching, it's just too interesting."

"Teacher Hu, if we keep watching, even if Su Meng doesn't make a move, maybe Su Qi'er will step in."

"Su Qi'er has already made his move, but since there are demons and monsters causing trouble, maybe the Jiaozhu will step in to suppress them in a bit."

"Bah! He didn't even bring his guzheng, how could he transform into the Jiaozhu? If anyone's going to make a move, it'd be Master Su — didn't you see all those suonas?"

Hu Zhengyuan thought it over and shook his head helplessly.