Chapter 216

In his previous life, someone had tirelessly compiled a ranking of the world's top ten piano pieces.

Whether "Flight of the Bumblebee" could make the list was still a matter of some debate.

As the head of the Piano Department at the Imperial Capital Yinyuexue Academy, Wu Guangren naturally had extraordinary taste.

He quickly discerned the marvels of "Flight of the Bumblebee."

But "La Campanella" was a different story — that one was truly difficult!

In his previous life, it could be called the nightmare of countless piano students.

And today, this ultra-difficult "La Campanella" had also burst into brilliance in this world.

At first, the difficulty wasn't that great, and it sounded like just an ordinary piece.

But the more they listened, the wider everyone's eyes in the room grew.

One must understand that everyone seated here was either a teacher or a student of the Piano Department — all professionals.

But the more professional they were, the more they understood the difficulty of this piece!

If the earlier "Flight of the Bumblebee" was simply fast, this one was outright absurd!

Alternating left and right hand, rapid octave shifts, staccato with enormous interval leaps…

In the most outrageous passage, Su Meng actually leapt across four octaves with a single hand in rapid succession, playing just like the chiming of a bell!

Before they knew it, everyone in the room had risen to their feet, staring blankly at Su Meng.

Whether Wu Guangren, the Piano Department teachers, or those students — all of them.

Deng Ziqi was no exception.

Only now, her heart had completely collapsed.

So this is what you meant by wrecking the scene — wrecking it like this? How the hell is this even allowed?!

……

When the piece ended, Su Meng slowly came to a stop.

But the venue and the livestream chat remained utterly silent.

After a long while, Wu Guangren raised both hands and slowly began to clap.

His applause jolted everyone awake, and the room erupted into thunderous applause that went on and on.

In the livestream chat, the place exploded once again.

But for the vast majority of people, apart from frantically spamming things like "WTF" and "Badass," they couldn't say a single word.

After a long while, the applause finally subsided a little.

Su Meng gave a slight bow to his surroundings, then glanced at the student named Lü Liqun and chuckled.

"This student, isn't it your turn now?"

"Me?" The student instinctively pointed at his own nose, his face full of disbelief.

I'm just a perfectly ordinary student, damn it.

You want me to PK you?

Have you no shame?

Su Meng nodded, his face utterly sincere.

"That's right, didn't your teacher send you out to exchange skills?"

"I've already finished my performance — shouldn't you show us a few tricks too?"

Holy shit! That student was nearly in tears.

I thought it was going to be a steamroll, who knew the clown was me all along?

Su Meng pointed at the tissue that had just been stuffed into his hand, his face full of concern.

"Kid, if you want to cry, then cry — didn't I just give you a tissue?"

So you were waiting for me right here, you bastard?

The student raised his hand and looked at the tissue, completely dumbfounded…

……

"No need to compete — we concede!"

Wu Guangren walked over, his expression exceedingly complex.

"If it were only 'Flight of the Bumblebee,' we could still send out a few teachers to exchange."

"But if it's 'La Campanella'…"

He shook his head, his expression growing even more complex, and a thousand words finally condensed into a single sentence.

"We… concede!"

The moment those words fell, the entire classroom fell silent at once.

But not a single person objected to that statement.

Su Meng nodded, unsurprised by the outcome.

He had long since noticed that the system's skill-level classifications were sneakily arranged.

In truth, there wasn't a huge technical gap between Divine and Professional — both stood at the pinnacle of what humans could reach.

But a Divine-level skill carried an immensely powerful emotional resonance, able to stir feelings from the depths of the heart.

That was why his casual suona playing could make anyone who heard it cry.

It was practically becoming a law-of-cause-and-effect weapon!

So his piano technique was already world-class, and on top of that, this piece "La Campanella"…

Was winning really that strange?

……

Seeing these arrogant artists finally bow their heads, each looking as if they had lost their parents.

Su Meng smiled slightly and suddenly spoke.

"Teacher Wu, I heard you will soon be exchanging with the Yinyuexue Academy?"

"If we add these two pieces, would that increase your chances a bit?"

Huh? His few words left everyone stunned at once.

Su Meng casually took out a few sheets of paper and handed them over.

"Teacher Wu, these are the scores for 'Flight of the Bumblebee' and 'The Bells'."

"Your department is full of talented people; I suppose you won't need many days to practice them to a decent level, right?"

Huh? Wu Guangren stood stunned for a long while before suddenly asking.

"What exactly do you want to do?"

Su Meng felt somewhat embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and chuckled.

"Actually, I came this time with a request."

A request? Everyone was completely baffled.

You look like you're making a request? When asking for a favor, you start by trashing their place first?

Su Meng pointed at Deng Ziqi and said.

"The first thing is, I'd like your department to arrange a teacher to teach her how to play the piano..."

What? Everyone was even more baffled.

Are you serious? Just to find a teacher, you come here to trash the place?

No, wait, aren't you the one who is insanely good at piano? Why don't you teach her yourself?

Deng Ziqi pointed at her own nose, almost unable to believe her ears.

You caused such a huge commotion just to find me a teacher?

Beat the teacher first, then hold his head down to teach me?

What the hell kind of thought process is that!

But... why do I suddenly feel a bit moved?

Su Meng continued speaking.

"Of course, that's just a side note..."

Emmm... Deng Ziqi instantly shut down again.

"As for the real purpose..."

Su Meng leaned close to Wu Guangren's ear and whispered a few words.

Wu Guangren's eyeballs nearly popped out, and he blurted out.