Chapter 1327: A Life-or-Death Question

"The blue sky laughs, not in loneliness. Bold passion still laughs and giggles, la la la la..."

The European Nobles present were dumbfounded; what was happening!

The sound of the guzheng and the human voice blended together, actually merging into a harmonious resonance.

Where had this group of European bumpkins ever heard such a thing? They immediately felt their scalps tingling, as if they had arrived in Heaven.

The song ended.

Thunderous applause erupted instantly.

"Noble Liu Sheng, please allow me to call you the greatest."

"Both you and your wife are true artists."

"Thank you for bringing us the sound from Heaven!"

At this moment, the European Nobles were completely won over by Liu Zheng; this song was too beautiful, too incredible.

They had never imagined that the sound of an instrument could harmonize with a human voice like this.

Two different types of music reached their peak, and the harmony was so pleasant to the ear.

Liu Zheng's expression remained calm; in his eyes, this group of European Nobles was no different from a bunch of bumpkins.

It was just harmony, was there any need to make such a fuss?

But thinking about it, European art was just developing; although many great works had been born, this kind of music was being seen for the first time.

Duke Mitchell stood up, ready to announce the winner of this wager.

But at this moment, Grand Duke Theresa stood up first, stopped Duke Mitchell, and smiled.

"Duke Mitchell, everyone understands who the winner of this wager is."

Duke Mitchell glanced at her, sat down, and said to Liu Sheng: "Rest assured, I have always firmly believed that you won."

The European Nobles, however, did not think so; they knew in their hearts that even if Liu Sheng played beautifully.

For the sake of Austria's face, they would never admit that what Liu Sheng played was the sound of nature, even if it killed them.

Not only that, if it were up to them, letting Liu Sheng never return to Longyan would also be a good choice.

This group of European Nobles had already foreseen Liu Sheng's end.

Standing to the side, Yousefu could not help but break into a cold sweat for Liu Sheng, but he could not speak at this moment; he was being tightly controlled by Count Austin standing beside him.

Count Austin was also full of regret, never expecting things to reach this point.

But he would not help Liu Sheng offend Theresa; this concerned the face of Austria.

"I have lost. Liu Sheng, you and your wife Yue Chan have completely won me over with your music."

Theresa said apologetically.

Once these words were spoken, the European Nobles were incredulous; they had not expected Grand Duke Theresa to say such things.

Count Austin was astonished and subconsciously said: "Grand Duke, I never thought you..."

Theresa looked around and, seeing the shocked expressions on the faces of these nobles, gave a self-deprecating smile.

"Beautiful is beautiful; as nobles, do we not even have the courage to admit this much?"

Facing Theresa's questioning, this group of nobles was instantly ashamed.

They were accustomed to nobles engaging in direct flattery and could not tolerate being wrong, nor could they tolerate a merchant from Longyan damaging their face.

Duke Mitchell gave a thumbs up, praising Grand Duke Theresa; she was worthy of being the only female Grand Duke of Austria.

Her breadth of mind was far wider than these men.

Theresa looked at Liu Zheng; the contempt in her eyes was gone, replaced by admiration.

She performed the highest etiquette of Austria and saluted him.

"Thank you for bringing us such a wonderful song. As a reward, we confer upon you the title of Baron of Austria. Austria welcomes you forever."

Liu Zheng did not know how to accept this; he was the Chief Minister of Longyan and was currently at war with Austria.

Now, accepting the status of an Austrian Baron...

Seeing his hesitation, Theresa became anxious: "I know the relationship between our two countries is not good, but please rest assured, this

Baron title is only granted to you as our friend."

"It is just a status; no matter what happens in the future, you are our friend."

Liu Zheng was moved; it meant just holding a title, a gift between friends.

However, in Austria, a Baron was considered a noble, and for a merchant, there were still privileges, such as regarding taxes and the like.

But Liu Zheng was a fake merchant, so it was not of much use to him.

"Please, you must accept."

A group of Austrian nobles were going crazy; although their own Baron was the lowest rank of nobility.

They had never heard of a Longyan person being able to obtain it.

And it was their own Grand Duke begging you to agree; what more could you want!

Seeing Theresa so insistent, Liu Zheng suddenly thought it felt quite interesting.

"Sigh, alright." Liu Zheng chuckled and reluctantly accepted.

With this tone and this posture, was the position of an Austrian Baron really so lowly, or so desirable?

But Theresa did not say anything and gave a sheepish laugh.

The matter came to an end.

Because of this small interlude, the atmosphere of the lively party became even more heated, with countless nobles clinking glasses with this newly appointed Baron.

What surprised Theresa even more was that the young Austrian who came with Liu Zheng.

Was actually also an artist-level talent in music.

The piece he played made people linger and forget to return.

Now, as Teresa looked at Liu Sheng, she thought to herself: These magical Longyan people, how did they manage to have three artists in a group of three?

Although Vienna is currently developing rapidly in terms of music, artists of this caliber are extremely rare.

Teresa looked at Liu Zheng, walked over, and the ball began.

At Liu Zheng's table, besides Xie Chan, sat Count Austin and Duke Mitchell; seeing Teresa walk over, the two hurriedly stood up to salute.

Teresa smiled and nodded, but her gaze remained fixed on Liu Zheng.

"Liu Sheng, would you be willing to dance the first dance of the evening with me?"

Liu Zheng was stunned; the first dance with Teresa was a bit stimulating.

He looked at Teresa's beauty, which was not inferior to Xie Chan's, but possessed a distinct exotic flavor, according to what he had learned previously.

Teresa's useless husband didn't seem to be very capable.

She advocated for monogamy, but her husband kept a Mistress outside, so Teresa lived like a widow every day.

Could it be...

Liu Zheng secretly glanced at Xie Chan and was surprised to find that the silver fork in Xie Chan's hand had been strangely bent.

"Don't mind me, you should dance the first dance with Lady Teresa."

His heart went cold; this was a death trap!

If he answered wrong, his fate would probably be no different from that fork.

"Ahem, well."

Teresa's eyes lit up with joy; who wouldn't like a man as capable as Liu Zheng? Suddenly, she began to compare him to her own useless husband.

If it weren't for a family marriage alliance, she would never have married that loser.

What a pity...

Liu Zheng's eyes drifted, not daring to meet Teresa's expectant gaze, and he broke into a cold sweat as he stared at the fork in Xie Chan's hand.

On one side was Xie Chan, and on the other was Teresa; it was so hard to choose.

"For the first dance, I will still dance with my wife."

Hearing this answer, Teresa was full of disappointment; after all, Liu Sheng already had a wife, so the first dance was definitely for her.

"However..." Liu Zheng added immediately after.

Teresa's eyes brightened.