"This is Vannes' Ninth Minor. The Ninth Minor is mainly about tenderness. It was written in 1882 when Vannes met a girl by the River Lane, and then..."

"Um."

"This is a famous Finnish folk song, adapted by Belt himself. It was very popular in the early eighteenth century. It was played in the largest concert hall in Vienna before. It is called "The Girl of the Mountain". The translation is..."

"Okay, play it for me."

"This is Castel's piano piece. It was a commonly used piano piece in the early seventeenth century. It's called Dawn. Its meaning is very simple. It's said that Castel composed this score during his most difficult time. After composing it, Castel became completely deaf, so he only played it once, and he played it even though he couldn't hear..."

"Cast? Deaf? Dawn, okay, I'm listening..."

“…”

“…”

This is a huge stage.

There were only two people on the stage, Lu Yuan and Wang Jinxue.

The rows of seats below the stage were empty, with no one sitting there.

Wang Jinxue's voice was very clear in this huge stage, as if there was some echo.

This echo, accompanied by the empty seats below and a hint of shining light, actually seemed extremely strange.

Wang Jinxue was very serious when introducing these pianists. After introducing each pianist, she would play their representative works.

The life stories of the world's well-known pianists, including the background of their creations, were transmitted to Lu Yuan's ears along with each piano piece. He concentrated unprecedented attention on listening to every note, every chord, and every transition in these piano pieces.

He hopes to find a key that can awaken the melody in his heart.

Wang Jinxue played very seriously. After playing each piece, she would stop to look at the piano score, and then help Lu Yuan introduce the next piece. Before playing each piece, she would look at Lu Yuan with a worried look, his eyes were red and he seemed to be possessed.

At this moment, Lu Yuan seemed extremely unfamiliar to her.

as if……

It's like a different person.

"Are you okay? How about we stop for a moment?"

"Jinxue, it's okay, I'm fine!"

"If it really doesn't work, don't force yourself. After all..."

"It's okay! Jinxue, continue!"

"good."

Lu Yuan shook his head, his eyes became redder and redder, a trace of sweat seeped out from his forehead, but he still said these two words.

After hearing these two words, Wang Jinxue fell silent.

He turned to the next piano piece and continued to play it silently.

The piano music echoed in this hall, over and over again.

Time passes by little by little.

Just when Wang Jinxue finished playing "The River Nier in the Snow" and was about to move on to the next song, she suddenly heard Lu Yuan clenching his fists and lowering his head.

"No! It's not this voice, no!"

"ah?"

"Jinxue, I suddenly realized that it's not this sound, it's not the sound of this piano. No matter how I play this piano, it doesn't seem to be that kind of sound..."

"So, change the piano?"

"Well, another one, continue playing "The Neil River in the Snow"..."

"good……"

“…”

“…”

"No, it's not this sound. The piano here doesn't seem to be this sound. None of them are right. There's something wrong with the sound!"

After Lu Yuan finished listening to the piano piece again, he shook his head.

Then he raised his head and stood up.

"I need a very hoarse sound, that kind of sound that is hard to describe but very saturated. How can I describe this sound... um... I need a piano!"

“…”

…

evening.

The sun sets.

The entrance of the Musterdam Concert Hall was surrounded by countless reporters and famous Spanish musicians.

Police cars surrounded the entire concert hall, and the police officers watched the surging crowds in the distance vigilantly, ready to deal with all kinds of emergencies at any time.

There were even three helicopters patrolling overhead, reporting the situation here and things to pay attention to every few minutes.

This period is a very special time for all of Spain.

Everyone was staring at the hall, some were nervous, some were expectant, some were excited, some were crazy...

After the sun officially set, the door of the concert hall slowly opened.

Then, they saw a beautiful Chinese woman walking out, followed by a young man wearing a short-sleeved shirt, with red eyes and looking a little dazed.

The noisy environment suddenly became quiet.

A middle-aged man walked over impatiently.

"Mr. Lu Yuan, how is the song "Destiny" going?"

"Sorry, the piano here is not the one I want."

"What kind of piano do you need?"

"I don't know, but none of these pianos sound like what I want..."

"That……"

"Can you do me a favor?"

"Ah, Mr. Lu Yuan, if you have any requests, just tell us. We will use all the power we can to help you, and the entire international piano community will also find a way to help you!"

"Well, thank you for your help, I..."

Lu Yuan looked up at the sky, then reached into his pocket and found that it was empty.

He suddenly found himself a little uncomfortable and his whole state was very strange.

Of course, he could get out of this state at any time if he wanted.

"Any cigarettes?"

"Oh, no, how about a cigar?"

"Then let's have a cigar."

"good."

Lu Yuan lit the cigar, put it in his mouth and took a puff, then felt that the taste was not what he wanted, and finally shook his head.

"Are there any red orchids?"

"ah?"

"That is, is Honglan cigarette available in Spain?"

"???"

"All right."

Faced with the middle-aged man's confused expression, as if he had never heard of it, Lu Yuan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Lu Yuan has actually quit smoking and hasn't touched a cigarette for more than a year.

but……

He really wants to smoke one now.

In fact, it’s not so much that I want to smoke, but rather that I want to find the feeling.

Ever since he confirmed that the problem was not with the piano music but with the feeling of the piano, Lu Yuan has been acting weird.

…

"Mr. Lu Yuan, is this the piano?"

"no."

"Is that this one?"

“Not really…”

"That is..."

"I need an old-fashioned piano that has a very special feeling. How should I describe that kind of piano? The price should not exceed 10,000 yuan. It should have some patterns. The sound of the piano does not sound that good. It sounds a bit like an antique piano. Other than that..."

"Antique piano... I understand. We will do our best to help you find the piano you described as soon as possible."

"Well, Mr. Misri, that's really too much trouble for you."

"It's no trouble. It's a great honor for me to witness the birth of a piece of history and to be a part of it. Mr. Lu Yuan, it's really my greatest honor to be able to help you."

“…”

July 4th.

In the largest piano hall in Madrid, the Spanish music master Misri wore glasses and was very polite. He introduced every piano in the hall very seriously. Every time he introduced a piano, Lu Yuan would try the sound of the piano himself. After trying it, he would shake his head and feel very dissatisfied.

None of these pianos sound like that.

When Misri saw that Lu Yuan had eliminated all the pianos in the piano hall, he did not feel unhappy at all. Instead, he excitedly watched Lu Yuan get into the car and leave.

The midday sun brings a hint of heat.

However, Misri had no such feeling at all.

Because he knew that the whole world was watching Lu Yuan's trip to Spain. Except for Lu Yuan's private life such as sleeping and eating, there were cameras tracking the whole process, which was filmed live like a documentary.

If Lu Yuan truly completed "Destiny", then...

This recorded video will be extremely valuable and will go down in the history of piano!

And he, Misri, will become one of the figures in the history books.

So he felt extremely honored.

"Hello, hello... Mr. Lu Yuan means that he hopes to find that kind of classical piano music. We need pianos that have been used by many great pianists, such as Van Ness, Berthe, etc..."

"Yes, I think we need the relevant leaders in Spain to collect pianos from other piano museums... I hope to borrow these pianos... It won't take long, just one day..."

"Historical relics? I know it is a historical relic, but who can guarantee that the piano used by Mr. Lu Yuan will not become a relic hundreds of years later?"

“…”

“…”

…

Lu Yuan and his wife went to the hospital to see Brando.

Brando was still sleeping, but the doctor had a very surprised expression when he explained his condition to Lu Yuan and the others.

Although no miracles were officially seen, Brando's physical condition was recovering little by little, and his desire to survive was stronger than ever before.

If he really follows this pace, in a week, Brando really has a chance to be out of danger and truly enter the recovery stage.

It is really not easy for someone over eighty years old to still have such vitality.

In short, the condition began to gradually improve.

One week...

Lu Yuan touched his chin.

So, do I still have a week?

It seems that there is no need to rush.

"Lu Yuan, Mr. Brando's condition is now stable, you also need to have a good rest..."

"Hmm...Jinxue, I've thought about it and I think I might need to go to my elementary school. There seems to be a piano there... Maybe I can get the answer there."

"primary school?"

"Well, yes, I want to go back to China to visit the elementary school I attended. I suddenly realized that the piano sound in my memory should be the sound of that old-fashioned piano. Oh, besides that, there is also my teacher Xu..." Lu Yuan's frown gradually relaxed, and he finally came up with an answer very seriously.

"good!"

"Lu Yuan, I have a piece of international news here... It seems that Mr. Misri's understanding of you is a little distorted..."

"Ah? Deviation?"

…

"International news, international news!"

"Spain has sent a request to borrow pianos from famous pianists such as Vannes from international museums for use in composing..."

"Brando is in critical condition. Please lend a hand to this world-class pianist who is about to go to heaven!"

“…”

“…”

“…”

July 5th.

There have been countless calls from the world piano community.

"or……"

"But this is a historical relic. If he really..."

"Try it. There won't be any problems. Experts have tested it and said that this piano is still playable. Moreover, the quality is very good in all aspects..."

"No, that's too risky!"

"But, 'To Alice', 'Ode to Joy', 'Wedding in a Dream', 'Moonlight' are all very important, and then, 'Fate' is also..."

In the famous piano museum in France, several elderly people hesitated and looked at the piano on the far left of the museum...

Then...

Their hearts are bleeding.

There's no problem borrowing this thing for an exhibition, but...

If you play it.

That……

Too risky!

But if I don’t borrow it…

That……

"Let us borrow it. We will follow you! Make sure it's safe..."

"Yeah, okay!"

Just when these old men finally made a decision, they had no idea that Lu Yuan in Spain was scratching his head in confusion, preparing to find Misri to explain that this was actually a misunderstanding...