Chapter 53: Surrender in Advance
Ye Chengyun looked a little panicked and quickly said, "Who said that? My cousin is the best."
Gu Yuting said to Zhou Yuqi above, "Master Zhou, no matter how many people played music in this partition just now, they always stood out. If there were three people, all three of them could have fought you. I believe Master Zhou would not be intimidated by your cousin's words. Do you really think that he should reveal his identity so that you can win without a fight?"
Zhou Yuqi gritted his teeth and forced himself to smile as he said, "My cousin's suspicion is for the sake of fairness in the competition, but I'm not afraid of any challenge. Since I'm in this position, I'm naturally mentally prepared to face it."
He then turned to Ye Chengyun and said, "Cousin, your intention to maintain fairness in the competition is good, but your method is indeed a bit hasty. Since this person has already won, I am naturally willing to accept the challenge."
Ye Chengyun knew that Zhou Yuqi was giving himself a way out, and there was no reason for him not to back down.
"My cousin is truly magnanimous. Since Mr. Zhou Er said that even if three people were to compete with my cousin, it wouldn't affect the outcome, then let's continue. My cousin will definitely have the last laugh anyway."
Gu Yuting didn't argue with him, but instead said to Zhou Yuqi, "Mr. Zhou San is someone who can afford to lose, but the people around him are so obsessed with gain and loss that it's really disappointing."
Qin Lao appropriately interrupted the incident and said, "Since the previous champion is willing to accept the challenge, the competition will continue. Please ask Mr. Zhou San to go to the back and prepare. We will randomly assign compartments to the two of you to prevent people from identifying the performers by their fixed positions and affecting the results of the competition."
Zhou Yuqi had no way to refuse. He had done his best to ensure that Ye Chengyun could escape unscathed.
When Ye Chengyun came down, he went to Zhou Qinzhu on purpose.
"Cousin, I'm sorry, I just messed up..."
Everyone in the Zhou family looked at Zhou Qinzhu with that look. So it was her who arranged it?
Zhou Qinzhu immediately said, "Cousin, what did you say? I was indeed worried that the other party might be cheating, and I wanted to report it to Master Qin. I didn't expect you to be so worried about Third Brother that you just rushed forward. But I can't blame you for this. You wouldn't want Third Brother to lose to someone with bad intentions. Look, Third Brother was trying to protect you just now. He definitely wouldn't blame you..."
Ye Chengyun was immediately comforted and grinned: "Cousin is right, I will definitely win this time."
Everyone focused their attention upwards, waiting for the final match to begin.
After Master Qin arranged for the two men to enter two compartments respectively, Zhou Yuqi became a little nervous.
He just wanted to find out who this person was, but he had no clues.
He even wanted to advance from behind so that he could see the other party's true face, but in the end he failed.
Sitting in the compartment, looking at the zither in front of him, he took a deep breath. The sound of the guzheng played by the man just now was still lingering in his ears.
After placing his fingers on the piano, he calmed his mind again.
A smile appeared on his face.
Mysterious man, no matter who you are, you will lose this time.
His fingers began to move, and the notes flowed gently, spreading transparently from the compartment to the outside.
When Zhou Qinzhu heard the music, she already knew it was her third brother.
Because this piece of music is what Third Brother is most proud of during this period, and it was also the music score he won as a reward for winning the championship last year.
When Mr. Qin heard this, his expression was serious, but he was not displeased, nor did he have the intention to stop it.
He just stroked his beard with a serious expression.
"This song is so beautiful."
"The melody is elegant and melodious, and the tone of this piano is also unique and amazing..."
"The aftertaste is long and inspiring..."
There are a lot of activities going on in Dizhou on weekdays, so the people here have learned about these things through what they see and hear.
Zhou Yuqi became more and more relaxed, and his whole state seemed to have returned to the time when he was practicing the piano, which made him very satisfied.
Except for being a little nervous at the beginning, I performed with ease throughout the rest of the process.
The Zhou family members were even more certain that this was their third child.
A smile finally appeared on Mrs. Zhang's listless face, and her eyes were bright.
When the song ended, Mr. Qin and the others didn't waste any time and gave the results directly.
Sure enough, some judges had already recognized who it was and gave high scores.
The scores given by the randomly selected judges were not low either. Even though Wu Yixuan recognized that the new song was the same "Yangchun Baixue" that Zhou Yuqi won last year, he still gave it a corresponding score.
Everyone originally thought that the remaining person had no good way to deal with it, but then another burst of piano music rang out.
Listening carefully, the melody is exactly the same as before, and even more brilliant.
Both the fluency of the music and the artistic conception have been taken to a higher level under this person's interpretation.
Listening to this piece of music, everyone actually felt as if the spring breeze was blowing away the winter snow, all things were striving for spring, and everything was new from then on.
Zhou Qinzhu was confused. Why was it "Yangchun Baixue"? Third Brother had only practiced this piece for a year and had never actually performed it in front of anyone. Why did his opponent also know it?
Or, this is the third brother?
She was confused. In her impression, the one in front who performed stably was more like the third brother.
“So this is how the music is played…”
Zhou Yuqi, who had no way to show up, knew that he had already lost.
I really didn't expect that this person has such a strong musical talent. Not only can he play four instruments, but he is also so outstanding in each of them.
He sighed silently, thinking about how to deal with the next situation.
The song over there finally ended. Before anyone could give their opinion on it, Zhou Yuqi's voice rang out: "Excellent! This is simply superb. I'm in awe..."
Everyone could tell which compartment the sound came from.
Zhou Qinzhu immediately understood Zhou Yuqi's intention and deliberately stood up to remind him, "Third brother, you've revealed your whereabouts. According to the rules that Old Qin said before, you lose immediately..."
Everyone also realized that the third son of the Zhou family was really clear about music and didn't even remember the rules.
Zhou Yuqi's curtains fell, and he appeared with an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry," he said. "I was also overwhelmed by such superb qin skills. In my excitement, I forgot the rules. But regardless of the outcome, I lost, so it's all the same. Let's congratulate this master and invite him to appear."
After saying that, he started shouting "Master".
Master Qin and several judges looked at the top scores in their hands and laughed.
In the end, they chose to save face for Zhou Yuqi. Since he was willing to admit defeat, they announced the result.
The randomly selected judges also came out of their respective compartments. Wu Yixuan waited for a long time before he saw Gu Ruanci come out.
But when Master Qin announced the result, the curtain of the last compartment opened, and there was no one inside.
No one understood what had happened. Qin Lao and the others went forward to check and found a note on the table.
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