Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 329: Chapter 328 Soul Calming Melody

Su Yang nodded slowly and said softly, ”Since you wish to humiliate yourself, I won’t leave you any face!”

With those words, Su Yang stood up and walked straight to the stage.

”Su Yang...” Hu Xiexie said anxiously in a low voice, ”Can you sing?”

”Nope!” Su Yang said.

”Then what are you going to do?” Hu Xiexie asked anxiously. ”Didn’t you see? That guy is just trying to make you lose face. Don’t get physical, okay? If you fight, the rumors outside will become even worse!”

”Heh, do I need to hit him?” Su Yang replied with a cold chuckle and a shake of his head.

”Then what are you going to do?” Hu Xiexie said, baffled.

Su Yang didn’t reply, as he had already reached the stage.

Chen Rui narrowed his eyes, Su Yang on stage meant that he was going to make Su Yang lose face there.

”Very good, young man, you’ve got courage!” Chen Rui patted Su Yang’s shoulder and smiled. ”Got any songs you can sing? I’ll go easy on you, how about I sing with you?”

”Brother Rui is so generous, even accommodating this kid!”

”That’s what you call truly talented and virtuous. Brother Rui, with such great musical creativity, is even singing a duet with someone so simple-minded, how considerate!”

”Way to go, Brother Rui!”

The girls below started to cheer again, all of them completely like starstruck fans.

Su Yang, with a calm face, shook his head and said, ”Sorry, my throat is a bit off today, I’m afraid I can’t sing.”

”What do you mean?” Chen Rui frowned. ”What? You want to back out now? Tch, I thought you athletes were all brawn and no brain. Turns out, you’re quite slick at making excuses!”

The crowd laughed even louder, and some even started booing.

”But I can play a piece,” Su Yang said with a light chuckle, looking at Chen Rui. ”I heard you’re quite strong in composing, a well-known musical talent? How about we have a little competition in creativity?”

As soon as these words came out, the entire place was in an uproar. Before Chen Rui could speak, those fan girls down below started cursing.

”You lousy PE student, you dare to challenge Brother Rui in creativity? Do you even know how to spell ’death’?”

”This is simply an insult to Brother Rui. A PE student challenging Brother Rui in creativity? Do you even know what creativity is? If I gave you a music staff, would you recognize it?”

”Oh my, perhaps your PE teacher taught you music too? You know how to create music? Brother Rui, are you scared?”

Chen Rui looked up and smiled, then glanced sideways at Su Yang: ”Kid, are you sure you want to challenge me in music composition?”

”It depends on whether you dare or not!” Su Yang smiled.

”It’s not a question of daring,” Chen Rui said. ”Comparing with you, I’d be lowering my own status! You say we should compete, but it would be a hollow victory for me. Besides, winning won’t sound good either. It’s like a lion hunting a rabbit. If word gets out, it’s me who loses face!”

”It’s different!” Su Yang shook his head. ”You’re a beast; I’m not!”

Chen Rui’s expression immediately turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, ”What’s this? Trying to insult someone?”

”Barbarians! Barbarians! All PE students are barbarians!” The girls below started shouting.

”Heh...” Su Yang chuckled lightly. ”Chen Rui, let’s cut the nonsense. Are we competing or not? If not, I’m leaving.”

”Since you insist, I’ll lower myself to your level and accept your challenge!” Chen Rui laughed. ”So, is it going to be about improvisation or past work?”

”Whatever!” Su Yang said. ”Bring out your best work to compete with me, so you won’t claim later that you weren’t prepared!”

”Well, look at you and your big talk!” Chen Rui sneered, ”Do I even need to bring out my best work? Everyone here knows what it is! Come on, tell him, what’s my best piece?”

”Unmasking Love!” the crowd answered in unison.

With a face full of pride, Chen Rui laughed, ”So, have you heard of it?”

”Since everyone knows it, I’ll perform a piece as well. Please feel free to critique,” Su Yang said with a smile, ”My throat is a bit uncomfortable, so I can’t sing. I’ll just play some music, and may the wise see wisdom!”

Chen Rui’s expression turned icy as he said coldly, ”Just play music and you think you can compare with my creation? You really think you’re an Immortal!”

”Hahaha...” Su Yang laughed without responding, his gaze shifting around the room, finally resting on the band’s drummer.

”Could I borrow one of those drums?” Su Yang asked.

”What for?” the drummer demanded, his eyes wide.

”To play,” Su Yang replied.

”To play?” The drummer was befuddled. ”You... you’re going to perform with a drum? What’s the deal?”

Everyone else in the venue was equally bewildered; drums and sets were just for keeping rhythm. To perform, you’d rely on string instruments—since when did anyone use drums to perform?

”Can I borrow it or not?” Su Yang pressed.

The drummer looked to Chen Rui, who frowned and said, ”You’re really planning on using this drum to compete with me?”

”Is there a problem?” Su Yang countered.

”Do you even think there’s a need to compare?” Chen Rui said coldly.

”If you’re conceding, then there really is no need,” Su Yang replied.

”Damn it, give him the drum!” Chen Rui exploded in anger, ”Bastard, if you lose today, I’m telling you, I’ll make sure the whole world knows what an idiot you are!”

Completely ignoring him, Su Yang took the drum, placed it in front of him, and tapped it twice with the drumsticks, finding the rhythm.

The girls in the audience giggled mockingly—as far as they were concerned, Su Yang was just going to humiliate himself by doing this.

Hu Xiexie, Wang Hao, and the others were also dumbfounded. What on earth was Su Yang up to?

”Can Su Yang sing?” Hu Xiexie asked Zhao Qiu Peng in a low voice.

”Sing, my ass! When we were kids, he could make the whole class go off pitch just with the Young Pioneers’ anthem,” Zhao Qiu Peng replied.

”What about composing?” Hu Xiexie asked again.

”Give me a break; the class he skipped the most as a kid was music class. Compose what, chicken’s crooning? Him getting a sound out of that drum would be an achievement in itself!”

”So what’s he doing then?” Hu Xiexie was confused.

Under the scrutiny of the entire audience, Su Yang took a deep breath and gently struck the drum with his drumstick.

With a series of soft drumbeats, the noise from the crowd gradually ceased. Those who had been sneering now found themselves captivated, falling deeper into enchantment.

What Su Yang played was the Soul Calming Melody from the Immortals’ Music Collection, not only a pleasing tune, but crucially, it also had the effect of soothing the nerves. Insomniacs listening to this melody could fall asleep on the spot, with a remarkably therapeutic effect. Ordinary listeners would also become extremely relaxed, completely immersed in the music.

After all, this was the ultimate collection of music from the Three Thousand Great Worlds by the Fairy of Heavenly Sound—how could it be simple?

Su Yang had once used a wooden stick to tap a table and enraptured Qi’er and Auntie Wu. Now, playing it on the drum, the effect was naturally even better.

When the piece ended, there was a silence as deep as death in the venue, so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Not just the audience below the stage, but Chen Rui and others on the stage too, had been utterly absorbed by the Soul Calming Melody.