The appearance of Liu Dongting caused a commotion among everyone present. Everyone present looked at Liu Dongting with some respect.
Chen Xuan was surprised when he saw this scene.
This Liu Dongting, Chen Xuan's spiritual consciousness has inspected it, and his cultivation level is only considered to be in the late Tianwu realm, and his age seems to be over a hundred.
At such an age, such a level of cultivation is definitely not very high, but even with such level of cultivation, it makes everyone respect him. At that time, Chen Xuan became a little curious. He was curious about Mr. Liu, except for the people from Tianyin Piano Shop.
What kind of identity does Master Hai have that makes everyone respect him so much?
"Mr. Liu, it's so rare. I don't know what kind of wind brought you here!" Deng Zhengyang was surprised at first when he saw Liu Dongting's appearance, and then he smiled and stood up with great respect to greet Liu Dongting's arrival.
When Gu Yunxi saw Liu Dongting's appearance, he quickly restrained his temper. He ignored Chen Xuan and Cao Yingxue and greeted Liu Dongting.
When Liu Dongting saw Deng Zhengyang and Gu Yunxi greeting him, he didn't show much expression. He just nodded, which was considered a response.
Upon seeing this, Cao Yingxue immediately headed towards Liu Dongting and saluted the old man.
"Cao Yingxue." Liu Dongting said with a smile when he saw Cao Yingxue.
"Yingxue, meet Master Liu!" Cao Yingxue was extremely respectful when facing the old man. This kind of respect came from the heart and was not false at all.
Liu Dongting looked at Cao Yingxue and couldn't help but nodded and said: "Okay, Miss Cao is very good at playing the piano. Today I am all ears."
"Mr. Liu is so impressed. Yingxue's piano skills are just a drop in the bucket compared to Mr. Liu's, not worth mentioning!" Cao Yingxue immediately laughed.
"Miss Cao is being humble. With such a master by your side, you must be superb at playing the piano. It is only natural that the skill at playing the piano is superior to the old!" Liu Dongting said with a smile, and his eyes were looking toward him intentionally or unintentionally as he spoke.
Chen Xuan took a look.
Naturally, Chen Xuan had no reaction. When Liu Dongting saw Chen Xuan's reaction, he immediately understood that Chen Xuan might not want to reveal his identity, so he said nothing more.
Cao Yingxue was very puzzled when she heard Liu Dongting say that there was a master beside her. There were only Cui'er, Chen Xuan and Bu Hanlin beside her.
Cui'er's piano skills can only be understood slightly, while Bu Hanlin's piano skills are good but not as good as hers, and it is impossible to be called a master. As for Chen Kui, it is even more impossible.
Therefore, Cao Yingxue looked a little strange and puzzled at this time, but it was not easy to guess this legendary palace piano master, who was once known as the first piano master in Tianwu and the old man who had the title of Qin Emperor.
"Mr. Liu!"
At this time, when Gu Yunxi saw Liu Dongting praising Cao Yingxue so much, he said with some dissatisfaction.
Liu Dongting looked at Gu Yunxi and then said: "Don't you always want me to accept you as my disciple? As long as you can tell everyone present today that your piano skills are superior to Cao Yingxue's, I will accept you as my close disciple."
When everyone heard this, their expressions were startled.
In Luoshui City, everyone knew that Gu Yunxi was very good at playing the piano. At the same time, he had always wanted to take Liu Dongting as his teacher, but Liu Dongting had declined.
Moreover, the reason for the rejection was never stated, which made Gu Yunxi very confused and dissatisfied.
"Mr. Liu, are you serious about this?" Gu Yunxi said with a smile.
"Of course you take it seriously!" After Liu Dongting finished speaking, he led Liu Yiyi directly to his seat and sat down.
"Mr. Liu, do you really want to accept Gu Yunxi as your disciple?" Liu Yiyi whispered beside Liu Dongting.
"I never thought about it!" Liu Dongting responded.
"Then why?" Liu Yiyi was a little confused.
You must know that in Luoshui City, apart from Liu Dongting, she was ranked second in piano art and no one would dare to be ranked first. Compared to Cao Yingxue, Liu Yiyi asserted that, let alone surpassing, there must be some among brothers.
"You didn't see that person next to Cao Yingxue. You should know about that person's piano skills?" Liu Dongting said.
"That man's piano skills are great, but I don't think Cao Yingxue can beat Gu Yunxi!" Liu Yiyi said.
"If this is really the case, I can only accept Gu Yunxi as my disciple." Liu Dongting responded calmly.
Liu Yiyi was naturally confused. The person selling the music was extremely good at playing the piano, but her understanding of the music was not enough for her to look up to.
If there was anyone she could look up to, it was Liu Dongting.
"However, I have never asked him what his name is. I will ask him this time when I have the opportunity." Liu Yiyi said secretly as her eyes fell on Chen Xuan.
On this side, as Liu Dongting took his seat, the banquet began soon.
As the banquet began, everyone drank and talked about some of the things that had happened in Luoshui City during this period.
For example, banditry broke out on the Yuchang River again, the merchant ships and fishermen passing by were miserable, and various geniuses in the city broke through again and were recruited into the Imperial Court.
Chen Xuan listened silently and noted that he mainly wanted to know the current situation of the entire Lin Empire.
There was a banditry in Yuchanghe, and there was a lack of work in Yanzhou. Chen Xuan could see that the Lin Empire did not seem to have particularly strong control over the various states.
In addition, Chen Xuan even heard many people talking about the river bandits in the river basin under the jurisdiction of Luoshui City. It was said that the river bandits were supported by many forces in the city.
Of course, this is everyone's speculation and there is no substantial evidence.
As for things other than banditry, the most talked about thing is the favored sons of heaven in Luoshui City, and the number one among these favored sons is Deng Hong.
Deng Hong, at a young age, has already reached the late stage of Tianwu realm, and because of his talent and strength, he can directly enter the Imperial Academy to practice after three months.
At this time, Chen Xuan also roughly knew the status of the Imperial Court.
It can be said to be the entire Central Territory, or even the entire Tianwu World's Holy Land for Cultivation.
However, Chen Xuan was not very concerned about these things, and what concerned him the most was the matter about Deng Tong.
From the discussions among these people, and from time to time Bu Hanlin came to answer questions, Chen Xuan knew what made Deng Tong so outstanding.
Although Deng Tong's talent in cultivation was average, his talent in business really made Chen Xuan's eyes shine.
He started doing business at the age of fourteen and managed the Deng family's properties in an orderly manner. More importantly, he made these properties grow dozens of times in his hands.
"However, the Deng family really doesn't know how to cherish it." Chen Xuan secretly laughed in his heart after knowing everything about Deng Tong.
This Deng Tong can be said to have made great contributions to the Deng family, but because of his low cultivation and poor talent, no matter how talented he was in business, he was only used by the Deng family as a tool to collect resources.
As for status, looking at the person sitting in the lower position this time, it can be seen that his status within the Deng family is not very high.
"This kind of talent is rare." Chen Xuan thought secretly in his heart, and he was also making calculations at the same time.
After three rounds of drinking, it’s time to enter the main stage of the show, which is the intra-clan competition.
However, before the competition within the clan, Gu Yunxi was the first to speak.
"I am fortunate to have Mr. Liu here today, and Mr. Liu also made it clear that if my piano skills are better than Cao Yingxue's, he will accept me as his disciple, so this time, I will show my shame, which can be regarded as adding to the fun of the Deng family's clan competition!" Gu Yunxi
He stood up and said with a smile.
Liu Dongting nodded when he heard Gu Yunxi's words, and then said: "In addition to being invited by Deng Tong this time, another thing is that he brought Cangxi Qin, and wanted to listen to the first song played by Cangxi Qin.
Piano music.”
"What Mr. Liu wants to hear is the piano piece called Time, right?" Gu Yunxi said with a smile after hearing this.
Liu Dongting frowned when he heard Gu Yunxi's words, and then looked at Deng Tong: "Did you give it to her?"
"My brother asked me to do it, so I made a copy." Deng Tong said helplessly.
After Deng Tong purchased the music, he originally wanted to give it only to Cao Yingxue, but it was a pity that Deng Hong took action during the period.
Deng Tong had no choice but to copy a copy and give it to Deng Hong, who naturally gave it to Gu Yunxi.
"So, Cao Yingxue and Gu Yunxi both know this new piano piece?" Liu Dongting asked.
"Yingxue, I just got it not long ago. When I saw this piece of music, I was really shocked. However, I am afraid that today's performance will not be able to fully display the artistic conception of this piece of music." Cao Yingxue said.
When Cao Yingxue saw the music sent by Deng Tong, she was astonished. She believed that the person who could create this music was an extraordinary person.
The time she got this piece of music was just one day. If she wanted to completely perform this piece of music called Time, she really couldn't do it.
"So you are admitting defeat?" Gu Yunxi looked at Cao Yingxue and sneered after hearing this.
Hearing this, Cao Yingxue frowned slightly and looked at Gu Yunxi to speak.
"Miss, I'm not admitting defeat. I'm just afraid that you'll lose so miserably that you don't even know how to be humble. I think your status as a young lady of the Gu family is really embarrassing."
Before Cao Yingxue spoke, Chen Xuan was the first to speak.
Chen Xuan's words attracted everyone's attention, with a hint of shock in his eyes. When you, a little student, said this, did you want to completely break up with Gu Yunxi?
You know, this is Luoshui City. Although your Cao family is powerful, the distant water cannot save the nearby fire. This is the territory of the Deng family and the Gu family.
Moreover, if the Deng and Gu families are getting married, the Cao family may not be able to outdo the two families. This may be a bit too much.
"Boy, you can talk. If you return to Cao's house, you will be rewarded heavily!" Bu Hanlin said while holding back his laughter.
On the side, Cui'er, who had always despised Chen Xuan, began to restrain her attitude because of Chen Xuan's words, and then said: "Chen Kui, you finally said something I like to hear."
Cao Yingxue looked at Chen Xuan with a surprised look on her face, but before she was finished, Chen Xuan spoke again.
"Miss, you just told me that because I don't want Miss Gu to lose too miserably and give Miss Gu some face, I will perform the song called Time on my behalf." After Chen Xuan finished speaking, he ignored Cao Yingxue and others.
The person walked out in a swaggering manner, as if he was going to play the piano.
And all this made everyone stunned. Could this man be crazy?