Chapter 123: The Taker
Cherbourg, France.
A group of fashionably dressed young men and women all looked like they were in a state of disarray, and the atmosphere of uneasiness and anxiety was in this meeting room, which could accommodate hundreds of people.
Many people were pacing back and forth in the living room, as if waiting for the time of fate's judgment.
Because everyone was gathered in the living room waiting for the call of the interview, the large seaside balcony outside the hall looked unusually empty, and the young man who leaned alone against the sea looked very special.
Like everyone else in the hall, he was dressed in a well-tailored suit, a slim black suit and white shirt, which perfectly groomed his slightly "thin" figure, and the black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose diluted his own indifference a little, adding a little bit of gentleness.
"Are you looking at the sea?"
"Hmm. Lu Xuan continued to look at the horizon, did not look back, listened to the voice, the person who asked the question should be a very young woman.
"It was such a blessing to live in a house with a view of the sea. The young woman's voice was full of envy.
Lu Xuan did not respond.
The young woman's voice said to herself, "I don't know why the sea has a magical power, and every time you see it, you become very calm. ”
"Hmm. ”
"By the way, why don't you wait in the living room, if you miss it when your name is called, it will be a pity, after all, the opportunity for the Huo family to recruit a tutor is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for everyone. ”
"Didn't you stay in the living room the same?" Lu Xuan said lightly.
"Oh, I'm different from you. ”
Lu Xuan finally turned his head and looked back at the young woman who was different.
Her long silky black hair was gently blown by the sea breeze, her white face looked unusually soft, her faint smile was so gentle that it was very comfortable, and a black suit could not hide her student's unique bookish atmosphere.
"My name is Ma Jing, and I just graduated from the S City Academy of Fine Arts in China this year. ”
"Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan calmly shook the bookish beauty and took the initiative to stretch out her hand.
Lu Xuan's parents and home are in S City, and when he heard that the other party was also from S City, he had always rejected people thousands of miles away, and he couldn't help but feel a little more intimate with this woman.
"I advise you to go into the parlor. Although I was also here to apply for a tutor, I was applying for an art teacher, and I had to interview in the afternoon, and I arrived a little early, and I had nowhere to go, so I begged them to let me in first. Ma Jing said softly.
"It's okay, I can hear you. Lu Xuan pointed to his ears and continued to look at the sea.
Ma Jing nodded and did not speak again.
Two quiet people looked at the silent blue sea. Let the time pass slowly.
There were fewer and fewer people in the living room, and the castle became more and more peaceful, slowly regaining its original ancient elegance.
"Lu Xuan, please come with me, Mr. Lu Xuan. A young Huo family servant called softly in the living room.
"It's my turn. Lu Xuan gently raised his right hand to say goodbye to Ma Jing, who was watching the sea together.
"Good luck. Ma Jing smiled softly.
Lu Xuan returned to the reception room and followed the young Huo family servant on the road to the piano room for an interview.
Lu Xuan followed Huojiadi's servants all the way, only to find that there were more ancient castles than he imagined, and he passed through three gardens in a row. Five buildings, two people came to the destination.
A spacious piano room made of pure wood. There is nothing special about the shape, but all the materials in the piano room. At first glance, you can tell that the price is expensive.
As soon as Lu Xuan stepped into the piano room, a breath of the sea and earth came to his face, and this wooden piano room was closer to the sea than the previous living room.
The furnishings in the piano room are very simple, except for a cozy-looking couch. and a mechanical piano with a metallic glow.
There were two people sitting on the piano, one was an elegant but dignified middle-aged man, he looked fair and healthy, and was obviously very well maintained. Pampered people.
Sitting next to him was a thin young man, wearing a loose sportswear, he looked very thin, although he was thin, a pair of big eyes were quite energetic.
"Master, young master, No. 63 Lu Xuan, Mr. Lu has arrived. The young Huo family servant bent down slightly and bowed.
Huo Yihua gently raised his hand and motioned for him to step back.
The thin Huo Qi suddenly said to the servant who was about to retreat, "You can take this 63 with you casually." ”
"Huo Qi, Mr. Lu hasn't played yet, don't mess around. Huo Yihua nodded slightly apologetically to Lu Xuan, and looked at his baby son with a stern gaze.
"Dad, don't play it, I don't like this person, as the saying goes, nine out of ten glasses are bad, and one is a pervert, I don't like this kind of Sven scum the most. Huo Qi, who is not very old, speaks quite sophisticated.
"Don't be rude, now you're looking for a piano teacher, not a martial arts teacher, a piano teacher just wants to have a temperament like Mr. Lu. Afraid that his son would be open-mouthed and let away the sinner, Huo Yihua taught his son a few words of old-fashioned compliments to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan looked at Huo Yihua quietly, and then pointed to the piano with his finger.
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, after Mr. Lu is in place, you can start. Huo Yihua smiled.
"Play, play, see what tricks he can play, anyway, after playing, I won't ask him to be a teacher." Huo Qi yawned deliberately.
"What a stupid thing to say, Mr. Lu is a senior piano teacher at TL Private Noble School, and he once defeated Westgaard with his piano skills, Mr. Lu can be regarded as a legend, if he can be your piano teacher, it will be your honor. Huo Yihua reprimanded and said to Lu Xuan, "I'm still young, I hope Mr. Lu doesn't mind."
At the moment of life and death, Lu Xuan was not shocked, and Lu Xuan naturally did not take this level of cold words to heart.
However, Lu Xuan was more surprised that Huo Yihua, who had so many things that it could almost be said that he was in a hurry, knew his resume and information well, and it seemed that he attached great importance to his son's education.
"Wouldn't mind. Lu Xuan, who looked indifferent, put his hands on the black and white keys.
As the piano played by Lu Xuan sounded, the expressions of the father and son examiner duo sitting on the sofa changed.
Huo Yihua's expression changed from initial concentration to surprise, and Lu Xuan's piano skills were obviously more perfect than he expected
The initial uneasiness on Huo Qi's face slowly turned into being able to listen, and the young man's face was filled with some expectation.
Lu Xuan played one of his signature piano pieces, the classical piano piece "Liang Zhu" from China.
In terms of technique, the difficulty of "Liang Zhu" is not top-notch, but this piece has very high requirements for artistic conception.
From the beginning, the mountain flowers are romantic, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful, so that the listener is happy and imaginative.
and then the abrupt change of heaven and earth, and all things wither. A sense of sadness pervades the four seasons.
This song has become Lu Xuan's super martial arts display repertoire, spreading the aura of heaven and earth in the beginning of the romance of spring flowers to incite the listener, and in the second half of the earth, when everything is depressed, the subtle killing aura of heaven and earth is enough to infect the listener.
Lu Xuan, who has been a piano teacher in a private aristocratic school for a period of time, has refined his playing skills to a terrifying level, and due to his own personality, although it is difficult to invest too much emotion. But Lu Xuan has been able to use other means and methods to make up for it "perfectly".
After playing the song, even the two servants guarding the door had their eyes red, Huo Yihua was so excited that he was almost speechless, he preferred the piano, this "Liang Zhu" was played in large and small ways, at least heard it more than 100 times, but this time the "Lu Xuan version" touched him deeply.
Huo Qi, who had prepared a bunch of sharp rhetoric. After the emotions were completely immersed in the song, Zheng Zheng looked at Lu Xuan. I didn't know what to say for a while.
Lu Xuan calmly withdrew his hands from between the black and white keys and whispered. "Thank you", everyone realized that the performance had been over for a while.
"Played perfectly. Huo Yihua took the lead in applauding, and motioned Huo Qi to follow up with his eyes.
Huo Qi stubbornly hid his hands behind his back. A meaning of resisting to the end.
"I'm very satisfied with Teacher Lu, what about you?" Huo Yihua smiled and asked Bao'er's opinion.
"Liang Zhu has something remarkable, and it's not a difficult repertoire, I can play it. It's just that I'm still young, and the artistic conception hasn't arrived, and when I'm older, I can capture everyone's emotions, and this person's piano level is ordinary. Huo Qi, who was desperate, stood up.
Huo Yihua's face sank, "Nonsense." ”
"In short, I don't like him very much when I see him, Dad, you also know, I was an admirer of Lu Xuan two hundred years ago, and the teachers I am looking for should be strong people with thin appearances but impressive momentum, not this kind of glasses scholar with a soft white face. ”
"I said it, don't put the standards of martial arts teachers on other teachers, I only know that you are very sorry, your old reason for martial arts is not like the 'Lu Xuan' you imagined, but Teacher Reas is already a grandmaster-level figure, even if Lu Xuan lives until now, he is not your opponent of Teacher Reas. Huo Yihua said in a deep voice.
"Teacher Reas, I respect him very much, but he is not qualified to compare with the martial god Lu Xuan in my mind, but I admit that in addition to Lu Xuan, Teacher Reas is an absolute powerhouse, which is much better than this kind of glasses that plays the piano. Huo Qi glared at Lu Xuan fiercely, and stepped forward to leave the piano room.
Lu Xuan, who had been silent, had an unspeakable feeling in his heart, perhaps because this little Zhengtai was crazy about worshipping his previous life, desperately belittled his current self, Lu Xuan didn't even hate him, but felt that this clever child had some appetite for himself.
"Stop, you're getting less and less educated. Huo Yihua said sharply.
"Dad, I've always been in poor health, don't talk about me so loudly. Huo Qi found that the arrogant route didn't work, so he immediately changed his tone.
Huo Yihua's expression also softened instantly.
"If you want him to be my piano teacher, it's not absolutely impossible, as long as he beats me. ”
"Huo Qi, what weird way do you want to use to force the teacher away?" Huo Yihua frowned.
"Don't worry, he's so weak, I won't compete with him in martial arts. Huo Qi turned his face to Lu Xuan and looked at him with contemptuous eyes, "Four-eyed boy, do you dare to 'duel' with me?"
"What is the content of the duel?" Lu Xuan asked calmly.
"Of course, it's related to your piano, I can't tell you the specific content for the time being, I'm just asking now, do you dare to duel with me, coward?"
"Huo Qi, don't embarrass the teacher......" Huo Yihua, who wanted to reprimand Huo Qi, saw his son's well-behaved face, and he couldn't say cruel words.
"No problem, your decision, I agreed. Lu Xuan said lightly.
"Just say yes, I can't imagine that you still have some backbone. Huo Qi looked like he had succeeded in his trick, "The time is three days later, and I will inform you again of the location and the method of the duel." ”
"Teacher Lu, I believe you will be able to subdue naughty children. Huo Yihua, who dotes on his son too much, can only let the two win and lose in a "duel".
Lu Xuan refused the Huo family's offer to send him back by car, saying that he was going to take the bus first and then take the subway back to his TL school apartment.
Although Lu Xuan has always disliked the crowded environment, the environment of the bus and subway in the coastal city of Cherbourg is quite good, clean and spacious.
In the vast sea of people, rubbing shoulders with countless hurried pedestrians.
Such a scene reminded Lu Xuan of the time 200 years ago, as a poor martial artist, he desperately looked for someone to duel everywhere, he was always empty, he would walk for short distances, and he would use the most affordable means of transportation for long distances.
Buses, subways, trams, unlicensed black cars carrying passengers.
"Lu, what is the result of the interview?" Qiao Qiao's concerned voice came from the communication chip.
"There will be a little bit of a twist, but I don't think it's a big problem. ”
"That's good, the news I gathered is that Lei Chan is about to be out of the customs. Jojo's voice was a little urgent.
"Hmm. ”
"Before Lei Chan gets out of the customs, quickly get his registered disciple Huo Qi, if you wait for this martial god-level monster to get out, I'm afraid it will be difficult to shake his foundation. ”
"I see. Lu Xuan walked out of the subway train, went against the crowd, and slowly ascended in the elevator.
"I wish you good luck. Jojo's blessed tone turned out to be full of uneasiness.
Lu Xuan knew that the day when he would directly fight Lei Chan was coming.