a ghost pretending to be human

The cultural performance will start soon.

The rows of seats in front of the stage began to come in one after another, but behind the scenes there was chaos.It's like this every time, no matter how meticulous and perfect the preparation is before, there will always be some small problems of one kind or another at the last moment.However, the Minister of Literature and Art in the second year of high school is quite reliable, and with the help of Qi Man, the previous minister, the whole process was carried out in an orderly and smooth manner.

Xue Yanxing was having a final exchange with Pei Yasi.At this time, the two sides have nothing to argue about, and they are all friendly words of mutual encouragement.After the exchange, when the two sides were going back to their teams to encourage the team members, Xue Yanxing suddenly received a WeChat message and couldn't help but pause.

"What's wrong?" Pei Yasi asked.

Xue Yanxing frowned: "Our drummer said she had a stomachache..."

"……what?"

Xue Yanxing typed very fast, and then he frowned even more when he saw the other party's reply: "She said that she might not be able to play. Tsk, at this time..."

"Then what should we do? Do you have a replacement?" Pei Yasi asked worriedly.

Xue Yanxing thought for a while: "I can call my sister... But even if she catches up, she won't have time to get familiar with the score."

"Uh... I do have a candidate." Pierre hesitated, "The former president of our family... he can play the drums."

"Li Zigui?" Xue Yanxing reacted quickly, and at the same time thought of the video leaked by his own members, causing a scolding battle against Li Zigui and Xie Nian, a little embarrassed, "I don't have any opinion on what he said..."

So Pei Yasi decisively called Li Zigui, briefly introduced the situation, and asked Li Zigui if he could help.

Li Zigui was silent for a while: "Where's that girl?"

Pei Yasi froze for a moment.

"Find someone to take her to the school infirmary and take care of her." Li Zigui instructed, "I'll be there in a while."

The problem of clothing was easy to solve. Xue Yanxing already had a few extra sets, and Li Zigui quickly found some that fit well.

The drummer's clothes are a black Tang suit, embroidered with fine gold stripes, and the cut is a bit too loose for Li Zigui.But his skin is fairer, and his figure is tall and straight. When he smiles, his eyebrows and eyes look much sharper, and he can calm down the scene.

The position of the drum is at the end, and Li Zigui is a boy. The school girl in charge of makeup carefully looked at Li Zigui's face, and said with satisfaction that there was nothing to paint, so she let Li Zigui go to practice.

The drums of the folk music club are prepared by the drummers themselves, which are different from ordinary drum sets.A round bass drum is placed in the middle, with a row of snare drums of mixed varieties next to it.

Li Zigui caressed the drum surface, then picked up the drum sticks on the side with both hands and rubbed them, turned them around to get used to the feel, and then began to strike casually.

"How do you feel?" Pierre asked.

"Well, a bit unfamiliar." Li Zigui wrote lightly.

In fact, there is no feeling.He couldn't touch the real thing, and now he was just fooling around with illusions.

Soon, it was their turn to play.

The curtain opened, facing the audience was the orchestra waiting solemnly on both sides.

On the left is Xile Club.Girls playing the violin and flute stood tall in light-colored long skirts, while the boys all wore white shirts and greeted with smiles.

On the right is the Folk Music Club.Girls all wear red cheongsams, boys wear blue Tang suits, and behind the last row of dulcimers and other percussion instruments is a piece of black. The overall look is full of tension.

With this arrangement, there is inexplicably a tense momentum of confrontation between the two armies.

Of course, when I recognized Li Zigui's classmate standing at the end of the Folk Music Club, my heart was filled with subtle emotions.Is this a traitor or an undercover agent...

The conductor stood unhurriedly in the center, bowed gracefully to the audience, and then turned around.The tip of the baton draws a smooth curve in the air, pulling out the gentle piano sound.

The show officially begins.

In the beginning, the two clubs took turns to perform the repertoire.The first track starts with the president's solo.

Pei Yasi's piano sound is warm and harmonious, like the sound of spring water, elegant and affectionate. The strings and handbells accompanying him join in little by little, like a picture scroll painted with the scenery of early spring is slowly unfolding.

Xue Yanxing's guzheng is sharper and wilder, with an incomparable chic.The pipa that followed was even more convincing, and the sound of the music fell like cold rain on an autumn night.The tense atmosphere was finally eased by the erhu, but there was still no softness, only sharpness.

Li Zigui beat the drum silently, without any exaggerated movements and expressions, maintaining an unobtrusive presence.

He sighed silently.The orchestra led by Pierce has a harmonious style and a high standard, but it is not very expressive to ordinary people.Xue Yanxing's band has a distinctive style, domineering but self-contained, which is impressive.Comparing the two, it is self-evident which side the audience will lean towards.

However, it was not easy for Xue Yanxing to handle such a fierce conflict so well. Although the transitions in many places were unnatural to Li Zigui and sometimes a bit noisy, they still aroused the emotions of the audience very well.

Li Zigui could imagine how the Internet would comment on this show in the future.Take a picture, with an arrow on the right saying "our present: bragging about skipping classes and picking up girls"; an arrow on the left saying "our future: raising birds, planting flowers and fishing".

Soon, it was time for Xie Nian to perform solo.

Li Zigui almost obviously felt that the eyes of many girls off the field were bright.

Hmm... After all... Xie Nian is really pretty, with a unique aura that keeps people away from others.

The sound of the flute was deep and distant, spreading leisurely, and then gradually accelerated the rhythm.Although the processing of breath is very dull, Xie Nian consciously uses rich melody changes to cover up his shortcomings.

This time Li Zigui heard it more clearly, and confirmed that Xie Nian really wanted to do something through the sound of the flute.

However, which tune specifically represents which order has always been inherited by each family, and is not disclosed to outsiders. Li Zigui is still not sure about the purpose of Xie Nian.

... Although the purpose is unclear, it is still possible to stop it.

Li Zigui silently raised his drum stick.

When the sound of the flute reaches the intense point, it is interrupted just right, leaving only a stagnant silence.

Xie Nian felt the intense anticipation of the audience, took a light breath, and was about to continue, but was interrupted by a heavy drumbeat.

The lighting engineer responded quickly and immediately lit Li Zigui.

Xie Nian in the light on the other side didn't change his expression, but the band members in the dark couldn't help showing shock.

The conductor looked at Li Zigui in bewilderment, but Li Zigui signaled with his eyes: calm down.

Li Zigui gently raised his hand, and calmly began to show off his skills.

The faster and faster rhythm changes of the bamboo flute before seemed to be creating momentum for this storm of drumbeats.

At first, Xie Nian thought that Li Zigui was simply stealing the limelight and didn't pay much attention to it. When he realized what Li Zigui had done, it was too late.

His hints conveyed by the sound of the flute have been completely eliminated.

This kind of suggestion cannot be influenced by random knocking at all.Counteracting hints is several levels more difficult than pure hinting.This is something that even the Royal Musician can hardly do, not to mention his orders are so hidden...

……how is this possible? !

Xie Nian turned his head to look at Li Zigui, but saw Li Zigui slightly nodded at him.

The drumming died down.

Under Li Zigui's gaze, Xie Nian involuntarily raised the bamboo flute again and continued playing.

The sound of the flute and the drum sounded together.

Li Zigui stopped beating the big drum, and only used the small drum nearby to accompany the bamboo flute. He even had time to play while walking to the dulcimer next to him, and played a string of dulcimers.

The members of the orchestra were only amazed by the harmony of the flute and the drum, but Xie Nian knew clearly that his suggestion was completely destroyed.He guessed all kinds of things in his mind, and finally Li Zigui finished the song with the rhythm.

At the end of the song, the conductor received Li Zigui's eyes and continued according to the normal process.

The show ended smoothly.

After stepping down, Li Zigui put down his drumsticks, and said calmly under the glaring eyes of the members of the Folk Music Club, "I'm sorry." He didn't even mean to explain at all.

Pei Yasi looked at Li Zigui, then at Xue Yanxing who had recovered from his stunned stupor and was about to lose his temper. He was very distressed and complained.

What is this going on ahhhhhh!

"Who are you?" Xie Nian stepped forward, staring at Li Zigui.

Li Zi fixedly stared at Xie Nian, then said with a smile: "It has nothing to do with you."

Xie Nian: "..."

He turned his back to everyone, only Li Zigui, and slowly showed a cold smile, with a look of understanding.

He said a few words silently.

Li Zigui raised his eyebrows with an inscrutable expression on his face.

...Although he didn't understand what Xie Nian was saying.