CH 194

With Li Huowang's explanation and the help of others, Jinshan finally calmed down his inner fire.

As for the so-called reasons that Li Huowang made up, only Jinshan himself knew whether to believe it or not.

"Old man, since we're going the same way, why don't we travel together? In case we encounter any trouble on the road, we can help each other out."

Upon hearing Li Huowang's words and thinking of the corpses of the bandits from earlier, Jinshan hesitated for a moment before finally nodding.

"Alright, I'm just a lone old man on the road. I'm afraid I'll be eaten by a big worm someday. It's safer to travel together."

"But sir, as the saying goes, respect the old and cherish the young. I'm already at an age where I'm no longer confused. If you do this a few more times, I'll be in a coffin."

"Of course not, I was indeed reckless just now."

Seeing that the other party finally agreed, Li Huowang breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn't deliberately sticking to this stranger old man, but he was afraid that this person had already recognized him and would report him to others halfway.

As long as he stayed by his side, he could keep an eye on everything.

The whole town was bustling with people coming and going. Walking among them, they immediately attracted the attention of others with their painted faces.

Many people stopped and pointed curiously at Li Huowang and the others.

"They won't recognize us as members of the Four Qi, will they?"

As soon as this thought came to Li Huowang's mind, he dismissed it.

Lv Zhuangyuan and the others were not members of the Four Qi, and they didn't sing Four Qi operas. They couldn't be suspected of this.

But these people also reminded Li Huowang.

Compared to suspecting them as members of the Four Qi army, if a troupe doesn't perform, it's even more likely to be suspected.

After thinking for a moment, Li Huowang immediately came up with a solution. "Master Lv, since we're a troupe, let's set up a stage and perform. Look, so many people are waiting."

Performing a play naturally required a complete set.

Upon hearing Li Huowang's words, Lv Zhuangyuan nodded repeatedly with his hunched back.

"Hurry, haven't you heard what the Daoist said? Find a place to set up the stage." He walked over to the other members of the Lv family troupe and said.

"Ah...Dad, I'm exhausted. We just came out of the bandits' den. We've sung enough inside, let's take a break and sing again later..."

Lv Zhuangyuan took a peek at Li Huowang not far away, picked up his pipe and knocked his son's head hard.

"If I tell you to sing, you sing! Why so much nonsense! When you're a father like me, you can say that!"

There were no trees or bamboo poles here, so they couldn't set up a proper stage.

They could only find a broken wall and hang a large red stage curtain on it to make do.

The carriage was pulled to the back of the broken wall and served as the backstage.

Although it was simple, fortunately the people in the town didn't care. When they saw that there was a play to watch, they all gathered around.

Li Huowang couldn't just sit and wait for death. "Everyone, let's help out. Remember our identity, we're a troupe now."

"After the performance, we'll go to the inn and rest."

Li Huowang's words made everyone except Jinshan move.

As amateurs, they couldn't help much with singing and playing instruments. They could only help out and do some errands. But even so, it made Lv Zhuangyuan and the others a lot easier.

Lv Juren, dressed in black, held a knife and appeared on the stage. The buzzing crowd gradually quieted down.

The others didn't applaud, but their eyes were full of curiosity.

Although beach operas were popular in the Later Shu Dynasty, from this point, it could be seen that they didn't seem to reject other types of operas.

"Dong Qiang~ Dong Qiang Qiang~"With the music of the Lv family troupe, Lv Juren began to sing.

"Today, sent by the mission, we go up the mountain... Dongqiang... to help fight for justice with our swords!"

Li Huowang kept scanning the audience, using his keen perception to look for possible risks.

Fortunately, after looking for a while, besides finding a thief stealing money from the crowd, there was nothing else worth noting.

He also saw Jingshan Zhao watching with great interest.

"Senior Brother Li, I didn't mean to not give you the bamboo scroll before, I just..."

The hesitant voice came from behind, it was Chun Xiaoman's voice, and Li Huowang interrupted her.

"I know you feel that nothing is better than what you have because you were sold by your family. But the 'Dacheng Record' is not good. It is evil."

"If you use it improperly, you'll pay with your life."

"But Senior Brother Li, how can you use it?"

Li Huowang touched the smooth surface of the 'Dacheng Record' and gave a bitter smile. "I'm used to it."

"I was a bit harsh before, don't blame me. It's just my bad temper. Please forgive me."

Li Huowang took out the bell and handed it to Chun Xiaoman.

"You can use this. Although it requires your lifespan every time you use it, it's at least safer than the 'Dacheng Record'."

Chun Xiaoman took the bell in surprise and looked at Li Huowang with a grateful expression.

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After spending so much time together, she naturally understood the power of this bell, and the fact that he gave it to her was unexpected.

Li Huowang sighed. He didn't want to give any of these things away, not because he was selfish, but because they were all dangerous.

In this crazy world, to gain something, you always have to pay something.

While Li Huowang was teaching Chun Xiaoman how to use the bell, something unexpected happened outside.

It wasn't an enemy, but Lv Juren's emotions were not right on the stage.

Even though Li Huowang didn't understand much about opera, he could tell that the lines Lv Juren was singing were obviously wrong.

"Rouge powder is like an enchanting drug!"

"Furong face is the death of Chong'er!"

"Xiao Jinlian is like an evil spirit!"

"Willow waist is like a horse's tether!"

"Flirting eyes force me to wear a moss hat!"

"A pair of jade wrists for a thousand people to pillow!"

"Half-point vermilion lips chewed by ten thousand guests!"

"Who cares about Zhang, Wang, Li, and Zhao!"

"Calling Jiao Jiao on the mandarin duck pillow!"

After finishing the last section, Lv Juren's wife Luo Juanhua, who was hitting the gong, raised it up with tears in her eyes, smashed it on the stage, and rushed towards the backstage.

With a loud bang, the stage and the audience fell silent.

After a moment of stunned silence, the audience erupted in applause and cheers.

"That was great! Do it again!"

"This is much more exciting than the heroic opera! What kind of opera is this?"

"Let the little lady who just hit the gong come on stage, I'll reward her greatly!"

Various coins, silver, and some food gradually covered the ground.

This was the most rewarding performance the Lv family troupe had ever had.