To tease the master was to be punished for not speaking for a day, and to perform a pantomime in front of all the slaves on the site.
Not daring to complain, Bao Ye prepared the tools to act. Then, he went to look for Nian Gao to act along with him in a pantomime.
At first, Nian Gao did not agree to enter the stage, but later on he heard from Bao Ye that it was Master that wanted to act, so there was no need for him to say anything when they were on stage, as long as it was Deacons who was in charge of flogging slaves.
The Deacons explained: "It's just a play that expresses the story through actions and expressions. There's no dialogue between them, this is a play that Master has given you guys as a reward. You guys better watch it well."
Everyone became interested when they heard that they could watch a show.
Bao Ye frowned and sighed, he licked his dry and peeling lips, and continued to pick up his hoe, but the child behind him started to cry.
He quickly put the baby down, patted and coaxed it, tried to feed it, picked up the bowl and, seeing that the bowl was empty, put it back on the floor. He looked around anxiously, but there was dirt all around.
The child cried louder and louder, until his throat was hoarse.
Bao Ye coaxed her, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard. He felt that he was extremely useless, he couldn't even give the child a sip of water.
The voice in the speakers changed with the atmosphere, drifting out a sad melody.
When the slaves saw this, they unconsciously slowed down their eating speed. Although none of the people on stage said anything, they used their actions and expressions to express their helplessness and sorrow. As slaves, they were not only infected by the people on stage, but they could also deeply experience the pain inside.
Suddenly, a snapping sound came out. It was the sound of a whip, Nian Gao took the whip and walked over to Bao Ye's side.
When the slaves saw that Nian Gao was the one playing the Deacons, they could not help but feel nervous.
Nian Gao whipped Bao Ye's back in anger and pointed at the ground, telling him to work faster.
Bao Ye ignored the pain on his back, and used both hands to hold the bowl as he begged Nian Gao to give him a bowl of water.
Without even looking at it, Nian Gao swept the bowl to the ground and fiercely whipped Bao Ye a few more times to make him work, otherwise, he would be beaten to death.
The Deacons s below the stage all frowned. When they saw Nian Gao hit Bao Ye, they all thought that he should do the same, because they had done the same thing in the past. However, they all inexplicably felt angry in their hearts, wanting to beat Nian Gao to death.
Bao Ye kneeled down and kowtowed, begging Nian Gao to give the child a mouthful of water.
Nian Gao did not hold back at all, he kicked at Bao Ye's chest, and spat at him with disdain, as though he was saying, 'A lowly slave like you is not qualified to drink so much water'.
Bao Ye crawled back up, and continued to plead. Just a little, just a little.
Nian Gao sneered, took the child in his hands and smashed him onto the ground, then whipped him twice. Instantly, the child was speechless.
Bao Ye frantically pushed Nian Gao away, holding the child in his arms, he shook the child's body.
The child did not react.
Bao Ye's hands trembled as he probed towards the child's nose and breath. Then, his entire body shivered as his eyes became empty and he sat down on the ground.
When the slaves below the stage saw his expression, they knew that the child was dead.
Nian Gao, who had been pushed away, was extremely angry. He rushed forward and fiercely whipped Bao Ye, even the dead child in his arms.
The slaves below were so angry that their eyes were red, especially when they saw the performance on stage, they could not help but want to rush up the stage and kill Nian Gao, but they were afraid that Deacons would take revenge and did not dare to show it, so they just stood there clenching their fists.
Bao Ye hugged the child and cried loudly.
The more Nian Gao fought, the more excited he became, as though he was releasing his emotions. He continuously swung his whip, and his face revealed an extremely satisfied expression.
When Dong Lingce saw this, he put down the chopsticks in his hand and quietly looked at the stage.
When Nian Gao's whip hit the child's face, Bao Ye who was crying suddenly stopped crying, ignoring Nian Gao's whip, he tightly hugged the child. Only after a while did he raise his head, and with a face full of love, he kissed the child's face again and again.
The slaves below the stage were extremely sad to see this scene. Under the influence of the sorrowful music, their eyes constantly rolled back in their sockets.
Suddenly, Bao Ye raised his head and glared at Nian Gao with his red eyes and his extremely angry eyes.
Nian Gao was scared by his ferocious expression and couldn't help but take a step back.
Bao Ye slowly stood up.
In order to maintain his dignity as a Deacons, Nian Gao swung his whip at Bao Ye.
Bao Ye grabbed the whip, pulled with force, and brought Nian Gao in front of him. Then, he raised his fist and punched Nian Gao crazily, as if he was venting all the grievances and pain he had suffered for all these years.
"Nice shot." Some of the slaves could no longer bear it and shouted, "Beat him to death!"
These words provoked the slaves' anger, and they completely forgot that there were still masters and Deacons around who were staring at them, as they angrily shouted 'Beat him to death' one after another. Some of them even threw bowls and chopsticks at the stage furiously, while others wanted to rush up to the stage, but they were stopped by the Deacons s.
At that moment, the atmosphere immediately reached its peak as chopsticks and bowls filled the air and became chaotic.
In fact, the slaves were not only venting their pain, but also their fear for the past few days. Lightning had caused them endless harm, causing them to lose their friends and family.
"These people want to rebel." The Deacon Tao shouted in anger.
Dong Lingce lazily glanced at him, and didn't care about the situation of the slaves at all. You can't even give a slave a bowl of water? "
He felt that the scene that Bao Ye was acting was capable of touching the depths of the slaves' hearts. They must have experienced such a thing to be so angry and sorrowful.
Deacon Tao was stunned, he did not dare to hide anything from Master: "This … This... This was entirely the doing of the Deacons. They treated the high and low level slaves with a sense of superiority and … and the bullying was all on the slaves. "
Dong Lingce sneered: "They are slaves themselves."
"Mistress, I'll go stop them."
Dong Lingce did not object, but looked at Bao Ye who was still beating him up, and curled his lips: "You sure know how to win people's hearts."
Seeing that the situation was about to go out of control, Bao Ye quickly pulled Nian Gao to the bottom of the stage.
Ol 'Six walked over, patted Nian Gao's shoulders and laughed, "You acted really well just now, even I wanted to go up on stage and beat you up."
Nian Gao scoffed, looked at the scars on Bao Ye's body, and asked awkwardly: "Are you alright?"
He couldn't bear it at the time, if Bao Ye didn't want him to be serious, and if it wasn't for Master watching him from the side, he really wouldn't have been able to do it. Although he had wanted to beat Bao Ye up a long time ago, he only wanted to vent out his dissatisfaction towards this person, and didn't really want to beat him up.
Bao Ye shook his head, seeing Dong Lingce looking at him, he walked over.
Dong Lingce looked him up and down, then ridiculed: "That's right, I'm just asking you to act in a pantomime, if you did well, even if you act a little, you would make the slaves revolt against the Deacons."
"From the play you acted, you should have been thinking about opposing your master for a long time."
Bao Ye continued to smile foolishly and did not speak.
Seeing that he had been giggling and refusing to speak with, Dong Lingce became more furious. However, thinking back to when she ordered him not to speak for the entire day, she could only forgive him this time.
The Deacons took a while to suppress the slaves.
After calming down, the slaves still had some lingering fear. They were extremely worried that the Deacons would execute them, but they suppressed the happiness and excitement in their hearts.
After today's chaos, a small seed had quietly been planted deep in their hearts.
Ever since Dong Lingce warned the Gods, the sky was no longer filled with thunder and lightning, it was as if the Gods had ended their game and allowed the earth to return to its peaceful state.
In his heart, Bao Ye was rather surprised. He did not expect that his teasing would bring peace to the slaves.
However, this peace did not last long.
The next day at noon, a light breeze blew in the air. The slaves who were working under the sun felt cool and had a smile on their faces. However, as time passed, the wind got stronger and stronger, making them unable to open their eyes.
Nian Gao, who was sitting in a daze outside the window, saw the big tree's branches swaying in the wind. He regained his senses and muttered: "What a strong wind."