"No problem, thank you!"
Shukang took the towel, wiped off the embarrassment on her face, and gratefully handed the towel back to the shopkeeper. At this time, she noticed for the first time that the shopkeeper's mouth was crooked when he smiled, and he looked evil. Son, I can’t tell what’s wrong.
"Excuse me, uncle, I'm going to see Hai Yantian. After I came in, I got lost. Could you please tell me how to find him?" Shu Kang seized the opportunity and asked for directions.
"You are looking for the Master! No one has ever dared to call him by his name! People who want to find him come in batches. There is never anyone who can be easily found. Let me tell you a secret... …”
The shop owner suddenly lowered his voice. He first looked around to make sure no one noticed the two of them. Then he leaned close to Shu Kang's ear and said in the lowest volume: "Master Ku has been unstable lately. If the person who comes to see him doesn't like the gift, he will throw it all into the bottom floor and let the sea leaf lizard eat it. If the person likes it, he will agree to whatever the person's request is, no matter how outrageous it is. Little girl, have you prepared your gift?"
"I do! Thank you, Hai Xiaolou has reminded me a long time ago. Originally, we had already arrived at the door of the master, and he brought me in, but he and his two sisters went in first. , passing through a sticky tunnel with many checkpoints, they were flicking in front of them and then disappeared, and I lost them. Fortunately, the watch repairman’s black duck just showed me the way, and I got here. But, I still can’t find them, and I don’t know how to find the sea——Lord, can you show me the way?”
Shukang touched his pocket and was naturally very confident about the gift he was going to prepare.
"I'm just a fish seller, how can I have the chance to see the Lord of the Fishes! However, look there, there are a lot of people watching a show. There are many people in that place. Go and ask about it. The Lord of the Crows likes to watch it very much these days. Play, maybe you can meet him! I heard that--he often visits privately incognito, and no one knows his true appearance."
Boss Yu finished telling him all about his knowledge, Shukang thanked him, and then followed his words and walked towards the small open-air theater where the climax of "human and animal sacrifice" was being performed.
At this time, a new prop was set up in the center of the stage, a gear transmission belt structure with a height of one person. On the track surface, the actor, whose hands and feet were tied separately, was bending his body into a reverse arch shape along the tracks. , and the "priest" with black and white facial patterns, a few feathers on his head, and a sledgehammer in his hand, is simulating starting from the feet, moving up inch by inch, and stretching the actor's body while moving. The body acted as if it was being smashed section by section, while the other two actors dressed as "vultures" screamed and flapped their huge wings, walking back and forth around, pecking at the broken pieces. .
The audience in the audience all stood up excitedly. Some people kept shouting to the rhythm of percussion, as if they wished they could join the battle to hit with this big hammer, and they responded in harmony. rang out, drowning out the painful groans from the "sufferers".
The background sound of a bel canto mezzo-soprano's wordless acapella came from behind the stage. I didn't see who was singing, but this voice was full of sadness, melancholy and nostalgia, and seemed to have a "resurrection from the dead" "Hope. Her beautiful singing voice became louder and louder, gradually drowning out all the noise, causing everyone on and off the stage to stop moving, as if controlled by a kind of magic, they closed their eyes, Listen carefully.
While everyone was closing their eyes and concentrating, no one noticed that everything on the stage had been evacuated, and a new curtain was lowered. It was the top of the mountains and sea of clouds in the morning light, cleaned and changed. An actor dressed in pure white feathers and a fairy dressed as an angel stood hand in hand at the "top of the mountain", giving everyone a wonderful background. The spotlights shot from the back of the stage from bottom to top illuminated the two. Bit's figure was illuminated by a translucent golden halo...
The singing faded, and when everyone opened their eyes again, they were mesmerized by the scene in front of them. They sighed in admiration. As the figures of the two actors gradually disappeared into the "top of the mountain" as the stage was lifted and lowered, the whole play ended, and everyone The audience clapped their hands vigorously and applauded non-stop until all the cast and crew stood on the small stage together and took a collective curtain call. There were continuous applause and flowers on and off the stage. The atmosphere was extremely warm!
The applause continued, and this performance was considered to be over, but the audience seemed unwilling to leave, and some insisted on sitting, looking forward to the next performance of the cycle.
During the interval between the two shows, the backstage was busy. All the processes had to be repeated, and some consumables needed to be replenished, which had to be done quickly during this time.
Shukang was very curious and went directly to the backstage. Everyone inside was so busy that no one seemed to notice a stranger entering.
The dressing table is the brightest place inside, and the mirror with a full circle of lights clearly illuminates the actor's face.
"Give me a glass of water!" the actor sitting in the middle who was taking off his makeup said without looking back.
Shukang looked around and saw that no one agreed to him, and there happened to be a water table next to the place she walked to, so she took the cup, poured the water, approached the "corner" and handed it to him past.
The "Jiao'er" uncle took the water glass, took a sip, and then stretched it back. The meaning was very clear, asking her to continue - okay, just hold it. Shukang took the water glass back and prepared it. He asked.
"You're looking for me, where's the gift?"
Unexpectedly, this "Jiao'er" actually asked her directly.
"Could it be that? He is 'Hai Yantian'?" Shukang was confused, because in her imagination, the dignified Lord Yipui should be a majestic, older, and unsmiling middle-aged man. This one is also ——Too young and too beautiful! How can it be? But he asked directly into my heart, how to explain it? "
Shukang put the water cup in his hands, shook it, and replied: "The gift is ready, but it's not convenient to show it to you here, Lord Haikou."
"Hahaha! Then where is the best place for us to look? Master Mu Yi."
"Jiaoer" stood up from the chair, turned around, and smiled at Shukang. Behind his tall shoulders, a circle of lights on the dressing table gave him another halo. Under the backlight, Shukang Suddenly, he felt that this overly beautiful face had a very unreal feeling - it didn't look like an expression that a human should have, and it was frivolous on his face at the moment.
