In the center of the stage, the covering red curtain slowly fell.
The dark creature inside was revealed, and everyone looked over and let out a low laugh.
A man in colorful green clothes and holding a whip cracked the whip in the air, and a cruel and joking voice suddenly sounded in the audience: "Let those chimpanzees know how powerful we are!"
"Let's see what they can do."
"Hurry up, we're not in a hurry to see them perform anymore!"
The large iron cage slowly opened, and several extremely dark-skinned people came out. Their hands, feet, and necks were bound by chains!
Driven by the whip, he slowly climbed onto the high platform. The youngest person looked like he was only five, six or seven years old!
"Go, go over there!"
Snapped!
The trainer made loud noises in the air and drove the black men toward two high platforms three to four meters apart.
If it weren't for the reflection of the lights, extremely thin steel wires could be illuminated.
I'm afraid it might be mistaken for nothing!
"Scared!" Xie Chan exclaimed!
"What are Liu Zheng and the others going to do!"
Liu Zheng had no expression on his face and said coldly: "Walking a tightrope."
"It's a common acrobatic performance, but it shouldn't be done by those people!"
At first glance, these people are black slaves who have not experienced professional training since the beginning of the notorious slave trade.
These Africans were coaxed or forcibly transported to the Americas and forced to become slaves!
He had heard that in zoos in the Americas, black slaves would be displayed as animals like jackals, tigers and leopards, but he didn't expect to encounter them today.
It's just that the black slaves are driven like slaves!
Judging from the enthusiastic response from the audience, this is not the first time this circus has done something like this.
At this time, two or three black men opened their arms and balanced on the thin tightrope, slowly passing by.
The audience in the audience booed.
Perhaps seeing the mediocre response, the animal trainer stopped the next little boy who was about to stand on the wire.
"Maybe we should make it a little more difficult."
Hearing these words, the audience looked expectantly at the trainer, who took out many useless props from his pocket as if by magic.
He rummaged through his empty pockets, indicating that he had nothing.
The audience's eyes were completely attracted to him.
"You know how to do these tricks!"
"Boring, boring, we want to see a river of blood!"
At this time, the animal trainer watched the little boy move slightly, and he immediately said: "I think I know where that thing is."
He chuckled and passed his hand over the little boy's head. A small glass bottle holding yellow grease suddenly appeared in his hand.
The animal trainer saw the audience staring with interest at the glass vial in his hand.
He laughed: "Olive oil, I believe everyone knows its deliciousness, but do you know its other function?"
The animal trainer opened the small bottle and poured it on the already slender wire.
The trainer accidentally 'slipped' on purpose, and the audience screamed, but he regained his footing in time.
He pretended to be wiping his sweat, and the audience was frightened by his danger, and felt relieved that nothing was wrong.
But the glass bottle wasn't so lucky.
It fell from a height of five meters in the air, and fell to pieces with a bang!
A thrilling feeling arose spontaneously, but the performance was not over yet. Everyone's eyes were on the slender, slippery little boy who was about to pass through.
He looks to be only in his teens!
Xie Chan couldn't bear to look at it, she would definitely fall off.
"Liu Zheng, how could they let a teenage child do such a dangerous thing?"
Liu Zheng watched all this with cold eyes.
It's not that he has no sympathy for her, but he's definitely not a virgin.
The audience present obviously had their eyes firmly fixed on the little boy, but no one said a word to remind him, or even looked expectant.
Obviously this isn't the first time.
He watched the little black slave boy tremble as he walked up the tightrope.
One step, two steps, three steps!
"ah!"
Suddenly, the little boy's center became unstable. The sole of his foot slipped and he fell down a five-meter high platform. Even an adult would be injured if he fell from such a distance.
Not to mention the glass bottle in front as a reference!
Liu Zheng was stunned. Is there no protection?
He stood up in a hurry, but at this moment, the little boy stood firmly.
Four steps, five steps, six steps...
After crossing the tightrope without any incident, the nervous audience burst into laughter.
At this time, the animal trainer drove them into the cage and made the final bow.
After the audience relaxed for a few minutes, they said unfinishedly:
“What a great performance.”
"Come again tomorrow."
…
Xie Chan also let out a sigh of relief, laughing and scolding: "How could they do this, but it's quite exciting."
Liu Zheng was still in a daze, thinking about one thing.
"Liu Zheng, let's go."
Suddenly, Xie Chan's voice sounded in his ears.
"Oh." He stood up slowly, glanced at the stage that ended, stood up and left slowly.
At this time, hidden in the darkness in the middle of the stage, a person who was almost integrated into the darkness watched the two of them leave.
…
"The performance was too scary, but it was wonderful. Compared with the tricks we did over there, I think the ones here were a bit more interesting."
"After all, no matter how weird the trick is, it's not as impactful as this one."
Liu Zheng nodded. He was still thinking about what happened on the stage just now.
And at this moment, a cheerful and familiar voice attracted them.
"Is this the rest room of the circus? Maybe the actors just now are here." Xie Chan pointed to a tent, and there were chaotic sounds coming from inside.
Liu Zheng took a look. The gas lamp inside cast many figures on the tent. The figures of the actors were impressive.
There were other spectators who also came here.
He said with great certainty: "Maybe this is it."
"Please come in."
Liu Zheng deliberately made a gesture of invitation, which made Xie Chan smile slightly. She took Liu Zheng's hand and followed the other audience members in.
As soon as he entered the rest room, Liu Zheng walked into the rare species zoo mentioned on the promotional page.
Why do I say this? Because it is written like this on the top of the tent.
Rare species zoo!
The actors inside have their own distinctive labels on their respective positions, and they really look like animals on display here.
This made Liu Zheng feel very uncomfortable.
But those actors seemed to not care about anything, smiling and explaining to the audience, or making fun of their own shortcomings or peculiarities.
And in the deepest part, inside an iron cage covered with cloth, there is a label saying "prey beast, keep away from danger".
A low roar came from the iron cage, and the animal trainer nearby casually threw a pile of rotten meat into it.
"Eat, this is for you."
