Hua Dan's arms were soon covered with strange shapes. From a distance, people who didn't know better thought the red marks on his arms were blood stains, which was very scary.
Zhu Yuanyu didn't care whether the eyes around him were focused on his body. He was concentrating on drawing runes on human skin.
This is a method he rarely uses. Compared with talisman paper, it is more difficult to draw talismans that can actually produce effects on human skin, so he usually uses talismans to solve problems. If it weren't for the emergency and there was no time for him to draw the talisman, he wouldn't have used this method.
The spell was painted on Hua Dan's arm, and as it was gradually completed, Hua Dan's condition gradually improved.
It took Zhu Yuanyu a lot of effort to finish it. After he stopped writing, he felt that his spirit was a little exhausted. He couldn't help but swayed and was supported by someone.
It turned out that at some point Xi Jinbo had already walked onto the stage and stood beside him. Seeing that he was not in a good condition and seemed to be about to fall, he gave him a hand.
"Are you OK?"
"It's okay, thank you."
Zhu Yuanyu steadied himself, looked at Xi Jinbo expressionlessly and thanked him.
Xi Jinbo smiled and let go of his hand, not caring about the other party's indifference, "As long as it's okay."
At this time, Hua Dan also regained her clarity and looked at Zhu Yuanyu and the others in confusion.
Seeing that he seemed to be okay, his companions came over one after another, and explained the whole story to him one by one.
"You just scared people to death!"
"Yeah, it's like being possessed by a ghost and suddenly going crazy!"
"If this young master hadn't saved you, you would have hit that pillar long ago!"
"Yes, yes, it's terrible!"
Hua Dan had an expression of "Are you kidding me?" and looked in disbelief in the direction of her companion's finger - there was a very thick pillar at the end. If a person ran into it, he would be killed or disabled.
"How could it happen? I have no memory at all! I remember... I seemed to have just stepped on stage, and then... Huh? What happened to me then?" Hua Dan's eyes widened, stupidly.
Then he saw the talisman on his arm out of the corner of his eye and was immediately surprised: "What is this? Why is it on my arm? And where are my sleeves?"
With his other hand he tried to rub the charm away.
Zhu Yuanyu, who had been paying attention to him, immediately slapped his hand down fiercely and said fiercely: "I don't want my life! You dare to wipe it! I can't beat you to death!" He raised his fist and waved it threateningly.
This frightened Hua Dan so much that she shrank her neck and muttered: "It's not your arm... Why are you so nervous? You still want to hit me... It's really unreasonable..."
The troupe leader came over at some point, patted Hua Dan on the head, and cursed: "I saved your life, why don't you thank me quickly! You ungrateful brat!"
Hua Dan grimaced, touched her head, and muttered in a low voice: "The smelly old man has been hitting me on the head all day long..." Then he glanced at Zhu Yuanyu, wrinkled his nose and said slowly: "Well... thank you. ah……"
"If you still want to stay alive, don't touch the charm on your arm. No one can save you in case."
After leaving these cold words, Zhu Yuanyu left without looking back. He just wanted to have a good sleep now.
"Hey-" Hua Dan called him.
It's a pity that they walked out of Qinghui Building as if they didn't hear him.
The guests or passers-by who served as the backdrop for the entire process gave way and secretly glanced at Zhu Yuanyu. It wasn't until he got on the carriage that he looked back with lingering interest.
Zhu Yuanyu, who was sitting in the carriage and resting with his eyes closed, felt that he had forgotten something. He thought about it for a while and gave up without thinking.
In the lobby of Qinghui Building, Wang Jinyi stared blankly at his cousin leaving him behind.
"Is that your cousin? What does he do? A Taoist priest?"
The young man who came with Xi Jinbo asked Wang Jinyi curiously.
Wang Jinyi turned his head when he heard the sound, looking listless. The incident of being abandoned by his cousin hit him hard, and now he really didn't want to talk to other people.
But how could someone who was familiar with Xi Jinbo be an ordinary person? He didn't want to accidentally offend someone he shouldn't have offended because of his emotions, so he reluctantly replied: "My cousin, he is not a Taoist priest. As for the others, I'll forgive you." I can’t tell the truth anymore.”
After that, he bowed and said goodbye.
"Wait a minute." Xi Jinbo said with a smile: "I think Brother Wang and Brother Zhu are coming together. Now Brother Zhu is leaving first. How about I give you a ride, Brother Wang?"
Wang Jinyi suddenly realized it and nodded in agreement.
…
After returning to Zhu Mansion, Zhu Yuanyu remembered that he seemed to have left Wang Jinyi in Qinghui Tower, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
"Zhuangzhuang, go to Qinghui Tower in person and see if Master Biao is still there. If he is, send him back to the palace. If he is not, come back." Thinking that Wang Jinyi might take Xi Jinbo's carriage to go home, he also Not so guilty anymore.
When he was drawing the talisman on Hua Dan, he sweated a lot. When he returned to Zhu's Mansion, he asked his servants to prepare hot water.
The servants of the Zhu Mansion worked very quickly, and the water in the bathtub was quickly filled, steaming and steaming.
After waving his servants away, Zhu Yuanyu untied his clothes, stepped onto the small stool and stepped into the tub. He slowly slid down and sat in the tub. The hot water just reached his shoulders.
The body is suddenly stimulated by the hot water, the pores all over the body are opened, and then it feels completely comfortable.
He leaned his head against the edge and squinted his eyes slightly.
"I don't know where there are hot springs in the capital. I'll have to ask my cousin about it... I haven't been to a hot spring for a long time..."
Zhu Yuanyu spoke softly, his voice was so low that it was almost negligible, and only his mouth could be seen moving slightly.
In the past, he would go to the hot springs whenever he had the opportunity to relieve fatigue and keep fit. After being in this world for so long, even though he could soak in a large bucket of hot water, it still couldn't be compared to a hot spring. He missed it so much.
The temperature of the hot water in the bath gradually cooled down. Zhu Yuanyu stood up, picked up a clean cloth, wiped his body dry, and put on his clothes.
"come in."
The door was gently pushed open, and several servants walked in, quietly packing up everything.
Zhu Yuanyu walked to the bed and sat down, took off his clogs, climbed into the bed and lay down.
"Tell the master and his wife that I will sleep until dinner." Because he was facing downward, his voice was muffled.
"yes."
After cleaning up, the servant quietly retreated out and closed the door gently.
…
Xiaoxing is fourteen years old this year and is a leading actress in the Hexi Troupe. The troupe leader is his master.
He is an orphan and has been in the Hexi Class since he can remember. His master raised him and passed on all his skills to him.
Master is just over thirty this year, and he does not fit in with the "stinky old man" he calls him. Because he often does stupid things and makes jokes, he is the one who has been taught the most by Master.
His master is very handsome, with thin eyebrows and eyes. His complexion is very fair because he is not exposed to the sun often. He looks very kind, but when he gets angry, everyone in the troupe is not afraid.
There were three senior brothers above Xiaoxing, and he had the best relationship with the second senior brother, but he died of illness.
The master stopped Xiaoxing from seeing the second senior brother, saying that he was afraid that he would be sick after he passed away, but in fact, he just didn't want him to see the miserable state of the second senior brother.
The second senior brother's illness came very strangely. The doctors he called said there was no cure and they didn't know what kind of strange disease it was. Day by day, the second senior brother finally died in pain from the torture.
Xiaoxing hit hard.
His master didn't know, but one night he quietly went to the second senior brother's ward. He saw the second senior brother's haggard and terrifying look. He didn't feel scared at all, just very sad. He covered his mouth to avoid crying. The sound woke up the second senior brother who finally fell asleep.
The second senior brother left not long after that.
Xiaoxing watched the coffin of the second senior brother being buried with her own eyes, and watched her master fall ill. When the master recovered, the troupe received a sincere invitation from Qinghui Tower in the capital.
Before leaving, he went to the second senior brother's grave to say goodbye. In the end, he left crying again.
The master also saw him crying and just said: It's time for you to learn to grow up.
After that, he no longer cried sadly over the death of his second senior brother. He learned to bury the pain in his heart so that no one would notice it.
Not long after arriving in the capital, his master asked him to take over the second senior brother's position and play the role of Huadan. He was surprised. He thought that the third senior brother would take over the second senior brother's position.
Although he doesn't like this dull third senior brother very much, he has always known that the third senior brother is very diligent and wants to take over the role of Huadan.
He asked his master why he was chosen to play the role instead of the experienced third brother. The master just smiled and said nothing and touched his head.
Then he went on stage in a daze, and the guests watching the show applauded after he came off the stage. He suddenly fell in love with this feeling of bringing joy and fun to people.
Everything went well until today.
After the so-called savior left, Xiaoxing was pushed backstage by the master, and other dramas were re-staged on the stage.
"Xiao Xing, do you really not remember what happened?" The master looked at him with a worried look.
Xiaoxing shook her head and said with a grimace, "I really don't remember..."
The master touched his head and said, "Since you have no clue yet, you should go and take a rest first. Dongzi, prepare yourself. You will go on stage later."
The third senior brother standing aside looked over in surprise, "Yes!" Then he ran to change clothes and put on makeup to get ready.
Xiaoxing looked at the third senior brother running away and lowered his head in frustration.
"Looking at your appearance, I'll let you back on stage once I'm sure you're okay! Go and have a rest, you were scared to death just now, you know?" The master glared at him.
He made a weird face and ran away.
Xiaoxing returned to his room, filled a basin of water, and was about to wash off the makeup on his face. Suddenly he noticed the charm on his arm.
"This damn thing is really ugly..."
He took off his shirt and became shirtless, twisting his arms and squinting to carefully study the charms on his arms.
"...It's better to wash it..."
