Richard didn't know if his words had any effect. After the white crow flew away, it never appeared again. He turned his head towards the wooden stage and saw the clown coming on stage to perform again.
After that, the rest of the circus took turns, each with their own characteristics and performing different shows.
The performance by the animal trainer Thors was naturally to make the lion perform various thrilling and exciting actions, such as crawling through a fire ring, putting his head in the lion's mouth, etc., which made everyone in the audience exclaim.
The strong man Tyne and the beautiful young woman Amy performed together in a drama. The script of the drama was terrible and it was nothing more than a love story between a man and a woman. Richard suspected that the circus leader might have made it up himself. Neither the lines nor the movements had been polished much, making it embarrassing to watch.
But this still makes the residents of the village who lack entertainment activities enjoy watching it, especially some young male residents. Their eyes almost fall out when they see the beautiful young woman Amy. Every time the beautiful young woman Amy steps on the stage with her towering breasts There was a shaking, which immediately caused a clearly visible sound of swallowing saliva.
After the performance, it was a large-scale drama in which all members of the circus participated, whether it was Tyne, a big and strong man who had already performed in dramas, Amy, a beautiful young woman, or other people such as Jack the Clown, Oliver the Circus Ringmaster, McGee the groom, Thors the animal trainer, and Bowser the lion all have roles.
The content of the drama is also much more exciting than previous love dramas. It is an adventure story in which the prince overcomes many difficulties along the way in order to save the princess, and finally, with the help of many people, defeats the lion monster and saves the princess. It must have been performed many times. Everyone in the circus spoke their lines very skillfully. Even the lion knew when to roar. The people in the audience were deeply fascinated by it.
At the end of the play, as Tyne, who played the prince, held a fake iron sword, defeated the lion monster and rescued the beautiful princess Amy, everyone in the audience cheered, and the entire circus performance came to an end.
The circus leader walked off the stage with a smile on his face, holding his hat in his hand, and asked for money from the audience.
The rest of the circus began to remove their makeup. After removing their makeup, they began to dismantle the wooden platform and load it onto the carriage.
By the time everyone was done, it was already midnight, all the audience had gone out, and the whole square was empty.
The circus people were getting ready to take a rest, and Richard took a break with them. In the corner of the square, he leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.
…
In a blink of an eye, the next day dawned and the sun rose.
The moment the sun shone on his face, Richard, who was leaning in the corner of the square, opened his eyes - he was not sleeping, he was on some sort of defense, he was just closing his eyes to rest.
Somewhat to his surprise, nothing happened that night.
Is this sending any signal
Richard thought, stood up, and saw someone in the circus standing up. It was a clown, and he was wearing a mask. To be honest, Richard had never seen him take off his mask.
"Mr. Clown, you are wearing a mask all the time, aren't you tired?" Richard asked aloud.
The clown looked over and shrugged: "Are you tired? Maybe, but I'm used to it. Passerby, you have to know that it is easy to be a clown, but it is difficult to be an excellent clown. In order to perform well as a clown, I have been Reminding myself that I am a clown and that the mask is my true face—this is what a good clown should have.”
"All right."
"By the way, passerby, are you leaving?" The clown saw Richard walking towards the horse and asked, "Or are you planning to go north with us?"
After hearing this, Richard raised his eyebrows and felt that it was necessary to test it in order to get more information. After all, the clown's purpose was really confusing to him now.
Thinking like this, Richard looked at the clown and said, "Mr. clown, I think it's better to go on my own. Although I know that the circus is heading in the same direction as me, you have equipment and lions, and it should be slower to pull it with a carriage. I It’s faster to hit the road. Of course, if by chance something happens to me while walking, then maybe we can meet again somewhere down the road.”
"That makes sense." The clown said, bowing slightly, turning his hands forward, and doing a standard East Coast gentleman's courtesy, "Then... allow me to wish you a safe journey."
"Thank you for your good words, I hope I can have a smooth journey." Richard said meaningfully, walked in front of the horse, mounted the horse, without any hesitation, rode forward, and quickly left the village.
Then…
…
In a blink of an eye, the day passed and dusk arrived.
The western sky was dyed burgundy by the bloody setting sun, and the whole world was filled with a dreamlike drunkenness.
A road spreads across the land, ending in a small town.
The town has a solid wall more than three meters high, with wooden sentry towers built at regular intervals on the wall. Although it cannot be compared with the defense of a big city, it is not comparable to ordinary villages and towns.
Richard rode a tired horse into this small town. He could see that the houses in the town were very clean, the residents on the road were wearing half-new clothes, and their living conditions were above the standard. Many people were rushing towards the center of the town. Richard followed them with a flash of eyes, and then he saw a large open space in the center of the town. The circus was already here.
The circus people are building a new wooden stage, and it seems that the progress is at the end. Many small town residents continue to gather, pointing and talking, and it seems that they are looking forward to the circus performance that is about to start.
Richard looked at the situation, touched his nose, jumped off the horse, and cast his eyes on a person under the circus wooden stage.
The moment he looked at the other party, the other party seemed to feel something, turned his head to look over, and then stepped closer.
"Mr. Clown, we meet again." Richard spoke out and took the initiative to greet the people who came over.
"Passerby, we have indeed met again. It seems that we are very destined." The clown responded.
"Heh." Richard chuckled and replied, "Actually, I don't think so. I think it's just that I'm unlucky. I always encounter troubles along the way, which makes my progress slow, only half of what I expected. distance, and then we meet here. But I'm still a little curious, how did your circus get in front of me? I didn't see you on the road."
"The reason is simple, we took a shortcut." The clown said matter-of-factly.
"shortcut?"
"Yes, a shortcut." The clown nodded, "From the previous existence, there were several ways to come to this town. We are familiar with it, so we found the nearest and best way. In other words, if you had Listen to me and come with us, maybe you can suffer less."
"Maybe." Richard said, noncommittal.