Wu Xingxue and Xiao Fuxuan have actually been like this these years, and they will not live in one place for a long time. The world changes rapidly, and they often travel and watch as they go.
If there is a good view or something interesting, they will settle down nearby and live there for two or three years.
I settled down in Jiangzhou City before because the city is located on the mountain. If you live in a high place, you can see the clouds surrounding the distant mountains and the bright moon on the Qingjiang River by pushing out the window. If it encounters wind and rain again, the entire Kuojiang River will be covered with smoke and mist, which is indeed a rare sight elsewhere.
Today, Wu Xingxue and Xiao Fuxuan almost moved out of Jiangzhou City because of the tireless repayment of this young master of the Li family.
But they didn't move in the end.
Because I was stopped by something.
This thing is actually not unusual at all - it is a play in the Wolong County Theater next door.
Master Ling Wang likes to watch and listen to operas, this is not well known to others, but Xiao Fuxuan knows it best. After all, when he was still in Xiandu, he had seen how King Ling fell asleep more than once. Not to mention how his twelve little boys got here.
But even so, they seldom stay in a certain place for a certain theater building or troupe.
Because the dramas circulated in the world are always similar, Wu Xingxue has heard too much and seen too much in hundreds of years, and few of them are particularly fresh.
But this time is different.
The drama this time is really a bit fresh, and it can be regarded as unique.
Because this opera has the same name as Wolong County, it was derived from this place, and it is only performed here, and it cannot be heard anywhere else.
The first time Wu Xingxue heard that play was all by chance.
On that day, he and Xiao Fuxuan passed through Wolong County, and when they passed the big theater building, they saw the windows and doors open, and the hall was full of guests, and there were many people.
They glanced in over the wide lattice.
I saw not only people on the stage, but also dragons. In the sound of gongs and cymbals, it was so lively.
Xiao Fuxuan knew at a glance that they couldn't enter the door before dark. After all, a certain Lord Spirit King couldn't walk when he saw this kind of thing.
Sure enough, the Wuxing Snowman passed by and turned back. With great interest, he dragged Xiao Fuxuan into the building, and said, "Let's go and have a look."
It took nearly two hours to see this.
The people in Wolong County have probably been influenced by that Mr. Li's family, and they are very enthusiastic. The old man at the table next to him glanced at Wu Xingxue and Xiao Fuxuan several times, and asked them, "You're not a local, are you?"
Xiao Fuxuan: "No."
The old man pointed to the stage: "This is the first time??"
Wu Xingxue responded with a smile: "It's interesting to watch outside, it's lively, so come in."
The old man was also worried: "This play has a heavy voice, can you understand me?"
Wu Xingxue let out a "huh" and said modestly, "Let's just understand."
The old man said: "You didn't come at the right time, and you didn't listen to the previous one. I'll make it up for you?"
Wu Xingxue wanted a pot of tea, and now he poured out a cup and handed it to the old man, then picked up his own cup, raised it to the old man, and said with a smile, "That's my work."
Seeing his attitude, the old man became even more interested, so he started talking: "This is a new play, and it tells the truth. Isn't our county called Wolong? Do you know how the county name of Wolong came about?"
"How did it come about?"
"Because I saw a dragon."
Wu Xingxue and Xiao Fuxuan looked at each other, then looked at the old man: "Really?"
They didn't know until the old man talked about it. The so-called "seeing the dragon" is not really seeing it, but a mirage.
I don't know how many years ago, when this county was just a little bigger next to the ferry, there was a mirage scene.
It was probably early in the morning of a certain winter day, the weather was suddenly cold, and the entire county was covered with a thick layer of fog, a vast expanse of whiteness.
The people opened the window and looked at the sky, and they were shocked.
Because the waves suddenly turned up in the white fog, you can see the huge waves crashing into the black rocks, and you can also see the boats resting on the shore.
Just when the people were looking at the waves and boats in the sky, they didn't know what to do. A long black shadow was faintly tumbling through the huge waves.
Although it was just a phantom, it was silent. But when the long shadow passed across the sea, the people in the city seemed to be able to imagine the mighty waves and the howling wind.
They don't know that this is a projected scene, and they don't know where it came from.
From their point of view, the dragon shadow piercing the wind and chopping the waves seemed to be lying quietly in the streets and alleys of the city, revealing a little trace in the white mist.
After that, the county was named "Wolong".
The old man said: "This play is written in continuation of the dragon shadow that appeared."
The old man said something, and after Wu Xingxue listened to the summary, he felt that some details and trends in the story seemed familiar.
But for a while, he couldn't understand where this deja vu came from. Until he heard the old man say: "Someone is holding a scroll of beauty to pay respects to Lord Long, Long—"
The old man was interrupted before he finished speaking.
I saw Lord Tianxiu asked with a blank face: "I take the liberty to ask, this drama... who wrote it?"
The old man waved his hand and said, "Mr. Li."
Wu Xingxue: "..."
It turned out that this young master of the Li family had many adventures in his life, some of which he couldn't tell and felt uncomfortable, so he simply mixed the truth with the false and wrote it all into the play.
His family was well-off, and he didn't want to waste his pen and ink, so he bought this theater building and invited a well-known theater troupe to set up a stage to sing here. It comes out once a year and has been sung for several years.
Wu Xingxue was speechless for a moment, then turned to Xiao Fuxuan and said, "I'm balanced."
After all, the young master of the Li family's love of being a matchmaker has been extended to the drama. Even the dragon in the mirage, he can't see that he is alone, so he sent pictures of beauties to his door.
What else can't he do
Based on the original intention of "wanting to see how bizarre this drama can be", Lord Lingwang decided to come here often.
But the old man added another sentence: "The son of the Li family will come to the theater to listen for a while from time to time. He is a strange man with a very warm heart and is well-known far and wide. Guess you can meet him."
Wu Xingxue gave a dry laugh, thinking that there was no need for it, she had already learned the lesson. He and Xiao Fuxuan really couldn't stand the enthusiasm of that young master of the Li family.
Just because of the old man's words, Lord Lingwang decided to make it easy and come here often.
***
For Xiao Fuxuan and Wu Xingxue, things like changing faces are simply commonplace.
When they went to Luohuashan City, they often changed their appearances, and it was even more so when they traveled around the world. Almost every place I go, I change my face.
This is a trivial matter, and there is no need to fight for it.
Xiao Fuxuan was always the one who did it before, and now he is the one who did it.
Master Tianxiu is actually very particular about changing people's faces—
He can change all the facial features of a person, which are completely different, but can be integrated with the body shape and demeanor. It doesn't look like it's easy to be overwhelmed at all, as if it should be like this by nature.
This is a plus.
They have been walking in the world for hundreds of years without any problems.
But now in this small Wolong County, the boat capsized in the gutter...
And turned it over more than once.
That young master of the Li family is really a strange person.
With different appearances, they came to the theater six times, ran into Mr. Li's family three times, and were recognized every time.
Once Wu Xingxue couldn't hold back and asked him how he did it.
I heard the young master of the Li family explain with great interest: "It is often said in the scriptures that monks and immortals always change their appearance when they travel in the world. I guess the two benefactors don't like to come to this noisy place with their true appearance, so they will definitely change their appearance. So the face cannot be regarded as real! But the figure and posture of the two of you are so insignificant, you can't stop it, you can recognize it from a distance, and you can't go wrong!"
"..."
Wu Xingxue suit.
After that, when he came to Wolong County to listen to the opera, Wu Xingxue was the one who changed his face.
It's not because he's more skilled.
The little trick of disguise is really not a skill, and naturally it is hard to distinguish. The reason why he is here is because...
The Spirit King made a move, that is quite casual.
What two people will become depends on one's current interest and what one hears and sees.
In Wu Xingxue's words, it is called "appreciating the various states of the world".
That's really no joke.
After Yi Wanrong, they are not necessarily young people, not necessarily two people.
Sometimes it's not even a person.
Therefore, such a scene often appears at the edge of the wild forest outside the city gate of Wolong County——
When they landed, they happened to see an old man in a coir raincoat carrying a bamboo basket passing by.
Wu Xingxue glanced at him and said, "Xiao Fuxuan, look at this old man, how easy is it to be like this? It's rare to experience the feeling of having white beard and hair."
Then, there will be two more old men drinking tea in the theater building in Wolong County.
If they happened to see the scholar passing by carrying a bamboo cage when they landed.
Wu Xingxue took a glance, and said again: "Look at that scholar, he's so gentle..."
Then, there will be two more scholars in the theater building that day.
So back and forth, tried and tested.
Others don't know, anyway, Mr. Li has never recognized him once, and Lord Lingwang is getting happier the more he plays.
Once, after they landed, no one walked by, but two piebald chaffinches perched on the branches.
Wu Xingxue looked at it with interest for a while, then suddenly tugged at Xiao Fuxuan's sleeve and said, "Look at that pair of birds."
Xiao Fuxuan: "..."
You can't get enough of being a human, can you
Master Tiansu wrote "No" all over his face, Wu Xingxue raised his eyebrows and looked at it for a while, then tugged at his sleeve again.
This behavior can basically be characterized as coquettish.
But in this kind of thing, is it useful to act like a baby? ?
…
some.
So that day, by the window of the theater building, there was a pair of birds who were not afraid of people, and stayed for a whole noon.
But "acting like a baby" may not always be useful, just like this day.
On this day, it is said that the play in the theater in Wolong County is coming to an end, and it is likely that Mr. Li will go there.
Wu Xingxue dragged Xiao Fuxuan out early, instead of walking against the wind, he wandered through long streets and alleys from Jiangzhou City to Wolong County.
They stopped again at the edge of the wild forest where they usually disguise themselves, and Wu Xingxue looked around, looking for "inspiration".
Suddenly, I heard a burst of noise coming from a few miles away.
Wu Xingxue turned her head, and saw a few children with goat horns tied up, wearing water-green bellybands, with a little cinnabar red on their foreheads, walking by a buffalo in groups of three or four.
He glanced again with great interest, and said, "Xiao Fuxuan."
Xiao Fuxuan: "..."
Xiao Fuxuan pushed back someone's finger who wanted to change his face, and before he opened his mouth to say "Look", he said three sentences——
"dont see."
"blind."
"I'm coming today.":,,.