Chapter 273

The public notice says that there is a Western Regions merchant named Luojia who does not believe in ghosts and gods. He bet with people at night and stayed in the East Wing of the opera garden. The next day, he was withered and had a belly like a pregnant woman. When dissected, there was only rotten grass in his cavity.

Xu Qing looked at the mud-mixed liquor and the rotten grass leaves in front of him, and finally understood how the merchant died.

It must be said that the people of the Western Regions are truly unpicky and can eat anything. Xu Qing remembered that a year ago, a person from Yuhang opened a food shop in Jinmen. At that time, the signature dish was Yuhang vinegar fish.

Xuanyu was very interested in this so-called signature dish, so Xu Qing took it to this food shop when he was free and tasted the so-called signature vinegar fish.

Since then, the zombie and the cat never went to this food shop again, and even heard the Yuhang flavor and changed color.

Later, the food shop closed as expected. At that time, no one in Jinmen felt sorry, except for a Western Regions person who asked everywhere where there was Yuhang vinegar fish.

He also said that he just loved this bite, and this was simply one of the most delicious foods in the Great Yong.

Xu Qing was quite surprised when he heard it at first, but when he heard that the other party was from the Western Zhu country, he was relieved.

In the opera garden, Xu Qing looked back at the opera stage. After the group of opera actors finished singing one by one, a person dressed as a general was pushed to the opera stage by a group of opera actors.

The general had four flags behind him, and the bright oil paint on his face didn't know which role he was playing.

Xu Qing felt that this general was very familiar. When the other party stepped on small steps and bumped into the front of the stage softly, Xu Qing recognized him immediately.

Isn't this Boss Liu that he was looking for!

But how did Boss Liu, who sang the female role, dress up as a general?

Just as Xu Qing was puzzled, he heard a "yiya" sound, but it was Boss Liu, dressed as a general, who opened his throat.

"Urging the horse to the side of the mountain pass, call the children! Swords and guns raised together, must break—this Tiger Wolf Pass!"

Xu Qing frowned. It wasn't that he hadn't given rites to actors who could sing opera. Although he couldn't say how good he was at singing opera, in terms of appreciation ability, he was no less than those old opera fans and old spectators.

The general played by Boss Liu, besides the voice being slightly hoarse compared to before, the singing skill was impeccable, but Xu Qing could hear that Boss Liu was not singing willingly. After all, which general would start crying as soon as he appeared?

Xu Qing frowned and asked the turtle: "Overlord, what is the name of this play? Which big name in the opera garden is performing it?"

"This play is called Stabilizing the Mountain Pass. The one singing is my junior sister, not a big name, just a little actor who hasn't finished his apprenticeship. You can call her Little Four!"

Little Four...

Xu Qing looked at the fake Overlord. Although the other party had oil paint on his face, Xu Qing could still see his identity from his tone and demeanor.

Years ago, the Tianxin Sect had a protector who betrayed his master and destroyed his ancestors. When he was still in the opera garden, others called him Little Four!

Later, when Old Master Shan of Jinmen had his birthday, the opera troupe leader arranged a big play and sent Little Four as a birthday gift to Old Master Shan, who often listened to Little Four's singing, to accompany Old Master Shan for a night.

On that day, Little Four put on red makeup, wore beautiful clothes, and had a peach blossom face, smiling when he saw people, as if he had never been so happy.

That was also the day a major poisoning case occurred in Jinmen Prefecture. More than half of the guests invited to listen to the opera and celebrate the birthday died, and the troupe leader in the opera garden and Little Four's fellow apprentices died completely.

Later, after Little Four left Jinmen, he visited famous teachers and learned the method of Yin-Yang reversal, from which he transformed into a female Rakshasa and female Yama who was feared by others in the Tianxin Sect.

Xu Qing looked back at Boss Liu on the stage. This Boss Liu was a real woman, the teacher he invited for the Embroiderer. How did she become Little Four?

The troupe leader on the side said: "Among my proud disciples, besides the Overlord, Little Four sings the best!"

"Now that I am old, I am afraid I won't last a few years. If I can't watch Little Four learn all the skills of the opera troupe and make the prestige of my Lixiang Garden sing again, I won't be reconciled even if I die!"

Xu Qing narrowed his eyes and interrupted: "You are not reconciled, but you can't let one person sing all the roles of male, female, painted face, and clown. She doesn't have three heads and six arms, and one throat can't sing the whole opera garden. Besides, she is a good girl who sings the female role, but you let her dress as a man and sing the general's play. Isn't this making things difficult for her?"

"Also, look carefully. Is she really Little Four!"

"I say she is Little Four, so she is Little Four!" The troupe leader stood up abruptly and stared at Liu Su'e on the stage, as if possessed: "The opera garden cannot be scattered, the stage of Lixiang Garden cannot collapse, it must not be destroyed in my hands!"

"I don't care if she is Little Four or who. Since she entered the opera garden and learned my opera, she must listen to me. Whatever I tell her to learn, she must learn! I say she is a man, so she is a man!"

"If she still can't sing well, I will skin her alive! Then I will take new apprentices and revitalize the prestige of my opera garden."

While the troupe leader was speaking, Liu Su'e on the stage suddenly called to Xu Qing: "Shopkeeper Xu, run! This is a ghost garden, they are not living people!"

Xu Qing pondered for a moment and said unhurriedly: "You are the Embroiderer's teacher, I must take you out."

"This place is full of mountains and passes, and tigers and wolves are everywhere. How can I get out? You don't have to worry about me. I have already taught my skills to Sister Embroiderer, so I am worth it even if I die."

After saying this, Boss Liu on the stage finally couldn't hold on to the fatigue. She changed her singing style and sang sadly: "The diamond flower falls, the belt is untied, when will it be tied again?"

"Little Wenjun's fate is thin, and I don't have the blessing to drive the fragrant carriage... I return your fragrant silk sleeves, so don't talk about romance in this life. Seeing you this time, it will be a farewell! You must go, and how can I part!"

Xu Qing's brain jumped.

Let's just say, in this situation, stop adding scenes to yourself. There are no living people in the whole opera garden. Who are you singing to?

The troupe leader on the side heard Boss Liu, dressed as a general, open his throat to sing a female role, and he couldn't sit still.

What is the difference between osmanthus cake fried with fat intestines and candied haws dipped in chili sauce? Isn't this just ruining good things!

"What a stubborn little seed! Today I must clean up the sect for the ancestor!"

On the stage, Liu Su'e suddenly recited: "I am a female, not a man!"

Today, another day.

Hearing Liu Su'e's recitation, the senior brother of the opera troupe who was playing the fake Overlord suddenly shook all over, and his figure straightened up, no longer looking like he was bowing his head!

"Yu Ji, don't be afraid!"

The Overlord gathered his spirit and jumped onto the opera stage in two or three steps. Xu Qing, who was preparing to take action, was surprised and stopped his movements.

"Who dares to come forward! Who dares to hurt her!"

The fake Overlord drew his precious sword and protected Liu Su'e behind him. Around him were all kinds of opera ghosts. These people were also his fellow apprentices!

Years ago, the senior brother of Lixiang Garden was beaten to death by the troupe leader to protect Little Four.

Today, the past repeats itself!

"Although I die today, I am still the Western Chu Overlord!"

The senior brother's tongue bloomed with spring thunder, and the fellow apprentices around him were so scared that they didn't dare to come forward.

At this time, the troupe leader under the stage suddenly cursed: "The real Overlord couldn't protect Yu Ji, you fake Overlord, can you still rebel?"

"What are you standing there for? Why don't you take this fake Overlord down!"

Hearing this, the ghosts suddenly had courage, one by one like hungry wolves seeing lambs, pouncing on the senior brother.

The senior brother originally had some courage, but when the master's words came out, his courage completely dissipated!

Seeing the opera stage full of ghost shadows, and a group of little ghosts about to swallow his senior brother alive, a loud slap sound suddenly resounded through the opera stage.

The ghosts who were fighting turned their heads and saw their troupe leader lying on his back, and he kept retreating with his hands and feet.

Xu Qing shook his hand, bent down, pulled the opera troupe leader up, and threw him back into the seat.

Then, Xu Qing stepped on the armrest of the chair with one foot, grabbed the old troupe leader's collar with one hand, turned his head to scan the opera stage, and cursed:

"A bunch of things that bully the soft and fear the hard! You don't have the ability to raise an opera garden, but you make things difficult for others."

Xu Qing turned his head, looked at the troupe leader, and slapped him backhand.