Chapter 1473: Character Side Story: Long Jing · The Stage of Farewell

Character Side Story: Long Jing · The Stage of Farewell

If you ask who has the loudest reputation in the acrobatics world, different people might have different answers.

But if you ask who has the best skills in the acrobatics world, the industry will definitely not bypass a combination:

Long Jing.

For the acrobatics circle, Long Yu and Jing Bai were simply a couple who had taken the protagonist's script. Long Yu's mother was the front-stage boss of the acrobatics troupe, and Jing Bai's father was the back-stage boss of the acrobatics troupe. Long Yu and Jing Bai grew up together, influenced by what they saw and heard, and had talent. They began to try to form a troupe at 7 or 8 years old, and made a name for themselves in the "Jianghu" at 12 or 13. By the time they were adults, almost one-third of the high-difficulty acrobatic projects that could be named in the industry were redesigned versions of these two.

Everyone called them a fairy couple and unanimously agreed that in the current era where acrobatics was gradually declining, it would be difficult for any younger generation to surpass them, until...

These two had a child.

This child, who inherited all the excellent genes of Long Yu and Jing Bai, showed extremely high talent from a young age, and was even pinned with high hopes by countless industry seniors, who claimed that he would definitely be able to take over the baton of acrobatic inheritance and lead acrobatics to walk out a new path in the declining era.

In this regard, Long Yu and Jing Bai's parents were very happy, but the two of them, as parents, were worried about this.

They knew the child had extremely high talent, but they also knew that this profession was extremely dangerous.

Times were different now. To win more applause, one had to "take risks." Only "dangerous" designs could stimulate people's nerves in this era where leisure activities were exploding and audience thresholds were constantly increasing, pulling their attention back to traditional acrobatic performances.

However, this was not an easy task.

Years of over-the-top acrobatic movements had made Long Yu and Jing Bai's bodies unbearable. It could be said that their fame came from talent and sweat, but it also came from "giving up" their physical health.

They didn't want their child to continue working in this line of work, but the expectations of their parents and industry seniors made them caught in a dilemma.

This was no longer just about a child's future, but an industry needing a "fresh" leader.

They felt sorry for the child, but also for the industry, and even more for the thousands of people who relied on this industry to eat.

When a person carries too many spotlights, he cannot just be himself.

Responsibility has always been a heavy topic.

Long Yu and Jing Bai didn't dare to tell the child their worries, and they couldn't say the words of refusal to their elders. After thinking about it, they finally decided... to give it a go!

If they could use their current strength and reputation to take the popularity of acrobatic performances to the next level, then perhaps their child wouldn't have to be so hard-working like them.

After the cake was made bigger, fresh blood would naturally pour in, and their child would have more choices.

So they worked harder and more diligently, and the movements they designed became bolder, more adventurous, and even crazier.

Until one day, the exhausted two, on the stage, in front of their child, announced the permanent exit of the Long Jing combination with an accident...

They had an accident.

The audience was in chaos, people in front and behind the stage rushed to the stage, first-aiders, police callers, panicked people, screamers... Only the child's grandmother, the front-stage boss of the acrobatics troupe, rushed to the audience seats with red eyes for the first time, because she knew her grandson was sitting there watching his parents' performance.

She was from an acrobatic background, so she naturally knew what the consequences would be of falling from such a high place, but she didn't want the child to know, at least not let him know now. The pain of losing a father and mother was the greatest sorrow in the world, enough to destroy a person's spirit.

She could accept that her grandson would no longer step into the acrobatics line because of fear, but she couldn't accept that the child would no longer live like a child under extreme grief.

He was still so young, his life had clearly not yet truly begun.

Hide it from him, no matter what excuse, hide it from him first.

However, accidents were always one after another. She rushed to the audience seats, but in the chaotic scene, she didn't find her grandson.

She was stunned for a moment, thinking the child had also rushed to the stage, but when she turned to look at the front of the stage, she found that there was no child's figure there.

She was stunned for a moment, then suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps the child went out to the bathroom and happened not to see this scene?

Heaven has mercy; this was the best result. No matter what, at least it could be hidden.

But then, this front-stage boss, who had operated the acrobatics troupe for decades and had long been accustomed to various storms, instantly collapsed to the ground, two lines of turbid tears streaming down, looking at the direction of the stage and raising her hands with all her might, no longer having the strength to crawl over.

That was her son, her daughter-in-law, the pillar of the acrobatics troupe, and the leader of the industry. Now the sky outside had collapsed, and the sky of this home had also collapsed.

She originally thought that the sadness would end there, but when the chaos ended and the entire acrobatics troupe couldn't find her grandson, this woman who had been strong all her life finally fainted.

The child was gone.

He saw everything and left that place.

In fact, Long Jing had long known his parents' suffering.

"Long Jing" was the name he changed for himself. This was originally his parents' combination name, and when this combination could no longer return to the stage, the name "Long Jing" continued to live in this world in this way.

When he was young, Long Jing was extremely clingy, sleeping with his parents every night. One time, before he pushed the door in, he heard his parents talking at night. At that time, his father said:

"Let's try again. We can't let the child also come in and walk this path. Grandpa left early, and Dad also left early. This profession is too grinding; he shouldn't be trapped here."

Mother responded with a smile, but sighed again: "It's just a pity for his talent. I can see that he also likes acrobatics. Sigh..."

"He is still young, growing up in the acrobatics troupe, naturally he can't escape the influence of what he sees and hears. Plus everyone's encouragement and 'flattery,' how can a child stabilize his temperament.

It will be fine when he grows up. When he grows up, he will be sensible. By then, he will be able to understand our painstaking efforts.

Even if he likes acrobatics, he can stay in the troupe and do some related things. I don't want him to be so tired again. Abai, I've wronged you, still having to suffer a period of bitterness with me."

"Go to hell, what wrong have I suffered? I have a man who loves me and a child who loves me. I'm not wronged at all.

I only hate that I didn't grow another pair of hands, another few brains. If only we could have walked this path of acrobatics by ourselves... It's a pity, fewer and fewer people are watching."

"It will get better. I have a new idea, it might be a bit dangerous, but I think the effect will be good."

"Mm, then let's try."

"..."

Long Jing listened at the door for a while and left silently.

He indeed liked acrobatics very much and took the words of the old people in the acrobatics troupe to heart, feeling that he was the future leader who would shoulder the burden of acrobatics. For this, he was exceptionally hard-working.

But he never knew that his parents didn't want him to walk on this path.

He knew that acrobats had many occupational diseases and was prepared to be troubled by pain like his parents, but when he first learned his parents' attitude, he fell into a dilemma.

Should he work hard to become an excellent acrobat so his parents could be freed from the shackles of acrobatics, or should he listen to them and try to stay away from acrobatic performances so they could be more at ease in their spare time?

Little Long Jing couldn't answer this question until the Long Jing combination fell from the stage...

At that moment, Long Jing couldn't accept such a reality. With his brain blank, he "escaped" from the place his parents wanted him to stay away from. ===== CHAPTER 1474 =====