Chapter 60

"In the first lunar month, weddings are taboo."

These few words made Xu Chujing frown, and her expression became more serious.

She hadn't paid attention to this aspect at first, but once Jiang Ningxi mentioned it, she remembered.

There is a saying called "Head-Raising Red," meaning that if a man and woman marry in the first lunar month, it is the Month Grand Duke pressing down on their heads, which is unfavorable for descendants; therefore, the first lunar month is not suitable for weddings.

Getting married in this month is defined as inauspicious.

Of course, there are varying opinions regarding the old calendar, so there is no need to take it too seriously.

However, the performance stage at this moment was far too festive and far too lively.

Li Junyi is an excellent choreographer, but during this time, he was completely won over by Luo Mo.

Luo Mo's choreography and creativity for this dance stunned him; all he could do was refine some movements and add a little icing on the cake.

Just like now, Li Junyi and Tong Shu and the others were Singing and Dancing on stage, like a group of lively guests celebrating for the Newcomers at the center of the stage.

Every dance movement was very exaggerated.

Their expressions were also comical and funny, each one of them like a clown.

And Luo Mo and Shen Yinuo, standing in the center of the stage, were both all smiles, cupping their hands to the crowd in thanks.

The Singing continued to echo on the stage, while the oblivious Wei Ran and Li Ge were watching with smiles alongside the audience, wearing auntie-like grins.

They were even thinking to themselves: "Xiao Shen and Xiao Luo look like a great match!"

The two old men were even thinking about teasing these two young people after the performance ended.

The next segment began, and it was Tong Shu's turn to Sing.

"【Dressed in red, an inch of sorrow for every inch,

Carried away in a hurry.】"

Once these lyrics came out, Wei Ran and Li Ge realized that something seemed wrong.

But the atmosphere on stage remained very enthusiastic, or rather, it was becoming increasingly lively.

"【Cutting away the beloved, alas, they do not return,

Pretending to smile.

The clappers and red sandalwood, spoken lightly,

Truly hard to guess.】"

Once these lyrics came out, Wei Ran could be certain that the theme of this song was more complex than he had imagined.

Luo Mo, this creative genius, was probably about to pull off some new tricks again.

He was looking forward to it more and more now.

Just at this moment, the accompaniment of the entire song began to speed up significantly.

This Li Junyi took out a suona from somewhere, then came Dancing to the center of the stage and handed it toward Luo Mo, who was dressed in red.

It seemed he wanted him to play the suona.

Luo Mo reached out to push it away, and Li Junyi handed it forward again, repeating this back and forth.

When the suona appeared, the atmosphere of the entire venue changed instantly.

Many audience members were bewildered; so it really was an ancient wedding, even bringing out a suona.

And judging by this posture, was Luo Mo going to play a segment?

Had the style of this stage changed to a relaxed and comical one? It looked like a stage play, a bit funny.

This pushing and shoving was quite amusing.

As for some listeners who paid more attention to the lyrics, they had already clearly sensed the contrast between the lyrics and the stage.

The Singing continued to spread:

"【Listen, at the hour of the rabbit, three miles away, it stirs.

The rhythm, the sound of hooves rising and falling, cutting open the word 'sorrow'.

No sooner said than done, the door pushes open, the fog clears itself.

A wild Cat has followed for several streets, climbing the tree with a crooked neck,

Peering and watching her waiting.】"

These lyrics, the more one savored them, the more eerie they became.

Seeing her man still pushing and shoving with the guests, Shen Yinuo smiled and pulled him directly into her embrace, and the two began to dance gracefully in the center of the stage, looking at each other and laughing.

Then, she snatched the suona from Li Junyi's hand and stuffed it into Luo Mo's hand.

The expression on her face had a coquettish look, as if she wanted her man to show off in public.

Luo Mo held the suona, a doting smile appearing on his face, and he made a gesture of accepting the order.

He did not rush to play.

Because many people might not know that before playing the suona, the reed needs to be warmed for a while so that it can achieve a good effect.

Many "guests" saw Luo Mo take the suona and danced even more joyfully.

They kept Dancing around the two of them, singing continuously.

"【This village is also strange, all the doors are shut tight,

And there's Wang Ergou's shoe, left outside the door.

Only she still remembers, the love that cuts to the bone, belonging outside of right and wrong.】"

After this segment of lyrics ended, mist began to rise on the stage.

The lighting was not very bright to begin with, giving a feeling of flickering candlelight, and now with this mist, everything appeared even more psychedelic.

But for some reason, the audience always felt that the more they watched, the more uncomfortable they became; the happier they laughed, the livelier the atmosphere, and the more festive the stage effect, the eerier everyone felt.

Next came the lyrics for the following segment.

"【She couldn't get a word in again this time,"

She was crying while smiling,

Guess how she was crying while smiling,

Crying,

Look at how she was smiling while crying.】"

At this moment, the sound of the suona resonated throughout the entire venue.

Luo Mo finally began.

The thick mist was blown away in an instant by the equipment on the stage.

And the lights also became bright in the blink of an eye.

That sense of blurriness seemed to no longer exist.

The sound of the suona was truly too loud, directly covering everything up.

Everyone listened to Luo Mo's playing, and the moment the sound appeared, a layer of goosebumps rose on their skin.

Even Xu Chujing widened her beautiful eyes, never imagining that at such a perfect moment, the suona could actually exert such an incomparable, miraculous effect!

This Yueqi makes one's mind go blank and emotions surge in an instant.

Calling it the "hooligan musical instrument" is no joke; once the suona comes out, all other instruments are silenced!

In China, the significance of the suona is different; it is used for both weddings and funerals.

Some people are accompanied by the sound of the suona when they are born, and also accompanied by the sound of the suona when they are buried.

Sometimes, it cannot even be considered a pure Yueqi.

——It is a Dharma Instrument.

A Dharma Instrument and a Yueqi cannot be spoken of in the same breath.

In the lounge where the group of trainees were, countless people felt their scalps go numb, and they couldn't help but stand up, their faces full of shock.

Compared to this, can the stage of Shen Mingliu and the others even be called explosive?

A solo of a Yueqi directly overshadowed it.

Luo Mo, one person and one instrument, had a momentum so magnificent it surpassed a thousand troops and horses!

The stage was completely heated up, and the intensity of the Dancing of Li Junyi and the others grew greater and greater.

Shen Yinuo was dressed in red, dancing gracefully against the sound of the suona; she had a foundation in Classical Dance, her movements were light, and her posture was beautiful.

In the gaze she directed at Luo Mo, it was full of affection.

The sound of the suona ceased, and the song entered its second part.

Luo Mo put down the suona and began to employ traditional opera singing.

Although the original singer used a portion of Opera singing style in this part, it was relatively weak, and Luo Mo carried out a subtle strengthening.

"【In front of the hall, he spoke words from the bottom of his heart,"

If the promise is not kept, how can one be carefree.

Light shadows, sighing for childhood sweethearts.

Waiting for a jade ruyi, a barrel of wine.】"

Just as he was singing this part solo, Shen Yinuo had already silently draped the Red Veil of a bride over herself.

Even though the lights were brighter than before, the audience felt the atmosphere was completely different.

It was very festive before, but now everyone's expression was very sorrowful, with only Luo Mo alone still laughing.

It was as if what came before was merely a dream, or an imagination.

Now, it had finally returned to reality.

Li Junyi, Tong Shu, and the others were still playing the roles of guests; they were still Dancing, but their dance movements were already different.

The smiles on their faces were gone, replaced by expressions of grief.

The bride covered in the Red Veil began to pass by Luo Mo.

Luo Mo wanted to pull her into his embrace, but she dodged perfectly time and time again.

The chorus part of the song appeared once more; one could see Shen Yinuo's shoulders slightly heaving, and although one could not see the expression under the Red Veil, one could tell she was sobbing.

Luo Mo held the suona and played once again the tune that his beloved woman loved to hear most.

The appearance of the suona once again brought incomparable shock to the audience.

They thought they had already been startled by the suona once, and that they should be able to get used to it a bit more the second time, not enough to get goosebumps again.

But no one expected that in the accompaniment of the song, a sound began to emerge.

"【One Bow to Heaven and Earth!】"

Under the sound of the suona, once this voice came out, goosebumps appeared again, along with a chill.

One saw Shen Yinuo begin to perform the rites, beginning to bow to Heaven and Earth.

Luo Mo, standing beside her, did not perform the duties a groom should; he was still playing the Chinese oboe, attempting to attract his wife's attention.

——She could not hear!

The sound of the Chinese oboe remained loud and clear; Luo Mo used all his strength.

The voice in the background music emerged once again.

"【Two Bows to the High Hall!】"

Shen Yinuo bowed.

At this moment, Li Ge and Wei Ran could no longer sit still; Li Ge's facial features were all scrunched together, looking extremely uncomfortable.

He had already been made to feel numb throughout his body by this form of performance.

The sound of the Chinese oboe reached an unprecedented peak at this moment, and the voice in the background music resonated throughout the entire venue—the third bow of the wedding, the third bow that everyone knows.

"【Bow to each other!】"

Shen Yinuo turned around and bowed to Luo Mo. Her shoulders and hands were trembling slightly, and her heart was filled with immense grief.

Yet Luo Mo was still trying to make her hear his voice.

But oh, but oh.

She could not hear! She could not hear at all!

How could the living hear the voice of the dead?

The sound of the Chinese oboe rang out for the last time, and in the Singing, one line was repeated over and over, sung four times in one breath, which was also the final part of the entire song.

"【The eighteenth of the first lunar month, this auspicious day.】"

"【The eighteenth of the first lunar month, this auspicious day.】"

"【...】"

However, do not forget, the first lunar month is taboo for weddings; it is not a time for celebration.

The Singing ended, and the song title appeared once again on the large screen behind—"Double Happiness".

As mentioned before, the font on the screen was very strange, very rigid, yet unusually flat and wide.

Just like the font on the Poster for this song on Earth, it was eerie.

Li Ge and Wei Ran exchanged a glance, and he couldn't help but point at the screen and say two words.

"Coffin!"

The structure of this "Double Happiness" character looked exactly like a red coffin!

Even if the audience at the scene were foolish, they could now see what the core of this performance really was.

This was no proper wedding; what kind of hellish operation was this?

Luo Mo, oh Luo Mo, why can't you produce something from the world of the living?

Countless people began to feel a chill down their spines, their hair standing on end, while also feeling shocked beyond measure.

(End of this chapter)