Chapter 47: Inside and Outside the Play
Zheng Shiliu is a man, a handsome man of twenty-four or five years old.
Even the most demanding person will admit that Zheng Shiliu is at least a pretty handsome man. Among the crowd of crosstalk actors who are distorted, his external conditions are simply outstanding.
However, among the 30,000 actors, there are not many handsome people, and more than one person is better than Zheng Shiliu. Zheng Shiliu is undoubtedly the most popular star in the fairy city in the past month. The story about him has been serialized and played thirteen times, with ratings constantly rising and popularity has been rising. There are even topics about him in the third district of B and 3.
The basis of this popularity is the lingering and touching love story between Zheng Shiliu and his lover.
The main line of the story is roughly as follows: Zheng Shiliu is a poor man from the bottom of society. By chance, he got a ticket to a luxury giant ship that could cross the ocean. On that giant ship, he was lucky enough to meet A Luo, a daughter who dared to love and hate, and since then he started an unusual path of love...
In the previous thirteen episodes of the show, the audience had already fascinatedly admired how the two young men were not afraid of power and etiquette, and were worried that the luxurious giant ship accidentally bumped into a strange beast on the sea, and the hull collapsed and gradually sank, causing the two young men to fall into danger... Finally, the show seemed to be about to end, and Zheng Shiliu and Aluo were also facing the test of separation from life and death.
At this point, there are countless people in the Immortal City who are concerned about this couple. People can’t suppress their curiosity: What happened to Zheng Shiliu and Aluo in the end?
Although Zheng Shiliu is of course alive - otherwise how could he perform on stage? However, in the previous dozen performances, Zheng Shiliu always had a stiff dead face, and he had no feelings when memorizing lines, which made many people begin to doubt whether his current state is really alive.
Moreover, even if he is still alive, what about Aluo, who is charming with every frown and smile? Could it be that she died in that disaster that made Zheng Shiliu feel ashamed?
And all of this will be revealed in this episode.
Therefore, Shu Si knew that being lazy and absent from work at this time might affect his Bahuang Liuhe Tang, but he still couldn't help but run over.
"Anyway, Bahuang Liuhe Tang must have more than just dead faces. But if you miss this episode, you may not be replayed in the future."
Thinking of this, Shu Si was even more confident and lay down under the tree, making his posture look very comfortable.
A moment later, Zheng Shiliu's group of actors came late. More than 90% of the space on the signature version was also occupied by Zheng Shiliu's story.
Following the last issue, the picture shows a bright moon and stars and a cold sea.
The hull of the giant ship was almost completely sunk, and most of the passengers on the ship were buried at the bottom of the sea. The giant ship hit a sleeping deep-sea beast. When the beast woke up, it killed all the immortal cultivators on the ship. Only civilians, because they did not take it into their eyes at all, but instead survived. But as the giant ship sank, the lives of these civilians gradually came to an end.
As for the protagonists of the story, Zheng Shiliu and Aluo are quietly waiting for the arrival of fate on the sea.
When the giant ship sank, Zheng Shiliu found a wooden board, but the area was limited and could only accommodate one person... Now Aluo was lying on the wooden board and shed tears. Zheng Shiliu sank her body in the cold sea water and said the last words to Aluo.
Because of the cold, Zheng Shiliu's voice trembled constantly. But he was still talking nonstop, talking about the past, the present, the future, and even crosstalk.
"Aluo, I, I hope that at the last glance of my life, I can see your smile, so that when I fall asleep at the bottom of the sea, I can dream of you smiling."
"I don't want you to sleep, I just want you to live"
"No, you are the one who should survive. Promise me, live for me, and live healthy and happy forever..."
Outside the venue, countless viewers began to cry for Zheng Shiliu's words.
Even Shu Si, a little mouse who has always been scolded, couldn't help but wipe his eyes: "It's so great, why are there wind and sand in these fairy cities?"
However, just as he wiped his tears, he suddenly saw a strong light flashing on the signboard, covering everything. The deep night sky and the cold sea... gradually turned into nothingness under the strong light.
Shu Si was stunned and stood up directly: "Is this a new change? Could it be that at the last moment, an immortal descended to earth and rescued everyone? So Zheng Shiliu, who should have died, could speak crosstalk here?"
But the next moment, a cold voice sounded, breaking everyone's guess.
“That’s all the boring show.”
The strong light gradually dissipated, and on the stage, the hundreds of crosstalk actors disappeared out of thin air, leaving only a figure in black on the spot, facing countless pairs of eyes.
Long silence.
The extreme shock made many people not know how to react at the first time, but soon, the overwhelming curses were boiling in the fairy city.
"Go to your uncle, what are you?"
"It's time to come"
"Bare this bastard to death"
Faced with the surging curses, the man in black seemed to ignore it, but just raised his eyes coldly, his eyes seemed to penetrate the signboard, reaching the deepest part of everyone's hearts, and then a cold wind arose, which freezes the anger.
After a moment, the man in black spoke, "The show just now was a scam, this is the real Zheng Shiliu."
As he said that, he stretched out his hand and summoned the scene in the competition venue. One of them happened to reflect Zheng Shiliu's face.
However, compared with Zheng Shiliu just now, Zheng Shiliu seemed a little shrunk and gloomy, without the previous temperament of being a poor person, open and cheerful person.
Next, the picture shows the face of a girl, which is similar to Aluo, but not as bright and radiant as Aluo. Her eyes are a little slender, her skin is a little dimmed, and her figure is a little plump... but her eyes look full of hostility.
The man in black explained: "This is the real Aluo. They did not meet on a giant ship. Instead, Aluo's husband raised some down-and-out artists at home during his lifetime, including Zheng Shiliu. At the same time, Aluo was not a cheerful girl who dared to love and hate. She was just a slutty widow who could not control herself, and she wanted to pull all the beautiful men in the world into the bed."
On the picture, A Luo smiled and said to Zheng Shiliu.
"Xiao Zheng, my shoulders are sore. Come and rub my shoulders."
Zheng Shiliu looked up at her in fear: "Miss, I, I am just a crosstalk, don't make things difficult for me."
"What's wrong with crosstalk? Are you a man who is talking crosstalk?"
"Miss, you are joking. Of course I am a man, but..."
A Luo raised her eyebrows: "If you want you to come in, come in, be careful that I will let my father drive you out."
Zheng Shiliu finally lost to the tyranny and shrank into the house. Then, there was a burst of panting and moaning that made the adults feel extremely uncomfortable.
After a while, the picture changed. Zheng Shiliu had become haggard from a person who was a person, especially when walking, his legs were clamped and his hunched posture was even more terrible.
Obviously, the hard work of serving Miss Aluo is far beyond the ability of a crosstalk actor to bear.
But Aluo still didn't know where to stop.
"Xiao Zheng, where have you gone? Come here quickly. I want you again today. I dare not come. I will break your parents' legs and catch your little lover named Amei and feed the dog. Did you hear that?"
Zheng Shiliu's expression was originally bitter, but at the end, he was shocked all over, his eyes gradually turned colder, revealing a hint of madness.
Then, either by God's will or luck, he accidentally encountered a shovel outside the flower bed...
The slender and thin hands that have always known how to hold the pen are held tightly.
The picture turned again and it was already a rainy night with lightning and thunder. In the heavy rain, the thin Zheng Shiliu waved his shovel vigorously and dug a deep pit on the ground. At his feet was a body that was once warm and plump, but now cold and stiff.
Zheng Shiliu's eyes were cold, and his eyes were completely focused on the deep pit in front of him. The heavy rain was like a waterfall. There was water accumulation in the pit soon, and Zheng Shiliu's broken face reflected on the water surface.
"Dad, mom, the child is unfilial and cannot support the two elders to live in their old age. I can only repay the kindness of raising him in the next life... Amei, I am afraid I can't save enough money to go back and marry you as a wife. You... Forgot me, then find a good man to marry, and live healthy and happy forever, just for me..."
The scene ended here, and the man in black sighed,
"The real Zheng Shiliu is just a poor person who is forced to death. It is not worth your distortion of his story before you can use it for entertainment. He has never seen the sea in his life, let alone traveling on a boat. A Luo is his enemy he hates to the bone, so how could he vow to her? Such a story will only be disgusting."
After saying this, the man in black waved his hand, all the signboards in the Immortal City dimmed, and the broadcast of the program was forcibly stopped.
On the other side, on the rostrum, Wang Lu shrugged indifferently.
"Why ruin everyone's dream? This will make many young freshmen who believe in love have insomnia."
The man in black ignored Wang Lu at all and just said coldly: "Let's start the next link."
The so-called next link is the last and most important link of the opening ceremony: the Wanxian Alliance and the Ancient Earth Immortals show the bets of this Immortal Competition under the supervision of everyone.
The Immortal Competition claims to determine the future of the Jiuzhou Continent, but the specific decision-making method depends on the bets provided by both parties.
There is no delay in this link. In other words, Wang Lu’s delay tactics have ended here.
The main show is finally about to start.
Chapter completed!