Chapter 138

Feng Nian and Wei Zhen climbed over the iron plate and landed inside the iron plate.

They had just set foot on the ground that was originally in ruins, when everything in front of them suddenly changed.

Lanterns hung high, illuminating the entire street, bustling with people coming and going. There are children pestering their parents to buy candied haws, women bargaining in front of small vendors, children gathering in front of the vendors selling sugar, and a family of three gathering in front of the shadow puppet show.

Everyone was wearing ancient costumes, but Wei Zhen and Feng Nian, who were wearing modern costumes, became unusual on the street. However, no one noticed the strangeness of the two of them, and they were still happily strolling in the street.

"This temple fair is really lively," Feng Nian had a smile on his face, she forgot how long it had been since she visited such a lively temple fair. When she was a child, the Fengjia village held such temple fairs from time to time, and every time, her parents would take her to the temple fair for a whole night.

But when she turned around and looked at Wei Zhen, she suddenly thought, no, this is not an ordinary temple fair, Wei Zhen might feel scary. So she said, "Wei," she almost called out "Master Wei" again, but after seeing Wei Zhen's gaze, she swallowed the last word abruptly. "Wei Zhen, it's okay, this is just an illusion."

"Well, it's quite lively." Wei Zhen smiled, it turned out that she also likes excitement.

A child quickly ran towards Feng Nian, bumped into her body, causing her to grit her teeth in pain, the feeling in the illusion was very real, is it an illusion? She hesitated?

"I'm sorry, the child was naughty and bumped into you, are you okay?" The child's mother apologized repeatedly, explaining that the child ran over because he saw the sugar seller.

Feng Nian shook his head lightly, indicating that he was fine, "Auntie, let me ask, do you know where the stage in front of the palace is?"

"Oh, I know." The child's mother glanced at the helmet box in Feng Nian's hand, "You guys are going to send off the troupe, right? Go straight, then turn right, and you will see it."

Feng Nian thanked him with a smile, looking at the back of Zhitong and his mother leaving hand in hand, a gleam of understanding flashed in his eyes.

"After a while, after you and I enter the stage, our primary goal is to find Ding Sheng's soul. After finding the soul, you immediately leave with the Boshan furnace." She said to Wei Zhen in a low voice.

In order not to be heard by the people around them, Feng Nian specially narrowed the distance to Wei Zhen, and her exhalation lightly landed in front of Wei Zhen.

Wei Zhen was in a trance, but quickly grasped the point, "What about you?"

"It wants to see me, I may have to delay for a while," Feng Nian revealed a sly smile. It has been hiding in the dark, but it manipulates everything, from the lively temple fair to the appearance of the child and his mother, all of which are just to lure her to the stage in front of the palace. If so, then she will go.

"I'll be waiting for you, we want to go together." Wei Zhen's eyes showed determination, it was impossible for him to leave Feng Nian alone.

Feng Nian sighed silently in her heart, she really couldn't find anyone, so she wanted to let Wei Zhen help her, but this evil was not easy, it could make her feel pain after being hit by a child.

"Then you wait for me outside the stage. Ding Sheng's soul is unstable, and with you by his side, I'm a little restrained." Feng Nian took a step back, not only bringing out the primary purpose of their trip to convince Wei Zhen, It also points out that Wei Zhen is here, and may tie her hands and feet.

This is the first time that Wei Zhen has been disliked for being in the way, and the haze naturally surfaced on his face.

Noticing the change in Wei Zhen's expression, Feng Nian explained, "Everyone has their own strengths. For example, Wei Zhen, you are very talkative in Zuncheng. For example, I am very familiar with strange things."

Wei Zhen's haze was swept away, mainly because Feng Nian noticed his depression, and he showed a knowing expression, "Oh, it seems that Miss Feng wants me to cover you in Zuncheng ?”

"Naturally," Feng Nian had experience since raising Xiao Xiao. When the cat was angry, he had to stroke the cat so that it could calm down.

Soon, Feng Nian and Wei Zhen saw the stage in front of the palace.

From the outside, it is a two-story building. The exterior is mainly pale yellow, with dark gray Roman columns, big red railings, and doors and windows made of teak. The exterior wall is made of red clear water bricks and colored glass, which was built according to the style of arcades at that time. In the center of the eaves, hang high the words "The Stage in Front of the Palace".

People on the street slowly poured into the stage,

"Go in and have a look?" Feng Nian pointed to the stage.

"Let's go," Wei Zhen raised his eyebrows, and specially set up a stage to invite them to watch the play, there is no reason not to go in.

After entering the stage in front of the palace, the hall is centered on the stage. The large stage directly runs through to the second floor. Audiences on the second floor can also sit upstairs and watch the performances downstairs without blocking their sight. The hall is supported by huge teak pillars, the roof is red with mortise and tenon structure, and there are carved patterns on the windows. Rows of seats are neatly arranged in the hall.

On the east side is an ancient well. In order to prevent the audience from falling, the ancient well is surrounded by wooden fences. There is a tortoise next to the ancient well, which seems to be guarding the ancient well.

In the hall, quite a few people were already waiting for the show to start, and some were selling melon seeds, peanuts and other snacks.

Well, it's a pity, I forgot to bring melon seeds here, watching a play, how can I miss melon seeds.

Feng Nian glanced at Bo Shanlu, then motioned for Wei Zhen to walk with her to the fourth row of seats in front~lightnovelpub.net~ They sat down beside a man in black.

"Hey, may I ask, why is it so lively tonight?" Feng Nian asked the man next to him with a big smile.

"Oh, you don't know, tonight is the stage performance of the theater troupe. As soon as the sun went down, many people came to take up seats," the man looked happily at the stage. This is a good location.

"What's your name? How many days have you been to the stage in front of the palace?" Feng Nian continued to ask questions, and she carefully observed the expression on the man's face.

"My name is—" The man didn't expect that he couldn't remember his name, and he didn't say it out for a long time. He wasn't struggling, but instead answered Feng Nian's next question, "Tonight is the fourth night that I have come to the stage in front of the palace to listen to operas."

"Ding Sheng, do you have any impression of this name?" Feng Nian looked into the man's eyes, his eyes had gradually lost their focus, and only his fascination with opera remained.

"Yes, my name is Ding Sheng." The man smiled, and a gleam of clarity appeared in his originally lax eyes.

(end of this chapter)