Chapter 6: The Great Sage Who Conquers Demons is Sung

Backstage, Yun Jin took off her costume and was wearing a white dress. She was wiping her face carefully and taking off her makeup bit by bit. Thinking of her perfect debut on stage, she was so excited that it was hard to calm down for a long time.

Someone suddenly shouted: "Young class leader, there is a kid named Shi Lan outside who wants to see you. Do you know him?"

"Shi Lan?"

Yun Jin immediately thought of the boy with the cloth bag slung across his body, as if she had just seen him in the audience.

"He is my friend, you can let him in."

After a while, I heard a childish voice with a strange accent coming closer and closer.

"Yes~~Sigh~~"

Shi Lan showed off his messy figure and walked up to Yun Jin with small steps. He suddenly stopped and made a show of appearance.

Yun Jin chuckled and dropped the cotton ball in her hand: "Hahaha...Shi Lan, you're starting again!"

Shi Lan scratched his head and felt a little embarrassed.

The sequelae of watching a play is that if you are fascinated by it, you will inevitably imitate a section in your spare time.

However, the figure that he thought was very professional looked a bit different to Yun Jin, which was strange.

"You're still young. If you want to learn opera, it's not too late to join the Yunhan Society. I guarantee that you will be my father's direct disciple. How about that?" Yun Jin blinked her bright eyes and said with interest.

Shi Lan smiled awkwardly but politely: "Let's forget it..."

"Forget it, I won't joke with you anymore." Yun Jin put down what she was busy doing and said, "You are here to get the questionnaire, so wait for me."

Yun Jin naturally knew why Shi Lan came to the backstage, so she told him not to move things around, and then got up to get the questionnaire.

Shi Lan just looked around. He had known Yun Jin for a long time. This was his first time coming to the backstage of the theater. Looking at the fancy costumes around him, he had the idea of ​​wearing them himself.

There were many people backstage. Besides Yun Jin, there were other children. These were the young actors who acted for Yun Jin just now. They were doing somersaults and playing with guns on the stage. They all had great abilities.

Thinking of this, Shi Lan couldn't help but scratch his head. He didn't seem to have any special skills. Hmm... Does setting up a stall to make a big mistake count?

Shi Lan wandered around casually and said hello to other young actors.

Yun Jin didn't let him wait long. She ran over with a stack of questionnaires and handed them to Shi Lan.

"Everything has been filled out, but a few viewers haven't returned it. It should be okay if I lost a few."

Shi Lan flipped through the questionnaire hastily, then shook his head: "It's okay, Ning Guang doesn't know how to count them one by one."

It is impossible to collect the questionnaire and leave directly, but a few words of greeting are still necessary.

Shi Lan asked in confusion: "What role did you just sing?"

Yun Jin came on stage just now, and the singer was actually an old student. His body was covered with flags and he wore dark green makeup. Not only him, but also many old audience members didn't recognize him.

Yun Jin then removed her makeup and answered Shi Lan's question: "It's the Great Sage of Conquering Demons."

"The Great Sage of Conquering Demons?" Shi Lan felt that these four words sounded familiar, and was stunned for a moment.

(I think I heard it somewhere?)

Seeing Shi Lan in a daze, Yun Jin thought that he didn't know the character of the Great Sage of Conquering Demons, so she couldn't help but sigh secretly.

In her opinion, although Shi Lan is as old as herself, he knows a lot about many historical figures or stories. Shi Lan knows most of the things he doesn't understand. When his father compiled the script, he would ask himself about some vague historical passages.

, and I would ask Shi Lan myself, and he would always be able to give me an answer. I cannot say that it is absolutely correct, but it sounds very reasonable.

I just didn't expect that even he didn't know about the Great Sage of Conquering Demons.

"It is said that there were five Yaksha generals under the command of Emperor Yanwang. According to the records of Yaksha subduing demons, the other four Yakshas have passed away, and only one Jinpeng Yaksha - the Great Sage of Conquering Demons - is still alive." Yun Jin followed patiently.

Shi Lan explained, feeling a little proud at the same time.

(It turns out there is something you Shi Lan doesn’t understand too)

Yun Jin continued: "The story of the Great Sage Conquering Demons is limited to legends and historical records. In reality...at least no one I know has ever seen his existence with their own eyes.

Normally, I wouldn't be able to sing in today's play. But my father arranged for me to go on stage, and he wanted me to gain more stage experience... And oh, let me tell you a little secret, the lyrics of this play are the same as those of the play.

I designed all the actions. I asked many people for help, listened to many legends, and finally pieced together this short story. But I didn't expect that so many people didn't know the Great Sage of Conquering Demons, or even his story...

But fortunately, today’s performance was quite successful and the bowl was not smashed…”

Yun Jin put her hands on her hips, her little face full of pride.

However, after waiting for a few seconds, he did not hear the expected compliment from Shi Lan. He looked back in confusion and saw that Shi Lan, who had been energetic just now, now had a strange face and blurred eyes.

"What's wrong with you?" Yun Jin waved her hand in front of him curiously.

Seeing that he hadn't responded yet, she felt something was wrong this time. Yun Jin approached Shi Lan, who was in a daze on the spot, his body trembling slightly, and she heard him mutter something.

Close your ears.

"Jinpeng? What Jinpeng? What are you talking about, Shi Lan?"

At this time, Shi Lan's entire thinking was blurred.

He felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the words "Great Sage of Conquering Demons". When Yun Jin said "Jinpeng Yaksha", his mind was completely detonated.

Countless chaotic memories poured out like a tide, constantly impacting his mind and making him dizzy.

The dark abyss, the fragmented memories, unable to piece together a complete picture, and all kinds of mournful neighings kept ringing in my ears.

("Go home...children...Liyue...can't let them escape...")

(I really want to go home...)

(Can't...take half a step back!)

These strange memories appeared again...

Who are these people? What are they fighting?

Why am I so sad!

"Shi Lan! Shi Lan!"

Yun Jin's slightly anxious call finally brought him back to his senses, and the intricate memories in his mind disappeared in an instant.

"Uh-huh..."

Shi Lan shivered violently, and the scene in front of him finally returned to reality. Yun Jin's face with unwashed makeup became clear from blur.

"What the hell are you?" In a daze, Shi Lan was not yet sure whether to return to reality.

Yun Jin's face immediately froze, she pursed her lips in displeasure, and then stepped hard on his foot.

"Excessive!"

Shi Lan woke up instantly, grinning and covering his stepped foot.

"I'm really sorry...I just woke up and lost my mind..."

"What's the point of being distracted?" Yun Jin said angrily.

Shi Lan immediately looked serious, stared into Yun Jin's eyes and said, "Because... little Yun Jin sang so well today! And very cute!"

"Eh...why suddenly..." Yun Jin suddenly became embarrassed, and Shi Lan looked a little flustered, her eyes evasive.

"Thank you... thank you..."

Shi Lan breathed a sigh of relief and finally made the little girl happy.

He said tentatively: "I was not surprised just now, was I?"

"It's weird, you've been trembling and talking nonsense." Yun Jin wiped off the makeup on her face, revealing a delicate and cute little face, frowning slightly: "If you don't come back to your senses,

I'm going to send you to Bubu Lu."

Shi Lan repeatedly admitted his mistake: "I'm sorry, I suddenly remembered something just now and was distracted for a moment."

Yun Jin didn't say much. She glanced at Shi Lan secretly from the corner of her eye and saw that he was also looking at her. She smiled and said, "Dad will step down soon. He doesn't like outsiders coming backstage."

"Oh oh oh, I'm leaving now, goodbye." Shi Lan waved goodbye.

"You haven't told me how my performance was tonight!" Yun Jin stopped him,

"Well..." Shi Lan pinched his chin and carefully recalled the scene when Yun Jin performed on the stage. The little Yun Jin was wearing a homemade costume of the Demon-Conquering Great Sage, dancing with guns and sticks, and couldn't help but smile and nodded,

He praised: "It's very - very good! It feels exactly the same as the real Demon-Conquering Great Sage! There is no difference! It's like a divine form!"

"Tsk, that's so fake! It's so perfunctory! It's like you've seen the Great Sage of Conquering Demons!"

Although Yun Jin said this, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

It is really a happy thing to be recognized by a good friend.

"I am leaving!"

Shi Lan waved his hand.

Yun Jin put her hands on the corners of her mouth like a loudspeaker: "One more thing! Have you bought the ticket?"

Shi Lan at the door didn't look back, just waved the ticket in his hand and disappeared at the door.

Yun Jin put her hands on her hips and nodded with satisfaction: "You still have some snacks, so I won't evade fares this time."

After Shi Lan left, the boy selling tickets walked into the backstage.

"Young teacher, do you think our family sells children's tickets?"

"No, why are you asking this suddenly?" Yun Jin was confused.

Most of the people who come to Yunhan Club to listen to the opera are adults. Occasionally, there are a few children who come with adults, and their parents buy full tickets. There is no rule about selling children's tickets.

"Uh-huh, there was a child who just said that he wanted to buy a child ticket, and he gave 100 for the 200 ticket..." The boy scratched his head: "The more I think about it, the more something is wrong, so I have to come to you and ask..."

"Children...children's tickets..."

Yun Jin immediately performed a dramatic face change.

You can use your heels to figure out who this weirdo is who says he wants to buy children's tickets.

"Shi Lan...you big idiot!!"
Chapter completed!