Chapter 99: Giant Paper Boat
Mei Sijun got a rough idea from the conversations between these people.
Obviously they knew that there was a ghost coming to harm people, but they didn't dare to run away. The implications of this are worth pondering.
The night was already very late, and now "Miss Lin" was the class teacher's treasure. He was afraid that she might have a bad throat if she didn't get enough rest, so after giving a few instructions, he led others to carry the body away.
Seven days...
Mei Sijun originally thought that this strange story would only begin when he arrived at the [Nanzhifang] Theater.
Unexpectedly, the beginning of this strange story actually caused all of them to travel back a hundred years and relive what happened back then.
She looked at the bright moon in the night sky, thoughts swirling in her mind.
Is this a soul that has traveled through hundreds of years, or is it trapped in a dream spun by ghosts after death?
Mei Sijun listened to the sound of the opera boat breaking through the water and thought about how to break the situation this time.
The most important thing is to find out what the other people's identities are now. There is no doubt that I have taken the "protagonist" card. So how should I inform everyone that I am the protagonist "Ms. Lin"?
In addition, Mei Sijun was also particularly interested in the Huangquan opera, which was completely different from the Yin opera.
When he was a child, his parents once said that there are three kinds of opera in the world that most opera troupes cannot sing.
One is the Yin opera. The Yin opera is a opera sung by the living for the dead, and everything is handled by the living.
The second is ghost plays. Ghost plays are plays performed by the dead for the living. People who hear ghost plays will basically not survive.
And the last one is Huang Quan Opera.
Although the Huangquan Opera is also a play sung by the living for the dead, everything... is handled by the dead.
These three kinds of plays are not normal to say the least, and can even be said to be scary and terrifying, but most drama practitioners flock to them.
For nothing else, since ancient times, there has been a saying that people or things that are tainted with ghost energy are always a bit unusual.
Even if it’s a play, it’s the same.
Therefore, the ancestors of the Mei family have always dreamed of listening to those three legendary plays.
It is a pity that these three kinds of plays have been lost in later generations.
Probably because there are fewer people who know about them, and they are more particular about it. Many industries are even passed down by a single line, and there are taboos such as passing on male rather than female. In this way, once there is a natural or man-made disaster, there is a high probability that the inheritance will be lost.
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In addition to these three kinds of operas, most of the mysterious industries and traditional crafts with many skills and techniques were probably lost in time in this way.
Therefore, no matter what you are experiencing now is an illusion or a real soul time travel, it is a great blessing for Mei Sijun!
He can see with his own eyes what these three kinds of drama are all about.
The boat was still sailing, but Mei Sijun had not slept. The mist in the reeds became more mysterious under the desolate moonlight.
[Nanzhifang] is a large troupe. This kind of troupe generally has a complete structure and a large number of people.
At first glance, except for this big ship, the small boats in front seem to be divided into different positions.
The people on the wooden boat in front on the left are all stewards, stewards, stewards, and stewards, who are respectively responsible for managing the theatrical troupe's literary and martial arts performances as well as trivial matters backstage.
On the wooden boat in front on the right is the boxman. The boxman is generally responsible for managing and maintaining props such as armors and helmets. He is also responsible for managing the colors, paper, pen and ink, oil, etc. used for netting and ugly faces.
Walking on the left side of the ship is the inspector, who is indispensable. The inspector is responsible for placing tables and chairs on the stage, setting up bed tents, spraying fire colors, throwing mats and other trivial matters.
Processing. The settings and props on the stage change as the performance progresses. Taking tables and chairs as an example, there are infield tables, outfield tables, inside and outside tables, big seats, small seats, front chairs, and reverse chairs.
There are many forms and changes of chairs, etc., and the height, air chairs, etc. still need to be accurate, timely, safe and secure. In addition, because they shuttle between the stage and backstage, between the actors and the band, the inspectors also need to secretly convey information,
Even repair leaks and save the situation.
Walking on the right rear side of the ship are the musicians, who are responsible for the drama's drums and flutes, which are also indispensable.
As for the people who hold the curtains, those who manage the water pots, and those who organize the theater, they generally have many kinds of miscellaneous jobs, so they are on this big ship.
All in all, adding up the actors responsible for the performance and the collaborators responsible for the logistics, [Nanzhifang] has one large wooden boat and seven small wooden boats, with a total of no less than thirty or forty people. It is already a very large theater troupe.
There are a total of eleven people in my group. If all their souls traveled here, they would account for at least one-third of the troupe, which would be a good thing.
It’s just...did everyone really come?
While thinking about it, Mei Sijun suddenly heard a shout!
"Ghost...the ghost ship is coming!"
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"The ghost ship is coming!"
Qin Manjiang was woken up by a shout, his body stiffened, and he quickly got up.
The four musicians around him all looked pale and looked outside with despair.
Qin Manjiang followed their gazes and looked outside the cabin, and was stunned for a moment.
A huge white ship sailed out of the gray mist quietly and silently. This ship... was simply too weird!
It was at least ten meters high. A boat of this height would not be able to maneuver in a river like this. However, not only was it silent, it did not even press down on the water surface.
A strong atmosphere of terror enveloped the entire troupe fleet.
Class leader Zhao Qigong's eyes were fierce, but there was nothing he could do.
He has traveled all over the country in his life, but he has never seen anything so weird.
But he still recognized what kind of doorway it was.
This is a paper boat!
The white hull is clearly made of paper, and no matter how tall or large it is, it doesn't draft.
In addition, there was a pole two or three feet high on the bow of the big white ship. On the pole, a white flag fluttered in the night wind, with three words written on it - Nanzhifang.
"The class...the class leader, it's really her. It's really the woman who kept us going to sing the underworld opera!"
Chen Xiangkui, the martial arts administrator in charge of the martial arts practice, stood behind Zhao Qigong, his voice trembling.
"Let's... spend money to find an expert to perform a ritual ceremony. I'm worried... we'll never come back..."
Before class leader Zhao Qigong could speak, a voice suddenly came from the tall white paper boat:
"Welcome distinguished guests!"
"Welcome distinguished guests!"
"Welcome distinguished guests!"
The entire troupe looked up and saw layers of paper figures standing on the tall ship!
Their clothes were colorful, and their faces were painted with strange red marks. Their eyes were dull, but their mouths were full of smiles. These boys and girls made noises in unison, which instantly made everyone's scalp numb!
Qin Manjiang also looked at the scene in front of him in shock.
The paper-made boys and girls on the boat gave him a very strange feeling. Not only him, but at this moment... the other members of the ten seats in the dark all looked at the boat coming out of the fog with different expressions.
The white ship, and those paper figures...
This time the ghost seems to have self-awareness?
They have never encountered anything like this before. Generally speaking, evil ghosts are purely malicious and cannot communicate at all.
But this time, everyone can clearly feel that the ghost has "thoughts".
Chapter completed!