An Zhai looked at Luo Lie blankly, sighed softly, stopped talking, lowered his head and continued to play with his stone chess.

Until the end of the performance, Alice never appeared. She followed her senior brother out of the theater, and Luo Lie looked a little disappointed.

In the next two weeks, Luo Lie still failed to see Alice, so the task of performing at the Nedland Theater every weekend became a burden in Luo Lie's heart.

But in the past two weeks, Luo Lie made a breakthrough in practicing martial arts. He ran laps early in the morning and ran for fifteen or sixteen laps without rest. He could do more than twenty push-ups in one breath. His arm tendons, waist tendons and hamstrings had been fully trained, and his body flexibility reached a new level. After obtaining the consent of the old ghost, Zhao Daxin added new homework to Luo Lie and began to exercise the most important wrist power of the firing knife.

On the weekend of the second week, Luo Lie reluctantly followed his seniors to the Nedland Theater. Just like before, the seniors entered the backstage, while he and An Zhai walked towards the storage room familiarly.

"Luo Lie, look..."

Luo Lie raised his head and looked at it, and couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice: "Alice?"

Alice heard it, quickly turned around and said excitedly: "Nuoli, I finally waited for you. I thought I would never see you again!"

Luo Liedao: "We perform here every weekend, and every time we perform, An Zhai and I are waiting for you here."

Alice's expression suddenly dimmed and she whispered: "I'm sorry, Nuoli, I didn't have time to tell you that I've been removed from the Nedland Theatre."

Luo Lie said in surprise: "Why? Is it because of that performance mistake?"

Alice closed the blonde hair on her forehead, her blue eyes showed a helpless expression, and said, "It's not entirely because of that mistake. Teacher Linda said, "I lack the feeling on the stage and am not suitable for singing and dancing."

Alice said, suddenly her eyes turned red: "But, she doesn't know, how much I like the stage!"

Luo Lie comforted, "Don't be discouraged. There is a proverb in our country that as long as you work hard, iron rods are ground into needles, and there is another saying that those who have ambition will succeed. Alice, as long as you don't give up, I believe you will sooner or later on the stage and will become the most dazzling star on the stage."

Alice smiled again in an instant and said, "Really? Thank you, thank you for your encouragement, I will definitely not give up."

An Zhai came over without any wits and said, "Alice, my name is An Zhai, and I am Luo Lie's best friend."

Alice smiled and greeted An Zhai, saying, "I saw you twice, and you were fiddling with your stones on the ground. Can you tell me, are there any secrets of these squares and stones?"

Alice was speaking in English, and An Zhai could only understand the simplest dialogue. Alice's words just now were not very simple. An Zhai was confused for a moment and had to look at Luo Lie with help.

Luo Lie translated: "Alice said that when she saw you twice, you only know how to fiddle with stones. She asked you if there is any problem here?" Luo Lie said, pointing to his head, and then smiled maliciously.

An Zhai scratched the back of his head, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Alice was smart and then saw the tricks in it and immediately giggled. "Luo Lie, you are so bad, you deceived your friends."

Luo Lie smiled embarrassedly and changed the subject and said, "Alice, where are you going next?"

Alice said sadly: "I don't know, maybe I can only stay in school and watch the students perform happily on stage."

With a sigh, Alice said worriedly: "My mother doesn't know that her beloved daughter has been hit like this. If she knew, God knows how sad she would be."

Luo Lie said: "No, Alice, you will definitely have a chance to reappear on the stage."

Alice shook her head, then smiled brightly, and said, "Nuoli, it is really God's favor to see you today, but I should leave. My mother provides me with great difficulty in learning singing and dancing in New York. I want to reduce the burden on my mother. Since I have lost the opportunity to go on stage, I can no longer lose the opportunity to work and study."

Luo Lie suddenly felt lost, but Alice had a job to do, so he was not inconvenient to keep him, so he had to say goodbye to Alice. After Alice turned around and walked away a few steps, Luo Lie suddenly asked behind him, "Alice, can you tell me which school you are in?"

Alice stopped, turned around, showed a charming smile, and replied, "Are you planning to ask me?"

Luo Lie immediately blushed and stammered.

Alice giggled and said, "I'm at Pret Art School, and in Brooklyn, not far from your Universal Circus... Oh my God, why am I so stupid? I know you're at Universal Circus, why don't you go there to find you? God, no wonder Teacher Linda said I lack talent."

Luo Lie said shyly: "If you have time, come to the Global Circus to play with me. I will take you to see my senior brother and sister's rehearsals, which is so exciting."

Alice giggled, "You are a man, you should take the initiative to date a woman like a gentleman. How can you let me find you? Hehe, I'm kidding you, I will definitely find you if I have time."

Alice jumped away, and Luo Lie looked at her back and became a little confused for a moment.

An Zhai stretched out his hand and shook it in front of Luo Lie, saying, "Luo Lie? Luo Lie! Hehehe, have you fallen in love with Alice?"

Luo Lie replied with a red face: "If you believe it or not, I will beat you?" An Zhai could not beat Luo Lie at first. During this period, Luo Lie has worked hard to practice martial arts. If An Zhai teaches An Zhai a lesson, it will be easy. But when he sees An Zhai immediately covered his mouth, Luo Lie smiled and said, "An Zhai, do you think Alice looks like a person?"

An Zhai covered his mouth and replied, "Alice was originally alone."

Luo Lie couldn't help but twitch and kicked An Zhai's fat butt: "I mean, does she look like Celena?"

An Zhai rubbed his butt, thought about it carefully, and said, "You can't say it, it's really similar!"

Luo Lie said: "No wonder I felt very familiar and intimate when I first saw her. An Zhai, do you think Alice is Celena's daughter?"

An Zhai said: "I guess, it must be."

Luo Lie said: "If Celena knew about Alice being removed from the Nedland Theater, I don't know how sad it would be. An Zhai, do you think we can help Alice reappear on the stage?"

An Zhai smiled bitterly and said, "We are still a thousand miles away from being on stage, how can we help her?"

Luo Lie thoughtfully said, "There must be a solution, but we didn't expect it for a moment."

An Zhai said: "Why would you like to ask the senior brother and let him take Celena on stage?"

Luo Lie's eyes immediately emitted light, and he grabbed An Zhai's arm and said, "This is definitely a good idea, An Zhai, thank you."

An Zhai grinned in pain and shouted, "Luo Lie, let go of your ghost claws. Oh, why are you so strong? You didn't have such a lot of strength before!"

In the past, Luo Lie could only do up to three push-ups in one breath, but now, it is no problem to do twenty-thirty in one breath. In the past, Luo Lie had to support the ground with his palm when doing push-ups, but now he could support the ground with his three fingers like a senior brother. Although he could only barely do one or two, it was a great improvement. His hand strength has also been greatly enhanced.

Luo Lie realized his changes and knew that he would have to be more at ease when he was having fun with An Zhai in the future. "I'm sorry, An Zhai, I was excited for a moment." An Zhai rubbed his arms and replied with a sentence that made Luo Lie laugh and cry: "Forget it, forget it, for Alice's sake."

On the return car, Luo Lie chatted with the senior brother: "Senior Brother, do you think the master's program is exciting?"

After the performance, Zhao Daxin looked a little tired, but he still cheered up and chatted with Luo Lie: "Of course, the master's kung fu is superb. Not to mention sitting under the stage, even if he is close, he will definitely not see any flaws."

Luo Lie held his cheek and looked at the senior brother sideways, saying, "But, I always have to have something missing from my master's program."

Zhao Daxin said suspiciously: "What's missing? Xiaoqi, what did you think of again? It's okay, it's okay if you say it wrong. I promise not to complain to my master."

Luo Lie said: "If Master has another assistant, it would be better to be a female assistant. Senior brother, would you say the program will be more effective?"

Zhao Daxin was stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes and imagined the stage effect, then smiled and said, "Your idea is good, but your third and fourth sisters have their own program, if you are distracted..."

Luo Liezhang said: "The third and fourth sisters are not suitable! Senior brother, the master's female assistant is best a blonde and blue-eyed foreign girl. In this case, the audience may be easily accepted."

Zhao Daxin couldn't help but gasp and thought, "Find a foreign girl... This idea is really good. Well, I'll get off the bus later. I'll go and talk to my master."

Luo Lie said again: "Brother, this foreign girl cannot be found randomly. Not only does she have to cooperate with the master's performance, but she cannot also shake off the secret of the master's tricks. So, you have to find a reliable one. It is best to be able to become a master and join our Peng family class."

Zhao Daxin couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning and pondered: "This is difficult. Even if the master agrees, we are not familiar with the place in New York, where can we find such a foreign girl? Well, why not, please help Mr. Anderson and find someone from the foreign circus?"

Luo Lie said: "Senior Brother, do you think Mr. Anderson is reliable? What if he doesn't have a good intention!"

Zhao Daxin flashed his spirit and suddenly recalled the scene when everyone was on the order of his master to discuss the new contract conditions after the first performance a few weeks ago. That day, Luo Lie made a request to perform at the Nedland Theater, and everyone was puzzled. An Zhai explained that it was because Luo Lie met a foreign girl there. "Alice, Junior Brother Seven, what do you think of Alice? Is it appropriate?" Zhao Daxin was secretly happy, but his face showed a serious look.

Luo Lie was startled and blurted out: "How do you know that her name is Alice?"

An Zhai, who was lying on the car window and watching the scenery, suddenly shrank his neck, made a ball, and shouted, "It's not what I said, it's really not what I said!"

How could Luo Lie spare him? He stretched out his hand and pinched An Zhai's waist, which caused An Zhai to howl in pain.

Luo Lie stretched out his other hand and covered An Zhai's mouth in time, and also blocked An Zhai's howl. "Senior Brother, Alice is very good. She will definitely be a good assistant to the master." Luo Lie let go of the hand covering An Zhai's mouth and wiped it on An Zhai's clothes.

Zhao Daxin smiled and said, "Okay, as long as the master agrees, I will definitely solemnly recommend Miss Alice to the master."

Zhao Daxin did not intend to make excuses Luo Lie. In fact, he thought Luo Lie’s proposal was very good. Although the master’s program was wonderful, there was only the master standing in a huge stage, and he always felt a little monotonous. If he could find a suitable foreign girl as an assistant for his master, it would not only enrich the stage effect, but also this combination of Chinese and Western combinations could attract the audience’s recognition.

Back at the station, Zhao Daxin immediately went to the master's room and communicated with the master. During several performances, although the old ghost kept adjusting, the stage was too big and difficult to control, so he admired the eldest disciple's proposal very much. However, when Zhao Daxin said Alice's name and indicated the relationship between Luo Lie and Alice hesitated.

"Daxin, will this affect Luo Lie's practice?"

Zhao Daxin said: "I have considered it, Master, but we are just entrusted by others..."

The old ghost didn't let Zhao Daxin finish his words, waved his hand and said, "Master understands what you mean, okay, since you have thought about this issue, then Master won't say much, you just make arrangements."

Zhao Daxin said: "There is another thing, Master..."

The old ghost interrupted Zhao Daxin again, closed his eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "What you want to say is the matter between you and Ping'er?"

Zhao Daxin buried his head, pinched the corners of his clothes with both hands, and rubbed them repeatedly.

"What's so shameful about men getting married when they are old and women getting married when they are old?" The old ghost stood up, came to Zhao Daxin, patted Zhao Daxin's head, and asked, "Have you told Ping'er?"

Zhao Daxin looked up at his master, then buried his head again, and said timidly: "No, the disciple wants to ask for his master..." This time, it was not that he was interrupted by his master's old ghost, but that Zhao Daxin himself could not continue to say anything.

The old ghost smiled heartily and said, "My disciple is good everywhere, but he is too thin-skinned. Okay, Master will tell you that."

Zhao Daxin was filled with joy, and he knelt down with a plop, kowtowed, and said, "Thank you, Master!" Then, he got up and ran away in a flash.

When he returned to the room and faced Luo Lie, Zhao Daxin had already changed back to the image of his senior brother: "What, Seventh Junior Brother, I have told the master."

Luo Lie asked with anticipation: "What did he say, Master?"

Zhao Daxin said: "Master said he was very worried that inviting Miss Alice would affect your practice."

Luo Lie waved his hand quickly and said, "No, senior brother, no, I promise you that I will practice more harder and never be slackened."

Zhao Daxin looked at Luo Lie and said with a wicked smile: "Really?"

Luo Lie raised his hand and replied solemnly: "I swear to the heaven!"

Zhao Daxin coughed twice, and made the appearance of the senior brother, saying, "Since that's the case, then senior brother will believe you once, you can invite Alice."

Luo Lie was overjoyed, hugged Zhao Daxin and said repeatedly: "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Of course, you should tell Alice about such good news as soon as possible. If it wasn't too late, Luo Lie even wanted to go out and find Prit Art School immediately to share this happiness with Alice.

The next day, after lunch, Luo Lie finally had some free time. After saying hello to his senior brother, he made an appointment with An Zhai and left the station of the Global Circus. He walked and asked, heading towards the direction of the Pret Art School.

Since Prit Art School is also in the Brooklyn area, it is not too far from the headquarters of the Global Circus. However, the two of them are not familiar with the roads. Although they keep asking for directions, they still walk a lot of detours. When they finally saw the gate of Prit Art School, Luo Lie had no free time.
To be continued...