Although we haven't been in contact with the little guy Su Kaichang for a long time, the relationship between us is extremely deep.

In name, I rejected Su Kaichang's request to become a disciple, but in fact, what I did was almost the same as the master and apprentice. The little guy called me the eldest brother, and I really regarded him as my own brother.

I had only one son, and I was satisfied with such a younger brother suddenly appearing.

Now the little guy follows Su Hanyue and reason tells me that this is just a choice and it is also the beginning of identifying his talent on the road to cultivation, but I can't help it and I'm still a little depressed.

I was not in the mood to carefully select the case, so I sighed, took out a piece of it, and drove to the destination.

I don’t know how long it took to drive, but after I arrived at the place and parked the car, I suddenly realized that this is not a small theater in the south of the city?

I looked down at the case in my hand again, it was indeed true that this was true.

At that time, Yanjing was not like today. Entertainment venues like small theaters were everywhere, most of which were teahouses, restaurants, etc. The artists would sign contracts with the boss, perform in it, and receive a certain salary.

There are only a few small theaters that truly relies on artistic performances as their revenue, and Chengnan is one of the more famous ones.

When I was in school, I had the honor to arrange a show with the school.

The owner of this small theater is the headmaster of a opera troupe. Most of the performances in the theater are national quintessential Peking Opera, and there are few other categories of performances.

In the Liyuan business at that time, he was also very famous.

The so-called Liyuan was actually the first institution to train musicians in the Tang Dynasty in China.

"New Book of Tang Dynasty: Rites and Music Records" records: "Xuanzong knew the music and loved the Dharma songs. He selected 300 children of the sect and taught them in the Liyuan. If the sound was wrong, the emperor would be aware of it and correct it, and he was called the Emperor's Liyuan disciple. Hundreds of palace maids were also disciples of the Liyuan, and lived in the northern courtyard of Yichun. This was the beginning of the Liyuan.

Translated in vernacular, it is Liyuan, which was originally a place name in Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty. Because Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, Li Longji taught performing artists here, he was later associated with opera art and became synonymous with art organizations and artists.

Many old artists also claim to this.

Thoughts floated by in my heart, I locked the car door and walked into the theater.

At this time, the theater was not open, the door was closed, and there were plaques hanging outside that were suspended for renovation.

I stepped forward and knocked on the door. After a long time, an old man came to open the door. After seeing me, he apologized, "Little brother, I'm sorry, the theater needs to be renovated for a few days. Don't worry, we will finish it as soon as possible and re-stage."

"Well, old sir, you misunderstood. I'm here to find someone."

I said with a smile.

"Look for someone?"

The old man was stunned and then puzzled, "Who are you looking for?"

"Is Mr. Xu here?"

"Class Master Xu?"

The old man hesitated for a moment, looked at me, and finally spoke, "You can wait for a moment."

After saying that, he closed the door and walked back quickly.

I waited bored outside, and after a while, I saw a middle-aged man with a slightly haggard face, about fifty years old and gray hair, coming over. He opened the door and looked at me in confusion, "Little brother, don't you know what you are asking me for?"

"This is Master Xu."

I smiled and whispered, "I am from Qi Tianchuan Intermediary Office. My name is Jie Fei. Come and handle the headmaster's entrustment."

"ah!"

Master Xu was delighted and immediately reacted, "It's great, hurry, please come in."

As he said that, he let me get started.

I stepped into the door. As soon as I came in, I obviously felt a cold around me, but I found that a strong yin energy was lingering in the theater.

Looking up, it was pitch black all around. Because I was pulling the curtains, I didn’t turn on the lights, which looked very dark.

Moreover, the entire theater was very empty. Apart from the three of us, there was no one else here, and there was no trace of decoration. I think the plaque was just a concealer.

I probably made some judgment in my heart, so I followed Master Xu to his office behind.

Master Xu first poured me a cup of hot tea, and then sat down opposite me with a sad face.

"The headmaster, I don't know what happened here, and the case sect is not detailed."

I took a sip of tea and asked.

"Why……"

Master Xu sighed, "Just call me Lao Xu. I'm afraid the head teacher can't be able to continue to be my current situation."

Master Xu shook his head and slowly told me about the incident.

He is the boss of this theater, and at the same time he has gathered a group of Peking Opera actors and has become a headmaster himself. He has performed in this theater for many years. Although he is not rich, he has earned some spare money and has also made some reputation.

Originally, Master Xu was very satisfied with all this. He went to another place some time ago and was preparing to find a good location and open another theater.

But I never thought that something happened to the base camp during the time he left.

According to Master Xu, before opening this theater, an expert once advised him that if you want a smooth business, you should not forget the old rules of the Liyuan business and respect ghosts and gods.

Therefore, every year on the Cold Clothes Festival on the first day of the tenth lunar month, he would worship his ancestors according to the traditional customs of the Pear Garden, prepare rich sacrifices and place them in the audience. At the same time, he ordered the team to perform for ghosts at night.

The performance started on the third day of that night and ended on the fourth day of the next day.

That is from 11 pm to 3 am the next day.

After so many years, the opera troupe has been smooth sailing and has never had any accidents. Although everyone had a strange request for Master Xu at the beginning, Master Xu was very profitable and would pay double the salary every year to worship ancestors, so everyone agreed.

Over time, I gradually got used to it.

Some time ago, Master Xu went to another place for inspection, and it happened to be the Cold Clothes Festival. He even called back and told him that he must not forget this custom, and all the actors under him agreed in person.

But before I thought, something happened.

According to the actor's oral statement from the headmaster Xu when he came back, the performance was around 12 o'clock in the evening. It was a play of Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong. The actor who played Guan Erye had just started on stage, and the sacrificial altar placed under the stage suddenly flipped over and the sacrificial altar spread all over the floor.

You know, there was no one in the audience. The small theater was completely closed and there was no wind blowing. This situation happened at that time, which scared the actors.

Immediately afterwards, the tables, chairs and benches below seemed to be pushed by someone, and they fell down a lot.

The actors could not hold on now. They were so scared that they ran away in scattered and never dared to perform again. They hurried out of the theater and went home without even taking off their makeup.
Chapter completed!