Chapter 19: Hidden Hole Cards
At night, the cabin was lit with candles, and Tang Yao, the red mandarin woman, routinely told her legendary story of the rivers and lakes, but tonight was different, Tang Yao also took out her treasure box.
There were seven or eight books in the box, four or five ropes trapped in the scrolls, pen and ink inkstones, and most importantly, a few delicate puppet dolls.
What was taken out was the appearance of a fairy in the clouds, her face was like jade, her eyebrows were lifelike, and she was not wearing the common costumes of the Great Zhou Dynasty, but a gorgeous and delicate neon feather coat, and there was a tear mole in the corner of her eye, which was pitiful.
The students of Xishan Academy were amazed when they had ever seen such a puppet.
"It's too ingenious. Someone wanted to step forward and touch it, but when they saw Tang Yao pouting their mouths, the baby could only give up.
"It's so beautiful. The crowd was amazed.
"Is this a puppet show? Master Red Mandarin will do this?" Some people noticed that the puppet puppet was wearing silk thread and immediately recognized it.
Tang Yao, the red mandarin woman, was a little proud when she talked about this, which was different from the previous boasting, with a little seriousness.
"Of course, walking the rivers and lakes is hidden in the city. ”
"Heroes are not chivalrous all the time, everyone also has serious work, such as the Tyrant King Qi is a pig killer in reality, and the poison hero is a doctor, and there are countless such things.
"Being a hero is just my hobby, in fact, I am a puppeteer, and I originally wrote scripts for my puppet show. ”
"Originally, I was going to perform at this year's Lantern Festival in Jiangting County, but I have a fate with you, so let's show a part for everyone to see. ”
Everyone applauded, and Tang Yao smiled a little happier than others calling her the Red Mandarin Hero.
Tang Yao placed the puppet puppet on top of the bookcase, his fingers pulled, and the silk thread pulled the puppet to dance on its own.
The dancing posture is dreamy, the feet are undulating in the void, the neon dress brushes Tang Yao's cheeks, and the firelight moves happily behind him, it is really like a heavenly maiden descending to earth.
A man and a woman acted out the story in the script, attracting everyone's attention, and there was silence in the lights, except for the shadow of a puppet show.
At the end of the story, the woman sings a poem in a gentle voice.
"Red beans are born in the south...... May you pick more, this thing is the most lovely. ”
A gorgeous dance of the goddess ended, and the puppet stopped and folded on the bookcase.
Everyone was stunned, and until they fell asleep, the shadow of the puppet puppet still echoed.
The moon shines on the river, and the river is peaceful and quiet except for the waves on which the big boats sail by.
But a silver figure appeared on the surface of the river, heading towards the passenger ship on the river.
The first thing I found was the donkey, and the donkey tied to the stern snorted twice, and Gao Xian immediately opened his eyes,
"River demon?" Gao Xian sensed that it should be a behemoth.
Gao Xian didn't make a sound, rolled up the quilt, and then fell asleep.
Anyway, there are already masters like the Red Mandarin Woman who have promised to deal with this river demon, and the empty dust fairy is tired, so he will temporarily close his business today and not kill the demons.
It didn't take long for the change to happen.
"Boom~"
The whole big ship was suddenly hit by a huge object, and the whole ship tilted to the right,
The people in the deep sleep rolled into a ball in an instant, and everyone rolled to the left like a wheel,
The sudden weightlessness woke everyone from their sleep, and then there was a crackling crash and a wail.
"Is there a wave on the river?"
"No, why do I feel like I've been hit?"
Everyone slept in their clothes, and at this moment hurried from the cabin to the deck.
I saw that the shipowner and the sailors had already rushed out, looking at the river in a daze, as if they were stupid by something.
Before the people in the moonlight could react to what was going on, a boom came out again, and the slippery snake tail stroked the side of the ship, and suddenly a burst of people turned on their backs.
It was a giant serpent with a body as thick as a tree.
"What the hell is this?" suddenly shuddered at the sight of the man.
"Retreat, there's a monster out there. Someone screamed.
Everyone shrank back in fright and drilled into the corner.
"Snakes?"
"How can there be such a big snake?
"This is the dragon, it's the grandfather of the river god, it's the old man of the river god!" The owner of the boat knelt down at once, but the old man of the river god did not give face at all, and threw his tail on the boat again, setting off a huge wave to tilt the boat again, and almost planted directly into the river.
At this time, Gao Xian yawned and put on his robe and walked out, and a student who had recently spoken to Gao Xian panicked and said immediately.
"Dao Chief, Dao Chief, River Demon, River Demon really came out. ”
"Don't panic!" Gao Xian shouted, attracting everyone's attention.
"Don't we still have the Red Mandarin Woman?" Gao Xian looked at the crowd.
At this time, the red mandarin woman standing in the crowd with a sword suddenly appeared, and the eyes of everyone around her were staring at her.
Gao Xian stretched out his hand and pulled out this red mandarin man with a small head and a small chest, but his heart was higher than the sky and his mouth was very big.
"Huh, me?"
The Red Mandarin Woman looked confused.
But the crowd surrounded her as if grasping a life-saving straw.
The Taoist said earnestly: "The Red Mandarin Woman, it's already this time, and I don't want to quickly sacrifice the hidden hole cards to kill the demons." ”
Gao Xian suddenly remembered the quotations of the Red Mandarin Woman a few days ago, the most important thing in walking the rivers and lakes is to hide it deeply, and there was a hint of ridicule in his eyes.
"That's right, Master Red Mandarin, quickly cast your magic power and recover this river demon!" a tall sailor shouted.
"With great ability comes great responsibility!" said the leading students with great expectations.
Everyone agreed.
And the Red Mandarin Woman has a hard time speaking.
"My good man, my three-legged cat kung fu, you want me to die!" The red mandarin woman was at a loss, and she didn't have the same bearing as before.
I'm the one I'm most afraid of.
The cowhide that I have blown at the moment has to be carried around no matter how hard it is at the moment.
The Red Mandarin Woman was forced by everyone to rush to the front, walked out of the cabin, and walked towards the front in the wind and waves under the expected gaze of everyone.
The people behind him hid in the cabin one by one, shouting and cheering for the heroine in the air.
"The Red Mandarin Woman seems to be shivering a little?" Someone looked at the Red Mandarin Woman in the cold wind and felt that something was not quite right.
"You know? This is called showing weakness to the enemy, so that the opponent will be underestimated and thus the flaws will be exposed. The hardcore female student immediately learned and used the routines she had heard in the past few days.
"That's right, where is that demon the opponent of the Red Mandarin Woman. ”
"The Red Mandarin Woman has learned the unparalleled sword qi in the world. ”
The morale of the army stabilized again.
Standing on the bow of the boat trembling at this moment, the red mandarin woman in the wind and waves was already full of tears and snot, but her back was to everyone, and everyone couldn't see it.