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Chapter 55 Another Play
"why you!"

"It's me, the little devil."

The Chaozhou ghost looked aggrieved, and as he looked at the peach wood sword still in front of him, he shrank his neck in fear.

"We were kind enough to help you bury the body! Why are you torturing us?"

Seeing that the evil ghost had been subdued, the panicked crowd calmed down a little. Agui came over quickly and questioned the Chaozhou ghost loudly with an angry face.

The others looked at the Chaozhou ghost with resentment and confusion.

The Chaozhou ghost sighed, feeling more aggrieved.

"First of all, the bones you collected are not mine, and secondly, it's not me who is torturing you."

"We obviously..."

"Just listen to me."

The Chaozhou ghost interrupted Agui and explained.

"There are actually two sets of bones under this stage. I was broken before I could finish my words that day. Besides mine, there's also a vicious old ghost. Unfortunately, the one you're dealing with is that old ghost's. The one who just tormented you was also that old ghost, just to get back at you for breaking his bones."

"Old ghost?"

Everyone in the troupe opened their eyes wide, looking stunned.

Then he came to his senses and looked at the Chaozhou ghost with suspicion again.

"You're telling lies! From the beginning to the end, we only saw you, the one ghost. There was no old ghost! You were defeated, so you made up this old ghost to deceive us."

"I really didn't lie to you. That old ghost deliberately made me visible to serve as a shield for him. Seeing how powerful this Taoist priest was, he quickly slipped away and left me here."

As he spoke, the Chaozhou ghost looked at Li Kunshan with fear again.

It was not until this moment that everyone suddenly realized that Li Kunshan could actually catch ghosts!
Wasn't he just new here doing odd jobs? How did he suddenly become a Taoist priest with profound Taoism skills?

Everyone looked at Li Kunshan and opened their mouths, but for a moment they didn't know where to start.

"Actually, I came to the Lin Clan just to catch that old ghost."

Li Kunshan took the initiative to speak, then put away the peach wood sword.

"There really is another ghost!"

"You already knew?"

Everyone was shocked again. Although it was hard to believe, since Li Kunshan said so, it must be true.

Seeing that Li Kunshan believed it, the Chaozhou ghost also breathed a sigh of relief.

"I just didn't expect that old ghost to be so cunning."

Li Kunshan frowned and couldn't help sighing.

"We scared him this time. It will be difficult to catch him again."

"really."

The Chaozhou ghost spoke, nodded, and looked at Li Kunshan seriously.

"As long as you are here, he will definitely not come out."

"Then there's nothing to be afraid of!"

"Don't be afraid? You think it's too simple."

The Chaozhou ghost shook his head again and sighed.

"This Taoist priest can't possibly follow you forever. As soon as he leaves, that old ghost will definitely come out to seek revenge on you!"

"revenge?"

"Yes, I'll take your lives."

"Ah... what should I do then?"

Recalling what had just happened, everyone in the troupe was horrified again.

Then they all looked at Li Kunshan again, their faces full of pleading.

The only one who can save them now is Li Kunshan.

"It's not difficult for me to destroy this evil ghost. The difficult part is how to get him out from below."

After Li Kunshan finished speaking, he looked at the Chaozhou ghost, who spread his hands, indicating that he was powerless.

He was still having a headache at this time, not knowing where to hide for a few days. He didn't even dare to see the old ghost, so how could he get the old ghost up?

Li Kunshan looked at everyone in the troupe again. Agui, Ajia and the others looked anxious, but they had no idea what to do. Only the uncle was stroking his chin with his left hand, as if thinking about something.

The uncle is an old member of the opera troupe. He was also a leading actor in his early years. Although he is too old to sing now, he has traveled all over the world with the opera troupe all his life and has encountered all kinds of strange things. He is experienced and has his own ideas.

It was his idea to play Bao Zheng and judge ghosts.

"Maybe we can put on a show and trick that evil ghost out!"

After a long pause, the uncle spoke. "A show?"

"Again?"

Everyone looked at each other, wondering if this would work.

However, since he was able to deceive the Chaozhou ghost before, he might be able to deceive the evil ghost this time.

Then, the uncle gathered the main members of the troupe and Li Kunshan to discuss how to perform the scene.

"Three or five footsteps can traverse the world, six or seven men can carry a million soldiers. Within a few feet, the world is vast, and within a few hours, eternity passes."

The uncle looked at everyone and spoke after a slight pause.

"We put on a show to make a living, but it's not as simple as it seems. Besides just doing it for people to watch and make a living, we can also do it for ghosts to see!"

"Singing a ghost show?"

“It’s not that simple.”

The uncle shook his head and explained.

"Ghosts are different from humans. They don't have a physical body to protect them. Their souls are eroded by the outside world and they are often confused, especially about things in the world of the living. Therefore, they easily mistake what happens on stage for reality."

"It's actually like this!"

Not to mention others, even Li Kunshan heard this for the first time.

Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. It has to be said that walking more and seeing more can indeed broaden your horizons.

"Uncle, what should we do specifically to deceive the ghost?"

Agui spoke, feeling a little worried.

"Is it still the same as last time? But that old ghost is much more powerful than the Chaozhou ghost."

"So, we have to make it more genuine, act it out perfectly, until even we ourselves believe it's real!"

"Even we ourselves believe it's true?"

Everyone looked at each other and scratched their heads.

"It's obviously a show, how can it be real?"

"This is a psychological problem. It depends on how you think. If you want to fool the devil, you must first fool yourself."

The uncle said in a deep voice with a serious expression.

"When I was young, I once met a great actor who could deceive himself in his acting. This way, not only did he perform the role perfectly, he could even use the skills of the character in the play."

"Using the character's abilities? That's too outrageous. Bao Zheng is still okay, but if he were to dress up as Sun Wukong, would he be able to perform all seventy-two transformations?"

"I do not know then."

The uncle waved his hand and then spoke seriously again.

"In short! As long as we have enough faith, we can definitely deceive that evil ghost!"

"Yeah! We get it!"

Agui, Ajia and others nodded with firm eyes.

Their lives are at stake, and there is no other way out. Regardless of whether it works or not, they can only give it a try.

"But uncle, what kind of drama can we perform to attract that evil ghost?"

Then, Ajia suddenly asked.

Yes, the evil ghost has been frightened and will not show up easily. Even if he takes the show as real, he may not come up.

For a moment, everyone was scratching their heads again.

The uncle pondered for a while and said in a deep voice.

“Just be like Zhong Kui marrying his sister!”

"Zhong Kui marries his sister?"

"That's right!"

The uncle explained with a serious expression.

"Humans have their own ways of dealing with the world, and ghosts have their own ways of dealing with the world. Zhong Kui is the judge of the underworld. His sister's marriage is such a big event, and it happens to be on the old ghost's territory. How could he not come to congratulate him?"

"……yes!"

Everyone thought about it and applauded.

Then he nodded, his expression firm.

"Then let's give him a Zhong Kui Marrying Sister scene!"

(End of this chapter)