The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

As time went on, Xiao Yun's progress became more and more obvious. Her singing style gradually became melodious and graceful, and her figure became more graceful. After learning more about opera, she actually fell in love with it and would sing a piece from time to time.

Her captivating singing style stunned the teacher standing nearby, who praised her for her extraordinary talent and even remarked that if she had met her when she was a child, she would definitely have taken her on as her last disciple.

As the opera classes progressed, the casting for the play "Tianxiang Yeranyi" came to an end. Several actors from the company were selected, but not all of them were important roles. The main supporting roles and the male lead were played by experienced veteran actors.

Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly and Xiao Yun had arranged things at home and was ready to join the film crew, the male lead of the drama was in a car accident!

Moreover, the injuries are quite severe, with multiple fractures and lung damage requiring surgery. He will need to rest for several months, and even after he recovers, he may not be able to return to work immediately, as he also has facial injuries and the scars will take a while to disappear, making it impossible for him to participate in any performances.

This undoubtedly poured cold water on the upcoming filming of "The Fragrance of Heaven and the Night of Dyed Clothes". Director Wang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Not only had the location already been rented and the cost of renting it out was increasing day by day, but the other actors also had available schedules and had already signed contracts. If the filming was postponed, the losses would be huge.

There were other suitable actors, and the director had backup options. It just so happened that several people who had been idle before suddenly had roles or variety shows, and none of them could find the time to work out.

There's really not much hope of finding someone else who can perfectly fit the role in a short period of time.

After learning about this, Xiao Yun suggested that Xiao Yu give it a try.

There isn't much interaction between the male and female leads in this drama. They were childhood sweethearts, so the scenes where they're together are all done by child actors. The only time they get to see each other is at the very end, before the female lead dies.

The story takes place against the backdrop of the turbulent mid-Republic of China era. At that time, the infighting among various warlords, vying for territory and resources, led to widespread social disorder. They not only conscripted soldiers indiscriminately but also plundered the hard-earned grain of the people, plunging countless villages into despair.

Faced with such a difficult living environment, people realized that if they continued to stay in the same place, it would be tantamount to waiting for death.

Left with no other choice, the group embarked on a perilous journey, leaving behind their familiar homeland. The journey was filled with hardship and displacement. And during this long and arduous travel, the two families tragically became separated…

As time went by, they all grew into adults, but the longing they felt for each other never faded.

Despite the passage of time and the changing world, whenever the night is quiet, the figure with whom I had a brief encounter will involuntarily appear in my mind.

However, reality is always cruel and merciless. The vast sea of ​​people is like a boundless ocean, and it is not easy to find a specific person in it.

Perhaps only when the hand of fate touches that delicate heartstring once more can these two souls, separated for so many years, reunite...

The female protagonist is exceptionally beautiful at a young age, which is not a good thing in a turbulent and chaotic world; it's a disaster. There's no need for wealthy and powerful people to even notice her; plenty of people will try to use her to curry favor with influential figures and gain personal benefits.

The female protagonist's family members all died tragically at the hands of those villains in order to protect her. Naturally, the female protagonist was heartbroken to witness her family's tragic deaths and even thought about simply going with them so that the family could reunite in another world.

But she was not willing to accept it. Her family had risked their lives to save her, and she could not die such a pathetic death. She wanted to take revenge on her enemies and avenge herself and her family!

So she began to feign compliance, eating and drinking as usual, and stopped trying to struggle or escape. Gradually, the other party relaxed their control over her.

Instead of having two or three people watching her 24/7, only one person was left. She slept inside the house while the other person slept on a makeshift bed outside the door.

So she seized the opportunity and, while the man was asleep, used a sharpened wooden stick she had hidden to stab him in the neck, killing him in the process. Then she escaped under cover of night.

At this time, there were only deserted villages everywhere. She was running away and dared not go to towns with people. She could only take the less crowded paths. Hungry and cold, she fainted on the way to escape.

Fortunately, she was rescued by a passing opera troupe. The troupe leader saw that she was alone and had nowhere to go, so he took her in, and that's how she survived.

She traveled around performing with the opera troupe, and later her talent for opera was discovered. The troupe leader then had someone teach her to sing.

The days that followed were not bad; at least we had enough to eat and drink, which was much better than the days of hunger and cold we had experienced before.

However, she never forgot the hatred of her family being murdered, and she always remembered the identity and appearance of her enemy, thinking that she would definitely kill him if she had the chance.

The troupe leader, of course, saw through her thoughts. In chaotic times, everyone has a story, and countless people carry deep-seated hatred. He himself embarked on this life-or-death struggle because he had killed his enemy. Upon seeing her, he felt a sense of kinship.

After observing her for a while, one day the troupe leader suddenly asked her if she wanted to learn martial arts, and even demonstrated his skills.

The female protagonist never dreamed that the seemingly ordinary troupe leader possessed extraordinary skills! This discovery thrilled her, as if opening a door to a new world. Without hesitation, she knelt down and became his apprentice, determined to learn his craft from this mysterious and powerful master.

From then on, the female protagonist would get up early every morning to start her training. She not only had to learn the basic skills of singing, reciting, acting and fighting in opera performance, but also had to practice martial arts skills diligently.

Although practicing martial arts is very hard, the female protagonist enjoys it because she knows that only by putting in more effort can she achieve the results she wants.

Through persistent effort day after day, the female lead's acting skills and martial arts abilities improved dramatically. She gradually mastered various difficult moves and was able to perfectly integrate them into her opera performances. At the same time, she also learned how to use her martial arts skills to protect those around her.

Five years passed in the blink of an eye. The female lead had learned both acting and martial arts very well. Because of her extremely beautiful appearance, she even became a household name in the Central Plains and gave herself the stage name Xiong Hong, which is an alternate name for peony.

As the female lead's fame grew, more and more people came to support her, and her status and position rose higher and higher. In this way, with the help of some big shots who were chasing after her, they finally entered the most famous theater in the prefectural city.

With a fixed location, the opera troupe became increasingly popular. To the heroine's surprise, her enemy was also there, now serving as an adjutant to the city's general.

The general was a big fan of opera and would come to the theater from time to time. The woman would come with him, and unsurprisingly, he took a liking to her.

Of course, it wasn't that he took a liking to her himself, but rather that he sensed the general's interest in her and came here to flatter her, trying to persuade her to follow the general, even resorting to coercion and enticement.

Since they've practically delivered themselves to their doom, the female protagonist certainly can't let them get away with it. She deliberately provokes them with her arrogant and defiant manner, and when they raise their hands in anger, she secretly strikes their vital points.

This scene was staged for the general's benefit. When the general arrived, her expression changed, and she struggled while pleading for help in a delicate manner.

The general and his guards saw it and, thinking the man hadn't seen them, tried to stop him. But the man wouldn't let go and even looked at them with red eyes.

The general felt that the adjutant, who had donated money, did not respect him, so he simply pulled out his gun and shot him dead.

In fact, the man had already been beaten into submission by the female lead. His red eyes were from the pain, and he was looking in that direction to ask for help, but unfortunately, the other party did not receive his distress signal.

Since then, she has begun to intentionally or unintentionally contact the general, but she knows how to maintain a certain distance. This ambiguous attitude makes the general more and more fascinated by her, and he pays more and more attention to her.

Whenever the opera troupe performed, the general would always come to show his support and present them with generous gifts. Seeing this, the other spectators naturally dared not offend this most powerful figure in the area, and so they all followed suit and fawned over him.

However, only she knew in her heart that it was all just a carefully orchestrated game. She knew that the general didn't genuinely enjoy their performance; he was merely misled by the atmosphere she had created. But regardless, this situation was extremely advantageous to her—it not only protected her but also ensured that the troupe could establish itself in the prefectural city and no longer be bullied.

However, the good times didn't last long. The garrison was rotated, and the original general was transferred to a new one.

Fortunately, the new general also enjoyed listening to opera, but he wasn't interested in her; instead, he was a fan of another male actor playing female roles in the troupe.

Later I learned that the general was gay, because in the past all the female roles were played by men, which is why he often went to the theater.

Anyway, the female lead is also part of their troupe, so they still have someone to protect them. Nothing much has changed. Having protection without having to pay a price is better than taking risks and dealing with things on their own.

Two more years passed, and the situation became increasingly dire. The warlords fought each other even more fiercely, with new forces rising and old forces retreating, making the conflict more exciting than any staged drama.

Amidst this undercurrent of tension, the northeastern border fell, and the Japanese invaders marched in. Every now and then, marching groups would pass by, chanting slogans.

Many patriots also began to call for saving the country and driving out the Japanese invaders, but those in power turned a deaf ear and ignored them, and even made up pretexts to arrest them.

The theater's business remained unaffected, still packed with customers who paid no heed to the national crisis, indulging in their own pleasures and lost in a decadent dream.

One day, when the female lead was performing at a private event, she rescued a patriot on her way back and hid him in a trunk containing costumes, bringing him back to the opera troupe.

After rescuing the man, the female protagonist was inspired by his impassioned speech and joined his side. She then used her position to cover up and rescue many comrades.

The female lead was shot to death while protecting a patriot. Before she died, she called out "Brother Erzhu" to that familiar profile. The patriot turned around and realized that this was the childhood sweetheart he had been searching for for many years!

Then the protagonist rises up, endures hardship and bides his time, finally avenging his childhood sweetheart and infiltrating the enemy ranks to gather crucial intelligence for his side. However, he is ultimately betrayed and commits suicide.

Yes, this is another tragedy, and Xiao Yun's character dies very early on.

When Zhao Yaqi saw this plot, she sighed, wondering why she always got roles that died young. Despite being the female lead, none of them survived to the end.

Xiao Yun was also a little helpless. It wasn't her idea; it was just a coincidence.

Actually, her situation is not unique in the entertainment industry. It's like a curse: whatever role an actor plays first that makes them famous, that actor will often receive similar roles afterward.

Of course, it's also possible that she/he acted so well in the first film that she left a deep impression on the directors and audiences, who felt that she/he was suitable for this kind of role, so they would think of her/him whenever such a role came up.

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Director Wang hesitated after hearing Xiao Yun's suggestion. He knew that the young man was indeed good-looking, but his temperament was irrelevant; that was something to look at in terms of acting skills. If someone had good acting skills, they could freely switch between different temperaments.

However, Xue Wenxi had no prior acting experience, and it was uncertain whether he could handle such an important role.

The male lead in this drama is the calm and experienced type; otherwise, they wouldn't have cast a veteran actor in the first place. It's because young, inexperienced actors simply can't carry the role.

While the male lead's age might draw criticism from viewers, the storyline makes it watchable. If they were to bring back the original male lead, it would truly damage their reputation.

Xiao Yun suggested that he try out the role first. If he was good, he could stay; if not, they could keep looking. Anyway, filming hadn't started yet, so it wouldn't delay anything.

Director Wang thought about it and agreed. Since there wasn't a suitable one available at the moment, he might as well give it a try. What if it worked? If not, he could continue searching.

Xiao Yu was quite surprised when he received the call. He didn't expect that he would be acting alongside his wife again. After reading the general plot that Xiao Yun sent him, he was quite interested in the role.

They were just a little worried about their precious daughter. She needed to go into the space to cultivate every day. Now that the two of them were gone, what would happen to her cultivation?

Xiao Yun: "It's okay. We'll just have to work a little harder. If it doesn't work out, we can just sneak back at night. We have a flying vehicle, so it only takes about ten minutes to go back and forth."