We made up at the beginning, and I continued my relationship with my secret crush

Gu Cheng shrugged and said comfortingly, "I did ask for help, but Grandpa said you have to explain it yourself."

Qi Mo's legs went weak.

My old man rarely uses the word "explain", it's almost like an interrogation.

Yes.

I was so busy being touched that the old man seemed to want to ask about something else.

But later on, I foolishly revealed that we were dating and living together, which led to the wrong point.

Until now, he still doesn't know why his father is also being pointed at and scolded, and he doesn't know how to do what the old man said.

The two couldn't guess the answer, so they had to hurry upstairs. When they got home, they didn't even change their shoes and quickly called their grandfather back.

"Hey...Grandpa..."

Qi Mo was feeling uneasy. He didn't know what he had done wrong, but he just felt inexplicably guilty.

"Got home?"

"Hmm, what did you want me to confess? I swear, I haven't hidden anything from you except dating."

"Qi Mo! You kid still won't tell the truth?! You really think that I, an old man, don't know anything, right?! People have already contacted your company. This is no small matter. This is the inheritance of a sect. They already have many internal conflicts. Can you please tell me the truth?"

The more Qi Mo listened, the more confused he became. Fortunately, his grandfather finally revealed a key piece of information: sect. Only then did he suddenly realize.

It must be related to the "Lanting Preface" I sang before. Wasn't the singing style used in that piece similar to the Chengpai style?!

"Grandpa, is it because of the singing style?"

"Well, when did you become involved with the Cheng School? Who was your teacher?"

Qi Mo sighed. He couldn't explain why he became his apprentice in his previous life, let alone explain the unorthodox thoughts deep in his master's heart.

Last life.

Qi Mo's unnamed master, Cui Li, is one of the inheritors of the Mei School. He has shown his extraordinary talent in drama since he was a child. Born into a family with a strong artistic atmosphere, he has had an indissoluble bond with Peking Opera since he was a child. His voice is clear and mellow, and his figure is soft and agile, as if he was born for the stage.

He showed great talent when he was young and was carefully trained as the last disciple by the previous inheritor.

After years of preparation, he finally got the chance to perform on stage and stunned the audience with the song "The Drunken Concubine". His meticulous performance and extraordinary talent quickly spread throughout the Peking Opera world, and he was hailed as the "Little Mei Lanfang".

Since then, he has been even more diligent and has continuously improved his skills. He has won standing ovations every time he has performed on stage and has become an irreplaceable figure in the hearts of the audience.

However, just when Cui Li was at the peak of his career on the Peking Opera stage, he made a decision that shocked everyone - to leave the traditional stage, try to integrate various schools, and try to add more modern elements to it, exploring new paths for the innovative development of Peking Opera.

This unorthodox move brought Cui Li under tremendous pressure and questioning, but he firmly believed that only innovation could give new vitality to Peking Opera, the quintessence of Chinese culture.

But the road to innovation is not smooth.

Cui Li's new attempt encountered unprecedented challenges and difficulties, including audience acceptance, market recognition, and even misunderstanding from peers.

Later, Cui Li's master came to him despite his illness, and before his death, he begged his beloved disciple to return to tradition. Cui Li could not bear to see his master die with regrets, so he swore a solemn oath: he would no longer study unorthodox ways and would devote himself to carrying forward the Mei style.

So he returned to the familiar theater and continued to perform Meipai classic repertoires with more exquisite skills and deeper emotions, winning wide praise and love from the audience.

Cui Li accepted many disciples, with Qi Mo being the only exception. Although they never became Cui Li's disciples, they all followed Cui Li to learn.

But even so, no one envied Qi Mo.

Because in everyone's eyes, Qi Mo would not be the next inheritor of the Mei School. He was just a favor that Cui Li had to do.

When he has had enough fun, he will leave here and return to the entertainment industry.

It turned out that Qi Mo left in the end.

But no one knows that only Qi Mo can be regarded as Cui Li's true unknown disciple.

Only Qi Mo knew how talented his master was, to whom he had never kowtowed to become his disciple. His current achievements were only one percent of what he deserved!

In the eyes of the world, during those years when his master was rebellious, he never stopped learning. In today's Peking Opera circle, his master can be said to be the best person who has combined the strengths of hundreds of schools.

If the master had persisted at the time, perhaps there would be a place in the Peking Opera faction named after him now.

This is a regret that Master will never be able to express in his lifetime.

Master has never told these thoughts to anyone except himself, nor does he dare to tell anyone else.

If it weren't for the fact that I really had no interest in this, I'm afraid my master wouldn't have said anything to me.

But it was precisely because Qi Mozhi was not here, and because of his grandfather's relationship, that his master taught him everything he knew.

Regardless of factions or rules, the master truly gave all his skills to me.

His singing style in "Lanting Preface" can be said to be Cheng style, or it can be said not to be Cheng style. It can be more accurately said to be Cui style, which is the result of his master's lifelong research, improvement and integration.

It integrates the strengths of hundreds of schools, and uses different repertoires in different ways. It retains the most obvious characteristics of the Cheng School while also retaining Cui Li's own techniques, and even incorporates Qi Mo's own characteristics.

So even my grandfather's first reaction after hearing it was to ask if he could become a disciple of the Cheng school.

"Grandpa, I do have a teacher, but he's not from the Cheng School. He... he's just someone with extraordinary talent. I really can't say his name, but Grandpa, I didn't learn from any of the known schools of Peking Opera. Or rather, I learned from the Li School."

Li of Cui Li.

In my previous life, my voice was damaged and I was unable to bring my master's skills to life.

He didn't want to let his master's talent go to waste in this life. Apart from himself, his master had no other successor.

Qi Mo knew very well how much his master valued the promise made to his deceased master. Regardless of whether he was reborn or not, he could not change his master's persistence.

Cui Li would never show any talent other than Meipai throughout his life.

He is the inheritor of Meipai and will only be the inheritor of Meipai.

Qi Mo felt a lot of regrets and remorse in his heart, but he frowned when the old man heard it.

"Pear Pie... What a grand gesture! This is the first time I've heard someone call themselves a Pear Pie."

Liyuan.

It was originally an ancient nickname for opera troupe.

It is customary to call opera troupes and theater groups "Liyuan", opera actors "Liyuan children", families with generations engaged in opera art "Liyuan families", the drama world "Liyuan world", and so on.

So it takes a lot of courage to call your faction the Pear Faction.

Qi Mo shook his head and said, "Grandpa, the Li I'm talking about isn't the Li in Liyuan...it's the Li in Liming."

As soon as he finished speaking, the other end of the phone fell silent.

After a long moment, Old Master Qi also sighed, "It's fate. I didn't expect this guy to kidnap you. Since you guys won't tell anyone, then don't tell anyone. Qi Mo, this old man only asks one thing of you: Don't let down the skills your master taught you! Don't get involved in other matters. At least this old man still has some face. No one dares to question me when I explain."