Chapter 21 Best Live
After performing the Little Golden Sword Technique, the two ghosts stayed where they were, not daring to move except crying, until Tan Xiao’s performance was over.
Zhurong Band performed three songs in total, and Tan Xiao was able to leave the stage after performing the first song.
At the beginning, Tan Xiao was eager to go on stage himself, and took the opportunity of moving the drum to free little Bao Gong from the entanglement of ghosts. When the show ended, the staff had already moved his drum away.
Maomao also returned the "rattle" to Tan Xiao and patted him on the shoulder, "Thank you aunties, thank you classmate Tan Xiao——"
Tan Xiao glanced at the two ghosts who were still hugging each other and trembling. Since they had not seen ghosts many times, they looked even scarier than Liu Qingquan, and Tan Xiao felt a little creepy when he saw them.
Before going up to stop them, Tan Xiao also did some mental preparation.
As a result, the two became even more frightened when they saw Tan Xiao. They hugged each other even tighter, and the male ghost even started crying loudly.
Tan Xiao: "..."
...I feel like they don't match their looks very well, they look timid, and the two ghosts may have recognized the wrong person, it doesn't seem like they are trying to scare people on purpose. Well, I feel like this old custom of the opera troupe can be kept for a few more years.
Tan Xiao thought about it and decided not to chop them anymore. He walked off the stage as if nothing had happened. When he reached the side of the stage, he handed the rattle to the actor who played Young Bao Gong.
The little actor took it with surprise. To be honest, he had electric toy cars, robots, and building blocks at home, but he didn't have a toy like this. What's more, this was the one Maomao had used in his performance just now.
He particularly liked this rattle, and after shaking it a few times, he said in full force, "Thank you, brother."
——After all, he is singing the role of Bao Gong, so his voice is no longer childish.
After a while, the little actor looked up at the stage again and found that the two strange uncles and aunts were gone. Maybe they had finished their performance and left the stage?
Tan Xiao walked behind the scenes, and Tan Chunying mentioned his action to Tan Xiao: "What you did on the stage just now..."
Tan Xiao felt a little nervous when he heard this. If he had discovered that Tan Chunying's soul was incomplete, he would have hoped that Tan Chunying would find something wrong and then yell at him, "What a mascot you are!"
But now, Tan Xiao dared not break this delicate balance.
Fortunately, Tan Chunying just laughed foolishly twice, and also made two small golden knife gestures, raised them up and said: "Oh my god, it really looks like the gestures they use when playing rock music."
She had no idea why Tan Xiao suddenly made the two hand gestures, and even thought it was normal. After all, he was a Chu witch, so what was wrong with making two hand gestures during a performance? It was just like a dance move to liven up the atmosphere.
"...Yes, in fact, this metal salute was first used by the residents of the Mediterranean coastal countries to ward off evil spirits. It is similar to our Little Golden Knife Technique."
As Tan Xiao spoke, he finally figured it out in his mind. Doing it in front of Tan Chunying would have the same effect as doing it in front of these uninformed audiences. In fact, there was no need to worry about her feeling anything was wrong.
Because she also sincerely believed that her family was a charlatan-turned-mascot.
To them, any action Tan Xiao made, even if it did not coincide with Jin Li's gesture, was purely a performance.
The WeChat notification sounded, Tan Xiao looked down and saw that it was a message from Mu Fei.
Mu Fei, who was watching the live broadcast, screamed to Xiao through WeChat: [I'm watching the live broadcast, what did you just do! You were doing the Little Golden Knife Technique, right? Am I seeing it right? Is it the Little Golden Knife Technique or rock and roll? ! ]
Tan Xiao hurriedly explained: [It's the Little Golden Knife Technique. Just now, two ghosts on the stage scared one of our little actors. I also want to perform, so I have no choice but to do this. Don't worry, no one knows I'm exorcising ghosts.]
[Damn, I saw that too.] Mu Fei didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and sent several cat-like expressions in a row, [Every year there are always similar cases of confused ghosts or village ghosts that don't have internet access.]
[However, I go out every day using the names of this unit and that unit, fearing that I might scare ordinary citizens. I am not as good as you. If you want to exorcise ghosts, then do it.]
The employees in their company would definitely not dare to do this casually, but who told them to switch to the cultural tourism track long ago? The Tourism Bureau invited them to this ceremony. And as she saw, there was no flaw at all.
Tan Xiao responded with a smiling emoticon.
[Have you dealt with all this? Do you want me to ask a colleague to help you? There should be a colleague in Nanchu. ]
On the day when the Emperor's sap landed, the geographical and weather conditions in Southern Chu were excellent, so the frequency of cases was much higher than in other places. This was also reflected in the data.
To this end, the 404 Office has set up a separate office in Nanchu to facilitate increased inspection and supervision. Previously, it only communicated remotely with the responsible units in Nanchu.
Tan Xiao looked at the two ghosts who were slowly recovering and fleeing from the scene of the Four-sided Chu Wu, and replied: [I think it should be handled. It was just a misunderstanding. ]
Mu Fei: [Okay, okay. By the way, please help me confess to Maomao, it's so exciting. You are awesome too.]
Apart from the little golden knife technique at the end, which made her feel a little terrified, the rest of the scenes were truly amazing, as you can tell from the audience's reactions.
The song "Li Huo" by Zhurong Band originally carries some ancient and mysterious atmosphere, telling the mythological story of ancient humans and fire, but it is expressed in the form of rock music.
Tan Xiao's witch music, combined , is not as weird or inharmonious as some people imagine. It even makes the atmosphere of the song more rich and unique, full of Chu folk colors.
Tan Xiao agreed. It just so happened that he also needed to ask Maomao for an autograph for his classmate, so he decided to ask for one for Mu Fei as well.
Maomao had performed three songs and after leaving the stage, he pulled Tan Chunying to talk about music. These two people, one with a flower tattoo on his arm and the other with a snake tattoo on his neck, were easy to recognize, and Tan Xiao didn't need to think about it.
Maomao had watched Tan Chunying's videos before, and she was greatly inspired by her collaboration with Tan Xiao. She was immersed in the atmosphere on the scene just now, and the effect was even better than the rehearsal.
So, Mao Mao was inspired and wanted to record a new version, with both La Tan Chunying and her son participating. In other words, add Chuwu cultural elements to the song.
"You could sing something at the beginning, that would be great. Do you think there's anything suitable?" Maomao asked cheerfully.
"That's great!" Tan Chunying was very interested in promoting the spiritual master culture, and wanted to perform a song on the spot. She said to another band member next to her, "Guitar teacher, can you play some accompaniment? I'll try."
The band members were not surprised: "I'm the bass."
The real guitarist at the side laughed wildly twice, raised his hand and played the song "Li Huo" from before. Tan Chunying then played a few lines, but she was not feeling well enough and could not sing the high notes.
Even so, Maomao nodded her head. It was just as she thought. The effect would be better if this was recorded in a studio. As a musician, she felt excited just thinking about it.
Tan Xiao came over at this time and asked the band members for autographs, "My classmates and friends said they really like you guys and asked me to bring your autographs back."
Maomao signed the contract very happily and exchanged contact information with Tan Chunying. They agreed to cooperate in the future when they had time. Of course, this would depend on when Tan Chunying's health had fully recovered.
Tan Chunying also took out a talisman from her pocket and gave it to Maomao.
Maomao took a look and saw that it was written in cinnabar with snake-foot script. She didn't recognize it, but she thought the pattern was pretty. She smiled and asked, "Is this useful?"
"Yes, yes, yes, for sure. We have a spiritualist who has been in our family for many years. He used to pray for rain for the emperor." Tan Chunying handed her two rolls of masking tape and said mysteriously, "That pattern is for attracting love, and this one is for attracting wealth."
Maomao: "Wow! So beautiful! Hahahaha thank you!"
"..."Tan Xiao was not surprised at all.
…
It was already quite late when Tan Xiao returned home, but there were still some enthusiastic neighbors who greeted him and Tan Chunying and said that they had watched their live performance.
Our neighbor, Uncle Wang , was standing at the gate of their yard, fanning himself with a palm-leaf fan and exposing his belly. He sighed that he should not have been dissatisfied with the crowds and not gone to the scene. The atmosphere in the video looked great.
"Then let's go next time." Tan Chunying greeted enthusiastically, "I'll let you know if there are such activities in the future."
Uncle Wang, who had awakened his rock soul, nodded repeatedly and walked away humming "Lihuo".
Tan Xiao went upstairs and put everything in its place. He thought that usually Peacock God often hung around at home with nothing to do, but he didn't see him today. Is he finally busy?
Little did they know that Kong Xuan was lying down after finishing his physics homework.
Ah Jin turned around and said solemnly, "Your uncle Wang is really brave. He is still pregnant at this age."
What the hell.
Uncle Wang just has a lot of visceral fat and a big beer belly. Tan Xiao had a premonition that he was going to say something crazy again, and said coldly: "He is fat, and men can't get pregnant."
Ajin's body was stuck, and the data flowed, presenting a strange vividness.
He knelt on the ground and said in a broken voice: "What, men can't get pregnant?!"
Tan Xiao: "..."
You... forget it, don't worry about it.
Tan Xiao helped him pull the floral cloth that had been tilted in his madness, then closed the door and went out.
…
"Did you see the video of Tan Xiao's performance last night? Oh my god, he was so handsome."
"Is that a drum? It's beating in my heart!"
"I can't forget the melody of "Leaving Fire"...!"
"I hope Tan Xiao will join Zhurong Band right here!!"
The students in Class 2 (3) of Senior High School obviously paid attention to Tan Xiao's performance last night, and they discussed it very enthusiastically. In fact, it was not just them. The news had spread all over No. 1 Middle School last night, and some teachers forwarded it on WeChat Moments, saying that this was a student of No. 1 Middle School.
And as far as they know, the band is also very popular with the audience. The LIVE video has received a lot of praise before the official recording is released. Many people said that they thought Zhurong Band was crying for food, but they didn't expect to do such a good job. It can be said that Zhurong is the best this year. And that Nanchu Lingshi is the best foreign aid!
As soon as Tan Xiao stepped into the classroom, he was stared at by everyone. It was no surprise that the security guard recognized him when he entered the school gate and greeted him. He probably watched the video on WeChat Moments last night.
Lin Yang took the lead in clapping and screaming, which made the other hesitant people join in the cheering - after all, Tan Xiao was usually a bit indifferent.
"Awesome, Brother Xiao, you look so cool on stage." Lin Yang winked and said, "Isn't this the 60th anniversary of the school? You will have to perform the whole show by then, right?"
Other students also echoed: "That's right, that's right."
Although he doesn't know much about music, it can be seen that Tan Xiao was not at all suppressed by the singers with more experienced stage players. He even performed very well, which could be said to be the finishing touch.
But come to think of it, Tan Xiao might have performed more shows than Maomao...
"Then our appearance fee is not low." Tan Xiao made a joke and gave them the autographs he had asked for his classmates , which caused another round of screams.
It was not only because they wanted to get the band's autograph, but also because Tan Xiao actually helped his classmates to get the autograph.
Many classmates from different classes felt that Tan Xiao was not as cold and arrogant as the rumors said.
"Kong Xuan, did you watch Tan Xiao's performance?" someone asked bravely.
But seeing that Kong Xuan had been facing the window without saying a word, he slowly looked at him. Kong Xuan's good looks were always very aggressive, making people afraid to look directly at him. He glanced at him sternly and said, "I have seen it. The cooperation is excellent."
Wow, he actually watched it and praised it.
Lin Yang thought, it seems that the relationship between the two has improved after discussing the questions together.
They didn't know that Kong Xuan's words were an affirmation of the use of drum music for entertainment purposes from the perspective of a peacock, and of course, it was also a recognition of his wizard.
Tan Xiao looked at this moody classmate and doubted that he was really his forgotten childhood playmate. Otherwise, how could he explain his awkward behavior?
What a pity. Tan Xiao could already imagine that if he dared to ask Kong Xuan who he was from Huaxi Road, Kong Xuan would definitely get angry again.
…
Today's physics evening self-study class said that there would be a lesson. When the physics teacher was explaining the problem and wanted to explain it, he realized that he had forgotten to bring anything. Without hesitation, he asked a few people to help him get it. He said, "Lin Yang, Kong Xuan, and Tan Xiao, the three of you go to the 17th floor next door. You are all deskmates, so bring me the test paper as well."
Tan Xiao: "..."
Lin Yang: “…”
As we all know, Tan Xiao has two deskmates...
It's because Kong Xuan kept squeezing to the back. He was used to the spacious seats and even sat at the back when there was no question. Even the teacher started to make fun of him.
The building where the storage room is located is the old teaching building next door. The outer wall is covered with ivy, which has grown back several times. In the room, there are often cute little things like geckos and spiders. It is jokingly called the "Five Poisons Building" and is the famous "Gu Building" of Nanchu No. 1 Middle School.
Probably due to design reasons, the interior is indeed much colder.
The No. 1 Middle School campus was very quiet during class time. The 17th floor was basically filled with various equipment rooms and old laboratories. There was no one there, only a long corridor with lights turning on one by one as the three students approached.
Tick, tick, it seemed that the faucet in the bathroom or some laboratory was not tightened. The dripping sound was amplified, which was inexplicably creepy.
"Do you know that although this place is called the 17th floor, if you add the basement floor, it is actually the 18th floor." Lin Yang said in a vague tone.
"Do you think some ghosts will make mistakes and think this is the underground eighteenth floor?" Tan Xiao said.
"...Don't ruin my joke. Can't I just stop talking?" Lin Yang felt that he was worthy of being called Tan Xiao.
Last time when his second uncle was buried, Xiao Ge didn't think it was strange at all. His mother later said that this kind of work needs people with enough courage to do it, as the saying goes, if you don't feel surprised by something strange, you will become worse.
Yes, those who are sorcerers know better than anyone whether there is something fishy going on, otherwise how can they cheat people out of money with a clear conscience? If they have a little bit of reverence, they will not use this to make money.
——Of course, it doesn’t mean that Brother Xiao has the intention to cheat people out of their money. Lin Yang knows that he has been a regular mascot for a long time, so that’s what he means.
At this time, Kong Xuan was heard to snort and laugh.
I guess he was laughing at me, Lin Yang sighed.
Only Tan Xiao was puzzled. What he said just now was just a feeling. After all, he had just experienced two ghosts mistaking Bao Gong for the one who was in charge. He wondered if this urban legend was true.
Tan Xiao found the equipment room, inserted the key and prepared to open the door, but the door lock was a bit old and it didn't open when he turned it the first time.
“Ding.”
“Ding.”
There were two noises, and the sensor light in the distant corridor lit up.
Lin Yang looked over there, but there was no one there. He looked away with a bit of surprise.
"Bang!"
There was another sound, this time it was the sound of something hard falling to the ground, and it was quite heavy.
But as I walked along, all the classrooms were locked, and there was no one when I looked through the windows. There was no movement in the elevator, and the sensor light seemed to be broken. What was going on?
Lin Yang looked over there strangely, "Who is it?"
He couldn't help but pinch the "Qilin is Here" talisman that his mother had asked for him. This thing had been verified before and seemed to be quite useful. He stood closer to Tan Xiao.
"?" Tan Xiao looked at him in confusion, "Don't squeeze me."
Are you learning from Kong Xuan? What's wrong with you? You like to crowd in.
"Okay, there seems to be someone." Lin Yang was too embarrassed to say that he had been a little afraid of this kind of thing ever since he suspected that his second uncle had appeared in his dream.
"Someone is not normal." Tan Xiao quickly unscrewed the lock that was a little difficult to turn, and thought his words were very funny. "There are thousands of people in our school." He walked in to get the equipment, took it down from the shelf and asked Kong Xuan to take it, and then took some for Lin Yang.
"then."
Lin Yangren was still standing at the door, leaning against the door frame. Just as he was about to take two steps forward to pick up something, he saw the light from the other end of the corridor suddenly light up, just like in a horror movie, eerie and lonely.
As the lights came on, the corridor did not feel reassuring because of the brightness. Instead, it seemed even more eerie as the lights shone into the gloomy room. Lin Yang even swore that he felt a faint chill coming towards him!
Lin Yang shuddered and staggered into the storage room, feeling all the hairs on his body stand up.
Tan Xiao put the things heavily in his hands, reminding him to come back to his senses, "Did you stay up late reading novels again last night?"
"I didn't!" Lin Yang retorted subconsciously, glancing outside.
Kong Xuan also looked outside, then looked back and looked at Tan Xiao.
If Lin Yang could still regard everything that happened just now as a coincidence or psychological suggestion, the next second, he was really a little panicked.
As the lights approached, there was a sound of something dragging slowly across the floor, one after another, with a rhythm, like... like...
Inside Lin Yang's stiff body, his brain was racing as he pondered this seemingly insignificant detail.
Then, it finally occurred to him.
It sounded like some creature was crawling on all fours on the ground, and the sound was rubbing against the floor.
The sound was getting closer and clearer, with more details. Yes, there was more than one sound, and there was also a faint gasp...
call.
call.
"It should be right here, the spiritual master. Wow, the houses in the world of the living are so complicated now."
"Be careful, you hit me with your elbow."
"What can I do? The spiritual master's blow made me unable to stand up!"
"So what? You make it sound like anyone can stand up?"
"I'm tired from climbing. Let's take a rest for now. I'll look for him when the school is closed. Do you think he is a scholar?"
Tan Xiao: “…………”
My goodness, why are they here? I don’t understand why they dare to come to him... and they are a scholar.
Recalling their behavior, I can't help but wonder what era these ghosts are from. It's not that there is no internet in the village. I feel that they are only slightly better than the male vipers. They are ignorant of the changes in the human world. Could it be that there are also home ghosts?
Thinking of Liu Qingquan again, he went to two extremes. On one hand, he said, "Not working is out of touch with the times," and on the other hand, he said, "I will be rehired as a worker even if I die."
The sound is getting closer! Impossible, impossible, I still have the amulet on me, it's nothing strange, it's nothing strange. Lin Yang muttered in his heart.
Lin Yangmang stood up, holding the equipment, and rushed forward two steps, walked out of the storage room, and suddenly stopped.
There was indeed nothing in the corridor, it was completely empty.
He looked around, but only saw the light gradually dimming. A gecko quickly crawled past in the corner. It was indeed a Gu Building. Lin Yang thought, could it be that he was too psychologically suggestive, because of the shadow left by his second uncle's incident, causing him to be suspicious?
Lin Yang turned around and saw Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan also walked out of the storage room. They were looking at him with expressionless faces. This instantly pulled him out of the weird atmosphere and turned him into embarrassment.
Lin Yang asked awkwardly: "Didn't you hear any strange noises?"
He couldn't see it, but he felt that he really heard something.
It seems that Lin Yang's luck is not good this year. He is easy to detect strange movements, Tan Xiao thought. But as Lin Yang himself thought, sometimes he is brave enough and there is no need to worry.
——In fact, if it was just Lin Yang alone, Tan Xiao might consider telling him the truth.
Isn’t there Kong Xuan who knows nothing next to him? Don’t scare him.
"I didn't hear it." Tan Xiao said firmly.
Lin Yang looked at Kong Xuan again.
Kong Xuan looked at Tan Xiao in confusion and said, "Tsk, I didn't hear it."
