I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 593: A Little Surprise

Question: What is the best way to comfort a woman?

Answer: A strong kidney.

Liu Qingyan listened to the story alone, feeling a bit dissatisfied that she only got to listen to one story with everyone else, while Yan Hongxia became a Daoist Swordsman, and she herself turned into the Tree Demon Grandmother's little temper...

All vanished under Lu Zheng's night of comfort, leaving only full-hearted affection.

"Lu Lang~"

"Hmm?"

"I want more~"

Lu Zheng roared like a tiger and turned over onto her.

...

The next day, Lu Zheng didn't leave Taohua Village; instead, he struck while the iron was hot and wrote down the story of A Chinese Ghost Story.

Then, preparing the four treasures of the study, Shen Ying ground the ink and added fragrance. Lu Zheng effortlessly created a painting titled Lady's Makeup Painting, along with an inscription.

"Ten miles of calm lake under frost-filled sky, inch by inch of black hair filled with worry over the fleeting years, gazing at the moon shaped yet longing for companionship, only envying the mandarin ducks and not the immortals."

Shen Ying recited with a gentle voice, carefully observing the woman in the painting.

She saw a woman dressed in white silk by the lakeside, combing her hair in the moonlight. Her eyes were like autumn waves, her skin like white jade, her black hair cascading like a waterfall, and her figure ethereal like an immortal, resembling the ghostly yet immortal Nie Xiaoqian.

"Is this Yi Xiaoqian?"

Lu Zheng looked at the younger version of Sister Zhu Xian in the painting, sighed, and shook his head, "No, she is Nie Xiaoqian."

"Isn't Nie Xiaoqian just Yi Xiaoqian?"

"No." Lu Zheng slightly curled his lips, pulled Shen Ying into his arms, "You'll know in the future."

"Lu Lang has a lot on his mind." Shen Ying leaned against Lu Zheng, feeling the strong heartbeat from his chest, and said softly, "I'll wait for Lu Lang to tell me personally."

Lu Zheng tightened his grip, "Don't worry, you'll be surprised when the time comes."

Shen Ying's bright eyes turned as she chuckled, "Surprised? I already want to eat now."

She pushed Lu Zheng onto the chair with a deft hand, smiling coyly as she slowly leaned down.

"Hiss—"

...

"By the way, speaking of surprises, did Qingyan mention giving Lu Lang a surprise tomorrow?"

"She did mention it." Lu Zheng reached out, gently stroking Shen Ying's hair, feeling its smoothness, and couldn't help but take a deep breath, "She kept it a secret, are you two in on it together?"

"Hehe." Shen Ying withdrew her little tongue, tracing a circle with her pink lips, her peach blossom eyes looking at Lu Zheng, full of charm, "Little Sister Qingyan put a lot of effort into this surprise."

"What exactly is it?"

"Hehe, this is Qingyan's idea. If she doesn't say it, neither will I. Why is Lu Lang so impatient? You'll find out tomorrow anyway."

"That's true." Lu Zheng nodded, "By the way, tomorrow we're going fishing, and I promised to do a barbecue at noon."

"Does Lu Lang need to return to the city to prepare the ingredients?"

"No rush, I'll go back in the evening. It won't take long to get ready."

"That's good~"

"Hiss—"

...

After playing another day at Taohua Village, Lu Zheng left the village in the late afternoon.

On the way, he traveled to the modern era, purchased enough bamboo skewers, ingredients, and seasonings, and then returned, leisurely heading back to the city.

In the evening, he enjoyed Liu Qingyan's attentive service, and early the next morning, he had Old Huang drive a carriage that took him, Liu Qingyan, Du Yueyao, and two little girls, leisurely back to Taohua Village.

"Let's go fishing!"

"Why do you love fishing so much? You never catch anything yourself."

"That's different. As a...whatever it is, I must catch a fish!"

"Alright, alright."

Having Old Huang park the carriage in the front yard of Taohua Village, they rested there for a day.

Then, everyone crossed mountains and forests, heading further east from Peach Blossom Plain, and soon reached a small valley.

The small valley wasn't large, nor was the scenery particularly beautiful, but the good thing was there was a small lake in the valley. The lake was connected to a river outside the mountains, with continuous water flow, fairly deep water, lush water plants, and plump fish. It was a great spot for fishing.

The group split into two, one group fishing here, another playing in the water over there.

Lu Zheng set up a tent, table, and grill by the lake, took out all the ingredients, and acted as a chef.

Everyone chatted and played around. When they wanted to eat, they came over to the tent to rest for a while.

A table in the tent was prepared with entertaining games like mahjong, jump chess, and the Great Jing Dynasty's unique leaf cards.

Drinking fruit juice, eating barbecued fruits and vegetables, chatting, and playing cards was quite an enjoyable experience.

Time quickly reached noon, and those playing in the water or playing cards were tired, while the fishing contest not far away had a winner.

Ao Qian caught seven big fish, won the final victory, and was rewarded with a five-inch cream cake, which was shared by Ao Qian and Liu Qingquan, the two little girls.

"Oh? Making progress!"

Lu Zheng clearly sensed that Ao Qian, this time, used no magical power and caught seven fish with real skill.

"Of course!"

Ao Qian put down her fork, looked up, hands on her hips, ignoring the cream circle around her mouth, and said proudly, "I've been quick at learning everything since I was young!"

Shen Ying reached out, tapped the table with her index finger, and said calmly, "How's your Go learning going?"

Ao Qian: ▼_▼!!!

...

After eating and drinking all morning, there was no special lunch prepared; it was still the same food, and then they tidied up and returned to Taohua Village.

"Back so soon?"

Lu Zheng was puzzled. He was still waiting for Liu Qingyan's surprise.

Was it an embroidered sachet, or a piece of clothing, surely not a concoction of an aphrodisiac potion, since Du Yueyao seemed to know as well.

"Hehe, Lu Lang, sit down. The surprise we have for you is about to start."

Shen Ying held onto Lu Zheng, seated him under the old peach tree in Taohua Village's backyard, prepared tea and snacks for him, and then calmly entered the side room.

"Start? You guys?"

Lu Zheng blinked, in deep thought, "Could it be you all..."

"Jingle—"

A tinkling sound rang, and a pink peach blossom mist filled the courtyard.

Instead of using Qi to dispel the mist, Lu Zheng picked up his tea cup and took a sip, quietly waiting.

A few breaths later, the mist dispersed, and in front of him, an illusion realm with a lavish indoor setup appeared. Then, Liu Qingyan in a lady's costume and Shen Ying in a landlord's costume appeared in the environment scene.

Lu Zheng nearly spat out his tea.

Liu Qingyan as Zhu Yingtai

Shen Ying as Landlord Zhu

They had actually arranged a theatrical performance of "Liang Zhu"!

It's known that "Liang Zhu" has theatrical performances, so aside from the prose dialogue in the picture book, Lu Zheng included some rhymed sections of opera dialogue, though they weren't set to music.

Unexpectedly, they adapted it with the Great Jing Dynasty's local singing style, and the result was surprisingly pleasant to hear. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Lu Zheng laughed and happily watched the drama with the two little girls and several women who didn't have roles.

Quickly, Liu Qingyan and Shen Ying completed the first act. The peach blossom mist shifted scenes, introducing Liang Shanbo.

Bi Xinyu as Liang Shanbo

...

Hu Cai Niang as Ma Wencai

Hua Yixing as the Academy Professor

Peach Blossom Celestial Maiden as the Academy Student

...

Bai Ting'Er and a few musical Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens played the background music.

In the beginning, the joyful atmosphere was set with pipa and flute, while the later sorrowful mood was captured with zither and dongxiao.

To be honest, with the illusion supporting the atmosphere, professional music performance, combined with all the women's excellent acting, it was indeed no worse than what one would see in Yu Ling Garden.

No, it was even better, because the quality of the script made the effect superior.

Indeed, for a top-notch audiovisual experience of the classical era, it was definitely a surprise!