As soon as the two entered Huaishuo Town, Old Man Geng went straight to the Xia family restaurant.

"Manager Xia, give me two jars of fruit wine, one jar of braised lamb, and one jar of braised pork." After Old Man Geng skillfully ordered his meal, he asked, "I heard that the Hongfu Opera Troupe has rehearsed a new play, The Birth of the Stone Monkey. When will it be performed?"

When Shopkeeper Xia saw that it was his old acquaintance Old Man Geng, and then looked at the strong young man next to him, he thought that this was Erlang, the son of Old Man Geng.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. I thought you went to eat at another place! In another stick of incense, the new play of the Hongfu Opera Troupe will start!"

Shopkeeper Xia pulled out two tickets from the counter and said, "This is my first time meeting my nephew, so there's nothing good to see. Take these two tickets and go and see."

Old man Geng opened his mouth to explain that this was not his son, but was stopped by Su Yunting.

Su Yunting took the two tickets and smiled innocently: "Thank you, uncle."

Shopkeeper Xia liked to see the young men of Yunzhou grow tall and strong, so he patted Su Yunting on the shoulder and encouraged him, "Learn skills from your father, defend Yunzhou and serve the general in the future!"

"Yes!" Su Yunting nodded heavily.

Old Man Geng was anxious to see the show, so he picked up the packed wine and braised meat and took Su Yunting away.

The theater where the Hongfu Opera Troupe was located was originally the largest brothel in Huaishuo Town, and it could even be said to be the largest brothel in the entire Yunzhou. Later, Gu Nanxi did not allow prostitution in Yunzhou, so the brothel closed down.

The women in the brothel, those who wanted to go home went home, those who wanted to make a living did so, and the remaining women who had no skills at all to make a living and could only sing and dance, under Gu Nanxi's suggestion, simply formed a drama troupe.

In the past, people sold their art and bodies, but now they only sell their art without selling their bodies.

The brothel's madam was a smart one. She was reluctant to spend money to find someone to customize the script, so she simply filmed the story in "Yunzhou Weekly".

"My husband favors his concubine over his wife, why are you crying when I turn around and divorce you?"

My Deskmate is a Girl

"Getting into the Wrong Sedan and Marrying the Right Man"

These are all classic plays of the Hongfu Opera Troupe, and almost every performance is sold out.

Even though Su Yunting was mentally prepared for the popularity of the Hongfu Opera Troupe, the reality was far beyond his imagination.

The theater entrance was filled with a huge crowd of people, all waiting for the second show.

Old man Geng pulled Su Yunting all the way in and showed his ticket to the burly man at the door before he was allowed in.

Shopkeeper Xia’s seat is pretty good, located at the front of the second floor, with a square table that can seat four people.

Old Man Geng and Su Yunting arrived late, and the other two had already sat down.

"Mr. Fang?"

"Uncle Geng!"

Fang Yinnian and Old Man Geng clasped their fists and bowed. After exchanging a few words in a low voice, they both sat down, quietly waiting for the show to begin.

As for the other person at the table, it was Wang Jiuhe.

He was drunk, his cheeks flushed. The emperor conferred the title of Duke of Yun on Gu Nanxi, but never allowed him to go back.

Wang Jiuhe knew that his career was over! The culprit was Gu Nanxi from Yunzhou!

He didn't want to stay in Fuming Town, listening to how people around him were praising Gu Nanxixi every day, and he didn't want to go to Woye Town to see Wang Buxi's face, so he just hung out in Huaishuo Town every day, living a life of drunkenness and dreams.

Jiang Cheng was sent back to the Wang family to see if he could make a comeback through the Wang family's operations.

This is also his last hope.

Old man Geng put the wine and meat on the table. As soon as he opened it, he heard a gong sound. The show was about to begin!

The Hongfu Opera Troupe could not be the leader in the Yunzhou opera world. In the white fog, a huge rock rumbled and a man dressed like a monkey emerged from it!

Then the monkey flew to the Flower-Fruit Mountain, where he was called the King of the Mountain. He had no worries about food and drink and lived a very comfortable life!

Such a happy life makes the audience feel that being a monkey is better than being a human being.

However, monkeys also experience birth, aging, sickness and death. The old monkey in the Flower-Fruit Mountain died, and the stone monkey was very sad. He decided to learn how to become an immortal. The story ended with the monkey discovering a fairy mountain.

When the play ended, the entire audience gave a warm round of applause.

"This stone monkey must have found the location of the immortal mountain. He will surely be able to become my disciple, right?"

"Haha, I actually think being a monkey is not bad!"

"It's really pitiful. We have to wait several days before we can see the second chapter of Journey to the West!"

The audience chattered.

Old man Geng was also there, slamming his head on the table. “How come it’s gone so quickly?! I haven’t even finished my drink and it’s gone! Why didn’t Yunzhou Weekly publish a few more rounds? The page is so big, two rounds at a time would be enough!”

Fang Yinnian smiled shyly: "Because the general wants to give everyone time to think about the story behind Journey to the West."

"Hmm? What do you mean?" Mr. Niu, Mrs. Niu and their family at the next table all turned their eyes to Fang Yinnian.

Seeing that everyone around him was familiar with him, Fang Yinnian was naturally happy to share: "On the surface, Journey to the West tells the story of a stone monkey becoming a spirit, but in fact it contains all kinds of metaphors."

The second floor, which was originally noisy, gradually became quiet. This was Mr. Fang! He must have a source of information!

Fang Yinnian's eyes lit up. He had gotten a zero in the reading comprehension section of "Journey to the West" in the exam. He was so heartbroken that he memorized the standard answers from all the reference books!

Today, I finally have a chance to use my skills!

"The stone that the stone monkey turned into a spirit is the remaining stone from when Nuwa repaired the sky! This means that this stone lord should have been a member of the Heavenly Dao, but was forgotten. As for our entire Great Zhou, who did you think of?"

"Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun!" the spectators said in unison.

Fang Yinnian clapped his hands and said, "That's right, this is the first metaphor. This stone monkey is the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun! I won't mention some other contents that involve spoilers. When the second and third chapters come out, you will know the answer after reading them."

Fang Yinnian patted his butt and wanted to leave, but was surrounded by spectators: "Mr. Fang, please reveal a little more. This is only the first level, what does the second level mean?"

Fang Yinnian couldn't squeeze out of the encirclement, so he had to say honestly: "The second level is to expand the field of vision to the whole world. This stone monkey is us ordinary people! There is really nothing else to say. You can think about it in detail. After all, this is definitely not a simple story!"

After hearing Fang Yinnian's words, the spectators became thoughtful and looked forward to the second round even more.

Su Yunting looked at Fang Yinnian's fleeing figure and couldn't help laughing. He didn't expect that such a capable person would be so shy.

"Master, this Fang Yinnian knows A Niang quite well."

Su Yunting originally wanted to meet Fang Yinnian, but when they met, he found that he was a simple guy and should not be a spy sent by the enemy, so he felt relieved.

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