Chapter 1645 - 1491: Yin Yang Inn 47 (4,000 Words)_2
Chapter 1645: Chapter 1491: Yin Yang Inn 47 (4,000 Words)_2
It took a long time after the incident for the people of the Underworld to discover it, which means that this thing was arrogant but not impulsive, and its actions perfectly aimed to leverage its strengths against the enemy’s weaknesses.
Shuangshuang rubbed her forehead, let out a deep breath, and asked the still angry Luo Yao next to her, "The more than a hundred victims this time, where are they from? Are the distances between them far or near?"
Although Luo Yao’s temperament is a bit irritable, he is reliable when handling matters. He had already asked this question before and directly opened a map, spreading it out in front of Shuangshuang.
On this map, nearly half of the places were marked with red circles. Luo Yao pointed to the red circles on the map and said, "The locations of the victims are very far apart, spanning across five State Mansions, yet still, no commonalities can be found.
I’ve already gathered all the nearby Yang Wuchangs and instructed them to inform other walking Yang Wuchangs in the mortal world to act together and investigate the lifestyles and the actions of these people before their deaths. Once the information is returned, I’ll give it to you."
Shuangshuang nodded. Yang Wuchangs operate far more conveniently in the mortal world compared to Ghost Messengers, and Yang Wuchangs often have somewhat unique methods, with significant capacity to gather information.
The speed of these Yang Wuchangs’ actions was indeed rapid. Three days after Luo Yao and Shuangshuang discussed the next victim, all information on these victims was compiled in front of Shuangshuang.
This time, there was too much information. The data written filled an entire table, and Shuangshuang sat in front of the table, going through it one by one, striving not to overlook any detail.
Sometimes, the clue is within that inadvertently passed-over small piece of information, so seeking clues requires sufficient patience and attention.
Shuangshuang had enough patience and attention, so after three days of careful investigation, she finally seized upon the spark of inspiration previously interrupted by Luo Yao, discovered a clue, and successfully linked these clues together.
This clue first mentions a hobby of the current Emperor, which is watching shadow puppetry. The Emperor was so obsessed with shadow puppetry that he reached the point of neglecting sleep and meals, abandoning state affairs.
To see the best shadow puppetry, the Emperor once gathered people skilled at performing shadow puppetry from all over the realm into the palace to select the best, specifically to entertain the Emperor with shadow puppetry.
At that time, many shadow puppetry performers rose to riches overnight, relying on the Emperor’s favor, and ignored even some officials and ministers.
However, these shadow puppetry artists did not enjoy prominence for long. Soon, a shadow puppetry artist named Mu Fansheng arrived in the Capital City and sought an audience with the Emperor.
Since the Emperor enjoyed watching shadow puppetry and not wanting to miss out on performers coming to showcase their skills, he had once decreed that all shadow puppetry artists had the right to see the Emperor, and others were not allowed to obstruct them.
Thus Mu Fansheng effortlessly saw the Emperor and performed a piece of shadow puppetry for him. Mu Fansheng’s shadow puppet skills were undoubtedly excellent.
Most importantly, Mu Fansheng was skilled at ventriloquism, adept at mimicking various voices of men, women, old and young, making the performance even more realistic with the addition of sound.
After such a shadow puppetry show, the Emperor became captivated by Mu Fansheng’s shadow puppetry, immediately rewarding Mu Fansheng with one hundred taels of gold, quite a generous gesture.
Yet Mu Fansheng told the Emperor that he had a skill even more impressive than shadow puppetry, which was puppetry, and offered to perform it for the Emperor.
The Emperor favored Mu Fansheng greatly, and although he was not particularly interested in puppetry, he patiently allowed Mu Fansheng to perform.
Then Mu Fansheng used two puppets to perform a very magnificent puppet show, and upon seeing it, the Emperor fell in love with puppetry.
Because Mu Fansheng’s puppetry was truly spectacular, almost like real person performance, the Emperor was deeply immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.
Soon, the Emperor abandoned shadow puppetry and fell in love with watching puppetry, even more obsessed with puppetry than he was with shadow puppetry, to the point of madness.
Not only did the Emperor love it, but the high officials and ministers, and noble royals of the Capital City, upon seeing it, also greatly enjoyed Mu Fansheng’s puppetry.
The Emperor and the ministers had seen puppetry by others before, but they felt nobody’s puppetry was as good as Mu Fansheng’s.
According to the Emperor, Mu Fansheng’s puppetry had a soul, while others’ puppetry was rigid, shriveled, the puppets were too stiff, and watching them was dull.
Although the Emperor did not watch puppetry by anyone other than Mu Fansheng, other ministers, unable to see Mu Fansheng’s puppetry, would watch puppetry performed by other puppeteers.