Chapter 1701 - 1528: The Spirit Within Antiques (8)
Chapter 1701: Chapter 1528: The Spirit Within Antiques (8)
The stage was bustling, the silk and bamboo music was melodious, while the audience below was quiet and silent, although there were countless listeners, there wasn’t a single sound, strangely.
Despite the eerie scene, An Ran and An Lin looked at Feng Shuangshuang in front of them, still not making any rash moves, and Feng Shuangshuang was quite satisfied with their prudence.
She led An Ran and An Lin forward, found a vacant spot with no one sitting there, gently waved her hand at the table and chairs, then sat down, and simultaneously produced a plate of sunflower seeds and placed it on the table.
Picking up a handful of sunflower seeds to shell in her mouth, Feng Shuangshuang casually called to An Ran and An Lin behind her: "You two sit down and watch the opera together."
An Lin and An Ran looked back at the rows behind them, sitting motionless like dummies, not even turning their eyes, staring at the crowd on stage.
An Ran still saw Bai Xiaogang sitting in the second row of square tables, he looked perfectly intact, not as if he was injured, but just like the others, like a dummy.
At this point, people on the stage singing opera seemed odd, how could one have the heart to sit and watch the opera? An Ran looked at Bai Xiaogang’s appearance and was really worried about his condition.
Feng Shuangshuang saw An Lin and An Ran not sitting down, turned back and slightly intensified her tone, repeating once more: "Sit down and watch the opera seriously."
Feng Shuangshuang said twice about watching the opera, An Ran and An Lin didn’t quite understand but knew that this serious watching of the opera wasn’t just a casual remark from Feng Shuangshuang.
The two endured their inner anxiety, sat down, Feng Shuangshuang pushed the plate of sunflower seeds she placed on the table towards them, saying: "Shell the sunflower seeds."
After saying this, she focused on shelling sunflower seeds, watching the grand opera on stage, a very classic repertoire, telling the story of a breakthrough love between an ancient lady and a down-and-out scholar.
The vocal and physical expressions of the performer on stage were superb; even Feng Shuangshuang, who didn’t particularly enjoy operas, found it quite pleasing.
She only felt that those prolonged vocal modulations had a unique beauty, devoid of the usual irritation of taking forever to finish a sentence, showcasing the charm of a true opera master.
An Ran and An Lin were preoccupied, sitting on their seats in discomfort, unable to hold still, and certainly not inclined to shell sunflower seeds.
Particularly with a row of statue-like living people sitting behind them, it made them even more agitated, constantly wanting to turn around and look back.
Under such circumstances, An Ran thought she was seeing things, she kept feeling the performer on stage was glaring viciously at her several times, but upon a closer look, she found the performer was singing seriously without looking at her.
However, in such a place, An Ran absolutely did not believe she was seeing things, she looked at her brother An Lin and found An Lin’s body tense, vigilantly watching the performer on stage.
Perceiving An Ran’s gaze, An Lin turned to glance at An Ran, the siblings had a tacit understanding, this brief eye contact revealed that her brother felt the same as she did, sensing something amiss about the performer on stage.
If acting on their own, An Ran and An Lin would have acted long ago, but the two were with Feng Shuangshuang today, it was inappropriate to act independently, so they observed Feng Shuangshuang’s reaction.
Feng Shuangshuang’s reaction was to directly grab two handfuls of sunflower seeds and placed them in their hands, once more saying: "Seriously watch the opera, this great artist’s performance is so good, not watching seriously would be very rude."
Feng Shuangshuang’s tone was calm and composed, but her gaze at them carried a subtle hint of warning.
An Ran and An Lin saw Feng Shuangshuang repeatedly emphasizing serious watching, and could only suppress the agitation inside, responded, grabbed the sunflower seeds, and forced themselves to calm down and seriously watch the performance.
Initially, An Ran and An Lin couldn’t truly calm down to watch, but perhaps Feng Shuangshuang’s attitude beside them was too calm and composed, her displayed skills were too mysterious, which unwittingly reassured them.
Moreover, the vocal modulations and movements of the performer on stage were too graceful, gradually, An Ran and An Lin were drawn in, unconsciously beginning to shell sunflower seeds, really listening to the opera.
After An Ran and An Lin began to seriously listen to the opera, the expression of the performer on stage turned more joyful, no longer showing vicious expressions towards An Ran and An Lin.
This grand opera ended, lasting over two hours, passing without notice, until the performer took a bow, An Ran and An Lin were jolted awake by the sudden applause and cheers from behind.