Chapter 64 Puppet Girl vs. Magician (1)
Recently, it has become popular to watch the performances of magicians and puppet girls. It is said that everyone who has seen the performances is moved by the puppet girls. Some people can't forget them for days after returning home, and even follow the magician's footsteps to watch a performance and rest in one place.
The palace servants heard their relatives discussing the wonderful performances of the magician and puppet girl, and they also discussed among themselves how beautiful the puppet girl must be and how outstanding such a performance must be to fascinate so many people.
They were all looking forward to watching the performances of the puppet girl and the magician.
It happened to be the king's birthday, and the prime minister specially sent someone to invite the magician and his puppet girl into the palace to celebrate the king.
When the magician entered the palace, the palace servants who secretly peeped were very disappointed.
Because not only was he young, but he only had a box on his body. There was no beautiful puppet girl at all.
The prime minister was also very curious, but he didn't dare to deceive himself as a small magician, so he sent the palace servants to settle him in the palace.
That night, in the dead of night, the magician took out his box and opened it. He carefully and cherishedly took out the puppet girl who was sleeping in the petals and gold powder.
Her sleeping face was so charming, with long and curled eyelashes, small and slightly red lips, and pink and shiny skin... It was almost the same as a real person, which made people fascinated.
The palace servants who were peeping outside the door were stunned for a moment and almost cried out in surprise.
The magician gently stroked her beautiful and real face like a real person, his eyes full of tenderness.
"You're awake."
The puppet girl trembled her eyelashes slightly, then opened her light gray eyes and stared at his plain face motionlessly.
Indeed, compared with the beauty of the puppet girl, the magician's face can only be said to be ordinary.
"Room, are we there?" The soft voice made people want to protect her.
"We are already in the palace." The magician put his hand on the back of her head, cherished her, and hugged her to sit on the cushion made of petals.
"Let's go back to the countryside after the performance." The puppet girl blinked her big and charming eyes, pleading.
"No." The magician sighed softly, "I haven't earned enough money yet. If I go back to the countryside now, I will only be looked down upon by my relatives and neighbors."
The puppet girl, Shi Yi, reached out and pulled his sleeve, pleading again, "We can go to a farther place, no one will know us."
She was giving him a chance. If he could stop here, then everything would still be in time.
"No," the magician said firmly, "I will never settle down in a foreign land. I have traveled all over the country for so many years just to live a decent life. I want to go back and prove to them that I am the best magician in our area."
How could he forget the ridicule he had suffered? Every night when it was quiet, all he could think of were the scenes of those vicious neighbors pointing at his nose and scolding, "You useless guy, you don't deserve to be a magician." Those words pierced his heart like needles, tormenting him day by day and making him restless.
"But, I'm tired of such days." Shi Yi covered his face and cried helplessly.
If words are not enough to move, what about tears?
"Bear with it a little longer." A look of heartache flashed in the magician's eyes, and he gently hugged her.
"I want to go home with you." The puppet girl's eyes were already red from crying.
The magician wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, put her back in the box covered with flowers and gold powder, lowered his head and kissed the corners of her mouth, his eyes were full of sincerity, "Wait a little longer, wait a little longer, and I can be with you forever."
In fact, the magician knew very well in his heart that how could he be with a puppet girl. Even if she was as beautiful as a real person.
"Don't make me wait too long." The moment Shi Yi gently closed his eyes, the magician closed the box and hurried to the garden of the palace.
He didn't want to waste time.
Before entering the palace, he had spent a lot of money to bribe the palace servants in the palace and learned that the princess liked to go to the garden to appreciate the moon the most. He was now rushing to "encounter" the princess.
A magician who performs magic tricks, no matter how good he is, is just an excellent magician, but it is different when he becomes the king's son-in-law. At that time, he will be fawned on by countless dignitaries, and he will be served wherever he goes.
The people outside the door knew the secret between the puppet girl and the magician, and had already run away secretly. However, the things between the magician and the puppet girl soon spread quietly in the palace.
After a long time, Shi Yi finally opened his eyes in the darkness.
The client puppet girl was originally just an ordinary puppet, and she didn't understand emotions at all. She had been wandering around, but one day she found that she could cry, laugh, and talk. At this time, she was picked up by a young magician named Jian. He named her "Shi" because his name was "Jian", and they together meant "time", which means never to be separated.
He took good care of her, patiently combing her long hair and repairing her corroded silk threads every day. Over time, she fell in love with him.
She began to talk to him, communicate with him, and smile at him. As expected, they fell in love. The young magician agreed to marry her. But he was not famous yet and had no money. So she worked hard to help him make money and create fame for him. She was originally such a lonely puppet girl, but for him, she forced herself to perform in front of the public.
Soon, the famous young magician was invited to perform in the palace. Here, he met a more real and outstanding princess. In order to succeed and win the favor of the princess, he took the initiative to give the puppet girl to the white-haired king. Soon, the puppet girl was tortured to death by the king. The outstanding princess lived happily with him.
The puppet girl once gave such sincere love, and did everything to help him fight and create fame for him, but in the end she was just a stepping stone for him and a supporting role in his life.
How could she be willing to accept this! Therefore, at the cost of her own life, she entrusted Shi Yi to help her revenge.
She wanted revenge, and she wanted the magician who failed her to pay the price.
However, at the last moment, she was still not cruel enough, and she cried and solemnly begged Shi Yi to give the magician another chance.
"She is a girl who has been let down after all." Shi Yi's gentle voice floated softly in the box.
If there was light at this time, you would definitely see the puppet girl's tearful eyes and empty gaze.
(End of this chapter)
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