The time Fang Hao was supposed to arrive at was fast approaching, and the group of young men had finally managed to catch a few fish and bring them ashore. Chu Nian then suggested going to check on the place where they had almost been buried alive, as she was worried her brother might come looking for it.
The troupe leader then sent a man to search the area, and sure enough, he found Fang Hao digging a hole. He quickly went up to him, grabbed him, and explained what had happened. Fang Hao was greatly surprised.
None of the people involved knew how they were rescued, and Fang Hao couldn't get any answers from them. He followed the guy to the lakeside and grilled fish with everyone.
Then the troupe leader announced the disbandment of the opera troupe.
The Japanese soldiers who came out to bury the people haven't gone back for so long. The Japanese will soon realize that something is wrong. Now that the opera troupe is not disbanded, he is powerless to lead all these people to escape. It's better to just disperse and let each person escape for their own lives. As many as they can escape, that's fine.
Everyone knew that the only way to survive was to flee, not to return to the provincial capital, so they said goodbye and set off separately.
Chu Nian suggested that Fang Hao go to Beiping, and Fang Hao was also thinking the same thing. After all, there were many opera troupes in Beiping, and many people there loved to listen to opera.
Fang Hao carried her on his back and set off. When they arrived in Beiping, although "Fang Nian" was still alive, she had no intention of changing the plot. So, as in the original story, Fang Hao joined the Lin Family Opera Troupe, a relatively famous opera troupe in Beiping.
Chu Nian guessed that the real leader of this opera troupe was actually Lin Xiaolou, and the current leader, Lin Jin, had always acted according to his wishes. Lin Jin looked to be a middle-aged man in his forties, and he did have a good foundation in opera. As soon as Fang Hao arrived, he noticed that Fang Hao was quite talented, and since he was getting older and would eventually retire, he decided to train Fang Hao.
Fang Hao is only seventeen or eighteen years old now. Because he started learning opera at the age of three, he already has a solid foundation. Lin Jin only gave him some guidance on singing and movements, and Fang Hao's skills improved by leaps and bounds.
Lin Xiaolou always saw a quiet and unassuming little girl standing next to Fang Hao's dressing table whenever he came in and out. He had heard that the little girl was Fang Hao's sister, but for some reason, he felt that the little girl was a bit special.
However, he had little contact with the girl. Although he paid attention to her a few times, he eventually stopped caring about her because the Japanese kept bothering him.
When she realized that his attention had shifted away from her, Chu Nian breathed a sigh of relief: it was still impossible to determine what stage this little devil was in, and she didn't want to provoke him, lest she run into trouble.
The first world she remembered encountering Lou Qianzong in was during the Republic of China era, before the start of the War of Resistance against Japan. She hadn't fulfilled her promise to Lou Qianzong when her soul was taken away from that world.
So under no circumstances should he be allowed to recognize that this little girl and that Niannian are from the same core.
After escaping from the pit where he was buried alive, he went to Beiping, and then Fang Erbai completed his apprenticeship and began performing as a male lead on stage. More than a year had passed.
Through more than a year of effort, Chu Nian finally opened up many of the girl's blocked acupoints. It turned out that the girl had lived a life of hunger and exhaustion since childhood, which had depleted most of her life force. Even though Fang Hao had been taking care of her ever since, her physical condition had not improved significantly.
Her health was already compromised; even if she wasn't buried alive, she would likely not live for more than two years and would soon fall seriously ill.
Therefore, when Chu Nian transmigrated, she was in an immature body, and a damaged one at that. Her brain tissue had not been fully developed, so she couldn't use any power at all.
Now, after a period of recuperation, Chu Nian used her spiritual power to open up the acupoints in the flesh and blood one by one, and tirelessly used her spiritual power to nourish the severely depleted body of the child every day, finally causing the child's condition to improve.
However, she can only use her mental power to investigate at the moment. She can't use supernatural abilities or spells yet, after all, her body is still too small and it's not a body that has been cultivating since childhood, so its endurance is very limited.
Chu Nian noticed that Fang Erbai's gaze towards Lin Xiaolou was beginning to reveal affection.
Alas, it's no wonder Fang Erbai fell in love with Lin Xiaolou; she was simply stunningly beautiful, whether she was wearing makeup or not.
She also discovered that Lin Xiaolou dealt with the Japanese every day without ever using magic, which puzzled Chu Nian. When did this child become so patient?
The day finally arrived when Lin Xiaolou was detained by the Japanese army. Fang Erbai was extremely anxious and planned to forcibly rescue her from the military camp, but Chu Nian stopped him.
"Brother, are you crazy? Does Lin Xiaolou need your help?"
"Whether he uses it or not is his business, but I can't just stand by and watch him fall into a fire pit!"
"How do you know he has no way to escape? Don't worry about it."
No matter how much Fang Erbai struggled, he couldn't break free from Chu Nian's small hands. Fang Erbai was very puzzled: When did this child become so strong? She used to be so delicate and weak, as if she would starve to death if she didn't eat for a meal, but now she seems to have more strength than an ox.
"Let me go, I just want to go and take a look," Fang Erbai said.
Chu Nian: "That won't work either." After a pause, she added: "Boss Lin has dealt with the Japanese so many times, he has his own ways of protecting himself. Don't get involved, or you might become a burden to him and get him killed."
Fang Erbai was taken aback when he heard this.
Chu Nian breathed a sigh of relief; this guy was finally starting to show interest.
Fang Erbai said with difficulty, "But I really don't trust him!"
Chu Nian: "Boss Lin is a capable man, you should trust him."
Fang Erbai paced around the room like an ant on a hot pan, unable to stop.
Chu Nian sat on a chair to the side, looking at him indifferently. As long as he didn't go to the Japanese, he wouldn't be killed. Did someone as important as Lin Xiaolou need him to save her?
In the original storyline, Lin Xiaolou is the first love of the female lead, Wang Chengcheng, and is admired by many male and female characters in the drama. Wang Chengcheng comes from a commoner family in Beiping and later meets and falls in love with the male lead, Yun Haiqing, the second young master of the Yun family, a family of pharmaceutical makers known as Qicaotang.
At the beginning of the story, Lin Xiaolou is still the object of Wang Chengcheng's affections. He is detained by the Japanese, and Wang Chengcheng tries everything to rescue him, eventually turning to the male lead, Yun Haiqing. Yun Haiqing falls in love with Wang Chengcheng at first sight and becomes jealous when he sees she has someone else in her heart. While the two are embroiled in conflict, Fang Erbai has already gone to raid the camp.
Honestly, how could Fang Erbai possibly succeed in raiding a Japanese military camp? But Lin Xiaolou returned carrying Fang Erbai's body. Afterwards, it was said that most of the entire military camp was mysteriously bombed, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries. The colonel who detained Lin Xiaolou also died in the explosion.
After that, Lin Xiaolou disappeared without a trace, and the Lin Family Troupe disbanded. Everyone assumed that Lin Xiaolou had been killed by the Japanese, since he never appeared in the story again.
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