Chu Nian knew perfectly well that Lin Xiaolou had definitely gone into seclusion, no longer wanting to concern himself with worldly affairs. As for who bombed the Japanese military camp, it was definitely him. The romance between the female and male leads only began to develop slowly after Lin Xiaolou's disappearance.
This time, because of Chu Nian's obstruction, Fang Erbai did not go to raid the camp, and Lin Xiaolou stayed in the military camp and did not return until night.
His fan, Wang Chengcheng, went to Yun Haiqing for help. However, asking Yun Haiqing about the Japanese was of little use given the current situation, putting Yun Haiqing in a difficult position. Moreover, Yun Haiqing was quite jealous, and after a heated argument, Wang Chengcheng left the Yun family and, extremely worried, went to the Japanese military camp on her own.
Chu Nian secretly extended her spiritual power, scanning the Japanese military camp. She discovered that Lin Xiaolou was sleeping soundly in the camp. If Wang Chengcheng went there, even if she didn't become Fang Erbai before Chu Nian's transmigration, she wouldn't have a good ending. She might even be forced to become a comfort woman or something.
Chu Nian figured that since she couldn't do it herself, she would ask the egg to help out, since she was now able to catch fish for them from the spatial artifact with the fishpond.
Egg readily agreed, so while Lin Xiaolou was sleeping soundly, a stone suddenly fell from the sky and hit him on the head, waking him up.
He opened his eyes, sat up, and looked around blankly.
Then a strange voice came from the void: "That Wang Chengcheng has come to the military camp to rescue you. You'd better deal with it yourself."
"Who is Wang Chengcheng?" Lin Xiaolou asked blankly.
Chu Nian almost fell over: Is this all the female lead has to offer to this little tyrant?
Lin Xiaolou frowned and thought for a long time. Perhaps he finally remembered that there was such a person among his fans. He got out of bed with a bit of helplessness and laziness, and drifted out like the wind. He then rushed to the woman who was lingering outside the military camp.
Wang Chengcheng was startled when she saw him, hardly believing her eyes, and asked blankly, "Lin Xiaolou, you...you came from that Japanese military camp?"
Lin Xiaolou said helplessly, "Go home quickly and don't bother me."
Wang Chengcheng: "Weren't you... detained by the Japanese?"
Lin Xiaolou said coolly, "I'm not someone they can detain whenever they want."
Wang Chengcheng looked at him with admiration and said, "So, you actually left it with the Japanese on purpose? Then...then..."
Lin Xiaolou was so impatient with her that she turned into a gentle breeze and disappeared without a trace.
"My God, so Lin Xiaolou really is an immortal. I always said that such a beauty could not possibly be born of the mortal world." Wang Chengcheng murmured to herself, returning home with a mix of complex emotions.
Lin Xiaolou had been detained for several days without food or water when Colonel Fujita found him again. He expected him to be extremely haggard, but to his surprise, Lin Xiaolou was still full of energy.
Colonel Fujita was a little surprised and laughed, "It's been a few days, but I didn't expect Boss Lin to still be as energetic as ever."
Lin Xiaolou said in a calm tone, "You Japanese have a Kujusaki Ichisei..."
Fujita's expression immediately changed.
Lin Xiaolou continued expressionlessly, "A hundred years ago, he brought a Japanese sorcery group to China. We met by chance, and I promised him that as long as the Japanese sorcery group didn't join the war against China, I wouldn't join either; but on the condition that you Japanese don't provoke me. You should understand what I mean!"
Fujita's face turned pale and then flushed, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He desperately wanted to speak, but couldn't utter a single word.
Lin Xiaolou gave a cold laugh and disappeared like the wind, leaving his cold voice in the void: "If you want to listen to opera in the future, you can come to the Lin family troupe's stage and pay to listen to the opera. I'm sorry I don't want to accompany you to anything else."
In the opera troupe, the troupe leader, Lin Jin, was much calmer than Fang Erbai. On the first night Lin Xiaolou was detained, Fang Erbai tried to sneak out of the troupe to go to the Japanese military camp, but was stopped by Chu Nian, who had been watching him.
The next day, the troupe leader discovered that many people in the troupe were worried about Lin Xiaolou, and were even discussing a group raid on the camp, which startled Lin Jin.
He tried his best to reassure them, repeatedly assuring them that Boss Lin had made arrangements in advance and that they should not act rashly. He also said that he hadn't dared to sleep for the past few days, keeping a close eye on these people, afraid that they would do something foolish.
Seeing that Lin Xiaolou had finally returned, Lin Jin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Xiaolou, if you hadn't come back, you wouldn't have been in any danger, but I would have died of exhaustion first."
Lin Xiaolou said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Go and arrange the repertoire. I'll be resuming performances the day after tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away," Lin Jin said happily.
After he left, Lin Xiaolou glanced at Fang Erbai, who was standing at the door of the room.
Fang Erbai was overjoyed to see him return safely and wanted to rush forward, but Chu Nian held him back tightly from behind.
Lin Xiaolou glanced almost imperceptibly at the small hands that were clutching Fang Erbai's clothes, which were now hidden from view by Fang Erbai, before quietly returning to his room.
Lin Xiaolou had been off the stage for several days, and rumors had long circulated that he had been detained by the Japanese. Now that the news of his return to the stage had broken, the whole of Beiping was quite a sensation, and tickets were snapped up immediately.
As a die-hard fan of Lin Xiaolou, Wang Chengcheng naturally came to see the performance.
When the male lead, Yun Haiqing, heard that his love rival was going to perform again, he also came. He noticed that Wang Chengcheng was looking at Lin Xiaolou on stage with such a bright gaze, more dazzling than the stars, that he was so angry that he almost lost his temper on the spot.
He hadn't originally come to see Lin Xiaolou; he just wanted to see if Wang Chengcheng would come. Unexpectedly, not only did Wang Chengcheng come, but she also completely ignored him, her eyes seemingly glued to Lin Xiaolou.
After the show ended, Wang Chengcheng hurried backstage. Besides presenting flowers, she also mustered up her courage to strike up a conversation with Lin Xiaolou, saying, "Lin Xiaolou, you... you're finally going on stage again."
As Lin Xiaolou removed her makeup, she gave a faint "hmm".
Fang Erbai was removing his makeup at the dressing table on the other side when he saw Wang Chengcheng standing behind Lin Xiaolou's chair, looking at Lin Xiaolou in the mirror with eyes full of affection, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He asked Lin Xiaolou, "Xiaolou, I've been so busy with rehearsals these past few days that I haven't had a chance to ask you. With the Japanese, you...you didn't commit any crimes, did you?"
Lin Xiaolou paused for a moment before saying, "I was almost killed by a rock."
Before Fang Erbai could speak, Wang Chengcheng exclaimed in surprise, "What? Did the Japanese torture you?"
Lin Xiaolou glanced at her as if she were an idiot and chuckled, "What would the Japanese dare to do to me? Someone else did it."
Fang Erbai asked in surprise, "You were in a Japanese military camp, but the person who attacked you wasn't Japanese; it was someone else?"
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