None of the people present knew who Jiuju Yisheng was, except for Chu Nian.
Chu Nian was startled and asked, "Did he come by himself?"
Lin Xiaolou: "They brought more than five hundred people!"
What does this mean? They're coming to kill us! Chu Nian thought to herself, but then chuckled softly.
Lin Xiaolou: "You stay here, I'll go and meet him."
Chu Nian: "Okay." Of all the people present, only she understood what Lin Xiaolou meant by "you stay here"—it meant that she was to guard Beiping.
Lin Xiaolou went out as if nothing had happened. Chu Nian returned to her room. However, Chu Nian didn't stay idle; instead, she released her spiritual power to search throughout Beiping.
Lin Jin took the rest of the troupe to perform at the theater. Over the years, Fang Erbai had accumulated considerable popularity. Even without Lin Xiaolou for the time being, opera fans were still willing to support the Lin family troupe and come to the theater to watch Fang Erbai's martial arts performances.
Chu Nian discovered that in addition to the large group of Japanese magic troupe that Lin Xiaolou had met, another group of people had entered Beiping from another direction and were heading straight for the opera troupe's residence.
The one in the lead was none other than Wang Chengcheng: Well, Chu Nian finally understood that this female lead had completely turned evil after being provoked by Lin Xiaolou last time. Judging from the traces of demonic energy flashing on her body, she must have become Jiu Ju's disciple and learned the magic energy tactics of the Japanese demonic sect.
Although most of the opera troupe members went to the theater, a small number of children who had just joined the troupe and the servants who were responsible for odd jobs remained here.
Moreover, Chu Nian felt that Wang Chengcheng was probably after her, so she decided not to stay in the house any longer. She went out into the yard, ordered someone to bring a chair and place it in front of the door, and sat down leisurely, calmly waiting for someone to kick down the door.
Her prediction was spot on.
She hadn't been sitting there long when she heard a loud bang as the door was kicked open from the outside.
Wang Chengcheng, dressed in a Japanese kimono, barged in with a group of people dressed in Japanese samurai attire.
Nowadays, the people in this courtyard are all people with little combat power.
Fearing they might get hurt, Chu Nian called out to the older Wang Sao, "Wang Sao, you take the people inside first."
Aunt Wang was terrified by the sudden intrusion of the Japanese soldiers; her face had turned pale. Over the years, no matter how much these devils misbehaved outside, they had never dared to trespass on the opera troupe's residence or the theater where Lin Xiaolou performed. What was going on today?
Hearing Chu Nian's words, she said, "Miss Nian, this... this..." She wanted to take her people and find a place to hide as soon as possible, but if something happened to Yi Fang Nian, she would not be able to explain it to the important people in the opera troupe.
Chu Nian: "Don't worry, I have a past with this lady in the Japanese kimono. She just came to catch up with me."
Aunt Wang sized up Wang Chengcheng. Back when Wang Chengcheng was always running around to the opera troupe, Aunt Wang wasn't working in the troupe yet, so she didn't know her at all.
Chu Nian: "Don't worry, her name is Wang Chengcheng, and she's a fan of Lin Xiaolou's opera."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "So you're a fan of Mr. Lin's opera! Alright, you two chat, I'll go make you some tea."
“No need,” Chu Nian said. “Take the others back inside and don’t come out without my permission.”
Aunt Wang's lips twitched: Although this girl is only fifteen or sixteen years old, she has a certain aura about her, which is sometimes even more frightening than Boss Lin.
Everyone in the opera troupe knows that even Boss Lin often listens to Miss Nian Nian.
Aunt Wang felt that this matter was not simple, but she still invited everyone into the house. Fearing something might happen, she sent a nimble-footed waiter to go through the back door and quickly report to the theater that the Japanese had come to the opera troupe.
However, the guy fainted before he even reached the door and collapsed at the entrance of the woodshed in the backyard.
The Japanese have already surrounded the entire courtyard. If this guy actually steps out of the courtyard, he'll probably be shot by the Japanese.
Lin Xiaolou's instruction to Chu Nian to stay here couldn't be taken lightly. Chu Nian would absolutely not let anyone here lose a single hair, so she used magic to make the waiter faint. This way, Sister Wang would think the waiter had gone to report the news and would just wait for reinforcements without thinking anything further.
In the front yard, Chu Nian smiled and asked, "Miss Wang, it's been many years, you've changed quite a bit."
Wang Chengcheng chuckled, "I didn't expect that after so many years, you, the child from back then, would still recognize me." She tried hard to ignore Chu Nian's now very alluring figure and delicate face.
Chu Nian: "Of course, I still remember you quite well, Miss Wang. Is there something you need this time? If you want to see Lin Xiaolou, you may have come at the wrong time; he just went out on business."
Wang Chengcheng said, "I heard there's a woman in the Lin family troupe who does nothing, but luckily she's quite good-looking. The Imperial Japanese Army thinks they can recruit her to serve in the army. So, Fang Nian, come with us!"
Chu Nian chuckled: Back when Lin Xiaolou was detained in the military camp, it wasn't that he didn't discover that Wang Chengcheng had gone to the Japanese military camp, but it wasn't until she had Luan throw a stone at him to remind him of this that he showed up and persuaded Wang Chengcheng to leave.
Now that Chu Nian thinks about it, what extra trouble did she cause?
However, upon further reflection, wasn't Fang Erbai killed because of Lin Xiaolou's indifference? Although Lin Xiaolou was enraged and destroyed most of the Japanese military camp, Fang Erbai was ultimately unable to return.
Therefore, her initial warning to Lin Xiaolou was actually out of fear that Lin Xiaolou would regret it and feel guilty one day, not for Wang Chengcheng's sake. So now that Wang Chengcheng has led the Japanese to fight back, she has nothing to regret.
Chu Nian said lazily, "I don't want to go!" As she spoke, she lifted her leg and lay lazily on the big chair.
Wang Chengcheng waved to the crowd behind her and said, "Take her away."
Japanese samurai swarmed around, and the four of them tried to move the chair, but after a long time... well, they couldn't move it.
Chu Nian covered her mouth and laughed, saying, "Miss Wang, it turns out that all these people you brought are all show and no substance!"
The Japanese samurai blushed at her laughter. Although they didn't understand much Chinese, the woman's mocking smile was quite obvious.
A few more people gathered around, and the eight of them tried to move the chair together, but the chair still wouldn't budge.
Wang Chengcheng yelled in Japanese, "A bunch of idiots, just carry them out!"
So the eight of them reached out to grab Chu Nian's arms and legs.
Chu Nian shouted, "Insolence!" He raised his hand and waved it, and the eight people flew out in unison, landing directly outside the wall in front of the group of Japanese soldiers surrounding the courtyard.
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