The gongs and drums roared, stirring the blood in the body to the beats. The heart seemed to thump along with the beats.
Perhaps it was the troupe owner's instruction, the lion dance performance here was very vigorous and won rounds of applause and cheers.
They were climbing on the table, and everyone was worried about them. After all, the people at the lion's tail behind them couldn't see clearly. The sound of gongs and drums was tense, and the movements of climbing on the table made the palms of the people watching sweat.
Zhou Xiang clenched the red envelope in his hand and held his breath as the lion danced.
After safely taking the cigarette, the lion began to perform auspicious words.
But when the lion opened its mouth to say auspicious words, Zhou Xiang saw the sweat and blood inside, as well as the thin face, "Stop!"
No one was sure what was going on. The lion dance would never stop. It would go all the way to the end and then return, with the two lions each guarding one side of the street.
"Zuo Heng!"
When the people in the lion heard the name Zuo Heng, they paused immediately, but were pushed away by the person playing the lion's butt.
"Zuo Heng, hurry up and catch up. Ling Ran, you too. The lion head looks very similar to Zuo Heng's wood carving! Dad, go find the director and bring people to capture these people."
The lion doesn't even want the red envelope, there must be something wrong.
Because Zuo Heng gave the most correct position to Zhou Xiang and his elder brother, he didn't see the person in the lion at all. When he heard Zhou Xiang's words, he immediately caught up with the lion and was determined to catch up.
Ling Ran was very quick. Before Zhou Xiang finished speaking, he understood that there were too many beggars in later generations who were forced into miserable situations.
Although Zhou's father didn't understand what was going on, he was used to hearing his little girl's words, so he quickly ran to the director's house.
The people around were so distracted by the noise of the gongs and drums that they didn't hear what Zhou Xiang said at all. Although they felt that something was a bit strange, they didn't take it to heart and continued to follow the lion to watch the fun.
Zhou Hua also wanted to go, but Zhou Xiang stopped him, "Take your brother and mother home, be careful."
"Okay! What about you?"
"I have to do the most important thing."
Zhou's mother only had time to say, "Be careful." Zhou Xiang then ran into the yard of the food station and disappeared.
After entering the space, Zhou Xiang quickly put on his invisibility cloak and shoe covers, and kept his wooden dagger ready, ready to be taken out at any time.
He left the space and ran to the gathering place of the street performers at the north end.
Zuo Heng's parents and sister were all washed away by the flood. The lion-headed creature was clearly helpless. So, what was helpless? Was it his family?
At the gathering place, the boss was sitting on a wooden box smoking.
Zhou Xiang took out a big wooden stick and hit him on the back of the neck.
He fell down immediately. Zhou Xiang let him fall to the ground, found a rope nearby, tied up his hands and feet, and dragged him into the darkness.
Then he hid with a stick.
After a while, people came back one after another.
"Hurry up, pack up and leave. I heard something happened. Where's the boss?"
"Could the class owner have run away first?"
"Impossible. If he abandons us, how will he make money in the future?"
"Humph! He has plenty of people under his control. Do you think that if he leaves you, he will..."
"Just what? Go on! I'm freezing, I'll put it on first..."
Zhou wanted to do the same thing to tie up the two men and drag them away.
There were more footsteps coming back, and this time it sounded like there were at least three people.
A man held the thin man hostage, "Boy, I'm telling you, don't chase him anymore. He won't go with you."
"Dad! I'm Xiaoheng. Where are mom and sister?" Zuo Heng's voice was full of sadness. Dad was still alive, but where were mom and sister?
"Xiao, you've got the wrong person. I don't have a son." Pain flashed in the thin man's eyes. He wished his son was still alive.
The man laughed. "See! You got the wrong person. You almost ruined our performance. Hehe, I'll keep you as compensation."
The half stick was floating in the air. Although Zuo Heng was surprised, he didn't dare to say anything. At least the stick posed no threat to him and his father.
But Ling Ran, who was hiding, knew why. He could only continue to hide and not move. The little girl was too brave.
The man was holding the thin man hostage and was about to walk towards Zuo Heng, but his wrist holding the knife felt a pain and the knife fell to the ground.
It was too late to swing the stick again. Ling Ran rushed to the man and hit him on the temple with a hammer.
Before the man fell, he was still staring at the stick. Did the stick become a spirit? Could it swing it and hit people?
Ling Ran grabbed the stick and, while Zuo Heng was talking to the thin man, said into the air, "Get out of here!"
"Okay! There are three more people in the darkness on the right, and the class leader is also here. I'll be there in a moment."
Ling Ran felt his temples throbbing. How brave was she?
No, she also has an invisibility cloak?
Then, he shook his head and laughed, thinking that both he and the captain had misunderstood her. She didn't say how many items she had won!
Zuo Heng saw the knife fall from his father's neck and the man was subdued by Ling Ran. He rushed to the thin man and asked, "Dad, are you okay?"
The weak man touched his face with his hand, "Xiao Heng, leave quickly. The boss is not a good person. Your mother and your sister are still in his hands. I can't abandon them."
Zuo Heng shook his head, "No, I won't. Let's rescue my sister and mother together."
The thin man shook his head. "It's impossible. We ordinary people can't defeat him. Besides, your mother's leg is injured and she can only use a cane. Your sister is locked up in solitary confinement. He said he wants to train her in acrobatics. Every door of the place where she is held is guarded."
"Call the police! Why don't you call the police?"
"He's the brother-in-law of the deputy mayor of Yang City. Who would dare to call the police?"
"You went to Yang City?"
"I was washed away by a flood. When I woke up, I was penniless. Your mother's leg must have hit a rock while in the water and she urgently needed treatment. Someone recommended a job to me, so I followed him without knowing what was going on."
"Don't worry, Zhou Xiang knows a lot of people, he will definitely be able to rescue mom and sister."
Ling Ran tied up the man and dragged out the people in the dark. He found that the tie was quite strong, so he piled all four of them together.
"You're stupid! Don't you know me? I'm more useful than Zhou Yizhou for this kind of thing."
Zuo Heng looked up, "Yes, Ling Ran, please save my mother and sister."
"Don't be impatient yet. Wait until we catch all these people before going! We must raid this den."
Zuo Heng nodded, "Dad, are you relieved now?"
"He is?"
Zuo Heng whispered in his ear, "He's very capable, just leave him alone."
Zhou wanted to take off his invisibility cloak, but when he reappeared, the streets had been cleared and all the members of the circus had been captured.
"Director."
"Hey! Think about it, are you giving me credit? Hahaha."
Zhou Xiang chuckled, "What do you think? There might be a bigger boss behind this, and you don't have enough power to get it."
"It doesn't matter. I just need a small portion."
"Let's go! To the north, Ling Ran is there, and the class owner is here too."
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