He shook his head and said, "I am just a minor actor in this troupe. The real decision-maker is the troupe leader. If you two have any questions, you'll have to ask the troupe leader."
"Young Master Wangshu, you flatter me. You are a pillar of the Fuyao Opera House, how can you be so modest?" Tang Nian's compliments came naturally. "May I ask if Young Master Wangshu could introduce me?"
As expected, Wang Shu refused.
Tang Nian frowned slightly.
The person in front of her was more difficult to deal with than she had imagined.
She and Lou Mu exchanged a glance and sighed regretfully.
At that moment, Lou Mu spoke up.
"Young Master Wangshu, do you know someone named Song Shiyan?"
"An inkstone from the Song Dynasty?"
Wang Shu looked up at Lou Mu with some confusion, seemingly not understanding why Lou Mu asked that question.
Lou Mu nodded: "That's right. I wonder if Young Master Wangshu knows this person?"
Wang Shu remained silent upon hearing this, seemingly lost in thought.
After a long while, he said, "I do have some recollection of him. He's a regular customer who comes to watch plays at this theater. I wonder why you two are asking about him?"
"To be honest, we came all this way because Young Master Song might be here. We never expected to run into someone as remarkable as Young Master Wangshu."
One shouldn't hit a smiling face, so Wang Shu smiled and asked, "Do you two have something to discuss with this guest? Should I ask the troupe leader to inquire on your behalf?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Nian shook her head: "No need, I was just asking casually."
As he spoke, he forced a smile at Wang Shu.
Wang Shu nodded with a smile, without pressuring him further.
After chatting for a few minutes, Wang Shu took her leave.
After the other person left, Tang Nian turned to Lou Mu and asked softly, "Do you think what he said is true?"
Lou Mu shook his head: "All I know is that he's hiding a lot more."
For him, what he needs to be sure of right now is whether the Wangshu in front of him is a human being.
Tang Nian sighed.
Fortunately, there are still two days left, so perhaps they will have a chance to investigate further.
After a slight delay, Lou Mu and Tang Nian were the last two to leave the building. When they came out of the hall, there was no one left outside.
As they reached the door, a little girl rushed over and called out to them.
"Please wait a moment, gentlemen."
Tang Nian and Lou Mu stopped and looked back.
Then they saw the girl, panting, walking towards them while carrying a box.
She first handed the box to Tang Nian before saying, "Gentlemen, this is a return gift from Young Master Wang Shu to Miss Tang Nian. Please accept it."
Tang Nian was stunned for a moment, somewhat surprised.
"Is this for me?"
The girl nodded: "By the way, the young master also asked me to remind Miss Tang that we should meet at the theater at exactly 5:00 PM tomorrow."
As she spoke, she glanced cautiously at Lou Mu, whose face was pale, bowed, and turned to run back to the theater.
The box Tang Nian was holding was very light, but it felt like needles were pricking her hands, making her feel uncomfortable all over.
She looked down at the box: "Should I... throw it away?"
Lou Mu was already used to Tang Nian's erratic thinking, but he still couldn't help but want to facepalm.
"Since he went to such lengths to get you to accept the gift, why don't you take it back and see what he's really up to?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Nian nodded, sighed, and took the box back to the inn.
Once back in her room, Tang Nian opened the box.
She didn't dare open the box too wide, because she didn't believe Wang Shu would give her anything good.
But nothing happened. She slowly opened the box to its maximum opening, and inside was a folded piece of paper.
This piece of paper doesn't look very big, but it feels strangely strange to the touch.
Tang Nian reached out and touched it, as if she were touching the skin of a living person.
"This piece of paper... is so strange."
As Tang Nian spoke, she handed the paper to Lou Mu, who was standing to the side.
Lou Mu took it, and he felt the same texture as Tang Nian.
He was a little worried, so he secretly tore off a corner, but it tore like paper.
He had never seen this kind of paper before.
Just then, Tang Nian noticed another note inside the box, which seemed to have writing on it.
Tang Nian opened the note, and sure enough, there was something written on it.
This explains the function of this paper.
"This thing actually has this kind of ability," Tang Nian said with some surprise, but her voice was full of seriousness.
The note said that this piece of paper was very special. As long as you sincerely draw the person you want to see on the paper and randomly stick it on another person's face, you will be able to see that person as you wish.
This strange effect, coupled with its texture that felt like real skin, piqued Tang Nian's interest.
"Do you think this might be made of human skin?" Tang Nian asked with difficulty.
Given this sensation and the events that had occurred in Nanyu City, she couldn't help but think about it from this perspective.
But before she could examine it more closely, she heard the sound of porcelain shattering coming from the next room.
Then came an argument.
Tang Nian frowned and exchanged a glance with Lou Mu.
"There's noise coming from the next room again." Tang Nian took a deep breath. "It's those two men's voices again."
Thinking about her conversation with Ye Liunian today, Tang Nian felt a headache coming on. She didn't know how to talk to those two girls.
"Let's go take a look first," Lou Mu said, having run out of options.
"good."
That's all we can do.
She quickly put the paper back in the box, found an inconspicuous corner to put it away, and then knocked on the door of the two sisters next door with Lou Mu.
The door opened a crack, and Ye Liusi opened it.
Upon seeing Tang Nian, she paused for a moment, then asked with some confusion, "Miss Tang, is there something you need at this hour?"
It was already dark, and she had just had such a falling out with Lou Mu, so Tang Nian's visit at this time was a bit of a surprise to her.
Tang Nian nodded. She looked into the room through the door, but Ye Liusi blocked her view completely, so she couldn't see what was inside.
Are there only the two of you in the room?
Hearing Tang Nian ask this, Ye Liusi frowned slightly, then shook her head: "No, it's just my sister and me in the room."
Tang Nian and Lou Mu exchanged a silent glance, neither of them saying a word.
At this moment, Ye Liunian peeked out from behind her. Seeing the strange expressions on the two people's faces and her sister's bewildered look, she roughly guessed why the two had come.
"Miss Tang, it's... again?" she asked tentatively.
Tang Nian pursed her lips and nodded.
Seeing the strange looks on the three of them, Ye Liusi's heart pounded. She cautiously asked, "Miss Tang, is there something wrong with our room?"
Hearing her question, Tang Nian hesitated for a moment. Since Ye Liunian already knew, she didn't care about having another Ye Liusi.
She told the two of them what she had heard in their room.
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