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Chapter 334 No Longer the Same

"This..." Shopkeeper Zhang was obviously embarrassed, "Haha..., Master Peng, you don't know, this height is too high, and Lingzi will be short, and there will be no sense of flowing clouds, which is not good-looking."

"She is known as the 'Flying Flower Fairy', so what does it matter if she is a little taller?" Peng Liang raised his head and looked upwards, his eyes blurry with drunkenness.

Liu E stood on the stage, like a fairy detached from the world, pretending not to hear Peng Liang's words.

Zhou Chang discovered that although Liu E was avoiding Peng Liang, she did not seem to be afraid, but more disgusted.

"If it's any higher, it won't look good." Manager Zhang was still trying to persuade.

Peng Liang refused: "What's so good about it? If it can't be any higher, why call it Flying Flower Fairy? Just call it Free-range Hen, haha..."

He smiled, and a group of friends around him also laughed.

Manager Zhang had no choice but to look at Liu E and said, "Since Master Peng has made such an intentional request, then Liu E, you should raise the bar a little more and open the eyes of the guests coming tonight."

There was a hint of hesitation in Liu'e's eyes. She bit her lower lip and lowered her head: "Yes."

Zhou Chang couldn't help but notice the two silk threads hanging on the roof beams: "Are these two silk threads strong?"

Lingqi is made of thin and soft silk, and it looks very fragile.

"Your Highness, don't worry. This silk is very solid. I heard that it is reinforced with some kind of thin thread from Qimei." While Yanyan was speaking, Handan had returned and brought back two more pots of wine.

Zhou Chang felt relieved and took a glass of "Yan Gui" with ice cubes. He said to the two of them, "You guys should try it too. This wine tastes better with ice."

The two of them also tasted a cup as instructed.

Handan was immediately surprised: "If you want to say it, Your Highness, this wine tastes the same even with ice in it."

Zhou Chang smiled and looked down again. Above the stage, two silk ribbons were pulled up quite a bit.

"Higher, higher..." Peng Liang was staring from below and kept shouting.

Two long silk ribbons, originally tied with silver bells at the ends, were scattered on the ground. After being readjusted, they were now flush with the ground.

Only then was Peng Liang satisfied.

The drums and music started again.

Liu'e had put on a colorful feather dress without knowing when. She took a deep breath, grabbed two silver-blue silk ribbons with both hands, stepped on the ground, and as light as a swallow, she flipped up again.

"Go up again, go up again..." Peng Liang's eyes were glued to Liu E, and he clapped and shouted.

A group of his friends around him also shouted: "Go up, go up, go up..."

Zhou Chang was annoyed and drank another glass.

Following the sound of drums, Liu'e flipped over to a height almost the same as the third-floor fence before stopping.

Then the drums faded away and the piano began to play.

Liu E danced in the air again.

Different from the first dance, in which Liu'e was as graceful as a flower or a butterfly, in the second dance she became a flying bird with wings spread high in the sky.

For a moment, it seemed as if a colorful phoenix was flying in the huge Yaoyue Pavilion.

The silver-blue silk, the colorful feathered clothes, and the sound of silver bells make people feel as if they are in a fairyland.

Zhou Chang was also dazzled by the sight.

As the song was coming to an end, Liu'e, who was still in mid-air, loosened her hands from holding Lingqi, hung upside down with her legs, and then used her waist to flip down. The whole person was like a giant bird soaring in the sky, rising into the sky and landing steadily on the ground.

Liu'e squatted, stood up, spread her wings again, and saluted all around.

There was thunderous applause and cheers from upstairs and downstairs in Yaoyuefang.

Zhou Chang heaved a sigh of relief when the dance ended: "Flying at this height, the name of the Flying Flower Fairy is well-deserved."

"Otherwise, how come she has become the top performer in Yaoyuefang within less than a year?" Handan said sourly.

Zhou Chang wanted to follow suit and throw some flowers and plants down, but unfortunately he didn't have anything suitable at hand: "Is there a third round?"

After Liu E finished her dance, she still stood on the stage and refused to leave.

"Yes, Your Highness, the first show is called 'Flying Flowers', the second show is called 'Flying Phoenix', and the third show is called 'Flying Fairy'. Your Highness is lucky to arrive tonight, as Miss Liu's performance is not available every day. The entrance fee alone is two hundred taels of silver." Handan refilled Zhou Chang's glass of wine.

Peng Liang's eyes were filled with fascination, and he rushed to the stage again: "Manager Zhang..."

Liu E dodged subconsciously.

Zhang, the shopkeeper, was busy directing his staff to pick up the things that the guests had thrown on the stage, and he hurried to stop them: "Hey, Mr. Peng, don't worry, there's still a third show, and it's even more exciting."

Peng Liang stared at Liu E, but he flicked his sleeves at Zhang Da, the shopkeeper, and said, "Stop talking nonsense. I have watched this performance several times. Tell me, how much silver is it? No matter how much silver it is, I will take it tonight."

The smile on the face of the shopkeeper Zhang was probably welded on his face, and it never changed no matter what the situation was: "Master Peng knows that Liu E will have to wait until the end of the year to auction her off at the 'Lotus Banquet'."

"Lotus Banquet?" Zhou Chang had never heard of it before.

Handan sneered, "Humph, there was no Lotus Banquet before. It was a new name that the boss came up with. He said that he would prepare a grand banquet at the end of the year and invite all the nobles in the imperial city. In addition, he would select the ten most outstanding ladies of the year from the workshop and auction them off. It can be regarded as an opportunity for them to become good women."

Peng Liang had already taken off his open robe and threw it to the ground: "I can't wait any longer. It's just the highest bidder, so just name the price."

Become a good person?

If you run into someone like Peng Liang, it would probably be like falling into a fire pit.

Zhou Chang complained in his heart, and saw Yanyan shaking her head gently beside him: "What's wrong?"

Yanyan's eyes were filled with worry, and she spoke in a very low voice, "It's nothing, I'm just overthinking. Yaoyuefang is not what it used to be. In the past, the top performers could wait for two or three more years if they didn't want to, but now, someone like Miss Liu can only stay for another year at most. Although this place may not be good, it's completely unknown what will happen if you leave here."

Handan also sighed: "That's right. For people like us, we don't know how long we can stay. But, how long does it matter? We are just drifting with the wind."

Zhou Chang knew clearly that these two people were not even 10 years old yet, but they already had an "old age" mentality. It was not that they really felt they were old, but they were helpless against their fate.

Zhou Chang didn't know what to say for a moment.

Peng Liang had already started bidding: "Ten thousand taels, how about ten thousand taels?"

Manager Zhang smiled and shook his head: "Master Peng, don't joke."

"Twenty thousand taels..." Peng Liang showed three fingers, his tongue already enlarged.

Shopkeeper Zhang smiled so hard that his face was cramping: "Master Peng, why don't you be patient? Miss Liu'e will have another performance next."

Liu E took the opportunity to retreat to the stage to change her clothes.

"What's so good about the performance? I've seen it before, I don't want to watch it anymore..." Peng Liang was drunk and looking for Liu E.