I Only Want to Lie Flat But Am Forced to Cultivate Immortality-Chapter 106 - 78: Slay the Red Dragon, Subdue the White Tiger_2

Chapter 106: Chapter 78: Slay the Red Dragon, Subdue the White Tiger_2

When Xu Qing wanted to focus and look closely again, what he saw was the scene of Qing Luo’s life.

"Little Four, who told you to squat with your legs apart while peeing?"

"It seems you’ve forgotten the rules of the teahouse! If you want to play a lead role, you must start from the basics. Your walking, sitting, and speaking, all must align with the character you wish to portray!"

Qing Luo, who was called Little Four, shivered with fear. He turned around and instinctively said, "Master, I can’t hold it anymore, besides, on stage we perform, offstage we behave as humans. Now we are offstage, why must I, a man, continue to squat while peeing?"

The headmaster in charge of the troupe glared at the ’beautiful apprentice’ before him and said, "You know we act on stage, but when Master Dan asked you to sing a woman’s aria, how did you sing? Since you can’t change on your own, I, as your master, will change you!"

In the freezing cold of winter, Little Four knelt in the theater yard, beneath him was thick frozen snow, and above his head was a pot of ’hot water’ already starting to frost over.

Little Four’s fingers turned blue and purple with cold, his mouth trembled, but he didn’t make a sound.

Inside, the headmaster ignored his disciples’ pleas as he roasted a charcoal brazier and cursed angrily, "Let him kneel! As long as he doesn’t admit his mistake, even if he freezes into a block, it’s his fate!"

At night, Little Four’s senior brother sneaked over, first giving him a few sips of hot water, then signaled for him to climb onto his back and secretly carried him back inside.

By the dawn of the next day, the headmaster was dozing off when one of his disciples suddenly awoke from his sleep. Seeing the light outside, the disciple panicked, tumbling and scrambling from the felt pad to the headmaster’s bedside.

"Master, something terrible has happened!"

The headmaster immediately reacted. Wasn’t his apprentice still kneeling in the yard?

Now, in the deep of winter, after a night, even an iron man would freeze to death!

He felt a pang of guilt, but quickly steadied himself.

Even if it resulted in death, what could happen?

After all, once he entered the theater, it was as if he had signed a contract of servitude; life or death was his to decide.

Walking out the door, the headmaster glanced and saw what seemed to be someone kneeling in the yard.

But as he got closer.

Good grief! It turned out to be a clothing rack propped up by some genius, fooling him.

In the side room, Little Four and his senior brother, wrapped in the same quilt, peered through the window crack at the headmaster, who was now truly enraged.

"We’re in trouble! I was so sleepy, I forgot to send you back to finish the act..."

"Senior brother, you must save me. Master hates being deceived the most. If he catches me, my life will be in jeopardy."

"Little Four, it’s not impossible to save your life. But helping you won’t be free either. You know Master’s temper; if I stand up for you, I’ll be struck by lightning..."

"As long as senior brother is willing to help, no matter what you want, Little Four will give it!"

"Is that true? Are you really willing to give anything?" The senior brother spoke with a smile on his lips, his eyes gleaming like Master Dan’s gaze, seemingly ready to devour him whole.

Little Four turned pale, finally bit his lip, and pinched the corner of the quilt with his hand, "Not anyone else, but if it’s you... Little Four is willing!"

"Hahaha! I was just teasing you; I’m not into that!"

After teasing Little Four, this kind-hearted senior brother acted like a general heading to war.

He had Little Four help him dress, and then he swaggered out of the room, majestic and tall.

That day, Little Four’s senior brother never returned.

As the one who managed half the troupe’s affairs, the senior brother could least afford to make mistakes, thus the headmaster’s punishment for him was the harshest.

Who would have thought that the senior brother, who often played a general on stage, couldn’t withstand the headmaster’s beating and ended up dying at his hands.

Little Four watched with his own eyes as his senior brother was wrapped in a straw mat and taken to the Chaotic Burial Mound. From that day on, he strictly adhered to his master’s teachings. If he was told to squat while peeing, he never stood.

If he was asked to sing a female aria, he never said he was a man!

On the day of Master Dan’s birthday celebration, all the masters, senior and junior brothers, and everyone in the troupe gathered to celebrate.

Master Dan showed no interest in the other gifts presented but was only interested in Little Four!

He hoped that the headmaster would allow Little Four to accompany him for the night, and the headmaster agreed.

That night, Little Four wore a delicate dress and full makeup, carrying a jug of wine, which he said was a special tribute honored by Master Dan. Then, with a bright smile, he offered a toast to each of the guests.

The one he toasted most often was his master, the old headmaster of the troupe.

He also toasted each of his senior brothers.

That night, Master Dan got his heart’s desire.

Also that night, in the Dan residence, a poisoning incident occurred, and most of the guests died. By the time the authorities identified the culprit as the beloved actor from the teahouse, Little Four had already packed up gold and silver, bought a sedan chair, dressed as a wealthy lady, and left that place of sorrow.

After wandering for many years, Little Four apprenticed under famous masters, learning the Yin Yang Inversion technique, and eventually joined the Celestial Heart Sect, becoming the Qing Luo Demoness, a figure who terrified everyone.

Qing Luo occasionally visited the Chaotic Burial Mound; though he had escaped his suffering, he never forgot the promise he made to his senior brother...

Xu Qing was still in shock after watching the whole lantern scene.

Are you telling me that this cold-faced beauty with long, stunning legs, who looks so dashing and charming, is a man?

When Xu Qing regained his senses, the first thing he did was separate their clasped hands and promptly take three steps back.