After A Bao disembarked from Lingrui Dock, he arrived at the southern foreign quarters of Yinzhu City.

Unlike other city-states, Yuezhou has checkpoints between the four cities in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest. The thick moss-covered walls stand tall. The Fanfang in the south of the city is a prosperous and bustling place with ordinary people from Chu and Yue as well as foreign merchants.

Abao walked along the long streets and old alleys.

The stone houses and bamboo buildings are bustling with people.

The peddlers’ eager calls, the children’s laughter and play, and the harvest horns at the dock.

Faintly, Abao seemed to hear the sound of opera singing...

At this time, she found that most of the pedestrians on the streets were walking towards the direction where the opera singing sound came from.

"Prince Xuan, where are they?"

Abao was curious, and Xuan Changdu listened carefully to the opera and explained with a smile.

"In Chuyue, we also regard July 7 as the birthday of the Sea Goddess. Every year at this time, we invite a troupe to perform in the round building in front of the Sea Goddess Temple."

As he spoke, Xuan Changdu invited enthusiastically, "By the way, there will be incredible juggling and fire shows in front of the round building today. Your Highness, why don't you go and take a look?"

As he was talking, Abao had already seen the Temple of the Goddess of the Sea.

The people of Chuyue have always believed in gods and ghosts, and the Yinzhu City by the sea gave birth to many legends of sea gods because of the unpredictable winds and waves of the sea. In order to bless them with smooth and safe voyages and abundant harvests, the people built the Temple of the Goddess of the Sea.

The incense is very popular and there is an endless stream of believers.

On the birthday of the Sea Goddess on July 7, the celebration is even more grand.

As he got closer, Po took a closer look.

The Temple of the Goddess of the Sea, located on the highest terrain in the south of the city, has a deep golden glazed tile palace with double-eaved brackets, engraved steles and painted walls, carved beams and painted buildings. The round building in front of the temple is even more magnificent. The walls of the building are made of white jade and are embossed with legends of gods from the Chu and Yue regions.

It was hard to refuse Xuan Changdu's kindness.

And Abao's interest in joining in the fun was also aroused.

"Uncle Feng Ran, shall we go to the opera?"

As she spoke, A Bao pulled at Xuanyuan Fengran's sleeve and acted coquettishly towards him.

When Xuanyuan Fengran lowered his head and saw the little girl's bright eyes, he found it hard to refuse.

Finally, Po and his group booked a private room in the round building.

Perhaps due to the frequent foreign business and travel exchanges, the architectural style of the Fanfang in the south of the city is very unique. The top of the round building is inlaid with colorful glazed tiles. The morning sunlight pours down through the colorful tiles, making the round building look colorful.

But what shocked Po the most was that there was a lake in the middle of the round building.

And the tall stage was built above the lake.

Gongs and drums accompanied the suona, red silk and white cloth fluttered in the wind, the actors were singing, and they were singing about the mermaid seducing the sailors.

For some reason, Abao felt that their postures and steps were more like Nuo dance.

However, the belief in gods and ghosts was prevalent in the Chu and Yue regions, so the Nuo dance was not surprising.

However, Xuan Changdu, who was on the other side of the tea table, was surprised and said, "No, at this time every year, the play performed in the round building should be about the Queen Mother of the Sea saving the suffering."

After he finished speaking, Xuan Changdu's hands even trembled a little.

A Bao noticed something strange about Xuan Changdu.

According to Yu Luo, Xuan Changdu already remembered the years when the mermaid named Shi caused unrest in Prince Pingyue's palace.

So, does he know something about the inside story?

Po looked away and instead looked at the drama on the platform above the lake.

Calculating the time, Hongxiu should have arranged for Shi Xi and Shi Zejing to "accidentally" meet Liang Qingyu according to her request.

I don’t know what the situation is.

Abao was preoccupied with thoughts, when suddenly, a bell rang.

In her vision, the lake in the middle of the round building looked like boiling water in an iron pot, bubbling with hot steam. In the blink of an eye, the clear lake surface turned as black as ink.

At this moment, the actress playing the role of the Ama suddenly looked towards her.

Ah Bao was stunned, and he actually felt that the actor's azure left eye was so beautiful that it was captivating.

At the moment she was stunned, all the candles in the box went out.

Endless darkness swept in.

A Bao subconsciously shouted, "Uncle Feng Ran!!"

Before she could finish her words, the floor of the box suddenly became empty and she fell suddenly.

In the pitch darkness, her eyes were as blind as if they were blind, but it amplified Abao's hearing. She could hear the sound of dripping water in her ears, as if she was in a well.

After a long fall, finally——

With a splash, she fell heavily into the cold, deep water and was completely submerged.

But A Bao thought that if the person who set up the trap wanted to kill her with water, it would be in vain.

When Baiyujing was on fire, she fell into the underground river; when the ambush was staged at Guiyan Bridge, she fell into the Min River; she was used to drowning in high places again and again.

Without hesitation, Po swam out of the water.

At this moment, the jade whistle hanging around her neck emitted a warm sensation.

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