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"That's why I came here."

Qin Manjiang said in a deep voice.

He was also a little anxious in his heart. As the night passed, things were going to become more and more weird, but they had no idea what was going on.

At this moment, with the help of Miss Lin, there is finally some progress.

But when Miss Lin pointed her finger, a pavilion appeared at the bottom of the quiet and cold well, but it looked too new and spotless.

"Go over there and say it."

Qin Manjiang nodded in agreement and followed her to the pavilion.

At this time, he was still looking back, but except for the two paper figures holding white lanterns, no one else from the troupe appeared on the way here.

Coming down from the same well, could it be that we have entered a different space?

Qin Manjiang thought.

At this time, Lin Yanqing suddenly said: "Do you know about intersex people?"

Qin Manjiang was startled and subconsciously thought that Miss Lin was saying something weird.

But then I thought about it, this era, or even older eras, the word seems to specifically refer to... intersex people?

He nodded: "I know."

Seeing that he looked innocent, Lin Yanqing continued, "He is a hermaphrodite."

he?

Qin Manjiang knew that the man Lin Yanqing was referring to was the legendary actor who "threw himself into a well".

"His name is Li Yunxiu. He is a man, but his body is not exactly that of a man."

Qin Manjiang nodded, already knowing something in his heart.

Not to mention a hundred years ago, even in modern society, there are still some rumors circulating in some relatively remote areas. Due to insufficient understanding of medicine, hermaphrodites are easily associated with ghosts and gods, and they believe that their abnormalities are punishment from the gods.

Hermaphroditism is a condition that was extremely criticized in ancient times.

In modern science, people with hermaphroditism are also called intersex people. Such people generally have both sex chromosomes at the chromosomal level. Therefore, it is possible to have both male and female sexual characteristics during development.

"He was born in a farming family. When his parents discovered the strangeness in his body, they were horrified and abandoned him at night."

Lin Yanqing said slowly.

Qin Manjiang nodded slightly. In this era, the child would be looked at with strange eyes as soon as he was born, and the whole family would also be criticized. It was thought that he had done something evil and offended the gods, so he was punished like this.

Even the biological parents who abandoned Li Yunxiu didn't feel they were wrong.

"Fortunately, he was rescued by a monk. He picked up the infant Li Yunxiu. He did not shy away from the strangeness on his body and raised him with all kinds of hardships. He taught him the Dharma and taught him to be kind..."

"Li Yunxiu didn't realize there was anything strange about him. After he became familiar with Buddhism and learned about various rituals, he helped the old monk take over some of his work."

Lin Yanqing's narration became emotionless, as if he was simply telling a story.

"Li Yunxiu's long-term public appearance gradually made Li Yunxiu somewhat famous. Soon everyone knew that there was a handsome monk near Luhe. No...he had not yet become a monk, so he was practicing as a monk."

"Li Yunxiu is really beautiful. There are only a few women who come here to take a look at him, and the majority are men."

"He knew he was a man, so he didn't pay attention to him. But it's a blessing in disguise."

A sarcastic smile appeared on Lin Yanqing's face again: "I say that there is no way in the world. The old monk has done good deeds and accumulated virtues all his life, but he is plagued by illness as he grows old. The old monk himself knows medical skills and knows that his illness is not just a medicine. It can be cured, but it requires long-term treatment and recuperation, but how can this small mountain temple have so much money for him to consume?"

"After Li Yunxiu found out, he tried to find another way to make money. At this time, a theater troupe came to this remote town along the Luhe River. The troupe leader Zhao Qigong heard about Li Xiuyun's name and came to take a look. After that glance, he I was so distraught that I decided to spend a lot of money to buy Li Yunxiu."

"Li Yunxiu entrusted others with his money to take care of the old monk, and he devoted himself to the troupe from then on."

"This is his story."

When Lin Yanqing said this, he stopped abruptly.

"Then what?" Qin Manjiang asked.

Miss Lin just told the reason why Li Yunxiu came to [Nanzhifang], but what are the consequences?

"That's what I know. You have to find out what happened to him next at the bottom of the well." Lin Yanqing pointed out.

Qin Manjiang remained silent. Miss Lin's identity became increasingly weird.

From what she just told, Qin Manjiang didn't hear at all how she and Li Yunxiu met. Could it be that she was also someone Li Yunxiu met after he went to [Nanzhifang]?

"I don't care who you are. Since you have joined this troupe, you are not an innocent person. If you have magical powers, let her escape from the sea of ​​suffering. If you are just cheating, you will die here."

After Lin Yanqing finished speaking, she suddenly froze, her eyes looking straight as if they wouldn't move.

The next moment, Qin Manjiang saw with helpless eyes that the expression on Lin Yanqing's face changed slightly.

The extent of her change was very small, except that her eyes were slightly wider and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. Her appearance did not change at all, but Qin Manjiang, who had been paying attention to her, could clearly find that——

This is not that person anymore.

"Is she out?" As soon as "Miss Lin" spoke, Qin Manjiang knew that Mei Sijun was back.

"Well, class leader Zhao Qigong ordered everyone to go down the well, find the ghost, and sing for it. Your consciousness was replaced by her at that time, and now we are down the well."

Qin Manjiang said.

Mei Sijun was silent for a moment, and then said: "I can feel the existence of her consciousness, and she can also feel me. This person... is a little unusual."

"What do you say?" Qin Manjiang asked.

Mei Sijun shook his head: "I don't know, she gives me a very strange feeling. Let's not talk about this. Where are the others?"

Qin Manjiang looked at the place where he came down from the well. He and Mei Sijun were still the only two people at the bottom of the depressing and cold well: "I haven't seen him before. It stands to reason that the person who came down after you should have appeared long ago."

Mei Sijun suddenly looked around and at the pavilion: "Is this...a theater?"

"What?" Qin Manjiang asked doubtfully.

"The space at the bottom of this well is exactly the same as that of my Mei family's old house [Nanzhifang]." Mei Sijun explained.

Qin Manjiang's heart moved. So, the bottom of this well is the replica of [Nanzhifang]?

There is a [Nanzhifang] theater in the world of the sun, and there is a similar one at the bottom of this dark well... That ghost is indeed satisfying a certain sense of ritual.

"Hey, let me ask you, do opera singers often have male and female characters?"

Qin Manjiang's question made Mei Sijun frown.

"It's not a cross-dressing. Men play female roles. This is male dan, which is a mainstream form in drama."

"but……"

"But what?" Qin Manjiang didn't know if these opera singers were so showy. Mei Sijun's slow-tempered temper really bothered him.

"Men who sing in female roles can easily lose track of what is real and what is fake while singing. They become addicted to women. They like to make makeup and powder, and they like... Fengguanxiapei."

Mei Sijun seemed to be in a trance:

“I can’t tell whether people are in a drama or whether the drama is in people’s hearts.”