I, Haiqing of the Crosstalk World, Was Asked to Close the Show

In 2021, Deyun's Long Division held auditions. Li Qiuyan was accepted as an overage candidate through a special exception, but soon died of a serious illness.

With an unfulfilled wish from his past life, he was unexpectedly reborn in 2003.

Thirteen years later, at Deyun's twentieth-anniversary showcase, Master Guo invited Li Qiuyan to headline. Though unaffiliated with any school, Li had already become a master of crosstalk.

Li joked and Guo played along as they performed the classic piece On Playing the Straight Man and the Fool. The audience's cheers rang out without end.

Backstage, Master Guo thanked him respectfully.

Li Qiuyan smiled meaningfully. "Master Guo, did you know I almost became your disciple once?"

"Huh? That really happened?"

Li Qiuyan waved the folding fan in his hand. "Do you remember the paper crane made from a ticket stub at Dashilan in 2003, Master Guo?"

Master Guo couldn't help but look astonished. "Could it be... you were the only audience member there that day?"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.