I Play Gods and Ghosts Through Nuo Opera

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-1-

When people are in trouble, Nuo exorcism comes into being.

Lin Yuehui, an heir to the Nuo opera tradition, received a letter one day and woke up as a beggar in a ruined temple.

With one cry of “Big Sister” and a broken bowl, she built a Nuo opera troupe from a den of beggars.

In the original story, seven princes fought for the throne, and the people suffered terribly.

To protect the troupe, Lin Yuehui pretended to command ghosts and gods, using Nuo rituals to help people through their troubles.

The people were struggling. After a year of hard work, they could scarcely earn enough rice to fill a bucket. The people were suffering, forced to hand their fields over to the powerful.

At first, Lin Yuehui only wanted to pray to the gods for rain, entertain people with performances, and earn enough rice to feed the troupe. That, she thought, would be enough to do justice to the ritual robe she wore.

But born into a chaotic age, she had no choice in the matter. The powerful ruled, and her fame spread until she became a living Bodhisattva in their eyes.

The troupe stumbled into a web of sinister schemes, and into the life of the “Prince of Qin,” who struggled to stay alive.

-2-

Prince of Qin Meng Xiuzhu had been frail since childhood. His elder brother had hired renowned doctors to care for him, ensuring he survived.

The throne changed hands, and his elder brother became emperor, but the corruption case in Jiangnan kept him awake at night.

Meng Xiuzhu resolved to root out the vermin for his brother.

But Jiangnan was treacherous. River bandits ambushed him, and he fell into the Li River.

When he opened his eyes again, Lin Yuehui, the beaming leader of the troupe, handed him a Nuo mask. “Young Master, you’ve been plagued by illness for so long. Why not ask the Judge to suppress the evil energy around you?”

Meng Xiuzhu: What a load of hocus-pocus!

But after obediently putting on the Nuo mask, Meng Xiuzhu discovered...

Something was wrong with this world!

Why could the grain-growing method performed in the play actually increase the harvest?

Why was the troupe leader completely unharmed when a knife went into her head?

The troupe leader shone like the moon above. Why not lower your head and let me bask in your light?

[Before You Start Reading]

1. One-on-one romance; the everyday struggle for survival of ordinary people.

2. A light ensemble cast. The heroine’s Nuo opera storyline is the focus, and her story gradually reveals the hero’s past.

3. The main story begins when the heroine finds the hero.

4. After falling into trouble, the hero calls himself Zhao Zhu. Zhao Zhu = Meng Xiuzhu = Prince of Qin.

-----Upcoming Novel-----

Wake up ten years later to find your idol has become your husband?

1.

Yun Fuhua, the only daughter of the Prime Minister, was domineering and always wanted to come out on top. She had boots made from Eastern Pearls, clothes woven with gold thread, and collected every rare treasure in the world for her estate. Most people fawned over her, but Shen Su, son of the Minister of Rites, always kept his distance and politely addressed her as “Miss Yun.”

Shen was cold-hearted and beautiful.

Fuhua wanted him, so Fuhua would have him.

Yun Fuhua coaxed her grandfather into proposing on her behalf, securing the hand of the celebrated Shen Yulang.

On the day of the betrothal gifts, Shen Su called Yun Fuhua by her full name for the first time. He asked, “Do you have to humiliate me like this?”

Yun Fuhua: !!!

Her prickly young man had a charm all his own!

Yun Fuhua answered with a grin, “Humiliate you? Shen, I like you!”

2.

After a night’s sleep, Yun Fuhua, who had been dreaming of winning over her beloved, woke up ten years in the future?

Shen Su, his face cold, kept watch by the bed. The dark circles beneath his eyes did nothing to detract from his stunning looks.

Yun Fuhua: I knew it. No one can resist a god’s love!

What? You want a divorce?

This worn-out, pretty husband had been harboring ulterior motives for years, and he still wanted to escape her?

Yun Fuhua had this to say: Absolutely not!

That night, Yun Fuhua dragged the man onto the bed. Divorce or no divorce, even the most stubborn mouth tasted sweet when kissed.

3.

In the first year of the Kunzao reign, the Empress ascended the throne, and the remnants of the old regime were systematically purged. The Yun family of the Prime Minister’s residence was among them.

The once flamboyant bully of the capital quietly married into the Shen family. When she appeared again, she was a poised lady of a prestigious clan.

Everyone said Yun Fuhua was lucky to have survived and still be dressed in fine silks.

Yun Fuhua smiled and agreed. But when scholars in Jiangnan denounced the Empress as a woman who usurped a man’s role and persecuted the loyal, she beat the drum of justice and accused her grandfather of dozens of serious crimes, including bribery and corruption.

The loyal Yun family became the treacherous Yun family, and the demure noblewoman transformed into the Commander of the Imperial Guard.

Wherever Yun Fuhua went to carry out imperial orders, confiscate estates, arrest suspects, and investigate treason, she left a trail of complaints.

Wonderful news! The ruthless Commander of the Imperial Guard was seriously injured and unconscious!

What? Yun Fuhua had changed her ways?

Bad news! She’d become even more reckless.

P.S. Kunzao is a term used in fortune-telling for a woman’s fate. Here, it refers to the earth, the mother of all living things.

(Still being written. If you like it, feel free to bookmark it~ This is a sweet but angsty story of mutual devotion, with a light historical drama style and a forced-love plot.)

Theme: Even when mired in hardship, you must keep living well