"Ding ding ding!"

The sound of Si Lingxi's phone notifications rang repeatedly, all private messages sent to Si Lingxi, and the number of followers was also rapidly increasing.

However, none of this mattered to Si Lingxi anymore.

With a swipe of her finger, she closed the app and then pulled Lu Zheng into the bedroom.

...

That night, Lu Zheng made himself a treat of roasted lamb kidney and sea cucumber goji soup.

...

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law! Tomorrow is xun rest, what should we do?"

During lunch the next day, Ao Qian leaned next to Lu Zheng, looking up and asking, "Sports meet or performance contest? Go to Hundred Springs Valley for a hot spring or to Cyan Lake for a walk and fishing? Or..."

Lu Zheng extended a finger, tapping Ao Qian's pale forehead, "Or what?"

Ao Qian glanced at Si Lingxi beside her, blinked her big eyes, expectantly saying, "Or watch a shadow puppet show?"

Shadow puppet show, that's a movie.

Ao Qian heard Liu Qingquan talk about movies, asked the Eighteen Peach Blossom Celestial Maidens and the Five Beauties Manor ladies, all said they were quite exciting and enjoyable, and also heard this was Si Lingxi's magical treasure, available to watch anytime, so she was very intrigued, taking advantage of xun rest, asking Lu Zheng in name but actually pleading with Si Lingxi.

"Watch a shadow puppet show?" Lu Zheng raised his eyebrows, "Of course, but actually everyone has already seen it..."

Liu Qingquan nodded repeatedly, "We can watch it again!"

Lu Zheng patted his forehead, understanding the pitiful need for entertainment of the people, "Alright, then let's go to Cyan Lake for a walk, have a barbecue while watching the shadow puppet show."

"Yay!" Ao Qian and Liu Qingquan clapped in celebration.

...

Early the next day, Lu Zheng, Si Lingxi, Shen Ying, the Liu Qingyan sisters, Ao Qian, Ao Yun, Ao Run, Du Yueyao, Wang Xiaowan, Yi Xiaoqian and his wife, the Five Beauties Manor ladies, Bi Xinyu, Mo Lan gathered at Cyan Lake.

"Is there still a fishing contest today?" Bi Xinyu laughed, hugging Ao Qian, "I want to team up with Qian Bao'Er, she's really good at fishing now."

Ao Qian nodded successively, "Yes, yes, whoever catches the most fish gets to sit in the front row to watch the shadow puppet show."

Lu Zheng took out tents, tables, chairs, barbecue racks, screens, and projection equipment from the gourd, saying to everyone, "Let's work together, besides fishing, also pick some fresh mushrooms."

The mushrooms, shiitakes, king oysters from Hai City's supermarket, of course, couldn't compare to the naturally fresh mushrooms from Great Jing's mountains.

So some went fishing, some went nearby to pick mushrooms, and some just sat under the tent eating fruit and chatting, such as Si Lingxi and Shen Ying.

Seeing that Lu Zheng had set up the screen, tuned the projection equipment, Shen Ying said, "Lu Lang, when will you write another script, so we can rehearse a new play?"

Lu Zheng went to the barbecue rack, patting the gourd, while taking out the marinated beef and lamb, fruits, and vegetables, asked the two women, "What do you want to rehearse? 'Seven Immortal Maidens' or 'The Legend of the White Snake'?"

Si Lingxi shook her head, a bit unsatisfied, saying, "How come in Hua Country's famous myths, there's no Phoenix?"

"Uh..." Lu Zheng blinked, unsure, "Maybe because the Phoenix is too noble to be written by average folks?"

"Then why so many stories about the Dragon King?" Si Lingxi pouted.

"Hmm..." Lu Zheng truly didn't know.

Shen Ying couldn't help but stifle a laugh, "Not to mention Blue Star, just talking about Great Jing, after all, scholars occasionally include Dragon Girls in their illustrations, but Phoenix... seems indeed mostly mythical, although they're there, they're not famous, quite strange."

Si Lingxi frowned slightly, a bit displeased.

Lu Zheng could only helplessly say, "Never mind other things, just look at Great Jing, East Sea has Four Great Dragon Races, each race has hundreds of dragons, I ask, how many phoenixes are there in the world?"

Si Lingxi, "..."

Although there are some birds containing the Phoenix Bloodline, they were all remnants from when the Phoenix descended during ancient times; in present times, indeed, there's only herself with the Phoenix Bloodline.

Shen Ying looked towards Ao Qian not far away, playing and laughing with Liu Qingquan, and smiled, "How about we stage 'The Legend of Liu Yi'? We've got the Dragon Girl, Qiantang Dragon Monarch could have Ao Kuo act, a true-to-life portrayal."

"Be a human, Ao Qian is still a little girl, it'll be 404." Lu Zheng sighed speechlessly.

Joked a couple of times, the women including Liu Qingyan, Du Yueyao, Hua Yixing, Lin Jing'Er, who went picking mushrooms returned; then Ao Qian and Liu Qingquan also bounced back with several buckets of fish.

Mushrooms washed and sliced, lake fish gutted and marinated, then Lu Zheng acted as the chef, others lined up to sit and enjoy the movie!

"Wow!"

With the opening long camera shot, little Ao Qian was gasping in amazement.

"Sister Cai Niang is so beautiful!"

Compared to the more romance-filled and less special effects 'Liang and Zhu', Lu Zheng chose to show 'The Song of Everlasting Sorrow', and because many had already seen the edited movie version of 'The Song of Everlasting Sorrow', today Lu Zheng directly played the uncut four-hour-and-a-half version.

Full of details!

Even those watching for the second time were all absorbed, eating barbecue while watching their own film, very enjoyable.

"Qing Quan? Did you act in the shadow puppet show too?" Ao Qian widened her eyes, seeing Liu Qingquan play a daughter of Emperor Ming of Tang in 'The Song of Everlasting Sorrow', appearing at a palace banquet.

"Mm-hmm!" Liu Qingquan grinned, proudly nodding.

Ao Qian smacked her lips, hugging Lu Zheng who came to deliver grilled fish, and coyly said, "Brother-in-law, I want to act in the shadow puppet show too!"

"Okay, okay! Act, act!" Lu Zheng perfunctory agreed, "Wait till I think of another story, then you act."

Ao Qian nodded repeatedly, "Remember! Let's pinky promise!"

Lu Zheng blinked, could only lament and pinky promise with Ao Qian.

Though Ao Qian wasn't big, she had good memory, never forgetting pinky promises; last year at New Year's she pinky promised to go to East Sea, not going for a year, she found her own way.

Looks like the new play really needs to be scheduled.

Little Dragon Girl acting in movies... will it really be 'The Legend of Liu Yi'? Can't really do 'Life's Long Regrets Flow Eastward', Ao Qian can't play the Fourth Princess either...

Hmm, as if Ao Qian could play the shepherd girl from 'The Legend of Liu Yi' anyway.

Lu Zheng shook his head, continued barbecuing.

The movie ran from noon to the afternoon, until mid-3 PM, bringing the curtain down.

A tune of 'Winged Love Song' pushed the atmosphere of the whole movie to its peak.

"Beautiful!" Ao Qian clapped and laughed.

"Such a beautiful melody!" Ao Yun and Ao Run, although not Dragon Race princesses, were Dragon Girls with significant artistic talent, all applauded.

With Yang Guifei and Emperor Ming of Tang bidding farewell in the Immortal Realm, and the narration reciting 'The Song of Everlasting Sorrow', the screen went black, marking the movie's end.

Lu Zheng stood up, said, "Pack up things, let's prepare to go home."

At this moment, Shen Ying's eyes suddenly gleamed, "Taohua Village encounter!"