Chapter 194: The Fortune of Princess Qi Has Also Come to an End
Upon hearing the noise, Qi Yu came back to her senses and looked towards the stage.
She had thought all storytelling masters were old men with white beards, but the one today was clad in a blue robe, appearing refined and cultured, around twenty-three or twenty-four years old. One might even mistake him for a young master from a distinguished family.
Qi Yu set down the mostly uneaten sunflower seeds in her hand, picked up a cup of tea, and slowly lifted her eyes to meet his gaze.
"Mr. Zhou, what new and intriguing story do you have for us today?" someone asked, as he focused on blowing on his tea and wasn’t speaking.
Zhou Lanting’s lips curled into a faint smile as he slowly responded, "Patience."
Some who were there for the first time, seeing his demeanor, became impatient and murmured, "This is all pretense; if the story isn’t good, I’ll have you thrown off the stage!"
Zhou Lanting smiled faintly, his slightly narrowed phoenix eyes appearing somewhat menacing, yet his demeanor was so gentle that nobody noticed this look, "If I don’t perform well, I will step down myself, no need for the gentlemen to trouble themselves."
The crowd, hearing this, could only continue waiting.
Finally, after finishing a cup of tea, Zhou Lanting picked up a fan that was lying beside him and performed an opening fan movement with fluid grace and composure.
Everyone was dazzled by his movement except for Shi Zhou, who frowned slightly and said softly to Qi Yu, "He knows martial arts."