Chapter 23 Something happened
When Master Wang heard what Madam Li said, his eyes lit up. He pointed at the purple-robed Taoist priest at the banquet and said to Madam Li with a smile, "So your son is also a disciple of Maoshan. It just so happens that our family invited a high-level master from Maoshan to perform a ritual. Maybe he is familiar with your son. It's really a coincidence. Why don't we go meet him?"

After hearing this, Mrs. Li looked at Mr. Li's unfriendly expression and realized that what she had just said was inappropriate.

But she was a lady who could manage the family, so she thought for a moment and said to Young Master Wang with a smile, "I'm afraid this is not appropriate. The master has profound skills and must be a famous person in Maoshan. My third son is just a Taoist monk who has returned to secular life. He has only studied in the Maoshan Temple for a few years. He really can't be compared with the master, let alone be familiar with him."

"Since this mage is the young master's distinguished guest, we'd better not disturb him. It would be a bad thing to disturb the mage."

After hearing what Madam Li said, Young Master Wang felt that it made some sense and stopped forcing her. He invited the Li family to take their seats, and the Wang family's banquet was about to begin.

There were quite a few people coming to the Wang family's old house today, men, women, old and young, all dressed elegantly. It was obvious that they were all wealthy and powerful gentry nearby, and most of them came for the one from the Wang family in the capital.

The Li family was arranged at the back table. Although they were considered wealthy merchants in Jinling, to the families of these high-ranking officials, the Li family was at best just a merchant. The so-called scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, these classes would not change before the feudal dynasty collapsed.

Perhaps after twenty or thirty years, when the world has changed, the status of businessmen will be slightly higher than that of farmers and workers.

Without mentioning what happened later, the Wang family had a big opening. They invited a troupe to perform, and the four roles of Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou took turns to perform. The singing was so amazing that everyone in the room clapped and cheered.

Li Daoxuan even saw that his own stepfather was also fascinated by the performance, clapping his hands from time to time. It was a pity that he could not understand it, but he could understand that this opera was like a TV series to people today, and it was a rare entertainment program.

While eating, he glanced at the actors on the stage. Although they were all in powdered makeup, they were handsome and had standard features. With such temperament, they were indeed considered beauties. It was no wonder that those dignitaries liked to keep some opera performers, probably because of their graceful appearance on the stage.

The banquet was going on in a lively manner, and Young Master Wang was polite and courteous to each table. After all, guests were all about face, and what the Wang family wanted was face.

As he approached Li Daoxuan's table to toast, the eldest son Wang's face was already flushed. He looked very excited, perhaps he was happy that he could take charge of the Wang family. After all, the eldest son would inherit the family business sooner or later, but the sooner he took charge of the family meant the sooner he would get the power. The Wang family had a few connections, but it was enough for him to rise step by step. In the capital, he also hooked up with Li Zhongtang, so his future was already bright.

"Everyone, please enjoy your drink and meal." Young Master Wang left with a laugh, and the opera on the stage also changed.

The actors changed their clothes and walked onto the stage.

With a cry of "Ah hey", the opera "Da Pi Guan" was suddenly performed. The actor who played the role of "Er Bai Wu" performed it vividly, standing in front of "Zhuang Zi" without moving at all, just like a paper man. No matter how the audience shouted at him, he just didn't move, and the shocked people couldn't help but get goose bumps. It was exactly like him, too much like him! When the soul of "Zhuang Zi" appeared, it circled the stage. He said to "Er Bai Wu" to change, and the actor who played the paper man of "Er Bai Wu" followed the command and walked and acted.

The people in the audience were so frightened that they exclaimed, saying that it was really a paper doll. The whole room was filled with joy and excitement.

Finally, the idiot fell to the ground at Zhuangzi's command. Even Li Daoxuan could hear the sound of his body hitting the floor with a thud.

"He is truly dedicated to his job." Li Daoxuan was expressing his admiration for the actor's acting skills when he suddenly heard a miserable cry in his ears.

"Master! Master! Someone come quickly! Master has fainted!"

"What!" "Go and call the doctor! Go quickly!"

"What exactly is going on!"

The banquet suddenly became a mess, and the news that the eldest son of the Wang family suddenly fell into a coma spread to everyone's ears.

Those who were panicked and anxious all looked anxious and terrified.

The guests at the banquet were at a loss, looking around and could only stand up and wait for the outcome. The opera on the stage stopped, and the actors huddled together, all a little flustered and scared. After all, just as they fell to the ground in their play, Young Master Wang fell to the ground in response. Anyone would suspect that they had used some kind of magic.

As expected, when the master of the Wang family arrived, he looked at what happened in the hall with a gloomy face. After hearing the report from the servants, his face turned black with anger. He looked at the stage with stern eyes and shouted at the servants around him: "Keep an eye on these actors for me, and wait until this matter is investigated thoroughly! If it is really related to them, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The old man of the Wang family snorted coldly, and then walked towards the eldest young master Wang. At this moment, the old man's face lost its calmness, and showed an anxious look.

"Yuan'an, my son, please wake up!"

What happened to the Wang family? The Li family members who were far away in the corner didn't know. They just knew that they couldn't have the banquet. Maybe they would have to eat the funeral banquet of the eldest son of the Wang family in a few days.

Mrs. Li hurried over from the backyard with her daughter, looked at Mr. Li with uneasiness on her face, and asked quietly what had happened.

Master Li pointed to the crowd in the distance and said that something had happened to the eldest son of the Wang family. Now Master Wang came out to take charge of the situation and was checking the good and bad luck. The matter had not been clarified yet, and the people present were afraid that they could not leave. Don't you see that at the gate of the old house of the Wang family, a group of servants with weapons were guarding there.

Li Daoxuan took a few bites of the food on the table and put down his chopsticks when he felt full. He didn't know why Young Master Wang fainted, but there must be a reason.

After all, when I met Young Master Wang before, he was full of energy and his forehead was full, not like a weak and sick person. This inexplicable fainting, either he drank too much or someone attacked him. It is unlikely that he suddenly got a stubborn disease, and Li Daoxuan still has some confidence in his face reading skills.

Just as he was thinking about what to do next, he heard Master Wang calling out to the mage loudly: "Master! Please take a look at my Dalang."

Li Daoxuan became interested after hearing what was said, and stood on tiptoe to try to look outside. However, there were too many people, and no matter how hard he looked, he couldn't see the scene in front of him.

All he could do was listen to the purple-robed Taoist chanting scriptures and incantations, mumbling in the hall for a long time. Finally, he sighed and said, "Your young master is in a state of loss of soul. He must have caused something serious to cause this."

"I hope the immortal can save my Dalang. I am willing to pay any amount of money as long as my Dalang can be saved. I will build a golden statue in the immortal's temple and worship the deity every day!" Master Wang pleaded.

"Since Master Wang is so pious, I will give it a try." The Taoist's voice came.

(End of this chapter)