Wearing a Purple Gold Crown and holding a halberd.
Zhou Sheng strode forward like a dragon and tiger, as if he were about to charge straight onto the stage, but Yao Tai Feng stopped him.
"Your bearing is impressive, but you're singing the curtain-raiser, not the opening act..."
The moment she said this, everyone backstage burst out laughing. Their tension vanished in an instant, and they looked at Zhou Sheng with gratitude.
It was not hard for them to tell that this young man was deliberately trying to make them laugh, so they would not be too nervous when they went onstage and make mistakes.
Zhou Sheng smiled freely and honestly returned to his place.
Many people nodded to him, warmth in their eyes.
This young fellow was quite decent. They had already heard that Gathering Immortals Tower had recruited a newcomer to sing the curtain-raiser. It was no easy part to perform—of the three people devoured by the ghosts last year, two had died during the curtain-raiser.
Yet he was not worried about himself at all, and had even helped ease their nerves.
A moment later, three sudden drumbeats rang out backstage: Dong! Dong! Dong! Amid the low, somber strings of [Wind Enters Pine], wisps of white smoke rose from the stage entrance, making it seem like a realm of immortals.
At last, a figure made his entrance onstage.
Stepping to the drumbeats of Urgent Wind, he actually turned thirty-six consecutive somersaults, then finished with a platform-leaping bound onto the high stage.
Balancing on one leg, he held his palm across his brow as though gazing into the distance. On that inverted-peach-shaped face shone a pair of fiery golden eyes.
Monkey Play, Havoc in Heaven!
That entrance alone instantly drew thunderous applause from the entire hall, firmly capturing every