There is also the general background of the story. The high priest gave a prophecy of the end of the world. The next queen will be the end of the kings, and the king in yellow will return to create a new dynasty.

The actors on stage performed very seriously and used the short stories that happened in each different scene in an orderly manner to outline the personalities and relationships of different characters.

Kudo Shinichi gradually became fascinated, as did Yukiko and Maori Ran next to him.

Soon, the performance of Act 1, Scene 1 was over.

Qin Zhibo also watched the performance through Mao Lilan's perspective. Except that the actor of the high priest changed a lot, the content of the story remained basically unchanged from the original work.

The first act, scene one of "The King in Yellow" is very mild, and Qin Zhibo guesses there won't be many adaptations.

The most important second act has been completely deleted, so the only major changes can be found in the second scene of the first act.

After waiting for half a minute, Act 1, Scene 2 began.

The setting turned into a gorgeous palace, and the magnificent palace party was presented on the spacious stage.

At the request of the princess in the first scene, a masquerade ball is held in the palace, and princes and foreign envoys from all walks of life are invited to participate.

The actors wore European-style long skirts and gowns and danced gracefully and neatly in the middle of the dance floor.

Mao Lilan was very excited when she saw this scene.

In fact, Mao Lilan has had a princess dream since she was a child, to experience the life of a princess and dance in the middle of the dance floor with her Prince Charming in the spotlight.

Of course, the face of this Prince Charming has been consciously transformed into Kudo Shinichi by Mao Lilan.

However, the dance atmosphere on this stage is somewhat strange.

Everyone wears pale masks with the texture of mutton-fat jade. People with different identities can only rely on clothing and lines to distinguish each other's identities.

As the performance progressed, the stars outside the balcony where the scene was set turned black one by one.

When the envoys calling themselves the "Yellow Seal Brotherhood" entered, all the stars in the "sky" had turned black, like holes in the sky.

With the appearance of Brotherhood members, the plot takes a turn for the worse.

The good scenery on the stage was no longer good, and the brotherhood members began to read a letter from the "Supreme King":

The dead king who hunts the gods;

the sheltered sky;

The bones of the trembling earth god;

resting stars;

But Xuades was as silent as ice;

For they saw the king, appearing with his great power;

The psalm is very long, and it conveys only one meaning, that is, the King in Yellow is about to return, and He will replace the existing king's rule.

The reading of this poem in the palace was naturally regarded as rebellion, and the queen immediately ordered the whole city to arrest the envoys, and not to spare any of them.

In order to see through the true face of the envoy, the climax of the first act of the play also came.

"Your Excellencies! My Lords! Ladies!"

"It's time for the truth to be revealed! It's time to reveal your true identity!"

"Take off your masks and see who is dancing with you!"

The actress who played the Queen shouted loudly and powerfully, and the actors on the stage raised their hands and took off their masks.

The performance of this scene was very spectacular and made the audience excited, including Kudo Shinichi and Mao Lilan.

However, all the actors have taken off their masks, except the Brotherhood members who have not taken off the pale masks on their faces.

The Queen continued to cross-examine, but she only received the answer "I have no mask" and "I am the truth".

After repeated requests from the Queen, the Brotherhood members compromised.

"If you insist, then please look in that mirror."

"Only it can reveal my true face"

The person playing the role of a member of the fraternity pointed to the center of the stage, where a large golden mirror suddenly appeared.

At this time, violent white smoke suddenly appeared around the stage.

Of course, this was not a fire, but a stage effect created by dry ice.

Amidst the thick smoke, the messy scenery and unimportant actors were quickly removed from the stage, leaving only four actresses posing in various poses in the mist covering the ground.

The princess played by Wavy Hair almost suffered a nervous breakdown and was lying in front of the mirror.

The queen played by Deep Skin covered her head with her hands and stood in the center of the stage in disbelief.

There are also the high priest played by Jin Changzhi and the captain of the guard played by Asians, respectively on both sides.

All four actresses turned their backs to the audience, made exaggerated poses, and looked in the mirror.

In the mirror, a yellow figure floats in the center of the mirror.

Yellow tatters run through the mirror's golden frame and span the entire stage backdrop.

Strange ripples rippled on the windless robe, and the hidden figure was a head wearing a pale mask and a slightly floating hood.

"Did you see that?"

"I am the truth, I am the King in Yellow!"

The actors' roars came from the speakers, and then the thick fog filled the stage again.

When the thick fog dissipated, the king in yellow in the mirror had disappeared.

The audience was in an uproar, and they were all shocked by this magical stage performance.

However, the next scene is even more shocking.

As the mechanical structure operates, the two steel wires pull the figure behind the mirror up slowly.

The King in Yellow is literally floating in mid-air.

It's just that the bright red flowers on the chest are a bit dazzling against the yellow robe.

king in yellow
Chapter completed!