“We don’t know yet,” replied those who were asked, tapping the people in front of them. “Brother, what’s happening inside?”
The tapping continued forward until finally, a response came back: “They’re still beating the gongs, nothing else for now.”
The crowd quickly exchanged glances, excited: Based on experience, big gossip was about to emerge!
The gong beating finally stopped, and the team brought chairs from somewhere, setting them up in the middle of the cordoned-off area.
As soon as the gongs stopped, those on the outermost edges who couldn’t see what was happening inside became even more anxious, constantly poking the people in front of them: “What’s going on? What’s going on?”
“The chairs are being stacked one on top of another like they’re building a high ladder.”
“Building a high ladder with chairs? Could it be acrobats?”
Soon, even the people on the outside stopped asking. The chairs in the center were being stacked higher and higher, reaching a height of about 20 feet in the blink of an eye, tall enough for people inside and outside to see clearly.
A small, thin person stood at the top of the chair ladder. Someone threw chairs up, and he caught them steadily, carefully placing them, then flipping onto the new height.
The spectators cheered loudly.
As the chair ladder reached a height of over 30 feet, the crowd fell silent.
At this height, a fall would be fatal, so they decided to watch quietly, not wanting to startle the person with too much noise.
However, the person standing in the air showed no signs of nervousness.
He was the best actor in the city, specializing in this very skill. This height was nothing to him, and as long as he completed today’s task, the reward would be enough for three years of income for the entire acrobatic troupe.
“At this height, no matter how many people are gathered, everyone inside and outside can see, right?” Yu Jin said calmly.
Long Dan wiped his face: “Your servant thinks even people outside the city can see it.”
The city walls were only about 20 to 30 feet high.
Only His Highness could come up with such an idea.
Yu Jin looked up, a faint smile on his lips: “That’s good.”
Since the news had already spread, the bigger the commotion, the better.
People love to watch a spectacle, and he, as the creator of this spectacle, felt the same way.
The actor standing steadily on the chair ladder in midair looked around and cupped his hands to the spectators.
The onlookers held their breath, anticipating his next move.
The actor reached into his bosom and pulled out an object, suddenly throwing it outwards. A long banner unfurled in the wind, with eye-catching black characters on a blue background.
“What does it say up there?” asked those who couldn’t read, anxiously.