Crossing the azure as a black dragon

Black Dragon's eyes widened, feeling as if he had been deceived.

"Is this the focus?"

It's frightening that some are speechless.

Just as everything was shrouded in darkness, the stage suddenly lit up with a soft, moonlit glow, and at the same time, a…

It played a long, drawn-out melody.

The curtain slowly parted, revealing the scene on the stage.

Using some unknown technology, the backdrop of the stage transformed into an endless starry sky, with the stage floor radiating light. A bright moon was slowly rising from there, and as the moon rose, two girls dressed in long-sleeved dance costumes slowly appeared on stage—Zhao and Yingrui.

There was no singing, only instrumental music. The two people on the stage danced gracefully to the rhythm of the music, like fairies emerging from the moon, untouched by worldly concerns.

It's not a dance drama, just pure dance. It's a scene that's hard to describe. If you don't experience it firsthand, you probably can't capture even a fraction of its charm with words.

As the music ended, the lights in the dance hall came on again. The starry sky and the bright moon on the stage disappeared the instant the lights came on, as illusory as a dream.

Thank you all for gathering here. I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhao He and Ying Rui stood on the stage, bowing to the audience and offering their blessings. As the curtain closed, they disappeared from the audience's sight.

Before long, thunderous applause erupted from the audience, no less than that of Hu De and the others.

"This... can you dance?"

Black Dragon recovered from its shock and looked at the formidable creature beside it.

"Well, I know a little."

Ke Wei's gaze darted away, and he seemed somewhat guilty.

"At every celebration, Kewei hides to the side and doesn't come out. Sigh~ I don't know who he learned it from."

Seungri sighed and mercilessly mocked his sister.

"cough."

Ke Wei coughed lightly, and Shengli stopped revealing the truth at the right time, secretly laughing to himself.

"Ta-da! Now it's time for the official performance. I, Saratoga-chan, will be the host. Would you like to give me a round of applause?"

The curtain rose again, and a young woman resembling an aircraft carrier appeared on stage, winning applause with her cuteness.

"Sara-chan has already received everyone's applause. The next performance will be a shadow puppet show brought to you by the Eastern Empire ship girls. Please enjoy."

Saratoga announced the next performance with a grin.

"Shadow puppetry."

Black Dragon was somewhat surprised, yet it also felt reasonable.

"Does Sister Long know?"

I stand up at dusk and look up.

"I've heard of it, but I've never actually seen it."

Black Dragon answered.

Such performances were already very rare in her original world, and even if they existed, it was difficult for them to be staged on a major stage.

"Me too."

Yuudachi looked towards the stage.

"Weren't there any performances last year?"

Black Dragon was somewhat surprised.

"Hehe, there were no spots available last year, so I left."

Yudachi smiled heartlessly.

"Then let's watch a little longer today."

Black Flying Dragon is also looking forward to the upcoming performance.

"Uh-huh."

Yuudachi's legs swung in the air.

Soon, the shadow puppet show began. Unexpectedly, no special techniques were used; it simply used the most ordinary silhouette technique to reenact the first battle between the Sirens and the ship girls, except that the ship girls emerged victorious.

This performance was also well-received.

The vast majority of people who came to the port area to watch were from other places. They couldn't go home for the holiday, but they were able to enjoy performances from various countries on this evening, which was a very rare thing.

After the shadow puppet show, the Donghuang ship girls performed a martial arts show. The four Anshan sisters cooperated with each other and showcased Donghuang martial arts as much as possible, which was very exciting.

After that, there were various performances including magic, acrobatics, music, and dance. Among them, the most impressive performance by Black Flying Dragon was a stage play jointly put on by the Royal, White Eagle, and Donghuang families. At first, it followed the script, but in the middle of the play, the plot suddenly went off the rails, revealing their true nature and bringing joy to the audience.

Another thing was Aurora's Sichuan Opera performance, which broadened Hei Feilong's horizons.

"It's getting dark, let's go look at other places."

The performance on stage continued, and Black Flying Dragon touched Yuudachi's hair as he spoke.

The performance was wonderful, but there were other places she wanted to visit as much of the port area as possible.

"Okay, let's go get something to eat!"

Yuudachi had been restless for a long time, and almost jumped up when he heard what Black Flying Dragon said.

"Want to come together?"

Black Flying Dragon stood up and asked, "How fearsome!"

"Oh? Well, I don't need to. Have fun."

Ke Wei was half asleep when he heard Hei Feilong's words and immediately perked up, smiling as he refused.

"Okay, take care and get some rest."

Black Flying Dragon nodded and led Yuudachi out of the audience seats on the stage.

Emerging from the crowd, a gentle breeze stirred, bringing Black Flying Dragon back to his senses.

"Let's go out and take a look around the streets."

Hei Feilong took out her phone and checked the time. She and Xi Li had been on stage for an hour and a half, and it was now almost eight o'clock.

The Mid-Autumn Festival will end in four hours.

"Uh-huh."

Yuudachi jogged around for a while, regaining her energy.

"Don't eat too much, and don't eat barbecue. There will be so much food when we get back, we have to finish it all today."

The black dragon served as a warning to Yuudachi.

"learn!"

As if receiving an order, Yuudachi saluted the black dragon, and then the two of them laughed.

In Chapter Seventy

Autumn (middle and lower)

"Ta-da!"

Before the black dragon even got close to the street, it heard the sound of a gong.

"uh-huh?"

Black Flying Dragon looked into the distance and saw a large crowd gathered at the crossroads at the front, seemingly watching some kind of performance.

"Oh! I almost forgot, there's a lion dance performance here!"

Yuudachi clasped her hands together and spoke.

"Oh, this."

Black Flying Dragon was speechless for a moment, then pulled Yuudachi along and ran over quickly.

I've never seen a lion dance or a black flying dragon in real life, it would be such a shame to miss it.

Arriving at the crossroads, Black Flying Dragon weaved through the crowd and saw five lion dance lions that looked much like the ones he remembered, swaying back and forth. The lion heads looked extremely plasticky, which almost made Black Flying Dragon burst out laughing.

The technology in this world is quite advanced. Even if these old-fashioned costumes and performances aren't as outdated as they were in the previous life, they probably aren't very popular anymore, otherwise it wouldn't be possible to gather such a large group of people here.

"This is quite interesting, let's go."

Without lingering, Black Flying Dragon pulled Yuudachi away from there.

After passing through the lion dance area, the celebration street is just ahead. However, it is worth noting that a high platform has been set up at the entrance of this street, and people and ship girls are constantly going up and down it.

"That is?"

This touches on a blind spot in Black Dragon's knowledge.

"Hmm... Moon Worship Platform?"

Yuudachi frowned, deep in thought, and uttered three words.

"Moon Worship Platform? Let's go and worship there too."

Black Flying Dragon nodded; the name was simple and easy to understand.

"Okay."

Upon receiving the order, Yuudachi immediately ran out and took a few steps onto the stage.

The platform has thirty steps, which is about the height of a three-story building. Black Flying Dragon slowly climbed the platform and saw a long table with many offerings on it. He climbed up and faced the moon. Many people had paid their respects and then stood aside to enjoy the scenery.

Black Flying Dragon stepped forward, clapped his hands, and bowed three times.

"Sister Long, over here!"

Yuudachi is currently standing on the edge of the handrail, waving.

"What's wrong?"