Mingzhu didn't feel very scared. On the contrary, she was very excited about her idea:
"I once read a martial arts novel, and it said that a man fixed an iron mask on his face, and no one could take it off. Of course, someone else put it on him. I am
Plan to do it myself..."
Before Mingzhu could finish speaking, Lizi interrupted her in horror:
"Mingzhu, do you know what you are talking about? If you really put the mask on your face, you will never be able to take it off again! How will you get married in the future?"
"Oh, I won't get married!" Mingzhu said without hesitation. At the same time, she had already walked to the stove and started building again.
Now in Mingzhu's heart, there is no such thing as getting married. She is only thinking about saving her mother. As for what her image will be like and whether boys will like her, these issues that girls are most concerned about have long been
She was thrown out of the sky.
But obviously, Lizi didn't think so. He pressed Mingzhu's hand:
"Mingzhu, please stop doing this nonsense first. Let me think about it carefully. There must be other ways."
"But I have no time. Maybe Princess Anle's people will come as soon as dawn comes."
Mingzhu had already made another golden mask and didn't even bother to say anything anymore.
Li Zi also knows now that if he wants to convince Mingzhu, there is only one way, which is to find a more effective solution. Otherwise, other means of comfort, warning, threats, etc. will not work.
Lizi squatted by the stove and looked at Mingzhu intently. The fire reflected Mingzhu's face. Now in Lizi's eyes, Mingzhu is so beautiful, with red cheeks and bright eyes. Lizi feels that he has never seen anything like this in his life.
All the girls who have lived together are not as beautiful as Mingzhu. Because Mingzhu is the bravest, kindest, and most filial. She really did not care about anything in order to save her mother.
At this time, Li Zi suddenly felt that he was so useless and could not help her at all! He could only watch such a beautiful girl destroy his appearance with his own hands!
'What should I do? What should I do?' The small hammer in Mingzhu's hand was beating one after another, and each blow seemed to hit Lizi's heart, urging him like a war drum to quickly come up with a way to help Mingzhu, but the more anxious he became, the more anxious he became.
The heart becomes more confused.
Li Zi almost hated himself. He beat his head hard and kept praying to all the gods he knew, begging for help.
‘God!’ Suddenly a bright light seemed to appear in front of Lizi, and he shouted, “Mingzhu, I have a solution!”
"What can you do?" Mingzhu asked without raising her head.
"You can say you are a god!"
"I think they have to believe it too!" Mingzhu felt that Lizi's proposal was worthless.
"No, Mingzhu, please stop first and listen to what I have to say!" Li Zi couldn't help but snatch the small hammer from Mingzhu's hand.
Just as Lizi has understood Mingzhu's persistence and weird spirit, Mingzhu has also fully understood Lizi's stubbornness. Now that Lizi insists on asking her to stop, she can only temporarily obey Lizi:
"If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly, I'm still busy."
"Mingzhu, I heard my mother tell you before that there is a kind of opera called Nuo..."
"Nuo!" Mingzhu suddenly jumped up, "I know Nuo, I've heard of it, Li Zi, you are so smart!"
Lizi looked at Mingzhu in confusion:
"But I haven't started to say what I want to say yet..."
"Oh, you just want me to make a Nuo mask like I am performing a Nuo opera, and then find a way to make people think that my mask is magical, so that they will not dare to touch my mask easily, right?
"
Lizi's eyes widened in disbelief:
"I do think so, but Mingzhu, how do you know?"
"I'm smart." Mingzhu said without blushing.
"You are indeed too smart." Li Zi also agreed with her boasting and showing off.
Nuo is a very ancient art form in China. To put it simply, people wear masks and perform various dances to ward off evil spirits and pray for blessings.
In ancient times when scientific civilization was underdeveloped, our ancestors could not resist the ever-changing nature, so they came up with this way of spiritually encouraging people, encouraging them to rely on their firm spirit and willpower to overcome all disasters.
Today, Mingzhu will use this ancient custom to overcome the difficulties that stand in front of her!
Mingzhu did not study the Nuo culture carefully in modern times, but she had a Nuo mask, which was carved from wood and was very heavy. The shape of the mask was very terrifying, which may also be a characteristic of the Nuo culture-that is, to make all human beings
The most horrific images imaginable are created and hung on the face in order to avoid some evil.
Mingzhu decided to do the same thing. After all, this was ancient times, and the ancients were quite superstitious about things like strange gods and chaotic powers.
Mingzhu started beating the mask according to the shape of the Nuo mask in her memory. Because she had to wear the mask on her face at all times, of course it couldn't be as heavy as the wooden mask. Fortunately, gold is very malleable.
Even if it is smashed into thin pieces, it is easy to shape and stabilize. Therefore, although the mask is made very thin and light, it still achieves the desired effect of Mingzhu.
The east gradually turned white, and Mingzhu's mask was finally finished. Lizi had been standing by Mingzhu's side. Seeing the completed golden mask at this moment, he couldn't help but exclaimed:
"So beautiful!"
The mask is a rectangle as a whole, not small in size. When you put it on, it covers everything from the top of your bun to the bottom of your chin, right to the left and right ears. The mask is a complete face of a demon, with both earlobes.
Above the wheels and ears are two slender sharp corners, and between the two sharp corners, there are three different abnormal-shaped protrusions. On the forehead, there is a row of ferocious zigzag patterns. The eyes are hollowed out.
, but it has carved out several layers of drooping eyelids, making people feel that this demon is spreading unfathomable anger outwards. Under the eyes, there is a nose full of wrinkles, and there are also wrinkles on both cheeks.
A special-shaped protrusion, where the mouth is, is a crescent-shaped gap, and a row of fangs shine coldly above the gap!
It’s not that there’s something wrong with Tang Lizi’s aesthetics, it’s just that the design of this mask is so exquisite. It’s terrifying at first glance, but when you look at it again, there’s a kind of soul-stirring beauty that makes people never look at it again.
I can't look away, but I don't dare to desecrate it easily. I just want to worship it sincerely.