Richard didn't know if his words worked, and after the white crow flew away, it never appeared again. He turned his head to the wooden platform, and saw the clown on the stage and perform again.

After that, the rest of the circus takes turns on the stage, each with its own characteristics and performing different programs.

The animal trainer Thors's performance naturally made the lion make all kinds of thrilling and exciting actions, such as drilling into the fire ring, putting his head in the lion's mouth, etc., which caused the audience to exclaim one by one.

The strong man Tyne and the beautiful young woman Amy are acting together, and the script of the drama is very bad, it is nothing more than a love story between men and women. Richard suspected that it might have been made up by the circus leader himself, and neither the lines nor the actions had been polished much, which made people embarrassed to watch.

But this still made the residents of the village, who lacked entertainment, look at it with relish, especially some young male residents, and the eyes of the beautiful young woman Amy almost fell out, and every time the beautiful young woman Amy stepped on the stage with her towering breasts shaking, it immediately caused a clear and visible sound of swallowing.

After the play, it is a large-scale drama with the participation of all members of the circus, whether it is the big man Tyne who has already performed the play, the beautiful young woman Amy, or the rest of the people such as Jack the Clown, Oliver, the master of the circus, Mav Mackie, the animal trainer Tors, and the lion Coopa, all have roles.

The content of the drama is also much more exciting than the previous love drama, which is the adventure story of the prince who overcame many difficulties along the way in order to save the princess, and finally defeated the lion monster and saved the princess with the help of many people. It must have been performed many times, and everyone in the circus was very skilled in speaking the lines, even the lion knew when to roar, and the people in the audience were deeply immersed in it.

At the end of the play, as Tyne, who plays the prince, holds a fake iron sword, defeats the lion monster and saves the beautiful princess Amy, everyone in the audience cheers, and the whole circus performance comes to an end.

The circus director walked off the stage with his hat on his face and begged the audience for money.

The rest of the circus began to remove their makeup, and when they had done it, they began to disassemble the wooden platform and load it on the wagon.

By the time everything was done, it was already midnight, the audience was gone, and the whole square was empty.

The circus men were ready to rest, and Richard followed them, leaning against the wall in the corner of the square and closing his eyes.

......

In the blink of an eye, the next day dawned, and the sun rose.

The moment the sun shone on his face, Richard, who was leaning in the corner of the square, opened his eyes—he was not sleeping, he was on some defense, he was just closing his eyes to recuperate.

To his surprise, nothing happened that night.

Is this sending a signal?

Richard thought to himself, and when he stood up, he saw that someone in the circus was also up, it was a clown, and the other party was wearing a mask—to be honest, Richard had never seen the other person take the mask off.

"Mr. Clown, aren't you tired of wearing a mask all the time?" asked Richard.

The clown looked over, shrugged, and said, "Are you tired?" maybe, but I'm used to it. Passers-by, you know, it's easy to be a clown, but it's hard to be a good clown. In order to perform a good clown, I keep reminding myself that I am a clown, and the mask is my true face - this is the quality that a good clown should have. ”

"Okay. ”

"By the way, passerby, are you leaving?" the clown asked aloud as he saw Richard walking toward the horse, "or are you going north with us?"

Richard raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and felt that it was necessary to test it so that he could get more information, after all, the purpose of the clown was really a little unclear to him now.

Thinking like this, Richard looked at the clown and said, "Mr. Joker, I think it's better to go on your own." Although I know that the circus is in the same direction as me, but you have equipment and lions, and it should be slower to pull it in a carriage, and it is faster for me to get on the road myself. Of course, if something happens to happen to me while I'm walking, then maybe we'll meet again somewhere next. ”

"Makes sense. The clown said, bowing slightly, turning his hand forward, and making a standard gentleman's salute on the East Coast, "So...... Allow me to wish you a safe journey. ”

"I hope I can have a smooth journey. Richard said meaningfully, walked in front of the horse, mounted his horse, and without further ado, struck his horse and left the village quickly.

And then......

......

In the blink of an eye, a day passed, and dusk arrived.

The western sky was dyed burgundy red like a blood-soaked sun, and the whole world was filled with a dreamlike intoxication.

A road spreads across the land, ending in a small town.

The town has a sturdy wall more than three meters high, with wooden watchtowers built at intervals, and while it can't match the defenses of a large city, it's not comparable to ordinary villages and towns.

Richard rode into the town on a tired horse, and could see that the houses in the town were neat, the inhabitants were dressed in half-new clothes, and the living conditions were above standard. A number of people were hurrying towards the center of the town, and Richard's eyes flashed as he followed, and then he saw that the circus was already in a large clearing in the center of the town.

The circus people were building a new wooden platform, and it seemed that the progress was coming to an end, and many of the townspeople were gathering, pointing fingers and talking about it, and it seemed that they were looking forward to the circus show that was about to begin.

Richard saw the situation, touched his nose, jumped off the horse, and set his sights on a man under the wooden stage of the circus.

The moment he looked at the other party, the other party seemed to feel something, turned his head to look over, and then walked closer.

"Mr. Clown, we meet again. Richard spoke up and took the initiative to greet the people who walked by.

"Passerby, we did meet again, it seems that we are very fateful. The clown responded.

"Huh. Richard chuckled and replied, "Actually, I don't think so, and I think I'm more unlucky." There were always troubles along the way, which caused the speed of the journey to not be fast, and only half of the estimated distance was reached, and then we met here. But I'm still a little curious, how did your circus get ahead of me? I didn't see you on the way. ”

"The reason is simple, we took a shortcut. The clown said as a matter of course.

"Shortcut?"

"Yes, shortcuts. The clown nodded, "Since the previous existence, there are several ways to come to this town, and we are more familiar with it, so we found the nearest and best way to go." In other words, if you had listened to me and gone with us, you might have suffered less. ”

"Maybe. Richard said, noncommittal.