"Hey, look, there's a rainbow in the sky?"
"How can there be a rainbow this deep into the night?"
"Who knows, perhaps it's because Mr. Zhou's 'Mingjiang Fire Record' was so touching. Even the elderly were moved, hence the anomaly."
As the crowd was discussing, Zhou Xuan returned to the stage and struck the gavel.
"Bang!"
The gavel's thud scattered all the discussions, and the night sky regained its tranquility.
Zhou Xuan clasped his hands and addressed the crowd: "Ladies and gentlemen, today's story ends here. Tomorrow's chapter will see the East Market Dragon God awakening, bringing an autumn shower that extinguishes the East Market's flame; the God of Suffering arriving to fight desperately against the Star Covering."
A good storytelling venue is one where the storyteller wants to leave but the audience isn't willing to. In this entertainment-scarce era, catching a good story means listening endlessly, with everyone pleading for Zhou Xuan to continue.
