When he saw the lion dance, Li Huowang thought he was mistaken. But upon noticing the densely packed human feet under the white cloth, he was certain. It was the same lion dance from the Lion Dance Palace he had seen beneath Qingqiu.
Guided by the Ritual Master, the two lion dancers flipped, pounced, leapt, climbed, and paid homage on bamboo poles, following his lead swiftly.
Li Huowang could understand a Nuoxi performance, but he truly hadn't expected a lion dance to be part of a Nuoxi ritual.
Observing the Nuoxi mask on the Ritual Master's face and the mask on the lion's head, Li Huowang noticed they shared certain similarities.
As Li Huowang watched, the Ritual Master's Nuoxi performance ended. In the past, someone would have sung the lyrics during Nuoxi, but this time, even as the music stopped, the Ritual Master didn't utter a single word.
