Upon reaching the backstage, Jing Mingqiu found a suitable opportunity, grabbed Xu Tianhe, and pulled him into a small compartment. He then laid out his entire plan, asking for Xu Tianhe's cooperation in replacing the final prop box with his own.
Xu Tianhe readily agreed. He found an excuse to send away the student in charge of props, and together they managed to switch the boxes.
The reason for sending away the student in charge of props was that this student was Mo Ruixue's roommate and best friend. If she found out and told Mo Ruixue, it would no longer be a surprise.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the stage play officially began.
Leveraging Jing Mingqiu's name, coupled with the debut performance of the dance department freshmen, the anime club's stage play attracted a large audience.
The auditorium, capable of seating three hundred people, was packed to the brim. Many students, unable to find seats, simply stood at the back to watch.
Such a large audience put considerable pressure on the performers on stage.
Fortunately, apart from Jing Mingqiu, all the participants in the stage play were students from the dance department. Having trained in dance since childhood, they had performed on stage more than once and quickly adjusted their emotions, proceeding with the performance normally.
As for Jing Mingqiu, the attention of three to four hundred people was not even a fraction of what he had experienced in major events. Moreover, even if the stage play failed, at most he would receive a few laughs; they were all classmates, and no one would hold it against him.
The major events Jing Mingqiu had handled, whether it was the lithography machine or controlled nuclear fusion, involved the fate of a nation, or even a civilization.
He had completed those with ease, let alone a small stage play.
Jing Mingqiu's acting skills were not particularly high, but he couldn't help it that he and Mo Ruixue were in the midst of their passionate love affair. Furthermore, the small animals he had created were obedient, cute, and well-behaved, running over with just a glance.
Then there was the giant white tiger that Mo Ruixue rode. As soon as it appeared on stage, its majestic and agile form stunned the entire audience, eliciting thunderous applause.
Starting from when Jing Mingqiu played the home-loving young man who met Mo Ruixue, a maiden raised by a white tiger after leaving the mountains.
Then, Mo Ruixue followed Jing Mingqiu home, and various frictions arose in their daily lives due to their different living habits.
Finally, they watched Mo Ruixue gradually integrate into society, their feelings for each other steadily growing, culminating in a confession under the moon and a kiss to seal their love!
With this, the performance concluded perfectly.
Just as the audience below could no longer contain their excitement and applauded vigorously, Jing Mingqiu suddenly made a shushing gesture, raised the microphone, and shouted.
"Xue'er, this is my gift to you! A cloud from the edge of the sky!"
After speaking, Jing Mingqiu dropped the microphone and abruptly lifted the prop box behind him.
Accompanying a barely audible hum, a white cloud playfully peeked its head out of the box, shook itself lightly, then leaped out, flying into the air and circling Mo Ruixue joyfully.
The audience below watched the cloud on stage and, as if by unspoken agreement, went wild.
"This? This is... a cloud!" Mo Ruixue was no exception. Her eyes widened, and she looked at Jing Mingqiu in disbelief.
"That's right, this is a cloud from the edge of the sky, I just caught it yesterday." Jing Mingqiu walked behind Mo Ruixue, pulled her into his embrace, and grasped her wrist. "Come on, touch it. This cloud feels amazing."
Before he finished speaking, under everyone's gaze, the cloud that had been drifting around Mo Ruixue suddenly stopped.
Then, it slowly descended, voluntarily nudging its little head into Mo Ruixue's hand.
Mo Ruixue gently patted it a couple of times, feeling the special, high-quality fur. Its soft, springy texture, far surpassing that of ordinary cats or dogs, felt incredibly pleasant to the touch.
In a daze, Mo Ruixue truly felt as if she were petting a cloud.
As Mo Ruixue stroked it, the white cloud trembled slightly, and a touch of pink subtly appeared on its surface, as if it were shy.
"It's so cute! A Qiu, it responds to my movements! Could it... could it really be a living little animal?"
"It is alive," Jing Mingqiu raised his hand and gently stroked Mo Ruixue's head, deliberately teasing her. "It's a little sprite that I worked very hard to catch from the edge of the sky, just to make my little darling happy."
Because Mo Ruixue knew some of Jing Mingqiu's true abilities, she became a little confused: "Sigh, do such little sprites really exist in the world?"
Seeing the adorable and bewildered Mo Ruixue before him, Jing Mingqiu suppressed a smile, preparing to tease her further, when suddenly he heard a huge explosion.
Immediately after, the ground began to shake violently, and chaos erupted.
Some people scrambled under their seats, others ran towards the exits, and some fell to the ground in the pushing and shoving...
Seeing a large-scale stampede about to occur, Jing Mingqiu quickly stepped forward to take charge!
"Bang!"
With a deafening crash, the giant white tiger descended from the sky, shielding those who had accidentally fallen, preventing them from sustaining further injuries.
Then, Jing Mingqiu raised his microphone, turned the volume to maximum, and shouted, "Don't panic, there's no earthquake around us. This is at most aftershocks, not very dangerous!"
Hearing this, and with no further tremors, people found a leader, and their panic subsided significantly.
Jing Mingqiu continued to direct: "Everyone, leave in an orderly fashion, lining up from back to front. Anyone who cuts in line or pushes will be caught by the white tiger and be the last to leave with us!"
The white tiger cooperated perfectly, tilting its head back and roaring, displaying the might of a king of the forest. The situation was temporarily brought under control.
"Xue'er, go backstage and find a black box. I've prepared a set of mechs in advance to deal with any unexpected situations. President, immediately organize personnel to help everyone evacuate."
"Understood."
"En, I got it!"
Under Jing Mingqiu's command, order was temporarily restored in the auditorium, and people began to evacuate in an orderly queue...
Mo Ruixue ran over, dragging a large box, her face covered in sweat: "A Qiu, here..."
"Good!" Jing Mingqiu took two large strides forward, took the box from Mo Ruixue, pressed his finger upwards, the fingerprint verification passed, and the box automatically opened.
"Fortunately, I got a set of combat mechs from the principal, otherwise today's matter would have been troublesome!"
After deliberately saying a sentence for the other students to hear, Jing Mingqiu took two steps forward and stepped onto the opened box.
The box then deformed, extending upwards from his ankles. With crisp metallic clicks, a full-body battle armor appeared on Jing Mingqiu.
The black and red paint, coupled with the cold mecha body, made him appear like a returning demon, exuding a terrifying aura.
At that moment, a voice suddenly called out from the crowd, "He wants to sneak away wearing the mechs!"
Hearing this, the crowd fell into another commotion...