After Being Blackened All Over the Internet, I Ruled the Military Variety Shows
Chapter 485 - 476: Ambush in the Snow

Chapter 485: Chapter 476: Ambush in the Snow

Lian Lian and Li Yan huddled together under the car, holding hands.

The vehicles that can traverse the desert have high undercarriages, allowing adults to crouch carefully underneath for shelter.

As a result, although the wind still blew from all directions, hiding there felt much warmer and safer than standing outside.

However, at this moment, their heads were touching, and they could hear each other grinding their teeth uncontrollably.

Their expressions were filled with utmost terror.

After all, having witnessed the once-calm desert opening up like a giant mouth and swallowing several people whole—a scene they thought only possible in fantasy films—it was happening right before their eyes. Lian Lian almost hated herself for not going mad yet.

Luan Feng returned, glanced under the car, then got in and closed the door before taking out his phone to send a message.

"Sir, found Chong Jiu’s body, dead as dead can be, but the cause of death remains unknown. Also, they’ve entered; confirmed, the Ancient Capital Ruins are beneath the Sand Dunes."

"Wait for the follow-up team, mark the location, and go down together. You alone can’t face them."

"Make a mark, are you coming too?"

"I’m curious how Chong Jiu died."

*

After a dinner mixed with the taste of sand, those who planned to take their quilt to the car for rest soon discovered with surprise, "The wind has died down!"

"So, do we still sleep in the car?"

"The car space is too cramped, uncomfortable to sleep in."

"Let’s wait a bit longer, maybe the wind will completely stop soon."

"This really seems like supernatural wind, stopped just like that!"

"I’ve decided, I’ll sleep in the tent."

...

Jiang Lingxi was looking towards the depths of the desert when she caught a glimpse of Yin Chong and remembered what he said in the cafeteria earlier.

Listening selectively, and even Xu Ai and Zhou Yi found the wind strange.

Could she boldly guess that Shen Yunqing and the others had found the place?

This was good news indeed.

She needed to speed up!

In the dead of night, Jiang Lingxi woke up to some noise and saw Changning standing inside the car.

She lifted the quilt and sat up, noticeably feeling that the temperature inside the carriage was colder than before she slept.

Changning found the air conditioner remote and raised the temperature a few degrees, whispering, "Xixi, it’s snowing outside."

As soon as she said this, Jiang Lingxi pulled open the curtain beside her.

The snowflakes danced under the big lamps that kept the campsite bright all night, appearing even more crystalline and transparent in the light, with a shallow layer already covering the ground.

As the temperature in the carriage rose, a layer of condensation quickly formed on the glass, and the view became blurry.

Jiang Lingxi let the curtain fall back down, lay down again, and said, "Let’s continue sleeping."

When they woke again, it was the sound of Lu Zhengzheng’s voice that startled them awake.

"It really is snowing! Xixi, Changning, look!"

Jiang Lingxi sat up as Changning, rummaging for thick clothes in the wardrobe, replied, "We knew since midnight, didn’t you notice the carriage air conditioning was a few degrees higher than last night?"

"I really didn’t, no wonder I felt warm last night. What time did it start snowing?"

"Around three in the morning."

"I’m going out for a look. I’ve never seen snow in the desert before." Lu Zhengzheng said, pulling on her down jacket and bouncing off the car.

Jiang Lingxi freshened up, poured a cup of water and sat by the car window, watching as more people outside, like Lu Zhengzheng, donned thick clothes to leap around in the snow. She took a sip of water and said softly, "We can film the last scene today."

Changning, familiar with the schedule, replied, "The ambush scene in the snow?"

"Yes."

"Then I’ll bring all the warmers I have with me today."

Sure enough, after a hot breakfast, Wei Xiao announced the filming of the ambush scene in the snow.

After makeup and costume changes, Jiang Lingxi was surrounded by Lu Zhengzheng and Changning, who plastered warmers all over her body except her head, and only then did she put on her costume.

With all this tech involved, she walked out in a somewhat thin-looking white military uniform, feeling rather warm.

When Wei Xiao saw her face, pale yet rosy and slightly sweaty, he turned and spat out his tea, "Where’s the makeup artist? Apply a layer of frost-bitten purple to the heroine’s lips and some white powder on the face; she doesn’t look cold at all!"

"...Alright, all teams prepare..."

Jiang Lingxi lay in the snowdrift.

The snow wasn’t very deep, only reaching up to the calves thus far, not enough to bury a person fully.

The crew had relocated snow from other areas here, forcing the snow to appear thigh-deep.

She and the other actors in ambush had to stay in the snow for at least ten minutes.

A far cry from the actual ambush times in her past life.

Coupled with the warmers on her body, she didn’t feel the cold of lying in the snow at all, even sensing the snow around her had some signs of melting.

But even so, the crew was still on edge.

When the scene reached the point where the ambushed soldiers were to surprise and attack, Wei Xiao was just about to give a reminder when he saw a figure suddenly burst from the snow, the silver flash of a curved blade swiftly cutting a throat.

Wei Xiao: "..."

Watching as more white-clad figures emerged from the snow and began the assault, he silently put down the megaphone in his hand.

He had to admit, this was more natural than if he’d directed it himself.

Jiang Lingxi timed her emergence perfectly.

The snow ambush relied on surprise, and the unsuspecting Beiman warriors fell one after another.

Yin Chong fought as he retreated, watching Jiang Lingxi approach with a bloody blade, "What a Dayin Imperial Princess!"

This line was emotionally complex, with the frustration of failure mixed with sarcasm and hatred, rehearsed several times by Wei Xiao before shooting.

But at that moment, meeting Jiang Lingxi’s gaze, colder and more lethal than the ice and snow beneath their feet, Wei Xiao’s desired emotions were unconsciously achieved.

After completing the scene where he was desperately covered by subordinates and fled in disarray, Wei Xiao shouted, "Cut!" and couldn’t help but laugh out loudly, "Very good, one take."

Nobody wanted to shoot this scene twice.

Not to mention cleaning and resetting the snow-covered mess; the actors also suffered.

A cheer erupted on set.

Amidst the cheers, Jiang Lingxi approached the seated Yin Chong, who was touching up his makeup, meeting his gaze as he looked up, "This time was fake, next time, it’ll be real!"