The Goddess is Sweet and Aloof
Chapter 742 - Chapter 742 Chapter 741 Demon Flame_1

Chapter 742: Chapter 741 Demon Flame_1 Chapter 742: Chapter 741 Demon Flame_1 Having just left the banquet, Qiao Xiaren immediately returned to shoot her scenes with the Moyan Drama Group.

Since the background of the film was the jianghu, the director had specifically hired a martial arts instructor. Qiao Xiaren, being a dancer, had a more flexible body. But the situation was different for Huang Ningyue.

Her flexibility was not very good. After numerous attempts, the martial arts instructor was on the verge of collapse. Having no other choice, Huang Ningyue had to use a stunt double.

The upcoming movie “City of Paintings” was about to start shooting. Director Jiang hired professionals to train the main actors in walking posture and various etiquettes, and even invited a master of traditional Chinese painting to teach Qiao Xiaren how to paint.

In the film, there was a scene of Qiao Xiaren performing an ink dance, so she needed to have actual painting skills.

“Director, I just can’t go on.”

Huang Ningyue was on the verge of tears from enduring the wire stunts. Deng, the director, scolded her without holding back. If such a delicate young lady could not endure a bit of hardship, why did she come to act in the first place?

Qiao Xiaren and Chu Yifei were rehearsing their lines on the side. For some reason, Qiao Xiaren felt that the dialogue between the monk and the Sect Hierarch was a bit strange. Of the script, she had only rewritten her part, the rest was revised by the screenwriters team.

When the situation with Huang Ningyue finally improved, Director Deng began shooting Qiao Xiaren’s scenes. Qiao Xiaren had already put on her makeup. When she appeared on the stage, it seemed as though a beauty was missing from the scene, only to be replaced by a domineering Cult Leader Bing Yan.

Today’s scene took place at the mouth of a rainy alley.

The scene was beautiful. Bing Yan was still dressed in his red garb, his long silver hair unrestrained.

He carried an umbrella with vibrant peach blossoms displayed on the parasol, making his way from the lower levels. The Ruyi Knot tied around his waist was slightly damp from the rain.

The sound of the rain was transmitted softly and delicately. From a nearby tree, unnamed scarlet petals fell down, landing on his shoulders and the surface of the umbrella.

It was a mesmerizing view that was hard to look away from.

“The Sect Hierarch seems to be in a leisurely mood today, wandering alone.”

A crowd suddenly surrounded him, blocking Bing Yan’s path. Bing Yan, however, appeared to be oblivious and continued to walk forward, unhurried.

The umbrella had initially been concealing Bing Yan’s entire face, making it impossible to discern his expressions. But when he heard the clamor around him, the umbrella was suddenly raised to reveal a mysterious smile on his lips.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh–

The next second, all the people that had surrounded him were suddenly hit by hidden weapons, falling dead on the ground, not even understanding the cause of their death.

Bing Yan kept walking, holding his umbrella, and departed.

“Sect Hierarch, Sect Hierarch…”

Amidst the drizzling rain, Bing Yan heard somebody discreetly calling his name.

“What is it?”

Huang Ningyue, who played Xue Chujian, entered the frame. She was panting lightly, and her upturned face was drenched: “Sect Hierarch, you have dropped your Ruyi Knot.”

“If this knot falls, this hierarch will certainly not want it. Little girl, why have you picked it up again?” Bing Yan lightly moved the umbrella to cover her head, his gaze seemed slightly puzzled. “Why did you pick it up for me?”

“This Ruyi Knot seems to have been with you for three years,” she held it out cautiously, her eyes filled with longing. “I think it has a story.”

“Foolish girl, a knot equals a calamity. Throwing it away is a good thing in fact.”

Unaware of this meaning, Xue Chujian was momentarily stunned. Watching Bing Yan reach out to take the knot, his fingers gently unravelled the already ragged end. “I was unaware that it has followed me for three years already…”

He spoke with a mix of sighs and sternness.

The domineering presence around his eyes suddenly gave way to some daze. In a blink of an eye, a semblance of cruelty and indifference emerged in Qiao Xiaren’s eyes which made it seem like the softness a moment ago was merely Xue Chujian’s illusion.

“Heh~”