The situation instantly became very delicate.
Yu Fei hurried over to check, “Are you okay?” Xu Yin withdrew his thoughts from the hand he was holding and replied, “Yeah, I’m fine.”
Others also gathered, discussing in shock.
“That sword flying out was terrifying!”
“The scene just now should’ve been recorded. You didn’t see it. Xu Yin didn’t even move. He just raised his hand, and the sword ‘whooshed’ into his grasp, like in a movie!”
“Xu Yin, you don’t actually have martial skills, right?!”
The owner of the sword, a supporting character, also rushed over, saying with lingering fear, “I’m sorry, it was a slip of the hand, I didn’t expect it to fly so far!”
This sword’s flight path is just too bizarre!
Xu Yin glanced at the chat window for 018.
018 immediately clarified: “No, it’s not related to us. It’s definitely not a mission forced into existence just to meet a quota!”
While everyone was chattering, someone noticed Nan Ye, who had been holding his chest and staring blankly at Xu Yin. “Hey, are you…”
Nan Ye snapped out of it and whispered, “I’m Xu Yin’s friend.”
“Oh, are you here to see him?”
Nan Ye glanced at Xu Yin.
Then he lowered his gaze and shyly said, “Yes!”
Xu Yin: “…?”
Wen Congyan: “…!”
“It’s good that you’re fine. I’m really sorry for scaring you,” the person patted Xu Yin’s shoulder, laughed and said, “Xu Yin, why did you come here when you have no scenes to shoot tonight? Since your friend is here, just go and say hello.”
Xu Yin: “…”
This friend’s arrival was quite sudden.
After everyone dispersed, Xu Yin asked Nan Ye, “Was there something you wanted by coming here today?”
Nan Ye froze, what did he come here for today?
Feeling guilty, he said, “I just wanted to see how you’re doing here.”
Xu Yin raised an eyebrow.
That raised eyebrow went straight to the depths of Nan Ye’s heart, leaving him feeling numb!
How did he never notice that everything Xu Yin did was so charming before?
Nan Ye felt like his whole perspective was being turned upside down, and he hadn’t expected things to develop like this when he came here.
But he couldn’t help it. His little heart was still pounding!
What kind of piece of sh*t Wen Yan is? How could he possibly be worthy of Xu Yin?
Just a moment ago, he even considered setting up Xu Yin and Wen Yan, making Wen Congyan be the only one who’ll look good. No, it’s Xu Yin who needs to look good!!
Of course, if Xu Yin could…
Nan Ye tightly covered his vigorously beating heart and approached Xu Yin with flushed cheeks, “Xu Yin, I…”
Wen Congyan had a stern face and stood in front of Xu Yin, causing Xu Yin to step back.
Nan Ye: “…”
Nan Ye took two more steps.
Wen Congyan, with Xu Yin, stepped back two more steps.
Nan Ye took a couple more steps…
Wen Congyan lifted his hand and ruthlessly pushed Nan Ye back half a meter.
Nan Ye stomped his foot, “What’s wrong with you, Wen Ge? I just wanted to talk to Xu Yin!”
Wen Congyan had a stern expression, “You can talk from this distance.”
Nan Ye continued to stomp his foot, “Why should you be able to hold Xu Yin’s hand while I have to stand so far away?”
Wen Congyan’s eyebrows furrowed, and he pursed his lips.
Xu Yin rubbed his temples. Were these two having a childish argument right now?
Xu Yin said to Nan Ye, “Is it okay for you not to go back to your hotel this late? Don’t you have a shoot tomorrow?”
Nan Ye suddenly put on a gentle expression, “A-Yin, are you concerned about me?”
Xu Yin replied calmly, “No, I just want to go back to the hotel and rest.”
Nan Ye turned a deaf ear and continued tenderly, “A-Yin, can I come see you tomorrow morning?”
Xu Yin: “?”
So, Wen Yan like this type?
Just then, Bai Hao finally finished filming and walked over. He gave Nan Ye and Wen Congyan a cold glance and nodded at Xu Yin, “Are you okay? I couldn’t move earlier, so I didn’t come over.”
In that scene, Bai Hao had many props attached to him, so he had to stay in place and watch from a distance.
“It’s fine,” Xu Yin smiled, but after he smiled, he felt something was off.
Wait, Bai Hao…
That’s right, Bai Hao was now giving a cold, scrutinizing look to Wen Congyan and Nan Ye.
Nan Ye, upon seeing Bai Hao, looked at Wen Congyan and bit his lip.
Wen Congyan was starting to emanate a chill.
Xu Yin: “…”
How did things end up like this?
018: “Human bender! What’s going on? 233333!”
Xu Yin felt a slight headache and realized he needed to cut through the chaos and resolve the situation.
He took a deep breath and nodded to Bai Hao, “Senior Bai, please continue with your work. My friend and I are gonna head back to the hotel.”
Bai Hao glanced at Wen Congyan, “Are you staying at our hotel too?”
Xu Yin: “Yes.”
Wen Congyan and Jiang Chen wanted to stay overnight, so they had booked the same hotel as the crew.
After saying that, Xu Yin held Wen Congyan’s hand again.
Bai Hao’s eyes flickered.
Wen Congyan tensed, looking down at Xu Yin.
Xu Yin tugged at that hand and smiled at him, “Do you want to order some late-night snacks when we get back to the hotel? We can eat together.”
Wen Congyan’s Adam’s apple rolled and a smile played on his lips, “Sure.”
Bai Hao paused.
He watched the smile on Xu Yin’s face and fell into silence.
Feeling his gaze, the young man turned to him and said, “Senior Bai?”
Still as polite.
A polite smile, quite different from the one just a moment ago.
This was the first time Bai Hao noticed this subtle difference.
He looked into the young man’s eyes again.
The young man met his gaze, his eyes warm, but that warmth seemed to be separated by a vast distance.
Bai Hao didn’t know why he had come over, just as he didn’t understand the indescribable emotion he felt in his heart at this moment.
He felt a bit lost, but deep down, he could sense Xu Yin’s intention.
He didn’t like forcing others or influencing them.
Bai Hao clenched his hand, stayed silent for a moment, and said, “Well, you both should get some rest.”
Xu Yin politely replied, “You too, Senior Bai. Rest early when you get back to the hotel.”
Bai Hao gave Xu Yin a deep look and then walked away.
Then Xu Yin’s gaze turned to Nan Ye.
Nan Ye was staring at the hand they had held, looking like he was having a Heart attack.
Xu Yin said, “Nan Ye, you should go back and rest early too.”
Nan Ye unwillingly asked, “What if I want to gain muscle?”
Xu Yin: “?”
Wen Congyan: “?”
Nan Ye declared with determination, “I can do it for love!”
Xu Yin: “…”
Wen Congyan: “?”
Xu Yin cleared his throat, “Well… that’s not necessary.”
Even though the situation between him and Wen Congyan was uncertain, Wen Congyan was the only man he had ever felt an attraction to. Even without Wen Congyan, he didn’t need another number one, let alone someone else doing it for love.
Nan Ye was still puzzled, his eyes welling up with tears.
Why! Why was his path to love so difficult, so miserable!
Wen Congyan, whom he had secretly loved for many years, had always appeared straight, but suddenly he turned out to be gay and interested in someone else!
He had claimed to secretly love Wen Yan for many years, but in reality, he was a big idiot!
And Xu Yin, the person who had saved his life, already had another suitor when he finally gathered his courage!
Nan Ye’s heart ached and felt bitter!
He looked at Xu Yin with pleading eyes.
Xu Yin spoke gently, “Really, you should go back and rest early.”
Nan Ye hung his head.
This love story had ended so quickly.
Wen Congyan: “Go back and rest early.”
Nan Ye: “…”
Wen Congyan: “Go back and rest.”
Nan Ye: “You’re so annoying, can you stop rushing me!”
Wen Congyan’s expressionless face still displayed four words: “Go back and rest.”
Nan Ye: ‘Fvck!’
Nan Ye sent a resentful glare at Wen Congyan for the first time, but Wen Congyan remained unfazed and even held Xu Yin’s hand tighter.
Nan Ye thought, ‘This world is so cruel to me’.
He turned and ran away.
…People had finally dispersed completely, and Xu Yin let out a sigh of relief. If he had known that coming to the set would lead to this, he would have gone back to the hotel with Jiang Chen’s group.
Suddenly, Wen Congyan said, “You’re very popular.”
Xu Yin looked up.
The man stared at him, his thoughts inscrutable.
Xu Yin turned his eyes and revealed a smile.
Wen Congyan asked with a stern face, “What’s the meaning of that smile?”
Xu Yin withdrew his hand and said with a mischievous grin, “I think you’re cute.”
As soon as his hand loosened, Wen Congyan subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but Xu Yin placed his hand behind his back, leaving Wen Congyan bewildered. “…”
Xu Yin laughed and said, “You’re so cute.”
Wen Congyan struggled to maintain a serious face, “What did you mean when you talked to Nan Ye just now? ‘Do it for love’?”
“This is also something you’ll need to figure out yourself, Mr. Wen,” Xu Yin turned and strolled slowly in the direction of the hotel.
Wen Congyan followed, asking, “Why does he want to gain muscle?”
Xu Yin responded, “You don’t have to keep asking such cute questions.”
Wen Congyan: “…”
Wen Congyan fell silent for a moment and then caught up with Xu Yin, walking side by side with him.
Xu Yin raised his lips, gazing up at the night sky. Suddenly, he heard a low, smooth voice beside him, “I’m not completely clueless about everything, you know.”
Xu Yin paused.
Wen Congyan walked up to him, and the two stopped again.
Wen Congyan said, “At least, I’ve figured out the question you asked me at the restaurant’s entrance earlier when we were in the car.”
The man’s stare was intense.
Xu Yin quietly looked at him.
In the next moment, Wen Congyan said earnestly, “As for the meaning of ‘do it for love,’ I can just search it on Baidu.”
“…” Xu Yin burst into laughter.
Oh my goodness…
He laughed until his shoulders trembled slightly, and he covered his eyes.
“Yinyin,” the man called softly.
On this cool autumn night, it seemed to inexplicably heat up.
After laughing, Xu Yin put down his hand and said, “Well… let’s check it on the way back tomorrow.”
Wen Congyan frowned.
Xu Yin said, “Don’t rush to make any promises.”
He smiled and said gently, “There’s plenty of time, no need to hurry, but Wen Congyan, make sure you think it through. Then come and tell me.”
…
Nan Ye returned to the hotel with a downcast expression and coincidentally met Huo Shu, who was heading out.
Huo Shu was the big star of Wenxing Entertainment and played the male lead in this drama.
Seeing Nan Ye looking disheartened, he teased, “What’s wrong? Weren’t you going to find Xu Yin? Why do you look like this coming back? Did he scold you?”
Nan Ye weakly smiled and said, “No, I got rejected by him.”
Huo Shu: “…” What’s going on?
Seeing Nan Ye, who looked dispirited and was about to enter his room, Huo Shu pulled him out and casually said, “What’s going on? Does he really know Wen Congyan? Wasn’t Wen Yan’s attempt to pass the role of the male lead in Director Lu’s new drama to him also because of Wen Congyan?”
Nan Ye raised his head sensitively to look at him.
Wen Yan had previously made a strange attempt to pass the role of the male lead in Director Lu’s new drama to Xu Yin. That was a completely big-budget production, and as soon as the project came out, Huo Shu had his eye on it.
Nan Ye had only found out about this later. However, he hadn’t heard Huo Shu mention it in this drama crew, and he thought that Huo Shu didn’t regard Xu Yin seriously. Little did he know that Huo Shu had been keeping an eye on him.
Nan Ye furrowed his brow and said, “No, that was purely Wen Yan acting irrationally. It had nothing to do with Xu Yin.”
Huo Shu scrutinized him from a superior position for a moment and then laughed, “Nan Ye, what’s going on with you? Why did you suddenly talk to Xu Yin? Weren’t you treating him as an enemy?”
Nan Ye, frustrated, said, “It’s none of your business!”
Huo Shu sneered, “I heard Wen Yan wants to give Xu Yin the latest slow variety show resources from Pingguo TV. Aren’t you anxious? Have you completely cut ties with Wen Yan?”
Nan Ye, annoyed, said, “I have no relationship with Wen Yan now. But I can tell you clearly that Wen Yan is just wishful thinking. These things have nothing to do with Xu Yin. If you want to get angry, make sure you pick the right target.”
Huo Shu raised an eyebrow, released his grip, sneered, and turned to leave.
Nan Ye frowned as he watched his retreating figure. His phone vibrated.
It was a WeChat message from his manager, who had sent many messages before.
…
[Please don’t go, don’t provoke Wen Congyan!]
[?]
[Please tell me you haven’t gone already?]
[Are you okay?]
[Nan Ye, give me a response, I’m getting anxious!]
..
[If you don’t reply, I’ll call the police!]
Nan Ye: [I’m back at the hotel, I’m fine.]
Manager: [Dmn it! You didn’t do anything to Xu Yin, did you? and Wen Congyan didn’t do anything to you!!]
Nan Ye: [Stop talking, I’m tired. (Goodbye)]
Manager: [???]
*
That night, although President Wen seemed to have many words to say, in the end, he nodded in agreement.
After he and Jiang Chen left, Xu Yin rested for two days and soon threw himself back into the busy filming schedule.
After completing the scenes in the film city, the crew moved to other locations for additional shooting.
In the series, Mu Yunyi had gradually become the antagonist.
When he reunited with Lingzhu, she knew that Mu Yunyi had completely changed.
However, not every story allows the female lead to save the antagonist.
At least, not in their series.
Mu Yunyi had once loved many people and many things. His family, his martial siblings, the martial world, the entire world they lived in. He also loved Lingzhu, the girl he had cared for like a younger sister.
Then his world was torn apart.
– By the legendary artifact, by the various forces from the demonic world and the martial world that came for the artifact, and by his fellow martial artists driven by self-interest. Everything was shattered, and nothing remained in his heart. Naturally, there was no one who could pull him out of the darkness.
He smiled as he slaughtered monsters, not giving them a quick death but hacking at them again and again. Each time he heard a monster’s wail, images of Tayun Mountain Villa, drenched in blood, flashed through his mind. Apart from monsters, there were the martial artists who had indulged in killing at Tayun Mountain Villa that night.
Anyone who dared to stand in his way, he would kill them. Even the legendary Immortals would not intimidate him.
Moreover, that legendary artifact, the so-called Chaos Pearl, was it not because of the greedy immortals that it fell from the heavens and turned into a demonic seed in the mortal world?
So, those immortals deserved to die.
The demon clan deserved to die.
Mortals deserved to die.
Ah, wait.
After a murderous rampage, Mu Yunyi finally stood on the mountain peak with the Spirit Pearl.
He was dressed in white, and the white robes were stained with countless blood.
His eyes still looked so clear and gentle.
He raised his sword, its tip pointing directly at Lingzhu, and spoke gently, “So, you are the incarnation of the Chaos Pearl?”
Lingzhu, Lingzhu.
That was the name Mu Yunyi had given the girl when he had found her and brought her to the mountain villa. He had named her after her bright, sparkling eyes.
Ah, that name.
It was truly disgusting.
…
In reality, Xu Yin had contemplated whether Mu Yunyi had truly turned completely evil because in most series, there is rarely a supporting character who becomes this corrupted.
Mu Yunyi’s past care and kindness towards Lingzhu were not feigned, and his previous goodness and gentleness were real. However, as Xu Yin thought more about it, he believed that Mu Yunyi might have chosen to compromise and submit to his inner demons.
If he had remained rational, even in seeking revenge, he could have chosen a better path.
But he didn’t.
– Why ask him to remain rational?
Had those people remained rational when they went mad for the Chaos Pearl?
Had they stayed rational when they slaughtered everyone at the Mountain Villa?
Let’s talk about staying rational after his parents, martial siblings, and loved ones were all brutally mutilated.
He chose madness.
Xu Yin doesn’t want to comment on the choices made by the characters in the series. However, he believed that in the end, Mu Yunyi did indeed harbor hatred towards Lingzhu.
Regardless of the fact that he had already fallen into madness at that point, the intensity of his accumulated resentment, upon suddenly discovering that the girl he had cared for as a sister was, in reality, the Chaos Pearl that had driven countless people to madness, was unstoppable.
But, in the end, Mu Yunyi still died.
He chose to be killed by Lingzhu.
After finishing his final scene, Xu Yin let out a sigh.
In less than three months, he had wrapped up his work and returned to City C.
During the filming period, Xu Yin had finished a commission for Wen Ran and sent it over. The cover design was then updated, and Wen Ran posted it on Weibo with a caption mentioning @YIN to express gratitude.
As a result, Xu Yin’s alternate account gained a new wave of followers, and in his direct messages, other authors had reached out for inquiries. However, since Xu Yin currently lacked the free time to take on new commissions, he posted an explanation on Weibo, stating that he would be available for commissions in two months.
Now, Xu Yin had returned Xiao Hei from Qin Yue’s place and had taken a nap. Upon waking up, he checked his task panel.
He had completed all the stage tasks, but due to a lack of time and energy to complete tasks during the filming period, his points had mostly decreased without increasing. Now, he only had a little over a thousand points left.
Upon his return, he would have to start daily task grinding again.
Xu Yin rubbed his forehead.
While he still had enough points for some time, he couldn’t rely on them entirely.
018: “I’m glad you have that determination!”
Xu Yin planned to change into his running clothes and head out for a jogging task, as well as keep an eye out for random tasks.
After the last hot search incident, he had initially intended to follow Qin Yue’s suggestion and start jogging at the gym. As for random tasks, he could seize the opportunity to complete them discreetly.
However, just as he was about to change his clothes, his phone vibrated twice, interrupting his thoughts.
It was a WeChat message from Wen Congyan.
They had exchanged contact information during his visit to the set.
Adding Wen Congyan on WeChat had led to occasional casual conversations, but they had both tacitly agreed to address any major issues once Xu Yin’s work was finished.
However, this message from Wen Congyan said: [Have you arrived in City C?]
This man seemed to have an uncanny knowledge of his schedule. He even knew he had just woken up from a nap.
Xu Yin was originally planning to wait until tomorrow to contact him.
But he picked up his phone and replied with a smile: [Yes.]
Wen Congyan: [Can we meet?]
Xu Yin hesitated but decided to reply: [I’m planning to go for a run now. Guess which route I’ll take?]
Wen Congyan: [You’re famous now, going to crowded places isn’t a good idea.]
Wen Congyan: [It’s quieter near your apartment, on Heye Street.]
Xu Yin held back a chuckle.
He didn’t want to tease this guy too much and replied: [Let’s meet at Chengbei Park in an hour.]
Chengbei Park was at the end of Heye Street.
