78 Chapter 78

"Master, this... why not just forget it?" In the backyard of the Tianyan Sect shop, Qi Ling looked at the young Master, ready to go, with a conflicted look on his face. "If we want to go undercover, why don't we pick a few good-looking disciples to participate? Master, wouldn't it be too much of an overreaction for you to go in person?"

"And then let the Hehuan Sect be confused and lose their way?" Xu Hengzi seemed to have made up his mind: "I swear I will never let the Hehuan Sect harm any Wuqing Dao disciple again! I will go by myself!"

Qi Ling looked as if she wanted to say something but hesitated. "But what if the Hehuan Sect found out? What's more, they are selecting actors, and you..."

It would be so embarrassing if you were rejected!

Unexpectedly, Xu Hengzi was incredibly confident. He subconsciously raised his hand to stroke his beard, but then realized he looked like a younger man and put it down awkwardly. However, this didn't diminish his confidence in the slightest.

"Don't worry, what kind of good would a male cultivator who joins the Hehuan Sect be? I'm sure I'll stand out from the mediocre ones and be immediately accepted as their new actor!"

By then, I will not only collect evidence to expose the true face of the Hehuan Sect, but also try my best to find out the ancient magic that they used to open a TV station!

"Haha, hahahahahahaha..." As if he had already seen the unfortunate and declining future of the Hehuan Sect, Xu Hengzi flicked his whisk and looked up to the sky with a very typical villain laugh: "By then, your senior brother will no longer be deceived by that witch. Our Wuqing Dao is the destiny!"

Qi Ling thought about the handsome faces of Ning Caichen and Yan Chixia, and then looked at his master's face, which was ordinary among the cultivators, and fell into a strange silence.

I have a feeling that after being eliminated, Master's temper will definitely break down immediately, and then another fight will ensue...

But Xu Hengzi was completely oblivious to his disciple's concerns. Confidently, he sheathed his whisk and donned the attire of a casual cultivator. Worried about being spotted as he walked out the front door, he transformed into a gust of wind and flew directly towards the square. "I've made up my mind. Stop trying to persuade me. Wait for my good news!"

Qi Ling couldn't stop him and could only watch his master leave with a sad face and a sigh.

The broken walls and ruins left in the square yesterday had not been repaired yet, but the area between the rubble and the broken tiles was still full of people. They were all male cultivators who had seen the advertisement and came to apply for the job. They lined up in a long, winding queue in front of the gate of the Hehuan Sect.

When Xu Hengzi appeared in the square, no one could recognize him. Everyone's eyes were on the cinema in front of the team. Xu Hengzi chuckled complacently, looked around and was secretly amazed in his heart.

I didn't expect that there would be so many male cultivators coming to join the Hehuan Sect, and some of them looked young and promising, with unlimited futures. I really don't know why they were so desperate to come here.

While I was thinking, the door of the cinema finally opened. As usual, a few female cultivators came out first to conduct an initial screening based on the appearance of the applicants. Only the male cultivators who passed the screening would enter the cinema for a second screening.

Those female cultivators all had arrogant expressions, and their every move was full of confidence and superiority. They walked past the group of male cultivators one by one with their chins held high, and nodded their chins at anyone who met the requirements.

The screening process was very fast. Not long after, a female cultivator walked up to Xu Hengzi. Xu Hengzi tried hard to suppress the disgust and disdain in his heart, lowered his head and pretended to be taciturn.

Xu Hengzi could feel the female cultivator's gaze on his face. Having never had this experience before, he felt a little uneasy and held his breath, waiting for the other party's reaction.

The female cultivator actually didn't care too much about the male cultivator in front of her. She just felt that he looked a little familiar. Considering that the young sect leader had specifically instructed that the scumbag should not be chosen if he was too good-looking, she nodded casually and let this ordinary-looking male cultivator in.

After entering the cinema, the male cultivators who passed the initial interview walked one by one past a mirror that could eliminate the transformation spell, and were then led to the top floor by a female cultivator. They would then have to go through a series of processes such as re-interviews and auditions before finally successfully selecting several suitable actors.

In front of the camera, a male cultivator was trying hard to perform for Zi Xiao, who played the female lead. He read the lines that should have made the audience's blood pressure rise with trepidation:

"I'm warning you... Don't bother... Lian'er! I, I'm with her because... Because you're too boring? Besides... What man in this world doesn't have... Three wives and Four concubines? How long are you going to...?"

The pushing action that was supposed to happen fell lightly on Zixiao, and the heroine just stood there without moving. If you didn't know, you would think he was giving her a massage.

"Cut!" Zi Xiao called a halt without Ning Shu even needing to interrupt. She looked at the actor opposite her with dismay, "What's wrong with you? This is supposed to be the scene where you continue to bully the heroine, right? You're such a coward, who's going to bully who?"

"Yes, I'm sorry, Zixiao Immortal Venerable, but I..." The male protagonist immediately apologized with a panicked look on his face. In the end, Ning Shu couldn't bear it anymore and helped him out:

"Forget it, Sister Zixiao, he's only at the Foundation Establishment stage. It would be too much for him to beat and scold a cultivator at the Spirit Transformation stage."

This was a major problem encountered in this interview. The pressure from Zixiao, a cultivator in the God Transformation Stage, was not something that ordinary people could withstand. These cultivators behaved well in the early interviews, but later when they acted with Zixiao, they all turned into these featherless quails, shivering and looking so pitiful that Ning Shu couldn't help but feel sympathy for them.

"Alas, isn't there a braver man?" Zixiao sighed and held his forehead.

"Zixiao, your aura is too strong. Your early roles were all sad stories, right? Be a little weaker!" Bai Xuan smiled and comforted him while sitting on the judges' bench.

"But I've tried so hard to act harmless!" Zi Xiao leaned against the wall dejectedly, "It makes me lose all my confidence..."

Seeing that even Zixiao was discouraged, Ning Shu quickly stood up to comfort him: "It's okay, those people just can't get into the role, they are not suitable to be actors! It doesn't matter, we still have many candidates here, let me see... Next one, Wu Youdao!"

The door of the room opened, and a casual cultivator, who looked to be about 28 or 29 years old, walked in leisurely. He had an ordinary appearance but a fairly upright temperament. He nodded slightly to the people in the room and said hello: "Old... I am Wu Youdao."

The others didn't care about his politeness. Ning Shu handed him a line: "Hello, please get ready. You will be auditioning for a scene opposite the heroine, Sister Zixiao."

Originally, it was a short scene, with only a few lines. But after an incense stick of time, the recording resumed, facing the Spirit Shadow Stone on the stage. Of course, Wu Youdao was the incognito Xu Hengzi. How could he know how to act? So he could only shout out the lines he hadn't memorized, focusing on a seemingly unjustified yet powerful performance:

"I'm warning you, don't bother Lian'er! Isn't it your fault that I'm with her? Besides, what man in this world isn't like that?" He waved his hand and raised his chin menacingly. Although he didn't attack, his eyes looking at Zixiao were full of contempt and disdain: "As expected, women are always unreasonable!"

Ning Shu: ...

Bai Xuan: ...

Zixiao: ...

Everyone fell silent. The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Wu Youdao was the first to notice something was wrong. He frowned and looked at them. "What's wrong with you? Is this not okay?"

"Wow, fellow Taoist, your acting is so lifelike... I almost had a heart attack just listening to it!" Ning Shu came back to his senses and slowly clapped his hands: "You are definitely talented!"

Bai Xuan finally came to her senses and looked at me with admiration: "Indeed, I haven't met a man who made me so angry in a long time. This fellow Taoist's acting is so realistic!"

Even Zi Xiao couldn't help but stroke his chest: "Just a few words have made me so angry that my fists are stiff! Young Master, he can definitely successfully arouse the audience's anger!"

"Yeah, yeah, I almost rushed over and hit him just now!"

"He looks just as annoying as that old Taoist priest with a big nose yesterday!"

“I think he can definitely handle this role!”

The other disciples watching also nodded, and Wu Youdao passed the audition almost unanimously.

Xu Hengzi:......

You better really be praising me.

Facts have proved that being unreasonable and making people hate you is indeed a rare talent. After a day of interviews, only three people successfully passed the audition for the role of the scumbag.

"Oh, this is difficult!" Bai Xuan frowned in embarrassment: "Who should I choose?"

Zixiao was at a loss for words. "Besides being irritating, what other qualities are important for this character? How about just picking one at random?"

Ning Shu rolled his eyes and came up with an idea: "In addition to making people hate this character when he is a jerk, he must also appear to be at ease when having an affair with the female supporting role. It would be best if he can be seen as a seasoned lover, so that people will be convinced."

Bai Xuan and Zi Xiao nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Ding Xiang, who was standing beside them, lowered her head and began to flip through the script. "Then I'll find another clip for them to try?"

"Don't bother, I have a solution!" Ning Shu said as he lowered his head and picked up a pen to quickly write a sentence on the paper. Then he gestured to the disciples beside him to pass it to the three contestants outside the door: "Just act out this sentence. Whoever acts out the best will be chosen. They can also contribute a classic scene to us in the future!"

Outside the door, Wu Youdao, who was waiting at the back selection seat, finally saw a female cultivator holding a plate with three slips of paper on it. The female cultivator handed the slips to each of them:

"The Young Master said that we'll give you another audition. You only have one line to say. Whoever performs the best will win."

Just one sentence? How was this supposed to work? Curious, Wu Youdao took the slip of paper and unfolded it, only to see a few large characters written inside:

You are so sexy~

The curved tilde is both playful and sarcastic, as if mocking Wu Youdao's fragile self-esteem.

Wu Youdao: ...

Was the sacrifice I made a bit too great in order to go undercover?