Chapter 218 Awkward

After the filming was over, Xu Ying sat in Jiang Mo's nanny car and told Jiang Mo the explosive news that Caifeng had told him today.

Jiang Mo clutched the armrest of the car seat tightly upon hearing this: "I don't know how I offended him that he wanted to harm me like this."

If he hadn't brought along Webmaster Xiao Xu to help him today, his career would probably be ruined tomorrow.

Xu Ying gave him a shot of adrenaline: "Don't worry tomorrow, I'll be here. I'll take your money and do the work. I'll definitely protect you!"

Jiang Mo smiled and said, "Isn't this the line I said on the set today? Stationmaster Xu has a good memory."

"After the matter is completed, I will definitely reward you handsomely."

Xu Ying touched his chin, already having a plan in mind: "First, ask the prop master to prepare a string of Buddhist beads similar to the ones in Zhang Chenyi's hands."

The two of them conspired in a low voice.

The next morning.

As the morning light gradually brightened, the set of "The Desert Swordsman" was already busy.

Xu Ying stood at the sidelines. She looked up at the center of the racecourse. Zhang Chenyi had already changed into his costume and was riding on the horse named "Chengfeng". The dark red Buddhist beads on his wrist shone with a strange luster in the sunlight.

Jiang Mo was dressed in black, with long eyebrows reaching his temples, and was sitting on Zhuiyun.

Xu Ying had already prescribed a fever-reducing medicine for Zhuiyun last night.

Zhuiyun looks to be in much better condition today.

"All departments, prepare! Round 18, first test—Action!"

The director's voice was carried throughout the set through the loudspeaker.

Zhang Chenyi raised the corner of his lips slightly, and his thumb gently fiddled with an ebony bead on the Buddhist rosary, and the bead made a slight "click" sound.

Xu Ying narrowed her eyes. She had already guessed the intention of Zhang Chenyi's action - he was preparing to drug her.

Xu Ying looked towards the horizon.

Just then——

“Whoosh!”

A black shadow came through the air like a sharp arrow, and the peregrine falcon swooped down like lightning. Its sharp claws accurately grabbed the Buddhist beads on Zhang Chenyi's wrist and pulled it hard!

"Ah!" Zhang Chenyi was caught off guard, and the Buddhist beads fell out of his hand in an instant and were carried high into the sky by lightning.

The whole audience was in an uproar.

"What's going on?!"

"Doesn't Lightning have any scenes today? Why is he on the set?"

The director stood up suddenly, the crew members looked at each other, and several photographers and reporters raised their cameras to capture this sudden accident.

Zhang Chenyi's face suddenly changed, and he subconsciously wanted to dismount and chase after him, but at this moment, Jiang Mo had already approached on horseback, holding a string of brand new Buddhist beads in his hand, and gently handed it to him: "Teacher Zhang, use the spare one."

Jiang Mo said to the director, "Director, Lightning might be acting cravings today. It's okay. I saw the beautiful Buddhist beads in Teacher Zhang's hand before, so I asked my assistant to buy a similar set. I didn't expect it to come in handy so soon."

The director breathed a sigh of relief and praised: "Thanks to Teacher Jiang, otherwise the filming progress would have been delayed."

Zhang Chenyi froze, his gaze lingering on Jiang Mo's calm face for a moment, then he quickly looked for the figure of the animal actor, the peregrine falcon.

I don't know where that guy has gone.

"...Thank you." Zhang Chenyi forced a smile and took the Buddhist beads, his knuckles turning slightly white.

The director waved his hand: "Okay, continue shooting!"

The clapperboard snapped shut and the camera focused on the two of them again.

A hint of gloom flashed in Zhang Chenyi's eyes, and his fingers stroked his cuffs inconspicuously - there was an embroidery needle as thin as an ox hair hidden there, and the tip of the needle was shining with a cold light.

He had pulled this from the costumer's toolbox.

The opening scene is a fight between two people on horseback.

Two horses crossed each other in the dust. Jiang Mo was dressed in black clothes, and the long sword in his hand cut through the air, bringing up a sharp cold light.

Zhang Chenyi's white clothes fluttered as he blocked with his long sword. The clanging sound of metal colliding echoed on the edge of the cliff.

According to the script, Jiang Mo's knife should have been blocked by Zhang Chenyi, and the two of them should have pulled their horses away at the same time. However, just as the blades were about to touch, Zhang Chenyi subtly turned his wrist -

“Klang!”

Jiang Mo's blade brushed past Zhang Chenyi's sword and went straight to Chengfeng's neck!

In a flash, Jiang Mo suddenly retracted his strength, and the blade stopped abruptly just an inch away from the horse's neck. Fortunately, the prop sword was not sharpened, but in this instant -

A cold light flashed in Zhang Chenyi's sleeve.

The embroidery needle pierced Chengfeng's jugular vein fiercely!

"hiss--!"

Chengfeng suddenly raised his hooves and neighed loudly, his eyes bloodshot, and his front hooves kicked wildly in the air.

While doing this, Zhang Chenyi deliberately shouted loudly: "Jiang Mo, what are you doing!"

——"Oh my God! Jiang Mo chopped down Teacher Zhang's horse!" A stagehand's scream cut through the set.

Another stagehand beside her was quietly using his cell phone, and the camera accurately captured the misplaced image - Jiang Mo's blade seemed to have hit the horse's neck deeply, but in fact it just grazed it lightly.

This signal was like a starting gun, and the photographers lurking outside the set were instantly excited. Over a dozen professional cameras flashed red lights simultaneously, their telephoto lenses pointed densely at the set like gun barrels.

"Did Jiang Mo do this on purpose?" a female photographer with a ponytail shouted as she filmed. "It was clearly just a scene, yet he hit me so hard!"

The male photographer next to her, wearing a baseball cap, immediately chimed in, "I heard Teacher Zhang's old right hand injury recurred, and they were supposed to use a body double for this scene!" He deliberately raised his voice, "Could it be that someone took advantage of this opportunity?"

The shutter clicks of reporters mingled. A reporter from an entertainment media outlet had already started a live stream: "Breaking! A shocking incident of violence occurred on the set of 'The Desert Blade,' with popular young actor Jiang Mo suspected of intentionally injuring a co-star."

Another male stagehand took the opportunity to squeeze to the front of the crowd, pointing at Jiang Mo and shouting, "Director! He didn't even hold back! I saw with my own eyes the blade hit the horse's neck hard!"

The performance had an immediate impact.

Several of Zhang Chenyi's fans had tears in their eyes. One of them said in a trembling voice, "Brother Chenyi's arm, which he injured while hanging on the wire last month, hasn't healed yet. Jiang Mo clearly knows about it."

The set suddenly fell into chaos, and everyone screamed in fear at the same time.

The moment Zhang Chenyi's embroidery needle pierced Chengfeng's neck, the maroon horse let out a shrill neigh, its eyes became bloodshot, and its front hooves were raised high, almost throwing the person on its back off.

[Bad guy! You pricked me with a needle. It hurts!]

Xu Ying looked up suddenly, her pupils shrinking suddenly - she understood Chengfeng's roar.

"not good!"

She pulled off her sun mask, her black hair flying in the wind and sand, and grabbed the lasso she had prepared just in case.

"Hey, assistant, what are you doing? It's dangerous!"

The groundskeeper shouted.

Xu Ying turned a deaf ear and swung his hand. The lasso drew a sharp arc in the air and accurately caught Chengfeng's neck.

"Ah—calm down!"

She held on to the rope tightly, and her feet left two deep marks in the sand.

Chengfeng struggled frantically, the horse's hooves almost brushing against the edge of her clothes, but she did not retreat a single step, and her other hand had already touched the horse's neck.

[It’s okay, it’s okay…] She whispered in her heart, pressing her fingers lightly around the needle hole.

Chengfeng was panting violently, but finally calmed down under her comfort. Finally, he knelt down obediently and buried his head in her arms.

The whole audience was silent.

Zhang Chenyi froze on the horse, his face pale.

His plan was perfect - he rushed towards the haystack in a mad rush, and he "accidentally" fell, causing the blood bag to burst, creating the illusion of serious injury.

But now, Xu Ying not only stopped the horse, but also made Chengfeng lie down directly...

He couldn't even fall!

What's worse, Xu Ying took off his hat and mask, and that familiar face was completely exposed to the camera.

"It's Stationmaster Xiao Xu!" a staff member exclaimed.

"Xu Ying from the Desert Animal Rescue Center? The one who can talk to animals?"

Whispers spread like a tide. Zhang Chenyi's cold sweat soaked his costume. He stared at Xu Ying's face with wide eyes.

He knew better than anyone else that Xu Ying was an animal language communicator.

If she heard Chengfeng's words...

Xu Ying let go of Cheng Feng and turned to walk towards Zhang Chenyi with a concerned expression on his face: "Teacher Zhang, are you okay?"

Her hand "accidentally" pressed on his waist——

"Sizzle!"

The blood bag burst, and the fake blood instantly dyed his white clothes red.

"Oh! Why are you bleeding?" Xu Ying pretended to be panicked, "I know first aid!"

Without waiting for Zhang Chenyi to react, she ripped open his shirt.

“Snap!”

Two unbroken prop blood bags fell on the sand, the scarlet color glaring.