The scene in which Shi Xi made a guest appearance tells the story of the heroine who was being chased by a group of killers and broke into a dilapidated temple. At the critical moment of life and death, she was saved by Yideng, a senior monk who was resting in the temple.

The ruined temple used for filming is an abandoned temple in the ancient village of Xiaosu, which is very close to the residential area where the crew lives. The crew had already set up the scenery for this scene. Although a character was added temporarily, the scene did not need to be changed.

After finishing her makeup, Shi Xi went to the scene to wait for the performance. As she was concentrating on reading the script, Duan Jingyi, dressed in black, came over holding a prop sword and said, "Do you have to memorize the lines for so long just for one scene? Oh, that's right. After all, you haven't acted in many plays, and your experience is not as rich as the extras in the crew."

Shi Xi raised his head and glanced at him, his eyes curved in a subtle arc: "You must have a lot of acting experience, your acting skills must be very good, right?"

"Of course," Duan Jingyi raised his chin arrogantly, "Do you think anyone can play the third male lead in Director Weng's movie?"

Shi Xi nodded and asked, "Do you think my acting is bad?"

"What acting skills can an actor from a small crew have?" Duan Jingyi sneered, "I'll let you realize the gap between you and the top actors later. By then, everyone will agree with what I said before. There is no difference between hiring you and hiring extras. Maybe the extras are better than you."

Shi Xi curled his lips: "Okay, I'll wait and see."

Everything is ready on the scene, the actors are in place.

Shi Xi sat cross-legged on the worn-out cushion, closed his eyes, and gently twirled the Buddhist beads.

There were hurried footsteps and the sounds of fierce fighting outside the door. She took in all these sounds, but there was no change on her face. It was as if she was in a trance, wandering in another time and space.

Suddenly, the temple door was kicked open, and Ruan Shu, who played the heroine Liu Shuangyin, fell into the ruined temple. Her nightgown was soaked with blood, and her fair jade-like cheeks were covered with bloodstains, but her eyes were extremely determined.

At this moment, Ruan Shu was Liu Shuangyin in the script, successfully using her acting skills to pull everyone present into her own world.

Liu Shuangyin looked up at the huge and damaged Buddha statue in front of her, gritted her teeth, grasped the bloody sword, and stood up with difficulty. Even when she was forced into a dead end, her back was still as straight as a pine tree.

At this time, the people who were chasing her calmly stepped into the ruined temple and blocked the exit.

Duan Jingyi, who played the assassin leader, pulled off the black scarf on his face and smiled: "Liu Shuangyin, you have nowhere to escape. Hand over the secret book, and I can show mercy and let you die quickly."

Liu Shuangyin wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and said coldly: "I have already said it before, I don't have any secret manual."

"If you don't have the secret book, then I'll have to take your head back with me!" Duan Jingyi laughed evilly, and suddenly found someone sitting in the dark. He shouted sternly, "Who's there? Come out!"

Liu Shuangyin also noticed the other person hiding in the ruined temple and looked back.

Shi Xi, or rather Master Yideng, stood up slowly and walked from the darkness to where the moonlight was pouring.

She wore a tattered bamboo hat and a loose, white monk's robe with patches on the cuffs. The Buddhist beads in her hand were dull and her face was hidden in the shadows. She looked like an ordinary, poor monk.

“So he’s a monk who’s staying here for the night.” Finally, he’s going to play against Shi Xi. Duan Jingyi is trying his best to outshine Shi Xi with his acting skills. His eyes are sparkling with excitement, and even his tone of voice is unconsciously raised: “Monk, you’re unlucky. You can rest anywhere else but in hell… But don’t worry, my sword is fast enough. I won’t let you die too painfully. I’m being merciful, hahahaha!!”

Duan Jingyi was very confident that his performance was outstanding. A young actor like Shi Xi, who had no acting skills, would definitely not be able to carry his role. It would be even funnier if he misread his lines again...

"Amitabha, there is no peace in the three realms, it is like a burning house, the Buddha is not deceiving me." Master Yideng took off her bamboo hat, she raised her head, her clear and beautiful face was coated with snow-white moonlight, her eyes were as compassionate as the huge Buddha statue behind her, like a pure and flawless jade Buddha that came to the world.

Duan Jingyi was shocked by this look. After seeing this face and this look, the Master Yideng in the script seemed to come alive. He opened his mouth and completely forgot his lines.

"Duan Jingyi! What's wrong with you?" Director Weng's loud voice woke Duan Jingyi up.

He stood there in panic, realizing that he had forgotten his lines. He thought that Shi Xi would not be able to follow his lines, but he didn't expect that he was the one who failed to follow his lines!

Duan Jingyi felt that everyone on the set was looking at him. Thinking of what he had said in the dressing room, he simply wanted to dig a hole in the ground and crawl into it.

Director Weng walked up to Duan Jingyi and explained the play to him as calmly as possible: "Duan Jingyi, your character's state is not right. You were too exaggerated in the previous scene. Adjust it in the next one. Remember, you are a villain, but not a murderous pervert. You killed Yideng just to silence him. There is no need to act so excited."

Duan Jingyi blushed, but he was unwilling to admit that he didn't act well. "Director Weng, I just couldn't remember my lines. I promise I won't forget them again in the next scene."

Director Weng said angrily, "Tell your assistant to bring the script over so you can memorize the lines."

Duan Jingyi had recently been mocking Shi Xi for taking a long time to memorize his lines, but now he was ordered by the director to memorize his lines and his face was swollen.

Shi Xi said in a gentle tone: "Director Weng, don't worry. A top-notch actor like Teacher Duan will definitely not make this mistake a second time."

Duan Jingyi: “…”

"This kind of low-level mistake really shouldn't be made a second time." Director Weng looked at Shi Xi with a look of relief: "Shi Xi just performed well, worthy of being the prototype of the character, keep it up."

Even Ruan Shu, who was putting on makeup nearby, praised her: "She is good when she was young, and her acting is very stable."

Duan Jingyi's face turned even redder. He bit his lower lip and glanced at Shi Xi secretly, only to meet Shi Xi's smiling eyes.

The next moment, he heard Shi Xi's modest voice: "This is my first time working with so many top actors. I still have a lot of shortcomings and I need Director Weng and Teacher Ruan to give me more guidance."

Duan Jingyi: "..." She did it on purpose! She did it on purpose! Because he had said something harsh before to let her realize the gap between herself and the top actors, so he kept emphasizing the top actors!

Duan Jingyi felt his head was buzzing and he couldn't get into the state for a long time. He made two low-level mistakes in a row, which made Director Weng so angry that he scolded him on the spot.

"Duan Jingyi, if you don't want to do it, don't do it! The whole crew is wasting time with you. The other actors are getting better and better as they shoot, but you are worse each time. The good moonlight is being wasted! I ask you again, can we shoot?!"

The director got angry, the set fell silent, and everyone was looking at Duan Jingyi.

Duan Jingyi was a very proud person to begin with, and now he had lost face in front of the entire crew, his face turned pale.

After Director Weng got angry, he gave him some time to adjust his state.

Duan Jingyi was under tremendous pressure, and his performance in the fourth act barely passed. The focus of this scene was Shi Xi and Ruan Shu. Although Director Weng was not very satisfied with Duan Jingyi's performance, he did not call "cut" and asked them to continue.

"Speak Buddha, close your mouth, your Buddha is behind you, I don't think he can save you!" Duan Jingyi finally finished his lines smoothly, and ordered his men in a cold voice: "Go, kill them!"

"May Buddha have mercy on me." Master Yideng lowered his head and performed a Buddhist salute.

At the moment the killers rushed towards Master Yideng, the seriously injured Liu Shuangyin stepped forward with a sword to protect her.

Just as Liu Shuangyin drew his sword, Master Yideng swung the bamboo hat in his hand and cut the killer's throat, killing him with one blow.

Director Weng called out, "Stop, the special effects makeup artist, go up and add some plasma!"

Afterwards, the set was dominated by the smooth fighting scenes between Master Yideng and Liu Shuangyin. At the end of the scene, the ground was littered with the killers' bodies. The bruised and battered Duan Jingyi threw a smoke bomb and escaped under the cover of his two men.

The smoke dissipated and the ruined temple returned to silence. Liu Shuangyin looked at Master Yideng. She was standing in front of the giant Buddha statue splashed with blood. Her sleeves and Buddhist beads were stained scarlet, but her eyes were still compassionate.

Master Yideng took out a fire starter from his sleeve and lit an ancient lamp on the table. He raised his eyes in the dim light and looked at Liu Shuangyin deeply.

Liu Shuangyin blinked and looked again, and the graceful Master Yideng had disappeared.

There was a strange monk's body lying on the incense table.

Liu Shuangyin looked at the hellish ruined temple with her pupils trembling, and finally discovered the truth - Master Yideng did not exist at all. The poor monk who stayed in the ruined temple was immediately killed by the killer's sword after being discovered, and Liu Shuangyin was stimulated, and at the moment of life and death, she comprehended the secret book, fought back, and almost killed all the killers, and almost went crazy because of it.

Master Yideng is a phantom in her heart.

It was also this phantom that "ferry" her across.

In order to show this "truth", Director Weng needed to shoot another fighting scene with Liu Shuangyin in her darkened state. Shi Xi did not need to participate in the scene, and she finished work after lighting the ancient lamp.

After Director Weng called "Cut", he clapped his hands and said, "This fight scene was very exciting. The eye contact between Liu Shuangyin and Yideng was also very good. Thank you for your hard work. Let's take a 15-minute break. The makeup artist will touch up Liu Shuangyin's makeup."

"Xiao Shi, it's great to act with you," Ruan Shu curled her eyes at Shi Xi and said sincerely, "I hope we can work together again."

Shi Xi smiled back: "I hope so too."

Director Weng walked up to Shi Xi and praised him generously: "Xiao Shi is very versatile. His fighting scenes stunned our martial arts instructors. The result was even more amazing than I expected. You have a promising future."

Even screenwriter Lin came over and hugged Shi Xi with a smile: "Thank you for presenting the effect I wanted. I believe this scene will be the highlight of "Sword Shining in the Frost"."

Shi Xi generously hugged the screenwriter back: "I should be the one thanking Teacher Lin, I love this character so much!"

Duan Jingyi heard their conversation and clenched his fingers so hard that the prop sword creaked.

The actress who was speaking up for Shi Xi in the dressing room was nearby. Seeing Duan Jingyi's reaction, she sneered, "Now everyone knows that the role of Master Yideng is not something that anyone can play. He has a prototype... But for some roles, it's probably no problem for another actor to play it."

The actress' companion praised her sincerely, "I knew she had good acting skills when she was young when I watched variety shows. I didn't expect that she has improved so much in such a short time. I was just stunned by her fighting scenes. She is not inferior to actress Ruan."

Duan Jingyi became angry and kicked the gravel on the ground to vent his anger.

The stone flew into the darkness of the ruined temple and hit something with a clanging sound.

A shrill cry of pain came from the darkness, and Duan Jingyi shuddered with fear, but found that everyone around him was very calm, as if they did not hear the sound.

Duan Jingyi nervously moved his Adam's apple and asked the actor next to him: "Did you hear a strange sound just now?"

The actor shook his head: "No."

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Note: "There is no peace in the three realms, they are like a burning house" - from the Lotus Sutra

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