Chapter 172
As the plot progresses, Xu Shulou's life is gradually revealed to the audience.
Playing the sword and singing, lying down to watch the idle clouds, walking through the picturesque landscape.
Sometimes she would kill until her skirt was stained with blood, but she never retreated and always moved forward.
Some audience members commented that she has the solemn and awe-inspiring demeanor of "never putting down her sword and never moving it throughout her life", as well as the unrestrained and romantic demeanor of "drinking wine and picking flowers in a playful manner".
The same folding fan as the one in Xu Shulou's hand once became the best-selling peripheral product.
The film has received rave reviews online, and the director no longer needs to stay glued to his phone like he did on the day of the premiere, refreshing the social media platforms countless times just to find those sporadic praises.
Of course, some people are dissatisfied with the changes made to the series, which are almost irrelevant to the original novel, and they are so angry that they curse on the Internet. However, this change is indeed a bit outrageous. It was changed from the original novel's happy story of the male protagonist to Xu Shulou's records. It is no wonder that the fans of the novel are dissatisfied. They even kept @ing the original author, wanting him to speak out and give everyone an explanation. But the original author never showed up. A friend who is familiar with him responded that after watching the series, he suddenly remembered more details of the dream that inspired him to create the series. Now he is hiding at home and trembling, fearing that someone will come out of nowhere to cut him off.
What a mess! Fans of the novel were confused and even began to doubt the author's mental state.
Although some people doubted this guy's character and thought he was pretending to be crazy because he didn't want to get involved in the quarrel, no one dared to continue to harass him or force him to speak.
In the end, these dissenting voices were drowned out by the tide of positive reviews and failed to cause any waves.
However, since the show has become popular, naturally some people will not like it.
All kinds of messy rumors popped up like mushrooms after rain.
Someone anonymously revealed on the Internet that Xu Shulou took the initiative to help the director walk his dog on the set, which was particularly flattering. When the director heard this, his mouth twitched and he suddenly became alert. Oh, where are my dogs? Those two Samoyeds, who were always attracted to other people, had been with Xu Shulou for so long that they almost forgot who their master was. As for flattery... she didn't need to flatter. As long as she didn't bring the entire crew to the social news, he would be thankful.
What infuriated the crew the most was probably the revelation that implied that Xu Shulou and Bai Roushuang had improper relationships with investors in order to be able to play the leading roles as newcomers. The rumormonger told a disgusting rumor in a condescending tone, "I'll tell you a big news. An investor in the recent hit drama was willing to invest in order to pursue Sheng Wuyou, but was intercepted by other little fairies. And those two little fairies, at the beginning, established a good relationship with Sheng Wuyou just to take the opportunity to contact investors and get promoted. Everyone in the crew knows it. The two of them also relied on their relationship with investors to act like big shots and not take filming seriously. Many people can't stand it."
He described it with such detail, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.
As soon as this was said, Sheng Wuyou's fans were immediately furious, especially a big fan who testified that the investor did have some interest in Sheng Wuyou. The big fan said that when many fans were scolding the company for not giving Wuyou a good role, the investor invested in this "Journey to Immortality". He thought he could find a good role for Wuyou, but he didn't expect that he would be seduced by others as soon as he joined the crew, and he also let that little goblin change Qi Wutong, a cute and adorable positive character in the original novel, into a vicious female supporting role.
The big fan also released two photos taken during the visit, one of which was a picture of Song Ping and Xu Shulou hugging. Many people then realized that the investor mentioned by the rumor maker was actually Song Ping. People who had a good impression of him because of the fight scene under the moonlight started to turn against him and madly insulted him on the crew's social accounts.
Of course, many more people expressed their disbelief, thinking that Xu Shulou, who was willing to sacrifice himself to save others, would not be such a person. The rumormonger replied condescendingly, "Don't be naive. Do you think a newcomer with no support can play the leading female role right away? She is just stepping on Sheng Wuyou to suck his blood."
There are also many netizens who do not take sides and just wait and see.
Although not many people believed the rumors, it is still disgusting after all.
No one expected that the first person to react was Sheng Wuyou. She had just finished filming an important scene when she received a call from her agent, who said that he could take the opportunity to hype her up and win some sympathy. Sheng Wuyou hung up the phone, read the online comments carefully, and organized a few points in a clear and logical manner, and publicly posted them on her social media account, refuting the rumormongers.
The agent was so angry that he called and cursed at her, asking her why she didn't inform him before making a public statement, but Sheng Wuyou hung up the phone again.
"I miss her a little bit. In fact, I have always liked her. She and the Sheng family would entertain us warmly and make small clothes and bathtubs for you when you became smaller. They are so cute," Bai Roushuang sighed to Xu Shulou, "Even I am like this. It is really hard for me to imagine that Second Senior Brother... Fortunately, he can meet her in his next life."
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After hanging up the phone with her agent, Sheng Wuyou spoke again, posting some photos of herself eating skewers with Xu Shulou and Bai Roushuang, and explained that she chose the role of Qi Wutong herself, and she just wanted to challenge herself. In addition to Qi Wutong, she also guest-starred in another role in the play, so please wait patiently for the follow-up plot.
This post is for the fans. Fans' emotions are easily incited and they are easily deceived into charging into battle, but they are not incapable of distinguishing right from wrong. After reading the reasonable explanation and hearing about the new characters, they calmed down and apologized a little embarrassedly.
Some people looked at the photos carefully and were surprised to find that everyone was wearing different clothes in each photo. It was obvious that it was more than one dinner party, and they didn't know how many skewers they had eaten together. The fan said with a smile that it was no wonder that he always felt that Sheng Wuyou's face looked rounder in her selfies recently.
The crew also took the opportunity to release a lot of backlogged footage, following the first point of Sheng Wuyou, explaining that Song Ping, Xu Shulou and Bai Roushuang all studied under the same master and have known each other for many years. They also released footage of the swordfight under the moon. Netizens were surprised that this segment was also a real swordfight without any special effects, but they also felt that Song Ping's skills were obviously practiced, and the explanation that he and Xu Shulou studied under the same master was very reasonable.
The crew then released the footage of Xu Shulou falling from the roof, with the ironic title "Not taking filming seriously". When netizens saw her really falling on the scene, they were numb and felt that nothing was strange about the crew.
Even the movie queen BLACKPINK got involved in this matter, publicly saying: "If a talent like Miss Xu wants to enter the film and television industry, I can always pave the way for her. Does she need to curry favor with investors for resources? I wonder what the intention of the rumor monger is?"
Some people who disliked her commented below, asking when did you become so kind, to which Fanmo replied lightly, "She once saved my life."
The dirty little pink fox that was thrown out of the crocodile's belly by Xu Shulou has grown up.
A well-known racing driver also publicly @ed Song Ping and joked, "You've made it big, second brother. You even dare to take advantage of our senior sister."
Song Ping wished he could fly over on his sword and cover his junior brother's mouth right there.
Netizens were completely speechless. They really didn’t know who this Xu Shulou was and why so many people were defending her and clarifying the rumors.
During this period, Xu Shulou himself never opened an account on any social platform and had no intention of responding.
The producer came to Xu Shulou again and said, "There's a beverage endorsement agency looking for you. You don't have an agent yet, but they called me. It's a well-known brand. I took a look and the salary is good. Do you want to take it?"
Xu Shulou shook his head: "What if I accidentally get wanted in the future? It would be so bad to implicate others."
The producer couldn't understand: "...How can you be so careless about something like this? Are you kidding me?"
Xu Shulou spread her hands innocently. This kind of thing had happened to her accidentally before, more than once. Over the past few hundred years, she had seen countless "no entry orders" and "reward orders" with her name or portrait engraved on them.
I still remember that the Tianshan Ice Lotus Palace issued a ban that year: "Xu Shulou and the demons are not allowed to enter. Anyone seen will be killed on the spot without mercy." However, later the demons and the cultivation world entered a relatively harmonious period. The demons would occasionally go to Tianshan to view the scenery. The Ice Lotus Palace was afraid that some cultivators would be in seclusion for too long and not be aware of the situation. If they really killed them on the spot, it would provoke a fight between the two races. When they heard someone say "Xu Shulou and the demons are not allowed to enter," they quickly corrected them, "Don't talk nonsense, the demons can come in." This was too much.
Of course, this did not stop Xu Shulou, and she often sneaked into Tianshan to see the snow lotus bloom.
Recalling this innocent past, Xu Shulou couldn't help but sigh.
The producer also sighed: "You really don't plan to stay in the entertainment industry, right?"
"I don't plan to," Xu Shulou said frankly, "You have seen my acting skills. The lines I read when we first met were my true level."
"Don't fool me, you're acting so naturally now."
"Let me play individual roles and you will understand."
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After Sheng Wuyou finished filming all the scenes of Qi Wutong, he changed his appearance and played Sheng Wuyou.
Flowers are in full bloom on the branches of the roadside. The girl looks back and smiles in the sea of flowers. Perhaps it is because they have the same soul or she understands the role so well, but even Bai Roushuang suddenly feels that she is no different from Sheng Wuyou back then.
Song Ping had been watching silently. When he first came to Modern, he was not very comfortable. Occasionally, he would sit on a bench in the park and sit there silently for a whole day, observing the people coming and going. Looking at all kinds of strangers, he found it interesting, but he never wanted to fit in with them.
Sheng Wuyou was filming a wedding scene today. After the series became popular, more and more money was invested in costumes and makeup. Her headdress was even a set of real gold, a phoenix crown and a bridal robe, lent by a local jewelry brand. The texture was very good and very beautiful, but it was too heavy. However, when the scene was over, Sheng Wuyou did not rush to remove her makeup. Instead, she stopped by Song Ping and asked, "Mr. Song, is Song Ping, the disciple of Wuchen Island who married Sheng Wuyou in the script, based on you?"
Song Ping nodded silently.
"I understand." Sheng Wuyou did not ask any more questions and left in her bright red wedding dress.
"..." Even after his junior sister's emergency remedial lessons, Song Ping still couldn't understand what she understood. Could it be that she understood that he had abused his power for personal gain and instigated his junior sister to change the script to force the two of them into a couple?
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It was another crew dinner that day. The director had filmed many scenes, big and small, but this crew dinner was the most frequent he had ever seen. Xu Shulou was in charge of cutting a large piece of roast beef. The director watched her technique and joked, "You can't get this quality without killing three or five people."
Xu Shulou raised his knife and looked at him: "There are more than three or five."
"..." The director felt that he should apply for psychological assistance from investor Song Ping. After all, no other director would be threatened by actors from time to time like he was.
On the other side, Song Ping, whom he was thinking about, was stopped by Sheng Wuyou.
"Xiao Bai's script has been completed," Sheng Wuyou said softly, "I've read it all."
Song Ping got nervous for a moment, completely forgetting what his junior sister had taught him, and replied stiffly, "...Does it look good?"
Sheng Wuyou laughed, probably because of his blunt response: "It's nice, but I have a question, is Xu Shulou's story over? What did she do later?"
"..." Song Ping didn't expect her to ask such a question and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Seeing that he remained silent, Sheng Wuyou continued to ask, "Did you arrive in the modern era, join a film crew, and play a role with the same name?"
Song Ping looked at her in surprise.
"Since we met, the more I interact with you, the more mysterious you seem to me," Sheng Wuyou said seriously. "During this period, I have looked up a lot of information about immortal cultivators. You should have heard that some scholars have always insisted that immortal cultivators really existed in our history."
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"Do you know? I discovered that the name Xu Shulou did appear in a certain strange story book handed down from the ancient Xiao Dynasty. That chapter was about a wealthy family that would lose a baby every generation. They tried many ways, but they couldn't stop it no matter how hard they tried. Until one day, their lost child was sent back. Out of gratitude, the family carved a statue for the benefactor and built a shrine for him. The benefactor's name was Xu Shulou."
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"What's even more coincidental is that the reason why that family keeps losing children is because their ancestors offended a phoenix and a phoenix demon hundreds of years ago. Since then, the firstborn children of each generation have been stolen. Sounds familiar, doesn't it?"
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"Don't explain that this is the inspiration for Xiaobai to change the script. There are too many coincidences. From the moment you arrived at the crew, the mysterious disappearance of Xiaolou, the martial arts director who ran away overnight, your extraordinary skills, your strange attention to this script... and the look in your eyes when you look at everything in the world. I don't know how to describe it. It seems that you have seen everything, obtained everything, and left nothing behind, but inexplicably everything is enough."
"..."Such a description made Song Ping's heart tremble slightly.
"Big Sister, Second Brother, Little Sister, these are the names you call each other," Sheng Wuyou flicked his hair, "And the racing driver who @ed you online, what's his name? Ji Ci?"
Song Ping was silent for a long time, and finally laughed: "Sheng Wuyou is Sheng Wuyou after all."
They are both kind-hearted and delicate, and even though time has passed and they are no longer with us, the same brilliance shines in their souls.
"Oh my God," Sheng Wuyou had guessed it, but he was still excited when Song Ping confirmed it. "So you really exist! The people in the story are right next to me. This feeling is so wonderful."
"Yes, we really exist." Song Ping spread out his right hand, and used the sparkling water in his left hand to condense a splash of water in the palm of his hand for her. It was crystal clear and flawless under the sunlight. Sheng Wuyou stared at it blankly for a long while.
"I didn't understand your obsession with the script at first," Sheng Wuyou murmured, "Now I understand. If everything written by Xiaobai is actually the real past, then you... are tacitly maintaining a legend, not just Xu Shulou's legend, but everyone's legend."
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"But...how did you gradually disappear from the public eye? From a legend to a chapter in a strange story book?"
"It is now the Dharma Ending Age," Song Ping explained, "and it is difficult for mortals to embark on the path of cultivation. After a long time, they will naturally be unwilling to believe."
"The Dharma Ending Age? Can we ever go back to the way things were before?"
Song Ping smiled and said, "Maybe. Who can predict what will happen in the future?"
"So, Sheng Wuyou in the script also existed in real life. The reason you were so excited when you first saw me was because I was her reincarnation? I must look a lot like her, right?" Sheng Wuyou speculated, "The script mentioned the reincarnated champion and Xu Shulou's parents, so I guess reincarnation does exist."
“…You guessed it all.”
Sheng Wuyou showed an expression of surprise and joy: "I never thought that in her previous life, Sheng Wuyou actually participated in the world of immortals and witnessed those past events that were amazing just by looking at the words on the script. She even participated in the section about returning the baby in the strange story book."
Song Ping looked at her with a smile.
After Sheng Wuyou was surprised, he shook his head seriously: "But don't mistake me for her. I don't have her memory. I'm no longer her."
"I understand." Song Ping nodded.
"No, you don't understand. If everything in the script is true, Sheng Wuyou is the daughter of a scholarly family. She is charming and charming. She was abducted to Qi Wutong and worked as a maid. She was able to handle the situation with ease. After being rescued, she was still thinking about returning the lost child first... But I am just an ordinary person who doesn't even know how to get into the entertainment industry. She is so beautiful, but I am not her," Sheng Wuyou sighed. "After spending some time together and knowing about your past, I do have some feelings for you, but you have to understand that I am not her."
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