Although Ji Qian brought three suitcases, after deducting the space-consuming dress and the snacks that had been moved in advance, the remaining items could barely fill one and a half suitcases.
Although Ji Qian tried to cover it up, one glance at the suitcase revealed it to be unusually empty.
Noticing the scrutinizing gaze from the production crew, Ji Qian remained calm and introduced the contents of her suitcase with a composed expression, without mentioning anything unusual about the luggage.
Seeing Ji Qian's forced composure, the assistant director, after much hesitation, couldn't help but kindly remind her:
"Teacher Ji, there are actually cameras in the room. We all saw you hiding things."
"When we were collecting your luggage, our staff removed all the food you had hidden."
Upon hearing this, Ji Qian's smile froze, and she visibly slumped. She looked up at the assistant director, her eyes filled with grievance.
"I just wanted to keep some portable food in case of emergencies, since there's no exchange counter this time."
[Don't you have any idea why the redemption center canceled your free purchase offer?]
[Ji Qian is right. We should always keep some emergency supplies in case of unforeseen circumstances.]
[Yeah, it's not a big deal to leave some snacks.]
The production team doesn't care about that; they'd love for something unexpected to boost ratings.
No wonder TV stations are so heartless; I've never seen such exploitation.
Although he couldn't see the comments, the assistant director had a feeling he would be heavily criticized after the segment aired.
Seeing that the assistant director didn't intend to pursue the matter further, Ji Qian quickly changed the subject: "The production team should have prepared the exorcism equipment for this time, right?"
"Well, well..." The assistant director couldn't help but feel a little guilty when the matter was mentioned: "We did prepare, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, those things couldn't get through customs."
The production team really can't be blamed for this. It's just that Britain is extremely wary of any folk items from abroad, especially since they had just confirmed the existence of vampires three days ago.
Due to certain political correctness reasons, human rights cases concerning vampires are currently in full swing, and the church, fearing that other foreign religions might take advantage of the situation, has strictly prohibited items from other denominations from entering the country.
The ban was issued urgently two days ago, and the assistant director had already arrived at the airport when he received the news that his luggage had been returned.
However, they did have some remedial measures:
"We urgently purchased a batch of exorcism items locally, although most of them overlapped with those of Teacher Yingxu."
However, to make up for this mistake, we have prepared a number of physical weapons, including some firearms. We hope that all teachers will use them with caution and seek assistance and guidance from the program team if necessary.
[He really does have an arsenal? I thought he was just making empty promises to Ji Qian before.]
[Firearms? Any Gatling guns shooting blue flames?!]
[Mom, I've made it big! I want to see gunfights on variety shows!]
I want to say it again, Director Liu, you are my god!
Wait, wasn't this arranged by the assistant director? Why is Director Liu involved?
[The one mentioned above, "ruling from behind the curtain," should be taken a look.]
[Director Liu, that control freak, can't completely let go. He's probably lurking in some dark corner right now, spying on us.]
Director Liu, who was lying in a bathtub in a hotel, drinking red wine and watching a live stream, frowned and reported the last comment.
After watching the previous episode, Ji Qian was very dissatisfied with her performance on the show. She was clearly an intelligent person, but she was edited into a simpleton. Ji Qian had reason to believe that this was Director Liu's way of secretly retaliating against her.
In an effort to salvage her image, Ji Qian dug out a gift from Xu Qi's master years ago—a complete book of Western spells—and brought it to England.
So, under everyone's watchful eyes, Ji Qian took out a thick, strangely colored book from a hidden compartment in the box.
Although they were quite far apart, the assistant director could clearly see the six large gold-embossed characters on the book cover: "The Complete Book of Elementary Spells".
Before the assistant director could even ask, Ji Qian took the initiative to introduce herself:
"This was given to me by a well-known Taoist priest many years ago. It is said that he obtained it by chance at the World Metaphysics Forum."
As Ji Qian spoke, she slowly turned the book cover towards the camera. Only then did the assistant director notice that there was a subtitle above those six words.
The full title of this book is "Deadly Exorcism Strike: A Complete Guide to Beginner Spells".
[A famous Taoist priest? I think he's more of a seasoned fraud!]
[Help! This thing looks fake at first glance, why would Sister Qian believe it?]
[I must say, the title is quite intuitive; you can tell at a glance what the book is about.]
So there are reference books in the field of metaphysics too!
[Sister Qian, if all else fails, let's download an anti-fraud app.]
Looking at the overly long title, the assistant director was highly skeptical of the book's authenticity.
Han Mengyao clearly thought so too, and asked with some concern, "Qianqian, who is this professional you're talking about?"
“Look,” Ji Qian pointed to Xu Qi, who was eating melon seeds, “that’s his master.”
"My master has started selling fake books?!" Xu Qi said he had never heard of this before. He clearly saw that the temple was bustling with worshippers when he last visited!
Wait, isn't Qiqi's master that Master Xuanfeng?
[Oh, even the chairman of the Taoist Association is selling fake books?]
[Master Xuanfeng: You traitorous disciple, take this sword!]
[Xu Qi: Filial Piety Leads to Strength]
[Ahem, let me explain from the inside: Because Xiaoqian doesn't have much talent for metaphysics, but she's always being haunted by evil spirits, her master gave her this book, hoping she could learn some Western exorcism techniques to save her life.]
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