Zuo Yuanliang wet himself.
The first person to notice was Jiang Nian.
After several days of martial arts training, his abilities were far beyond what they used to be, and his senses had become incredibly sharp.
That’s why Jiang Nian was the first to catch the unpleasant whiff coming from Zuo Yuanliang. His eyes narrowed immediately, and he felt deeply shaken.
He had thought that, with “Du Gao’s” memories, no more than a handful of people in the whole country could play a eunuch better than him.
But he never expected to find another heavyweight right here.
This guy had fully integrated the eunuch role into his real life!
As everyone knows, eunuchs were male servants employed by the imperial household in ancient times. They lived deep within the palace, taking care of the emperor and his concubines’ daily needs.
Because of the special nature of their identity and work, they had to be “neutralized” before entering the palace, losing their male capabilities, so the emperor could trust them.
From the Han Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, the method of neutralization was removal of the testicles.
But later, people noticed that eunuchs who had their testicles removed could still develop male characteristics, so they started cutting the root.
Although this was a permanent solution, it had a very serious downside: the smell on eunuchs could become quite strong.
Without the organ to guide things, eunuchs couldn’t control the spray when they urinated.
Even if they cleaned themselves promptly, over time, a stubborn smell of urine would cling to them.
This was one of the main traits of a eunuch.
Earlier, Jiang Nian thought that since he was just acting, he didn’t need to go that far.
But now, looking at Zuo Yuanliang, Jiang Nian realized he had been too shallow.
“Now this is a true veteran actor!”
“No wonder he’s the lead. Even though this isn’t his role, he still understands it so deeply.”
“Compared to him, I feel like a complete rookie.”
“Respect! Much respect!”
Jiang Nian was filled with admiration. Then, pinching his nose, he quickly stepped back to put some distance between himself and Zuo Yuanliang.
He didn’t call attention to Zuo Yuanliang’s embarrassing situation.
After all, there was no major bad blood between them. Discerning something but not exposing it is basic politeness.
But while Jiang Nian had that kind of tact, others didn’t.
The female lead, Zhang Wen, was standing right behind Jiang Nian.
Earlier, Jiang Nian had been blocking Zuo Yuanliang, so she couldn’t see anything. But when Jiang Nian stepped back, the crotch of Zuo Yuanliang’s pants, which had turned from white to a darker shade, immediately caught her eye.
Without even thinking, Zhang Wen blurted out, “Brother Zuo, did you pee yourself?”
Her words hit like a thunderbolt out of nowhere.
Everyone’s attention was instantly drawn. They turned their heads, full of curiosity.
Zuo Yuanliang’s whole body stiffened.
He had already realized what happened when Jiang Nian suddenly pinched his nose and backed away.
Zuo Yuanliang had hoped to make an excuse and slip away before too many people noticed.
But he never expected Zhang Wen to shout it out, exposing everything.
Caught in the curious stares of the crowd,
Zuo Yuanliang felt his scalp tingle. He quickly used his hands to cover his crotch. His face turned deep red, and with a stiff neck, he roared, “Get lost! All of you, get lost! Stop looking!”
But his hands were only so big; they couldn’t hide the spreading stain of urine.
And just like his hysterical roar didn’t make people back off but instead brought on unrestrained laughter,
Even the director was slapping his thigh on the side.
Seeing this, Zuo Yuanliang, who had rarely suffered such humiliation since childhood, saw red.
He no longer cared about filming. He turned and walked straight off.
After he left, the laughter only grew louder.
Seeing this, Jiang Nian gave Zhang Wen a somewhat speechless glance, becoming even more certain that his earlier opinion of her was correct.
This woman had a screw loose.
Otherwise, why would she publicly expose Zuo Yuanliang’s situation like that?
“Good thing I haven’t talked to her. Otherwise, I might get infected by her craziness.”
“But come to think of it, Zuo Yuanliang isn’t much better than her.”
“One is a Sleeping Dragon, the other a Young Phoenix.”
“Next, are they going to play out that classic scene where the female lead exposes something, and the male lead blames me for everything, thinking it’s all my fault?”
“Now that would be absolutely insane.”
Jiang Nian grumbled to himself. Then he found a spot to sit down and waited for Zuo Yuanliang to change his pants.
But after waiting a long time, Zuo Yuanliang didn’t reappear.
Instead, the director answered a phone call, picked up the megaphone, cleared his throat, and said:
“Everyone, due to some special reasons, Zuo Yuanliang won’t be able to participate in today’s shooting. This scene ends here.”
“And since it’s getting dark, I won’t ask you to film anything else. Pack up and go rest.”
On any normal day, people would have been thrilled to hear this.
After all, leaving work early meant the rest of the time was their own. They could sleep well or finally read that novel or watch that movie they’d been wanting to.
In short, they would have been looking forward to it!
But today, people seemed a bit disappointed.
They had wanted to see Zuo Yuanliang’s embarrassed face when he came back with fresh pants.
They didn’t expect him to just not come back at all.
“Boring. Let’s go, let’s go.”
“Old Liu, want to grab some barbecue and drinks later?”
“Some other day. I’ve been busy helping my kid with homework the last couple of days. The little rascal – the other day I asked him to calculate how many meters of cloth an old lady could make per hour, and he came up with 2,000 kilometers per hour! I was so mad I wanted to kill him.”
“Alright, then let’s eat another day. I’m heading off first. See you tomorrow.”
“See you tomorrow.”
People bid farewell to each other and left.
Jiang Nian was no exception.
After letting the director know he was leaving, he went to the dressing room, took off his costume, removed his makeup, and headed out.
Walking home,
Jiang Nian willed it and opened the system panel to take a look.
【Film and Martial Arts System 1.0】
【User: Jiang Nian】
【Realm: Third-rate Martial Artist】
【Skill: Shaolin Boy’s Skill 「Minor Success」(157/500)】
【Attention: 223】
【Currently Playable Role: Eunuch】
After these few days of training, the proficiency of Jiang Nian’s Shaolin Boy’s Skill had gone from the previous 「Minor Success」(16/500) to the current (157/500).
Although the proficiency had increased by over a hundred points,
In reality, Jiang Nian didn’t feel any difference between the skill he was practicing now and what he practiced a few days ago.
This is a major drawback of data quantification.
No matter how high the proficiency gets, as long as you don’t break through to the next level, the skill won’t show any change.
It’s a pretty annoying setting.
But after all these days, Jiang Nian had come to terms with it.
After all, in just two weeks, he had transformed from a complete martial arts novice into a low-level, third-rate martial artist.
That’s already a huge advantage. What more could he ask for?
It’s not like he could go from zero to cosmic-level powerhouse in seven days like that guy Huo Linfei from Super Beast Armor.
That would be too insane.
“Come to think of it, I’ve spent the last two weeks just training martial arts and nothing else.”
“Not that training is bad, but… just practicing dryly like this is a bit boring.”
“Maybe I’ll hit up a bar tonight for some fun and relaxation?”
