Maybe it was because he was too immersed in it, or maybe it was because the surroundings were just too noisy.
Jiang Nian had no idea that Deng Sha, that girl, was actually talking smack about him behind his back.
You could only say that his sincerity was wasted in the end.
He gave you his heart, and you poured urine on him.
Truly, the world is going downhill and people’s hearts are no longer what they used to be.
However, there was one thing that Deng Sha actually got right.
And that was that Jiang Nian was indeed letting himself go a bit right now.
What could he do about it?
The character Lin Pingzhi was just too miserable. Looking at the entire series, this was the only moment where he got to feel good.
If Jiang Nian was still holding back and being timid at a time like this,
then it would really turn into a big TV series called “The Adventures of a Turtle.”
But even though he was enjoying himself,
everyone else was feeling absolutely miserable, especially the extras who were acting opposite Jiang Nian.
Because things happened so suddenly, they hadn’t had much preparation to begin with.
They were thrown in at the last minute.
They thought this fight scene would be like the previous ones—throw a couple of punches, get a few close-ups, and it would be over with some simple filming.
They never expected Jiang Nian to get more and more into it!
And the key was, even if he was getting into it,
his sword moves were still incredibly sharp and fierce.
The angles were all tricky and unpredictable, completely impossible to guard against.
They watched with their hearts in their throats, unable to help but wonder whether Jiang Nian was really acting or actually trying to kill them.
This was just way too ruthless!
For a moment, quite a few people were scared stiff, standing to the side not daring to step forward.
Seeing this, Jiang Nian also knew it was about time.
So he put away those flashy moves, raised his sword, and stepped forward—swing, swing, and swing again!
The extras all conveniently collapsed at his feet.
Seeing this, Zhang Chunzhong, who was playing Mu Gaofeng, also knew it was his turn to make an entrance.
So he slammed his crutch heavily onto the ground, a vicious glint flashing through his eyes:
“Kid, you’ve got some skills! But you probably don’t have much strength left now, do you!”
“Let Grandpa here send you on your way!”
“So you can meet your short-lived parents on the road to the Yellow Springs!”
With that, Mu Gaofeng charged at Lin Pingzhi!
Seeing this old bastard still daring to mock him, a flash of killing intent passed through Lin Pingzhi’s eyes.
He raised his sword and charged forward.
“Bang!”
A muffled thud.
The long sword and the crutch collided.
Although Mu Gaofeng was known as the ‘Bright Camel of the Northern Frontier’ with a famous reputation,
his actual strength wasn’t really that impressive.
So Lin Pingzhi barely used any effort to directly suppress Mu Gaofeng.
He smiled without warmth: “Old bastard, is this all you’ve got?”
Seeing this, Mu Gaofeng was startled.
When he first met Lin Pingzhi, this Lin Pingzhi was just a down-and-out young master who couldn’t even truss a chicken.
Even though he was getting on in years, he could still easily subdue him.
But now, after not seeing him for barely a year,
Lin Pingzhi’s strength had actually reached such a terrifying level!
“Evil-Resisting Sword Art!”
Mu Gaofeng instantly understood the source of Lin Pingzhi’s power, and the greed on his face grew even more intense!
Even a piece of trash like this could become this strong after learning the “Evil-Resisting Sword Art.”
If he learned it, wouldn’t he be able to dominate the martial world and unify the jianghu?!
Thinking of this, Mu Gaofeng smiled sinisterly: “Kid, you want to know what Grandpa’s skills are? Well then, Grandpa will show you properly!”
With that, he pulled out his hand and, quick as lightning, reached into his pocket.
When he pulled it out again, several poison-coated hidden weapons had already appeared between his fingers!
This was Mu Gaofeng’s most insidious trait.
In terms of raw strength, he might be somewhat lacking.
But when it came to scheming and playing dirty tricks,
looking across the entire jianghu, there were only a handful of people who could match him!
Mu Gaofeng pressed his fingertips and flung the hidden weapons out.
Seeing this, Lin Pingzhi narrowed his eyes.
He immediately channeled power into his hand and knocked Mu Gaofeng back with a single sword strike.
At the same time, he stomped his foot and his body soared up, actually spinning a full one hundred and eighty degrees in mid-air, dodging every single hidden weapon Mu Gaofeng had thrown at him!
“Whoa!”
As soon as he did this, gasps of shock erupted from the scene.
They had thought this would have to be cut at this point.
That they’d need to switch camera angles to show this moment.
They never expected Jiang Nian to just push off with his foot and fly straight up.
“When did Teacher Jiang put on a wire?” Huo Jianhua asked instinctively.
In his view, to pull off something like this, one would definitely need to be wearing a wire harness.
But the problem was, from the moment Jiang Nian walked out until now, he hadn’t seen Jiang Nian make any moves to put on a wire.
Could it be…
“Teacher Jiang isn’t wearing a wire—he did that with just his physical strength?!” After looking repeatedly at both sides of Jiang Nian and not seeing any steel wires, Yuan Shanshan said in disbelief.
Then she murmured to herself: “How is that possible?”
“This is clearly something only special effects could achieve!”
You have to know, when Jiang Nian jumped up just now, the height of his toes off the ground was at least three meters!
And the current world record for high jump is only 2.45 meters!
Not to mention having to do that magnificent mid-air spin on top of that.
Without any external help, it would be absolutely impossible.
“Holy crap, badass!” Deng Sha said concisely.
She didn’t understand all these complicated details—she just knew that Jiang Nian’s move had blown her mind.
As for the others, they basically had the same reaction.
Confused, shocked, bewildered.
All sorts of emotions swirled in their hearts.
And just as they were thinking about all this,
in front of the inn, Zhang Chunzhong, who was playing Mu Gaofeng, saw Jiang Nian’s move and a look of surprise appeared on his face.
Then he quickly adjusted and swung his crutch, attacking Jiang Nian.
Mu Gaofeng’s strike was heavy and powerful, as if he wanted to smash Lin Pingzhi’s head in.
But how could Lin Pingzhi let him have his way?
He gripped the long sword in his hand tightly and channeled power into his arm.
“Whoosh—”
People only heard the sound of air being split.
The hard long sword seemed to come alive in Jiang Nian’s hands.
Like a venomous snake, it actually twisted into an incredibly inconceivable angle in the air.
Not only did it send Mu Gaofeng’s descending crutch flying with one strike, but it also splattered a spray of blood.
“Ah!”
Mu Gaofeng let out a miserable scream, retracting his hand in pain.
He looked closely and found his wrist dripping with blood—clearly, with that sword strike just now, Lin Pingzhi had severed his hand tendon.
Mu Gaofeng was shocked.
Because just moments ago, he hadn’t even been able to see Lin Pingzhi’s movements clearly.
And Lin Pingzhi, meanwhile, flicked his sword and, with the gentlest expression, said the most terrifying words:
“Don’t worry, I won’t kill you so quickly. That would be too easy on you.”
“Next, I’ll cut all the tendons in your hands and feet, one by one, and finally chop off your limbs, make you into a human swine, and throw you into a cesspit.”
Hearing this, Mu Gaofeng’s expression changed again and again.
The current situation was extremely unfavorable for him.
If he continued fighting, there was absolutely no way he could escape from Lin Pingzhi.
So he rolled his eyes, and a plan immediately formed in his mind. He looked at Yu Canghai and shouted loudly: “Sect Leader Yu, I’ve already figured out all of this kid’s moves for you. If you don’t make your move now, when will you?!”
As soon as the words left his mouth, sure enough, Lin Pingzhi’s attention immediately shifted to Yu Canghai.
Seeing this, Mu Gaofeng knew his chance had come, so he immediately turned and ran outside.
Hearing all this commotion,
how could Lin Pingzhi not understand that he had fallen for the other’s diversion tactic?
He immediately rushed forward and thrust his sword straight into the hunched camel hump on Mu Gaofeng’s back.
The ferocity of that sword strike pierced Mu Gaofeng clean through.
But Lin Pingzhi had no time to celebrate, because after he pierced through Mu Gaofeng’s camel hump,
the poison liquid hidden within that hump exploded with a bang!
Because the distance was too close and he hadn’t anticipated it,
the foul-smelling poison liquid shot directly into Lin Pingzhi’s eyes.
In an instant, a burning pain spread from them. The previously triumphant Lin Pingzhi was immediately in a wretched state, his face covered in bloody tears: “My eyes, my eyes!”
He tried desperately to open his eyes but found he simply couldn’t.
The corrosion of the poison made him feel like his eyeballs were melting.
The pitch-black world filled Lin Pingzhi’s heart with terror.
It was as if he had returned to a year ago, when his Lin family was massacred.
Helplessness, insecurity.
These emotions swirled in his heart.
Making him unable to resist swinging his sword wildly.
Seeing this, Yue Lingshan watched with anxiety in her eyes.
She shouted “Pingzhi!” and was about to step forward.
But she was stopped by Ren Yingying, who had already come downstairs and extended a hand to block her.
Yu Canghai, who had been lying low nearby all this time, saw his opportunity.
Just moments ago, when Lin Pingzhi was showing off his power, he had been thinking about running away.
He never expected things to take such a turn.
The kid had actually gone blind.
“This Evil-Resisting Sword Art should rightfully be mine!” Yu Canghai thought to himself. He understood that this was the best time for him to make his move.
He immediately drew his sword and charged.
Seeing such despicable behavior, Linghu Chong, who was nearby, furrowed his brow. He immediately flicked a teacup that struck Yu Canghai’s sword, and at the same time, the crisp sound also attracted the attention of the raging Lin Pingzhi.
He immediately turned his head and threw his sword backward.
The Yu Canghai who had just sprung into action was directly hit and pinned dead on the road nearby!
“Good, cut!”
Seeing the fight end, director Huang Junwen immediately picked up the microphone and called for the filming to stop.
Hearing this, Jiang Nian stepped out of character.
Zhang Chunzhong, Li Yaojing, and the others lying on the ground also got up one after another, brushing the dust off their clothes.
While brushing, Zhang Chunzhong asked: “Director, how was it? Is there any problem with this take?”
In order to show his acting skills to the greatest extent possible on camera,
Zhang Chunzhong had been gritting his teeth the entire time, enduring the immense pressure Jiang Nian brought and forcing himself to act.
So much so that now that it was over, he felt like he had aged several years.
Huang Junwen gave a thumbs up: “No problem, absolutely perfect.”
“Really?” Zhang Chunzhong was a bit surprised, then rubbed his hands together: “Um, Director, can I take a look?”
“No problem.”
Huang Junwen nodded.
For the sake of filming, Zhang Chunzhong had even signed a liability waiver. Now that he wanted to watch, how could he refuse?
He lowered his head and operated the equipment for a moment, then looked at Jiang Nian: “Teacher Jiang, do you want to take a look?”
“No need.”
Jiang Nian waved his hand.
When he first got the system, he quite enjoyed watching his own performances.
Marveling at how he could act so brilliantly.
But now, as time passed, Jiang Nian had gradually lost interest in this stuff.
Because no matter how he acted, his performance couldn’t be faulted in any way.
What was the point of watching it anymore?
“Ah, my greatest flaw might just be that I’m too perfect!”
Thinking this, Jiang Nian let out a soft sigh.
Hearing this, Deng Sha, who had just walked over, looked absolutely dumbfounded: “Teacher Jiang, since when did you become so narcissistic?”
Jiang Nian furrowed his brow: “Tsk, how are you talking? This is clearly stating facts.”
“Yikes yikes yikes, sure I believe you!”
Deng Sha rubbed her arms, as if Jiang Nian’s words had given her goosebumps all over.
Jiang Nian wasn’t annoyed. He just looked at Yuan Shanshan, who had walked over with Deng Sha, and smiled: “Teacher Yuan, I did you such a big favor. Don’t you think you should thank me?”
“Huh?” Yuan Shanshan was stunned, completely confused.
“What do you mean ‘huh’? You broke character just now. If I hadn’t quickly come up with something to cover for you, Director Huang would probably be furious right now. I helped you out so much—buying me a meal isn’t too much to ask, is it?”
Jiang Nian said, angling for a free meal.
When the words landed, Yuan Shanshan also understood what he was talking about, and couldn’t help but roll her eyes at Jiang Nian: “Teacher Jiang, you really shouldn’t say that. The reason I was like that is all because of you.”
“Me? What did I do?”
Seeing Yuan Shanshan toss the blame back at him, Jiang Nian was somewhat baffled.
He hadn’t done anything—how could this possibly be connected to him?
“Of course it’s because of your acting! It completely stunned me. Otherwise, how could I have lost focus? If we’re really assigning blame, then it should be Teacher Jiang treating me to a meal, since you almost got me scolded by Director Huang just now.”
Yuan Shanshan said with a grin.
“???”
Jiang Nian’s face was full of black question marks.
He looked at Yuan Shanshan, and there was only one thought in his mind.
You can do that?
He had clearly helped her, but somehow this matter went through her mouth and came out as him screwing her over.
“Are your ancestors surnamed Zhao, by any chance?”
After a moment of thought, Jiang Nian threw out this question.
Yuan Shanshan was curious: “What do you mean by that?”
“A tribute to the Great Ming’s number one teflon, Zhao Zhenji.”
“Get out of here!” Yuan Shanshan immediately laughed and scolded him good-naturedly: “Still cursing me in a roundabout way. Do you really think I haven’t watched that show?”
Jiang Nian wasn’t going to indulge her: “Then listen to what you’re saying—is that even human speech? So I acted well, and that’s my fault? Old Huo, you be the judge. Is there any justice in this?”
“Huh? This involves me too?”
Huo Jianhua, who had been standing on the side like a mascot, looked completely bewildered.
He scratched his head: “I wasn’t really paying attention to that. I’ve been watching your sword technique the whole time. Hey, speaking of which, Teacher Jiang, what sword technique is that? It looks so cool.”
There’s a saying that goes, men stay boys until they die.
Although Huo Jianhua was already in his thirties this year,
seeing Jiang Nian’s swordsmanship, he still couldn’t help but be drawn in.
Because in all his years, he had never seen such a cool sword technique.
The strikes were like ghosts and phantoms—swift beyond compare, with complex variations. The sword moves were extremely fast and bizarre.
This aroused great curiosity in him.
Hearing this, Jiang Nian smiled slightly: “Guess? Here’s a hint—it’s a sword technique from our show.”
“A sword technique from our show?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone let out a soft sound of surprise, finding it somewhat unbelievable.
Because in their view, although the sword techniques in “The Smiling, Proud Wanderer” had quite a few real-life prototypes, most of them were artificially fabricated.
But now Jiang Nian was saying he was practicing a sword technique from the show.
That was…
“Hua Mountain Sword Art?” Huo Jianhua asked tentatively.
“No.” Jiang Nian said.
“Song Mountain Sword Art?” Yuan Shanshan also asked.
“Not that either.” Jiang Nian said, somewhat speechless: “You guys aren’t trying to use the process of elimination to narrow it down one by one, are you? Just think about the characteristics of my sword technique from earlier.”
Hearing this, Huo Jianhua and the others finally shut up and started thinking seriously.
And no sooner had they started thinking,
than they quickly discovered something incredible.
That was, based on the sword technique Jiang Nian had displayed,
it seemed that looking across the entire “The Smiling, Proud Wanderer,” there was only one martial art that fit.
And that was the very core that had caused conflicts throughout the entire jianghu.
“The Evil-Resisting Sword Art?!”
Deng Sha, Huo Jianhua, and Yuan Shanshan said in unison.
Deng Sha looked at Jiang Nian in astonishment and swallowed hard: “Teacher Jiang, your sword technique just now—it couldn’t possibly be the Evil-Resisting Sword Art, could it?”
Jiang Nian just smiled and said nothing, but that expression seemed to say everything.
Seeing this, the three of them were dumbfounded.
There was only one thought in their minds.
No way—you’re not even a eunuch, it’s just acting. Do you really know it?!
