You have a great talent for performing.

Inside the palace!

Various departments of the film crew saw them coming in from outside and greeted them with smiles, "Hello, Teachers Ye."

"Teacher Ye, don't put too much pressure on yourself. If we can't get it in one take, we can film a few more."

"Exactly!"

"Places, everyone!"

"Wait, where is the vicious female supporting character? Pan Xiaoting? Why hasn't she arrived yet?"

"Coming, coming! I'm sorry, our Xiaoting had a bit of an upset stomach just now, so she's late."

Just then, Pan Xiaoting's Manager rushed over, dragging her along in a hurry.

After saying that, the Manager turned and whispered to Pan Xiaoting, "My little ancestor, please rein in your temper. Can't you walk a bit faster?"

Although saying this, the Manager had already planned in her heart to ask the company for a transfer upon returning; whoever wanted to handle this little ancestor could have her.

Seeing them arrive, no one said much, though the director glanced at Pan Xiaoting.

He had heard a bit about her; she had good popularity, but her personality was lacking. She always wanted to be the center of attention wherever she went, as if the earth revolved around her.

Fortunately, her role would wrap up after this scene. Thinking of this, he didn't dwell on it further.

"Since everyone is here, let's begin."

Once everyone was in place, the clapperboard operator held the prop and announced, "Scene three, shot two, take one!"

Action!

Immediately, the entire hall fell silent, and in the next second, everyone was in character.

"Ling Long, Ling Xue, as disciples of my sect, you dare to collude with the Demonic Cult? Men! Throw them into the Nine Abysses."

The two sisters, Ye Lingxue and her sister, who were playing Ling Long and Ling Xue, felt their legs go weak upon hearing this. As if hearing something terrifying, they almost collapsed to the ground.

Then, Ye Lingxue looked at the Sect Master on the high seat with a face full of terror. "Sect Master, we are being wronged! We haven't even seen anyone from the Demonic Cult, so how can there be any talk of collusion?"

"Exactly! This is clearly someone trying to frame us. We beg the Sect Master to investigate thoroughly. If we are thrown into the Nine Abysses like this, wouldn't it break the hearts of the other disciples in the sect?"

Ye Lingxi tightly clutched Ye Lingxue's arm, her eyes filled with fear.

It was a fear of the Nine Abysses. The sect they belonged to was named the Heavenly Sword Sect, and the Nine Abysses was a forbidden land of the Heavenly Sword Sect. There was no life to speak of within; moreover, the death energy was extremely dense. Once inside, one's fate would be worse than death.

"You say you haven't seen anyone from the Demonic Cult, then why did Nalan Qing find a Secret Order of the Demonic Cult at your residence?"

Hearing this, Ye Lingxue looked at the woman standing to the side with an expression of disbelief. "Nalan Qing, we are both Inner Disciples of the Heavenly Sword Sect. Why are you framing us?"

Pan Xiaoting, playing Nalan Qing, smirked. "You said it yourself; we have no grievances. Why would I frame you? It's clearly you who colluded with the Demonic Cult."

"No, Sect Master, we didn't! That Secret Order isn't ours. It must be Nalan Qing, she and..."

Before Ye Lingxi could finish, Pan Xiaoting stepped forward quickly and slapped her to the ground. The force was so great that blood seeped from the corner of her mouth.

The intense pain in her face left Ye Lingxi stunned. She thought: 'Aren't we just acting? You actually hit me for real?'

According to the upcoming plot, Nalan Qing was supposed to slap her to interrupt her words, and then the Sect Master of the Heavenly Sword Sect would order them to be thrown into the Nine Abysses.

At this critical moment, the male lead would appear and save them by killing Nalan Qing with a single glance.

But she hadn't expected Pan Xiaoting to actually slap her, and with full force at that.

Meanwhile, the prop master off-camera felt his vision go dark and nearly collapsed. He thought: 'Wait, I don't think Teacher Ye had any props in her mouth.'

Not daring to think too much, he hurried to find the director.

At this time, the director also noticed something was wrong. Ye Lingxi had performed brilliantly earlier, but why did her expression seem off now?

"Director Jiang, it... it seems Teacher Ye didn't have any props in her mouth."

Hearing this, Director Jiang suddenly jumped up from his chair. "What! No props? Then where did the blood come from?"

Beside him, Pan Xiaoting's Manager instantly understood what had happened.

Her face turned pale. "It's over, it's over, it's over. Is this little ancestor's brain short-circuited? You were supposed to act, but you actually dared to hit her for real."

Once Director Jiang snapped out of it, he hurriedly shouted, "Cut! Cut!"

The others still didn't know what had happened. Even Liu Ruyan was completely bewildered, though she had seen the blood on Ye Lingxi's mouth.

She had thought it was a prop, but seeing Director Jiang's panicked expression now, she suddenly understood.

She quickly rushed to Ye Lingxi's side. By then, Ye Lingxi had already been helped up by Ye Lingxue.

"Lingxi, isn't this blood a prop?"

Hearing Liu Ruyan's question, Ye Lingxi shook her head aggrievedly. It wasn't that she was being dramatic; the side of her face she was holding was already slightly swollen. It really hurt.

"Let me see. Oh dear, it's all swollen."

"Sister Ruyan, Xiao Xi needs an ice pack now, otherwise it will be hard for the swelling to go down in a short time."

Ye Lingxue said anxiously as she held her sister.

"Yes, yes, wait a moment. I'll go find an ice pack for you."

On the other hand, Pan Xiaoting said with a face full of guilt, "I'm sorry, I... I didn't mean to. I just wanted to use a camera angle for the slap, I didn't expect to actually hit you."

However, even though she said that, she didn't feel the slightest bit of guilt in her heart.

Because she had done it on purpose; every time she saw Ye Lingxi's exquisite face, she was overcome with jealousy.

Director Jiang and the others, who had just approached, didn't know what to say for a moment upon hearing her words.

After all, just by looking at the surface, it was impossible to tell whether she had done it intentionally or not.

Seeing this, her Manager couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She was certain that Pan Xiaoting had done it on purpose. Fortunately, she knew how to pretend; otherwise, she really wouldn't know how to handle it.

But even so, Director Jiang looked at Pan Xiaoting with a grim face. "You're not a newcomer anymore. Can't you be more careful? Also, you say you didn't mean to? You used so much force and you're telling me it wasn't intentional?"

Hearing this, Pan Xiaoting's heart skipped a beat, but she still pretended to be full of guilt. "I'm sorry, Director, I really didn't mean to. Just like in the play, I have no grievances with her, so why would I hit her on purpose?"

To her surprise, Director Jiang replied, "But in fact, you were the one who placed that Demonic Cult Secret Order in their residence, and you even had an affair with the Sect Master."

These words immediately left Pan Xiaoting speechless because that was indeed how the script was written.

Seeing her silence, Director Jiang couldn't help but cold snort, "Hmph~ You'd better watch yourself."

After saying that, he came to Ye Lingxi's side and asked softly, "Teacher Ye, how about I film other shots today and we do your scenes tomorrow?"

"Thank you for your concern, Director Jiang. It'll be fine after applying some ice for a bit. It's no trouble."

"Then... alright then. Your performance just now was excellent; there's no need for a retake. We'll just continue filming from there in a moment."

The two sisters, Ye Lingxue and Ye Lingxi, looked delighted upon hearing this. "Really, Director Jiang? We really don't need to do another take?"

"Really. You have great talent for acting."

"That's great! Thank you for the compliment, Director Jiang."

Meanwhile!

Wang Shaojun was on his way from the hotel.