Chapter 100: Fox Great Immortal
“That’s Feng Langqing, a top domestic male star who’s performed on the China Spring Gala, and the renowned Three Gold Film Emperor. Did you really think he would take a liking to some roadside cat or dog?”
There was friction between Qiao Jin and Sheng Xi. The female lead for this xianxia drama had originally selected her during the audition.
But she had just gone abroad to shoot an ad, and when she returned, the director told her that the deputy director had made a mistake—the originally scheduled female lead wasn’t her, it was Sheng Xi, and the role she was selected for was the female second lead.
Qiao Jin had been struggling in the industry for nearly eight years, qualifying as a second-tier little flower with a stable fanbase, while Sheng Xi was just a newcomer who had debuted less than half a year ago. Making her yield to her like that—how could Qiao Jin swallow that insult?
Besides, Qiao Jin looked down on Sheng Xi herself because everything had come too easily to Sheng Xi, just like the koi female lead in novels, with all the good fortune clustering around her. It was downright eerie.
So now, seeing Sheng Xi fail in trying to cozy up to Feng Langqing, Qiao Jin couldn’t help but mock her aloud, feeling utterly delighted inside.
As expected, the Actor was different from the others.
Before Sheng Xi could say anything, her assistant’s face darkened first, indignantly speaking up: “Miss Qiao, watch your mouth. Our little Xi just went to ask Brother Qing if he wanted milk tea. She had no intention of cozying up to him!”
“Besides, our little Xi is a representative of contemporary independent women. She doesn’t need to rely on men at all! Miss Qiao, your mind is filthy—you see everything as dirty!”
“Oh ho ho, I didn’t even name names, and you’re already eagerly making your main star fit the description?” Qiao Jin wasn’t about to indulge her. She sneered and said: “A representative of contemporary independent women? Doesn’t need to rely on men?”
“Last night, Weibo was still trending with hot search photos of her coming out of a hotel together with the president of Shengshi Group! And that’s not relying on a man?”
Sheng Xi’s brows furrowed slightly. As her assistant was about to say more, she spoke up to interrupt: “Enough, don’t say any more.”
She pursed her lips, looking at Qiao Jin with a face full of vulnerability: “Miss Qiao, I don’t know why you have such malice toward me, but… the innocent are innocent. If you keep spreading rumors, I’ll hold you legally responsible.”
With that, Sheng Xi seemed unwilling to stay with Qiao Jin any longer and turned to quickly head toward the restroom.
Qiao Jin’s face turned ugly. She glared viciously at her back, just about to speak when a passing staff member happened to open the cola in their hand. The cola cap suddenly flew off with a pop and smashed heavily onto Qiao Jin’s forehead.
The cola sprayed out directly, drenching Qiao Jin all over.
Staff: “!!”
Qiao Jin: “!!!”
The staff hurriedly pulled out tissue and stepped forward: “Sorry, Teacher Qiao, I didn’t mean to… Ah!”
Before she could finish her apology, her foot was tripped by a suddenly appearing stone. Her body pitched forward and landed squarely on Qiao Jin, making Qiao Jin cry out in pain.
The originally calm set instantly bustled into chaos.
Nan Yuanman, who had been whispering with Feng Langqing, paused slightly in expression. She looked up and glanced around, twitching her nose to sniff.
Feng Langqing puzzled: “Perfection, what’s up?”
“Nothing.” Nan Yuanman scratched her head. She had just seemed to smell a very faint incense smell, but when she sniffed carefully, it was gone.
She curiously looked toward the chaotic sun umbrella area not far away: “Third brother, what’s going on over there?”
Feng Langqing had been fully focused on Nan Yuanman earlier and truly hadn’t noticed anything happening there. He ruffled the little girl’s soft hair: “Third brother will go check. You wait here.”
Nan Yuanman nodded obediently.
Just a minute after Feng Langqing left, Nan Yuanman needed to use the toilet—she had drunk too much water earlier.
She clutched her little tummy, looking embarrassed at Luo Wei, and asked in a small voice: “Uncle, can you take me to the toilet?”
The 26-year-old · Uncle · Luo Wei: “…”
A smile more ugly than crying appeared on his face: “Of course.”
At that moment, inside the women’s restroom.
Sheng Xi closed the door, her face darkening immediately. She gritted her teeth and said in a low voice: “Come out! Didn’t you say no man could resist my charm? What’s the deal with Feng Langqing?”
The restroom lights flickered, and the incense smell suddenly grew strong. A red ethereal shadow slowly floated into view before Sheng Xi.
She chuckled lowly, her voice exceptionally alluring: “What’s the rush? Haven’t we just started getting close to him?”
“As long as you offer plenty of tribute, whatever you want~ I’ll give it to you~” The red ethereal shadow floated behind Sheng Xi, wrapping her arms around her shoulders, and spoke softly.
Sheng Xi tensed up all over, her voice tight: “Didn’t I give you a tribute this month? Isn’t one Qiao Jin enough?”
“Of course… not enough.” The red ethereal shadow laughed lightly, her slender fingertips playing with her hair: “Don’t forget what wish you made to this immortal.”
“You wanted good luck, wanted to become famous, wanted to become beautiful, wanted a perfect wealthy family boyfriend… You’re so greedy, one tribute a month is of course not enough.”
“If you provide two tributes to this immortal this month, a mere Feng Langqing—this immortal can let you take him down easily.”
Sheng Xi’s heart stirred slightly. She pursed her lips, a flash of struggle crossing her face.
Currently by her side, the one she was offering tributes to, was a Fox Great Immortal.
This Fox Great Immortal was something she had stumbled upon in the mountains half a year ago during an outdoor shoot with the film crew.
At the time, Sheng Xi was just a newbie in the industry, only running extras and playing cannon fodder. Her looks weren’t outstanding in the entertainment industry either.
During the shoot, she offended the female lead and was picked on by her. In the evening, she was told to go back and forth up the mountain to find a lost earring.
She didn’t find the earring, but she did discover an old temple on the mountain.
The temple looked ancient, with moss-covered green bricks outside, a big hole in the roof, and a nearby tree blown down by wind. It looked like an abandoned Taoist temple.
As if possessed, she pushed open the dilapidated wooden door. As she walked inside, at first glance, she saw the clay sculpture that had been knocked over by the wind.
Perhaps because she had been bullied by the female lead and felt too aggrieved, after propping up the clay sculpture, Sheng Xi knelt before it and sincerely made several wishes.
After making the wishes, Sheng Xi felt she must be crazy. It was just a clay sculpture—could it really make her wishes come true?
So she didn’t take it to heart until the female lead for this drama accidentally fell down the staircase and fractured her calf. The director suddenly selected her to play the female lead.
From then on, it was like she had cheats enabled. She gradually caught the eye of the director and investors, and even… she noticed her skin becoming fairer, her waist slimmer, her temperament better, and her looks more beautiful.
This change excited and frightened Sheng Xi. She recalled the wishes she had made to the clay sculpture in that rundown temple and secretly returned to offer incense to it again.
That was when she discovered that the clay sculpture was a Fox Great Immortal!
The Fox Great Immortal said she was her only current believer. To make wishes come true, she had to keep her by her side.
The taste of becoming famous was too good. Sheng Xi didn’t refuse and took the Fox Great Immortal home to enshrine her. That was when she also discovered that the Fox Great Immortal needed not only incense but also people’s essence blood and fortune.
And the essence blood and fortune only needed to be from women.
If she didn’t give her sufficient tribute each month, she would take back her powers, turning Sheng Xi back into an ordinary person.
Having tasted the feeling of explosive fame, how could Sheng Xi go back to being ignored? She could only secretly provide sufficient tribute each month as required.
This month’s tribute was the female second lead Qiao Jin in this xianxia drama.
Sheng Xi bit her lip, not answering directly, and said: “Let me think about it some more.”
Though essence blood and fortune wouldn’t put the “tribute” in life danger, if people around her kept having accidents, she would be suspected.
The Fox Great Immortal’s brow arched slightly. She lazily agreed, then suddenly looked toward the doorway and said someone was coming before dissipating into the air.
Sheng Xi composed her expression, washed her hands, and listened to the approaching footsteps outside. When she saw the little dumpling rushing in anxiously, a smile rose on her face: “Little sister…”
“Gonna pee, gonna pee!” Nan Yuanman ignored her completely, muttering as she ran into the toilet to relieve herself.
The smile on Sheng Xi’s face stiffened, a glint of shadow flashing in her eyes. Recalling the earlier scene of fawning over Nan Yuanman and being rejected, she muttered in disgust: “What a detestable little ghost.”
Her hand-wiping motion paused, and a thought gradually formed in her mind: the Fox Great Immortal needed tribute, right?
The next tribute would be this little ghost.
Perhaps… she could even use her to get closer to Actor Feng.
Sheng Xi’s lips curved slightly: yes, that’s the plan!
