The sky was hazy with rain, a dark overcast pressing down as raindrops suddenly pelted the lake's heart. Mist curled around the awning boat.
Divine power—True Warrior Great Emperor had added divine power.
The style had more than enough immortal grace, but even more seductive charm. Considering there were two snake demons aboard, it was fitting enough.
At some point, the ferryman had left. The awning boat sat motionless in the middle of the lake. In Bai Yue's opinion, since there was no one around, there was no need to keep acting. Have some tea and hurry into the borrowed-umbrella scene.
Xiang Yuan disagreed. Citing an actor's self-cultivation, he argued that if the female lead slacked off just because there was no audience, she would never hone her acting skills.
As he spoke, he started getting intimate with the second female lead.
Bai Yue: (_)
How about I leave, and Muqing plays Bai Suzhen instead, so I can make room for you two?
"Junior Brother, restrain yourself. If you're reading palms, then read palms. Don't keep clutching Muqing's hand. It doesn't look like acting."
"Senior Sister, how can you tell such barefaced lies? Muqing is clearly the one holding on to my hand!"
Xiang Yuan wore an aggrieved expression as he immediately began to argue. Things like going beyond the script, room for an actor's improvisation, feelings being limited to the play—one excuse after another, all spoken as if they were true, leaving Bai Yue both annoyed and amused.
Because Ji Muqing had been far too proactive and was already sitting in Xiang Yuan's lap, while Xiang Yuan used the excuse of being a divine-power incarnation to avoid refusing her, Bai Yue could not laugh at all.
According to the law of conservation of smiles, those smiles had transferred to