672. Senior Northern River's Face Was Written All Over with Bewilderment

Song Shuhang never expected that the strange wooden puppet he had picked up casually would come in handy today!

According to Northern River's Loose Cultivator's introduction, this puppet is a 'Scout Doppelganger Puppet', used in the same way as a modern unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, but with superior performance.

This Scout Doppelganger Puppet, once activated, can take on the appearance of the user and share the user's senses. The user can see, smell, and hear through the stand-in puppet... The only drawback is that the puppet's pain is also transmitted to the user. Unfortunately, it's just a low-priced Stand-in Puppet, so it can't be perfect in every way.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator's repair skills are quite good. This reconnaissance-type substitute puppet was originally Third-Grade- grade puppet, but the damage was too great, so Northern River's Loose Cultivator could only use Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone as the driving core to repair it.

"Come, young friend Shuhang. Channel your inner energy into the driving array of this puppet, and you will be able to activate it. Try it out," Northern River's Loose Cultivator.

"Thank you, Senior Northern River." Song Shuhang happily accepted the wooden puppet and, following Senior Northern River's instructions, channeled his Liquefied True Qi into the driving array.

The next moment, he felt his five senses connect with the wooden puppet. This feeling was extremely familiar to him—just like when he made the contract with the Spirit Ghost.

However, this wooden puppet is not as flexible as the Spirit Ghost, and the connection between them is several levels lower than the connection between the Spirit Ghost and its master.

However, with this level of sensory connection, being a stand-in is perfectly fine.

The puppet was activated... The next moment, the small puppet swelled up and transformed into a figure almost identical to Song Shuhang, even the Daoist robe on its body materialized.

Northern River's Loose Cultivator smiled slightly, "How about it? My restoration skills are pretty good, aren't they?"

"Senior Northern River, you are truly a timely rain and a savior." Song Shuhang said gratefully—this wooden puppet can completely take his place and finish the following scenes for him and Senior White!

Although repairing it requires a Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone, which is a bit painful, this wooden puppet isn't a disposable item and will have many uses in the future, making it a valuable treasure. Overall, it's a worthwhile investment!

Northern River's Loose Cultivator laughed and said, "Then before the next scene starts filming, you should familiarize yourself with controlling this puppet, so you can control it to go to the arena later."

Song Shuhang nodded, then closed his eyes to familiarize himself with controlling the puppet.

The Illusion Butterfly of Spirit Butterfly Island transformed into Shuhang, but in the eyes of the crew, Song Shuhang was just a 'stand-in actor' they found somewhere.

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About five minutes later, the Venerable White's makeup was finished.

At Director Jacob's command, the crew members returned to their positions.

The Venerable White returned to the arena, and the [Eight-Armed Sword Saint] True Lord Ancient Lake Abbey stood by the arena with his arms crossed once more.

Jiang Ziyan, who played the senior sister, and a group of supporting actors who were also in their places also returned to their positions.

Song Shuhang opened his eyes.

Having experience synchronizing with Spirit Ghost, he mastered the puppet in just five minutes. Then, he manipulated the puppet onto the stage!

Upon stepping onto the stage, Shuhang controlled the puppet and pulled out the Overlord Shatter Saber was stuck in front of him.

When a puppet transforms into his likeness, it can change its appearance and clothing. However, a weapon like the Overlord Shatter Saber cannot transform.

A gentle breeze blew by, caressing Song Shuhang's face and ruffling his Daoist robe.

Within the Inch-Shrinking Bag in his arms lay a delicate puppet, emitting a faint glow.

On the dueling platform, Venerable White was ready.

The moment Song Shuhang stepped onto the dueling platform, Venerable White entered acting mode. He feigned weakness and began to pant heavily.

The Venerable White's spirit is burning brightly; he feels that acting in movies is really fun!

Because it was so interesting, he put a lot of effort into his performance.

The camera angle was switched to the side of Venerable White, so that the bruises on the other side of his face, which were made up, would not be captured on camera at this angle.

According to the script, after filming begins, "Senior Brother Gao Sheng" will officially start to thoroughly beat up "Ling Ye".

At that moment, Senior Brother Gao Sheng will suddenly appear beside Ling Ye and slash at Ling Ye's head.

Ling Ye swung his sword to block, but his sword was broken in two by 'Senior Brother Gao Sheng,' and the broken steel blade left a bruise on Ling Ye's face.

That will be the time when the other half of Venerable White's face appears on camera.

"On your marks," Director Jacob said in a deep voice.

Song Shuhang stepped forward and stood in front of Venerable White.

Without Director Jacob, Shuhang and Venerable White were standing in exactly the same positions they had been at the end of the previous shot.

Song Shuhang assumed his stance after drawing his sword, while the Venerable White's brow furrowed slightly in pain...

Director Jacob nodded silently. "Very good, that's it!"

The script supervisor holds up the clapperboard in front of the camera and snaps it.

Director Jacob: "Action!"

The camera quickly shifts to Venerable White, continuing the action of 'Senior Brother Gao Sheng' played by Song Shuhang after drawing his sword.

Ling Ye was covered in wounds, and blood dripped from every knife wound, staining his Daoist robe red.

The plot picks up perfectly and continues to unfold!

Senior Brother Gao Sheng smirked coldly, "Ling Ye, is this all you've got? Too weak, both your man and your blade are too weak!"

"Huff, huff, huff." Ling Ye didn't answer, he just breathed heavily, his hands gripping the steel knife tightly, sweat streaming down his face.

"You know what? What I like most about you is your stubbornness. It's because you never admit defeat that I can slowly make you taste the pain." Song Shuhang, who plays Senior Brother Gao Sheng, smirked.

The next moment, he sprang up, leaving a trail of afterimages, and landed beside Ling Ye.

[As expected of the puppet repaired by Senior Northern River, its five senses are connected, and even its voice is similar to my own. Even under the drive of the 'Fourth-Grade Spirit Stone,' its burst of speed is not weak. It is simply the best martial arts substitute. This wave of Spirit Stone stones was well spent!] Song Shuhang thought to himself.

Following the script, he swung his Overlord Shatter Saber, Tyrant's Slash, straight at 'Ling Ye's' head.

In this scene, without the Venerable White's 'spiritual energy threads' control, Song Shuhang performed exceptionally well.

Following the script, Venerable White also raised his sword to parry.

When!

The steel blade and the Overlord Shatter Saber, clashed.

"Smash it!" Song Shuhang shouted softly.

With the help of Shuhang, Venerable White unleashed his spiritual power, and the steel knife in his hand snapped in two.

The broken steel blade then spun rapidly, and under the control of Venerable White, gently struck the side of Venerable own face before falling to the ground.

Every single detail was completely under the control of Venerable White!

To be honest, this plot was originally Gao Moumou had painstakingly come up with, a storyline meant to embarrass Song Shuhang... He even came up with many props to use to mess with Song Shuhang. Unfortunately, none of these ideas ever got a chance to be used.

The story continues to unfold...

Ling Ye, played by the Venerable White, let out a muffled groan and fell to the ground.

His face was visible in profile, revealing bruises that the makeup artist had applied earlier.

This shot was also perfectly executed!

Director Jacob was extremely satisfied.

Next, Senior Brother Gao Sheng seized the opportunity to deliver a final, brutal beating to Ling Ye, who had fallen to the ground!

This might be the easiest scene he's ever filmed in his directing career?

On the martial arts arena.

Ling Ye, played by Venerable White, fell to the ground, covered in injuries and with bruises on his face. He was extremely weak and looked Chu Chu.

Meanwhile, Senior Brother Gao Sheng, played by Song Shuhang, grinned maliciously, showing no mercy whatsoever. He continued to swing his knife at Ling Ye on the ground... Ling Ye rolled around on the ground in a sorry state.

Song Shuhang inwardly breathed a sigh of relief—thankfully, it was a wooden puppet that had been put on the field, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to finish off the Venerable White was rolling on the ground.

However, even rolling around on the ground doesn't diminish Venerable White's charm in the slightest. Even while rolling around, Venerable White manages to roll with such style.

No one had ever seen the Venerable White in such a disheveled state before. Because of this 'rarity,' the Venerable White's charm increased by at least 100 points while he was rolling around.

"It's over, Ling Ye!" At this moment, 'Senior Brother Gao Sheng' said in a deep voice.

Song Shuhang raised his Overlord Shatter Saber, and unleashed the <Reverse Scale Saber Technique> - Dragon Dance Form.

The Saber Qi energy transformed into a lifelike True Dragon. The Reverse Scale Saber Technique had no offensive power, but the 'True Dragon' it Transformation was incredibly imposing.

This sword technique is perfect for ending this scene!

Under Song Shuhang's control, the defensive 'True Dragon of Saber Qi' swept towards Venerable White.

The Saber Qi True Dragon coiled around Ling Ye, who was played by Venerable White.

The Venerable White, in perfect unison, let out a painful cry, "Aaaaaahhhhhh~~"

[Senior Brother Gao Sheng] coldly said, "Still not admitting defeat, Ling Ye!"

"Absolutely not..." Ling Ye gritted his teeth as he was caught in the True Dragon Saber Qi.

"You won't shed tears until you see the coffin. Well then, be prepared to be bedridden for a month!" [Senior Brother Gao Sheng] said coldly.

Having said that, [Senior Brother Gao Sheng] stepped forward and began to brutally beat [Ling Ye]...

At this moment, both Song Shuhang and Venerable White were completely immersed in their roles.

The two actors developed a better and better chemistry as they acted together.

This scene was shot brilliantly!

At this moment, several senior members of the 'Nine Provinces Number One Group' in the audience were completely dumbfounded.

Especially Northern River's Loose Cultivator, who stared blankly at Song Shuhang sitting next to him.

He felt something was off from the very beginning!

But now he was certain that the 'Song Shuhang' sitting next to him was that puppet, wasn't he?

The one who went on stage, is that Song Shuhang himself?

What's going on here, young friend Song Shuhang?

Northern River's Loose Cultivator discovered that he couldn't fathom Shuhang's thoughts at all!