Shadow's Revenge

Qing Yi quickly realized that Qing Chen was hiding his identity when Sun Chuci stepped forward and acknowledged the title "Sir".

However, he glanced at Sun Chuci curiously, as he didn't seem to have seen such a person by his side before.

He thought for a moment, then smiled at Sun Chuci and said, "Sir, I was worried I wouldn't be able to find you."

Sun Chuci: "Mmm..."

Sun Chuci knew Qing Yi, after all, he was the Federation's most popular Shadow Candidate, unlike Li Shu was so low-key now.

Rumors are circulating that Qing Yi has gained the support of an inspector from the Intelligence Department One Division, and it's likely that the person supporting him is his boss.

Now that Qing Yi is calling Qing Chen, it further confirms the rumors.

Sun Chuci roughly understood that this was one of their own.

Qing Yi was new to the camp and was not very clear about the situation.

To avoid repeating the process Li Shu and he had just gone through, Sun Chuci took the initiative to explain the situation, "This is the crew's temporary campsite. Everyone is here to wait for the snow to fall before filming. This is stagehand Qing Xiao Tu, and that's Li Shu from the Federation Group Army."

In a single sentence, Qing Chen's current disguised identity was revealed without revealing anything, giving Qing Yi a clear understanding of the situation.

It must be said that Sun Chuci, a top student from Zhengzhou University who Outer World, is quite intelligent.

Following that, Sun Chuci continued to introduce, "This is Song Niaoniao, a top-tier actress, and those two are Director Zhang and Director Wang from the film crew."

Then he pointed at Li Yu in the distance. "That's an idiot."

Li Yu: "???"

Li Yu was completely dumbfounded. He hadn't even gone over to them this time, so why was he being given a special introduction?!

Is this ever going to end?!

Do you have to give this same introduction every time someone comes?!

However, Li Yu dared not speak out against his anger, after all, Sun Chuci was now a mysterious big shot in his mind, and he simply could not afford to offend him.

In front of his fans, he's a big star, but in front of powerful figures in conglomerates, he's nothing.

At this moment, Qing Yi realized that Li Yu must have offended his master.

He's much more petty than Li Shu.

Qing Yi smiled and looked at Li Yu: "I've got it."

"That was so satisfying," Song Niaoniao's manager whispered to her. "I was so angry these past two days arguing with Li Yu's manager, and now that Sun Chuci has retaliated, it's so cathartic! Hey, do you think Li Yu will be blacklisted when she goes back?"

The entertainment industry is very realistic.

If your show collapses in the morning, you won't have any roles to play in the afternoon.

Now that Li Yu has been remembered by so many bigwigs in the financial world, who will dare to support him in the future?

Those who want to promote someone should also consider whether people like Li Shu and Li Yu will turn against them.

So, all we need to do is let the entertainment industry know what happened when we get back.

Li Yu is most likely doomed.

"Who cares?" Song Niaoniao smiled. "Sister, you've had a tough time this time. I never expected to run into someone like Li Yu after joining the crew. If I had known he was on set, I... I guess I still had to come."

The agent thought for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "The person who invited you to join the crew wasn't that Sun Chuci, was it?"

Song Niaoniao was both amused and exasperated. "No, that's not it."

Before Song Niaoniao joined the cast, her agent kept advising her not to take the role.

As a result, Song Niaoniao ignored everything and directly withdrew all the studio's funds.

When her agent asked, she only said that it was an invitation from an important person, but refused to say who it was.

Now, the agent's gaze swept over Sun Chuci, Qing Yi, and Li Shu, and she asked mysteriously, "Who exactly invited you?"

"I can't say," Song Niaoniao shook her head.

However, she found it interesting. While everyone regarded Sun Chuci as a big shot, she knew very well that it was all because of Qing Chen.

To be honest, she knew Qing Chen was powerful before, but she didn't expect him to be this powerful.

As darkness fell, the campfire in the camp grew ever brighter.

The temperature was dropping, but the crew's enthusiasm for discussion was only growing.

During the discussion, everyone would occasionally glance at Sun Chuci before continuing to whisper among themselves.

As Sun Chuci walked through the camp, everyone made way for him and greeted him with smiles.

They kept calling him "Teacher Sun Chuci".

When the crew's food truck finished preparing the meal, Director Wang immediately instructed his assistant to get the food and deliver it to Sun Chuci.

Even though Sun Chuci knew it was all fake, she couldn't help but feel a little secretly pleased...

So this is what it feels like to be a fake boss...

Sun Chuci couldn't help but fantasize that he had already latched onto a powerful figure, and how wonderful it would be if he could become as capable as the other person in the future.

While everyone thought he was a big shot, only Sun Chuci knew how shocked he was.

The outstanding young members of the Li and Qing families are all Qing Chen's students. Is this something a Time Walker could do?

Tuanzi was right when she said that the number of people in the Outer World of Daylight may not be large, and You Ju or Red Leaf, but in the Inner World, the influence of Daylight may have surpassed that of all Time Walker organizations.

Just as Director Wang's assistant brought over the food, Sun Chuci handed her own meal to Qing Chen.

Just as it was handed out, Liu Liqun rushed over and stopped it. "No, no, no, we stagehands eat last, Mr. Sun Chuci, you eat first."

As he spoke, he forcefully pushed the lunchbox that Sun Chuci had handed him back.

While pushing, he said, "We stagehands are tough; a little hunger won't hurt us! The crew's rules are the rules!"

Sun Chuci almost lost his temper. He was trying to curry favor with someone, why was this person making things worse?

It's okay if you're hungry for a while, but the boss can't go hungry!

Tuanzi, who was standing nearby, offered her food to Qing Chen, but Liu Liqun pushed it back to her...

I must say, Liu Liqun is quite strong.

Qing Chen laughed and said, "You guys eat, you're the ones who are more precious. We stagehands only eat after everyone else has finished."

Upon hearing this, Sun Chuci and the others could only pick at the food in their hands.

Liu Liqun then left with peace of mind and returned to the dining car to wait.

Around the campfire, only a few of their own remained: Sun Chuci, Tuanzi, Qing Yi, Li Shu, Qing Chen.

Qing Yi sat by the campfire, idly stirring the firewood.

Qing Chen asked, "Why did you come out early? There are still more than ten days until the transaction with Qing Mu."

Qing Yi for a moment. "Wait, sir, didn't you tell me to come out early?"

Qing Chen: "... It's me."

Qing Yi said, "You were the one who told me to come here to find you, and you even sent me the coordinates. You said you'd get angry if I was late..."

Qing Chen: "Mmm..."

Hehe.

Without a doubt, it's Shadow again.

The other party had impersonated me before, and now they're doing it so skillfully again.

At first, Qing Chen thought that Shadow was just impersonating him to invite Song Niaoniao.

Now, he couldn't help but ponder: who was the shadow impersonating him to fool...?

Shadow had warned him before not to impersonate Shadow again, or he would face the consequences.

Given Shadow's vengeful nature, if he impersonated the other party and deceived six Shadow Candidate, then this Mr. Shadow may very well have impersonated him and deceived six people.

So, who else did the shadow deceive?

Strictly speaking, he impersonated Shadow in order to escape unscathed from Forbidden Zone 065; Shadow impersonating him was at most a prank.

Either way, he profited.

But Qing Chen was suddenly filled with worry about the journey ahead...

Even if Shadow Candidate were to gather on set now, he wouldn't be particularly surprised...

Even now, Qing Chen still doesn't know much about this shadow.

He didn't know what the other person looked like, nor did he know their level of strength.

The only thing I know is that the other person likes to play.

It's the kind of playing that can kill you.

At this moment, Qing Yi looked at Li Shu and said, "Brother Li Shu, what are you doing here?"

Li Shu explained, "I'm here to wipe out the Wilderness People."

At that moment, snow began to fall from the sky.

Li Shu glanced at Qing Chen and whispered, "Sir, it's snowing. According to the weather forecast, the snow will soon be heavy. If you don't need me to stay here, I need to go and track down the Wilderness People as soon as possible, otherwise the heavy snow will cover their trail. These Wilderness People are extremely vicious and have killed many people in the production base. We can't let them get away."

Qing Chen nodded. "Go ahead, business is more important."

Li Shu stood up and bowed deeply to Sun Chuci: "Take care, sir."

Sun Chuci, who was eating, almost dropped his lunchbox. "... I'm fucking scared."

Li Shu calmly said, "During this special period, there are still people watching over us in the camp. You will take the blame for your teacher. Teacher, although we brothers have never formally performed the apprenticeship ceremony, we sincerely regard you as our teacher. If you need anything, just let us know, and we will definitely come."

After saying that, he turned and strode away, along with the Federation Group Army soldiers who had just set up their tents.

Li Yu and the crew members in the camp all breathed a sigh of relief.

These Federation Group Army were like a stone pressing on their chests.

Li Yu, in particular, was genuinely worried that Li Shu would beat him up before he left.

Thankfully, no.

Sun Chuci sat by the campfire, too frightened to continue eating for a long time.

Qing Yi watched Li Shu's departing figure, he suddenly said to Qing Chen, "Master, ever since Autumn Leaf Villa, all the fellow disciples have been scattered to different places. Everyone has their own things to do, and it seems like everyone has suddenly become very busy."

Qing Chen knew that Qing Yi was still young and couldn't bear the thought of parting.

How happy we were when we, fellow disciples, practiced together under the stars and moon at the Autumn Leaf Villa.

After leaving Autumn Leaf Villa, everyone has to face real life again.

Qing Chen said, "All good things must come to an end. You have things you want to do, and so do they. Tell me, what do you most want to do right now?"

Qing Yi was momentarily bewildered. "Let's be shadows."

"Why be a shadow?" Qing Chen asked.

Qing Yi scratched his watermelon-shaped head. "Actually, it's not that I necessarily want to be one, it's just that everyone thinks being a shadow is good, so I want to try it out. Sir, I don't know what your upbringing was like, but my parents always said that Qing Yi is so smart, he'll definitely become a shadow when he grows up, and after that, he'll become the head of the family..."

Qing Chen thought to himself, "So this is how early childhood education at the Qing family encourages children to be shadows from a young age. It's like how parents in the Outer World tell their children, 'You're so smart, you'll definitely get into Tsinghua or Peking University when you grow up.'"

Qing Chen asked with a smile, "Do you want to be a shadow?"