Lu Xiaoxiao spent the entire afternoon engrossed in studying the script for Spirit Abyss Chronicle.
Xiao Lingyun was only a supporting character, after all, and her role was further divided into Before Disguise and After Disguise, so Lu Xiaoxiao didn't actually have that many scenes.
Still, this was the first role of her acting career, and Lu Xiaoxiao took it quite seriously. She was practically reverent as she memorized her lines.
Of course, dryly reciting lines couldn't compare to rehearsing with someone else. After practicing in front of the mirror for ages and still feeling unsatisfied, Lu Xiaoxiao suddenly hit upon a brilliant little trick: having 037 take on different forms and act opposite her.
"Aaaaaah! I quit! Why do you keep making me play cannon fodder in different forms?!"
After Lu Xiaoxiao "beat" it into oblivion for the twelfth time, 037 returned to its little-boy form and flew into the air in a huff. Its expression was full of protest as it looked at her. "Host, can't we do some dialogue scenes instead? All this fighting and killing can't be good! You can't keep twirling your sword just because Ji Yunhuai taught you how!"
"What's wrong with fighting and killing? It's clearly the most important part of the plot!" Lu Xiaoxiao hefted the prop sword in her hand, her wicked grin so sly that it was hard to believe she wasn't deliberately teasing 037 under the guise of rehearsing. "The way I see it, I'm still not familiar with the fight choreography, let alone shouting my lines while fighting. Doesn't that mean I need more practice? You can't feel pain anyway. Be good and put up with it for me, okay? Let's do a few more rounds."
037 wasn't buying it. It immediately recoiled several yards in horror. "What