Chapter 10: Then there will certainly be some excitement to watch

Yu Liangliang returned with water.

He had bought an iced mineral water for Li Sui and a bottle of orange juice for Zhiniang.

As Zhiniang took it, she followed Li Sui's lead and said, "Thank you."

Holding the ice-cold juice bottle in her palm, Zhiniang felt a sense of wonder.

It was so cold; it must have been kept in a pile of ice.

In ancient times, ice was an absolute rarity.

Especially ice in the summer—commoners had never even seen it.

Zhiniang, back when she was in the palace...

At this thought, Zhiniang paused for a moment.

Li Sui unscrewed the cap for her: "Take a sip and see if you get used to the taste. I'll bring you different flavors every day from now on."

Yu Liangliang shot a glance at Li Sui: "Don't drink too many soft drinks. They're high in sugar and easy to gain weight from."

Li Sui: "She won't get fat."

That was just how ridiculous martial artists were; aside from a few who loved to eat excessively, normal martial arts masters simply couldn't put on weight.

Yu Liangliang: "..."

So jealous!

Zhiniang had already eaten a delicious takeout meal today, so this was her first time having juice.

It was ice-cold, tasted of orange, and was very sweet.

It was an indescribable kind of bliss.

Subconsciously, Zhiniang smiled and said, "It's so sweet; Ashu would definitely love to drink this."

As soon as the words left her mouth, both she and Li Sui froze subtly for a moment.

Ashu was the Right Hall Master of the Demonic Cult and loved all kinds of sweets.

It was just that they were no longer there.

Zhiniang's eyes gradually dimmed.

She didn't understand why she was the only one who had come to the Cult Leader's world.

Would the others come?

Deep down, she held a secret hope.

But neither she nor Li Sui dared to be certain.

Just as she didn't dare tell Li Sui the truth of how she had arrived.

Yu Liangliang was somewhat confused: "Who is Ashu?"

"Another distant relative!" Li Sui answered casually to deflect, then changed the subject by tugging at her armor, wishing she could rip it off and rush into an air-conditioned room. Unfortunately, she couldn't, so she continued to ask while drenched in sweat: "How much longer do I have to wear this? Since Xu Sijia isn't coming and Zhou Jiao's scenes can't be filmed, can't I take a break for a while?"

"You'll have to wait for the director's command," Yu Liangliang sighed. "I know it's hard, but there's no way around it. At least you're getting paid today, so just bear with it."

Small extras like them had no say in things; they naturally had to wait for the director's orders.

For instance, they didn't even know when filming would resume, and as a stunt double, she absolutely could not wander off.

Li Sui lamented, "What a tragedy!"

Zhiniang also felt a bit uneasy watching this.

It was one thing for the Cult Leader to be willing to support her, but seeing the Cult Leader work so hard, she couldn't bring herself to be so unapologetic.

After a thought, she tugged on Li Sui's sleeve: "I want to earn money too."

At the very least, she should support herself; she couldn't trouble the Cult Leader for everything.

From what she could see, the Cult Leader wasn't a person of great wealth in this era.

She was very intelligent and had vaguely sensed the social hierarchies of this society during her journey here.

For example, she had seen several glamorous celebrities being attended to by several, even a dozen, "maids" or servants—some fanning them, others waiting inside the room.

But the Cult Leader was not like that.

She knew the Cult Leader's social status must not be high.

But she wouldn't look down on the Cult Leader.

She would lead the Cult Leader all the way to the top!

Although Zhiniang's understanding was a bit skewed, in a sense, she wasn't entirely off track.

Li Sui waved her hand and, seeing Yu Liangliang nearby, lowered her voice: "Not right now. I'll find a way to get you an ID card first. Otherwise, you won't be able to go anywhere without one."

Hearing this, Yu Liangliang was startled: "Where did this distant relative of yours come from? She doesn't even have an ID?"

Could she be a runaway from out of town?

After all, even in the mountains in this day and age, it was rare to find someone without an ID!

Li Sui: "It's just that because of some previous matters, she never got one processed. Do you have any connections to get one for her?"

Yu Liangliang fell silent for a long while before saying, "Getting an ID isn't hard, but do you know where her household registration information is?"

Li Sui flashed a bright smile, her white teeth sparkling in the sunlight: "I don't."

Yu Liangliang: "..."

She was a total undocumented person!

Yu Liangliang was truly shocked and lowered her voice: "Could your relative be an illegal immigrant from abroad?"

Aside from that, there was no other explanation.

"No!" Li Sui could only scratch her head. "But I really can't explain it to you. The fact is, she has no household registration and no ID. I just have to find a way."

"Who can you even find to solve this?" Yu Liangliang said through gritted teeth. "If there was household registration info, I could run around for you. But with nothing at all, you'd be arrested just for asking a question. Where am I supposed to find connections to pull strings for you? If I were that powerful, I'd be able to make my own artists take off."

They were just ordinary people; they didn't have such a massive network of connections.

Li Sui was also worried: "Then I'm at a loss."

Since Zhiniang was already here...

She let out another deep sigh: "At most, I'll just have Zhiniang stay with me. As long as she doesn't leave the city, it should be fine."

It was a barely passable solution.

But if Zhiniang came all this way and Li Sui couldn't take her anywhere, Li Sui felt it would be too boring.

Knowing the Cult Leader was worried about her own matters, Zhiniang also felt a rare sense of frustration: "If only Ashu were here."

Ashu's skill at forging documents was top-tier.

Li Sui gritted her teeth: "Even if she were here, it wouldn't help. Times have changed!"

Everything was on the internet now; no matter how good Ashu's handwritten documents were, if a computer check showed no information, you'd be arrested on the spot.

***

Meanwhile, in Zhou Jiao's lounge, something related to Li Sui was unfolding.

Zhou Zhi, Zhou Jiao's sister, called to chat and brought up the matter regarding Xu Sijia.

Zhou Jiao was nonchalant and didn't care much: "Wasn't it bound to happen sooner or later?"

Years ago, she had known that Xu Sijia's child was a surrogate, and after Xu Sijia's parents had so ostentatiously flaunted the child everywhere, she knew trouble was coming.

Zhou Zhi wasn't particularly concerned with Xu Sijia either; after all, Xu Sijia's status was still too low.

Suddenly, Zhou Zhi said to Zhou Jiao, "Do you know about your brother-in-law's first wife?"

Zhou Jiao paused: "No, why?"

She only knew that they had been divorced for over twenty years.

Zhou Zhi said, "After her first wife had a falling out with her maternal family, she never went back. She's the young lady from the Li family in Fucheng. No one knows where she's been for twenty years, but it seems she came back today. I heard your brother-in-law on the phone today; apparently, she seems to have a child... presumably your brother-in-law's."

Zhou Jiao finally sat up straight: "What? A child? Wouldn't that make them over twenty years old? Did you know about this before they married?"

Zhou Zhi: "How would I know? It's none of my business. But his second wife is quite frantic; she stormed into the house today, likely over inheritance issues."

Zhou Jiao's eyes lit up: "Then isn't there going to be some real drama to watch?"

A new heir suddenly returning—how exciting!

(End of Chapter)