Chapter 4: The Mysterious Guest is Actually the Great Emperor of Fengdu?

Song Wanwan thought of her eldest brother’s attitude just now and immediately panicked. She was worried that Jiang Nanxi would run straight to her brother to cause trouble, and if that happened, she would be finished!

She couldn't help but roar, "Give it to her! Give her six million, just make her behave!"

"Understood."

The director hung up the phone and relayed the matter to Jiang Nanxi, who then agreed to participate in the variety show.

Jiang Nanxi had been recovering from her injuries in the hospital for some time. Because she practiced cultivation, the stab wound on her body healed quickly.

By the time she was discharged, *Retreat to Peach Blossom Spring* had already begun filming, so she went straight to the set.

This time, the filming location was a remote town nestled in the mountains. There were six guests participating in the program, divided into three teams to complete tasks, with a cash prize for the team that took first place.

In addition to Jiang Nanxi, the director had also invited those two, Song Wanwan and Shen Lan.

It was clear he was just looking for trouble.

The news of Shen Lan’s cheating had previously caused quite a stir, and after the production team announced the guest list, the show immediately hit the top of the trending searches.

【This director is too bold, right? He actually got all three of them on the show. Will Jiang Nanxi and Song Wanwan get into a catfight?】

【Jiang Nanxi is such a green tea bitch. Doesn't this show have a spot for her? She still had to go to Wanwan’s company to cause trouble!】

Everyone arrived at the scene.

Jiang Nanxi glanced around and realized that including herself, there were only five guests; one guest had yet to appear.

The director’s voice came over, "There is still one mystery guest who hasn't appeared. This guest isn't very old, but they are considered a senior in the entertainment industry. They have a high status and many fans. Everyone, take a guess—who could it be?"

Everyone threw out a few names of veteran actors, but none of them guessed correctly.

"Now, let’s welcome our mystery guest!"

A Rolls-Royce drove over from not far away, flanked by several bodyguards in black who pushed back the surrounding crowd.

Seeing this spectacle, everyone was stunned.

The car door opened, and a refined, elegant man in a tailored suit stepped out, his handsome, calm face devoid of expression.

As he got out and walked over, the atmosphere at the scene went silent for a moment, followed by a wave of frantic cheering.

The audience watching the show was also incredibly excited.

【Ahhhhh, it’s actually Liu Qingyan! He’s the only actor in the entertainment industry to have won a Grand Slam of awards before the age of thirty!】

【Liu Qingyan retired two years ago, supposedly to go home and inherit the family business. He hasn't appeared on the big screen in two years. The director is amazing for actually getting him to come!】

【Ahhh, he’s my white moonlight idol! I love every character he’s ever played!】

Jiang Nanxi watched that tall, upright figure walk toward her. For some reason, her breath hitched. She felt an extreme sense of oppression and subconsciously wanted to turn and run.

Wait, no—why does this Liu Qingyan look exactly like the Emperor of Fengdu from the Underworld?

After she died, her resentment was so heavy that she was cast into the eighteenth level of hell. She had escaped from hell back to the mortal world several times; she was practically a repeat offender of hell-breaking and the Underworld’s most notorious criminal.

Five hundred years ago, there was one time.

She had already escaped and possessed a mortal to be reborn. None of the Underworld’s ghost messengers could find her, and she had nearly killed Black and White Impermanence. In the end, the Emperor of Fengdu himself took action and dragged her back.

Later, she refused to give up and ran away again, and this Emperor came to catch her personally, nearly finding her.

If she hadn't met an old Taoist priest who dissolved her resentment, taught her cultivation, and sent her back to be reborn in her previous life, she probably would have been dragged back.

So.

Is he here to catch her again?

Jiang Nanxi furrowed her brows, secretly sizing up the man beside her. However, she couldn't sense a shred of spiritual energy fluctuation on him; he looked like an ordinary mortal.

Not only did Liu Qingyan lack any spiritual energy, but his forehead was dark, and his body was shrouded in a deathly aura, indicating that he didn't have long to live.

Jiang Nanxi looked thoughtful.

The Emperor of Fengdu was the Lord of the Underworld. Even if he were reincarnated as a mortal, he would surely have the kingly fate of immense good fortune and purple energy; he couldn't possibly have such a frail body.

Could it be that they just look alike, and he isn't the Emperor?

The director’s voice came again, interrupting Jiang Nanxi’s train of thought, "Jiang Nanxi and Li Chu are a team, Song Wanwan and Shen Lan are a team, and Liu Qingyan and Song Shixing are a team. Any problems?"

Li Chu was a girl group member who had debuted after placing first in this year’s talent show, while Song Shixing was a race car driver who had just won the World Touring Car Championship—and he was also Song Wanwan’s second brother.

Everyone in this episode had been on the trending searches.

The difference between Jiang Nanxi and the others was that everyone else hit the trending list for positive news, while she was always cursed onto the trending list.

Once the teams were set, the official filming began, and everyone headed into the guesthouse.

"After filming starts, the program will not provide any food or daily necessities to the guests. If you want these things, you must earn points by completing tasks and then exchange them. When filming ends, the team with the most points wins," the director told them.

"To ensure everyone has basic living necessities, there will be a test before the tasks begin. The number of points you score will be the number of basic points you receive."

There were six desks and chairs in the guesthouse living room, with a test paper on each table.

Jiang Nanxi sat in one of the seats, ready to answer the questions, only to find that the questions provided by the production team were far too professional. She couldn't answer a single one.

First question Which of the following options is considered a green manure crop? ( ) a. Wheat b. Flax c. Chinese milk vetch d. Rapeseed

Second question The edible part of mushrooms, wood ear, etc., is called ( ) a. Ascocarp b. Basidiocarp c. Mycelium d. Sclerotium ...

There were ten questions in total, and getting them all right would earn ten points, but every single question was like this—so professional that Jiang Nanxi didn't know where to start.

It wasn't just Jiang Nanxi who was dumbfounded; the other guests were also at a loss, looking at the director not far away with a sense of existential doubt.

Jiang Nanxi: "Director, if you don't want us to get points, you don't have to set up this segment. There's really no need to humiliate us before filming even starts."

The director looked calm. "How is this humiliation? These questions aren't hard. Look, haven't some people almost finished?"

Just as he finished speaking, Liu Qingyan handed in his paper.

A staff member took it, glanced at it, and announced in shock, "Liu Qingyan, perfect score!"

Jiang Nanxi:? Did this guy study agriculture in college?

The others were also shocked. He’s that strong?

The director’s voice came again, "They’re all multiple-choice questions. If you don't know, just guess. How many points you get depends on the will of heaven."

"No way." Jiang Nanxi suddenly roared, "My fate is determined by me, not by heaven! I’m taking this perfect score!"

In the next second, Jiang Nanxi stood her pen upright on the test paper, held her index and middle fingers together in front of her eyes, and muttered a spell.

"Pen Spirit, Pen Spirit, help me answer the questions." "What, you don't know?" "Go take a look at Liu Qingyan’s paper."

Director:??? Others:????

【What the hell, I don't think Jiang Nanxi should be on this show; she should be in a mental hospital.】 【Who is she trying to fool with this superstitious act? If Pen Spirits actually existed, I’d chop my head off.】

Everyone else was looking at Jiang Nanxi with expressions that said she was mentally disabled, but then... the pen suddenly moved and began to write on the test paper.