Xu Yi arrived at the guesthouse. Having already reached the Foundation Establishment stage, she no longer needed to rest and began trying to contact Xiao Xiao using her divine sense.
As a result, I received a little bit of ridicule.
“I’ve moved into Little Gu’s mom’s house. I sleep with Little Gu’s mom every night. Little Gu’s mom’s bed smells nice, and she tells me bedtime stories. She also kisses me when I wake up in the morning.”
"Little Gu's mother's house is very big, there is delicious food every day, and I have lots of toys and lots of pretty clothes."
After spending half a month together, Xiao Xiao realized one thing: Gu's mother was very rich, much richer than Xu Yi.
“Little Gu’s mother is a sick mortal, yet she can still earn so much money. You’ve lived for tens of thousands of years, and you’re nothing, you can’t do anything, you can’t earn money, and you can’t get a wife. It’s really shameful.”
Xu Yi pursed her lips and severed her spiritual connection. From this day forward, her spiritual connection would be blocked from all external signals, and she refused to communicate with the rebellious woman.
A note from the author:
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Chapter Forty-Six
Gu Yueyue cared deeply for Bao Xiaoxiao; before leaving, she even taught Xiaoxiao how to use a mobile phone for video calls.
The customized phone only has one voice call function to prevent Xiaoxiao from being misled by the chaotic and confusing information online.
The nanny who came to the Gu family to take care of Xiaoxiao was personally hired by Gu Yueyue. She had worked for Gu Yueyue for a few days before and had gained Gu Yueyue's approval, and had also become a familiar face to Bao Xiaoxiao.
A middle-aged woman in her forties, with a heavy local accent, didn't talk much, but she loved to laugh. She was quick and efficient. She had been laid off because the husband of the previous household had been transferred to another country for work.
Ono's mother arrived in the afternoon, bringing fruit and snacks that the children like. She hadn't met Bao Xiaoxiao in person yet, only spoken to her during a video call with Ono.
I kept praising the little girl through the screen, saying she looked good and healthy, which made Bao Xiaoxiao very happy.
Xiao Xiao is the incarnation of a sword spirit. She cannot distinguish between good and bad people, but she can sense their aura, just like sensing the sword energy of an enemy on the battlefield.
At this moment, she could also sense the peaceful aura of the two elders, who meant her no harm whatsoever. She took the initiative to tell Gu Yueyue that she really liked the nanny and Grandma Zhao, so that Gu Yueyue could feel more at ease about them.
After finishing the show, Gu Yueyue called Xiaoxiao, who answered quickly. Gu Yueyue asked Xiaoxiao about her situation at home, and Xiaoxiao answered in detail. Finally, she considerately told Gu Yueyue to take good care of herself and get some rest.
The little girl's earnest concern touched Gu Yueyue deeply, making her wish she could go back immediately and give the baby a hug.
After hanging up the phone, Xiao Ye leaned close to Gu Yueyue and asked, "Sis, isn't the revival round in two days?"
"Hmm." Speaking of the revival competition, Gu Yueyue thought of Xu Yi after a long time. "It's almost here. All the eliminated contestants can come back to participate in the revival competition, and seven people will be voted to advance to the finals."
"So, sis, have you thought it over? Do you want Xu Yi to join our studio? You need to make a decision quickly. Xu Yi was eliminated before, and some agencies are still watching, but I know that four agencies have their eyes on her. As long as she is successfully selected in the revival competition, they will come to her to discuss signing a contract."
Xiao Ye was even more anxious than Gu Yueyue herself, fearing that Xu Yi would run off with someone else.
"Let me think about it some more." Gu Yueyue naturally wanted to sign Xu Yi, but this matter could only be confirmed after asking Xu Yi. Besides, she herself hadn't terminated her contract yet, so what could she offer Xu Yi? Just empty promises?
"Sis, you'd better hurry! Do you know how popular she is right now? There are so many people who want her." Xiao Ye was trying to trick Gu Yueyue. In reality, not many people were eyeing Xu Yi. The big companies had already pre-selected their contestants and sent them over. The smaller companies were still unclear about the market. Seeing that Xu Yi was eliminated in the first round and her online popularity was not high, they had already given up while observing. Otherwise, they wouldn't have waited for the revival round results before trying to negotiate with Xu Yi.
Gu Yueyue may know what Xiao Ye is thinking, or she may not have realized it yet, but that doesn't stop her from lacking confidence in herself and not daring to easily talk to Xu Yi about this matter.
No one can predict how her studio will develop in the future. Even she, the future boss, decided to take a gamble because she didn't want to be limited by talent anymore. But she's gambling with her own fate, and she can't afford to take responsibility for Xu Yi's future.
On-screen and off-screen are two different things. Even if Xiao Ye doesn't do well in her studio, she won't lose a penny. Xu Yi is different. Once she's signed, if she doesn't have good prospects, she'll just make Xu Yi waste her time. Female artists are different from male artists. Male artists have a wider range of roles and fewer age requirements, but women's development is very limited in any industry, especially in the entertainment industry.
Gu Yueyue's thoughts were wavering until two days before the revival competition, when the production team contacted her and said that Xu Yi had not submitted the revival competition application form.
Liu Dai was so anxious that he developed blisters in his mouth and came to find Gu Yueyue first thing in the morning.
"Teacher Gu, what should we do?" Liu Dai didn't necessarily want Xu Yi to come back to participate, but Zhao Sheng had been asking the production team why Xu Yi was eliminated ever since she was eliminated. In desperation, the production team revealed a little bit about the special arrangements made by the production team, which finally appeased him.
If Xu Yi doesn't participate in the revival competition, then Zhao Sheng will continue to make things difficult for them.
Having no other option, Liu Dai went to find Gu Yueyue.
"Teacher Gu, you were the one who suggested eliminating her. Why don't you try to contact her and ask her to come back for the revival competition?"
The weather in August was exceptionally hot and humid, and large beads of sweat rolled down Liu Dai's forehead.
Gu Yueyue agreed to Liu Dai's request, and Liu Dai simply gave her an afternoon off. The production team arranged a car to take Gu Yueyue to find Xu Yi.
Liu Dai personally saw him off at the door, leaving with an air of carrying the hopes of the entire village on a long voyage.
Liu Dai: "Teacher Gu! Please help me!"
"Teacher Liu, I'll try my best." Gu Yueyue was both amused and exasperated by his earnest admonition.
Gu Yueyue sat in the car and thought about it for a while. It wouldn't be appropriate to disturb her abruptly, so she took out her phone and sent Xu Yi a text message to let him know in advance.
Meanwhile, Xu Yi was sitting on the sofa at home looking at her phone. In the room, there was a woman dressed in red and black robes, who was tied up with a bed sheet twisted into a rope. Xu Yi had imbued the bed sheet with spiritual power, and the woman struggled desperately but could not break free.
This story begins in the early hours of this morning.
He Xiaojing went to film with the crew, and after she left, she sent a message to her saying that she wanted to stay and study, and that she probably wouldn't be back for at least two months.
Xu Yi heard a knock on the door in the middle of the night. She thought it was He Xiaojing who had come back for something. But when she opened the door, she was ambushed. The attacker used only fist and foot techniques, but they felt very familiar to her.
After a fight, once she had subdued the woman, she was able to see the woman's face clearly.
"Third, how did you end up here?" Xu Yi was surprised and even used her spiritual power to test her, fearing that some ghost was pretending to be her junior sister to lure her. But she was sure that it really was her third junior sister.
Xu Yi quickly let go of her and even straightened her wrinkled robes. But as soon as Xu Shang regained her footing, she started swinging her fists again, continuing to hit her until dawn. When some neighbors got up early to buy groceries, Xu Yi finally became impatient and restrained her.
"Let me go! Xu Yi, you bastard!"
"You only know how to scheme against me, what kind of number one sword master do you think you are! I refuse to accept this, let me go!"
"Xu Yi! If I hadn't been seriously injured and unable to participate in the inner disciple competition, you wouldn't have become the senior sister!"
"Let me go! Let's have another fair and square match!"
Xu Yi sat on the sofa playing on her phone. The array had already been set up, and she couldn't hear the shouts from the room at all. It wasn't until she received a text message from Gu Yueyue that she came back to life from her wooden state.
Seeing the mess in the living room, Xu Yi quickly put down her phone and started cleaning up. Xu Shang, who was tied up in the room, had been shouting at first, but when she saw Xu Yi's strange expression, she stopped shouting and looked at her with great curiosity.
Xu Yi estimated the time; assuming no traffic jams, Miss Gu would arrive here in less than half an hour.
She couldn't clean up by herself in time, so Xu Yi went in to untie Xu Shang.
Xu Shang had just clenched his fist when Xu Yi slapped him on the forehead.
"Stop fooling around, Miss Gu is here!"
Xu Shang was very unhappy about being hit, but when she heard a title she hadn't heard in a long time, she was stunned. She asked, "Patriarch Gu?"
"Okay." Xu Yi responded, and handed her a rag. "Hurry up and tidy up for me."
"Oh, oh." Xu Shang put down his sword, took a rag, and went out with her. He was even more efficient at cleaning up than Xu Yi.
She finished wiping the table and went to get the mop. Halfway through mopping the floor, she suddenly paused and asked Xu Yi curiously, "Why don't you use the Restoration Cleansing Technique?"
"..." Xu Yi glanced at her but didn't say anything.
Xu Shang burst into laughter: "You haven't been a mortal for so long that you've forgotten you know magic, have you? Don't tell me you're at the Foundation Establishment stage and still don't know these two minor spells."
"Shut up."
Xu Yi made a hand seal, and the moment Gu Yueyue called, the entire room returned to normal.
Xu Shang, having laughed too much, was packed up, tied up, and stuffed back into the room.
"Xu Yi! You bastard who kicks people away after using them!"
After Xu Yi applied the concealment talisman and silence spell to Xu Shang, the doorbell rang as expected.
The door opened, and Gu Yueyue stood outside.
Xu Yi stared at her in a daze for a while before nervously speaking, "Teacher Gu, please come in."
The air conditioner was on inside, and Gu Yueyue felt a cool breeze as soon as she entered.
"Isn't your roommate home?" Gu Yueyue sat down on the sofa and took the water that Xu Yi poured for her.
I heard Xu Yi mention before when we were on the show that he shared an apartment with a girl.
"She's away on a business trip and won't be back anytime soon."
The conversation started, and Gu Yueyue took the opportunity to ask about her work schedule and why she didn't participate in the revival competition.
Xu Yi didn't want to participate in the revival competition because she felt that the money given by the program was enough to pay for her tuition. However, she spent all that money on Zai Zai and was even ridiculed and disliked by Zai Zai.
Now she's determined to participate in the revival competition, not only to win a prize but also to get to know Miss Gu better.
"Isn't there still two days left?" Xu Yi took out her phone and looked at the date marked on the calendar. Indeed, there were still two days left.
"Didn't you know that you need to submit an application form in advance to participate in the revival competition?"
"..." Xu Yi paused. Of course, she didn't know about this. She had been busy repairing her body and had only successfully established her foundation yesterday. She hadn't bothered to learn about these things at all.
Seeing her half-understanding expression, Gu Yueyue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she didn't want to participate, so there was no need for Gu Yueyue to persuade her any further.
Thinking of Xu Yi's clueless and ignorant appearance, Gu Yueyue began to worry. She wondered if the agency would make proper arrangements for Xu Yi after she signed with them.
Upon learning that Xu Yi was unaware that she needed to submit an application form, Gu Yueyue immediately helped her fill out an electronic application form.
Liu Dai received the notification in time. While he was relieved, he praised Gu Yueyue highly and even sent her a large red envelope out of his own pocket.
Of course, Gu Yueyue didn't accept it, only replying that it was her duty.
Gu Yueyue only had one afternoon off. She had already helped Xu Yi apply for the competition form, but she still had things to do with the production team, so she couldn't stay any longer.
"Then I'll head back first." Gu Yueyue stood up, and Xu Yi suppressed her smile. "I'll see you out."
As the two reached the door, a loud noise suddenly came from Xu Yi's room, startling Gu Yueyue. Xu Yi's expression changed instantly, and she quickly rushed back to her room.
A note from the author:
The night before the Cangyun Sect's inner disciple competition, Xu Laosan rushed back to the sect with the intention of winning the championship. At that time, she returned under the stars and moon, full of high spirits.
Under the moonlight, Xu Yi was practicing his sword when he was stopped by a fairy in white.
White-robed Fairy: May I ask, Sword Master, is there a sword cultivator in the Cangyun Sect who practices the Path of Passion?
Xu Yi: Are you from the Hehuan Sect?
White-clad fairy: That's right.
Xu Yi: What do you want with that sword cultivator?