”You failed?!” On the other end of the phone, a young person thundered, “I’ve already paid you!”
Aladekel replied unhappily, “I haven’t received the money!”
The young person laughed coldly. “You didn’t even succeed. If you don’t have the ability, I’ll get someone else! If it weren’t for that kid being out of the country, would I have needed to send a request through the Alliance?”
Aladekel was infuriated. The Chinese were simply too cunning, and moreover the mission target was no ordinary person, he was a beastman! Originally, he would’ve been on the side of a losing deal if they went by the price of a normal human, and on top of that, the employer was treating him with disdain to boot. Sorry, this lord doesn’t want to do this anymore!
“Then go and find someone else!”
Aladekel hung up the phone, typing something onto his laptop and entering a website. He keyed in a password and entered the Alliance’s webpage, quickly locating his mission and clicking on the ‘Give Up’ button, leaving his employer a bad review in the process.
Aladekel let out a breath filled with resentment before once again thinking back to the mystical lifeform he saw that night and starting a thread in the forums.
Tree Hollow: When I was out on a mission, I came across a milky-white, transparent, circular membrane. It even gave off light, was slimy, highly toxic and as tall as five stories. Asking what the hell is this?
Very quickly, someone replied to him.
【Where did you meet it? 】
Aladekel immediately answered.
【By the sea, at night. 】
That person replied to him.
【Oh, then you must have seen wrongly. 】
Aladekel almost smashed his keyboard.
Very soon, another person replied to him.
【Maybe it was a transparent octopus, did it have tentacles? 】
Aradekel joyfully replied.
【It did, it had many tentacles. 】
【Then it’s an octopus. A variant, transparent octopus. 】
Aladekel thought for a bit. Variant octopus? Did octopuses suck blood? Following that thought, he reasoned it away with: It’s a variant octopus, that’s why it sucked blood.
So it turned out to be a new bloodsucking species…
Aladekel calculated, if he were to report this to the Board of Elders, how much money would they give him?
Hua Ji cancelled his Hawaiian vacation the next day, flying back to his country.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
Outside of the country was unsafe, it was still inside his country that was the best.
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Uncountable numbers of people who have done business with the old turtle were itching to throttle him to death, because this fellow was always slower by half a beat, yet also very shrewd!
However, to the celebrities working for the company, the shrewder the company’s boss was, the better.
Boss Wu looked to be extremely old. His hair was snow white, and he even wore presbyopic glasses, trembling like a leaf when sitting in the boss’s chair. Despite this, the hand darting across the game controls was even faster than a young person’s.
When Hua Ji came in, he didn’t bother looking up, killing off the opponent’s healer with a single shot and achieving another arena victory.
He said in the party chat, “Something urgent came up, I’ll leave for a while.”
After that, Boss Wu pushed aside his laptop, looked towards Hua Ji, and said, “I heard you brought back a senior?”
Hua Ji nodded his head, puffing out his chest in pride, “Doesn’t my robe look beautiful?”
Boss Wu cast a glance towards the robe on Hua Ji’s body, “The old bee’s newest work. However, I personally saw him offering this robe to the cultivators. If you want to die then feel free to wear it outside.”
Hua Ji’s momentum stuttered for a second before he pointed at the robe he was wearing. “Boss, take a closer look?”
Boss Wu raised an eyebrow. He squinted his eyes and looked closely for a long time. Suddenly, his face was filled with disbelief, “This is that senior?”
Hua Ji was extremely pleased. “Correct. This is the Lord Jellyfish that’s existed since the beginning of the Earth!”
Boss Wu said meaningfully, “You are sure this senior will temporarily remain by your side?”
Hua Ji proudly lifted his head. “Of course!”
Boss Wu carefully probed. “Then, can I have a couple words with the senior?”
Hua Ji immediately wilted. “He’s still resting. He said that as long as I don’t get too worked up or face danger, he won’t wake up.”
Lord Jellyfish was still airsick.
Boss Wu said, “That’s fantastic then. Originally, I was still hesitant, but since you’ve got a new bodyguard, this script is yours.”
Hua Ji’s eyes shone and he happily received the script, “What script is it? Whose is it? Is it safe?”
The last question was the most important.
“This is a large-scale period drama planned by Genesis Media with a total of 44 episodes. One of the characters is a pervert with a beautiful and moving appearance, I feel that this role fits you rather well.”
Hua Ji: “…”
Boss Wu nonchalantly said, “This series is being created to prop up the newest maiden that has left her sect to travel, that’s why the executive producer is a cultivator sent by one of the sects. You are also familiar with him, he’s Li Shunhua.”
“WTF! It was he who hired a mercenary to mess with me!!” Hua Ji was furious. “If it wasn’t for me meeting Lord Jellyfish, I would have already become a fox-fur muffler!!”
Boss Wu said unperturbed, “Take a look at the character’s setting, tomorrow you and Butterfly Yan will go and audition for this.”
Hua Ji didn’t want to go anymore.
Once he saw the director’s name though, he was once again speechless.
This was Director Yu. He had made a name for himself filming period dramas, and his period dramas had also left the realm of low-class, cheap entertainment behind; between the flurries of love and hate, they would try their best to educate the audience on historical facts. Out of all the directors for period dramas, he could be considered the one with the least issues, and also the one in his age group most recognised and beloved by everyone.
Hua Ji mumbled, “I won’t take the job if the role has too few scenes.”
”Hm, there are quite a few. He’s the third male lead’s… confidant, and also the shitstick who breaks apart the third male lead and female lead.” Boss Wu said while smiling, “I forgot to mention, Li Shunhua is the second male lead.”
Hua Ji was stunned.
“He didn’t manage to get the role of first male lead?”
“The first male lead is someone Director Yu often works with, specially invited to guide the maiden. Naturally he won’t cast someone as tactless and impulsive as Li Shunhua.” Boss Wu warned Hua Ji again, “Even though your role is somewhat of a pervert, he’s also very likeable. If you can act out his character well, it will be a boon to you. Be more mindful, understand?”
Hua Ji nodded his head. After all, Boss Wu is an old turtle with incredible foresight. He wouldn’t go wrong if he listened to him.
He took the script home to properly prepare.
The next day, he attended the audition in high spirits.
There were a lot of people there for the audition, however Boss Wu had already long prepared everything. Butterfly Yan spoke a few words with the staff and Hua Ji was able to enter through the backdoor.
He waited in the corridor for a while and discovered that there were a number of actors here for the audition. He even spotted quite a few familiar faces among the third-rate celebrities. Of course, he himself was also one of them.
After a while, the staff informed him that he could head in for the audition.
Hua Ji tidied up his clothes. Today he was wearing a suit that was body-hugging, narrow at the waist and broad at the shoulders, but was slightly wide at the cuffs. The suit hem was also slightly longer than a typical suit’s. His hair was set with hair gel and slightly curled. He had light make-up on his eyes and his lowered head and downcast eyes gave him a distinguished air.
Upon pushing open the door, the person sitting straight ahead of where he was standing was Director Yu. Director Yu was over 40 years old this year, and wore a grey jacket, looking somewhat frustrated. Beside him sat a girl dressed in a white dress. The girl looked very energetic, and Hua Ji knew at first glance that this girl was the one that just left her sect, the drama’s female lead.
On the girl’s other side sat the despicable Li Shunhua. He was reclining against the back of the chair, looking at him with a smile that was not a smile.
There was also the screenwriter and producer, but those people were unimportant.
Hua Ji inwardly clenched a fist. If he could win over the director and Li Shunhua, the role was his!
Hua Ji had just stopped walking when the maiden opened her eyes wide, blurting out, “Fox spirit!”
Hua Ji smiled. “Hello everyone, I am Hua Ji from Wan Gu Entertainment, here to audition for the role of the fox spirit, ah, no, for the role of Feng Huixue!”
The corner of Director Yu’s mouth hooked up, and he smiled.
“Do you know Feng Huixue’s setting?”
Hua Ji nodded. “I do, he’s a fox spirit.”
Director Yu supplemented, “He is a fox spirit whose attempts to break up a happy couple failed, and he even ended up being skinned by his master and made into a fox-fur muffler to be given to the female lead.”
The maiden in the white skirt beside him once again smiled brightly.
Hua Ji’s heart felt rather stifled.
Li Shunhua unhurriedly said, “What? Is it too difficult?”
Hua Ji smiled coldly, “I think that I can give it a shot.”
Director Yu passed a piece of paper to Hua Ji, “This is the chosen scene.”
The scene’s contents were very simple; it was the scene where Feng Huixue was speaking malicious words behind the female lead’s back, yet was dismissed and even questioned by the third male lead.
Director Yu let Li Shunhua test Hua Ji and pretend to be the third male lead. He wore a Zhongshan suit, his body filled with an imposing manner.
He clasped his hands behind his back, suddenly turning around, anger bursting out, “What did you say?!”
Hua Ji instantly got into character. His body curved, like a weak willow propping up the wind. The atmosphere around him softened by several measures.
When Director Yu saw this scene, his eyes brightened and he sat up straight.
Hua Ji turned his face to the side, his pale skin coupled with his skinny cheekbones sketching out a beautiful yet haggard silhouette. He lowered his head, long eyelashes trembling like the wings of a cicada, lips instantly bruising.
His voice sounded shattered like fine rain. “Master… Don’t you believe me?”
The word ‘master’ carried a hint of charm; the final syllable was lilting, letting the bodies of those who heard it involuntarily become limp.
The maiden in the white dress sucked in a cold breath, muttering in her heart, he truly is a fox spirit.
Hua Ji blinked his eyes, attempting to squeeze out a few tears.
He thought back to when he was a child and had managed to steal a chicken leg after much difficulty, yet had it snatched away by a wolf, and instantly felt sorrow rising up.
Maybe it was due to his sorrow being too intense, but the Lord Jellyfish on his head was jolted awake. He lazily let out a big yawn, meeting Li Shunhua’s startled gaze.
“Is it he who made you cry?” Lord Jellyfish became happy, “Then I’ll eat him!”
The chicken leg in his head became Lord Jellyfish.
Hua Ji: NO!!!!!
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Lord jellyfish calm down hahaha
Lol the chicken leg flying away in my youthful day~ become a whole chicken in Lord Jellyfish eyes~ lalala
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