Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

Xiao Yan originally wanted to return the Sea Heart Flame to Han Feng, but Han Feng resolutely refused to accept it, claiming that in order to revive Yao Chen in the future, the strange fire would need to be in a person's body, and it was only a matter of time before it was given to Xiao Yan.

Although it is not necessary for Xiao Yan to resurrect Yao Chen, it can also be done by Han Feng, but Xiao Yan also knows the difficulty involved. The slightest carelessness could lead to his resurrection. Xiao Yan cannot throw this responsibility to Han Feng. With Yao Chen's persuasion, Xiao Yan has no choice but to accept it.

Even Yao Chen wanted to take the opportunity to give the Bone Spirit Cold Fire to Xiao Yan, but was sternly rejected by Han Feng.

Yao Chen doesn't have a body now, and he would likely suffer trauma if he separated the strange fire from his soul without permission. Xiao Yan certainly wouldn't want to do that, so Yao Chen had no choice but to give up.

In addition, Xiao Yan's strength soared from a four-star great fighter to a one-star fighter, and his Burning Art broke through from the middle level of the Profound rank to the low level of the Earth rank. Coupled with the additional effect of the Black Prison Dark Soul Lock, Xiao Yan's true strength doubled.

Although Xiao Yan has just broken through to the Dou Ling realm, according to Yao Chen's estimation, Xiao Yan has probably surpassed the Dou Wang realm and is now on the same level as a low-level Dou Huang realm.

What the hell.

Yao Chen's mouth twitched. As a teacher, she should be very happy that her disciple's strength has improved, but why does she feel so uncomfortable?

There was a feeling that most of his life had been lived in vain, and most of his past perceptions had been overturned by Xiao Yan.

But it’s okay this way.

The three-year agreement between me and Yun Yun should be fulfilled as soon as possible.

Yao Chen sighed inwardly. She felt very guilty towards Yun Yun. Thinking about Yun Shan's furious look when he just came out of confinement, she almost caused a disaster because of her greed for playfulness.

Although, now there is indeed a loss of life.

And more importantly, Xiao Yan still knows nothing about this.

I wonder how he will view me when I tell him the truth in the future.

Whenever he thought of this, Yao Chen couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

But no matter how afraid you are of the future, you must do what you should do, and you cannot avoid admitting mistakes.

Otherwise, he is not worthy of being Xiao Yan's teacher.

"Go back. You've been out for two weeks. Xun'er and the others must be worried."

Xiao Yan stretched his arms, changed his clothes, and walked towards the outer courtyard in high spirits.

On the way to the outer courtyard, Xiao Yan was still muttering to himself.

"I wonder how Mei'er's drama is going."

Xun'er also showed Xiao Yan the dramas that Xiao Mei had filmed before, but what should I say? Maybe it didn't match Xiao Yan's style. The overall tone of those dramas made Xiao Yan dislike them.

Those dramas may be real and are not suitable for men to watch.

But putting aside personal preferences, Xiao Mei's filming is indeed very good. The changes in angles and the ups and downs of the plot are all controlled quite perfectly. Not to mention that the casting is still Xun'er. Xiao Yu, who disguises himself as the male lead, is even more handsome and cool. This is probably the reason why although the plot is not suitable for boys, there are still many boys chasing after it.

Just when Xiao Yan returned to the outer courtyard, he heard the excited cheers of dozens of people coming from the outer courtyard's arena which was originally used for competitions.

Xiao Mei attached great importance to this play. She submitted an application to the academy to borrow the arena as a filming location and also asked for leave on behalf of dozens of actors participating in the play.

Logically speaking, the college would not agree.

What is an academy? It's a place to learn! It's a place to improve your strength! How can you mess around? Not only do you want to borrow the sacred arena, but you also skip classes with a large number of students. Do you think this is your home?!

Dean Hu Qian originally wanted to rebuke Xiao Mei loudly and righteously.

But unfortunately, Xiao Mei gave too much.

Xiao Mei not only promised in person, she even wrote a letter of commitment, guaranteeing that one-third of the profits from the filming and broadcast of the drama would be donated to the External Academy free of charge.

Hu Qian had seen all the money Xiao Mei had earned from filming, and it was like robbing her.

No! That's worse than robbing someone! Even if you rob someone, you can't make them willingly give you their money!

Not to mention that this time Xiao Mei recruited actors from the Inner and Outer Courtyards with such fanfare, and also found the absolutely beautiful Han Feng to be the leading actress. It is obvious that the drama shot by Xiao Mei this time will be a gold coin harvester in both the Inner and Outer Courtyards!

Therefore, Hu Qian waved his hand without hesitation and agreed to Xiao Mei's request in the slightly contemptuous eyes of other teachers.

Those teachers did not expect that their dean, who looked quite dignified and solemn, was actually so greedy for money.

Hu Qian pretended not to see it, but he was secretly resentful in his heart.

You are not the dean, so of course you don’t understand my suffering!

Funds! Funds! Funds! Do you guys know how many cold stares I get when I go to the inner courtyard to ask for funds? I am a Douhuang and I feel like crying because of the shortage of money. Can you understand my extremely aggrieved mood?

Moreover, I am the Dean of the School of External Studies, highly respected and a role model for students. It is impossible for me to be the first to steal and rob for funds, right?

Now that there is such a way to make money, why not do it?

We didn't steal or rob. We were just using the facilities in the outer courtyard reasonably. What's wrong with that?

What? You said it's wrong to allow a large number of students to take leave?

Get out! It's easy to talk without any pain in your waist! Otherwise, you give me money?

In short, the solemn and serious arena of the academy became Xiao Mei's filming base. These days, the director was filming day and night, and all kinds of noises emerged one after another. Others were very curious about what was being filmed inside, but had no way of knowing.

After Xiao Mei brought the actors in, she sealed off the entire arena. No one inside could get out, and no one outside could get in. She even moved the cooking ingredients, stoves, bowls and chopsticks, etc. inside to emphasize absolute confidentiality.

And today, when the students heard the loud cheers in the arena, they understood that the filming was finally finished.

Chapter 373 Rock Paper Scissors

As the gates of the arena were opened, actors poured out in large numbers, and it was obvious from their expressions that they were feeling very depressed.

Some students saw the actors finally come out and wanted to ask them what movie they were filming, but no one revealed a single thing.

There was no way. The contract between them and Xiao Mei stated that anyone who dared to reveal any information before the show was released would not only lose their salary, but she would also pursue the matter to the end.

Xiao Yan stood outside the arena, feeling somewhat curious about what was going on inside. Just as he was considering whether or not to go in, a voice came from the side.

"Xiao Yan, you're back?"

Xiao Yan turned his head and saw Xiao Yu walking towards him slowly with her slender legs. She put one hand on her waist and looked at Xiao Yan helplessly.

"Really? You suddenly said you were going to the back mountain to practice. You haven't been back for two weeks. If you don't come back, Xun'er and I will go to the back mountain to look for you."

"Ahaha. Sorry for making you worry."

Xiao Yan smiled embarrassedly, and Xiao Yu shrugged helplessly. Then he frowned and looked at Xiao Yan in astonishment.

"You have broken through to the Douling level?!"

"Well, luckily, I just broke through."

Xiao Yan nodded slightly, which made Xiao Yu sigh inwardly. Two weeks ago, Xiao Yan was still a four-star Grand Master, but in just two weeks he had jumped six levels.

If an ordinary person saw this speed of cultivation, their eyes would probably pop out of their heads. However, Xiao Yu, who grew up under the influence of the Xiao family members led by Xiao Yan, was not that shocked. The astonishment in his eyes only lasted for a moment.

After all, although Xiao Yan's cultivation speed was fast, it was still acceptable in Xiao Yu's eyes, because all members of the Xiao family were like this, and Xiao Yu was used to it. Xiao Yan was only slightly faster than his other brothers and sisters.

Habits are really terrible.

In the arena, Xiao Mei, the theater staff, and the main actors were still staying here, talking about something excitedly.

"Director Xiao Mei, all twenty projection crystals have been recovered, and we have confirmed that there are no problems with the images inside."

The assistant excitedly reported to Xiao Mei. Xiao Mei nodded slightly and looked at the assistant.

"You can bring a few people to do the promotion today. The ticket price and time will remain the same as before."

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

Then Xiao Mei turned and looked at her staff.

"Everyone, please work overtime tonight to edit the video and try to get the finished product out before tomorrow morning."

Even though the filming has been completed, it does not mean that it can be directly shown to the audience.

Every scene in every drama was recorded from various angles using several projection crystals. It doesn’t matter if you watch it yourself, but since you want to show it to the audience and charge them for it, you can’t just use one angle.

At the same time, which angles and which shots to use must all be carefully connected.

Xiao Mei attaches great importance to this drama and must do her best as possible.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone."

Finally, Xiao Mei looked at Lin Xiuya and other main actors. Compared with the extras, they really just repeated the same plot over and over again until Xiao Mei was satisfied. They were all a little mentally exhausted in the past two weeks, which was more torturous than practicing.

"This is the reward I promised to give you." Xiao Mei took out the gold coin cards she had prepared in advance from her ring and handed them to everyone. "Three hundred thousand per person, please keep them."

Three hundred thousand? !

Lin Xiuya and others were stunned. Just two weeks, and they gave so much?

This is pure profit. Three hundred thousand is probably enough for the living expenses of an average student to stay in school until graduation, and there will be a lot left when leaving.

Lin Yan didn't care about the money. He had enough of it. What's more, he came here just to deal with the fire poison. On the first day of filming, he took the time to ask Han Feng, and Han Feng solved it for him. Lin Yan was shocked and grateful at the same time. He worked hard during the subsequent filming. As for whether there was any salary, it was not important to Lin Yan. However, since Xiao Mei gave it to him, he would not be stubborn and refuse it.

As for other actors, although they are not as much as the main actors, they are still not small, 30,000 each. However, those actors were not paid directly like Lin Xiuya and others, but planned to pay them after the filming starts, to avoid anyone breaching the contract and revealing the spoilers.

In the past two weeks, Xiao Mei and people like Lin Xiuya have gotten to know each other well. They should not do anything that violates the contract. Even if someone breaks the contract, they can be held accountable as soon as possible.

"Hey, three hundred thousand. Mei'er, you're too polite." Xiao Ning looked at the gold coin card in his hand and laughed. Xiao Mei glanced at him coldly after hearing his polite words. "Why? Do you want to give it back to me? Just consider it as working for nothing."

"Forget it, forget it."

Xiao Ning shook his head repeatedly and smiled awkwardly. Three hundred thousand was enough for him to rent a place in Black Horn for half a month.

Then Xiao Ning turned around and discussed with Rob to see which place to go.

Just at this moment, a voice was heard, and both of them trembled instinctively when they heard the voice.

"You two can have fun with the money. I won't stop you, but don't skip class."

Following these words, Xiao Yu slowly walked over, and Xiao Yan followed behind.

Hu Jia crossed her arms and glanced at Xiao Yan, curling her lips in displeasure. Because of Xun'er, she was extremely unhappy with Xiao Yan, even though Xiao Yan did nothing.

Immediately, Hu Jia noticed something and looked Xiao Yan up and down with shock in his eyes.

This guy seems to have become a Douling spirit???

How is this possible?! The last time I saw him, he was clearly a four-star master!!!

"Cousin Xiao Yan!" Seeing Xiao Yan, Xiao Mei immediately abandoned her calm appearance, leaped into Xiao Yan's arms, hugged his neck, turned around and lay on his back, "Hehe~~ Cousin Xiao Yan, my play will be broadcasted in the whole theater tomorrow, and I will reserve a good seat for you then~"

"Thank you~"

Xiao Yan responded with a smile, while Lin Xiuya and the others looked at Xiao Mei who was acting like a spoiled child towards Xiao Yan, with expressions of astonishment frozen on their faces.

In the past two weeks, Xiao Mei had always been in their impression as an arrogant and strong woman. Even people like Lin Xiuya, who were much stronger than Xiao Mei, were overwhelmed by Xiao Mei and could not resist her aura.

And now, Xiao Mei, who seemed serious and tough in their eyes, actually showed such a charming look when facing Xiao Yan. The impact was really huge.

Han Yue frowned slightly as she looked at Xiao Yan who was laughing and chatting with Xiao Mei on his back.

Is that the Xiao Yan that Xiao Yu mentioned to me before?

After feeling Xiao Yan's strength, Han Yue was slightly surprised.

One-star Dou Ling? ! Higher level than Xiao Yu!

Han Yue is Xiao Yu's only good friend in the inner courtyard, but she knows clearly why Xiao Yu ran to the inner courtyard. It was to help her find a solution to the problem of her cousin who somehow fell back from a fighter to the third stage of fighting spirit.

For this reason, although Xiao Yu successfully entered the inner courtyard, and even beat up all the old students who came to hunt during the necessary hunting of new students, he never spent a single day in the Tianfen Qi Training Tower, the inner courtyard's exclusive training place, and spent every day searching for various books in the academy.

Until the beginning of this year, Xiao Yu still hadn't found any clues. Before leaving, he angrily belittled the Inner Court, saying something like "How dare they claim to be the best school in the continent?", which made the elders look extremely unhappy.

Now it seems that not only has Xiao Yan’s problem been solved, but his strength has even improved faster than Xiao Yu’s!

It's only been a year! One year! At least when Xiao Yu left the inner courtyard, Xiao Yan should have been at the third level of Dou Qi. How could he have broken through to Dou Ling in just one year? !

Lin Xiuya and others were also staring at Xiao Yan solemnly at this time.

One-star Douling are rare in the Outer Court, but they are not uncommon in the Inner Court.

However, based on their intuition as the best, they came to a rather absurd conclusion about Xiao Yan, who had just broken through to the Dou Ling level.

That's them, they can't beat Xiao Yan.

When they faced Xiao Yan in front of them, it was as if they were facing the female Tyrannosaurus in the inner courtyard. The feeling of powerlessness was deeply buried in their hearts.

How is that possible? He is only a one-star Douling!

Lin Xiuya felt extremely solemn, and then he felt a little excited.

And it's not just him, Lin Yan and Liu Qing as well.

They wanted to confirm it themselves to make sure their intuition was correct!

Almost at the same time, the three of them took a step towards Xiao Yan, and then they were suddenly stunned and looked at the other two in astonishment.