Chapter 273: You

The other lead actors also stepped onto the stage to receive red envelopes; though the amounts weren’t as large as those given to the male and female leads, they were still quite generous by comparison.

Especially for young actors still in school, the envelopes were enough to cover their tuition.

Like Li Jiahang and his several classmates.

They had all come from school to audition; though their roles weren’t particularly standout, being part of a film that grossed two hundred million yuan would surely benefit their future careers.

That night, she didn’t know how many times she had fainted until dawn broke, when she collapsed exhausted onto Qin Changfeng’s body.

“What’s in your bag? Let me take a look?” Xia Ge asked with a grin, bouncing with excitement.

As the protector of the Zhang family, Chu Chen had offered them aid and thus deserved their offerings in return.

Even though her vision was already blurred, Qin Ge’s eyes slowly ignited with hope.

Their goals were clear: two would suppress the divine demons, one would kill Shi Hao while he was breaking through—even if they couldn’t slay him outright, they’d shatter his immortal foundation. Before the old man, the path was wide open; the rest of the Heavenly Court were mere ants, posing not the slightest threat.

The quiet atmosphere made Ye Feifei feel suffocated. Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the Young Master—he still stood there, staring fixedly at her—and her mouth went dry, the air in the room seeming to thin out.

Afterward, she moved into the dormitory, and her contact with her sister grew sparser; the less she wanted her sister to know about her life, until one day, on her sister’s birthday, she returned home.

The agonized, mournful cries silenced the onlookers, who stood quietly watching Li Dalaang and Dou the cousin nearby.

“Since you won’t act, then I’ll clear the path myself!” Ji Ruo suddenly glared at Chu Chen.

Where his gaze fell, Li Chunfeng’s once-charming face flushed crimson and tightened instantly upon impact.

Watching Lu Si tense up completely because of her actions, Ji chuckled softly in his ear, “Heh, you’re not a virgin, are you…?” The moment she spoke, Lu Si’s face turned even redder, his embarrassed fury instantly lifting Ji’s morning gloom.

He Lili sprang up, wrapped her arms around the main roof beam, lifted her feet and hooked them tightly, then effortlessly swung her body upside down; after a ninety-degree upward flip, she sat steadily atop the ridge beam.

“Come to avenge someone?” Ye Hua stopped walking. He noticed the black-robed figure across the distance was also looking his way—he knew the man had noticed him too, but why hadn’t he rushed over yet?

After speaking, Bai Mujin turned away with a look of disappointment, as if she couldn’t even bear to glance at the sister who had brought shame upon the family.

Years later, as Yun Shi grew older, during a palace banquet, she fell instantly in love with the young Chancellor Lu. She confessed her feelings privately that very day—but was rejected, for Chancellor Lu was already married: the famed Tie Niangzi, Xie Wushuang.

It survived beneath its mother’s bloodied body, first nursed by its mother, then later fed soft wolf meat by Jing Rong—no one had ever taught it what hunting meant. Though it possessed the instinct of a predator, no one had ever shown it how to use that instinct.

Fu Yunxi hid in the shadows, watching. Indeed, the more expensive things drew the most attention—there was still a long line outside the ‘door.’ Inside, there were thirty-six tables total; six were reserved exclusively for high officials and nobles, positioned directly facing the stage, while commoners could only gaze in envy.

Bai Shizu froze. He naturally knew that invoking the family law required going to the ancestral hall, first offering prayers to the ancestors before enforcement—but no one had invoked the family law in so many years; who still remembered these old customs?