Chapter 340: 《Looking at the Mountain》

Mozun Chonglou, in his entire life, only follows the promise made to General Feipeng.

As for what that old man Qingwei says about a gentleman's agreement?

This level of moral kidnapping is naturally useless to Chonglou.

What the audience is wondering now is, what is Chonglou looking for Jingtian for?

Seeing Jingtian lying on the ground, the first words out of Chonglou's mouth were: "You have changed."

"Changed? Do you know me?" Jingtian asked.

"Look at you, actually reduced to this state," Chonglou said with regret: "It has been a long time since we last met."

"Long time no see?" Jingtian was puzzled: "When have we ever met?"

Seeing this, the audience can actually already roughly guess the Drama.

Either Jingtian looks exactly like General Feipeng, or he is actually Feipeng!

Sometimes, some plot holes can be buried deeper, so the audience cannot guess them.

And some plot holes can be revealed directly to heighten the audience's expectations.

Even if the audience knows Jingtian is Feipeng, they will only look forward to the day he transforms into the Divine General of the God Realm even more!

The next moment, Mozun actually took out the Demon Sword, stabbed it into the ground, and displayed it in front of Jingtian.

Jingtian looked at this sword and praised it lavishly, saying it was naturally formed and looked to weigh at least a hundred catties.

Yet, a mortal like him, who lacks the strength to truss a chicken, actually lifted this Demon Sword with ease, as if it had no weight!

"It really is yours," Chonglou looked at the scene before him, his gaze fixed.

"Me?" Jingtian asked while playing with the Demon Sword, turning his head back.

"We still have an unfinished duel." Mozun Chonglou stepped forward, his aura extremely powerful: "Come! General Feipeng!"

Watching this scene, the audience only felt that Luo Mo's tropes are truly hard to guess.

"It's clearly called the Demon Sword, yet it's actually the Divine General's weapon?"

"I thought Mozun went to snatch the sword, I didn't expect him to come to deliver a cheat to Jingtian?"

"Ding! Your cheat has arrived, please sign for it."

"Is it directly stating that Jingtian is Feipeng?"

From this point on, the Drama effectively enters the early stage of a small runaway plot, and in this way, everything becomes even more captivating.

Suddenly, the heated discussion about this show on the internet began to surge.

If everyone starts discussing a show's characters, discussing the plot, and debating its merits and flaws, then it proves they have already fallen in love with it.

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For the second half of the sixth episode of "Jingtian Arc", Luo Mo filmed very arduously.

For no other reason, it was just tiring.

When Chonglou sought out Jingtian, Xu Zhangqing also arrived.

This white-clad senior disciple of the Shushan Sect burns the most expensive special effects and takes the most poisonous beatings.

With Chonglou's power, Xu Zhangqing was naturally beaten to the point of almost dying.

Then, the classic scene appeared, which was Jingtian carrying Xu Zhangqing on his back, ascending the Three Thousand Long Stairs of Shushan.

This plot segment, besides deeply establishing the friendship between the two, is actually more for character development.

Early character development is very important; only then will many later plot points be logical and not make people feel awkward.

For example, if the impression Xu Zhangqing gives everyone is not that of a person who can sacrifice himself for the sake of the world's Righteousness, then many plot points could not unfold naturally, and there would be a sense of tearing between the beginning and the end.

At the same time, Jingtian seems greedy for money and acts like a little hoodlum, but in reality, he is Kind at heart, with Righteousness coming first.

On this mountain-climbing path, Jingtian, with his mere mortal body, had to carry the severely injured Xu Zhangqing on his back while also holding the Demon Sword that had nowhere to be placed, and he walked very laboriously.

With one hand holding the sword and the other carrying a person, how could he handle it?

If you have ever carried a drunk person, then you should know very clearly that if a person is conscious and has strength in their body, carrying them won't be this tiring.

If they are unconscious and have no strength in their body, then carrying them is truly heavy.

At this very moment, Jingtian looked at the long, winding road, looked at the Shushan that he didn't know when he would reach, and lowered his head to glance at the Demon Sword in his hand.

This was the best sword he had ever seen, and it was even an old antique from a thousand years ago.

It had runes on it, and jade stones.

It was incomparably powerful, and worth a fortune.

But.

But.

Covered in mud and looking incredibly disheveled, Jingtian looked at the blood-soaked Xu Zhangqing and said: "If you don't die, you must pay me back tenfold."

The background music sounded at this moment, and the god-tier soundtrack flooded into the audience's eardrums.

Seeing him suddenly plunge the obstructive Demon Sword into the soil, carry Xu Zhangqing on his back, take one last look at the Demon Sword standing in the mud, he abandoned the Demon Sword and continued to climb the mountain without looking back!

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"How come I'm a bit moved?"

"Speechless, this soundtrack is too perfect! At least half of my being moved was brought out by the soundtrack!"

"Luo Mo's acting just now is pretty good."

"I feel like he's genuinely tired, not acting it out..."

"The point is in those last few eye-acting scenes!"

The road to Shushan is too hard to walk.

After all, the people of Mount Shu can fly and wield swords; they don't walk themselves....

Jingtian was carrying Xu Zhangqing on his back when he was careless for a moment and nearly fell off the cliff.

He grabbed Xu Zhangqing, but half of his own body was left hanging there as well.

At this very moment, the Demon Sword below the mountain began to tremble violently, and the sword body began to glow with flashes of blue light.

The moment the two fell off the cliff, the Demon Sword shot up into the sky.

The Demon Sword flew through the air directly and caught the two of them.

Although you abandoned the sword, you have now regained what was lost.

The brilliant blue light continued to flicker around the Demon Sword, and the background music remained stirring.

These bursts of light were the light of the Jiang Kingdom princess, the blue-clad Long Kui!

——Brother, Long Kui has come to save you.

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Episode 6 ends at this moment; the screen goes dark, and the ending theme "Forgetting Time" begins to play.

The audience is cursing that it ended at such a critical point, while also feeling restless inside.

In fact, if one were to finish the entire series and understand the relationships between the characters and the past, looking back at this scene of Long Kui wielding the sword and shooting into the sky would surely be even more shocking and moving.

Come to think of it, Liu Shishi must have stunned many people back then.

When that "Brother" was uttered, I don't know how many people were moved, and how many people... were directly smitten.

During the filming of "Sword Fairy 3," she gave an interview in which she said: "The lines and that state were still Jingtian, but his eyes were still Long Yang."

This is likely the reason why, in her heart, Long Kui always followed Jingtian and always insisted that Jingtian was her brother.

Strictly speaking, Luo Mo plays three roles in this "Sword Fairy: Jingtian Arc."

The Divine General Feipeng, Long Yang of the Jiang Kingdom, and Jingtian.

These three have different temperaments and states.

On Earth, many viewers feel that even though it is played by the same person, they just think Long Yang is cooler than Jingtian.

As for Feipeng... that is a god!

During the filming process, Luo Mo was accurately searching for that state.

And let's not forget, thanks to his acting skills skyrocketing over the past six months, he finally had a feeling of "acting duel" for the first time.

"I will develop quietly, and then stun everyone." ——Luo Mo.

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After the broadcast of the sixth episode, the popularity of the "Jingtian Arc" rose by another large margin.

At this time, the gap in daily views with "Feudatory King" was only 8 million.

In other words, it could overtake "Feudatory King" at any moment!

This put great pressure on Wang Shisong and Wang Shibai, who began to increase their promotional and marketing efforts.

Cheng Wen held back and did not add resources to "Sword Fairy" to avoid breaking the rules.

Wang Shisong and Wang Shibai, however, steeled their hearts and made an exception for "Feudatory King."

But come to think of it, making an exception for Director Zheng is still justifiable.

It's about giving face to Director Zheng!

Making an exception for a new director like Luo Mo would easily lead to gossip outside.

But when they called to notify Zheng Guofeng of this matter, Zheng Guofeng was furious.

He harshly declared that he and these two brothers were not the same kind of people.

In the industry, others might fear these two brothers, but Zheng Guofeng is old, has high seniority, and has top-tier achievements, so he is truly not afraid.

This left Wang Shisong and Wang Shibai confused, unable to understand what this old man Zheng meant.

However, this old man's temperament is notoriously eccentric, and Wang Shisong finds such eccentric old men the most annoying.

Of course, where there are those who are annoyed, there are definitely those who love them.

Media reporters especially love eccentric old men!

It's not that they have any special quirks; it's mainly because these eccentric people have explosive talking points, and every interview makes one feel it's worth it!

Recently, media reporters have frequently tried every possible way to interview Zheng Guofeng.

One reason is that he is paying off debts for his son, a matter many netizens are following, and it has caused quite a stir.

The other, of course, is because of his drama and Luo Mo's drama.

It must be said that the media and marketing accounts are still very resourceful.

Under the deep digging of this group, the "old grudge" between Zheng Guofeng and Tong Qinglin was actually dug up!

Now, what was originally just two dramas competing from afar has suddenly taken on a thick flavor of the pugilistic world.

There is a feeling of taking revenge for one's master.

This made the media even crazier.

As everyone knows, this older generation of figures is either amiable or will directly give you a cold shoulder and retort.

If you search online, the videos of them retorting to reporters are the most numerous.

It just so happens that Zheng Guofeng recently attended an event, and a fearless reporter immediately stepped forward to ask: "Director Zheng, what is your take on the 'Sword Fairy: Jingtian Arc' filmed by Luo Mo?"

"Also, many people say that the 'Sword Fairy' series actually came from the hands of Guan Fei; what is your opinion on this?"

The white-haired Zheng Guofeng frowned, pointed at the reporter's nose, and said: "Nonsense, what do you mean by replacing names? Is Guan Fei's drama this style? Can you even distinguish a director's style?"

The reporter shrank their neck, but being a bold one, they followed up: "Then what is your opinion on the 'Jingtian Arc'?"

"The drama is not bad, the standard is also not bad, he is a good seedling," Zheng Guofeng praised.

Then, he changed the subject and said irritably, "It's a pity he is Tong Qinglin's disciple."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole venue was in an uproar, and all the reporters' eyes lit up, thinking: "This trip was worth it!"

Once these interview videos were broadcast, after Old Master Tong watched them, he was so angry that his beard bristled and his eyes widened.

If it had only been that first sentence, if he ran into Zheng Guofeng on some occasion in the future, he might still have given him a way out and not shown off in front of him.

Now it was ruined; the two old men would definitely bicker when they met.

"Hmph! I think he's just envious!" While drinking porridge early in the morning, Tong Qinglin suddenly blurted out this abrupt, aimless remark to his Liu Shixiong, Liu Gongming.

Undoubtedly, he had been fuming all night.

Fortunately, his disciple was indeed impressive; by the new weekend, "Immortal Sword: Jingtian Arc" finally overtook "Feudatory King."

Yes, no matter how Wang Shisong struggled in his death throes, it was all in vain.

Upon learning this news, Old Master Tong immediately walked briskly into his study.

Liu Gongming followed behind, feeling that the old master's pace was truly vigorous; he felt that with this kind of energy, he could return to the stage to perform a play.

"Master, wait for me!" Liu Gongming shouted while chasing after him.

Seeing Tong Qinglin walk into the study, he began searching through his calligraphy collection.

"Master, which piece are you looking for?" the Liu Shixiong asked.

"No need, I've found it." Tong Qinglin took it out; it only had one line of poetry on it.

Tong Qinglin still practiced calligraphy, and Luo Mo had even asked him for some before.

After Old Master Tong learned that his disciple wrote good poetry, he told him to send any lines he had to him immediately so he could write them down.

Luo Mo treated it as humoring an old child, so he would give him a line or half a poem from time to time; in any case, he never gave him the whole thing.

Tong Qinglin glanced at Liu Gongming and said, "Didn't you say you have hundreds of thousands of followers on that Weibo thing, and on short videos too?"

"That's right." Liu Gongming held his head high and chest out.

"Take a photo of this calligraphy and post it, just say it's me congratulating your Junior Brother. By the way, give this piece of calligraphy to him as well," Tong Qinglin said.

Liu Gongming lowered his head to look at the poem on the calligraphy and swallowed hard.

One had to say, when old men start competing, they are truly ruthless.

Liu Gongming certainly wouldn't disobey his master's orders, so he had to do as he was told.

What's more, the Liu Shixiong himself loved to show off on the internet.

Of course, he still respected Luo Mo's opinion, so he specifically asked Luo Mo.

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo burst into laughter; he really couldn't hold it back.

"Liu Shixiong, given our master's temper, he certainly wouldn't do anything to cause trouble for his disciple."

"Post it, it's fine. Master definitely knows what he's doing; he knows Zheng Guofeng's personality," Luo Mo said. "After being at odds for so long, they must have figured each other out."

People are old, so just let them be.

Let them toss and turn however they like, as long as they feel comfortable in their hearts.

At nightfall, Zheng Guofeng received a phone call, then opened Weibo, glanced at the second-ranked entry on the Hot Search, and clicked into it.

It was a picture posted by Liu Gongming, and the caption on the image was: "Master Tong Qinglin congratulates Junior Brother Luo Mo."

This sentence alone made Zheng Guofeng frown.

As for the image below, it was a piece of calligraphy with a line of poetry written on it.

It was just one line, a mere ten characters, yet it possessed an infinite spirit that rushed toward the viewer.

The feeling it gave was that the person who could write such a line of poetry was definitely no ordinary person.

Zheng Guofeng looked at this line of poetry and narrowed his eyes.

"【I will ascend to the peak, and view all the mountains as small.】"

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