Chapter 13: A new game? [Seeking monthly votes!!!]

"Next, let’s welcome the fourth contestant! Lan Xuan!"

Following Xiao Sa’s voice.

The next contestant also entered this peaceful little town.

And all the viewers breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Although the first act lasted only a few minutes.

The impact of Su Chen’s performance was indeed quite significant; those few minutes felt like half an hour to the viewers.

Fortunately, they could now watch other contestants to adjust their moods!

Viewers who were halfway through their meals had even reheated their food, ready to eat while watching.

The fourth contestant, Lan Xuan, also happened to be an actor known for his acting skills.

He was even ranked among the top actors of his generation.

One would think his performance would be wonderful!

But after the viewers watched seriously for several minutes with that mindset.

Countless people frowned...

Lan Xuan’s understanding of Cao Shaolin was also that of a vicious figure with an evil aura.

He even brazenly shot and killed two people and clashed with the Pucheng Defense Corps!

The intensity could be said to be no lower than Su Chen’s!

But it just made countless viewers shake their heads secretly.

The final score did indeed land at 73 points—better than average, but not excellent.

[Something feels off... it doesn’t have that flavor!!]

[Lan Xuan’s acting is clearly superb too... but I just can’t get immersed!]

[When watching, I always feel... the Cao Shaolin Lan Xuan plays... is too shallow!]

[Exactly! Although he also treats human life like grass! But... it just doesn’t have that flavor!]

[Sigh, it’s tasteless; it can’t compare to Su Chen’s..]

[Don’t smear my Xuanxuan!! Su Chen plays a psychopath so realistically, maybe he is a psychopath himself!!]

[It’s a fact that Su Chen acts well; which part of Lan Xuan’s performance can you remember? You forget it as soon as it’s over, right? Su Chen is different; my teeth still itch just thinking about it!]

[Too realistic! My mind is still filled with that line, "I don't eat beef!"]

[If Su Chen went to eat Lanzhou ramen, maybe the owner would still be alive.]

[Heh, it’s only the first round; a blind cat meeting a dead mouse. Who will win the next round is still unknown!]

Amidst the screen full of comments.

Most viewers expressed their disapproval of Lan Xuan’s performance.

Although his acting wasn't bad, with Su Chen’s pearl of a performance beforehand.

Lan Xuan’s segment was too superficial....

To the point where even many of Lan Xuan’s fans couldn't refute it.

Only a very small number of die-hard, mindless fans were still arguing back, even resorting to personal attacks against Su Chen!

However, some comments gained a lot of agreement.

The Cao Shaolin Su Chen displayed in the first act was indeed memorable and very outstanding.

But no one could guarantee that Su Chen would be just as adept at handling other types of characters.

In the previous season, there were also contestants who performed perfectly in the first few rounds but suddenly dropped the ball near the finals.

And it was a pity that such a perfect performance by Su Chen didn't appear in the finals!

And even Lan Xuan’s superb performance failed to bring surprises to most viewers.

The next dozen or so contestants naturally became mere extras.

They were nothing more than mediocre villain figures.

To the point that some viewers actually started to wonder.

Could Su Chen really be a psychopathic serial killer.... otherwise, it really didn't make sense!

However, after the performances of the dozen or so contestants, they were inevitably compared to Su Chen by the viewers.

Su Chen thus inexplicably gained many haters from other contestants’ fanbases.

After a short break.

Xiao Sa finally pulled back the curtain for the second act!

In the quiet night, under the cold moonlight, visibility wasn't bad.

A prison cell built in a small courtyard immediately caught the viewers’ attention.

And inside the cell...

That white outfit was incredibly familiar!

Isn't that Cao Shaolin?!

Cao Shaolin.... was actually caught?!

And inside the cell.

Liu Yaowen’s face was filled with misery.

That uncle in the previous act was actually quite nice, even cooking noodles for him... and now in the next act, he’s in jail??

In front of him, the profile card slowly appeared.

[Fictional Movie: *The Deadly Citadel* (Act 2/3)]

[Character: Cao Shaolin]

[Identity: Son of warlord Cao Ying, Young Marshal of the Cao Army]

[Character Traits: Takes pleasure in killing, ruthless and poisonous, despises life]

[Synopsis: Cao Shaolin was caught on the spot for killing in Pucheng, his identity exposed, and he will be executed tomorrow morning by Yang Kenan, the head of the Defense Corps!]

Looking at the surrounding environment.

Liu Yaowen almost felt his legs go weak and sat on the ground.

Wasn't he supposed to play a warlord... how did a warlord get caught? He wouldn't be tortured later, would he??

While his mind wandered.

Fierce fighting sounds faintly came from outside the courtyard, mixed with screams.

This made Liu Yaowen’s expression tighten.

What... is going on?!

Before long.

Yang Kenan, the head of the Defense Corps, rushed in with a group of indignant apprentices.

Almost everyone’s face was filled with murderous intent, and their bodies were covered in scars and bloodstains.

Clearly, they had just experienced a bloody battle!

One impulsive apprentice even stepped forward and slashed at the prison door with the cold, sharp blade in his hand!

Wood chips flew! The entire wooden prison shook!

Instantly!

Liu Yaowen’s legs went weak and he collapsed to the ground!

Seeing the muscular and murderous men one by one, Liu Yaowen hurriedly shouted with a trembling voice, his hands raised high.

"Don't... don't kill me!!"

Suddenly.

This lightning-fast kneeling caught the murderous group off guard, and the expressions on their faces paused.

The leader, Yang Kenan, sank his face, his disgust undisguised.

"The executioner is on the way; as soon as the sun rises, I will send you to hell."

Then he took the apprentices away.

And as Liu Yaowen huddled in the corner of the cell for a long time.