CHAPTER 426: CHAPTER 290: TRAVELED THROUGH TIME?

Chapter 290

Wei Feng and the others had actually already ascended.

There were no figures in sight.

When Gong Jiu and his company saw that Sui Yi was unharmed, they immediately felt relieved and hurriedly swam upwards.

Otherwise, once their breath-holding time underwater was up...

They would undoubtedly die!

And above were Professor Ye’s group, composed of the old, the weak, the sick, and the disabled...

Possibly due to the difference in physical constitution, even the weakest, Ye Changan, was quick with Xiao Yu’s help; they soon caught up with Professor Ye and the others.

It was disheartening at first glance!

Someone had died!

Clearly, they had been attacked by Wei Feng and his team...

Damn it!

Gong Jiu and the others came forward to help...

If one saw light above from underwater, it was undoubtedly the greatest hope, like being lost in a dark, dense forest at night and suddenly seeing a light—it was the only hope in life.

So when Gong Jiu and his team saw the light in the water above, the thrill was indescribable; all their fatigue and breathing difficulties seemed to fade away...

After they had left, somewhere below, a dark figure lurked by the side, holding its breath and fixing its gaze on the disappearing dark figure above.

Sure enough, they had failed...

But that sword...

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The sky was blue, the water clear, the lake serene...

"A solitary smoke in the vast desert, the long river setting sun round," Ah, well, it was midday now, definitely not sunset.

The weather was somewhat hot, a girl in a beautiful blue dress of Western Regions style led a horse through the dim yellow desert; she paused in her steps, looked towards the harsh sun, appearing deep in thought and melancholic, as if reminiscing something...

Moments later, she sighed and continued forward... Soon, she reached an oasis before her, saw the lake, and a refined smile appeared on her face. She patted the horse’s head and said with a laugh, "Hong’er, we have water to drink... No need to endure the thirst."

Saying this, she took off a water flask hanging from the horse’s belly, hurried to the lakeside, the exquisite short dagger on her waist clinking with her hanging ornaments as she ran...

Amidst this majestic terrain, the beautiful girl in a blue dress—with her body bent to draw water—did she see her own reflection on the water surface...

Suddenly, her expression became slightly bizarre, instinctively looking forward...

In the middle of the lake...

The water rippled...

Swosh!

The water violently burst up, revealing a dark figure...

"There’s someone in the water!" The girl stepped back twice before pointing at the lake and shouting.

Her reaction was somewhat calmer than that of a normal person, perhaps due to other reasons... like being accustomed to such thrilling scenes.

The person in the water, standing on the surface, was also startled upon seeing the ancient-style dressed girl and the red horse—eyes wide, expression twisting and changing...

"Traveled through time?" she muttered.

Her palm unconsciously flicked upward through her short hair...

Suddenly. "CUT! What the hell! Someone in the water? Which prankster is this? Get your ass up here!"

A shout of anger snapped Gong Jiu back to his senses, and he looked upwards...

On the flat yellow sand, astonishingly was an array of high-speed cameras, and men in T-shirts and shorts, the bald man sitting behind the equipment, holding a script, was now glaring and shouting angrily...

Many crew members around... looking on in surprise.

Uh... and some characters dressed as swordsmen and such...

Crap, don’t tell me I’ve stumbled into someone’s TV drama set!

The crew had already rushed several people towards her, but upon closing in, damn it, a woman!

And a particularly beautiful one at that!

Creating disruption? How long had she been underwater? Damn, this was messing around with her life!

Or was she crazy?

"Miss, what is this..." A middle-aged man with a stern face was about to step forward and ask...

Whirr whirr whoosh!

One after another, dark figures emerged from underwater.

This assembly startled everyone.

The director was also frozen in place for a moment.

The entire scene went silent.

The woman just stood there, dumbfounded.

Looking at these people...

Men and women, old and young, the men mostly ferocious-looking, their clothes ragged, dressed rather peculiarly...How can one say it, eerily resembling those characters in the movies...

Xiao Yu clearly had a stronger adaptability than Gong Jiu, glanced around quickly, then hurried ashore amidst the astonished, bewildered, and panicked looks of the others, and went straight to the director.

"You, you guys... Which set did you come from! This place is ours, you..."

The wet military sabre and pistol were each pulled out from his leg by Xiao Yu with a snap, and placed on the table.

That aura was too intensely chilling.

Especially with Xiao Yu’s drenched, cold and stunning features, and the blood-red wounds on his arms and legs...

It felt as if a real combat soldier had appeared before him.

The director fell off his chair with a thud.

"Military Department mission, you can doubt it, but now you have to listen to my orders,"

"First, give me a phone."

The aura of a true Commander is useless in battle, for the strategy of winning without fighting is power itself!

Xiao Yu’s authority was useless in front of people like Gong Jiu and Sui Yi, and even more overwhelmingly persuasive in front of ordinary people... even the wealthy ones.

So... the director, who often scolded the stars until their heads rang, confusedly handed over his phone.

At the same time... "Damn it? Sui Yi!"

A shout of surprise came from the lake.

Then, a tall and valorous man lifted a woman from the water.

The splashes partially obscured her face, revealing only that she was very tall and slender.

Behind them, a voluptuous and stunningly beautiful woman rushed in front of a middle-aged man, hooked her finger, and snatched the phone from his pocket.

"Shut up! After this call, I’ll give you ten times this phone’s worth,"

Flower Demon placed her hands on her hips, rapidly dialing a number... while saying to Gong Jiu, "Your team in Xinjiang is close by, let it come over. I’ll call someone... Damn, Sui Yi must be poisoned! I knew that damn thing was dangerous! F*ck!"

"There’s no time!..."

No time? There has to be enough time!!

On the opposite shore of the lake, perhaps Gong Jiu and the others hadn’t noticed some dark spots appearing.

Wei Feng, holding binoculars and not minding his wet clothes, watched the commotion at the distant film set...

Who was the person holding her?

"Wu Gu is dead, that bizarre creature is highly poisonous," Xiao softly said.

Liang Qing glanced once, noncommittally shrugged, "That’s not important, what’s important is that we’re about to be wanted by the military."

They had... snatched a box from Professor Ye and his group.

Just one box, yet enough to make the military detest them, after all, they had killed many of their men and snatched their prize.

Wei Feng put down the binoculars, "Wanted? Open warrants are impossible... This was meant to be kept secret... As for privately... aren’t we already wanted?"

At Wei Feng’s words, Liang Qing chuckled lightly, running his fingers through his damp hair, "More troubled than us is Gong Jiu’s group..."

"That’s their problem," Wei Feng said indifferently, looking at the box: "Although the gain is decent, it’s not as much as I had hoped... I didn’t expect to underestimate so many people..."

Liang Qing: "I’m more curious about where Mr. Yun and Anayi are. They might be the ones I can benefit from the most..."

"And our Miss Sui Yi," Wei Feng squinted his eyes.

"Although her fate is currently unknown"

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So, what do city dwellers like to watch nowadays?

Urban romance dramas?

Three hundred and sixty rounds of battles between supreme mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law?

Cold-blooded CEOs trapped in love around the corner?

None of these... It should be said that everyone has a martial arts complex, and in any dynasty, period dramas are an ever-popular element of TV shows, and nowadays, what’s hot in the entertainment industry is "The Secret of the Vault of Heaven", a martial arts drama adapted from a novel, filled with beautiful women and fresh male idols... playing on the hot element of attractive appearances.

The actors were quite optimistic about this show, and the staff’s working enthusiasm was also high, but the only unbearable thing was...

damn it, one-fifth of this drama needs to be filmed in the great desert!

And the higher-ups had spoken, it needs to be realistic, it needs to be credible! No modern tour groups visible in the background...

So find a real military base inside the desert and quietly finish filming this movie... Financial matters are negotiable.

Negotiable my ass! Couldn’t even find a one-star hotel, sleeping in tents every day!

Eating dust and earth every day!

Are you sure you’re not just trying to save on costs?

Sunscreen must be reimbursed...

Despite various complaints and grumblings, the whole crew endured... after all, this was the last set, and once it was over, they’d be freed.

Just a few days remaining...

But nobody expected.

That this lake would bring forth such a strange group of people, seemingly... with a fearsome background.

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"Hey, what kind of people are they? I saw our director hasn’t dared to speak loudly these past few days, and even specifically let us empty out several tents.. not even rushing our progress,"

"Yeah, speaking all soft and gentle, thought he was on his period trying to suppress his anger or something,"

"Cut it out, didn’t the assistant director and producer say? They told us all not to talk too much or else forget about broadcasting the show later!"

"We’re just curious though... The director even let those few actors borrow costumes.. I heard Sister Qinghan’s clothes were borrowed.."

Pu Qinghan, the lead actress in this movie, rising star in the acting world, well-favored, and the company’s next big push, still her personal costumes were demanded by the director and producer..

It was said that the short-haired, noble-looking woman, upon seeing their costumes, pointed out, "This one, the others are too short, their clothes won’t fit our Sui Yi."

Damn it!

Borrowing clothes was one thing, but to collectively insult their height!

People in the entertainment industry are used to elevating some while belittling others. Accustomed to being stars, who could tolerate such humiliation? A female supporting actress was about to erupt on the spot.

Then the director immediately jumped in saying, "Here, here, take it all, miss, whatever you want!" Drunk.

Thus, "The Secret of the Vault of Heaven" crew fell into a frantic and disorderly state. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)