CH 141

When Luan Qing Xiao exited the nutrition cabin, the smiling Qu Wei greeted her.



"The supervisor wants to see you."



"I want to see the supervisor."



The two blurted out at the same time.



Luan Qing Xiao smiled, "What a coincidence, I'll head there right away."



"Do you need me to lead the way?" Qu Wei asked.



Although in the real world Luan Qing Xiao only slept for only a few months, she has spent decades in the virtual world. It was normal for her to forget where the supervisor's office was.



Luan Qing Xiao said, "No need, I remember where it is."



Qu Wei exclaimed, "That's amazing, as expected of the woman who’s about to gain 100 million."



Luan Qing Xiao recalled everything related to Nie Zhen'er very clearly. Arriving in front of the supervisor's office, she knocked on the door before entering. The supervisor was currently sitting on the sofa with some steamy tea on the mahogany tea table.



When the supervisor saw Luan Qing Xiao, it was as if he had seen a pile of gold, his eyes directly lit up.



"Qing Xiao is here ah. Quickly take a seat, let me pour some tea for you."



Following the supervisor’s gesture, Luan Qing Xiao sat opposite to him and went straight to the point, "Qu Wei said Supervisor was looking for me, it just so happens that I was also looking for you."



The supervisor said, "No hurry, no hurry, take a sip of tea first. This was a gift from the employer."



Luan Qing Xiao's heart skipped a beat, was Nie Zhen'er the employer?



She picked up the teacup and carefully tasted it, "Mellow and slightly bitter with a sweet aftertaste."



"It turns out Qing Xiao understands tea." The supervisor praised.



"You’re flattering me."



Luan Qing Xiao couldn't figure out what the supervisor was attempting to do. Every time she tried to mention something else, the supervisor would interrupt her. In the end, the two sat on the sofa and drank tea for an excruciating half an hour.



Without warning, the supervisor glanced at the doorway and set down his teacup, beaming, "Alright, I'm done. Qing Xiao, what did you want to ask me?"



Luan Qing Xiao was about to put down the teacup when her hands trembled. As the cup fell onto the coffee table, Luan Qing Xiao suddenly thought of something. She could care less about the spilled tea. She sprang up out the door and opened the door to look into the corridor. There was a flash of white cloth fabric at the corner passing by. Luan Qing Xiao hurried over, but found that there was an elevator around the turn and the elevator could only be opened through iris recognition.



Seeing the elevator stop at the fifth floor, Luan Qing Xiao glanced around to search for the stairs. Then, she ran up to the fourth floor and discovered that there was no staircase leading up to the fifth floor.



She stopped a passing staff member and asked, "What kind of place is the fifth floor? How can I get to the fifth floor?"



The staff member shook his head, "Sorry, I don't know."



Luan Qing Xiao asked several people in a row, and they all said that they didn't know what the fifth floor was for.



Luan Qing Xiao could only choose to go back to the supervisor.



Although she wasn’t sure, she knew in her consciousness that Nie Zhen'er was searching for her outside the door just now.



It's just that Luan Qing Xiao didn't know why she didn't meet her upfront.



Back at the Supervisor's Office, the supervisor sat on the sofa with the same smile.



Taking a deep breath, Luan Qing Xiao sat across from the supervisor and asked, "Was that Zhen’er just now?"



The supervisor nodded, "Smart."



"Why didn't she let me see her?" Luan Qing Xiao anxiously stood up and asked.



"Qing Xiao, take it easy. Let’s sit down and have a talk." The supervisor said gently.



Luan Qing Xiao composed herself and then stared at the supervisor, waiting for him to resolve her confusion.



The supervisor cleared his throat and took a sip of tea from the teacup, "That was indeed the employer Nie Zhen'er just now. She requested me to call you to my office and treat you to tea after you exit the virtual world for at least half an hour. As for why she didn’t let you meet her, she didn’t tell me, so I don’t know either."



Luan Qing Xiao was sure the supervisor only knew so much and even if she continued to press, she wouldn’t get anything out of him.



Before leaving, she asked the supervisor, "Where is the fifth floor like?"



The supervisor explained, "The employer’s nutrition cabin is on the fifth floor and only the employer can take the elevator to the fifth floor through iris scanning, even I’ve never been to the fifth floor."



Luan Qing Xiao nodded, "Thank you, Supervisor, I’ll come back in three days."



Three days later, Luan Qing Xiao returned to the Plot Correction Research Institute. Before she entered the nutrition cabin, Qu Wei said, "For some reason, Wen Mu resigned yesterday. Because the supervisor was temporarily unable to recruit new people, he had the technical department create a male lead. Be careful when you go in, after all, it’s not a real person."



Luan Qing Xiao nodded, "I understand, thank you." After speaking, she lay down inside the nutrition cabin and closed her eyes.



【Ding! Welcome Host to the A-ranked world— — The Dao Path of the Demons. 】



【Two hundred years ago, the earth suffered a catastrophic disaster, causing the air to be filled with toxic substances. Many human beings couldn’t adapt and died due to the poisoning. Fortunately, the current government found a planet that can replace Earth in the Golden Galaxy System, which was 200 million light-years away from their planet, named the Origin Star. Under the authorities’ organization, the human kind migrated there in three spacecraft. On each of the three spacecraft, there is a genetic experiment team responsible for studying how to improve the human physique. Each spacecraft’s team went in their own research directions. In the end, the people on Spacecraft A were injected with genes from various animals, the people on Spacecraft B were injected with genes from various plants while those on Spacecraft C were injected with human gene enhancers. All human beings that have successfully merged with genes not only gained a greatly improved body constitution, but their life span has also increased to one thousand years. 】



【Because of reproductive isolation mechanisms, except for the genes on Spacecraft C that enhance humans, the animal and plant genetic modified humans on Spacecraft A and B can only reproduce with their own kind. The genes in their children will be further integrated and strengthened. 】



【One hundred years ago, the spacecraft arrived at the Origin Star. Humans then used another hundred to completely occupy the Origin Star. 】



【Different from those genetically modified people, Host dada's current identity is a real demon, whose original form is a white Phoenix. On the spacecraft, in order to hide her identity, the original owner could only pretend to be a male white peacock which was similar in shape to a Phoenix. When transformed to her human form, she also has to disguise as a man. 】



【When human beings arrived at the Origin Star, they quickly established a city by virtue of technology for the surviving genetic people. In just ten years, human beings have become accustomed to life on Origin Star. Instead of struggling for survival, they have begun to find ways to entertain themselves. 】



【After the earth has been polluted for 210 years, the profession of acting once again appeared in front of people. 】



【The original owner was a student of a film academy on Earth. Ten years after she arrived at Origin Star, she happily returned to her old career and soon established a place in the entertainment circle here. It's just that in order to hide her identity, she continued to disguise herself as a man in the entertainment industry. 】



【During the shooting of a TV series, the original owner, who plays as the male lead of the series, met Fu Xing Hua, the second male lead. Fu Xing Hua is a genetically enhanced human with generations of family history as demon hunters. However, his family career declined after the founding of the People’s Republic. Because the original owner disguised herself as a man, she only originally planned to watch Fu Xing Hua from a distance. But when she discovered that Fu Xing Hua fell in love with Nie Zhen'er, the female lead, she couldn't stop the jealousy within her. 】



【Although Nie Zhen'er was the female lead of the TV series, because she was a newcomer with a solitary personality along with being timid and having a low self esteem, she didn’t dare to tell anyone about the original owner targeting her. By the end of the TV series, Nie Zhen'er also developed depression. After leaving the crew, Nie Zhen'er found a peach forest and turned back into her original form. She shut down her consciousness and became an ordinary peach tree. 】



【Ding! Release the A-rank world mission: In the name of the female lead's self-confidence! Please help the female lead to become a dazzling and confident actress~ The female lead's current confidence value: 0】



【A-rank worlds doesn’t have any compulsory plots, so work hard, Host dada~】



Luan Qing Xiao closed her eyes and summarized what 520 had just said.



1. Luan Qing Xiao, original form is a white Phoenix, pretending to be a white male peacock genetically modified person. In human form, she’s a woman disguised as a man and is an actress. In the TV series,  《Tao Zhi Yao Yao》, she plays the domineering and ruthless male protagonist



2. Fu Xing Hua, a descendant of a declining demon hunter family, now an actor, who plays the affectionate second male lead in 《Tao Zhi Yao Yao》



3. Nie Zhen'er, a peach demon, actress with a solitary, timid and unconfident personality, who plays the saint-like white lotus female lead in 《Tao Zhi Yao Yao》



Today is the TV series 《Tao Zhi Yao Yao》’s first day of filming. When Luan Qing Xiao opened her eyes, the makeup artist informed "Teacher Luan, your makeup is done."



Luan Qing Xiao observed herself in the mirror; a jade crown on her head and pale skin. There didn’t seem to be any trace of blood on her face except for her red lips.



Because she was going to play a domineering and ruthless emperor, her sharp eyes and eyebrows that were already sharp were accented by the makeup artist to be even sharper. With the leak of a little authoritative aura and the slight glance of the eyes faintly, the aloof dominance temperament inside could immediately stun people.



Because Luan Qing Xiao was famous and the male lead, she had a separate dressing room. Newcomers like Nie Zhen'er, although they are also the protagonists, don't have much popularity, so the crew won’t arrange a separate dressing room for her.



"Which dressing room is Nie Zhen'er in?" Luan Qing Xiao asked the makeup artist.



The makeup brush was currently cleaning up the makeup table. When he heard the question, he froze before answering, "Nie Zhen'er is next door."



Luan Qing Xiao nodded as she got up and went out next door.



Since the door wasn’t closed tightly, Luan Qing Xiao could still hear the noisy voices inside standing outside the door.



She stretched out her hand to gently push open the door gently and walked in.



The people inside could probably feel the momentum on her body, because the room instantly quieted down so that even a needle drop could be heard.



The actors and makeup artist all looked up at her, except for one person.



Luan Qing Xiao walked to the corner with a cold face and saw Nie Zhen'er, who was sitting on a small bench with her head half-down and long hair scattered.



"Nie Zhen'er, raise your head." Luan Qing Xiao unconsciously used an Emperor-like commanding tone.



Nie Zhen'er's slender body trembled as she slowly raised her head. Her eyes filled with a reddened mist, "Teacher-teacher Luan, what can I do for you?"



The original owner is the most annoyed with pitiful looking people like Nie Zhen'er's. During the opening ceremony, she expressed her dislike of Nie Zhen'er in front of everyone. She also said that with the exception of filming, she didn't want to see Nie Zhen'er at any other times, so she told her to walk around her.



Just now, Nie Zhen'er saw Luan Qing Xiao's figure from the corner of her eyes and feared Luan Qing Xiao becoming angry from seeing her, which was why she lowered her head and didn’t dare to look at her.



"Stand up." A tense aura radiated from Luan Qing Xiao.



Hearing this, Nie Zhen'er tremblingly got up from the small stool and looked at Luan Qing Xiao with vulnerable eyes.



Although the people around were afraid to speak, they all communicated through eye contact, one by one waiting to see Nie Zhen'er's good show.



"Where’s your makeup artist? Why hasn't she done your makeup yet?" Luan Qing Xiao asked with a frown.



Nie Zhen'er peeked at a spot behind Luan Qing Xiao, "Peng Li jie is doing makeup for Xiao Ran."



Peng Li, who was mentioned by Nie Zhen'er, glared at Nie Zhen'er before smiling and then explaining to Luan Qing Xiao, who turned to look at her, "I’m responsible for the makeup and hair of five or six people alone. In order to improve efficiency, I usually start with the person that needs the least styling. Teacher Luan, if you’re in a hurry, I’ll help Nie Zhen'er right now!"



"No need."



When Luan Qing Xiao's icy gaze swept across Peng Li's face, it caused her to involuntarily tremble, “Teacher Luan." What did that mean?



"You, go to my dressing room for makeup from now on." Luan Qing Xiao raised her chin to Nie Zhen'er.



"?" The vulnerability in Nie Zhen'er's eyes turned into confusion.



"Let Yang Xiang do the makeup for you." Yang Xiang was Luan Qing Xiao's exclusive makeup artist.



Luan Qing Xiao turned around and walked to the door after speaking. When she turned around, she saw Nie Zhen'er still staring at her without moving. She furrowed her brows, "Hurry up."



"Ah! … … Oh.” With her head lowered, Nie Zhen’er quickly followed behind Luan Qing Xiao.



Feeling Luan Qing Xiao's gaze rest on her body, her heartbeat couldn’t help but speed up under the tension, making her hang her head lower and lower.



"Let's go." Luan Qing Xiao stepped out of the door of the shared dressing room.



This time, Nie Zhen'er followed closely behind with her head lowered and paying attention to keep an appropriate distance from Luan Qing Xiao, for fear that Luan Qing Xiao would say something harsh like at the opening ceremony.



Entering the exclusive dressing room, Luan Qing Xiao suddenly stopped her steps. Nie Zhen'er didn't have time to brake and ended up bumping into Luan Qing Xiao with her head. She was so frightened that she retreated a few steps and her whole body became stiff.



Yang Xiang noticed that the atmosphere wasn’t quite right and wanted to sneak out quietly. Who knew just when she was about to move, Luan Qing Xiao would say, "Yang Xiang, do Nie Zhen'er's makeup."



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Notes:

Tao Zhi Yao Yao (桃之夭夭): basically means the peach trees are in full blossom