—!Action!—
"But how about the mortals...." Bai Shijue asked worriedly.
"Don’t worry, I’ll send more of our high-ranked disciples to start patrolling around the mortal world, so there will no more of this massacre in the future."
"But... the death of those mortals...."
"Don’t be too bothered with them. They are mortals, one can die early, but they will continue reproducing. Their endless circle of death and birth in the mortal realm would make one or two deaths didn’t matter," Han Shun said.
Bai Shijue clenched his fist, but he didn’t dare show his displeasure towards Master Han Shun.
Master Han Shun could easily say that because he was born in this immortal realm. He didn’t have any parents or family since he was an energy that gained consciousness. At least that was what he said to Shijue once.
In the end, Bai Shijue just nodded and excused himself, "Then, I shall leave first, Master! I want to clean the front courtyard...."
"Little Plum," Han Shun suddenly called him.
"Yes, Master?"
"Be careful of what you are doing. It’s very dangerous," Han Shun said, not specifying what he meant by that. Bai Shijue was grieving in his heart because that wasn’t what he expected when Master Han Shun called him.
Master Han Shun often asked him to sit and stay together, staring over the plum blossom tree in the middle of the courtyard. That tree was blooming with pink flowers eternally because it was imbued with Master’s power.
But today, Master Han Shun seemed to be a bit different, much to Bai Shijue’s annoyance.
"Y—Yes, Master..." Bai Shijue finally left the courtyard.
Han Shun’s gaze darkened as he stared at the back of Bai Shijue, his much-beloved disciple.
"So unfortunate, Bai Shijue...." Han Shun muttered. "I really think of you as a good disciple of mine. I even think about giving you some of my immortality. I thought you have a good heart."
"But there is never a good heart in this immortal realm. I died because of him, and the rest of the people who betrayed me," Han Shun chuckled mirthlessly, thinking about his death before he was reborn back in time,
"Do you really think that I will go down to the mortal realm and stupidly follow your trap so you can ambush me? That demonic sect leader must’ve paid you handsomely for the treachery that you did."
Honestly, even Han Shun didn’t understand why would Bai Shijue betrayed him. Because Bai Shijue never showed any sign of rebellion, nor did he ever look dissatisfied upon something.
To Han Shun and everyone in Plum Blossom Immortal Sect, Bai Shijue was this cute and naive kid who didn’t have much ambition other than traveling around and sightseeing.
So, even Han Shun was caught off guard when Bai Shijue betrayed him.
"I will make sure that you pay for betraying me, Bai Shijue."
—!Cut!—
With that last line, Uncle Shen ended the scene, staff and other actors who watched the scene were clapping their hands because of the superb acting. Uncle Shen praised both of them, "Wow, Han Ye, Bai Yunyu, you two are so good! This scene is just one take, but it’s perfect! PERFECT!"
"Han Ye portrayed the stoic and coldhearted reborn sect leader very seriously, even I was a bit scared of his dark gaze!"
"And Yunyu, you look so cute and bright as Bai Shijue! You’re definitely the perfect cast for this character! Keep up the good work!" Uncle Shen praised.
Yunyu’s cheeks reddened as he never got so many compliments in one day. This was definitely a huge moment in his life. He looked at Han Ye Gege and approached him meekly, "U—Um, Han Ye Gege—I mean, Mr. Han Ye is very professional, your acting is great! I can’t take my eyes off you when you’re Master Han Shun!"
Yunyu was giving his most professional compliment, hoping that at least Han Ye Gege would give him a smile in exchange.
But, Han Ye looked so pissed off after he finished his acting as Han Shun. He just walked away without even saying anything to Yunyu.
’Ah, that is expected, don’t be sad, Yunyu....’
Yunyu went to Uncle Shen and asked, "Uncle, how many scenes do I have today?"
"Well, since Han Ye said to me before that he wants to finish all scenes with Bai Shijue for two days, then our schedule will be packed today. Bai Shijue has a lot of scenes in those 2 episodes, so better give your best until late at night!"
"Ah, okay! I will give my best, Uncle!" Yunyu gave out a saluting gesture, and Uncle Shen laughed heartily.
Uncle Shen allowed Han Ye and Yunyu to take 20 minutes break while the staff prepared the props for the setting. Yunyu went to get a glass of water and met with Jia Jie.
"Yunyu, you did a great job! I saw how believable you’re as Bai Shijue! I really thought I was watching Han Shun and Bai Shijue right in front of my eyes!"
"Hehe, thank you, Jie! I’ll try my best not to disappoint!" Yunyu said confidently.
But it was only for a few seconds before his smile dissipated, "Um... Jia Jie, how about Han Ye Gege? Is he still... mad? I mean, he looks mad after we finished that one scene."
"Ah, well... I don’t think you need to care about that. Han Ye is always like that, you know? This is your time to shine, don’t think about anything else other than your acting performance!" Jia Jie tried to divert the topic to make Yunyu less sad. She knew that Yunyu wanted validation from Han Ye, his male god.
But this was Han Ye they were talking about. Of course, there was no such thing as validation.
"Bai Shijue, come here! Your next scene will be you have some bruises on your face. I have to fix your makeup!" Auntie Shu called Yunyu from afar.
"Ah, coming!" Yunyu smiled and bowed his head slightly. "I have to get my makeup done. I’ll talk toy later, Jie!"
"Go, don’t waste your time," Jia Jie smiled.
As Yunyu left her, she took a deep breath, "Okay, time to deafen my ears from Han Ye scolding soon."