The Movie Queen's Demon Sect Leader [Transmigration] GL - Chapter 16

After the cooking competition, An Ruoshui left. After all, she was only there as a mentor to help the contestants complete the task of making their own lunch.

Although An Ruoshui’s public image suffered a slight hit after the competition, her fans were still very happy. After all, this was An Ruoshui’s first public appearance outside of acting. Moreover, they didn’t have a mandatory requirement for any celebrity to be skilled in cooking or anything else.

However, that evening, Luo Xuange learned something that overturned her previous understanding.

In the evening, before Jiang Yihan and Bai Liu had returned to the dorm, Meng Xiaomeng pulled Luo Xuange to sit on the bed and chat.

Meng Xiaomeng, still looking like a fan girl, said to Luo Xuange with great admiration: “Xuange, who taught you that Five Grains Fish you made today?”

“I tried making it myself; no one taught me.” Luo Xuange looked at her, very confused: “What’s wrong?”

“I saw the dish Five Grains Fish in a book, but besides an imperial chef during Emperor Xuanming’s reign, no one else could make it. I heard that this famous dish has no successors. How did you learn it?” Meng Xiaomeng herself was a foodie. Although she loved to eat, she couldn’t cook. However, she knew a lot, and she had seen this dish before. At the time, she deeply regretted that this dish had no successor.

Luo Xuange hesitated for a long time. In her previous life, when she was alive, the reigning emperor was Emperor Xuanming, and the imperial chef Meng Xiaomeng mentioned was, with eighty to ninety percent certainty, her past self.

But this feeling of being spoken of as a historical figure by someone else was truly subtle.

Luo Xuange had always thought she had come to a different world. After waking up, she had never thought about history, nor had she searched for any historical memories in the original body’s mind.

Now, she painstakingly searched through the original body’s historical memories and was astonished to discover that she hadn’t gone to another world; she had traveled eight hundred years into the future.

When Luo Xuange found these memories, she broke out in a cold sweat. In fact, she had truly lived in this world before.

Luo Xuange had three confusions: Since there was a turbulent jianghu (martial arts world) eight hundred years ago, why was there no trace of it eight hundred years later? Even the original body’s memories contained no real jianghu scenes; the jianghu in the original body’s memories existed only in novels or on television.

The Demon Sect Leader left the jianghu, like a dreamer who had pursued a dream for most of her life, only for someone to suddenly tell her that what she had been chasing no longer existed, and hadn’t for hundreds of years.

This sense of desolation instantly enveloped Luo Xuange. Luo Xuange remained silent for a long time. Although her voice trembled slightly, she controlled it well enough that Meng Xiaomeng didn’t notice.

“Was there a jianghu during the Great Ming Dynasty?” Luo Xuange asked.

Meng Xiaomeng suddenly laughed: “Of course there was! Didn’t someone say, ‘Where there are people, there is jianghu; jianghu is everywhere’? There’s always jianghu, no matter when.”

“Yes, where there are people, there is jianghu. Do you know about the Phantom Palace?” Luo Xuange asked, subtly containing a hint of expectation. After all, that was the Demon Sect she had painstakingly built for half her life.

Meng Xiaomeng shook her head: “No, I don’t… Xuange, you’re acting a little off. Are you tired today?”

“I’m not tired. I have a few more questions for you,” Luo Xuange said, somewhat disappointed.

“Go ahead and ask. I’ll tell you anything I know,” Meng Xiaomeng smiled.

Luo Xuange: “Is there a wulin (martial arts world) jianghu in today’s society? Are there wulin alliance leaders or demon sect leaders?”

“…” Meng Xiaomeng stifled a laugh, finally unable to hold it in: “Xuange, I can’t find a wulin jianghu, but there are many martial arts schools on the streets. As for the wulin alliance leader and demon sect leader you mentioned, aren’t those just characters from TV dramas?”

“Mm. I think I understand.” As a former martial arts fanatic, learning that martial arts only existed for fitness or performance left Luo Xuange with a desolate feeling.

Martial arts, the very thing that once captivated her. It wasn’t that they had never existed in this world, but after eight hundred years, the lineage was broken, and the martial arts world became something only seen in plays. For her, this was undoubtedly the most tragic thing.

Meng Xiaomeng saw Luo Xuange’s face growing increasingly troubled and her mood becoming more and more downcast. She scratched her head and thought for a moment: “Xuange, although there isn’t the kind of jianghu you find in novels and TV dramas, we still have ancient martial arts families. Every year they have international martial arts exchanges. You can buy tickets to watch then. That might fulfill your jianghu dream.”

“Ancient martial arts?” Luo Xuange silently noted down the name. If she ever had the chance, she would definitely go to inquire and learn.

Much later, Bai Liu and Jiang Yihan also returned. Meng Xiaomeng yawned and urged Luo Xuange to get some rest.

On the third day, Luo Xuange’s mood was clearly off. But only Meng Xiaomeng, who was closer to her, could vaguely sense it; everyone else remained oblivious.

The third day had no specific schedule, allowing contestants free activity to garner votes on the live stream in their own ways. By 8 PM, the ten contestants with the lowest votes would be eliminated.

In the evening, after 8 PM, ten unremarkable contestants with no particularly unique or outstanding talents were eliminated.

On the fourth day, the audition content was a photoshoot for the contestants’ personal charm. Contestants whose scores were below par in any aspect were directly eliminated. The “chest-stone-breaking” brother, whom Sect Leader Luo had taken notice of, was eliminated in this round. Luo Xuange and Bai Liu, however, advanced as first and second place.

On the fifth day, the competition seemed to enter a heated stage. Currently, thirty contestants remained. Luo Xuange’s votes were still far ahead, but Meng Xiaomeng was also doing well, having already squeezed into the top five.

In the morning, Meng Xiaomeng looked at Luo Xuange with a worried expression. Only after the other two roommates left did she open up to Luo Xuange about her concerns.

“I don’t even know how many votes I have now. These past few days, from hundreds of people eliminated down to thirty, the competition is just too intense. I’m so worried…”

Luo Xuange comforted her: “Worrying won’t help. It’s better to think about how to perform well today.”

“I don’t even know what we’ll be competing in today. What if it’s something I can’t do? There are only thirty contestants left, what if my votes are ranked thirtieth?” Meng Xiaomeng’s small face was devoid of expression due to worry.

Luo Xuange chuckled: “Then you should be glad you won’t encounter a powerful opponent like me in the finals.”

“…” Meng Xiaomeng: Even though that’s true, please don’t say it out loud!

It was fortunate that the live stream wasn’t on at that moment, otherwise, who knew if these two would lose fans.

Seeing that the live stream time was approaching, the two tidied themselves up and left the hall to the venue to prepare for the broadcast.

At the venue, they saw other contestants gathered in twos and threes. Compared to the first day’s talent competition, today’s venue looked quite empty. However, compared to the first day, the scent of gunpowder in the venue was even stronger today.