The Movie Queen's Demon Sect Leader [Transmigration] GL - Chapter 17

Meng Xiaomeng, as always, became Luo Xuange’s little follower. However, today she was less boisterous and a bit more melancholic.

Luo Xuange and Meng Xiaomeng were about to walk a bit further to see if they could get any useful information from other contestants. However, before they had taken two steps, they were stopped by a girl walking towards them.

Zhang Manman stood in front of Luo Xuange and Meng Xiaomeng, seemingly sizing them up. Zhang Manman’s demeanor was quite similar to Bai Liu’s, but she was more arrogant and haughty than Bai Liu, and her condescending expression that looked down on others made Meng Xiaomeng quite displeased.

When Meng Xiaomeng was with Luo Xuange, she was used to Luo Xuange taking charge. However, seeing Luo Xuange remain unresponsive at the moment, she had no choice but to ask Zhang Manman: “Excuse me, is there something wrong?”

“Nothing.” Zhang Manman smiled meaningfully, then stepped aside to let them pass.

Meng Xiaomeng muttered under her breath: “How annoying.”

Luo Xuange walked a few steps away, then turned back to look at Zhang Manman’s retreating figure, curving her lips into a smile: “Just a cornered dog jumping over the wall. Don’t take it to heart, let’s go.”

Meng Xiaomeng scurried to Luo Xuange’s side: “Xuange, do you know something?”

“No.”

“Then why do you look like you know everything?” Meng Xiaomeng was very curious.

Luo Xuange was silent for a moment, then smiled slyly like a fox: “Because I understand the minds of bad people very well.”

“But, Xuange—”

“Today is the fifth day of the first round of selections. Today’s competition format requires participants to complete tasks in pairs.”

Meng Xiaomeng’s words were interrupted by the host. Meng Xiaomeng could only pout and stop talking, patiently listening to Mu Ling’s explanation.

After she finished, Luo Xuange had some plans in mind. Today’s content was simply a competition of makeup and outfits. The interesting part was that the clothes and makeup wouldn’t be chosen and applied by the contestants themselves, but rather by their randomly assigned partners. The final winner would be decided by online votes.

Moreover, the team pairings couldn’t be decided by themselves; they had to draw lots.

This meant that strangers, or people who had previously clashed, would be paired together. The production team probably wanted to see the contestants’ tolerance for “enemies,” as this industry was very chaotic, and without a certain degree of magnanimity, one wouldn’t last long.

Luo Xuange wasn’t familiar with modern fashion, and even the information left in the original body’s mind was very superficial. So, for this competition, she finally changed her expression, no longer appearing as composed and at ease as before.

Meng Xiaomeng, after hearing the competition rules, also looked even more worried: “Xuange, we don’t know if we’ll be paired together for this competition.”

“No matter who your partner is later, remember to hide your true abilities by helping your partner complete the competition,” Luo Xuange whispered to her before the live stream began.

Meng Xiaomeng was somewhat confused: “Why should I hide my abilities?”

“Because those partners are your opponents.” Luo Xuange didn’t understand the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry, but as a Demon Sect Leader, she knew the survival rules of the martial arts world: there are no eternal enemies and no eternal friends, only interests are eternal. And their Demon Sect didn’t even value interests; everything was done on a whim.

Meng Xiaomeng nodded, half-understanding: “I understand.”

As Meng Xiaomeng finished speaking, the live stream had already started, and numerous netizens online began entering the live stream room to watch today’s competition.

The content of today’s competition had also been pinned at the top of the live stream’s comment section, so viewers entering could clearly understand today’s competition format at a glance.

The drawing of lots began—

Meng Xiaomeng looked at the person with the same number as her and saw it was Zhang Manman. She immediately didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. Her mouth twitched slightly as she looked at Luo Xuange, seemingly seeking comfort, but then she caught a glimpse of the number card in Luo Xuange’s hand.

When Meng Xiaomeng saw the number card in Luo Xuange’s hand, she forgot her own grievances and silently “lit a candle” for Luo Xuange in her heart. Because Luo Xuange’s partner was Jiang Yihan, who had always been at odds with them.

Putting away her number card, Meng Xiaomeng walked to Luo Xuange’s side and sighed softly: “Good luck, Xuange.”

“Mm.” Luo Xuange felt much calmer inside. Compared to Zhang Manman, she preferred teaming up with Jiang Yihan. As for Meng Xiaomeng, Luo Xuange was a bit worried for her, not knowing if the little girl could handle it herself.

Luo Xuange, holding her number card, found Jiang Yihan. Jiang Yihan felt a slight nervousness inside when she saw Luo Xuange.

Because in Jiang Yihan’s eyes, although Luo Xuange appeared very low-key and unapproachable among all the contestants, she knew that Luo Xuange was a truly talented person, and Luo Xuange’s face was also her green pass in the entertainment industry. She just didn’t know if Luo Xuange would deliberately hold back and make her look ugly if they were partners today.

Luo Xuange’s gaze swept over Jiang Yihan. As a sect leader in her previous life, she could naturally easily see what Jiang Yihan was worrying about at the moment. Her lips curled into a beautiful arc. Jiang Yihan wasn’t a bad person; she wouldn’t deliberately make Jiang Yihan lose.

Jiang Yihan walked to Luo Xuange’s side, extended her hand, and greeted politely: “Hello, my partner.”

“Hello.” Luo Xuange wasn’t particularly enthusiastic, but she was also different from her usual coldness.

After the competition began, Luo Xuange carefully observed Jiang Yihan, recalling the scene of Jiang Yihan playing the flute during the first round of the competition.

Luo Xuange’s eyes subtly changed. She wondered if ancient-style attire could be used in this round of the competition. If so, then Jiang Yihan would almost certainly be the champion of this round.

Luo Xuange wasn’t blindly confident about this. After all, for Luo Xuange, a genuine ancient person, pairing an ancient-style garment with Jiang Yihan was simply choosing an everyday outfit.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yihan was currently observing. She had studied fashion design and naturally knew what kind of clothing would best highlight a person’s potential beauty. However, she wasn’t sure about Luo Xuange’s attitude. She couldn’t very well pick out a very suitable and excellent outfit for Luo Xuange, only for Luo Xuange to casually choose a few clothes for her. Conversely, Luo Xuange was also imagining Jiang Yihan doing the same.

So, at present, both were, in their own ways, subtly testing each other to see how much effort they would put in for one another.

On the other side, Meng Xiaomeng was currently discussing the upcoming competition with Zhang Manman.

“Tell me your suggestions,” Zhang Manman said. Since everyone was in the venue and the live stream was still ongoing, even though Zhang Manman deeply disdained Meng Xiaomeng, the “lucky country bumpkin girl,” she wouldn’t show it openly.

Meng Xiaomeng saw that Zhang Manman had completely changed her initial disdainful attitude, and her mood improved significantly. It turned out that the hostility she had felt before the live stream began was just a misconception; Zhang Manman was actually quite nice. Meng Xiaomeng thought with secret delight.

Zhang Manman saw Meng Xiaomeng smiling foolishly and not speaking. A flicker of contempt passed through her eyes, but she concealed it well. She put on a gentle demeanor and said to Meng Xiaomeng: “You can tell me any ideas you have. We’ll consult together, and it won’t be too bad.”

With the air of a gentle older sister from next door, Zhang Manman successfully attracted a wave of goodwill in the live stream. Her vote count also increased significantly. And the naturally simple Meng Xiaomeng, of course, also developed a good impression of her.

However, when Zhang Manman repeatedly asked if she had any good plans, Meng Xiaomeng hesitated for a moment. Zhang Manman was a very nice person, should she still hold back her abilities even so?