I am a swordsman in a strange city

Chapter 96 Visiting Team
Pei Ju started cooking for himself.

After that, he started practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard.

Everything is just like it was back then.

However, the sword technique he practiced this time was rather unrestrained, and the sword he held was not a longsword, but the Thunderfire Ghost-Slaying Sword Token.

His swordsmanship is unrestrained and imaginative, sometimes simple, sometimes ethereal and gorgeous, sometimes wide and sweeping, thrusting back and forth, and sometimes high and ethereal, yet like starlight falling to earth. The changes in his swordsmanship are varied, yet natural and smooth.

The Thunderfire Demon-Slaying Sword in his hand slowly began to develop some aura.

However, no one has come to him to exorcise demons. Although he had started exorcising demons under the care of Master Pei back then, it was because Master Pei was by his side that everyone felt at ease. Now that Master Pei is gone and he has been away for five years, the neighbors can help him clean the house, but they don't really trust his ability to exorcise demons.

He was afraid that he might accidentally be turned into an idiot by Pei Ju.

Pei Ju taught swordsmanship twice a week, and before long, a week had passed.

Liu Yijia's show has already started filming. In the beginning, they only filmed some interactive scenes, but now they are really starting to film the psychic communication scenes.

Liu Yijia's company has certain connections with the professional circle. Of course, in any industry, as long as it becomes a little big, there will be corresponding connections behind it.

However, some celebrities have their own friends, and they also like to make friends with people in the professional world. Regardless of the nature of these friendships, Liu Yijia saw quite a few extraordinary professionals come here, including men and women, young and old.

vary.

"Jiajia, after today's filming, Teacher Gu Feng has prepared a small-scale 'baptism' ceremony. Would you like to join us?"

This kind of 'baptism' is very common, but she knew that there were many intricacies involved.

Some professionals use this pretext to do things to young women that are not baptism.

Of course, the real purpose of 'baptism' is to make the spirituality of the baptized person clearer, so that it is easier to communicate with spirits, and communication with spirits is the first step to obtaining an extraordinary profession.

If a person's spirituality remains obscured, they will be unable to communicate with spirits and thus unable to obtain a profession.

Of course, spiritual communication is actually divided into several levels. True spiritual communication is entering a spiritual realm to gain abilities.

There are also shallower levels that can be gradually elevated to deeper levels through training, and this kind of 'baptism' is a form of training and cleansing.

The person she was talking to was a female celebrity, five or six years older than her. She was considered a senior in the industry and naturally had a wider network of connections. Although she wasn't as popular as before, she knew many people.

After hearing her words, Liu Yijia looked somewhat troubled. She had attended the regular training sessions, but she didn't know how small the scope of this small-scale 'baptism' was; it might just be her and that 'ancient style' teacher.

"Sister Qingya, I'm already very tired from training these past few days, so I won't go," Liu Yijia said.

The woman named Qingya's expression didn't change much, as if she had expected her to say that. So she said, "This wasn't my invitation. It was Teacher Gu Feng. He thinks highly of you and believes you have the potential to become a true spiritualist and a professional. You just need to be 'baptized' a few more times, and you'll be fine."

Liu Yijia's assistant listened from the side, looking very nervous. She knew that the ancient-style teacher had actually taken a liking to Liu Yijia. He had invited Liu Yijia to dinner before, but that time she brought her assistant with her. The assistant, who was listening nearby, clearly understood that the ancient-style teacher's words implied that he wanted Liu Yijia to be his mistress.

She didn't even mean to be his real girlfriend; she just wanted to be there for him on set.

After that, Liu Yijia tried her best to avoid him.

Sometimes, however, there's no way to avoid it. And sure enough, Zhao Qingya came looking for her.

According to Liu Yijia, the relationship between Zhao Qingya and that Gu Feng is not simple. Many artists are keen to date people in the professional circle, or rather, depend on them. Whether they are lovers or not, marrying them is naturally the best.

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Gu Feng, but I'm really tired today. Please apologize to Mr. Gu Feng on my behalf," Liu Yijia said.

Zhao Qingya looked Liu Yijia up and down. She had to admit that younger girls were in better shape, with firmer, whiter skin, and radiating a bright, sunny aura.

But in her opinion, once you enter the entertainment industry, it's impossible not to depend on others. The more famous and beautiful you are, the more you'll be watched. The reason she still has to be reserved is because she doesn't know how these people are.

Those people were already being very generous by using such an excuse to approach her. Otherwise, if they secretly used some abilities, she would have to obediently go to his bed at night, and then they would film it and give him leverage over her, leaving her with nothing.

"If you want to apologize, you should do it yourself, Jiajia. Let me give you a piece of advice: when there's a way out, you should take it yourself to save face. Otherwise, if someone hangs you up, you'll be worthless." Zhao Qingya finished speaking, turned around and left, her supple waist swaying from side to side with her high heels.

"Jiajia, what do we do? Should we call the company?" the assistant asked nervously. She didn't know how much influence Gu Feng had, but she had recently learned about him and knew that he was a very prominent figure in the spirit-catching circle.

He is very capable, likes to show off, and has a sharp tongue. Even on this show, people in the same profession are unwilling to offend him.

“Yes, we definitely have to call, but we already told the company about this last time, and we haven’t received any feedback yet.” Liu Yijia frowned.

So she called her agent at the company again and explained her situation.

Her agent's response was to be patient, as the company was still looking for a middleman who could keep him in check to relay messages.

Still searching, which obviously means they haven't found it yet.

As someone the company has invested considerable resources in promoting, Liu Yijia is someone the company naturally doesn't want to be ruined by people in the professional world. Her agent knows very well that many of these extraordinary professionals have strange personalities and quirks, making them easy targets for exploitation.

The best solution is actually to find someone to rely on.

Tianxi Entertainment certainly has powerful backers, but sometimes those backers can cause trouble.

Recently, the backer of Tianxi Entertainment has run into trouble. He participated in a small-scale team psychic session and has not woken up for nearly half a month.

Those familiar with Kao Shan were all in this psychic team, which is why Tianxi Entertainment couldn't find anyone to contact Gu Feng all at once.

That evening, after finishing work, Liu Yijia didn't go out. Instead, she called her friend Shi Nanfeng, who had one foot in the professional entertainment industry.

Shi Nanfeng frowned on the other end of the phone and said, "My teacher is focused on teaching and doesn't care about outside affairs. She once said that if it's an academic problem, you can come to her, but if it involves personal grudges, don't come to her, she won't get involved." As someone who only has one foot in the professional circle, she simply doesn't have those high-level connections.

As for a famous spirit catcher like Gu Feng, who also has a bad temper, very few people would be willing to be his enemy.

The next day, Liu Yijia was suddenly notified that her psychic teacher had been replaced by Gu Feng.

This variety show about psychic games involves famous psychics acting as mediums, taking celebrities to psychic sessions, and then recording the celebrities' states after the sessions.

Finally, a psychic helped these artists break free from this state, and then they recounted what they had seen or felt.

Gu Feng was around forty years old and looked very upright, but at this moment, there was a condescending and mocking look in his eyes, and deep down, there was also a sense of anger.

Liu Yijia went to the production team and asked why she was changed. The production team replied somewhat helplessly, "It's because the teacher from Gu Feng really admires you, thinks you're great, and wants to mentor you."

Liu Yijia then went to the psychic master Yu, whom she had previously confirmed with her. Yu was a woman, and she said with some helplessness, "This ancient style is too domineering."

As she spoke, she shook her head and said nothing more. It seemed that things had gotten a little unpleasant, but that was all. She was unwilling to fall out with Gu Feng over Liu Yijia, whom she had just met.

Before the actual spiritual communication, a period of preparation is still needed. Fu Yu had already cooperated for a few days and was ready to enter the formal filming.

Now we need to collaborate with the ancient style again because the ancient style has adjusted the objects of communication.

"Come with me, and I'll explain to you the process of connecting with the 'spirit' and the taboos," Gu Feng said coldly.

He walked straight towards his room.

"Teacher, where are we going?" Liu Yijia asked quickly.

"What, so high and mighty? You don't even want to learn about the taboos? Do you want to die during the channeling process?"

This is a blatant threat.

Liu Yijia took a deep breath and said, "Teacher Gu, I don't want to participate in this program anymore."

"Oh, really? You can try it. Call your agency and see what they say. I'll wait for you in the room until ten o'clock."

Liu Yijia was trembling with anger, and her assistant next to her didn't dare to breathe loudly.

She immediately called back, but the agent there disagreed with her quitting the show. He told her that if she quit, Gu Feng would make it impossible for her to survive in the entertainment industry, and she might also be embroiled in lawsuits and unable to afford the breach of contract fees from her endorsements. More importantly, Gu Feng's own abilities were what made him the most feared.

Despite the constraints of the law, crimes committed by professionals are uncovered every year, and these crimes often involve individuals who have been committing offenses for more than ten or twenty years.

Her body was already cold. She entered the entertainment industry simply because she liked the feeling of acting and singing. She had encountered similar situations before, but after calling the company, they were able to help her resolve them. This time, however, she realized for the first time how terrifying it was when these things she considered dirty fell on her body after the company couldn't handle them.

Sitting in her room, she suddenly felt that the spotlight was really ridiculous. What kind of ridicule and insults would those fans give her after they found out that she had been sexually harassed?

The room was quiet, eerily quiet. Her assistant was there watching the radiant Liu Yijia sitting there, her whole being like a light about to go out, already dimmed.

She could also foresee that after today, this female artist who had been so virtuous since entering the entertainment industry would no longer be so. Perhaps she might fall into depression and become despondent or die, or perhaps she would have a change of heart and become more successful, attending various high-society banquets and navigating relationships with powerful men.

Life is all about how you think about it.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

Both the assistant and Liu Yijia were startled. Liu Yijia looked at the assistant, who could see the fear in her eyes. The assistant went to open the door, and a staff member said, "Is Jiajia here? Someone has come to visit the set."

"Who is it?" Liu Yijia didn't speak from inside; it was her assistant who spoke.

"He said he was Jiajia's high school classmate."

Liu Yijia suddenly realized something, immediately stood up, quickly went to the door, and asked, "Where is he now?"

"It's right outside the production crew's office," a staff member said.

Liu Yijia immediately headed outside, first walking briskly, then jogging.

Everyone saw her head towards the outside. In the past two days, many people have already learned some things about her. After all, there are no secrets that stay hidden forever. Moreover, given Gu Feng's methods, those who know him can guess what he's going to do. Everyone is watching to see whether Liu Yijia will submit or resist.

I want to see what kind of person she will become after she submits, and what kind of person she will become if she resists.

When Liu Yijia saw a man wearing a loose black domed T-shirt, jeans, and white sneakers, with his hands in his pockets, leaning against a railing, watching the busy people inside.

His eyes were full of indifference; he was looking at a painting without much appreciation, just casually observing it.

When he saw Liu Yijia running out, a smile finally appeared in his eyes.

She certainly didn't have the golden hair he remembered, but the feeling he got from running all this way was quite peculiar.

It wasn't until she got closer that he noticed her face was covered in tears.

While he was still somewhat stunned, she had already thrown herself into his arms.

Because he was running very fast and the impact was considerable, Pei Ju couldn't help but take a step back to dissipate the force of the impact.

Liu Yijia had always shown that she liked Pei Ju, but she had never actually done anything intimate with him. This was the first time she had ever hugged Pei Ju.

Pei Ju sensed her mood, reached out and patted her back, asking softly, "What's wrong?"

(End of this chapter)