Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 444 Audition
Bai Chenxue's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, yes! That's the feeling! And the ears, they also conjure up those fluffy fox ears, plus little tiger teeth, one on each side with a little bit of a pointy tooth!"

Hu Xue tried hard to understand the meaning behind Bai Chenxue's words, and conjured up ears and tiger teeth, which immediately drew a chorus of "wow"s from the surroundings.

Bai Chenxue repeated Director Shang's words, saying, "Let's demonstrate some expressions for different scenarios! For example, smiling happily after seeing a good friend, crying sadly because of something, or expressions like anger, fierceness, excitement, or embarrassment are all acceptable!"

Hu Xue looked at Bai Chenxue blankly, completely unable to understand what she meant by all that she was saying.

Lin Muning, who had been observing from the sidelines, pondered for a moment before interjecting, "Fellow Daoist, try to imagine that your cultivation suddenly increases dramatically, and you gain five hundred years of cultivation out of thin air without any side effects, or that someone gives you an exceptionally powerful Heaven-Rank magic treasure."

Hu Xue thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "I think I understand now, it's just an act!"

As she spoke, she suddenly smiled.

"boom--"

The script booklet in Bai Chenxue's arms fell directly to the ground—she was stunned by Hu Xuemei's beauty, literally, so beautiful that she was speechless!
Lin Muning and the other onlookers were equally stunned, their eyes wide open, forgetting to breathe.

Then, Hu Xue's smile faded, her eyes turned red and filled with tears, which then fell in a series of pats, leaving Bai Chenxue and the others somewhat at a loss.

However, just as everyone was dizzy from being tempted by her beauty, Hu Xue's head suddenly transformed into the shape of a fox, even opening its blood-red mouth fiercely, startling Bai Chenxue and Lin Muning so much that they snapped back to their senses.

Bai Chenxue screamed again, recalling the fear she felt when she encountered the unfortunate fox demon during her time with Fu Rui!
Seeing that Bai Chenxue had screamed in fright, Hu Xue quickly transformed back into human form, her face full of apology: "Hey? Don't be afraid, this... wasn't this supposed to be an angry and fierce look?"

"No, that's right!" Fortunately, Bai Chenxue was quite resilient. After Hu Xue returned to normal, she simply patted her chest, took a breath, and quickly regained her composure. Then, while scrolling through the comments posted by Director Shang in the live stream, she said, "Director Shang said you're absolutely amazing! You should be perfectly capable of playing the role in our script! So, after we finish interviewing the other fellow Daoists, we'll take you to the room we've arranged for you, okay? As for the rest of the time, since you're likely to have a more important role in the script, your pay will be higher, probably a few hundred yuan a day!"

Hu Xue was both surprised and delighted: "Really!?"

"Of course! Oh, by the way, here's the script. You can take a look and get a feel for it. If nothing unexpected happens, you'll likely play the character named 'September'!"

As Bai Chenxue spoke, she patted the dust off the cover of the script she had just picked up from her arms and handed it to Hu Xue.

The demon cultivators who had crowded around and watched the whole thing were also very excited. One of them, who seemed to have been in contact with humans for many years and was a bit bolder, asked, "What's the script? Is it a storybook?"

Bai Chenxue didn't really understand either, but she still tried her best to explain what she understood: "More or less! But it's more of a straightforward narration, without too much description, because it's mainly to let the actors understand what they're going to be acting out in the whole play!"

The demon cultivators all seemed to understand, but none of them dared to ask further. "Alright! Let's move on to the next one! Who wants to go first?"

After Hu Xue, the remaining nine demon cultivators had a precedent. During the "audience," there were no major problems. Since many of the demon cultivators had been observing the actions of humans in order to cultivate into human form, their "acting skills" were quite surprising. In the end, all ten of them stayed and signed contracts together!
"This...this isn't a slave contract, is it?"

Several demon cultivators were illiterate and were very nervous when signing the contract, constantly pulling aside a few more powerful demon cultivators to whisper and verify it.

Upon hearing this, Bai Chenxue quickly explained, "Absolutely not! Our Taiyin Sect forbids slave contracts! If you see or hear of any slave contracts being signed, regardless of whether it's forced or not, you must tell us or report it to the police station. The procuratorate in Chang'an City will file a public prosecution!"

"Police station...prosecutor's office...public prosecution?"

The demon cultivators were completely bewildered, unable to understand what was being said, and for a moment they looked at each other in confusion.

This time, it was Bai Chenxue's turn to be helpless—this group of demon cultivators were all newcomers, and they didn't have any seniors who had been in Chang'an City for a while to guide them. In addition, there was a natural barrier between demon cultivators and human cultivators, so what she said was not very credible to the demon cultivators. Therefore, they were like kindergarten children who didn't understand anything!

"How about this," Lin Muning thought for a moment and proposed a compromise: "Why don't we postpone the signing of the contract for now, stay here for a few more days, and then take the time to explore the area! Our Taiyin Sect has many friendly cities for demon cultivators, such as Chang'an City, Longshan Port, Wuwang City, Guguji City, Rongyu City, etc., which are all quite nice. However, Chang'an City is more developed in all aspects, so we can prioritize contacting them. Once we have learned more about it, we can sign the contract later!"

Bai Chenxue suddenly realized, "That's right! That's a good idea! Anyway, Director Shang said that there's still half a month until the next lottery. If we really can't get a spot next time, he can just buy an activation code. We still have plenty of time!"

Hu Xue glanced at the group of demon cultivators behind her, whose faces were filled with conflicted emotions, and mustered her courage to take the lead and say, "Then we apologize for our intrusion. We are new to your esteemed place and have many questions, so we cannot make any promises. If you could grant us some more time, that would be the best outcome!"

Bai Chenxue waved her hand with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay! We understand!"

Then, she said enthusiastically, "If you're in the mood right now, how about I take you for a stroll around Chang'an City? But you need to register your identity and get an identity token before entering Chang'an City! That way, the safety of Chang'an City can be guaranteed! If any evil cultivators or bad people sneak into the city to arrest people or do bad things, they will be discovered immediately without an identity token!"

Hu Xue nodded: "I see. That explains why you asked me so many questions earlier!"

Another demon cultivator said, "Then I'll trouble you, fellow Daoist. I have a few spiritual herbs here. Although they are not particularly high-class, they can still be of some benefit to human cultivators. I'll give them to you as a token of my gratitude!"

As she spoke, she pulled out several plants that were clearly not ordinary and stuffed them into Bai Chenxue's arms.

"Oh! How can this be so embarrassing!"

Bai Chenxue said this, but her hands obediently put the item away—of course! Wasn't this the reward she got for doing a random mission without any instructions?