Sky Curtain: With a vermilion mirror, Jing travels through the modern world, shaking all dynasties.

Chapter 123 A Day Trip for the Film Crew

Modern times, at Jiangchuan's home.

In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.

For a whole week, apart from Li Bai, no other sages came to the tavern.

Jiang Chuan leaned back on the sofa, his brows furrowing unconsciously.

It would be wonderful to share a drink and chat with the poet Li Bai, but besides Li Bai, he also wanted to meet other ancient sages!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Chuan curled her lips. Just by listening to the chaotic knocking, she could deduce who it was. It could only be her childhood sweetheart, Lin Xiaoyu!

He went to open the door and asked, "Xiaoyu, what brings you here so early in the morning?"

"What, you don't welcome me?" She rolled her eyes at Jiang Chuan and retorted, "I came to see Jingjing, not you!"

After Lin Xiaoyu finished speaking, she ignored Jiang Chuan and walked briskly towards the living room.

The little princess was nestled on the sofa, looking up Li Bai's poems on her phone, thinking that she could show off her knowledge the next time they met.

Upon seeing Lin Xiaoyu arrive, she immediately looked up and exclaimed excitedly, "Sister Xiaoyu! Jingjing can now recite the entire 'The Road to Shu'!"

"Jingjing is so amazing!" She sat down on the sofa and whispered in the little princess's ear, "But reciting poems all day is so boring. How about I take you somewhere fun?"

Hearing this, the little princess's eyes lit up, and she nodded vigorously. "Sister Xiaoyu, where are we going this time? Jingjing was really amazed by the cruise ship trip we took before!"

"The film and television base in the south of the city!" Lin Xiaoyu smiled mysteriously and said, "A drama our company invested in officially started filming today. Would you like to go with me? Maybe you can even get a role!"

Zhu Jingjing blinked, tilted her head, and asked, "Filming a play? Is it similar to the opera troupes of our Ming Dynasty? Like setting up a stage, putting on colorful costumes, and singing with gongs and drums?"

"That's completely different! Your opera troupe performs on stage, and the audience watches from below. It's over after the performance." Lin Xiaoyu gently ruffled her hair and explained with a smile, "Filming, on the other hand, uses cameras to record the performance in detail, and then uploads it to television, so everyone can watch it without leaving home!"

"Xiaoyu, is filming fun?"

Although the little princess had watched television, she was more interested in novel news and showed little interest in dramas.

Lin Xiaoyu's eyes darted around, and her smile deepened: "Fun! Of course it's fun! When filming, you get to wear clothes you wouldn't normally wear, and you might even be suspended by wires. That feeling of being in the sky is completely different from paragliding or flying in an airplane!"

"Wire work?" Zhu Jingjing repeated the unfamiliar word, her almond-shaped eyes filled with excitement. "Sister Xiaoyu, does wire work make people fly in the sky?"

Lin Xiaoyu nodded, then added more enticement, "Besides, I specially prepared an extra meal for the crew today, with lots of delicious food that we don't usually get to eat. Jingjing, don't you want to try some?"

"Go! Jingjing, go!" The little princess agreed without hesitation, as if the food would vanish if she hesitated even a second longer. "Sister Xiaoyu, when are we leaving? Tomorrow? Now?"

"Jingjing, we can go now!" She glanced at Jiang Chuan, who was sitting at his desk fiddling with his phone, and whispered, "But your brother has to agree first. If I go and talk to him—"

The little princess was already used to their way of getting along, and if Lin Xiaoyu were to say it, Jiang Chuan probably wouldn't agree.

She jumped off the sofa and volunteered, "Sister Xiaoyu, I'll go tell my brother!"

Zhu Jingjing jumped off the sofa, dashed to the desk, grabbed Jiang Chuan's sleeve, and looked at him with bright, sparkling eyes. "Brother, Jingjing wants to go to the film set, okay?"

Jiang Chuan put down his phone and glanced at Lin Xiaoyu, who was leaning against the sofa.

She was standing with her arms crossed, a smile playing on her lips, looking like she was saying, "I've got it all sorted out, now it's your turn."

He frowned and said in a low voice, "Jingjing, there are a lot of people on set, and things can get messy. What if you accidentally let something slip?"

The little princess was stunned for a moment, then realized that Jiang Chuan was referring to her identity as a time traveler.

She quickly shook her head, patting her chest to assure them, "No, no! Jingjing is very tight-lipped! She didn't let anything slip when we went on the cruise ship!"

Jiang Chuan pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "It's different on a film set. There are more people, and it's a filming location. What if someone chats with you for a bit, and you casually blurt out 'Da Ming'?"

"Then Jingjing said 'Da Ming' is a new game!" Zhu Jingjing reacted quickly and blurted out.

She then shook Jiang Chuan's arm and pleaded softly, "Brother, Jingjing promises, I won't say a word! I'll stay by your side and won't run off anywhere, okay?"

Jiang Chuan looked into her watery eyes and saw her determined expression, and sighed helplessly.

"Really not a single word more?" He asked, his face stern, confirming one last time.

"Really, really!" Zhu Jingjing nodded vigorously. "If Jingjing lets anything slip, she'll be punished by copying 'The Road to Shu is Hard' ten times when we get back!"

After saying that, he felt it wasn't sincere enough and changed his words, saying, "No, a hundred times!"

Jiang Chuan smiled wryly and gently pinched her cheek. "Alright then, you have to be obedient on set and not cause trouble for others!"

The Great Ming Dynasty, Fengtian Hall.

"Zhongba, you're in for a treat this time!" Empress Ma said with a smile upon hearing that her daughter was going to film a movie. "You listened to operas from later generations the other day, and today you'll see dramas from later generations. This will be a real treat for you, a true opera fan!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang said sternly, "Madam, please stop talking nonsense! When did I become a theater fanatic? Although I enjoy watching plays while dining, it's merely for amusement; there's no reason for me to become addicted!"

Empress Ma chuckled and nodded, saying, "It was my slip of the tongue! But what exactly is this 'wire work' that the girl mentioned?"

I am quite curious, but I did not expect that the art of flying in later generations was not limited to just one aspect.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded repeatedly, saying, "What you say is absolutely right, Madam. The reason I pay attention to it is to learn the skills of later generations, not to watch those dramas!"

Modern-day Chengnan Film and Television Base.

The three of them stood side by side, looking at the various buildings that were clearly out of step with modern style.

Zhu Jingjing stared wide-eyed at the rows of antique-style buildings.

With its red walls and green tiles, flying eaves and brackets, crisscrossing streets and alleys, and wine flags fluttering in the distance, it feels as if you have truly stepped into a city from a thousand years ago.

Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to the tea stall beside her.

A girl of similar age was sitting on a bench, practicing calligraphy at the simple tea table.

"Brother, look!" She tugged at Jiang Chuan's sleeve excitedly, "So modern people still use calligraphy brushes to write! Jingjing thought it had been phased out long ago!"

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