I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The camera pans down towards her back until it is obscured by some bushes.

Suddenly, the bush swayed, as if something was wriggling and quietly leaving from within it.

This sudden movement made Stephen shudder.

This is an emotional release, a sudden attack that comes when the previously suppressed atmosphere is relieved for a moment.

In Stephen's terms, this is the lowest level of jump scare.

It's basic, but practical.

Especially in this tense atmosphere built up by the rising background music, the audience thinks everything is over and breathes a sigh of relief before the sudden attack.

Lu Ban obtained the most fragments. He knocked Dai Yuanyang unconscious, took all the jade pendant fragments, and began to piece them together. In the quiet of the night, Lu Ban carefully assembled the fragments into the shape of an eyeball. The eerie shape gave people a premonition of something bad.

It was only at this point that Stephen began to ponder what Xuanjun really was.

The statues in this Taoist temple are clearly not things that should exist in the human world, and the jade pendant left by the Mystic Lord is so strange. Is it true that becoming a Mystic Lord can grant one the method of immortality and the power of the extraordinary?

Stephen thought it was impossible.

He's seen "All Quiet in Spring," and for Stephen, knowing why he was burned to death in the movie was already a happy ending.

Is this Xuanjun also just firewood?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

Using methods of immortality to attract followers of all sorts of people, and then choosing the most powerful one to be used as firewood – that's definitely Lu Ban's style.

He was a victim of the Lu family's misfortune.

However, judging from the results of this competition, Lu Ban seems to be in the lead, and it seems that apart from him, the others are not very competitive for the position of Xuan Jun.

Wait a minute, among those descendants of the Nine Schools, there are no descendants of the faction represented by Lu Ban, and Lu Ban himself has not even appeared in the trailer for "Nine Schools".

So, this time they're going to burn Lu Ban?

Good thing!

Stephen immediately became excited about what would happen next.

He could already picture Lu Ban being burned.

Mr. Lu was a respectable man in his lifetime, so let's all add some firewood before we go.

He watched with great interest as night fell and everyone went to sleep.

The camera then focused on Blind Zhang.

The elderly man, who was over seventy years old, sat in the hall wearing sunglasses. He seemed to have fallen asleep while sitting, but it also seemed that he hadn't slept at all.

The camera pans from the ground, looking at him through the gaps in the tables and chairs, giving the viewer a sense of insecurity.

It was as if something was watching him.

Then, the camera moved.

Chapter 595 Innuendo

The camera's field of vision began to distort and tilt, and everything around seemed to be what a drunken homeless man would see, making one dizzy and disoriented.

The gaze was directed toward Blind Zhang, as if floating in mid-air, but there were no shadows on the tables, chairs, or the ground.

The camera zoomed in to within inches of Blind Zhang, but he didn't seem to notice.

Stephen's heart sank. He knew very well that, according to the formula of serious horror movies, this kind of seemingly shrewd and wise guy would encounter danger when he was alone and then die, so that the protagonists would lose their protection and fall into fear.

Horror movies usually consist of a few characters.

An ordinary protagonist, but with certain good qualities.

A woman who only screams hysterically and acts recklessly without following instructions.

A warrior who appears to have high combat power, but in reality, is always the first to die.

There are also charlatans who seem to know a lot, talk nonsense, and provide clues to the protagonists to break the deadlock.

In addition, there are other examples such as a beautiful woman who gives out perks but isn't very bright, a couple who show off their love and then get killed while giving out perks, and a wealthy company manager or student council president who initially directs everyone's actions but is destined to die in the end.

By the way, in foreign countries, there also needs to be Black and transgender people. In addition, pregnant women and children cannot be killed, so they are definitely much safer around them.

Blind Zhang has participated in four battles for the Mysterious Lord, and he seems to know a lot. Such a person is very likely to encounter danger!

Suddenly, the camera froze.

It hovered near Blind Zhang, as if blocked by some invisible barrier.

The old man turned his head slightly, as if looking in their direction.

Although it was just a subtle movement, it completely changed a person's overall demeanor.

If the person sitting here before was an elderly, blind man, now the person in the frame is a soldier, a veteran who has been through countless battles.

Although he couldn't see his eyes or his expression, the sharp edge he exuded immediately made Stephen hold his breath, even through the screen.

He was quite certain that if he were to face this person in real life, he definitely wouldn't last more than three minutes.

Even ghosts would be troubled by it.

The camera suddenly returned to normal, zoomed out, and focused on Du Ming, He Chong, Seventh Master, and others who were drinking tea next door.

They were chatting about everyday things, making all sorts of promises and threats, giving the impression that these three would be wiped out in ten minutes at most.

But Professor Hu, who was watching the movie, was completely absorbed in it.

He hadn't been to the movie theater in far too long; this bustling place didn't belong to an old man like him.

Professor Hu used to use an old television set until later, when the broadcast television lines were upgraded, and he was able to get a second-hand one.

He watches the news every night at seven o'clock, and his meals are very simple. As a professor at the country's top university and a big shot in the industry, he actually has a lot of income, but he donates most of it. He lives in the school's staff dormitory, and students who don't know him think he is just a retired old man from a distance.

As an archaeology professor, he is probably the most "out of touch with reality." He is not very familiar with today's popular singers and actors, but he can clearly explain the production process of the patterns on every piece of pottery. He is also unfamiliar with scenic spots and tourist attractions, but he can understand the environment and feng shui around every ancient tomb.

"The last time I saw a movie was when the school organized a screening in the square."

Professor Hu remarked as he entered the cinema.

"Professor, that happened so many years ago."

Cao Manwen, who came with him, said.

When Professor Hu's interview scene appeared in the movie, the old man didn't seem very excited.

But when the bloated and shrewd-looking Seventh Master appeared, Cao Manwen noticed that the old man's hands were trembling slightly.

Professor Hu remained silent, staring at Seventh Master, who might be considered a minor character by other viewers, his mouth opening and closing, seemingly wanting to say something.

Seeing the conversation between Seventh Master, Du Ming, and He Chong, Professor Hu was filled with mixed emotions. He vaguely felt that he might have heard similar conversations when he was a child.

At that time, I was still young, and my father was still young.

In the years before his father passed away, the old man lying in bed said "I'm sorry" the most. He should have stayed with everyone. His hesitation when he was young caused him to regret it for the rest of his life until his death.

Professor Hu never understood what made his father so regretful, so when Lu Ban's movie was released, he immediately asked his students to take him to the cinema to watch it.

Seeing his father on the big screen was an extremely novel experience for Professor Hu.

The father in the movie was much younger than he is now, but Professor Hu still recognized the man at a glance.

He cherished every scene related to his father, greedily watching everything in the movie.

The movie continues on the second day as the group heads towards the temple on the mountain. The distorted temple is dizzying and makes one not want to look at it anymore, while the statues inside the temple are even more realistic.

The competition process was full of surprises, with each person displaying their unique skills, much like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea.

Only Dai Yuanyang was still sleeping.

When Lu Ban received the token, everyone realized that he was the true candidate for Xuan Jun.

Meanwhile, the foreign researchers who had appeared earlier led the soldiers to the Taoist temple and found Dai Yuanyang.

Seeing this, Cao Manwen noticed that Professor Hu beside him was secretly clenching his fist.

"These are the same people who stole our things back then."

Professor Hu muttered to himself.

Cao Manwen was stunned for a moment before realizing that Professor Hu had mistaken these people for people who were there to steal cultural relics.

He wanted to explain, but then he thought that if you replaced the Nine Streams performers in the movie with artisans who have cultural heritage, and the Nine Streams performers' superpowers with those antiques and cultural relics, the whole movie would make sense.

A group of highly skilled craftsmen gathered to compete, and one of them received foreign sponsorship, resulting in handicrafts that were not only more exquisite but also more creative.

This craftsman believed they should accept foreign sponsorship, or even go abroad to learn advanced techniques with their family heirlooms, but the other craftsmen disagreed and even scolded him for forgetting his roots.

Later, the foreigners followed the traces of the craftsmen and found the place where they had competed, hoping to find the location of the legendary artifact.

Exactly.

Thinking about this, Cao Manwen suddenly realized something.

So, Lu Ban said he was filming a story about the struggles between people with superpowers during a time of war, but was he actually talking about the great craftsmen of that era?

Upon closer reflection, moving mountains and searching for dragons is just like archaeological excavation, the ability to discern the origins of cultural relics is like having the ability to identify the spirits of the spirits, storytellers are like being able to distinguish the origins of things, and picking stars is like stealing antiques from wealthy families. These people were a group of early cultural relic protectors!

Chapter 596 Give Yourself a Quick Death

As an archaeology major, Cao Manwen naturally knows a lot about the history of cultural relics.

In the past, China had many exquisite and beautiful cultural relics, but during the war years, these relics were scattered overseas. Some were looted by the army, while others were stolen by wealthy businessmen and researchers who claimed to be cultural relic protectors, who then placed them in museums and display cases in their own countries.

To this day, they are still proud of it.

This made Cao Manwen extremely resentful.

In an instant, he understood the message that the movie "Lu Ban" wanted to convey.

He was using these people with supernatural abilities to angrily denounce those who tried to steal our country's cultural relics!

No wonder this movie wasn't released overseas!

Cao Manwen may not understand movies, but he does understand cultural relics!

Unlike abroad, Chinese artistic expression emphasizes subtlety.