Tokyo underground city

Chapter 169 Tuberose

"Okay! CUT! Thank you for your hard work!"

The moment the director's assistant shouted "CUT", everyone let out a long breath.

The black-haired girl in the center of the flower field, holding two daggers in her hands, bent down to the staff on site:

"Thank you everyone for taking care of me. Thank you for the hard work of filming."

"You've worked hard too!" the crew responded to her.

"It's finally finished."

After walking out of the flower field, Yuan Ximu went straight to Lin Huai'en who was waiting next to the crew.

After finishing the scene of Arrow Rain, he returned to his usual attire.

"This is the end." She took the towel handed over by Lin Huai'en and wiped the plasma on her face.

"Yeah..." Lin Huaien nodded, slightly distracted.

"What are you going to do next? Are you going back with the crew?" The girl looked at Lin Huai'en.

And he subconsciously looked at the filming location in front of him: "It depends on you. I am your bodyguard. Do you still have something to do?"

In front of him was the golden flower field covered with "tuberose".

Unlike ordinary flower fields, this strange flower species that only exists in dungeons will not wither because of people's trampling. Instead, it will bloom with more brilliant golden fluorescence after being stepped on by people.

So after a certain explorer discovered its properties, it quickly spread, and now it has become something that everyone knows about among explorers.

Now, the area of ​​the flower field has expanded dozens of times compared to what it was when it was first discovered.

It is almost turning the dark twilight forest into a golden "tuberose" forest.

It looks incredibly gorgeous.

Noticing Lin Huaien's gaze, Yuan Ximu briefly explained:

"Tuberose flower fields are also found in deep underground cities, but they are rarely as large as those on the tenth floor of Changying."

Yuan Ximu squatted down and pulled off a tuberose flower with force. The moment it was hurt, the petals that were originally glowing yellow suddenly brightened, emitting a dazzling golden light.

After lasting for tens of seconds, it gradually extinguished.

Taking advantage of this characteristic, the crew of "Wind Passed" filmed Feng Feng's final battle to great effect.

Even though Lin Huai'en was watching from the sidelines, he could still feel the impact called "poignant beauty".

However, it is finally over.

Lin Huai'en looked at Yuan Ximu who had taken off her hairpin and continued to ask the previous question:

"What are you going to do? Go back with the crew, or stay here for a while?"

Yuan Ximu shook her head, her long black hair spreading in the air——

"It's not necessary. The crew will wait until the old man has checked the master film and confirmed that all the details are correct before leaving."

"Tonight is a day off. Tomorrow you will have free time during the day. There will be a celebration party in the evening, and then we will set off back to the ground the day after tomorrow—"

"Unlike Ying Miling and others, my schedule is very free, so I can just go with the crew."

Yuan Ximu said somewhat indifferently.

There was no trace of the fact that she had just given the crew an extraordinarily brilliant performance.

Lin Huai'en had a premonition that "Wind Passing" would definitely become a hit, and Xiyang Xixue himself would probably take this opportunity to return to everyone's attention.

At that time, whether the girl will explore the dungeon is another matter.

However, Lin Huaien did not express his thoughts. He just smiled and nodded:

"According to the contract, I will protect you until you return to the surface."

"Yeah." Yuan Ximu nodded.

I don't know if she also thought of something, but she was also a little silent.

To be honest, Lin Huai'en was quite satisfied with the time spent with Yuan Ximu.

Although things like Li Muen and Catalina happened, he also experienced a life that he would never have the opportunity to touch in ordinary times, and it was considered a quite interesting experience.

Life is a journey that comes and goes. No matter what the destination is, the scenery on both sides of the journey is equally important.

So he was still very grateful to Yuan Ximu for giving him such an opportunity.

but……

Neither he nor Hara Yumu mentioned continuing the contract.

After all, if "The Wind Passes" is really a hit, then the two of them will become passers-by.

Yuan Yumu will no longer be the frustrated child star before, and he will continue his journey into the dungeon, heading deeper.

The intersection of their lives will end here.

Yuan Ximu opened her mouth and suddenly sighed, looking quite troubled:

"You said, it would be great if I could experience two different lives - that way, I would be able to know whether my choice is right or wrong."

However, Lin Huai'en smiled, but he was a little unconcerned:

"Right or wrong is your own definition. Don't do anything that will make you regret. Then no matter what choice you make, it will be correct for your only one life."

"Seize the opportunity in front of you and live the life you want most."

"Um……"

Yuan Ximu squatted in the field of tuberose flowers, hugging her legs, looking a little awkward: "I originally thought I was tired of being an actor, but after working with the old man, I discovered that I didn't hate being an actor, but I’m fed up with the current trend in the industry.”

"If there were more people like you and the old man, maybe I would become a big star."

"Are you really going to be a 'big star'..."

Looking at the shameless Yuan Ximu, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but smile bitterly.

But he had no doubts.

Even if she can't do it now, in three to five years, six to seven years, or even ten or twenty years later, sooner or later she will be able to become a household name...

Because unlike Ying Miling and Marilla, she originally chose the longest road.

"By the way, do you want to go back with me and become an actor?" Yuan Ximu suddenly raised her head and looked at Lin Huai'en with some expectation, "With my introduction, plus the resume of "Wind Passing" and the old man's recommendation, no matter what It’s up to you to choose what kind of brokerage company it is.”

But Lin Huaien shook his head and refused directly: "No -"

"It's okay to experience life in a short period of time. Being an actor is much harder than I thought. In comparison, I would rather be a dungeon explorer, cleaning up monsters every day, and accepting money from rich people like you." Bodyguard mission——"

"This kind of life is the best for me."

"Tch...the guy who is standing still..."

Yuan Ximu curled her lips with some dissatisfaction, but after hearing Lin Huai'en's words, she did fall silent: "That's right. If I have a child, I must tell her not to become an actor -"

"No matter how much money you can make, if your life doesn't belong to you anymore, it means nothing."

Looking at Yuan Ximu like this, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but smile: "Really... But from my point of view, you and the old man's life was obviously wonderful... Although it was full of suffering and setbacks, it was just right. It is these setbacks and sufferings, coupled with the correct results that bloom in the end...that give your life meaning."

"In contrast, I still don't know what else I can do besides being an explorer..."

Having said this, Lin Huai'en couldn't help but sigh: "Just 'living' cannot be called 'living'..."

.

Lin Huai'en spent the next two days quite happily.

Although Katarina's whereabouts were unknown and the atmosphere on the set was a bit tense and depressing, as a member of the cast, Lin Huai'en was still congratulated by others.

Golden garlands made of tuberose were hung all over his and Hara Yugure's bodies - originally these garlands were meant for Eimirei and the others, but the main cast except him and Hara Yugure left the same day after the filming. .

The youth of young actors is very precious, and their agencies have sold their lives by the hour.

He accompanied Yuan Ximu to the flower field to collect the final materials. In the evening, he sang with other crew members, ate barbecue, drank some fruit wine, and watched Yuan Ximu perform a dance, even under the heckles of others, and She danced together.

Then, the last day of the trip ended.

Although the existence of Katarina and his duty as Hara Yumu's bodyguard kept him from letting down his guard, he was still quite satisfied with this experience as the end of his trip to the dungeon.

"Life should be as gorgeous as summer flowers...that's what it means..."

Lin Huai'en lay on the bed, looked at the roof of the tent contentedly, and thought for a while.

Slowly closed his eyes.

.

"Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wynn, it's time to get up, Mr. Wynn..."

"Mr. Lin Huai'en, it's time to get up!"

Lin Huaien was startled by the roar that was so close. He sat up in a hurry: "What's wrong?!"

"It's time to get up, Mr. Wynn. The official shooting starts today. Miss Yingmiling and the others are waiting for you."

The person who woke him up was a young man he didn't know.

He looked to be in his twenties, short, and wearing the shorts of a melee explorer. He looked very much like a scout from Windrunner.

He unfolded the clothes in his hands extremely skillfully: "Here, stretch out your hands, I will help you get dressed."

"No...I can do it alone..."

Lin Huai'en was confused, but he still followed the boy's instructions and stretched out his arms.

"Didn't I say that you don't have to be polite in the dungeon, I will take care of you."

However, the young man was extremely skillful and put the Wu Ru Feather on his body, and then tied the belt hanging on the equipment rack and the Gray Green Fury to his body——

"You are the trump card of our team. The ceremony is so big that you alone can't handle it."

team? trump card?

Lin Huai'en was confused and felt like he hadn't woken up yet.

But while he was hesitating, the young man had already packed his clothes and pushed him to the water basin.

Snoring, snoring——

The young man pushed his head into the basin, then helped him up, wiped it clean, dried his hair with the extremely luxurious magic pattern hair dryer in the dungeon, and finished grooming.

"How's it going? You look handsome today, too, right?"

The young man took a mirror and showed it to Lin Huai'en.

"Indeed, it looks much better than what I did myself."

He replied subconsciously, then suddenly reacted: "No! Wait! Who are you?! Why are you in my tent?!"

"Oops... Mr. Wynn, are you confused again? I am your Hu Xiaoyi, Zhang Ziyi, you can just call me Xiaoyi."

The young man sighed, pushed Lin Huaien's body, and drove him out of the tent.

"Captain Catalina is still waiting for you. You should wake up quickly and go to the main account to find her - if you are late, Captain Catalina will be angry!"

who? Catalina?

Lin Huaien was a little unable to open his eyes due to the dazzling light outside the tent.

He blocked the light with his arms and slowly opened his eyes.

Then what he saw was the bustling Windrunner camp——

And the huge tree heart garden of Dawn Forest.

[Okay, there will be another chapter later]