Let us change venues and continue the battle.

Just like that, after Chu Luoxi finished her makeup and went on set, Liu Yun was also satisfied. It seemed he had also found his own answer regarding the relationship between Xiao Jingxuan and Chu Luoxi. When others asked, he would now have something to say. However, working in this industry, he naturally knew what should be said and what should not, and he would keep his lips tightly sealed regarding Chu Luoxi's new project.

Precisely because Chu Luoxi knew this, she gave him an answer without intentionally emphasizing it. Such subtle hints were the most effective way to make people trust their own judgment and the facts they heard. As for the new project, since Liu Yun was already her personal makeup artist, revealing a little bit of it didn't matter. Liu Yun was a clever man; he knew what could be said and what couldn't.

As for her relationship with Xiao Jingxuan, neither Leng Lu nor Blue Lun knew about it yet, and there was no need to deliberately tell anyone else. This kind of casual demeanor would make everything appear the most natural.

That evening, Chu Luoxi called Xiao Jingxuan as promised and mentioned this matter. Although the great God Xiao was extremely reluctant, he knew this was the best course of action for Chu Luoxi, so he had no choice but to agree readily. Burdened by his fame, crossing boundaries too much would spell disaster for Chu Luoxi rather than help.

The next day, during a break in filming, Chu Luoxi received the news of Xiao Jingxuan's departure. She froze for a moment, keeping her expression completely normal, though she still felt a lingering sense of loss in her heart. The melancholy of parting arose for no apparent reason...

However, over the next two days, no one else asked her about her relationship with the heavenly king Xiao. Chu Luoxi breathed a silent sigh of relief; constantly explaining and covering things up was simply too exhausting.

Thanks to Chu Luoxi's high efficiency, the shooting schedule was cut in half. The school scenes, originally planned for a month and a half, were completed in just twenty days. Everyone packed their belongings and prepared to set off for the next location.

The next location, without a doubt, was a military camp. Ordinary military camps and their surrounding areas had their own training grounds and plenty of space for maneuvers. Therefore, once they arrived at the military camp, half of the content for "Blood Phoenix" wouldn't require moving anywhere else.

Half of the film would be shot in the military camp, less than a quarter at the school, and more than a quarter would consist of live-action combat missions. These mission segments required locations that the military camp and its surrounding environment could not satisfy, thus necessitating exterior scouting. Strictly speaking, a large majority of "Blood Phoenix" actually consisted of practical combat missions, making it exceptionally intense and thrilling, but much of the filming could simply be done right inside the military camp.

Speaking of this military camp, it was neither too large nor too small, and with troops stationed there, they could readily double as extras when nothing else was going on. However, this place had been used to shoot many revolutionary dramas, so the troops were accustomed to it, and the military personnel were hardly surprised. Moreover, what was most impressive was that due to the frequent borrowing of the grounds, the military camp had its own established reception procedures—convenient and fast, saving everyone the trouble of lengthy negotiations.

Ever since Xiao Jingxuan left that day, Chu Luoxi had gained an extra, highly practical van. Aside from her own slight inner entanglement, everyone else thought it was completely normal, assuming it belonged to Chu Luoxi personally. If they knew it was provided by the great God Xiao, the gossip would probably be flying all over the sky again.

Early in the morning, arriving at the military camp with the main crew, Chu Luoxi finally met several important supporting characters.

First were the monster-level figures in this camp introduced by the female protagonist's mentor. They had extremely eccentric tempers, and eventually, all of them took a fancy to the female protagonist, devising various ways to relentlessly drill and train her, regardless of whether she was there for an internship or to be a regular soldier. Because of this, the foundation was laid for the female protagonist to later become the captain of "Blood Phoenix." The three-month internship completely transformed the female protagonist, squeezing out every single one of her hidden talents.

Therefore, these instructors were pivotal characters. Fortunately, since this military camp was accustomed to providing extras and supporting actors, finding people to fill these roles was not difficult.

Additionally, there were the other members of "Blood Phoenix," as well as many stepping stones along the female protagonist's path of growth. You could say that only now did the film crew truly come alive and swell with people. Back at the school scenes, it had basically been just Chu Luoxi's solo show, and the others would never appear in the plot again.

Moreover, when Chu Luoxi met the rest of the "Blood Phoenix" members, leaving aside Bai Lingxiao whom she had met on the day of the audition, she unexpectedly saw Zhu Xueshuang and Liu Yujia. Good grief, it gave her such a huge fright that she almost lost her mind on the spot.

"You guys..." Chu Luoxi's lingering shock left her momentarily pointing at the two of them, completely at a loss for words.

"Hehe..." Liu Yujia winked playfully. "How about it? Any surprise? Do you find it incredible?"

"..." Chu Luoxi was covered in black lines. "There's shock, all right, but where's the pleasant part? You guys got the scripts, why didn't you tell me?" So they had been waiting here for her all along. She refused to believe that as important supporting characters, they wouldn't know who the lead of the entire show was!

"Pfft—" Zhu Xueshuang laughed heartily. "I actually wanted to tell you, but Xiao Jia said she wanted to give you a surprise and told me to keep quiet. Besides, we were sent into the military for pre-training, so... hehe..."

Chu Luoxi glared fiercely at Liu Yujia; she just knew this little minx had nothing but mischief on her mind. She truly hadn't expected that her rebirth would directly alter "Blood Phoenix" to this extent! In her past life, Zhu Xueshuang and Liu Yujia had never participated, and she hadn't even seemed to see Bai Lingxiao.

Mentioning this young socialite, Chu Luoxi caught a glimpse of envy in Bai Lingxiao's eyes as she looked at the three of them—a longing for friendship. Perhaps the lives of the wealthy had their own sorrows as well!

Zhu Xueshuang noticed it too and quickly pulled her over. "Xiaoxi, I heard you guys already met during the auditions. We've been waiting for you in this military camp for a whole week. We always talk about you. Xiaoxi said your fighting skills during the audition were terrifying—we didn't get to see it, is it really that exaggerated?"

"Pfft, exactly! Xiaoxi said you moved around as if you were attached to invisible wire harnesses. Are you really that awesome?" Liu Yujia also crowded closer, producing a few packs of snacks from somewhere and sharing them among everyone.

They seemed to be getting along quite well, and Chu Luoxi's impression of Bai Lingxiao was also quite favorable. "Hmph hmph, you'll see when we start filming. But look at you guys, how was the military training? Don't you dare hold me back."

"Of course not," Liu Yujia rolled her eyes. "I worked even harder and took it more seriously than my military training back in school. I've lost several pounds..."

Giving Liu Yujia a skeptical once-over, Chu Luoxi was speechless. "I don't see where you've lost any weight. With how much you eat, you might have even gained some. Xiaoxue, on the other hand, really has lost a circle and gotten a bit tanned. Yeah, she actually looks a bit edgy now."

She genuinely hadn't expected that Zhu Xueshuang would also take on a revolutionary drama. The long, gentle Jiangnan-style hair she originally wore had been entirely chopped off, adding a touch of heroic vigor to her appearance. In the past, Chu Luoxi could never have imagined Zhu Xueshuang looking the way she did now.

Although the three sisters had only parted ways when the holidays began, it had still felt like a long time since they last met. Once they started chatting, the conversation flowed endlessly.

Since Bai Lingxiao was of a similar age and eager to get closer, she naturally listened with a beaming smile, occasionally chiming in to share what she had seen and heard in the military camp, while attentively listening to the professional discussions between the other three. In no time at all, the distance between them had shortened considerably.