Zhuge Qing looked at Lin Xu with an expressionless face.
Although becoming an actor was initially just to earn some pocket money, his main focus in the future would still return to his career in the Yiren Jie (World of Superhumans).
But since he had entered this profession, he was willing to maintain basic professional ethics.
Under normal circumstances, Zhuge Qing was willing to act in any film as long as it wasn't too exaggerated.
But this film was indeed a bit too exaggerated!
There was one setting in it that Zhuge Qing found completely unacceptable.
"Boss, you said the Zhuge Family is a famous Family in the Yiren Jie (World of Superhumans), so isn't it too unreasonable for the protagonist's grandfather to be hunted down because of a divine martial art? Couldn't the Zhuge Family protect him?"
It was fine for his Zhuge Family to be artistically adapted; after all, it wasn't the first time. There were countless TV shows and movies related to Zhuge on the market.
But when adapting, could they at least try to portray them in a positive light?
Perhaps because this time the setting was 'Yiren,' which happened to be exactly the same as their real-life designation, Zhuge Qing subconsciously put himself into the story.
And Zhuge Qing himself was someone who cared a lot about his Family. In his opinion, even if someone in the Family possessed a peerless divine martial art, with the Zhuge Family's prestige, they would absolutely be able to protect him. How could he still be hunted down?
"Hey! That's not necessarily true!" Regarding Zhuge Qing's question, Lin Xu, who knew the plot, was very confident in his answer!
He directly retorted, "What if the protagonist's grandfather committed a great crime in the secular sense, making it impossible for the Zhuge Family to openly protect him, and even forcing them to actively uphold justice by eliminating a Family member?"
Zhuge Qing's expression froze.
If it was truly this situation, then it was indeed possible.
Zhuge Qing looked at Lin Xu with a conflicted expression: "How great a crime would it have to be to reach this point? Is the boss planning for the protagonist's grandfather to commit murder, arson, and all sorts of evil deeds?"
"That definitely won't do! The protagonist's grandfather must be a good person!" Lin Xu exclaimed in a low voice, looking at him incredulously: "Lao Qing, the protagonist's grandfather is, by setting, a member of the Zhuge Family, and can somewhat be considered your cyber-relative. How can you think that? Tsk! What a naturally evil little Zhuge demon."
Zhuge Qing took a deep breath, a vein throbbing on his forehead.
"Didn't you, Boss, say the protagonist's grandfather committed a great crime? If it wasn't that kind of crime, how could the Zhuge Family members actively uphold justice by eliminating a Family member!"
Lin Xu mysteriously pointed at Zhuge Qing: "You, you, your thinking is just too rigid. Who told you that a criminal reviled by everyone can only be someone who commits murder, arson, and all sorts of evil? Can he not be a truly good person while also being a bad person in the secular sense?"
Zhuge Qing was silent for three seconds; he felt his left and right brains fighting each other!
"Boss, do you want to hear what you're saying? How can a person be both a good person and a bad person at the same time?"
"Why not?" Lin Xu retorted, then slowly extended a finger and continued.
"There are good people and bad people in the world, there is the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path. So, in a superhuman world where Yiren exist, it's very reasonable to have such a Demonic Path School with a Legacy of a thousand years."
"The protagonist's story I've set takes place in modern times, so based on age, how old would the protagonist's grandfather have been when he was young?"
Zhuge Qing thought for a moment, "The 1940s or 1950s?"
"Exactly!" Lin Xu nodded sharply and continued to explain: "What kind of era was that? It was an era of foreign invasion, constant warfare, the most severe period of war and turmoil!"
"You see, in that era, the whole country was united for the War. Since that era was so critical, shouldn't the Yiren Schools also unite and jointly resist Japan?"
"Just as there are bad people among good people, and naturally not-so-bad good people among bad people, in that turbulent era, it's very reasonable for one or two not-so-bad people from the Demonic Path to emerge and resist Japan, isn't it?"
"Then, in order to deal with foreign enemies, if Righteous Path individuals occasionally encountered Demonic Path individuals and cooperated under special circumstances, that would also be a very reasonable thing, wouldn't it?"
"In their cooperation, the Righteous Path individuals discover that the Demonic Path individuals aren't actually that bad, and becoming friends with them would also be very reasonable, wouldn't it?"
"Then, just before the victory of the War of Resistance Against Japan, several Righteous Path individuals and Demonic Path individuals gathered together, drinking and singing to celebrate the victory, that would also be very reasonable, right?"
"Under the influence of alcohol, the Righteous Path individuals and Demonic Path individuals suddenly became sworn brothers, forming a bond of brotherhood, wouldn't that also be very reasonable?"
"Then the matter is exposed, and it becomes known to outsiders that the Righteous Path individuals and Demonic Path individuals became sworn brothers, so a charge of colluding with Demonic Path individuals is placed upon the Righteous Path individuals, isn't it?"
Lin Xu looked at the continuously nodding Zhuge Qing, then clapped his hands sharply.
"You see, in this way, it becomes very reasonable for the entire Yiren Jie (World of Superhumans) to jointly hunt down that Righteous Path individual!"
Zhuge Qing took a deep breath, constantly pondering Lin Xu's recent setting.
Although there were many coincidences in the process, the outcome seemed to have no problems at all!
Not only that, but he always felt a strong sense of déjà vu about this setting, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but he just couldn't remember where.
After repeated recollection, Zhuge Qing raised his first new question.
"Boss, I still have one question. Didn't you say the protagonist's grandfather was hunted down because of a peerless divine martial art? But in your setting, he only colluded with Demonic Path individuals. Where did the divine martial art come from?"
Lin Xu smiled mysteriously.
"This involves the core setting of this drama. Initially, everyone was indeed simply hunted down because they colluded with Demonic Path individuals."
"Just like in common Wuxia stories, the hunted protagonist jumps off a cliff, accidentally discovers a Senior's left behind ruins, and obtains a peerless divine martial art."
"The protagonist's grandfather also accidentally entered a blessed land during the pursuit, and then comprehended a peerless divine martial art of his own inside! And he escaped the pursuit using this divine martial art."
Zhuge Qing nodded understandingly; in that case, the setting was a bit more reasonable.
But then Zhuge Qing discovered a new problem!
"Wait, Boss, didn't the protagonist's grandfather escape? So who spread the news that he had a divine martial art?"
Lin Xu was completely unconcerned, "Hehe, I've already thought it through. You see, if there was only one divine martial art, that would be too few."
"So in my setting, the people who originally participated in the sworn brotherhood included Yiren from various different Schools, and they all suffered the pursuit of the entire Yiren Jie (World of Superhumans)."
"During their escape, nine people eventually arrived at that blessed land, and each of them comprehended a unique skill of their own."
"One of them, after comprehending his unique skill, became overconfident! He directly left the others alone, but because his unique skill was not yet mature, he was captured by those hunting him."
"To save his life, he used his unique skill as a price, exchanging it for protection from those hunting him, and also revealed the unique skills of the others."
"The people hunting him were instantly shocked by the power of the unique skill upon seeing it! After that, the reason for the pursuit began to change, becoming a search for the other unique skills comprehended by the others."
Zhuge Qing let out a deep "Oh," and then asked, "So, Boss, have you named this unique skill?"
"Uh... the specific names of each unique skill are still being thought of, but I've given them a collective name!"
"Oh? What is it called?"
"Eight Wonders!"
