What To Do If The System Forces You To Exercise

Real swords?! 

Hearing Dango's words, her pupils shrank and she did a quick backflip to avoid the longer swords. 

She may have better boxing and martial arts skills than ordinary people, but even she couldn't tell which sword was real and which was fake in this dense fog. However, she was not about to lie there and take it! She would have to go all out! 

Eyes narrowed, she saw a crowd of swords coming at her. Might as well attack first!

Wen Jiexi rushed into the crowd like a leopard, turning into a blur. Everyone watching on the side was stunned by this development but did not hear the director yell 'cut!'. That could only mean that the actors were ad-libbing and the Director had tacitly agreed to it. 

With a slight twist of her hands, she chopped down on two swords lunging towards her and the swords broke easily. Fake! She kicked the two men onto the ground and watched three more swords try to stab at her. 

Wen Jiexi grabbed the sash around her waist, her red Hong Ling. Fortunately it was not just a flimsy piece of decoration and was made of very strong material to prevent possible ripping. After practicing with it so many times, she could handle the sash almost like a whip. 

With Wen Jiexi's superior control, the Hong Ling wrapped around one person's hands and forced the attacker into the air. As he was flung into the air, she punched at his abdomen with one palm and quickly knocked him to the ground. At the same time, she stepped on his fallen sword. Ka….still fake. 

The other two attackers came at her but she firmly stopped them by the wrists and twisted their arms. She lightly placed her thumbs against the swords and then used a little of her strength. One sword broke at just the contact while the other caused her to extend more effort to break. Then she flung the two men back against the stone walls. Wen Jiexi looked down and saw some blood ooze out from the scratch she received. She had found one of the real swords. 

"Jiexi, you're injured!" Dango said in a panic. 

I'm fine…just a scratch. Wen Jiexi stuck out her tongue and gently licked the wound to stop the blood, but her eyes stared straight at Ye Xinxin, a dark coldness rising in them. 

Ye Xinxin was not in a good state of mind. Her body was trembling and her expression revealed panic and uneasiness. She originally thought that everything would be in her favor. She knew that Wen Jiexi had good skills but she didn't realize Wen Jiexi could look so ruthless. When Wen Jiexi looked at her with such freezing eyes, her heart began to beat frantically and the hand clenching the hilt of her sword turned frightfully pale. She was afraid that she herself would be hurt by Wen Jiexi's almost superhuman martial arts but she could only grit her teeth and hope Wen Jiexi didn't notice anything. Those eyes must be for the sake of acting! Yes, that's it, that's what it must be! 

Seeing Ye Xinxin's trembling body, Wen Jiexi sneered inwardly. You cower even though you dare to attack me? The red Hong Ling flashed out in front of her and she tightened around the man's ankles, causing the attacker to flip 360 into the air and then tumble onto the ground as his sword fell out of his hands. Wen Jiexi took another few steps forward and gently stepped on it…..another real sword. 

"All of you, attack! Stop her!" Ye Xinxin yelled. 

Even at this moment, she still hasn't forgotten her lines! 

Wen Jiexi raised an eyebrow as four swords came at her from all directions. She jumped up into the air and as the swords collided, she lightly landed on the point of the swords. Then she swept her other foot out and kicked the attackers to the ground while making sure to step on the fallen swords. 

She twisted to the side as another sword attacked her from behind. She used a side kick to hit the sword directly and it broke on impact. Another fake. The person was thrown back by the kick and Wen Jiexi turned to face another two attackers that were rushing at her. She grabbed one by the wrist and then threw him into the other person. She grabbed the longsword that the other discarded and then sliced another ambushing attacker's sword in half. HA! The one in my hands is a real one! Ridiculous! The weapon that had been prepared to hurt her was now being used by her. 

Crunching on another sword….Fake. She cracked her knuckles. She had dealt with fifteen so far, but there were still twenty left plus Ye Xinxin. However, she had to be careful and not hurt anyone, or else things will get even more troublesome.

She stuck her sword into the ground and then stepped on it, flinging herself into the crowd again. She crouched to avoid an attack and then with one hand on the ground, swept out a roundhouse kick that took down six people. Immediately she recovered and then grabbed an attacker by the wrist before launching him into two others. At this point, she no longer kept track of which sword was real and made do with making sure the extras would not get hurt instead. 

"E-Eldest Young Lady….s-she's the Right Protector of the Demon Sect!" The man said in a quivering voice. 

"Noisy, noisy, so noisy! What Right Protector, what Demon Sect?! Who cares! Hurry up and protect me! If I die then you can just stop thinking about living!" Ye Xinxin snarled and pulled on the man's sleeve. Every time Wen Jiexi hit a person, she felt those chillingly cold eyes glance at her. The violence behind that gaze made her feel real terror!

Veins popped on the man's forehead and he tried to throw Ye Xinxin's hands off of him. He didn't know what kind of craziness had taken over Ye Xinxin but the girl was digging her nails into him and refusing to let go. The nails that dug into his hand were quite painful. He hurriedly tore off Ye Xinxin's hand and took out his sword: 

"Charge!" 

There were only ten people remaining now and they all rushed towards Wen Jiexi. Her Hong Ling flickered and directly wrapped three of the attackers by the neck. She dragged them towards her and then kicked all three onto the ground. One person rushed towards Wen Jiexi with his sword held high and Wen Jiexi casually grabbed him by the hair, lifting him into the air. She kicked two attackers who had ambushed her from the side and then lifted the entire man above her head before throwing him into the last remaining man. Both of them collapsed to the ground. 

Shua…

Wen Jiexi turned her head slightly, her hair flying behind her as a light breeze settled in the valley. 

Ye Xinxin's face was pale and she held the sword to her chest, the sword trembling like crazy in her hands. Wen Jiexi stretched out her arm and lightly snapped the sword in half under Ye Xinxin's dismayed gaze. 

"Ah…aH…AHHH…M-MONSTER!!!" Ye Xinxin was on the verge of tears and her broken sword clattered to the ground. She fell back, her arms body landing roughly on the ground. She tried to crawl away while screaming wildly, 

"It wasn't me….not me….I didn't mean to-AHHHHH!" 

Before Ye Xinxin could finish, the Hong Ling wrapped around her body and flung her into the air. An ear-splitting scream rang out. 

Crunch….

Something sharp impacted against Ye Xinxin's neck and she let out a last wordless scream before her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she fainted. 

Wen Jiexi looked at her one last time and then walked out of the canyon slowly, leaving behind a trail of bodies and a broken sword. 

At the same moment, a pleasant 'ding' rang out in her ears, the system was telling her she had successfully completed her mission. She walked over to her designated area and then waited. However, the director still didn't yell 'cut!' Helplessly, she tapped the director on the shoulder. 

"Director Xie? Director Xie?" 

"Ah? Ah–Good! Very good!" Director Xie blinked in confusion and then clapped loudly after recovering from her shock. Her giddy voice shocked everyone else out of their stupor as they looked at Wen Jiexi with eyes of worship or disbelief. 

"But…Director…this isn't a Wuxia movie…" The assistant director said hesitantly. The scene just now was amazing, but this was a Xianxia movie! Not martial arts! 

"Are you stupid? We can just edit in some special effects later! Our production team is not just here for show!" Director Xie said and rolled her eyes. 

"Director Xie…." Wen Jiexi watched as the crew hurried to clean up everything and then opened her mouth. 

"Eh, eh, what's the matter Jiexi?" Director Xie's smiling face was as bright as the first bloom of chrysanthemum and nothing could ruin her mood now. 

"I just wanted to say that there seems to be a problem with the swords. I think the props were tampered with." Wen Jiexi said and pointed at the swords on the ground. She didn't think anyone from the production crew would try to purposely harm her and knew it was someone else among the cast members. 

"What did you say?" Director Xie's face dropped and some of the core crew members beside him also revealed unhappy expressions. 

"Everyone, stop moving. Get over here." 

The staff was picking up the props but froze at the director's words and looked at each other in confusion. 

"Jiexi, although I respect your amazing performance just know, you can't joke about such nonsense." Director Xie looked at Wen Jiexi with a serious expression. 

"Of course, Director Xie. I would never joke about the safety of the crew." Wen Jiexi stared back with fear into Director Xie's eyes. 

Wen Jiexi motioned for them to follow and took them over to where Ye Xinxin was lying down. Ye Xinxin was still lying unconscious on the ground which caused Director Xie to frown but she didn't say anything.. 

"So, how are you going to prove they were tampered with?" 

"Simple." Wen Jiexi directly pulled the sword from under Ye Xinxin's body, not caring if she might accidentally injure the girl. Of course, she was confident that her skills would prevent any possible injuries and she swiftly picked up another sword. With a slight swing, the other sword broke in half. If it was two fake swords, they would only make a light clang but nothing more. 

"And it's not just this one sword. There are several more over there as well. The real swords were mixed in with the props and it was difficult to distinguish which ones were real in this fog." 

Directo Xie's face distorted. She never expected such a thing to happen in her crew. Her gaze landed on everyone present, 

"Wang Hao, take someone with you to look through the video footage from the storage room. Watch for anyone suspicious. This is a grave matter and the culprit must pay for their crimes." Director Xie ordered. If this matter was leaked out, her career as a director would be greatly affected. She nodded at Wen Jiexi, 

"Jiexi, you can go back and rest today. I promise you I will give you an explanation but do you have any clue as to who did this?" 

"Yes." Wen Jiexi nodded and then glanced at Ye Xinxin who was still lying on the floor.

Director Xie followed her gaze and raised an eyebrow. Ye Xinxin's last few words were off-script…it seemed like she was trying to….apologize? This made her the most likely suspect. 

"I see. Well, you can go back and rest first." 

"Thank you, Director." Wen Jiexi asked no more. She nodded and then left. 

This girl can be so calm and indifferent in such a situation? Even a big and burly man would've yelled loudly and tried to run away. One must really admire this girl's mentality. Director Xie watched Wen Jiexi leave and then turned around, 

"Tell the crew to wear gloves when picking up the sharp fragments. Make sure everything is sealed into a bag and no outsider is allowed to touch the evidence. Xiu Lan, you will be responsible for this, I will leave you to protect the evidence. I will make a call to the company and ask for professionals to come to investigate. We'll see if they'll be able to reveal the source of all of this. Also, every cast and crew member here is not allowed to leave until the investigation is finished. All those who do must have their names recorded and I will hand them over to the company for further interrogation." 

"Understood!" 

Director Xie took a deep breath and then took out her phone. She stared at the screen for a long while before carefully dialing a number. 

"Hello? Sister Xue, something happened just now…"

The matter spread quickly and by the time Wen Jiexi finished changing, Li Lingmeng, Wen Ting, and several others stood in front of her worriedly. 

"Jiexi, are you okay? Did you get hurt?" 

"A sword! A real sword! What were you thinking!" 

"I'm fine, I only got a tiny scratch on my thumb. They got people investigating the matter as we speak." Wen Jiexi said and made an 'ok' sign with her hand. 

"That is not the problem here!" Li Lingmeng shook her head and felt like opening up her friend's head to see what was going on in that brain of hers. 

"Calm down, you two, let Jiexi go back and rest." Chu Heling patted their shoulders helplessly.

"I really am fine…" Before she could finish she was dragged away violently by the two and almost bit her tongue from the sudden movement. 

"Take care on your way back…" Chu Heling waved and smiled. 

On the way back to the hotel: 

"Speaking of…how did you two find out? Didn't you guys stay behind in the tent?" Wen Jiexi asked as she stumbled. 

"The news has spread out a long time ago already. A man came to inform us and then said he had to go check on the video footage. Presumably, everyone in the production knows by now. And I mean everyone, including the extras who can't leave. We will be sure to find the evil person who was behind this. I'm sure the news has even reached the hotel by now that even Sister Xue knows about it." 

Damnit, Wang Hao! Why did you rat me out! Wen Jiexi wailed internally. Just thinking about the violent expression Sister Xue would have on her face made her want to cry! 

Inside the hotel's lobby, the atmosphere was tense and it was because of a certain beautiful woman who trembled in anger. She had her arms folded and was looking at the door, seemingly waiting for someone. The other people in the lobby could only silently pray for that poor person. Ah, rest in peace, my friend. 

Bang! 

The door opened. 

"Sister Xue!" Li Lingmeng greeted and then immediately closed her mouth when she saw the anger in Sister Xue's eyes. She silently pushed Wen Jiexi forward and then patted on her friend's shoulder, silently wishing her good luck. 

"Xue…Sister Xue!" Wen Jiexi chuckled nervously while fidgeting her fingers. 

"Great, just great you little brat!" Xue Molin said through gritted teeth and then manhandled Wen Jiexi's cheeks. 

"Oooooooo….." 

"You knew they were real swords and yet you continued the scene? Are you trying to send me to an early death? Go to your room and reflect!" Xue Molin scolded and ordered. 

"Yes…" Wen Jiexi bowed her head and pitifully made her way upstairs. 

"You two can go back to your rooms as well. Don't wander, things are going to get very troublesome very soon." Xue Molin ordered Li Lingmeng and Wen Ting and then walked out of the hotel. She glanced at the fifth floor, 

"Really, this brat, going to cause me so much trouble." Xue Molin walked in the direction of the shooting site and then pressed a button on her phone. Her phone rang a few times before it was picked up. 

"Hello….what do you want…I just finished three meetings in a row…." Wen Linshu's weak voice sounded from the other side of the phone.

"Something happened." Xue Molin said lightly. 

"What did you say?! Where's little Xi? Is Little Xi alright?!" Wen Linshu roared loudly and the sound of something falling off a table could be heard, which showed just how agitated Wen Linshu was. 

"Your Little Xi wasn't hurt. Our props were tampered with and many real swords got mixed in with the fake swords. They were taken out for Jiexi's scene but fortunately, she has a good eye. Otherwise, it would've been difficult to distinguish real from fake in that fog." Xue Molin explained briefly. She believed that the complete report would make its way into his hands eventually. 

"Do we have any idea who did it?" Wen Linshu calmed down a little and asked coldly. 

"Yes, the Guanghua newcomer, Ye Xinxin. Just…I don't know if anyone else was involved." Xue Molin said and then took out a tablet from her bag. On it were a bunch of records of who had been in contact with Wen Jiexi and what their relationship was to the girl. 

"Ye Xinxin has been following Guanghua's Zhong Liwen from the beginning. She has shown inexplicable hostility towards Jiexi from the start. I believe Zhong Liwen is up to her old tricks again and had Ye Xinxin lay low for three days. However, she would go to Zhong Liwen's room after dinner to 'discuss' some things and there was a man who claimed to be Ye Xinxin's assistant that would often go in and out of the hotel. Since he was with an artist from Guanghua, our patrol did not stop him from coming or going."

"Oh, Zhong Liwen? I believe she's after our company's pillar again. Did you know she tried to climb into my bed last time? I want you to be on your best guard, do not let anyone leave! I will send some people over to help you. If anyone wants to leave, tell them they are going against Xingle and will be forever blocked from entering Xingle if they leave!" Wen Linshu directly hung up after speaking. 

"What a grumpy little sis-con." Xue Molin shrugged and then stowed away her tablet, quickly making her way to her destination. 

Meanwhile, in the Xingle President's office, 

Wen Linshu had thrown his phone onto the ground and got angrier the more he thought about it. He swept everything off his desk in anger and watched as they clattered against the ground. 

"Those idiots are getting more and more audacious, do they think they can go against my Xingle? I didn't really care about such a small company and they never entered my eyes, but they dare to hurt my Little Xi…." Wen Linshu pressed a button on his desk and the door opened as secretary Long Huiguang walked in quickly.

"President, what's the matter?" Long Huiguang looked at the messy office and asked carefully, while at the same time trying to figure out what had happened to make the president so angry.

"Something happened to Little Xi. I want you to personally send the company's best investigators to sort this out as soon as possible. I do hope that these tools I've personally raised aren't just here for show. I want to know everything that's happened. And I want you to thoroughly investigate this girl named Ye Xinxin, give me records of her family all the way to the eighteenth generation of her ancestors. Yes, and that Zhong Liwen. Doesn't she want to be famous? Have all of her coming and goings investigated! If she has anything to do with this matter, I want to let the world know every single one of her evil deeds." Wen Linshu's fingers were interlocked together, and his eyes looked coldly at Long Huiguang.

"Understood!" Long Huiguang nodded and walked away quickly. So it turns out this matter had to do with the Young Miss….unforgivable. This matter must be dealt with quickly otherwise everyone in the company will have to face the unimaginable consequences. She picked up her desk phone and pressed a few keys,

"Listen up everyone, the President has personally…."

And Wen Jiexi who was grounded in her room had no idea that her incident had triggered something big. At this moment, she was rolling around her bed while chewing spicy beef jerky. 

"So the red mission is done? Just like that?" 

"Yup! Jiexi, fortunately, you know martial arts or else you would've been injured for sure." Dango was relieved. Previously Dango had thought it was a waste to buy those skill books because the contractor already had divine strength but now it seems like its contractor made the right choice. 

"It seems I have to exchange my points for a few more skill books. The danger level in the industry is much higher than I expected." Wen Jiexi sighed while holding her head. 

"Hehehe, this is a small investment for a big gain! Look, we earned 60,000 points this time! (From passing the scene in one take and from the red mission!) This has been a big harvest, a big harvest! The golden mission should be done in three days at most!" Dango said excitedly. 

"That's true." Wen Jiexi pulled up the panel. The golden mission was almost full and her contractor level has directly increased by 50 experience points. She was only a little bit away from level 4 now, 

"Did the red mission also add 50 experience points?"

"The rewards for the red missions are not always the same! It depends on the mission difficulty!" Dango explained. 

"But the red missions are so difficult to trigger, wouldn't we earn a lot more if we could get more red missions?" Wen Jiexi asked and then stuffed a strip of beef jerky in her mouth. 

"Don't even think about it. Red missions are not as easily triggered as the yellow and blue ones. Unless Jiexi is going to be an assassin, I think it will be difficult for you to be exposed to that degree of danger." Dango said helplessly and then pointed at Wen Jiexi, 

"And not to mention, if it wasn't because I recognized that the swords were real would you still be stupidly standing here right now? The red missions are not as easy as you think!" 

Wen Jiexi rubbed her nose and admitted that Dango was right. If Dango didn't remind her then she really wouldn't have been able to tell. Mauve she should learn swordsmanship then? That way she would be prepared if someone tried to harm her again. 

"Jiexi, Jiexi, Jiexi!"

"What is it, Dango?" Wen Jiexi asked, a slight frown on her face. 

"You can buy this book! Weapons specialist skill book! Elementary level!" Dango pointed to an item in the shop. 

"Huh? There's really such a thing?" Wen Jiexi leaned closer and saw that the skill book was worth 4000 points, which was more expensive than the acting skill book…..

Bang! 

Just as Wen Jiexi was dismayed over the price, suddenly Su Chenyu charged into the room. 

"Sister Su…you're back…." Wen Jiexi's words grew weaker as Su Chenyu approached. She couldn't help it because the current Su Chenyu was just too frightening! Her entire body radiated cold air that could freeze her to death. Wen Jiexi shrank back, feeling somewhat guilty as she opened her mouth to speak.

However, Su Chenyu suddenly stepped forward and Wen Jiexi only felt herself fall down and….then felt a hand pulling at her clothes!