17: Buying acting skills?

Under the investigation of the Divine Shadow Emissary, in just three days, Nangong Yu learned of an unknown secret.

It turned out that the matter concerning his cheap father, Prince of Zhenbei Nangong Aochen, was not as simple as it seemed on the surface!

The Beichuan Empire spent three years plotting, bribing many people in the Qingyou Empire, which led to the Zhenbei Army being designed to leave Zhenshan Pass that day, and a traitor from the Qingyou Empire administering a drug to Nangong Aochen.

Then, with the internal and external cooperation of the traitors, Tuoba Saye and the Mysterious Black-Robed Person were able to besiege Nangong Aochen, leaving him severely wounded.

The Mysterious Person even silently used the drug in Nangong Aochen's body as a primer to poison him with a potent toxin.

Nangong Yu was furious upon learning all this. Those people had harmed Nangong Aochen, shattering his dream of being a carefree young master.

Nangong Yu had wanted Ying Mei to make a trip and eliminate those damned fellows, but considering his own poor condition and Ying Mei still needing to protect him, he did not act rashly.

Afterward, upon seeing the Zhenbei Army, Nangong Yu's heart stirred, and he instructed Ying Mei to have Tian Kui contact the Zhenbei Army and have them handle the matter.

But simply delivering a message certainly wouldn't be enough!

He had to collect some remuneration, didn't he, to become a little richer?

Therefore, he had Tian Kui collect ten Spirit Stones from each member of the Zhenbei Army, totaling thirty thousand Spirit Stones!

He even considered the issue of property distribution after those traitors died.

Again, he couldn't afford to lose out, could he?

Nangong Yu smiled faintly, his consciousness entering the Time-Space Merchant Guild.

He looked at the 30,000 Spirit Stones on the white jade shelf and decisively exchanged them for points.

Anyway, for him, points and Spirit Stones could be exchanged at an equivalent value without loss, and Spirit Stones simply took up space if left unused.

Moreover, he was still pitifully young and had no use for Spirit Stones, so exchanging them for points was naturally better.

Subsequently, Nangong Yu looked at the Time-Space Merchant Guild, pondered for a moment, and asked, "What Spirit Techniques or abilities are there for acting?"

His idea was that since he planned to lay low, his acting skills had to be first-rate, even flawless, otherwise, he would easily be exposed!

Because of this, his primary goal in coming to the Time-Space Merchant Guild again was to enhance his acting skills!

As his voice fell, a flash of realization appeared in his consciousness. With a slight thought, he instantly arrived before a glazed shelf.

Looking at the rows of books before him, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly.

"Acting Crash Course?"

"Six Lectures on Acting?"

"Theory of Drama and Performance?"

"Acting Techniques?"

"Acting Tutorial?"

..."Why do these books feel so familiar?"

Nangong Yu raised an eyebrow slightly and muttered softly, his gaze sweeping over the books before finally settling on a thick volume, "An Actor's Self-Cultivation?"

Nangong Yu looked at it not because it was the thickest, but because it, along with a talent ability, was the first recommendation in that flash of realization.

As his gaze gathered and his mind focused, a piece of information appeared before him.

“An Actor's Self-Cultivation: A special reading material from another time-space, integrated and perfected by the Time-Space Merchant Guild, becoming a top-tier field of study.

It discusses the abilities and qualities an actor should possess in the performing arts, including but not limited to physical expression, language control techniques, and the transmission of inner emotions.

Master all its contents, and you will become a top actor!

Exchange Price: 10 points!”

Nangong Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, a hint of surprise in his heart.

He hadn't expected it to be integrated and perfected by the Time-Space Merchant Guild. Did the Time-Space Merchant Guild even have this capability?

And the price was very cheap. To be honest, Nangong Yu was tempted.

However, Nangong Yu turned around, no longer looking at this shelf, but instead at a halo of light on another glazed shelf not far away.

That was a special talent ability, seemingly not belonging to the Xuanling Continent.

"Instant Immersion?"

Nangong Yu focused his mind on the halo of light and quickly learned its information.

“Instant Immersion: A special talent ability from another time-space, allowing you to integrate all current information within one second and instantly immerse yourself as the character in the play!

Exchange Price: 200 points!”

Seeing this information, Nangong Yu admitted that he was also tempted.

He looked at the talent ability 'Instant Immersion', then at the book 'An Actor's Self-Cultivation', and hesitated for a moment.

But this hesitation lasted no more than three seconds before Nangong Yu made his choice!

He wanted them all!

Expensive things had their advantages; he was going to buy the talent ability 'Instant Immersion'. But cheap things weren't necessarily useless. After all, 'An Actor's Self-Cultivation' had been integrated and perfected by the Time-Space Merchant Guild, and he didn't believe it would have no merits.

It was only a little over two hundred points, it wasn't like he couldn't afford it, right?

One had to know, he now had a small fortune of over 30,000 points, so there was no need to be stingy with such a small amount of points.

Thinking this, Nangong Yu decisively said, "Exchange for the talent ability 'Instant Immersion' and the book 'An Actor's Self-Cultivation', fuse 'Instant Immersion', and learn 'An Actor's Self-Cultivation'!"

As his voice fell, the talent ability 'Instant Immersion' and the book 'An Actor's Self-Cultivation' simultaneously flew out from the glazed shelf, but instead of going to the white jade shelf, they flew directly towards Nangong Yu.

The halo of light flew into his consciousness and disappeared, while all the characters on the ancient book detached and flew into his glabella.

Before long, Nangong Yu had already mastered the book 'An Actor's Self-Cultivation', and even his body's muscles showed some reactions.

Now, he might already be comparable to, or even far surpass, those top actors.

At this moment, Nangong Yu felt somewhat drowsy, so he naturally fell asleep... In the imperial palace, Nangong Aotian finished reviewing the few remaining memorials and stretched slightly.

His majestic voice echoed through the grand hall, "Are there any updates on the Grand Consort of Zhenbei and Yuer?"

As these words were spoken, a black-clad figure appeared, kneeling on one knee and reporting, "Your Majesty, the Grand Consort of Zhenbei took the Prince of Zhenbei and toured the manor with Ye Jingling. The Prince of Zhenbei is now asleep, and the Grand Consort of Zhenbei is currently lecturing that group of people with Shen Biyun!"

Hearing this, Nangong Aotian nodded slightly.

Then, his majestic and profound voice slowly emerged, "Everyone else is fine, but that Ye Jingling is cunning and her thoughts are unknown. Keep a close eye on her and don't let her harm Yuer!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The black-clad person nodded in assent, yet remained kneeling. As hidden guards who had followed Nangong Aotian for many years, they deeply understood a simple truth.