Chapter 8 Weak, pitiful and helpless

Lin Xi walked through the crowd and went to the door to get a number plate.

There are several cameras set up here. Those athletes who look physically fit and have outstanding strength will be taken for interviews after receiving their number plates.

Lin Xi waited for a while before she got her number plate. The staff helped her fix it to her chest. At this time, a photographer nearby said to the female host, "This little girl is also a contestant. She's quite pretty. Do you want to interview her?"

The female host glanced back at Lin Xi and shook her head. "Forget it. People like this are just here to make up the numbers. They have no news value."

When Lin Xi heard what the female host said, she felt no emotion at all. She crossed the square and headed towards the parking lot.

The road was bustling with people. Lin Xi noticed a camera focused on a muscular man. The female host smiled and asked, "Mr. Liu, I heard you've practiced martial arts since childhood and have excellent physical fitness. Are you confident you can handle the weighted cross-country race that's coming up?"

Mr. Liu showed off his biceps and said, "I started preparing for 'Extreme Survival' two years ago. I have been doing weighted running training every day for the past two years, so this event will not be a problem for me."

Lin Xi's eyes slid across his bulging muscles, feeling a little envious.

Her memory awakened a little late, she had not received systematic training, and her physical fitness was relatively poor.

When she arrived at the parking lot, she saw dozens of buses parked there, as well as some reporters. Lin Xi found a bus that looked empty, went to the cab and asked the driver, then planned to get on.

Just as she was about to step forward, someone suddenly tapped her shoulder. Lin Xi turned around and saw a smiling face. A beautiful woman with a bob haircut stood behind her. "Hello, can we interview you?"

Lin Xi shook her head without hesitation, "Sorry, I don't want to be interviewed for the time being."

The beautiful woman with the bob haircut was still smiling and gestured behind her. The cameraman stood up straight and obviously stopped filming.

The beauty extended her hand. "Can we get to know each other? My name is Yun Yi, and I'm a reporter for the Urban Channel of Beijing TV Station."

Lin Xi extended her hand and shook hers, "Hello."

Yun Yi smiled and said, "I'm very interested in you because women are rare in the "Extreme Survival" competition, and you look very young. You must not be an adult yet, right? Are you a middle school student?"

She waved her hand again and said, "Don't worry, this is not an interview. I won't publish any reports without your permission."

Lin Xi just gave her an apologetic smile, then turned around and got into the car without saying a word.

Yun Yi stared at Lin Xi's back with sparkling eyes. The photographer next to him asked in confusion, "Are you really interested in her? She's just a little girl, not worth reporting on. She should be eliminated after today's 10km race."

Yun Yi raised a finger and shook it, "This little girl must not be an ordinary person, she might be very powerful."

The photographer asked curiously, "No way! Her legs aren't even as thick as my arms. She doesn't look like she's been training for a long time. How can you say she's so strong?"

Yun Yi smiled and turned around, "Intuition."

"Before I called her, I simply wanted to use her youth and female identity as a point of interest. However, when she turned around, my intuition told me that this girl was not simple."

"Have you noticed her eyes? They are so calm, like a bottomless pool of water. Even though she is smiling the whole time, there is no emotion in them."

"I bet she's not even eighteen. At her age, she's not even interested in an interview. Aren't young girls supposed to be very vain?"

"She's not vain, she's calm, and she's very polite. I feel like this girl is no ordinary person."

The photojournalist scratched his head and felt that what Yun Yi said made sense. Thinking back to when he was seventeen or eighteen years old, he was impulsive and irritable, and it was his emotions that controlled him, not him. He was far worse than the little girl.

Yun Yi smiled and said, "During the competition later, remember to give her a few more shots. My intuition won't be wrong."

As they talked, they walked away to look for their next target.

Lin Xi has already gotten in the car.

Standing by the door, she quickly glanced around the entire car.

This was a habit she developed in her previous life. Whenever she arrived in an unfamiliar place, the first thing she would do was to get to know the surrounding environment.

The bus with more than 40 seats was empty, with only a man sitting at the end of the car.

The man was wearing a black baseball cap with the brim pulled down low, so that only the tip of his straight nose and his clean, sharp jaw could be seen.

Just as Lin Xi was looking at the man from afar, the man raised his head alertly, and a pair of cold star-like eyes swept over.

It's a very handsome face. It's not quite accurate to say that he's handsome. It should be said that he's handsome in a rare way.

Her wheat-colored skin, facial features and contours all look like they were carefully carved. She is stunning at first sight and impossible to look away at second.

Lin Xi raised her eyebrows slightly. She didn't expect that someone who looked like he was suitable for the entertainment industry would also come to participate in "Extreme Survival".

Her eyes involuntarily looked down to assess the man's figure.

The man was wearing a black long-sleeved sportswear, and underneath the sportswear were smooth and strong muscle lines, full of the beauty of strength. Even from such a distance, the masculine hormones invaded domineeringly.

He should be a capable person.

After Lin Xi finished her assessment, she withdrew her gaze, turned around, walked to the seat behind the driver in the first row and sat down. Then she took out a history textbook from her bag and lowered her head to read.

People got on the bus one after another, and the car gradually became noisy, but Lin Xi concentrated on reading from beginning to end.

Lin Xi had no idea when the car started. It wasn't until the car stopped that the driver called out, "Everyone get off. Please remember the license plate number. If you have any belongings, please leave them on the seats. I'll be waiting for you at the finish line after the race and take you back."

Lin Xi put the book and cell phone into her backpack before getting off the bus.

There are people everywhere.

There are more than a thousand contestants, as well as countless reporters, anchors, and people watching the game.

Fortunately, the reporters and the public were kept outside the isolation line.

Lin Xi heard the staff shouting on a loud speaker, "All contestants, come here and pick up your backpacks. We're ready to go."

Lin Xi followed the sound and saw an open space filled with camouflage backpacks.

She picked one up at random and weighed it in her hand, estimating that it should be around ten kilograms.

Lin Xi put the bag on her shoulder and adjusted the length of the shoulder strap to make herself more comfortable.

The starting line was already crowded with people, so Lin Xi could only stand back.

Soon, people were standing in front, behind, and around her.

A group of burly men sandwiched Lin Xi in the middle, making her look weak, pitiful and helpless.

(End of this chapter)