He Mingxiao and Lang Zhuo formed a human ladder and took down the small wooden box.

Sure enough, the wooden box contained the key to unlock the door.

The group was able to "see the light of day again," and it just so happened to be lunchtime.

According to the previous episodes of "Unveiling Ghost Stories", the recording should be paused now, and the production team should then notify the guests to have lunch and rest, and the recording will continue in the afternoon.

However, what the four received was a mission card—

Throughout the recording of this episode, the guests will be on their own regarding their food, clothing, accommodation, and transportation; the production team will not provide any assistance. This is your "self-help fund," please keep it safe and use it wisely!

Everyone was stunned when they heard the news and looked at each other blankly.

The assistant director, suppressing a laugh, stepped forward and handed over two envelopes.

Lang Zhuo and Nan Xian accepted the envelope, which contained some cash, three hundred yuan each.

Lang Zhuo counted twice, his pupils dilating in shock: "What's going on?"

Wei Zeling peeked over the window, frowned, and muttered under her breath, somewhat annoyed, "Only three hundred... that's not even enough for a meal..."

Nan Xian carefully put the money away: "Since it's self-service, then we're supposed to figure out how to eat and sleep ourselves, Wei Zeling—"

Although Nan Xian was not happy to be in a group with Wei Zeling, that was the reality, and she had to continue to tolerate her until Director Deng came up with some other way to mess with them.

“On my way here, I saw a farmers' market outside Buxianxian Village. It was quite large, so I have two suggestions—we can eat at a villager's house, give them money for the meal, or buy our own groceries and cook in the villager's kitchen. Which one would you like to choose? Or do you have any other suggestions?”

Upon hearing this, Wei Zeling initially wanted to say that it was too much trouble for her to do it, but suddenly a brilliant idea flashed into her mind—

She was just worried about not having a chance to shine, and this opportunity just came knocking on her door!

In order to please He Mingxiao, she specially invited a former chef from a Michelin five-star restaurant to her home to learn some presentable dishes, which she has now mastered quite well.

However, He Mingxiao refused to see her at all, and she was unable to send out any of her dishes.

If she can showcase her culinary skills on the show, wouldn't she be able to establish a persona of being skillful and virtuous, gaining more fans, and perhaps even impressing He Mingxiao...?

She glanced up and quickly assessed Nan Xian, secretly delighted: Judging from her appearance, even if Nan Xian could cook, she couldn't compare to her. After all, she had received instruction from a Michelin-starred chef! They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... Hmph, Nan Xian, just you wait and see how I snatch He Mingxiao back right in front of you!

Nan Xian looked at her, puzzled: ...What's wrong with this child again? She's spacing out one minute and giggling the next. Is she possessed?

She raised her hand and waved in front of her. "Wei Zeling? Can you hear me?"

Wei Zeling was brought back to her senses. She coughed lightly to cover her embarrassment, "I... I was just thinking about what dishes to make later. By the way, you can give me half the money. Let's go buy the ingredients separately!"

Hmph, I won't let you know what I'm going to do!

Nan Xian glanced at her suspiciously, but Wei Zeling's words were exactly what she wanted to hear. She didn't want to go grocery shopping with her either; it would be best if they could split up.

As they spoke, Lang Zhuo and He Mingxiao made their decision—Lang Zhuo used to be a chef, so naturally he would cook the dishes himself.

So the four of them went to the farmers' market together.