After going up to the second floor, Zhao Xiaodao and Guo Yan quickly took off their windbreakers and put them by the fireplace to dry.

They even took off their tank tops, since all four of them were girls and there was nothing to worry about.

"Xiao Dao, hurry up and drink some ginger tea! It would be troublesome if you caught a cold later."

At this moment, Liu Feifei quickly handed over two cups of ginger tea. They had dug up a lot of wild ginger before, and often forgot about it when cooking.

So there are still quite a few left.

"Yes, thank you, Feifei."

After accepting the ginger tea, Zhao Xiaodao quickly expressed his gratitude.

After all, this might cause Chen Fan and Liu Feifei a lot of trouble for a long time.

"We're all good friends, don't be so polite with me."

Liu Feifei said with a smile.

Only then did Zhao Xiaodao and Guo Yan turn their attention to Zhang Xiaotong. In fact, the two of them had been quite puzzled the whole way.

Based on previous events, they knew that Chen Fan and Liu Feifei were in the same group, and Zhang Xiaotong was not in that group.

Why is there one more person in this team after only a short time?

Moreover, upon closer reflection, it seems that Zhang Xiaotong did not participate in this wilderness survival program.

Why are we here now?

Was it added halfway through?

Or is it like those survival novels where the plane crashes and the person is stranded on a desert island?

"Xiao Dao, you two must be surprised why I'm here, and why I'm teamed up with Chen Fan and Fei Fei, right?"

Zhang Xiaotong was clearly aware of Zhao Xiaotao and Guo Yan's doubts.

As they walked along, the two of them would occasionally look at him with a puzzled expression.

That's understandable, actually.

None of the contestants knew her identity as the judging mentor.

They were unaware of the production team's later arrangements, so it's normal for them to look puzzled.

"Yes, Xiaotong, I was indeed quite surprised!"

When did you team up with Feifei and the others?

Zhao Xiaodao nodded without any hesitation.

Because she was indeed very curious and puzzled.

"Actually, I am a judge on this survival show. The show team arranged for me to come here."

...

Zhang Xiaotong explained very carefully.

She recounted everything that had happened in detail.

Zhao Xiaodao and Guo Yan also suddenly realized.

"Oh, I see!!"

"Xiaotong, your choice of Chen Fan and Feifei is a very, very wise decision."

"Since you're the mentor providing the feedback, you should know that Chen Fan and Fei Fei have very strong survival skills!"

Zhao Xiaodao nodded and continued.

A sense of unease began to creep into my mind.

Unexpectedly, Chen Fan's group now has one more person.

If Chen Fan were to take both of them in, then the team would be a total of five people.

Of the five of them, only Chen Fan had wilderness survival experience.

This is a perfect example of one person leading five others!

Yes, that's right.

"When we came up, Chen Fan and Fei Fei were indeed the best-surviving group. After these few days of rain, I guess the other groups have been eliminated too!"

Zhang Xiaotong thought for a moment and then said.

After all, the other two groups have been trying to survive and their survival skills are not bad either.

However, there is still a significant gap between him and Chen Fan.

They can catch food to fill their stomachs, but they don't have any extra food reserves.

The rain lasted for almost ten days a few days ago, and it was very difficult to survive without food reserves.

Even for people with strong willpower, it is definitely a huge challenge.

"Does that mean our two groups are the last ones standing?" Zhao Xiaodao was somewhat surprised.

She never imagined she could achieve such a good result as second place.

"Yes, that should be true..."

Zhang Xiaotong nodded ambiguously.

She was only guessing and making simple judgments; whether things were as he thought was true or not was uncertain.

At this moment, Liu Feifei looked at Zhao Xiaodao and asked, "Xiaodao, Sister Yan, why didn't you stay in the shelter downstairs? Why did you run such a long way in the rain?"

She found it very difficult to understand.

The shelter that Chen Fan built was extremely sturdy, and its ability to protect against wind and rain was excellent.

Logically speaking, living in that shelter should have been absolutely safe.

Instead, the two of them braved the heavy rain to move around in the group chat, which was extremely dangerous.

Not only might they encounter large carnivores, but getting caught in the rain is also an extremely dangerous thing for any survivor.

A simple cold could completely deprive them of their right to survive.

"Feifei, this is actually a bit difficult to talk about!"

Zhao Xiaodao glanced awkwardly at Liu Feifei.

After biting her lip, she continued, "Actually, we came here this time intending to seek refuge with you and Chen Fan."

"Although our shelter was indeed very sturdy and there were no leaks or drafts, we ran out of food a few days ago and also ran out of firewood."

"So we have no choice but to seek refuge with you... We hope that you and Chen Fan can accept us."

After saying these words, both Zhao Xiaodao and Guo Yan looked extremely embarrassed.

His face turned red all the way to his ears.

I do feel ashamed to say such a thing.

But for them, this may be their only hope so far in order to last longer.

Given their current condition and physical state, hunting is simply impossible for them.

When it comes to finding food, they also have difficulty distinguishing which plants are edible and which are not.

The reason we were able to hold out for so long was mainly due to Chen Fan's help last time!

They helped them set traps in advance and also helped them find cassava, which is rich in carbohydrates.

We've run out of cassava recently.

The two were in a truly desperate situation.

Upon hearing Zhao Xiaodao's words, Liu Feifei raised her eyebrows slightly.

He then said, "Little Knife, I actually really welcome teaming up with you guys!"

"But as you know, this team consists of just the two of us, Chen Fan and me, and Chen Fan is responsible for almost everything related to survival. He has absolute authority."

"Therefore, I cannot give you a definite answer on this matter; you must obtain Chen Fan's consent."

"If he agrees to this, I have no objections; I would very much welcome you..."

Liu Feifei spoke with great sincerity, and that was truly what she thought.

The time the three of us spent together was very lively, much more so than when it was just the two of us.

On the other hand, Xiaotong might sometimes feel very awkward when she's alone.

If Zhao Xiaodao and Guo Yan were here now, she would probably feel much better.

After all, even when eating dog food, it's a three-person meal...