The first round of the game has officially begun.
The crowd swayed to the upbeat music, their eyes glued to the scrolling screen. The screen gradually slowed down, initially displaying a random time of 80 seconds. The images continued scrolling until they finally stopped on a... pink trash bag.
The defending team in the first round is Rong Jiang and his wife!
Jiang Li instantly assumed a fighting stance. His and Rong Mo's battle strategy was for Rong Mo to protect the token from the rear while he charged into battle from the front.
His eyes swept over the three couples who were eyeing him covetously—or rather, two couples. Tong Zhao shouldn't count; as his partner, they planned to just coast along this time.
The other two groups approached Rong Mo from the left and right sides respectively. After a brief exchange of glances, Qi Yan pounced forward with a "whoosh." Jiang Li clicked her tongue inwardly, thinking, "He's quite vengeful, kid..."
While Tong Zhao and the other person were taking a lunch break, Jiang Li and Qi Yan reached an agreement: he would take first place and Qi Yan would take second. The three groups couldn't just let Qin Chong and the others bully them, so in the end, the two of them decided to rely on their own abilities.
What happened during that time is unknown, but it's clear that Jiang Li and Qi Yan are secretly at odds.
Qi Yan and Jiang Li were both unwilling to give in. Qi Yan wanted to chase after Rong Mo, but Jiang Li insisted on blocking him and wouldn't let him pass. Neither of them gained an advantage, and in the blink of an eye, they had already rolled around in the mud several times, becoming the two most miserable among them.
While Qin Chong and Geng Keli were locked in combat, they found an opportunity to attack Rong Mo. Rong Mo silently protected the token, moved aside, and changed to a position that made it easier for him to deal with the two of them.
I glanced at Jiang Li out of the corner of my eye. We had agreed to protect each other before the game started, but now that we're so engrossed in the game, we've completely forgotten about him...
Tong Zhao and Shan Song also helped to block people, each holding back Geng Keli and Qin Chong to buy time, allowing Rong Mo to escape the battle.
45 seconds left.
Rong Mo felt he had retreated enough, so he turned around and saw that Luan Yining had somehow gotten behind him and reached out to snatch the token from Rong Mo's pocket as he turned around.
Rong Mo quickly dodged backward, preventing him from succeeding.
Luan Yining's sneak attack failed, so she moved in front of Rong Mo and assumed an attack stance.
"..." It's not that Rong Mo looks down on Luan Yining, but this person... looks even thinner than his Ah Li.
Rong Mo looked back again. His Ah Li could hold her own against Qi Yan now, so shouldn't he also not underestimate Luan Yining?
Luan Yining moved slowly, wanting to try again while he was distracted. Although she couldn't match his strength, she might be able to use some techniques. Although Qi Yan said that, he couldn't just stand there and do nothing.
Unfortunately, Rong Mo was much more vigilant this time than before, and even leaned forward to feint a shot. But he didn't expect that this "feint" would knock Luan Yining down.
Rong Mo reacted quickly and lent a hand, preventing the person from falling completely into the mud pit: "..."
It seems that not all wives are like his Ah Li, Rong Mo reflected on himself.
This time, facing Luan Yining again, Rong Mo was clearly much more cautious, and he still had to handle the "scholar" with care...
Luan Yining still wore the same serious expression as before, as if she were conducting an experiment, making one feel that she was calculating the shortest path that could possibly take the token.
[To be honest, there's absolutely no chance of winning.]
Professor Luan is so earnest it's almost adorable!
[Where's Qi Yan? Come help your wife!!]
Do you think our Ah Li is a vegetarian?
[They're here! They're here!]
Qi Yan noticed Luan Yining's situation, broke through Jiang Li's blockade and rushed over. Jiang Li couldn't stop him and fell into the mud pit, pulling Geng Keli next to her in with her.
Dan Song was multitasking, protecting Tong Zhao from getting splattered with mud while firmly blocking Qin Chong from helping.
Tong Zhaoteng reached out to help the other side... But who should he help? Tong Zhao silently helped Jiang Li up, deciding to stay where he was.
With little time left, Rong Mo showed no mercy to Qi Yan, and Jiang Li, without any hesitation, threw herself into a bear hug on Luan Yining, her face covered in grime: "A-Ning, I'm here!!"
Luan Yining ultimately couldn't escape the mud's attack.
But he didn't seem unhappy at all. Jiang Li kept nagging in his ear, "I'll talk to A-Mo when we get back. How could he fight with A-Ning? I told him that to deal with A-Ning, he should just throw some mud on himself..."
Luan Yining: "..."
Thank you.
Hahahahaha
[Professor Luan: Do you think I'm moved?]
While rambling on, Jiang Li also managed to shout to Rong Mo, "Amo just dragged me into a mud puddle! Beat him up!"
Qi Yan: "..."
Are these two bandits?
The defending side undoubtedly won this round, and Jiang Li quickly accumulated five points, taking a commanding lead. She happily jumped onto Rong Mo.
Through such bulky thermal suits, one of them could jump up and the other could carry them, but they both looked like caterpillars, which was a bit comical.
Qi Yan was deeply affected and turned his face away, not wanting to look at them, but Luan Yining didn't seem to care much about winning or losing, and looked at Jiang Li with a very gentle gaze.
Qi Yan hesitated, his mouth opening and closing for a long time before finally saying in a strange tone, "You seem to really enjoy spending time with Jiang Li."
He was a little jealous that Jiang Li and Rong Mo didn't get angry even when mud got on them, if it weren't for the fact that Jiang Li and Rong Mo were practically inseparable...
Luan Yining didn't reply to him, but she suddenly smiled when she saw Qi Yan's awkward face.
My heart pounded twice.
Although Jiang Li is annoying, she's actually quite something; in such a short time, she managed to make Luan Yining laugh twice.
Qi Yan seriously thought about what Jiang Li had just said... Perhaps he could learn from him?
"What are you looking at? You defeated opponent!" Jiang Li turned to meet Qi Yan's gaze and said arrogantly, "Are you scared now?"
"..." What a load of crap you can learn from him!
After a short break, Qi Yan took the defensive turn in the next round. Tong Zhao and Shan Song went through another round of play, keeping Geng Keli and Qin Chong firmly in their way, giving the two teams room to battle freely.
Luan Yining's fighting ability was greatly disadvantaged by this "bandit" couple, but fortunately, Qi Yan and the others drew the shortest time of 30 seconds this time, and Luan Yining also made a fake token to confuse the audience.
While it might be a bit difficult to deceive others, it was enough for Jiang Li.
So when Jiang Li finally pulled out a fake bowl, she was heartbroken and said, "A-Ning, you've been corrupted by me!"
The people present couldn't help but laugh.
"The competition is halfway through. Currently, Rongjiang and Qiluan's groups each have five points. Everyone, take a short break. We will start the next two rounds in fifteen minutes," the director announced through a megaphone.
[Won't it all end in a draw?]
No, there are only two teams left.
[Three groups, right? Teaming up to bully the actor's group.]
It's not like we're stopping you from teaming up; if people don't want to team up with you, who can you blame?
[They're probably planning to form two 1v1 teams, right? That wouldn't be unfair.]
I think so too.
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