Chapter 163 Strike
Upon hearing these words, everyone fell silent for a moment, then sighed.
"That's right. Since the commander dared to let Tong Aiguo accept our challenge, he must have confidence in him."
"How could someone who is praised as a promising talent by their teachers be simple?"
Hearing everyone say that...
Wang Jian was stunned: "So, you mean we're going to lose this challenge?"
Do you think we can win?
One of them smiled wryly.
"Don't forget, we still don't know where we're going to get our breakfast."
"Let's go check if there are any wild vegetables around here..."
"Eating wild vegetables? Have you forgotten how Chen Hua and the others were eliminated? Can you be sure that the wild vegetables you find are edible?"
Everyone chimed in, each offering their own opinion.
...
Tong Aiguo was munching on nuts he had taken from a squirrel hole inside a tree trunk.
When thirsty, they would chew on some wild vegetables they had picked themselves.
Or drink some dew collected from the leaves on the tree canopy.
He wasn't in a hurry at all.
Because from yesterday until now, at least five groups of people have passed by the big tree where he was hiding.
But no one noticed him.
One of them even leaned against the tree trunk and rested for half an hour.
God knows that for those half an hour, he didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
During this time, the sound of the other person's stomach rumbling could still be heard from time to time.
But then, the other person just dusted off their sleeves and left.
It gave him the feeling of having escaped death.
Looking at the nuts he hadn't finished eating, Tong Aiguo rubbed his stomach.
Hmm, I'm a little stuffed.
Let's not eat it!
Let me take a nap first.
Just as Tong Aiguo turned over, preparing to take a nap.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard, and judging from the sound, it was clear that more than one person was coming.
Just as Tong Aiguo was feeling uneasy, someone suddenly knocked on the tree trunk.
Tong Aiguo's expression suddenly changed. Just as he was considering whether to continue pretending to be dead to make sure the other party's actions were unintentional, or to simply jump up the tree trunk and escape.
Gu Yanxiao's voice suddenly came from outside: "Aiguo, the challenge is over, come out now!"
Hearing that it was Gu Yanxiao's voice, Tong Aiguo finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
Without hesitation, it climbed out through the exit in the tree canopy.
As soon as he peeked out from the treetop, Tong Aiguo saw a group of dumbfounded team members staring at him with disbelief.
Tong Aiguo waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly, then slid down the tree trunk to the ground.
Seeing everyone staring intently at him, Tong Aiguo looked at himself with some confusion. His gaze fell on the nuts he was casually carrying, and he quickly offered them forward, asking somewhat shyly, "Um... do you want some?"
Seeing his expression, Shao Zijie chuckled, reached into the pile of nuts wrapped in Tong Aiguo's coat, grabbed a handful, and then asked, "Where did all this come from? How come there are so many?"
It's obvious that these were all leftovers from Tong Aiguo's meal. If there were so many leftovers, you can only imagine how much there was at the beginning!
Tong Aiguo scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly and said, "I robbed a squirrel."
"Hahaha, no wonder! On our way here, we saw a squirrel hanging half-dead on a tree branch. As soon as it saw us, it started jumping and cursing. Turns out you robbed its granary!"
Tong Aiguo smiled shyly, for robbing squirrels was something he had always enjoyed doing since he was a child.
These chestnuts, hazelnuts, and pine nuts are crisp and refreshing when eaten raw, and soft, chewy, and fragrant when roasted. You can never get tired of them.
He didn't want to compete with the women in Bakushu Village, so the best way was to loot the squirrel warehouse.
However, he always left some for the squirrels during his previous raids.
This time, they were truly forced into a corner, which is why they wiped everything out in one fell swoop.
Looking at Gu Yanxiao, who was smiling but not saying a word, Tong Aiguo offered him the nuts in his hand somewhat embarrassedly: "Commander Gu... would you like some?"
Gu Yanxiao waved his hand: "I won't eat it."
Upon hearing this, Tong Aiguo withdrew his hand and said, "Alright, I'll take the rest back to the little squirrel later. I don't want it to get so angry that it hangs itself from a tree!"
Gu Yanxiao turned to his team members and asked, "Do you have anything else to say? Anyone who is dissatisfied can step forward."
Wang Jian and the others all had droopy eyes and didn't say a word.
"Since that's the case, today's challenge has failed. Go back and reflect on your actions one by one. I'll give you another chance in a month. If you lose again then, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Are you coming again?
Upon hearing Gu Yanxiao's words, all the reserve team members inwardly groaned.
If it's just a challenge of physical skills, like a long-distance run with weights, they're not afraid of Tong Aiguo at all.
But who would have thought that it would be a challenge of wilderness survival and hiding!
Who would have thought that Tong Aiguo would raid a squirrel's nest, gather all this food, and then leisurely eat and drink in the hollow tree trunk?
On the other hand, they searched everywhere for Tong Aiguo, exhausted to the point of collapse, and had nothing to eat or drink.
This is really...
Especially the one named Ding Yongming, who looked at the tree in front of him and found it increasingly familiar.
Then, out of the blue, he slapped himself.
The crisp sound of a slap instantly drew everyone's attention.
"Ding Yongming, why are you hitting yourself? Even if you failed the challenge, it doesn't have to be this bad, does it?"
Shao Zijie looked at him with a mixture of amusement and exasperation. This promising young man was one of his favorites, as he was excellent in both skill and character.
Of course, this is only relative to the other team members.
Compared to Tong Aiguo, it is currently unknown.
After all, Tong Aiguo was a promising talent that Gu Yanxiao had his eye on, and he dared not gamble on it; otherwise, he would be the one who suffered the blow.
"Commander..."
Ding Yongming's face turned bright red, and he said with a sense of grievance, "I came to this place this morning, and even rested against this tree for half an hour... How come I didn't notice it?"
"This..." Shao Zijie was speechless. What kind of luck was this? He didn't even notice it. He could only blame himself for being unlucky.
Thinking of this, he looked at Gu Yanxiao with some curiosity and asked, "Commander, how did you find out that Tong Aiguo was hiding in here?"
Let alone Ding Yongming, even when he got close, he didn't notice that Tong Aiguo was hiding inside!
Could it be that Gu Yanxiao has X-ray vision?
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