She handled the first box with ease, immediately pulling out a bouncy ball.
The second box contained sea cucumbers.
The third one... She was startled when she reached in, just as Yao Mingke described, "it" would take the initiative to attack.
However, after a few attempts, she finally guessed what was inside—a human hand wearing a leather glove, which she guessed was hidden under the box by a staff member.
The fourth one was a bit difficult because there was water in it. It took her a long time to catch the thing. It was slippery and very agile, and she couldn't tell whether it was an eel or a loach.
The fifth one is an octopus.
Gu Changlin was the last one to go.
He easily passed three of the first four challenges, but on the fifth one, his hand was suddenly gripped tightly by the octopus.
Gu Changlin instinctively tried to break free, but the more he struggled, the tighter the octopus gripped him.
He cried out in pain and yanked his hand out of the box, trying to tear it off with his other hand.
Then, with a "poof," the octopus sprayed a mouthful of ink onto his face.
There was a half-second silence, followed by a burst of loud laughter – mainly from Yao Mingke.
Gu Changlin's face turned red with anger, and he tore at the octopus even harder.
With another "poof," it added another layer of black to his face.
For a moment, Gu Changlin's face was a mixture of red and black, looking quite unsightly.
"Hahahahahahahahaha!" Yao Mingke laughed as loudly as he could.
With the help of several staff members, he was finally freed from the octopus's grasp and went to wash himself with a dark expression.
The final scores are as follows: Lang Zhuo got all the answers right, Nan Xian and Yu Lin each got four right, and Gu Changlin got three right.
Yao Mingke's score was a conspicuous zero, but she smiled more happily than anyone else.
Nan Xian took Gu Changlin's clue, but it was a low-level clue and not very useful.
After recording this part, everyone returned one after another.
Late at night, in a secluded thatched hut.
Gu Changlin tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
He wiped his face, as if he could still smell the strange odor of octopus ink.
"Pah—!" He stood up and spat on the ground, his expression contorted.
Ever since he mocked Nan Xian in the first episode, everything has gone wrong—
I got the worst house both times, and the makeup artist assigned to me was a novice who made me look effeminate...
He also bribed the planning team beforehand to get the trick to the Mermaid Cake mission. He deliberately made the cake loose, but when he brought it up, the threads on the cake were tied tightly, and not a single grain of rice leaked out!
Tonight I made such a huge blunder. Why did that octopus have to spew at me of all times?
It was definitely Nan Xian and He Mingxiao who did this!
Thinking of this, he felt a surge of anger and kicked over the wooden tub at the foot of the bed.
"Damn it, a scumbag and a scumbag, they're a match made in heaven—"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard a melodious song.
Gu Changlin frowned. "Who the hell is singing in the middle of the night, trying to summon a soul?!"
He stormed out the door and headed towards the sound of singing.
He walked to a very secluded little bay, and by the moonlight, he saw two people sitting on the rocks in the distance.
They turned their backs to him and sang to the moon.
Gu Changlin squinted, pointed his flashlight at them, and shouted impatiently, "What are you singing in the middle of the night? Don't you know this is disturbing the peace?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two men turned their heads away.
Long, slightly damp, curly hair; an exceptionally beautiful face; fin-shaped ears; and fish scales faintly visible on the sides of her face—
Gu Changlin's pupils contracted sharply, and with a "thud," the flashlight slipped from his hand.
The larger merman straightened up from the reef, its dark gray tail gleaming eerily in the moonlight.
He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Gu Changlin, uttering short sentences in a strange tone.
In an instant, more than a dozen merfolk rose from the sea, staring intently at him.
Gu Changlin felt ice-cold all over his body. He trembled uncontrollably with fear, and his lips moved involuntarily.
Immediately, he heard himself scream uncontrollably.
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