The five people moved into the Qiao family home without any problems.
The production team didn't make things too difficult for them; the Qiao family's house only looked a bit intimidating from the outside.
The water and electricity are both available, and the bedrooms have been cleaned in advance.
Now we don't care about the numbering system anymore. The two female guests, Nan Xian and Lu Anna, will share a room, while the other, larger room will be reserved for the three male guests.
Apparently in retaliation for their rule-breaking behavior, the production team did not prepare dinner for them.
However, since the last uninhabited island incident, the popularity of "Unveiling the Strange Tales" has skyrocketed, attracting a lot of sponsorships.
One of them was a popular weight-loss meal brand that had been selling well for many years. They approached them for a collaboration, and an advertisement was officially inserted in this issue.
The five of them sat around a dilapidated dining table eating a low-fat meal, taking turns praising their sponsor.
After a quick wash, they went to bed one after another.
There were no mattresses or bedding in the old house; everyone slept in their own sleeping bags.
The candlelight flickered slightly as Nan Xian stared blankly at the dark ceiling.
As I calmed down, that unease and anxiety resurfaced in my heart.
The image of the pair of red lanterns at the village entrance flashed through my mind, evoking a chilling feeling, like a pair of eyes lurking in the shadows...
She instinctively shrank her legs and turned to look at Lu Anna, wanting to talk to her.
Are you asleep?
Lu Anna faced her, her porcelain doll-like face serene, her lips slightly parted, a faint trace of tears welling up at the corners.
Nan Xian:......
You're so carefree, you can even fall asleep like this.
She sighed silently and glanced at the time on her phone.
It's 1 a.m.
I don't know how early I'll have to get up tomorrow, so I'd better go to sleep.
She closed her eyes and began counting the dumplings.
Pork and Three Delicacies Dumplings, Lamb and Scallion Dumplings, Celery and Six Delicacies Dumplings...
Having counted countless dumplings, Nan Xian vaguely seemed to see mutton hot pot and spicy hot pot as well. Lost in her culinary delights, she was suddenly—
"Help!"
A piercing cry for help echoed through the night, instantly pulling her back to reality.
Nan Xian spread her arms and deftly tore open her sleeping bag, holding the candlestick in one hand and grabbing the fire poker leaning against the bedside with the other.
"Anna, Anna!"
Lu Anna also got up, she was so frightened that her hands were shaking as she buttoned her clothes.
"Sis, was someone just shouting for help?"
Nan Xian nodded solemnly, succinctly said "Stay close to me," and rushed out of the bedroom.
He was immediately taken aback by the scene in the courtyard and gasped.
Four or five women dressed in red wedding gowns and wearing red veils dragged Kou Xiangxin out of the gate with ropes. Behind them, a woman dressed in even more elaborate attire, with her skirt even radiating a flame-like glow, stood quietly, revealing only a pair of hands that were so white they were almost transparent.
Kou Xiangxin clung tightly to the doorframe, his eyes filled with terror. Upon seeing the two, he immediately cried out for help, "Nan Xian, Nan Xian! Help me! Please help me!"
Nan Xian had calmed down. She slowly put down the fire poker and a wicked smile appeared on her lips.
Ah, so it was you who got caught—
She stopped Lu Anna, who wanted to rush forward to save Kou Xiangxin, and said with a serious and upright expression, "There are five of them and only two of us. Aren't we just going up there to get ourselves killed?"
Then, turning to Kou Xiangxin, whose hands were gradually losing strength, he said, "Teacher Kou, we'll have to trouble you for a while. We'll go get some help for you right away!"
Kou Xiangxin's hands were ruthlessly pried open, and he could only groan as he was slowly dragged away...
Nan Xian found Yu Lin and Lang Zhuo, who were tied up like rice dumplings, in the large room.
Both of them had their mouths gagged, and as soon as they were freed, they couldn't help but complain.
Lang Zhuo rubbed his shoulder in pain, crying out repeatedly, "I didn't expect them to actually do it. I didn't even have time to react before I couldn't move. Ouch—my old back—"
Yu Lin picked up the hemp rope and examined it for a while, concluding: "Those who tied us up were professionally trained. They tied us up very quickly, and the more we struggled, the tighter they tightened, giving us no chance to break free."
Nan Xian glanced around the room, then raised an eyebrow slightly. "Actually, I gave it to her."
Yu Lin looked up, puzzled: "Hmm?"
She lifted her foot and tapped a folding knife with her toe. "This is a way out for you."
Yu Lin was taken aback, then realized what was happening and blushed.
Just then, Lu Anna's anxious voice rang out, "Um, aren't we going to rescue Teacher Kou?"
The answer she received was a "gurgle~" coming from somewhere's stomach.
Nan Xian chuckled, "Who's hungry? How about we grab a midnight snack first?"
This proposal immediately received strong support from Langzhuo.
So, about ten minutes later—
The four of them set up a small grill in the courtyard, with one of them holding a cod sausage that he had taken from a weight-loss meal.
The aroma of grilled sausages wafted from afar, sizzling and crackling.
"I never thought cod sausage could taste so good. I used to dislike it."
"Of course! This is our big-budget cod sausage. We select the highest quality, and every step of the process is carefully calculated and monitored to ensure that every cod sausage that reaches the consumer is perfect!"
"Your ad... is pretty blatant!"
"Ahem, you flatter me..."
Meanwhile, in a cave somewhere in Lengquan Mountain.
It was cold and damp, with the sounds of insects and rodents crawling over the rock walls and water dripping slowly.
Wrapped in a thin blanket kindly handed to him by the production crew, Kou Xiangxin huddled nervously in the corner of the stone bed, his eyes wide and wary as he stared at the woman opposite him.
The woman who kidnapped him, whose clothes glowed, said that if his companions didn't come to rescue him within half an hour, he would be left there forever as her groom.
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