After finding the key to unlock the shackles, the bride didn't make things too difficult for them. She gave Kou Xiangxin a final "threat" before letting them leave.
At 2:30 a.m., Kou Xiangxin's agonizing screams once again pierced the night sky.
After returning to the Qiao family home, everyone went to sleep one after another.
After making so many trips up and down the mountain road, Nan Xian was really tired and fell asleep almost as soon as she hit the bed.
But unexpectedly, just half an hour later, another scream rang out—
This time, however, it was a woman's voice.
Nan Xian was so startled that she jumped out of bed and listened for a while, holding her breath.
There was no sound outside.
There was no light.
If it was arranged by the production team, there would have been a bright notification no matter what.
A nervous glint flashed in her eyes in the darkness. After thinking for a moment, she turned up the candlelight and shook Luanna awake.
Lu Anna was fast asleep when she was suddenly woken up. With her eyes still blurry, she mumbled a response.
"Sis, what's wrong?"
Nan Xian asked in a breathy voice, "Did you hear the scream?"
Lu Anna rubbed her eyes, looking somewhat confused. "Ah... Teacher Kou has been taken away again?"
"No—just now, a woman screamed, didn't you hear it?"
Lu Anna was much more awake this time. She sat up straight, hugged the blanket, and shook her head seriously.
Upon seeing this, Nan Xian's heart skipped a beat.
Although she was fast asleep, she knew in her heart whether she had actually heard the screams.
This scene is strikingly similar to the eerie sound of the copper bells in Ajiao's hand in the Gu Village.
Was the woman's scream a cry for help, or a trap?
Looking out the window, the dark night sky resembled a monster with its mouth agape, waiting for its prey to walk into its trap.
Nan Xian fell into deep thought—
In horror movies, the protagonist's path to self-destruction often begins with an insatiable curiosity.
Numerous horrifying images of severed limbs and remains flashed through Nan Xian's mind. With a blank expression, she lay back down.
Half an hour later, another scream rang out.
Nan Xian closed her eyes, her eyebrows slightly raised.
I won't listen, I won't listen, you're just spouting nonsense.
The third scream came faster and was several degrees louder than the previous two.
Nan Xian silently covered her ears with the corner of the blanket.
Fourth tone, fifth tone...
By the sixth note, the woman outside had already lost her voice.
Nan Xian even heard a few suppressed throat clears and coughs.
She couldn't help but let out a few low chuckles under the covers.
The other party seemed to have sensed her determination, and the disturbing noise finally stopped around 5 a.m.
Nan Xian finally got a full night's sleep, only to be woken up promptly at 8:00 AM by the "alarm clocks" sent by the production team.
Dozens of plumage-filled, energetic gray geese completely took over the Qiao family's front yard, just like zombies from Plants vs. Zombies.
They stood wing to wing, foot to foot, raising their necks and calling out "Ah-gai~ Ah-gai~".
The five people woke up one after another amidst the rising and falling "Ah-gai~ Ah-gai~", each opening the door with a confused look on their face, and then shrinking back in with a look of panic.
"Holy crap! What is all this stuff?!" This was Kou Xiangxin, who had two big dark circles under his eyes.
"Wow, where did you get so many geese?" This was the composed Lang Zhuo. He even reached out and touched the forehead of one of the geese, muttering quietly, "They're really fat..."
"Hiss—you've changed your tactics again?" This was Yu Lin.
Lu Anna slept soundly last night. She had already washed up and was leaning against the window, teasing the gray goose with a cucumber.
Seeing that Nan Xian had woken up, she immediately moved closer to her, her eyes shining as she whispered, "Sister, I overheard them saying that we have group tasks today!"
Nan Xian hummed in confusion, "Five people, how do we divide them?"
Lu Anna blinked, raised her hand to remove the microphone, and leaned her upper body closer to her.
Nan Xian knew that this person was going to secretly tell her gossip, so she leaned towards her side.
But then she dropped a bomb right next to his ear—
"They said they want to create a romantic pairing between you and Yu Lin..."
**
It seems this episode was designed specifically to torment the guests; the farce that ended in the early hours of the morning had just ended, and the five of them were already facing a new round of "torture"—
Herding geese.
All the geese in the yard had to be herded into the goose pen at the village entrance; not a single one could be left out.
Director Deng said that if the task isn't completed, there will be no breakfast.
Yu Lin was eager to try, but as soon as he approached the flock of geese, a large gray goose spread its wings and came forward aggressively, pecking at his leg with its beak.
"Ouch! So fierce?" He rolled up his sleeves and reached out to grab the big gray goose by the neck, but the goose nimbly dodged and turned its head to peck at him again.
Yu Lin had a goose-beak-shaped mud mark on the back of his hand.
This scene left everyone both amused and exasperated. Fortunately, Lang Zhuo was experienced. He went up the back mountain and broke off a few poplar branches, giving one to each person. He waved them around and made shooing noises, and the gray geese on his side immediately scattered in groups.
The others followed suit and quickly mastered the technique.
Because of what Lu Anna had said earlier, Nan Xian became anxious when she saw Yu Lin.
Malicious editing and forced pairings are the most basic tactics used in variety shows.
Especially the latter, even if the production team doesn't arrange it, the artists' teams will contact them privately.
Appropriate hype is like icing on the cake. Nan Xian also benefited a lot from the CP (couple pairing) bonuses in her first few works, so she never criticizes this behavior.
You could let her and Yu Lin create a romantic pairing...
Nan Xian felt a chill run down her spine just thinking about it.
She wanted to talk to him in person, but since they were recording, she had to put the idea aside for the time being.
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