The viewers in the live stream were laughing at the children's various antics, but when the camera switched to the stack of talismans in the staff's hand, they were stunned.
Can anyone tell me what that is?
[The two eggs under the eyebrows upstairs just spin around randomly, they can't even see what they are! They're talismans!]
[Holy crap, can anyone tell me where my sister got all those talismans? And such a huge stack of them!]
[Hahaha, surely our little sister isn't a Taoist priest... right?]
[I'm speechless. A Celestial Master, my foot! Don't insult the Celestial Masters! Can't you even see this obvious publicity stunt? People in the entertainment industry really will stop at nothing to become famous!]
【No way, our Xuanmen Association doesn't have child laborers that young!】
Nan Yuanman blinked and called out in a childish voice to Tang Tang, a staff member who was staring blankly at the talisman in her hand, "Sister?"
Tang Tang snapped out of her daze and hurriedly asked, "Yuanman, where did you get these talismans from?" Could this be a scam to fool a child? That's incredibly unethical.
“Grandpa and I drew it,” Nan Yuanman said, then took out a small coffin and placed it in Tang Tang’s hand: “My grandpa runs a coffin shop, sister, if we put away the talisman, should we put away this little coffin too?”
Tang Tang looked at the small coffin in her hand, her body trembled in fright, and before she could even scream, a sharp cry came from beside her: "Ah—!"
Tang Tang and Nan Yuanman were startled. Turning around, they saw Meng Xi looking at the talisman and small coffin in Tang Tang's hand with a frightened expression, taking a step back, her brows full of disgust: "What are these things? Why bring such unlucky things to a TV show!"
Meng Xi stared at the small coffin, feeling increasingly uncomfortable no matter how she looked at it, and said irritably, "Hurry up and throw it away!"
Nan Yuanman pursed her lips, somewhat displeased, and retorted, "Xiao Hong is not a bad luck charm!"
"Besides, this is my stuff! You have no right to throw it away!"
Feng Langqing also walked over and turned to Director Ge: "Director, these talismans and small coffins aren't contraband, so we don't need to put them away, right?"
Meng Xi's unease intensified. Ignoring Feng Langqing's feelings, she said in a sharp and urgent tone, "Director Ge, although this isn't a contraband, it's really unlucky and frightening. If you don't put it away, who among us will dare to have any contact with it in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Director Ge pondered for a moment, looked at Nan Yuanman, and asked gently, "Yuanman, can your uncle help you put these things away first? Don't worry, your uncle will definitely put them away carefully and won't lose them."
Ordinary people who have never been to a coffin shop may feel scared and panicked when they first see so many talismans and small coffins.
Director Ge couldn't simply side with Feng Langqing, so he compromised by personally helping Nan Yuanman put these things away.
Nan Yuanman felt a little depressed, but she didn't want to upset Feng Langqing, so she obediently nodded and said, "Okay."
Obediently, she took off her little handbag, retrieved the talisman and small coffin from Tang Tang, stuffed them back into her bag, and ran towards Director Ge, tiptoeing to hand it to him: "Here, Uncle, please keep this safe for Yuanman!"
Director Ge hung Nan Yuanman's small crossbody bag around his neck: "Don't worry, Uncle will make sure you keep it safe."
After the slightly chaotic handover of contraband, Director Ge announced the next step: "Now, please take your luggage and proceed to the mission location on your own."
"The elderly men and women who help you with the mission at the mission location are your examiners. After the mission, they will score you. The person with the highest score will have the first right to choose their accommodation for tonight, and the rest will be assigned according to their scores!"
As the director read out the steps, Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman had already entered the village with their luggage, full of energy.
Feng Langqing confidently told Nan Yuanman, "Yuanman, your third brother is incredibly strong. Just sit there and watch me help you complete the task!"
Nan Yuanman huffed and puffed as he followed him with his short legs, replying incoherently, "Okay, Yuanman will help Third Brother complete the mission!"
"It's not you helping me, it's me helping you..."
The other four groups of guests also went their separate ways to find their respective task locations.
Soon, Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman arrived at a rather dilapidated tile-roofed house. The door to the house was still a wooden door, and there were a few spiritual sheep droppings on the ground. A corner of the yard was covered with felt cloth, which served as a simple kitchen.
Thick smoke rose from the kitchen, and Nan Yuanman and Feng Langqing, standing outside, could smell the aroma of rice wafting from inside.
Feng Langqing, who had only eaten a steamed bun for breakfast, felt hungry. He took a deep breath, raised his hand, and knocked on the door: "Is anyone home? We are your guests who have come to help you chop wood and feed the chickens! Please open the door!"
Slightly heavy footsteps came from inside the door, and the tightly closed door was slowly opened from the inside. Feng Langqing put on a polite smile, but when he saw the person standing at the door, he was instantly so frightened that his hair stood on end.
The viewers in the live stream were also startled: [Holy crap! Why didn't the staff give a warning?]
It's not that I'm a coward, it's just that this person... looks so weird!
[I was so scared my phone flew away! @CelebrityKidsRecords, please pay me back for my phone!]
The old man who opened the wooden door was short and hunched over. Half of his face was a normal human face, but the other half was covered with black hair. His irises were completely white, making him look very strange.
He seemed to realize that Feng Langqing was frightened, so he quickly turned his face away, lowered his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Come in."
Before Feng Langqing could react, he limped inside.
Nan Yuanman frowned slightly, staring intently at the old man's back. In a daze, she seemed to see a black fox appear behind the old man.
The black fox was almost glued to the old man's body, and the black fox was opening its blood-red mouth to bite the old man's face.
The scene lasted only a moment in front of Nanmanyuan before disappearing, so quickly it seemed like an illusion.
Nan Yuanman blinked, then rubbed his eyes. When he looked at the old man again, everything seemed normal; there was no black fox at all.
Feng Langqing snapped out of his daze and saw Nan Yuanman rubbing her eyes. He quickly squatted down and asked her, "What's wrong? Did something get in your eyes?"
"No." Nan Yuanman opened her mouth, intending to tell Feng Langqing about the black fox, but suddenly remembered that her third brother was afraid of ghosts, so she didn't say anything. Instead, she took his hand and walked inside, saying, "Third brother, come on, let's go do a mission!"
The old man put on a hat to cover his face. When he saw Feng Langqing walking over, he pointed to a pile of firewood in the yard that hadn't been chopped yet: "Your task is to chop this pile of firewood. The little boy is to feed the chickens. The chicken coop is over there. Call me if you need anything."
After saying that, the old man turned and went into the house, leaving the courtyard for Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman to do their tasks.
Feng Langqing put down his suitcase, rolled up his sleeves, licked his palms, and began to chop wood with a huff and puff.
Nan Yuanman looked left and right, and saw a pile of chicken feed by an old man not far away. He ran over and skillfully began to scoop up the chicken feed and add water, preparing to feed the chickens.
In contrast to the tranquility between Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman, the other guests were in complete chaos.
Su Yilan was assigned to fetch water for an elderly woman with limited mobility, while Su Hu was assigned to find food for the ducklings.
As soon as she picked up the bucket and turned to go to the river, the spinning bucket knocked the old lady sitting in the chair to the ground.
Su Hu fell into the field while searching for food.
Meng Xi was helping to herd the cattle, but because she was afraid of the cattle, she screamed all the way, which agitated the cattle, causing them to drag her along and run wildly. Meng Juanjuan, who had gone to cut pig feed with her, chased after her.
He Junnan fared even worse; he helped villagers plow the fields and fell more than ten times in the field because it was his first time using that thing.
Lin Le'an was helping to collect the fish, but he was slapped in the face by the fish.
Jiang Chuyun and Jiang Xinxin were about to bathe the village's only horse, but before they even started, the horse defecated right in front of them, burying Jiang Xinxin's pretty shoes with its fresh droppings.
The once peaceful village became unusually noisy because of their arrival.
The only happy ones were Director Ge and the viewers in the live stream. They were extremely amused by the celebrities' embarrassing moments and even captured a lot of their abstract expressions to make memes.
By the afternoon, Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman were the first to complete their task and chose the best brick house in the village as their place of residence for the night.
As for food, the director told them to take care of it themselves.
Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman then played the victim with the old man and managed to get a meal from him.
After dinner, Feng Langqing and Nan Yuanman walked hand in hand, satisfied, eating the cucumbers given to them by the old man as they headed back to their lodgings.
They had only taken two steps when the old man who had seen them out suddenly spoke up: "Wait a minute."
Feng Langqing turned his head in confusion. The old man was still wearing a hat, which covered half of his strange face. He was no longer afraid: "Grandpa Hu, what's wrong?"
"Tonight... no matter what sounds you hear, don't come out to look." Grandpa Hu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "Otherwise, you'll be captured and eaten by the Great Fox Spirit!"
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