Everyone present was stunned and stared in amazement at the snake nailed to the tree.
Ran Wan turned her head to look behind her in shock. Before she could recover from the fear of the knife scraping her cheek, she was once again frightened by the dead snake.
She asked tremblingly:
“This… this is…”
The instructor used the branch in his hand to move the snake corpse, his eyes fell on its inverted triangle head, and his expression became solemn:
"This is a tree-dwelling pit viper. It is extremely venomous. Just a few dozen milligrams of venom can kill a person within five hours."
Ran Wan clenched her hand that she had just placed on the branch in fear, and the color drained away from her pretty face.
The instructor turned around and lectured her sternly, "I told you all about precautions before entering the forest. Never reach out to grab or touch branches or rocks that you haven't checked beforehand. The primeval forest is full of dangers. Even with us instructors, it's hard for us to keep an eye on you all the time, so you must be careful at all times, otherwise you might really die here."
The guests, who were also still frightened, nodded one after another and assured again and again that they would be absolutely careful.
As for Chen Kong, he sat on a stone, falling into deep self-doubt and self-reflection.
Ever since he lost control of his hand and threw the knife, he began to frantically think about what to do next in order to maintain his image as a troublemaker and a nasty person.
Actually, in the original plot, the reason why Meng Mingxuan was eliminated by Han Li so quickly, in addition to his identity as a chess piece, was also a big reason that he started to act crazy and commit suicide - as a villain who finally succeeded, after being kept, he got countless resources, money and status that he couldn't even imagine before. Meng Mingxuan soon got carried away and began to be complacent and arrogant. At the beginning, Han Li could still tolerate him because he was a little useful, but after he completely eliminated the three people in the Han family, it was completely meaningless to keep such a pretentious and vain vase around him, so Han Li sent him to fill the river cleanly.
The reason why Chen Kong chose this character in the beginning was not for any other reason, but simply because it was the easiest way to play the role.
I didn't expect that it would become a problem to maintain it now...
The instructor raised his hand, grabbed the saber that was firmly nailed to the snake, and pulled it out with force.
The saber remained motionless.
He was a little embarrassed for a moment, so he changed his posture, holding the branch with one hand and grasping the handle of the knife with the other hand, and finally he pulled out the handle that was deeply embedded in the tree trunk.
Chen Kong, who had seen the entire scene, could not bear to watch it and turned his eyes away. A clear thought slowly emerged in his mind:
——Can we request that this segment not be broadcast?
But according to the current situation, Chen Kong was in a dilemma and had no choice but to act and rack his brains to cover up the lie.
The instructor wiped the remaining blood from the blade and then walked towards Chen Kong.
Before he could even open his mouth, he saw the other party grabbing his clothes with a look of shock, then he turned pale and stammered, "What's the matter?"
"Um, um...is the snake dead?"
The instructor was stunned for a moment, then answered subconsciously: "Well... dead."
Shen Kong breathed a sigh of relief, and a trace of joy of surviving a disaster surged on his nervous face: "That's great, I was scared to death just now, I was not careful..."
The instructor was confused by the sudden turn of events and subconsciously asked, "Huh? Are you afraid of snakes?"
Shen Kong used his best acting skills to nod desperately, tightening his fingers around the instructor's shirt a little, looking at him with a mixture of fear and panic, his voice trembling and tense:
"Yes, yes, what I fear most is snakes."
The instructor was a little slow to react. He looked down at Chen Kong who was sitting on the stone and asked in confusion:
"Hmm? ...What about this knife? I see you throw it pretty accurately..."
A blush appeared on the handsome face of the young man. He scratched his hair a little embarrassedly and explained:
"I have practiced throwing darts before for filming, and I thought I had forgotten it. Maybe the sudden sight of the snake this time has stimulated my potential..."
His tone was sincere, and his amber eyes flashed with an extremely innocent look in the mottled light of the forest, making it almost impossible to doubt the truthfulness of his words.
The instructor was also misled by his misleading words and demeanor, and couldn't help but continue to follow his words:
"Well...then you'd better not throw it carelessly in the future. After all, you were lucky this time and didn't hurt anyone, but you may not be lucky next time."
Shen Kong nodded vigorously, reached out to take the knife from the instructor, and breathed a sigh of relief.
——Except for the two instructors, no one present had any experience in surviving in the wild, let alone being able to tell whether the angle and strength of the blade nailed into the tree stump were professional. So as long as the instructors were guided to characterize the whole incident as a momentary burst of potential under fear, others would not question anything. However, what Chen Kong was not sure about was whether there was a camera that recorded the scene completely. After all, there might be a few people who knew what was going on among the thousands of viewers, not to mention that there was President Han hanging over his head.
Seeing that the most experienced instructor had spoken, the others did not dwell on this topic any more. After emphasizing the precautions three times, the group set off again and headed along the established route.
Chen Kong was walking at the end of the team with a backpack on his back, thinking about how he was going to talk to the production crew.
As a result, he had not taken a few steps when he felt his sleeve being gently tugged.
Chen Kong looked in the direction where the force came from in confusion, only to see Ran Wan walking side by side with him. She had recovered from the shock just now, and her palm-sized fair face was flushed with excitement. The resentment and grievance just now seemed to have disappeared, and her pair of bright and beautiful eyes looked at him shyly.
She pursed her lips and whispered:
"Well, thank you for what you did just now."
Shen Kong shook his head, trying to push the credit away from himself: "No, no, you don't have to thank me, I was actually scared for a moment, and I just acted on instinct..."
Ran Wan's face flushed even deeper: "Are you afraid that I'll be bitten?"
Shen Kong: “…”
He looked away unable to bear it and replied dryly: "...If you want to, it's fine."
The second to last person in the team was no longer safe, so Shen Kong tried to quicken his pace and move to the front of the team, but after only two steps, his plan was disrupted by Zhuang Xiangyang who came up to him.
Zhuang Xiangyang debuted through a popular boy band talent show. Although he is very popular, he is very young. He has a young man's enthusiasm and curiosity about everything around him. He moved to Shen Kong's side and said in a mysterious tone:
"Brother Mingxuan, that move you made just now was truly amazing. How did you do that?"
The corners of Shen Kong's mouth twitched, and he glanced at him sideways, and asked back: "Is there anything you are afraid of?"
Zhuang Xiangyang thought about it seriously, then turned his head to confirm that there was no one else around, and then lowered his voice and said:
"Um, the clown..."
Shen Kong gave a gentle smile: "Then imagine yourself being locked in a room full of clowns alone late at night. Do you feel as if you can do anything?"
Zhuang Xiangyang suddenly stopped in his tracks and his face turned pale, obviously frightened by the image that suddenly appeared in his mind.
Shen Kong's mood subtly brightened, and even his steps became a lot lighter.
After walking in the mountains for two hours, they finally came to the resting point arranged for them by the program team. It was the edge where the dense forest and the stream met. The soft green grass like a carpet looked particularly beautiful under the mottled and brilliant sunshine. The sound of gurgling water came from not far away, as if it could wash away the physical and mental fatigue. After trekking for several hours, the guests were already very tired. They cheered, and then found various places to sit down and rest. Some of them who were more relaxed just lay down on the grass with their legs spread out.
But before everyone could rest for long, they were cruelly called out by the instructor.
"Do you remember the name of our show?"
"...Seven-day wilderness challenge..."
Everyone answered weakly and sporadically.
The instructor was still as full of energy as before: "Yes! That's right! Our goal is to let everyone adapt to survival in the wilderness, overcome extreme conditions, and survive on their own for seven days. So, everyone, hurry up and get up. Now is the time to prepare the ingredients for lunch today! If you don't do it, you won't get to eat!"
The guests immediately burst into wailing.
But their luggage was prepared by the program crew, and no one had the chance to bring in food, so now the only hope of eating is to cook by themselves.
The instructor assigned the tasks and sent the guests out in groups of two: one group was responsible for picking wild vegetables and fruits, one group was responsible for collecting firewood, and one group was responsible for catching fish.
Chen Kong was assigned to the fish catching group because of his “good accuracy”.
He and Duan Mingcheng walked towards the river together. As they got closer, the sound of the rushing water became clearer. After pushing aside the last clump of trees, the entire river finally came into view. The rushing water washed over the stone-stacked riverbed, creating white splashes and foam on the rocks. From time to time, a few large black fish jumped out of the clear water, and their dark scales shone beautifully in the sun.
Duan Mingcheng was full of energy. He rolled up his sleeves and trouser legs and prepared to catch fish.
Chen Kong made up his mind not to show off this time. He just waved the fishing tools in the water, preparing to escape by paddling. However, Duan Mingcheng looked mature and steady, but he had no experience in catching fish. His movements in the river were even more clumsy than his. Even the fish that Chen Kong deliberately drove into his net were let go by him in a panic. For more than twenty minutes, both of them caught nothing.
Shen Kong kept smiling, but he was so angry that he wanted to roll his eyes.
Although he prided himself on being in good physical shape, he was hungry after having been holding on since five in the morning!
He turned his head to glance at the camera positions, then slightly turned his body to block one of the cameras facing him, and suddenly raised his voice and said:
"Brother Mingcheng, there's a big fish behind you!"
When Duan Mingcheng turned around in a hurry to look for the big fish, Chen Kong took the opportunity to flip his wrist and accurately caught a black fish jumping in the turbulent water with the net in his hand. Then he skillfully and quickly knocked the fish's head against the stone, knocking it unconscious.
With the help of the current, he threw the unconscious fish into Duan Mingcheng's net. The whole process was smooth and took no more than twenty seconds.
Duan Mingcheng felt a weight in his hand. He turned around and looked at his fishing net in surprise, where a fish suddenly appeared. He was stunned.
Before he could figure out what was going on, he heard Shen Kong shouting in surprise:
"Wow! Brother Mingcheng! You caught a fish! That's amazing!"
Duan Mingcheng held the fishing net in front of him and shook it with a puzzled look on his face: "It seems to be...? But... why is it not moving?"
Normally, fish caught in a fishing net would struggle desperately, twisting their smooth and powerful bodies to try to jump out of the net. The force was so great that if one was not careful, the fish would slip out of the hand and escape far away with the current. Duan Mingcheng had let go of the fish in his net twice just now, but the fish in his hand now was completely different. It just lay lifeless at the bottom of the net, motionless as if it were dead.
Duan Mingcheng frowned: "Isn't it a dead fish?"
Shen Kong was silent for a while, then explained calmly: "Impossible, I just saw it jumping out of the water, probably because it was too scared of people and got frightened. I think it might have been knocked unconscious by the impact of the water and hit a rock."
As soon as he finished speaking, the fish in Duan Mingcheng's net seemed to finally wake up, and it jumped and wagged its tail.
Duan Mingcheng accepted this explanation and smiled happily: "Then I am so lucky!"
Next, Chen Kong repeated the same trick several times. Within ten minutes, Duan Mingcheng caught three stupid fish that were "knocked unconscious on the rocks". He weighed the heavy fishing net in his hand and smiled from ear to ear:
"I think our luck has turned this time! These three should be enough for us. Let's go back and show them our achievements."
Shen Kong smiled and nodded, and said in cooperation:
"This time, it's all thanks to Brother Mingcheng. Your fishing skills are amazing. I couldn't help at all."
Duan Mingcheng shook his head: "How could that be? Without Mingxuan's help in driving the fish, we wouldn't have such a rich harvest."
Shen Kong had a perfect smile on his face and also humbly declined.
The two returned with a full load.
The others who had gone to collect firewood and pick fruit had already returned. When they saw Chen Kong and Duan Mingcheng and the big fish in their hands, they were all very surprised and clapped happily.
Only the instructor was stunned for two seconds when he took the fishing net, and asked in confusion:
"You fish... why are you so lifeless?"
Three fish of different sizes lay overlapping at the bottom of the net, their mouths opening and closing constantly, their tails swaying weakly occasionally, and they looked very weak.
Duan Mingcheng said proudly:
"These are just stupid fish that were knocked unconscious by the current. Our luck this time is really good!"
Instructor: “???”
Is there such an operation?
Chen Kong, who was walking behind Duan Mingcheng, turned his head to look at the sky, the earth and the air without changing his expression, then calmly hid his hands, which still had fish scales knocked off the fish, behind his back.
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