Chapter 8: It's hard to keep a fire burning alone. What should I do if Wei Wei falls in love with him more and more? ...
"How is it possible that he has this ability?"
Zhou Youxuan recalled the scene where Wei Wei grabbed the knife with one hand and put it to his neck, doing it as easily as if it were a piece of cake.
If it were someone else, let alone trying to grab the knife, just seeing him and Lao Gui fighting, they would subconsciously want to dodge. Even Zhao Guanjun didn't make a move, but just stood by and waited for the right moment to act as a peacemaker.
"Then how did it end up in Niu Xixi's hands again?"
Zhou Youxuan mentioned the warning to Wei Wei, and the big monkey understood. "So this was originally given to you by Wei Wei, but Niu Xixi got it by accident."
The big monkey's hands cleaned faster, "Then it will be even easier to eat. Wei Wei gave it to you, so it's yours. It's just enough for us to have a meal."
Zhao Guanjun found Wei Wei. As the leader of the 20 guests, he naturally had to step in to mediate when there was a conflict between the guests.
He tried to put his hand on Wei Wei's shoulder, but Wei Wei subconsciously moved aside, leaving his hand empty.
Zhao Guanjun had never had a good impression of this young man. Everyone else was very respectful when they saw him, but Wei Wei always looked cold and seemed to not take him seriously.
"Xiao Wei, I understand you want to show off in front of the camera, but don't be impulsive when encountering things. Things like using a knife shouldn't happen again. It would be bad if you hurt someone."
If Zhao Guanjun was really in charge, Lao Gui wouldn't dare to do something like putting a knife to someone's neck.
But Wei Wei still nodded, "Yeah."
He didn't know much about the laws of this era, but it seemed that here the laws were more strictly enforced than in Daqi. After all, even knives couldn't be brought into places where people gathered.
"How can young people these days be so rude and disrespectful to their elders?" Zhao Jie watched from the side, her tone unhappy. "Teacher Zhao is talking to you, what's with your attitude?"
Wei Wei stopped. He didn't like talking nonsense and he wouldn't agree with or please anyone, but hadn't he just responded?
Zhao Jie wanted to teach them a lesson again, but Zhou Youlan called Zhao Guanjun and Zhao Jie away.
I don’t know why Zhou Youlan was looking for Zhao Guanjun, but at least he was left alone.
Zhou Youguan didn't have anything to do when he went to see Zhao Guanjun. He just wanted to discuss the next route with Zhao Guanjun, and he was also worried about what to do in case Wei Wei made Zhao Guanjun unhappy again.
Although he didn't like some of Wei Wei's behavior, Wei Wei had helped them just now.
Zhou Youxuan gave some of the prey to Zhao Guanjun, and asked the big monkey to give the best part to Wei Wei, after all, it was he who had killed it. But Wei Wei didn't want it, and it all ended up in the big monkey's mouth.
There wasn't much meat on a bird, and it was impossible to divide it among so many people. The shameless people got to taste some of the meat first, while most of the others were still hungry.
They were delayed for more than three hours before they could set off again. Unable to find any food nearby, they had to move towards a water source.
Everyone was lazily packing their things slowly.
Niu Xixi was using a powder puff to touch up her makeup, but her makeup was ruined by sweating.
He is the one who cares most about his appearance among the group, including the girls. The female guests are too tired to put on makeup, but Niu Xixi has to put on exquisite makeup every morning.
The old ghost passing by sneered: "You bastard."
"Who are you scolding?"
Lao Gui crossed his arms and looked disdainful. Niu Xixi was a little afraid of him because of what happened earlier, but he was also angry about being attacked for no reason.
"What's wrong with you? Are you sick?" Niu Xixi was subconsciously on guard, but her posture was already full of allure. "You're not allowed to wipe it? Well, with your shifty look, even if you wipe it, it would be disrespectful to other people's eyes."
"You bastard, if you curse again, you're looking for death, aren't you?"
"Come on, if you have the guts, do it again. If you touch me even once today, I'll sue you and bankrupt you!"
Seeing that they were arguing again, everyone rushed forward to stop them.
"Stop arguing, stop arguing, and say less."
Zhou Youguan was really troubled by their messy things and shouted angrily, "Shut up!"
Everyone fell silent immediately. Zhou Youguan glanced at them and said, "Aren't you tired? You still have the energy to argue."
"Hurry up and pack your equipment and get going. It will be dark soon if you delay any longer."
[No, I waited for hours for the show to finally start, and now I have to watch you guys quarrel?]
[I'm impressed. We're so hungry we can't find anything to eat, yet we still have the mood to argue.]
[I feel like this amateur is quite a troublemaker. He always deliberately provokes others. It seems like he has some serious illness.]
[Emmm, although this rat-like big brother is not a good person, Niu Xixi does have some ideas.]
[One person wrote in blood that the camera teacher should take more photos of handsome guys with high ponytails. Every frame is a visual feast for those who love beauty.]
[+1, this guy is so handsome that it touches my heart. Every angle is so attractive. So beautiful]
The cameraman was also very obedient. Such remarks in the live broadcast room had been going on since last night, so they obviously preferred to give the camera to Wei Wei today.
Each group consists of five people, and their purpose is not only to facilitate management but also to film the guests and present each guest to the audience.
Hu Lu switched positions with Ke Feiyang because Zhou Youxuan was in their group, and Zhang Longtong was also a young artist who had just debuted and was well-known among the young people. Therefore, she could rely on Zhou Youxuan and others to gain more fame, and could also show more of her survival skills in the wild to consolidate her video account.
But the photography teacher obviously favored Wei Wei more. Even though Wei Wei was a man of few words, the camera rarely stayed on them.
Hu Lu was unhappy about this, but she couldn't show it.
Without food, everyone walked much slower.
The jungle is full of dense trees and bushes. If you stay in it for too long, you will feel depressed.
Zhang Longtong saw a tree full of green fruits. He patted Wei Wei in front of him and was about to climb up, but was pulled down by Wei Wei again.
"Wild fruit, I'm going to see if I can eat it. There are trees all along the way, and this is the only one with fruit. What if I can eat it?"
The others also looked over, but Wei Wei shook his head, "It's poisonous."
That is the tung oil fruit, which looks similar to a chestnut but is poisonous. Some soldiers in the army have eaten it by mistake before, and then they started to have diarrhea and vomiting. In more serious cases, the patients could hardly get up and were difficult to treat.
"Poisonous?" Zhang Longtong didn't quite believe it, and didn't want to believe it.
He said, "But it looks a lot like chestnuts. Can't chestnuts be eaten raw? They're just a little astringent."
His eyes were shining green with hunger and he even wanted to chew some leaves.
Zhou Youxuan heard the sound and went over to take a look. He picked one, peeled it, smelled it and threw it away.
"You can't eat it. It's really poisonous."
Zhou Youguan said, "This is a tung oil fruit. It looks like a chestnut, but it's much smaller. Eating it will leave your mouth filled with the smell of tung oil. Furthermore, the eleostearic acid and oleic acid contained in this tung oil fruit are inedible and can irritate the gastrointestinal mucosa. Abdominal pain and vomiting are mild symptoms. Severe cases can also cause paralysis of the mouth and tongue and damage the liver."
After hearing what he said, everyone's thoughts disappeared.
Zhang Longtong's last bit of hope was shattered, and he held his head and wailed to the sky.
"Okay, let's move forward and find a suitable place to set up camp and rest for the night. Then we'll see if we can set up traps nearby to catch some prey. Of course, that's if we're lucky."
Zhou Youlan's words rekindled everyone's confidence.
Noticing Zhou Youlan's gaze, Wei Wei just raised his eyes and looked back indifferently, but the moment their eyes met Zhou Youlan's, he quickly looked away.
Wei Wei: “.”
They didn't find a suitable shelter until dark. Fortunately, there was a shallow cave here. The cave was not deep, but it was big enough to accommodate them.
Those who had tents started to set up their tents, while those who didn't had to find some leaves and dry branches on the spot to use as living things and as beds.
Zhou Youguan took the giant macaque to set some hunting traps nearby, and Wei Wei naturally followed him.
Anyway, he can't get rid of it, so let him follow if he wants.
Zhou Youlan pulled out all the shoelaces of the giant monkey, and cut two branches, one one meter long and the other thicker, about half a meter long. He carved a V-shaped groove on the thick branch, tied the two ends of the thin branch with shoelaces, and used a branch that was softer and less likely to break to hang the middle line to create a balance.
Finally, since there were not enough shoelaces, he took off two of his own shoelaces, tied them into slipknots and tied them on both sides. If an animal went through this swing-like trap, it would be strangled by the noose. As it struggled to escape, its weight would push the rope down, making it tighter and tighter.
Of course, this kind of trap can only catch small animals and is harmless to large animals.
Wei Wei did not participate because Zhou's tour would probably be a waste of effort.
There are no signs of animals appearing nearby, and it is in the opposite direction of the water source. Animal hunting spots are generally not too far from river sources, but this place is not the best choice.
While they were setting the trap, Wei Wei climbed up to the bamboo forest.
He cut off a piece of bamboo, took the thinner part at the top that was about the length of his wrist, and drilled small holes on both sides of the bamboo tube with the tip of a knife. He took a few ox-tendon grasses, removed the leaves, and wove them tightly into a strip, which he passed through the small hole in the bamboo tube for easy carrying.
"I hope I can eat meat tomorrow." The big monkey put his hands together and prayed.
Zhou Youguan smiled and said, "I hope so. Let's go back and have some rest."
After returning, he found that Zhang Longtong and several others were not there. Zhou Youxuan asked Zhao Guanjun and found out that they went to look for food.
Wei Wei looked around. There were rarely any signs of animals in this area during the day, and it would be even more difficult to find any signs of living things at night. He was afraid that he would get lost.
Zhou Youguan asked anxiously, "Why are you running around in the middle of the night? Isn't there only one light?"
Ruan Mengmeng slowly raised her hand: "Brother Qin asked me for a flashlight and I gave it to him. I told them it was too late and unsafe and asked them to go tomorrow morning, but they didn't listen."
"Chen Nan said that even Niu Xixi can find prey and he can't be worse than Niu Xixi, so he has to go..." Zhang Longtong said in a low voice.
Zhou Youxuan pursed his lips. He could see Chen Nan's prejudice against Niu Xixi and Wei Wei, so Chen Nan's unauthorized actions today were probably done out of anger.
"It shouldn't be a problem. I told them to just walk around here. They won't go too far," said Zhao Guanjun.
Zhou Youguan wanted to explode, but because Zhao Guanjun was his senior, he held his temper and said, "The woods are very dangerous at night. How dare you go into the woods without lights and self-defense weapons?"
"I'm just worried that these girls have nothing to eat and are too hungry to move forward with us tomorrow."
Zhou Youlan said, "Women have always been more patient than men."
It is good intention for Zhao Guanjun to want to take care of the girls, but since he has come to participate in this program, he must learn to be self-sufficient and protect himself.
Moreover, at night in the mountains and forests, not only people but even animals rarely appear.
The dangers that are difficult to avoid in the mountains and forests during the day are only magnified infinitely at night, not to mention that their most serious problem is the lack of sufficient lighting.
Zhou Youlan planned to look for them, "How long have they been gone?"
Zhao Guanjun looked at the time and said, "It's been half an hour."
"Wait," Ruan Mengmeng called out to him as he set off. She pulled Li Rongsheng beside her and said, "Let's go too. We always feel uneasy staying here."
Zhou Youlan did not refuse, and Wei Wei pulled out a burning piece of wood from the fire and followed.
Seeing the faint light of the fire behind her, Ruan Mengmeng's eyes lit up: "Hey, why didn't we think of using this as a torch? We are so stupid."
The two girls hurried back, took some firewood from the fire and held it over, and the light instantly became much brighter.
In the deep mountains and forests, torches are such a primitive lighting tool, but they have lived in the city for so long that they have forgotten about them.
Zhou Youguan also took one. With the firewood and torches, their vision was better, but the torch flame had no other combustible materials, and the original sparks alone would not last long.
As Zhou Youxuan walked, he fell into darkness. Zhou Youxuan paused and Wei Wei took a few steps closer and walked behind him.
"It's over, mine's about to go out too." Ruan Mengmeng threw the firewood to the ground. "Next time, I won't come to film a show like this if they can't even provide complete equipment. It's really a bummer."
"A single piece of firewood is difficult to burn, let's try putting them together." Wei Wei said.
He picked up the firewood at his feet and handed it to Zhou Youguan.
When Zhou Youguan turned around, his arm brushed against Wei Wei's windproof jacket, making a rustling sound. The distance was too close.
The firelight illuminated Wei Wei's tall nose, revealing a soft red glow. But in fact, the first thing Zhou Youlan saw was the small mole between his eyebrows. The red color dotted there like cinnabar made people's eyes stay on his eyebrows.
When Wei Wei's eyebrows slightly lowered, his eyelashes fluttered slowly, and an inexplicable sense of compassion arose in him.
Putting everything else aside, to be honest, he had never seen anyone more handsome than Wei Wei, regardless of gender.
After a moment of shock, Zhou Youguan quickly regained his composure.
No, he couldn't be nice to Wei Wei, otherwise what if Wei Wei fell in love with him more and more?
The author has something to say:
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Young Master: No, I can’t show him a good face, what should I do if he loves me more and more?
Dugong: You're overthinking it.
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