Luo Shimiao took down the portrait and said, "Director, I don't need to look at this anymore, let's move on to the next level."
"bite"
Upon hearing the text message notification, Luo Shimiao opened her phone and read: "Congratulations on passing the second level. Please proceed to classroom 103."
Luo Shimiao carried Gu Nian's sketch and headed towards the classroom next door.
The third challenge was the high jump. When Luo Shimiao saw the height of 1.2 meters, he was full of doubt. That's it?
No running start is needed; a simple leap from the spot is all it takes to clear the bar.
The levels 4 through 9 only take a few minutes to enter and exit, which is quite fast. Now there's only the last level left.
Luo Shimiao arrived at classroom 301 and saw a small basket of eggs, a set of tweezers, and a transparent glass bowl on the table.
Upon seeing the tweezers, Luo Shimiao had a bad feeling.
Sure enough, it was written on the blackboard: When peeling a raw egg, the membrane must not break; if it does, it is a failure.
Luo Shimiao couldn't help but roll her eyes and said, "People shouldn't eat too much!"
Place Gu Nian's sketch on the other side of the table.
He took an egg from the basket, placed it on the table, pointed to the shell, and said to the little green dog on his shoulder, "Give me a peck."
Little Green jumped off the shoulder, walked closer to the egg, tossed its little head up, and then plunged in.
With a crisp "snap," the bird's beak pierced the egg, leaving a mouthful of egg white.
"............." Forget it, I'd rather rely on myself than on this stupid bird.
A pack of tissues was prepared on the table. Luo Shimiao took one out and wiped the egg white off the little green thing's mouth.
Pick up the cracked egg and pour the egg white and yolk into a clear glass bowl.
Then I took another egg, picked up a pair of pointed tweezers, and gently tapped a crack with the other end. Then I carefully pried open the eggshell with the pointed end.
The moment the eggshell was pulled up, a tiny hole appeared before my eyes.
Luo Shimiao took a deep breath, reached into the basket, and took another one.
Twenty minutes later, Xiao Lü huddled at the very edge of the table, not daring to approach Luo Shimiao, who was radiating hostility.
Live stream chat, bullet comments.
—【Haha, it feels like Luo Shimiao might flip the table at any moment and quit.】
—【As expected of the final challenge; if it were me, that egg would have been shattered to pieces long ago.】
—【This thing demands a lot of patience and attention to detail; the slightest mistake and all your efforts are wasted. The production team is too wicked.】
An hour later, Luo Shimiao walked out of the classroom with a painting in one hand and Xiao Lü in the other, her face expressionless.
Little Green was held in my hand, wasn't it touched? It didn't dare to move at all!
Staff members delivered the key to Luo Shimiao, and she then received a text message: Congratulations on passing 10 challenges within 5 hours and obtaining the key. Your boyfriend is on the roof. Take the key and rescue him.
Luo Shimiao walked through the corridor to the stairs leading to the rooftop, placed Xiao Lü on his shoulder, and had it carry the painting in its mouth.
Its tiny mouth held a piece of paper several times larger than its body, and its paws gripped Luo Shimiao's clothes tightly.
Luo Shimiao inserted the key into the lock, turned the knob, and the door opened.
On the rooftop, Gu Nian sat on a wooden chair under a parasol, his hands bound. Hearing the noise, he opened his eyelids to reveal his dark eyes.
Luo Shimiao quickly ran over to untie him and lifted his clothes to wipe the sweat from Gu Nian's forehead.
"I'm sorry I was late, making you sweat in the rooftop sauna for so long."
Gu Nian pinched her cheek: "It's already very fast."
"The last challenge, peeling raw eggs, almost drove me crazy."
Gu Nian's gaze fell on the painting, then he took it off Xiao Lü's mouth to examine it closely.
"It's very well drawn, especially here." He touched the lip print with his fingertip.
Gu Nian narrowed his eyes slightly. The color of the lip print didn't quite resemble lipstick; it was more like...
He brought it to his nose and smelled it, then frowned, looked at Luo Shimiao, and said, "Where did you get this blood from?"
Luo Shimiao's eyes darted around, and she stammered, "Little Green."
"to be honest."
Luo Shimiao pouted and extended the index finger of her left hand.
Gu Nian ran her fingers over the wound: "How could you be so foolish? Don't do this again next time."
"I understand, this little wound will heal quickly."
"Still arguing? Do you want me to make it bigger?"
Luo Shimiao quickly pulled her finger back and put it behind her back.
Luo Shimiao took Gu Nian to find Lan Xinyue. At that moment, Lan Xinyue was in classroom 201 of Building 2, trying to pass the fifth challenge: jump rope, which required 160 jumps in one minute.
Seeing the white powder in her hair, I knew she had been infected.
Having failed yet again, Lan Xinyue braced herself on her knees, panting heavily, unaware of the arrival of the two.
Luo Shimiao said, "Xinyue, good luck!"
Lan Xinyue looked up and exclaimed in surprise, "So fast? As expected of Goddess Miaomiao, amazing!"
Luo Shimiao joked, "I don't want a boyfriend anymore, come with us."
"No way, I don't believe I can't do 160 jumps in a minute." His eyes gleamed with a defiant spirit.
"Keep going! Believe in yourself. You can keep the car. Gu Nian and I are heading back now."
"Then how will you get back?"
Luo Shimiao said, "It's simple, just take a taxi. Let's go, here's your car key, hang it on the door. Good luck!" After saying that, she took Gu Nian's arm and went downstairs.
On the way down, Luo Shimiao remembered that the DIY cups from last time hadn't been colored yet, and suggested, "Gu Nian, we're going back to Kyoto in two days. Let's go to the ceramics shop to have the cups colored, and after they're fired, we can have the shop ship them to the capital for us."
Gu Nian turned his head to look at Luo Shimiao and rubbed her head: "Okay."
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