Zheng Bohan chuckled: "In that case, why don't I just throw you out? That way I can enjoy the victory all to myself."
Shi Shan raised an eyebrow: "You believe that? Aren't you afraid that what I just said was actually a lie, something I made up just to eliminate you, my competitor?"
[Yes, yes, yes! I think so too! Shi Shan might not be an undercover agent; he might have deliberately lied to Zheng Bohan, pretending to be one, to get Zheng Bohan to vote for him. The rules state that the undercover agent who guesses the wrong agent will be immediately eliminated!]
Using this method to eliminate competitors is too underhanded.
[This is just the beginning, and they're already scheming and plotting, mixing truth and falsehood...]
[Oh no, this has completely confused Lao Zheng.]
[Old Zheng is so skilled at writing about political intrigue and palace drama, would he really be fooled by such a low-level tactic?]
Who told you that good political and palace intrigue stories have to be portrayed as treacherous and ruthless in real life? Zheng Bohan's actions are all incredibly foolish.
Zheng Bohan's expression darkened slightly.
The scene shifts to Di Ting talking to Ye Chu.
"Ye Chu, how about forming an alliance with me?"
Ye Chu walked around, stopping occasionally, glancing around as if searching for something.
Upon hearing Di Ting's words, Ye Chu turned and glanced at him: "You? Form an alliance with me?"
“That’s right.” Di Ting nodded seriously. “Although I can’t tell you my identity directly, I can form alliances with others and share the final victory.”
Ye Chu tilted her head: "You mean, you were an accomplice?"
“I didn’t say anything,” Di Ting shrugged.
Ye Chu looked Di Ting up and down, then suddenly sneered, "Is Cui Jingya possessing you?"
"Huh?" Di Ting raised an eyebrow. "You don't believe me?"
"Of course—I don't believe it." Ye Chu patted Di Ting on the shoulder. "Next time, do your due diligence before lying."
After saying that, Ye Chu turned and left.
Di Ting paused for a moment, then suddenly jogged forward to chase after it, shouting, "Wait! Wait a minute!"
Ye Chu wasn't walking fast, and Di Ting caught up in just a few steps. While slowing its pace to keep up with Ye Chu, Di Ting persistently continued the conversation: "You're the accomplice?"
"I didn't say anything either." Ye Chu hummed a slightly off-key tune, "Make way, make way."
Di Ting's eyes were fixed on Ye Chu's face when he suddenly said, "Since that's the case, how about we form an alliance?"
"I wouldn't dare." Ye Chu bent down, squatted by the vegetable patch, and squinted at a protrusion on the ridge. "You were just trying to fool me."
Di Ting squatted down beside Ye Chu, looking in the same direction as her: "I just wanted to play this game with you."
Ye Chu glanced at him sideways, and after a long while, she suddenly smiled.
"Alright. I'll give you a chance to prove yourself." Ye Chu gestured towards the protrusion on the vegetable patch, "Go and clear away that mound of soil and see if there's anything inside. If there is, bring it to me, and I'll form an alliance with you."
The vegetable garden had just been watered and was covered in mud. Di Ting frowned after just one glance: "This... going down there will get my shoes wet. There's nowhere to change my shoes here."
"You don't want to? Then forget it, I'll go by myself."
Ye Chu was about to get up when Di Ting quickly pulled her back, saying, "It's even more inconvenient for you, a girl. Okay, okay, I'll go."
Di Ting looked around but couldn't find a place to sit, so he simply plopped down on the ground, took off his shoes and socks, and then, barefoot, waded into the mud.
The viewers in the live chat were stunned:
[A medical miracle!]
[@Wang Zidao, we suggest calling the police.]
Is this still the same Chu Zixin, the king of slacking off on variety shows?
[You really want to form an alliance with Ye Chu? [doge]]
I'm a little confused. Shi Shan just said he was an accomplice, but Ye Chu said she was an accomplice. Who is the real accomplice?
[Shi Shan seems to be lying to Zheng Bohan, but Ye Chu seems genuine.]
[Shi Shan and Ye Chu seem to be on the same wavelength...]
Listen, you've already gone barefoot in front of Ye Chu. If a girl sees a man's feet, he's going to be betrothed to her as her husband!
Why doesn't Ye Chu go to the fields herself, but instead bosses others around with such a set of rules?
Go ask Di Ting why he's willing to be ordered around.
Di Ting rolled up his sleeves, bent down with difficulty, and parted the mound of soil on the ridge. In no time, he found something wrapped in a plastic bag.
Di Ting actually kept his promise and did not open the plastic bag. Instead, he struggled back to Ye Chu's side and handed the plastic bag to her.
Ye Chu picked up the plastic bag and shook off the mud. Mud splattered all over her and Di Ting.
Di Ting: "..."
Ye Chu carefully opened the plastic bag and pulled out a piece of cardboard and a pen.
Di Ting wiped his face in a fluster and asked, "What is that?"
Ye Chu stuffed the card and pen into her pocket, looked at Di Ting, and tilted her head: "Form an alliance with me and I'll tell you."
"You really want to form an alliance with me?" Ye Chu asked so readily, which made Di Ting suspicious.
"Of course you can." Ye Chu smiled slightly. "Come with me."
"Wait a minute." Di Ting washed his feet with the water from the hose in the vegetable garden, threw his socks aside, washed his hands, and stepped barefoot into the leather shoes provided by the production team to catch up with Ye Chu.
The comments section was filled with lamentations: "The male god filter has shattered."
Once they reached a dry spot, Ye Chu pulled something out of his pocket. The camera focused on it, revealing a small electronic device.
Ye Chu pressed two buttons on the electronic device, and two lines of small text appeared on the mini display screen:
[The accomplices - Ye Chu and _____ _____]
[Pending Alliance]
Di Ting's pupils widened slightly. The live chat also became lively.
[Holy crap! Ye Chu was really an accomplice!]
[Shi Shan was indeed lying to Zheng Bohan]
[Ah, is Ye Chu going to form an alliance with Di Ting? I thought it would be with Shi Shan or Zheng Bohan.]
Why Shi Shan and Zheng Bohan?
I seem to have a better relationship with those two.
[Did you see this by lying under these three people's beds? Can you tell if celebrities have good or bad relationships just by looking at them?]
It's just a variety show, it's all scripted, who would take it seriously?
Di Ting held the small device in his hand, turning it over and over, and after a while, asked, "Just these two lines of text? Isn't there an instruction manual?"
Ye Chu leaned over and pressed a few buttons, and several lines of densely packed small characters immediately appeared on the small screen.
In case viewers couldn't see it clearly, the production team thoughtfully added a large caption in the image:
After forming an alliance, both allies can share scores and clues, as well as the spoils of victory. If one of them is eliminated, the other will not be eliminated. If one of them wins, it is considered a joint victory for both.
Betrayal of allies is prohibited, as is changing allies midway through a partnership. Violators will have their alliances automatically terminated and will be immediately eliminated.
Note: If one party in an alliance is an undercover agent, the other party automatically becomes an undercover agent.
Di Ting read the rules over and over again, marveling, "You were actually the accomplice?"
[I also want to ask, were you an accomplice?]
[Shi Shan even lied to Zheng Bohan, saying that allying with him would allow him to become an undercover agent. Hilarious, he actually guessed right.]
These rules are so detailed; they take all sorts of situations into account.
[It looks just like the couple card that He Xi and Captain Shen have.]
[In the more advanced version, if either He Xi or Captain Shen were to die, the other would also perish; in this version, if one of them were to die, the other could continue playing.]
[I don't care, spread the word, Ye Chu and Chu Zixin are a couple]
[I don't care, spread the word, Ye Chu and Chu Zixin are a couple]
He Xi and Captain Shen's love is like "What is love in this world that makes people willing to die for it?"; Chu Zixin and Ye Chu's love is like "Birds of a feather flock together, but when disaster strikes, they fly away separately." [Humorous]
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