Chapter 141
The scorching heat didn't begin to cool until around six in the afternoon. It was still bright, so Xia Entang left the young monk to watch over Chu Huaiqin while he went looking for something to eat. After a while, he found sweet potatoes again. Having been eating meat all this time, this was quite satisfying.
When he came back with a sweet potato, the little monk had already lit the fire. Chu Huaiqin was still lying on the backpack, a little confused. He reached out to grab his ankle, but Xia quickly grabbed his hand.
"Don't scratch it, you'll get a lot of medicine." Xia En squatted down and grabbed Chu Huaiqin's bare foot to examine it. The swelling hadn't subsided, but had gotten worse. The bruises were even more horrifying. Xia En frowned and asked, "Does it hurt?"
"What do you think?" Chu Huaiqin yawned. If it hadn't rained this morning, the livestream would have noticed him collapse with tears streaming down his face. "Help me."
Chu Huaiqin struggled to get up, but found that he had been lying there for too long and his limbs were numb.
"Hold on, I'll do it." Xia Entang supported Chu Huaiqin's arm, guiding him slowly under the tent. Then, both of them froze. Sweating and hot, Chu Huaiqin had unzipped his camouflage uniform, revealing a white T-shirt underneath. The T-shirt was now damp, leaving a mark on his chest, revealing the thin lines of his muscular figure.
Xia En's face flushed instantly, but he quickly reacted, turning around in two steps to block the drone's camera.
Live broadcast room:
"Xia En, please move aside, thank you."
"Ahhh, what did I just see, Chu's chest muscles, wow, Master Simo who looks thin in clothes is quite impressive."
"Every time I finish watching Clash of the Titans and look at my brother now, my fantasy is shattered. However, I still love my brother so much."
"Hahaha, my brother is an actor, not a celebrity, so forget about his appearance."
Of the ten comments in the livestream, six or seven were discussing "Clash of the Gods." The show, which recently aired on CCTV, wasn't exactly a crowd-pleaser, but it was certainly a buzz, with one trending topic after another. It was like a rotation between wilderness survival and television personalities. Agent Chen Guo's desk was piled high with contracts, waiting for Chu Huaiqin to return.
"Aju!"
Chu Huaiqin rubbed his nose, wondering if someone was thinking about him.
"Don't block the wind, it's hot," Chu Huaiqin pushed away Xia En who was blocking the door of the tent, and pulled his T-shirt. It was still wet, but it was no longer sticking to his skin.
Xia Entang took a look, nodded with satisfaction, stepped aside, and went out to see if the sweet potatoes were cooked.
Tonight's sweet potatoes were still yellow-core, sweet, and incredibly delicious. The three of them sat inside the tent, the door open, munching on them. Xia Entang ate with big, seemingly hearty mouthfuls, while the little monk devoured them ravenously. Chu Huaiqin ate most gently. Because the sweet potatoes ooze sugar, and Chu Huaiqin didn't like getting his hands sticky, he nibbled around them. In the words of the livestream, he was like a little hamster.
There were a lot of questions in the live broadcast room, and the most frequently asked question was why Chu Huaiqin and his sweet potatoes looked more tender and sweeter.
Anthony was also very curious, so he specially asked someone to cook a pot. However, after it was cooked and opened, he saw that it was different. It was not as sweet and tender as Chu Huaiqin and the others.
"It's simple. If you want to eat sweet and tender sweet potatoes, first choose yellow-core sweet potatoes. Second, put them in the sun for a day and the sugar will come out."
Everyone: “…”
Is this true or false?
After the three of them finished eating the sweet potatoes, it was completely dark. Because it rained the previous two days, they had not taken a shower for two days. Today, when the sun came out, they started sweating, but there was no water to take a shower. For a while, they couldn't sleep. Of course, Chu Huaiqin couldn't sleep because he slept too much during the day.
"I wonder what's happening to my sisters?" The little monk sighed softly, "I wonder if they're being bullied."
"Don't worry, it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Xia En said calmly. It's not that he wasn't worried, but there was no point in worrying because they couldn't see it.
"Ah, they should also form an alliance. If we form an alliance with the Double Eagles, then we won't be afraid." The little monk jumped up and stuck his head out of the tent. A cold wind blew over, making him sneeze.
"No," Chu Huaiqin said. In this competition, no one has any obligation to help anyone else. If the Sheep and Camel Teams are still around, then it's possible, but forget about the other teams. "But Zhinan is smart, she'll probably choose to walk slowly."
Chu Huaiqin made this guess, not only because he knew that Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen could not keep up with the others physically, but also because if they went on their own, they could avoid the possible "looting" behavior, but there would be an additional possibility of being ambushed.
"What should we do then?" the little monk exclaimed.
"Don't worry! We have legal protection." Chu Huaiqin smiled, closed his eyes and said nothing more.
Everyone in the live broadcast room was shocked when they heard Chu Huaiqin's words. It was because Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen were indeed ambushed by two amateur foreign players who never left the team.
"Don't come over here." Lin Zhinan, backpack on his back and crossbow in hand, retreated towards them repeatedly. Su Huaichen also held two hiking poles in his hands, his face dark, and he stared at the two men with a frown.
It was already 7:30 in the evening and it was just getting dark. They thought that if they were a few hours late, they could avoid the possibility of being robbed. Unexpectedly, they were ambushed here.
"Don't worry, little sister. I won't let you get kicked out. I'll just lend you some of your supplies. I'll pay you back double after the game," said a tall, burly man from the Sun Never Sets team. He'd been craving the soap and fans from the Rolling Team for a long time, and now that he had the chance, he couldn't miss it.
"No, no, I can't give you these two things." Lin Zhinan shook his head, not wanting to hand them over at all.
"Then don't blame us." The two men laughed.
Lin Zhinan took a quick breath nervously, and exchanged a glance with Su Huaichen. They both suddenly squatted down, grabbed the sand on the ground and threw it over with one hand. In an instant, two pig-slaughtering sounds were heard. The two men, carrying their heavy luggage, immediately ran towards the nearest director group. At first, the accompanying director didn't understand what was going on, but when they saw the people from the British Empire chasing them, Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen began to run around the crowd of directors, and then they realized that the two people wanted to use their directors as obstacles!
“Crackle!”
For a moment, the director team of dozens of people was in chaos. Lin Zhinan and Su Huaichen were running nimbly among the crowd of directors. The two men from the British Sun Team who had just had their eyes injured by Lin Zhinan's sand chased them and got angry. They raised their hands and "clicked" a camera worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Director: ...
Anthony: ...
"Yellow card, yellow card!"
Anthony's furious voice rang out over the drone.
Live broadcast room: Good idea. It was so unfair to those who were eliminated by the United States.
At this time, someone refuted:
"At least those people confronted him head-on. They were heroes."
"The problem is that those people chasing my sister are dogs. If you're being chased by a dog, you definitely have to find the dog's owner to deal with it!"
"It's just that two grown men bullied a little girl and a boy, no, a little man."
Chinese audience: Actor Su knows that you are trying to win sympathy for him by calling him a little man, so he will cry.
Fans of Actor Su: Forget it, Actor Su didn’t think about his image anymore when he participated in this program.
"Hehe, Brother Huaichen, this method I taught you is really useful." Lin Zhinan set up her tent not far from the director's crew so that she could react quickly in case of a night attack.
"Oh, I hope this trick can last until we meet up with them." Su Huaichen was also happy for today's unexpected victory.
"Of course I can." Lin Zhinan nodded. This trick was originally taught by Chu Huaiqin when he was worried about her guarding the camp. She didn't expect it to be used when they accidentally separated.
As for Chu Huaiqin, as soon as the yellow card announcement came out for the British Empire team members, he closed his eyes and went to sleep peacefully. After this incident, anyone who wanted to attack Lin Zhinan and the others in the future would have to be careful. If they were not careful, they would be eliminated with three yellow cards.
The night deepened, everything was silent, with only the rustling sound of the wind in the desert. The contestants were fast asleep, and there were still two people on duty on the director team. The others had gotten into their cars or tents and fallen asleep.
“Ouch~~”
“Ouch~~”
The howling of wild beasts suddenly rang out, and many people immediately opened their eyes and quickly emerged from their tents. The stars were shining brightly, the moonlight was faint, and the clouds were thin. It seemed that tomorrow would be another beautiful night, but the sound of the wild beasts made everyone's heart tense.
"Brother, it's a pack of wolves." The little monk wrapped himself in his coat and listened attentively to determine the source of the sound.
"Desert wolves," Chu Huaiqin muttered. Food is scarce in the Gobi Desert, so the animals that live there are extremely ferocious. Desert wolves are one such species. "How many? How far away?"
"Three, about three kilometers away." The little monk replied quickly.
Chu Huaiqin nodded, "Go back to sleep!"
Wolves are very smart animals. If they want to launch an attack, they will not howl, but they have to be careful on the road ahead. As wolves are tracking animals, they may call their friends tonight to prepare for tracking tomorrow.
Chu Huaiqin and the other three quickly returned to the tent and fell asleep, but many people in the other teams who also heard the wolf howling did not sleep all night.
The next day, the three people who got up were stunned again. They didn't know how to react when they saw Chu Huaiqin's feet which were swollen like steamed buns.
The doctor was also confused. The swelling started at the ankle and spread outward. The sole of the foot was like a blown-up balloon, with only five white little feet moving. It was so cute that it almost made the people in the live broadcast room bleed from the nose. The swelling marks could be seen from the ankle upwards and even the little feet, which showed how serious it was.
The doctor blinked, and seeing that the foot was still like this, he finally gave up and asked, "Chu, you..."
"It's like this," Chu Huaiqin smiled, "It's a problem with my physical condition."
"Yes, is that so?" The doctor breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he had taken the medicine and asked, "Well, has there been such a case before? When will it disappear?"
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Live broadcast room: ...
"Pfft, haha, is the doctor helpless about this foot?"
"The doctor must be doubting his life just now. Tomorrow it will be a pig's trotter, but today it will be an elephant's leg."
"You're still laughing. I was so scared just now. I thought my brother's leg was poisoned."
"That's right, my dear brother's feet must be so painful with such swelling!"
"It's all Arnold's fault. When my foot is healed, I'll see how I deal with you."
The livestream was filled with anger. The doctor changed Chu Huaiqin's medication, but still worried, he told Xia Entang to remember not to let Chu Huaiqin's foot touch the ground and see if the swelling would go down tomorrow.
Xia Entropy nodded, his expression stern, looking a little scary, and very imposing. Everyone in the live broadcast room was wondering whether Xia Entropy was going to use a big move.
Soon, everyone in the live broadcast room saw Xia Entropy use his ultimate move.
First, as soon as Chu Huaiqin stood up, he could rush back from a hundred meters away in a few seconds.
Secondly, Chu Huaiqin wanted to sit outside the tent to get some fresh air. It was only a few steps away, just a few jumps, but Xia Entang picked him up like a baby, turned around, took two or three steps, and then put him down.
Third, after the sweet potatoes are peeled, all that’s left is to feed them.
Live broadcast room: Xia Entropy, my brother’s injury is in his leg, not his hand.
After breakfast, they hit the road again. Their speed continued to slow, but that wasn't a big deal. They'd estimated that Lin Zhinan and his group weren't very fast either, so they weren't in a hurry to reach the next meeting point. However, in the afternoon, three hungry wolves appeared behind them, following them from a distance.
The people in the live broadcast room all got goosebumps, and the three hungry wolves' eyes were glowing green. They didn't approach them at this time, but because there were so many people and cars in the director's group, they were afraid.
At sunset, Chu Huaiqin and his team hadn't reached their next food point, but they did manage to find a few scattered Elaeagnus saxaul trees. It was August, the fruit season, and due to a lack of water, the fruit wasn't abundant. Furthermore, the locusts had already passed through the area ahead of them, so there wasn't much left, and most of the fruit was still on the treetops.
The red little fruits were so delicious that their mouths watered. They hadn't eaten any fruit since entering the desert.
"Brother, wait for me, I'll go up and get you some dates to replenish your blood." After the little monk finished speaking, he climbed up with a trekking pole like a monkey.
Chu Huaiqin was placed under a tree by Xia Entang, and he began to set up camp by himself. Chu Huaiqin held a long piece of hay in one hand and picked it up one by one for fun, while holding a telescope in the other hand, looking around. The appearance of the hungry wolf was expected, but unexpected things also appeared.
"Xia En," Chu Huaiqin called out, and after the others came running over, he said, "Go get some dry branches, and I'll get a plank."
When Xia En was told this, he panicked, "Because we haven't reached the food point yet? I'll hurry up tomorrow." "What are you talking about?" Chu Huaiqin tapped Xia En's forehead, and seeing that he was covering his hand with a puzzled look, he hooked his finger, and waited for him to come closer before he started talking a lot. Slowly, Xia En's expression softened, and he thought Chu Huaiqin was angry!
"Wait a minute, I'll do it." Xia En turned around and ran away with the knife.
Chu Huaiqin supported his chin and reflected, thinking that he was too serious just now, so Xia Entang was so cautious?
Someone in the live broadcast room raised a question:
"Why do I feel like Xia En is a little cautious around his brother?"
"You're probably afraid your brother will be angry. Alas, the one who loves first loses first."
"No, it's not that feeling, but I can't put it into words."
"I feel like a husband who's afraid his wife will run away from home."
"That's right."
Chu Huaiqin had no answer to this question, and the people in the live broadcast room were even more confused.
It rained heavily and was windy a few days ago, so there was no shortage of tree trunks. The largest trunk Xia Entang dragged back was as thick as his forearm and was about one and a half to six meters long, which was enough.
Chu Huaiqin used a knife to cut off the branches and leaves, and cut the branches into pieces about one meter long. After Xia Entang found some tough long grass for him, he began to tie the tow boards. Xia Entang wanted to help, but he was driven away to find food.
The people in the live broadcast room only realized at this time that he was using the drag board, did he really want Xia Entang to drag it?
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