Chapter 158
The "Flaming Mountain" of Hell on Earth is literally scorching hot. Records indicate temperatures have reached 60 degrees Celsius. It's a desolate desert, devoid of any life, not even a blade of grass. All they face is endless yellow sand and the scorching sun.
After hearing this, the people in the live broadcast room quickly ran to look up information. After hearing Chu Huaiqin's words, the contestants on site turned green in the face. It was too hot to bear now. Sixty degrees? It would kill people.
"Brother, you..." Lin Zhinan was most worried about Chu Huaiqin.
"Don't worry, it's okay," Chu Huaiqin reassured her. He took out a cactus from his backpack and smeared a layer of it on Xia En's palms, leaving them shiny and glossy.
The people in the live broadcast room were very excited to see Chu Huaiqin using Chinese traditional medicine treatment again. One by one they laughed and said that they had taken notes and could use it in the future. As for the Huoxiang oral liquid that Chu Huaiqin had used on Lin Zhinan before, many foreign viewers said that they had already placed international orders and were waiting for it to arrive to test its effects.
Chinese audience: Okay, by participating in a wilderness survival program, Chu Huaiqin is almost becoming an ambassador of traditional Chinese medicine.
Xia Entang wiped his hands with the cactus liquid and was then ushered aside by Chu Huaiqin. Two boxes were brought over, and they were quite heavy. The livestreamers and the other teams were still climbing the mountain. So far, only Chu Huaiqin and his team had retrieved the boxes, so no one knew what was inside.
"I guess it's food. This box is just big enough for it."
"The one in front, do you think the production team is so kind?"
"I just wonder why they put boxes there. They used to either roam free or bury them underground!"
"There are a lot of snakes here. I'm afraid of being crawled over by a snake or a scorpion."
Everyone in the live broadcast room was speculating, and now Lin Zhinan and the others were also very nervous, staring at it motionlessly. Chu Huaiqin unlocked the door with his hand and opened it without any sense of ceremony. Before they saw what was inside, the people in the live broadcast room and on the scene couldn't help but exclaimed, and then they took a closer look and saw that it was bread.
"Where's the milk?"
Everyone's first reaction was this, and then they laughed. No wonder they had to pack it in boxes. Bread is cooked food, and if it's left outside in this hot weather without anything to store it, it will either be crawled upon by snakes, insects, rats, or ants, or it will dry out or go bad.
When Chu Huaiqin saw the bread, he thought of something else. He turned his gaze to Xia En, and their eyes happened to meet. They both saw the information they wanted from it and smiled in tacit understanding.
Live broadcast room:
Foreign audience: "The two are having an affair."
Domestic audience: "When did you develop the ability to be in tune with each other?"
"Brother, bread! It's bread!" Lin Zhinan and the little monk exclaimed at the same time, swallowing their saliva. There were five loaves of bread in the box, palm-sized and very thick. They weren't the soft, fluffy kind commonly eaten as snacks in China, but the kind people abroad often eat, thick and a bit hard, used to fill their stomachs.
“Eat!”
As soon as Chu Huaiqin's words fell, the little monk and Lin Zhinan couldn't wait to grab one, took a bite, their eyes lit up instantly, and then they smiled, "Delicious, delicious, delicious."
Chu Huaiqin picked up one and broke it open. He put one piece to Xia En's mouth and took a bite of the other piece himself.
Xia Entropy: ...
"You have cactus juice in your hand, let me feed it to you!" Chu Huaiqin said as a matter of course.
"Hmm!" Xia Entropy responded softly, his dark cheeks flushed. He lowered his head and took a bite. It was fragrant, but tasteless. However, Xia Entropy could taste the sweetness of sugar from it, which made his heart sweet.
The two little ones huddled together, chewing on bread, and occasionally looked at the two people in front of them, glanced at each other, and smiled.
Live broadcast room: Xiaoxiao, don’t you know that you two are becoming more and more compatible as a couple?
The four of them ate bite by bite, and because the food was too dry, they drank water from time to time. When they had almost finished eating, the other teams came back sweating and exhausted. The most eye-catching ones were Dejo from the Kangaroos and Arnold from the British Empire. Both of them were foreign players and looked not to be trifled with. They were holding one side of the box with one hand and walking towards the shadow.
"GongGong Team, the program team has planned one box for each team, and you took two, occupying one of the teams. This is not good!" Chen walked up to Chu Huaiqin, pulled down her veil and looked at him.
Chu Huaiqin remained silent and continued to gnaw on his bread. Xia En laughed coldly, "We just took your team's box, so what?"
Chen Zigao was stunned because he didn't expect Xia En to directly call out and occupy their boxes.
The Kangaroos, who were also no good, instantly gained confidence. However, due to Chen Zigao's status and the fact that Gaohui Group also had business in Kangaroo Country and was one of the companies that celebrities from their country were vying for endorsements, David, as a celebrity, was not prepared to offend Chen Zigao. "How about this, there are only four of us on both teams combined, so let's split it up!"
"That's ridiculous! I was the first one to touch the box," Arnold said, not wanting to give in at all. "You should ask the Rolling Team for it."
"Are you deaf? Didn't he say that? Your team's box has been taken away, and whoever gets it first gets it." Dejou from the Kangaroos is a foreign player. He felt uncomfortable seeing David trying to please Chen.
"The program team doesn't have such a rule. He just takes it if he says so?" Arnold clenched his fists, the veins on his forehead twitched, and he seemed to be about to take action.
Deqiao was not to be outdone and his eyes were fierce.
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
Chu Huaiqin put the last bite of bread into Xia En's mouth, and then ate the last bite himself. He looked at Chen, smiled, and stood up.
Chen Zigao was handsome, even handsome, but he was still inferior to the handsome Chu Huaiqin. Their temperaments were even more different. To put it in a more worldly way, Chen Zigao's handsomeness was tacky, and he looked like a gigolo, a gigolo. Chu Huaiqin, on the other hand, was elegant and refined, with the demeanor of a young man from an aristocratic family.
Chu Huaiqin walked up to Chen Zigao and saw a flash of fear in his eyes. He smiled and turned his gaze to the other contestants. He said, "Oh, by the way, let me say hello first. Until the end of the competition, all the food rolling teams behind will take two portions. The extra portion will belong to the British Empire."
When these words came out, some people were surprised, some laughed, and some people cast admiring glances at Chu Huaiqin as if they were free. His meaning was very clear. The rest of the food would not belong to the British Empire. If you have the guts, come to Chu Huaiqin and the others to get it.
"Hahaha, I just like my brother's madness."
"Finally, Chu Huaiqin started to take revenge, but I didn't want to log off at all. After hearing what he said, I wanted to see what happened next."
"Oh my god, is Chu Huaiqin, the 'squeamish' guy in the entertainment industry, actually this aggressive?"
"Please, does the village have internet? I've already thrown that title away."
"Oh, Chu Baqi, love it."
"Ahhh, it reminds me of my brother's ghost hunting game during the Asian Games."
"They deserve it. Think about how they tried to stop my sister and the others. I'm angry now just thinking about it."
"It was those two team members who attacked Chu Huaiqin and the others, not Chen Zigao. Why?"
"He led those people here, and as the captain, his team members didn't even apologize for attacking a little girl. He thinks his team members did nothing wrong!"
"Perhaps he instructed it."
There was a quarrel in the live broadcast room. Chen Zigao's fans were far inferior to Chu Huaiqin and others. In addition, Lin Zhinan also had a lot of fans. Chen Zigao's identity was unknown. He had a Chinese face, but competed as a member of the British Empire. Now no one could tell whether he was a human or a ghost, and they were even more disgusted with him. As a result, Chen Zigao's fans were quickly defeated.
Chen Zigao's face turned pale and blue at Chu Huaiqin's words, but he finally endured it and said weakly: "You can't do this. We should help each other in the competition."
Live broadcast room: Split?
People at the scene said: The style is wrong! But Chen Zigao's fans in the live broadcast room were very happy and immediately started making a fuss, thinking that Chu Huaiqin was bullying them.
"Along the way, you have helped the United States force many people to withdraw from the competition. Are you suddenly feeling guilty?" Chu Huaiqin blinked and spoke innocently.
Some of the contestants on the scene burst out laughing. Did Chen Zigao really think that everyone had forgotten the bad things their team had done following the United States?
Many people in the live broadcast room also laughed, completely unable to understand his sudden change of style. Chen Zigao's fans, on the other hand, held high the banner and accused Chu Huaiqin and others from a moral point of view.
Chu Huaiqin curled his lips in a cold smile. This man had once used this tone and strange behavior to make Chen Minghui extremely disgusted with him. But Chen Zigao had obviously forgotten one thing: no one here was his father, and would unconditionally believe him and his schizophrenic behavior.
Thinking of the unhappy things, Chu Huaiqin turned around and left, not wanting to pay any attention to him at all.
Xia En followed behind Chu Huaiqin and knew that when Chu Huaiqin looked calm, that was when he was feeling the most uncomfortable.
"Don't be sad, it's not worth it." Xia En whispered in Chu Huaiqin's ear.
"I'm not sad, it's just..." Chu Huaiqin shook his head and said nothing more. He felt very sad!
"That's good. Now that the temperature has dropped, let's set up camp!" Xia Entang reminded.
It was only then that everyone realized that it was getting dark. They looked at the time and it was already 8:15 in the evening, more than an hour later than the previous dark time.
"The production team has prepared bread. The chances of the road ahead being Flaming Mountain are 100%," Chu Huaiqin said. Whether it's raw meat or uncooked food, they all need to be cooked with water. The fact that they used bread right at the start of the show meant there was likely no water source on the road ahead. The water they currently had was their only means of crossing Flaming Mountain. Chu Huaiqin frowned, "Let's go back and check the map."
Xia En saw Chu Huaiqin come to his senses, breathed a sigh of relief, and ignored the people behind him. Chen Zigao, out of personal consideration, still shared the bread with the Kangaroo Nation. He gnashed his teeth in resentment at Chu Huaiqin's previous words. It was fine if they were competing with the Kangaroo Nation now, but what if they ran into the Russians and the Malians?
For a moment, dark thoughts took shape in my mind again.
Chu Huaiqin and his companions were unaware that they were being targeted. After returning to the camp and checking the map, they discovered that it would take them at least two and a half days to get out of the Flaming Mountain. They counted the water again and found that two water bags were full, while the remaining water bag and three water bottles had been drunk by one third.
"That should be enough," Chu Huaiqin said solemnly. As long as nothing unexpected happens and there's no need to cook anything, this water is enough. "Go to bed early and get up early tomorrow."
The little monk and Lin Zhinan looked at each other with bitter faces. Even though the temperature was much lower than during the day, it was still 32 degrees. It was already 8:30 in the evening, and they couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard they tried!
"Tonight is special. You two can sleep together." Chu Huaiqin handed the fan to Lin Zhinan. There was no other way around it. It would be a bit crowded.
"Brother, it's okay." Lin Zhinan nodded vigorously.
The little monk was stunned for a moment and then smiled foolishly.
At this time, not only the Rolling Team noticed this phenomenon, but other teams were also uneasy. In such terrible weather, can they really cross the Flaming Mountain?
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