Chapter 20
The accident happened so suddenly that everyone was shocked. Xia En rushed to the place where Chu Huaiqin fell, slapped Shao Tai in the face with his backhand, and then slid down along the place where Chu Huaiqin rolled down.
Shao Tai was thrown to the ground, his hands and feet hitting the ground, and he was hurt by the broken stories and thorns of the bushes. He raised his head in anger, his face full of rage. He was about to curse, but saw the accusatory eyes of the other contestants and was speechless for a moment.
"You pushed me!" Lin Zhinan ran over and pointed at him in disbelief, angry and anxious, his eyes red.
"I, I didn't do that," Shao Tai remembered what he had done. He was completely panicked. He glanced at the place where Chu Huaiqin had fallen, his eyes filled with terror. Then he looked at the others, his whole body trembling. "I didn't do that. I didn't mean to do that. I didn't mean to do that. He, he..."
"Then why did you pull him?" Su Huaichen gritted his teeth, wanting to kick him, but that was not the right time to talk about it. "I'll go down and find them."
"I'll go too." The little monk said hurriedly, running over from the front and stepping on Shao Tai's toes. "Ah, I didn't see it."
"I'm going too." Lin Zhinan's bag was on the little monk. When he heard what he said, he hurriedly grabbed the bag strap.
The three of them glared at Shao Tai fiercely, then supported each other and slowly walked down the mountain.
Director Huang was also startled by this unexpected event. He stood up suddenly and yelled to the sub-director into the intercom, "What are you still standing there for? Go find someone."
"And Su Huaichen, Little Monk, and Lin Zhinan, come back here!" Director Huang yelled at the three men through the drone, but they pretended not to hear him and disappeared from the camera. Director Huang was furious, and seeing Bingxiang and the others seemed to want to move, he yelled again, "You are not allowed to go looking for them. Stay where you are and rest."
The live broadcast room was already filled with curses at this time. Everyone couldn't believe that Shao Tai would do such a thing, but there were always people standing on his side, so the two sides started arguing.
"Is the stove sick? It could kill people. Oh my god, I don't know what's going on."
"I think the bushes are pretty dense. I think it should be fine. God bless you."
"Can we call the police? Can we? Is the director dead? Why don't you send someone down to look for him? Let's fly the drone down quickly and check what's going on."
"He didn't do it on purpose. It was Chu Huaiqin who pulled him first. Yes, it was Chu Huaiqin who pulled him first. Taitai just instinctively fought back."
"How can this be the same? Chu Huaiqin pulled him to avoid the gunshot, and Chu Huaiqin's position was behind the mountain road, and behind Shao Tai was the corner of the mountain. He pulled with all his strength and then let go. How is this different from murder?"
"If something happens to my brother, we Star fans will not let Shao Tai go."
“Taitai didn’t expect this either. Who knew that Chu Huaiqin would be unable to stand.”
"I just want to ask, why did Shao Tai pull Chu Huaiqin back and even turn sideways? He's not strong enough to pull a grown man down the mountain."
"That's right, Chu Huaiqin is a little weaker when exposed to sunlight, but he is still an adult man after all. He doesn't have much strength. At most, he could be pulled to the ground. How could he be pulled down the mountain? It's obvious that Shao Tai did it on purpose."
"No, my brother didn't. You are wrongly accusing him. Maybe Chu Huaiqin deliberately rolled down the mountain to frame my brother."
"I'll go see if any UP host has captured the video and take a closer look. There must be something wrong. You're right. Chu Huaiqin is a grown man, how could he fall off the mountain just by being pulled? Maybe he had it planned in advance. Then I'll throw the proof in your faces."
"Haha, you want to find evidence, right? Let's do it together and see who gets slapped in the face."
The live broadcast was full of arguments, and the trending search for "Chu Huaiqin rolls down the mountain" quickly topped the list on Weibo, followed by the entry #ShaotaiChuHuaiqinCi#. However, because the video was not released, everyone only read the text retelling. The two sides argued fiercely, and it was unclear who was right and who was wrong.
One side insisted that Chu Huaiqin had framed her, while the other side argued that no one would roll down the mountain just to frame someone.
Unable to determine the truth, everyone returned to the live studio. The production team had already dispatched personnel to search, with drones continuously scanning the forest with infrared rays. Team A3 remained where they were. Shao Tai's face was slightly swollen, blood stained the corners of his mouth. He lowered his head, his eyes red, and muttered, "I didn't mean to. I don't know how he fell..."
The fans were even more angry now. Others were furious when they heard this, thinking that this was implying that Chu Huaiqin danced it himself!
"Why don't the directors come out and say something?"
"No, it's more important to find someone now. Shao Tai, let him live for a while longer."
When someone was arguing in the live broadcast room, someone else came to mediate. Everyone was anxious and angry. The director team's phone was about to explode. Countless people called in to ask about the situation, including fans and colleagues. Director Huang didn't want to answer at all. He was thinking of sending a helicopter to the scene when a drone sent back the footage and Chu Huaiqin was found.
He was sitting with his back against a tree, his fair face marred by several small wounds, the most noticeable being the one at the corner of his eye, which was oozing blood. His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were stained with dirt and a mess of leaves. One leg was bent, his hand clasped in his own, while the other was stretched out to bandage Xia En's wrist.
Hearing the drone, Chu Huaiqin turned and waved at it, signaling that everything was alright. Director Huang breathed a sigh of relief and informed the others to continue the show. The contestants sitting on the ground saw the "assassin" in the distance about to move and quickly stood up, "running for their lives."
Director Huang recovered his composure instantly after all the ups and downs, but Chu Huaiqin's fans were not like that. Seeing his handsome face scratched like this, they burst into tears instantly. They cursed Shao Tai while feeling lucky that nothing happened.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Lin Zhinan, the young monk Su Huaichen and the other two pulled the tree from above, supporting each other as they walked down. They only let go when they saw that Chu Huaiqin was fine.
"It's okay. The bushes and grass were dense when I fell, so I didn't get hurt." Chu Huaiqin was a little dazed when he fell, but because it was so sudden, he couldn't stop by the time he reacted. He could only protect his head as much as possible. His wrist was injured when he accidentally hit the tree. "Where are they?"
"We've already set off." Director Huang's voice came from the drone, "Are you all right?"
"It's okay," Chu Huaiqin waved his hand and stood up, "Then let's go too!"
As he finished speaking, he was about to pick up the backpack on the ground, but Xia Entang moved faster and snatched the bag away. He lowered his eyes and said nothing, but he glanced at Chu Huaiqin cautiously from the corner of his eyes.
"Let Xia Entang take it," Su Huaichen said, "Should we go after them now?"
If you chase them like this, you might run into those 'assassins'.
"No, I heard the sound of water below. Let's go along the stream," Chu Huaiqin said, reaching out to his sister to help her carry the frame, but she shook her head and refused. He couldn't help but laugh and said, "I just hurt my wrist, the rest of the body is fine."
"No way." The younger sister refused and ran to hide behind the little monk.
"Let's go! It'll be dark if we wait any longer," Xia En said gruffly, then he headed towards the direction Chu Huaiqin had mentioned, carrying two backpacks on his back and back. Su Huaichen followed closely behind, and the little monk and his sister also slipped away, leaving Chu Huaiqin alone.
Looking at the sunny sky in the afternoon in the live broadcast room: Well, it is indeed getting dark soon.
Chu Huaiqin touched his chin, looked at the drone, and said with a smile: "I was disliked because I was 'disfigured'?"
"No, no, he's so handsome."
"Yes, yes, you're so handsome. I'm crying because of your handsomeness."
The livestreamers breathed a sigh of relief, knowing Chu Huaiqin was alright. Someone also had time to reconfirm the video. The first person to post it was a UP host named Night Owl, a five-year fan of wilderness survival. It was said that this account was managed by a five-person team, and many of the short videos from the annual wilderness survival livestreams came from them. Sometimes, the edited versions were even faster and more interesting than the official ones, which is why this UP account has always been very popular.
It is easy to see from the slowed-down video that at the moment when Shao Tai pulled Chu Huaiqin, I don’t know if he was losing his balance. When Chu Huaiqin stumbled and fell towards him, his foot stretched out and just tripped Chu Huaiqin.
It turns out that this is the reason why Chu Huaiqin rolled down.
The entire Internet was in an uproar, with voices demanding that Shao Tai be kicked off the show everywhere. The official Wild Survival Weibo was also bombarded with comments, and Director Huang's phone hadn't stopped ringing since Chu Huaiqin rolled down the mountain.
"Director Huang, what should we do?" The assistant director's brows were twisted into knots of worry. He muted his phone, not wanting to touch it at all. "Judging from the video, it's reasonable to say that Shao Tai didn't mean to do it."
Shao Tai's movements were subtle. He didn't seem to be trying to pull Chu Huaiqin down the hill. Instead, he seemed to be stretched out his foot because Chu Huaiqin had pulled him so hard that he couldn't stand. However, it was hard to explain the movement of pulling Chu Huaiqin over. The assistant director had seen everything in the entertainment industry, and Shao Tai's intentions were easy to see. He might have intended to pull Chu Huaiqin down, but he hadn't thought of pulling him down the hill.
"Just wait and see!" Director Huang was also very angry, but asking Shao Tai to leave the show was undoubtedly telling everyone that Shao Tai did it on purpose. But whether it was intentional or unintentional, no one could tell. Without evidence, Director Huang couldn't take any action. However, this was the first person to do such a thing under his nose.
“But online…”
“When will my show change because of the voices online?”
The assistant director nodded and said nothing more.
Director Huang is not an ordinary director. Since Shao Tai dared to cause trouble on his show, his acting career is over.
Although everyone in Group A3 was still with Shao Tai, the atmosphere was a little tense. Su Feichen did speak to him, asking if he wanted to put some medicine on his face. Shao Tai shook his head and cried, "I really didn't mean to do that."
Shao Tai's fans were heartbroken and posted a series of messages scolding Xia Entang for beating people and scolding the production team for not protecting the artists. Chu Huaiqin's fans and Xia Entang's fans refuted and scolded Shao Tai for murdering people and deserving the beating.
This is destined to be a bloody day on the Internet.
It was already past five in the afternoon when Chu Huaiqin and his companions descended from the mountainside and reached the stream. The sun was setting, and the evening glow cast a beautiful glow on the water. They put down their things, washed up, and began to think about dinner. Because their baskets were carried by their sister, they had left any food they found along the way with Bingxiang. It was already past five, and if they didn't find food before dark, it would be troublesome.
"I'll go in and take a look." The little monk took off his shirt and walked to the stream to do some water exercises. There was a pond here and there should be fish in it.
"Wait, let me test the water flow first." Chu Huaiqin stopped the little monk, "Xia En, break off a handful of branches and bring them over."
"What are you breaking off branches for?"
"Let the branch go down and swim around first?"
"Pfft, they're using a branch to check the flow. Why don't they use the branch to catch fish for them?"
Joy has finally returned to the live broadcast room. The people who were arguing have moved the battlefield to Weibo, which seems much more peaceful. However, the comment section below the live broadcast room is still very noisy.
Chu Huaiqin asked his sister to fetch her needle and thread. They stacked three strands together, tied them to a branch, and had Xia Entang throw it into the lake. The branch hovered on the surface for a moment before slowly drifting. Chu Huaiqin hooked his fingers around the needle and thread, pulling, feeling the tension. Only after confirming there were no major issues did he allow the young monk to enter the water.
My sister had already started moving stones to build a stove, Su Huaichen took the pot to the stream to fetch water, and Xia En went to cut a few branches and sharpen the ends, as if he wanted to make a harpoon. Among so many people, only Chu Huaiqin was the most idle and wandered around.
There was a lot of grass by the stream in the wild, and there were swamps in the waterlogged areas. Chu Huaiqin walked around and looked around, and from time to time he stepped into a puddle, which made the people in the live broadcast room terrified.
"Brother, brother, please don't go any further. It's a swamp."
"I just scared you once. Don't scare me again. Back off. Didn't you see Xia Entang was about to pounce on you?"
"Ah, Xia En, please take care of your brother!"
"What is that? Taro?" Chu Huaiqin asked, pointing to a plant not far away. The leaves of this plant were very large, very similar to taro, but at this time its leaves had begun to wither, and it seemed that the season was almost over.
Live broadcast room: I know but I can’t tell you.
"Go and pull it out."
After Chu Huaiqin finished speaking, he took off his shoes, rolled up the corner of his trousers with one hand, and stepped into the swamp with one foot. Everyone in the live broadcast room saw his foot sinking, and screamed in fear, calling Xia En and Su Huaichen to come and rescue him, but they saw him stretch out his long hand, pull the plant leaves, and retract his foot, returning to the land with a pile of black mud.
Live broadcast room: ...
"Hey, bro, do you want to do a water jump? Why did you get back from the swamp so easily?"
This comment in the live broadcast room was liked countless times, and finally someone replied that the swamp might be shallow and he must have stepped to the bottom.
Under the roots of the plant that Chu Huaiqin pulled back were some things the size of horse hooves. After washing them with water, they were white, small and had a small tail.
"Please tell me what this thing is. It looks pretty cute with a little tail."
"The class representative is here. This thing is called Zi Mushroom. It starts to grow in February and withers in March. It's rare to see it in April. I don't like to eat it."
"Ahhh, I know. During Chinese New Year, my family always places mushrooms on the altar on New Year's Eve. Half of them are stewed with chicken on the third day, and the rest is taken away and thrown away on the seventh day. It's called the beginning of the new year. I don't like eating them either."
"I like it, it's soft and fragrant, stewed chicken is my favorite."
"My favorite is Zigu Candy. When I was a kid, it was what I looked forward to most during Chinese New Year. Now it's rare to find it in supermarkets. You can only find it in the wet market."
The people in the live broadcast room who had never eaten or seen it were all confused. Is this thing delicious? Until someone said that this thing is like durian, two extremes. Now I roughly understand, but I still want to know if it tastes good.
Chu Huaiqin didn't understand what it was either, so he picked up a few mushrooms and prepared to go back to find the little monk. He had lived in the mountains since he was a child and knew more than the little monk.
Su Huaichen was squatting in the grass. When he saw Chu Huaiqin coming back, he waved to him and kept pointing into the bushes, saying something silently, like he was performing a pantomime.
Chu Huaiqin blinked and put down the mushroom. His sister's eyes lit up. She knew this thing.
Su Huaichen waited for Chu Huaiqin to come over, then quickly pulled him down to squat, pointed at the clucking chickens inside, and whispered, "Huaiqin, do you still owe the little monk a chicken leg?"
"yes!"
"Then can this chicken be eaten?" Su Huaichen winked at Chu Huaiqin, his eyes twinkling green as he looked at the chicken in the bushes.
"able."
"Really?" Su Huaichen wondered if Chu Huaiqin understood what he meant. After thinking for a moment, he leaned close to Chu Huaiqin's ear and whispered, "Is it a pheasant?"
"No, it's a domestic chicken."
"Ah, domestic chickens!" Su Huaichen was a little surprised. If he had known earlier, he wouldn't have been so nervous. "The director team didn't say to release poultry! How can we tell them apart?"
"The feather colors are different. Pheasants are small and have darker, brighter feathers, while domestic chickens are large and have lighter feathers. The director team probably didn't look closely when they found the chicken. This chicken is too fat. It can't be grown in the wild."
Director Huang, who was watching the live broadcast, turned to look at his assistant and said, "Did you hear that? It's getting bigger."
"I'll immediately have them find someone small and skinny," the assistant said, sweat dripping from his forehead. "But Director Huang, why did you come up with the idea of releasing poultry? Are you trying to develop their hunting abilities?"
Director Huang glanced at his assistant, tapped his head, and went to the side to drink water, his eyes fixed on the screen. "Why put poultry in there? If you don't have some hands-on skills, won't you starve to death when you compete abroad?"
Although the chicken was there, how to catch it was a problem. Su Huaichen meant to let Chu Huaiqin use flying knives. After seeing flying snakes and flying bananas, it wouldn't be surprising if he saw a flying chicken.
The people in the live broadcast room had the same idea as Su Huaichen. They nodded repeatedly and looked at Chu Huaiqin with bright eyes, wanting to see Feiji.
Chu Huaiqin raised his hand, and the gauze on his wrist appeared in front of everyone, and everyone fell silent.
"Catch it!" Su Huaichen had no choice but to howl at Xia En and his sister, scaring the hen that was eating grass so much that it clucked. It turned around to look at Su Huaichen and continued to eat grass.
This hen is not afraid of people.
Su Huaichen came up with this answer and waited for his sister and Xia Entang to come over. The three of them squatted down and slowly approached the hen.
Su Huaichen said to Xia Entropy proudly, "I'm telling you, the chickens didn't run away even though I was so loud just now. I guess they're used to humans approaching. We can just catch them later."
Xia En nodded, and his sister nodded hesitantly.
The three of them slowly approached the bushes, Xia En was in the front. Bent over, with his hands outstretched, his muscles tense, his eyes fierce, murderous intent thick...
"Haha, just catching a chicken, Xia Entang showed the momentum of going to the battlefield."
"Three people catching one, that's easy, right?"
"Domestic chickens aren't aggressive, but seeing how peacefully it eats grass, I think it's likely it's been living here for a while."
"I think it would be more reliable to let the little monk come."
"Don't talk, it's coming!"
As soon as the commentator in the livestream said this, Xia Entropy, who was in front of him, took action. He pounced on the hen without hesitation. Just as his hand was about to touch the hen, the seemingly quiet hen screamed, flapped its wings and flew up. Its two claws were heading towards Xia Entropy. With a cackle, they landed directly on his head...
"Puff!" A tiny sound was heard, and then the chicken flew to the ground, cackling and rushing to the other side. My sister and Su Huaichen rushed over to chase it, and called Xia En to come over to help. Then there was a scene of chickens flying and people jumping.
The live broadcast room was silent at this time. Everyone looked through the camera at Xia En, who had a gloomy face, fierce eyes, and a pile of chicken shit on his head, and moved his throat nervously.
“I’m going to die!”
No one knew who said this in the live broadcast room, but everyone gave thumbs up to express their agreement.
Xia En clenched his hands tightly, his teeth chattering. Just as he was about to turn around, a harpoon was handed to him. It was something he had just made, and the person who handed it to him was naturally Chu Huaiqin.
Xia Entang took the harpoon and strode towards the two people who were running after the chicken. The look in his eyes and the momentum in his aura, to use the words of the live broadcast room, could be described as: This chicken is definitely a lifelong feud.
Xia Entropy joined the battlefield, and the chicken was chased even more crazily. Even the live broadcast room couldn't help but cheer for them.
"Here, here, quick, sister, go for it."
"No, ah, Emperor Su, don't be afraid, pounce, catch, have fun, there's chicken to eat tonight!"
"Wow, Xia Entropy, you think you're poking fish!"
Countless people were commenting on the livestream. Chu Huaiqin, holding his injured hand, watched the three people tumbling around, nearly dying of laughter. Xia En, who was chasing a chicken, heard Chu Huaiqin's laughter, turned around, and a smile appeared in his eyes.
Live broadcast room: ...
From dawn to dusk, the little monk caught two fish, and the tired hen was killed by Xia En's harpoon.
Having avenged his great vengeance, Xia Entang's icy expression finally softened. He returned, harpoon in hand, walking like a proud rooster. The wind blew, and the smell overhead made Xia Entang frown again. He tossed the rooster in front of the little monk, ran toward the stream, plopped in, and dove in.
Chu Huaiqin stood on the shore, frowning and thinking for a moment, then raised his voice and said, "Xia En, don't swim too far. There's an undercurrent at night."
"I understand." Xia Entang emerged from the water and replied, then dived back in.
"There's chicken to eat," the little monk said happily. He carried the chicken to the shore and killed the chicken and fish. "Brother, I haven't eaten meat for a long time. It's time to eat meat. There's meat to eat..."
The little monk's feet started dancing with joy.
"Let's eat roasted chicken!" Su Huaichen suggested, looking at the chicken as if it were a piece of gold, his eyes sparkling.
"But the little monk said he wanted to eat grilled fish." Lin Zhinan was squatting on the ground counting the mushrooms and found that there were not enough.
"It's very hot now. We are traveling under the sun during the day, so it's not suitable to eat too much grilled food. How about stewing the chicken?" Chu Huaiqin asked.
"Okay." Su Huaichen also agreed. They were on their way now, and getting angry was indeed troublesome.
"Brother, do you still have this?" Lin Zhinan asked, holding the shiitake mushrooms. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Shiitake mushrooms are refreshing and can reduce internal heat. They are delicious when stewed with chicken."
"My sister is right."
The young monk, who had just returned from killing a chicken, stuck his head out to respond, but Chu Huaiqin pushed his head away and pointed to something not far away, saying, "There is one, but it's a swamp."
Chu Huaiqin said as he led the two of them over. The shore was about a meter away from the place where the mushrooms were growing, and if you stepped a little into the swamp, you could pull it out. But now it was dark, and looking at this dark swamp, it felt a bit dangerous.
"I have a plan."
As the younger sister spoke, she stood on the shore and let Su Huaichen hold her hand. The two of them stood foot to foot and slowly leaned out towards the swamp. Chu Huaiqin saw her movements and knew what she wanted to do. He held Su Huaichen with his uninjured hand to help him.
The sister is 1.66 meters tall. When she was pulled like this, most of her body was sticking out. When she stretched out her hand, it was easy for her to hook the leaves of the mushroom. The live broadcast room was terrified, afraid that the sister would fall in if she slipped out of her hand. However, the sister pulled them out one by one accurately. After a while, she had thrown a lot of them on the shore.
"It's almost done." Chu Huaiqin reminded.
The little monk was already calling out. He had already put the fish on the grill and chopped the chicken into pieces, waiting for the mushrooms to be stewed.
"Okay," my sister replied, pulling one last handful and pulling herself back. She squatted down to count them, and found they were quite a few. She happily returned with her arms around them.
Chu Huaiqin's dinner was plentiful, but Bingxiang's group could only eat half full. With so many people, not everyone could dig up anything, so each person could only eat half full. He was exhausted after being chased by the assassin all day. This was probably because Chu Huaiqin's accident had caused the assassin to relax a bit. Who knew what would happen tomorrow?
Without Chu Huaiqin, the group felt like a pile of sand. They were still two days away from the third intersection point, and if they couldn't choose a leader, conflicts would easily arise.
Lin Yongfu was the first to raise his hand to recommend himself, Shao Tai also raised his hand to recommend himself, and Xi Xing also joined in.
"Let's go separately and form our own teams." Feng Shan made this suggestion.
"We are all on the same path." Shao Tai reminded Feng Shan that he did not agree to go separately.
"We can also be divided into groups if we're on the same route," Bing Xiang and An Shunan exchanged a glance and said, "Didn't your team follow the same route as us before, but we weren't in the same group."
"What do you mean?" Shao Tai was unhappy. He had been given the cold shoulder all day. What did these people mean?
Everyone was silent, and the atmosphere was a bit strange. Shao Tai felt alone and helpless, his eyes red with anger. His fans in the livestream were unhappy, with comments blasting these people for ostracizing their idol.
While Group A3 was in trouble, Group A2 was also in trouble, having eliminated three more contestants. This left Group A2 with only three contestants left, all of whom were amateurs. One of the last contestants eliminated was artist Liang Zhehan, and his fans were unhappy about this. They took to the Wild Survival official Weibo to control the comments, accusing the production team of shady dealings.
Despite the commotion outside, Chu Huaiqin was in high spirits. Three pots of chicken and mushroom stew were being prepared. Chu Huaiqin was in the kitchen, adding oil to a hot wok and frying the chicken until lightly browned before adding the mushrooms and simmering them. Two grilled fish arrived, roasted to a crisp and sizzling golden brown. They were all meat, and for the group, who hadn't eaten meat in a while, it was undoubtedly a delicacy.
Su Huaichen opened the pot, and the golden soup was thick and fragrant, with chicken and mushrooms rolling around in it. When he poked it with chopsticks, the chicken cracked, and it was tender, smooth and elastic.
"Is it time to eat?" Su Huaichen swallowed his saliva, his eyes fixed on the pot.
"Wait, brother. He went to call Xia En." Lin Zhinan secretly licked his lips and swallowed his saliva.
The two of them were quite reserved. After all, they were artists and had to maintain their image. The little monk didn't care about this. His mouth was drooling and he wiped his mouth from time to time. There were only two words in his eyes: I want to eat, I want to eat...
"I just finished dinner, and seeing them like this makes me hungry."
"Luckily I have instant noodles. Come on, I'm not afraid. Let's eat together."
"Isn't this a survival show? This three-pot roasted mushroom and chicken is chef-level!"
"Ahhh, I want to eat it too. It's similar to chestnut stewed chicken. I wonder if it tastes similar."
"I'm here, just got off work. What the hell? A feast? This chicken and fish are amazing. People who survive in the wild eat better than me. Has the world changed?"
There were constant exclamations in the live broadcast room, and many people were brushing. Just after separating from his group, he went from being a laborer to a landlord. This treatment was at the level of winning the lottery.
"If I touch you again, all your hair will fall out." Chu Huaiqin pulled Xia Shang's hand that was pulling out his hair. The kid had been soaking in water for almost an hour from the time he caught the chicken, washed it, to the time he stewed it.
"You," Xia En put down his hand, frowned, and said stubbornly, "You, can you please stop looking at me like that?"
Chu Huaiqin was puzzled: "How do I see you?"
Xia En was speechless. After thinking for a moment, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm grown up. I'm not a child anymore."
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Drops of water dripped from his hair and landed on his strong chest. His wheat-colored skin looked healthy and powerful. Chu Huaiqin couldn't help but reach out and poke it.
Xia En's whole body stiffened instantly, and he looked at Chu Huaiqin in shock.
Chu Huaiqin poked again and nodded: "He has indeed grown up, has a good figure and is very powerful."
Then, he left.
Xia Entropy: ...
Live broadcast room: ...
"Xia En, you're back. Come on, sit down and have dinner." Su Huaichen was completely focused on eating and didn't notice Xia En's red face at all. He was so happy to see him back that his teeth were showing.
Each person received a bowl of chicken stewed with mushrooms. The fish was placed in the empty pot, and Chu Huaiqin ate it himself. The first thing Chu Huaiqin drank was the broth, which was rich and sweet, very similar to the texture of chicken stewed with chestnuts. The broth was sticky and delicious. The chicken was tender, smooth, and bouncy, with a wonderful texture. It was completely different from the chicken you buy in the supermarket, and more like the "free-range chicken" advertised in the market.
The taste of shiitake mushroom is a bit like chestnut, but after biting it, the chestnut is sweeter, while shiitake mushroom is fragrant but tasteless. However, when paired with chicken sauce, it has another flavor, which is very strange and delicious.
The fish grilled by the little monk is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, showing his skill.
This is Chu Huaiqin's evaluation.
Three pots of stewed chicken, two for five people. It was the first time since they set out that they had eaten so much. Su Huaichen almost cried. He decided to follow Chu Huaiqin to have meat to eat.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they washed up and had a nice bath. They hung their clean clothes by the fire to dry, then crawled into their tents, looked out at the stars, listened to the gurgling of the stream, and felt a sense of relief. There were just too many mosquitoes, and after swatting the fifth one on their foreheads, the little monk and Su Huaichen had to duck their heads back.
Before going to bed, Su Huaichen suddenly remembered, "Huaiqin, where is the little monk's chicken leg?"
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Little Monk: ...
The next morning, just after dawn, Chu Huaiqin and others were still sleeping in the tent when someone came into the live broadcast room. The first thing they did was to send a barrage of good morning messages, but as soon as they put their hands on the keyboard, they took a breath.
What did they see? A tiger. They saw a tiger drinking water at the stream.
"Oh my god, even though many people were eliminated in Group A2, they never encountered a tiger by the stream. How come Chu Huaiqin and the others are so lucky?"
"What should we do? We need to notify them! Call for help, call for help."
"I finally understand. This is truly a deep forest. The route map says that finding tiger urine and bear feces isn't a scary thing; it means there are really ferocious beasts there."
"I like tigers, but I don't want to see it at this time. Can someone come and lead it away?"
"Ahhh, what are you looking at, Mr. Tiger? Don't look at it, that's not food, it's a pile of black stones, yes, stones."
When the live streamers saw the tiger looking towards the tent, their hearts nearly jumped out of their chests, and they danced and screamed. The director and sub-director team were also terrified. Chu Huaiqin and the others were still in the tent, but they had already run outside. Several staff members didn't dare to breathe and slowly squatted in the bushes, wanting to cry. No one expected to see a tiger so early in the morning, and their greatest defense was not there, having gone to the bathroom.
Master Ma Zui went to relieve himself, and Ma Zui's gun is with them. Now each of them with a gun is like the Weaver Girl and the Cowherd, who can't find the Magpie Bridge to send them together. Now because of their separation, the director team may have to go to heaven and earth.
The tiger was unaware of the great pressure on the director team. After leisurely drinking water by the stream, he stretched his waist, raised his head and let out a roar. The roar instantly woke Chu Huaiqin and others.
"younger sister."
"elder brother!"
For safety, the younger sister pitched the tent inside, with Chu Huaiqin outside. When he heard the tiger's roar, Chu Huaiqin immediately confirmed his younger sister's safety.
"Don't come out, let me see what's going on."
Chu Huaiqin rolled over, carefully opened the tent, and poked his head out. He was nearly startled by Xia En, who also popped his head out from the side. The two stared at each other, Chu Huaiqin puzzled. Wasn't this guy sleeping next to the little monk? When did he move the tent to his side?
The two stared at each other for a long moment before Chu Huaiqin turned his gaze to the left. Su Huaichen also poked his head out, but then retracted it again. The young monk was at the far left, his bald head reflecting the light. Seeing Chu Huaiqin and Xia Entang, he waved slightly in greeting.
The three turned their heads to look at the source of the sound, and an adult tiger appeared in their sight. The tiger was gnawing on the chicken bones they had left last night by the stream, eating with relish, and from time to time a happy gurgling sound came from its throat.
An adult tiger can grow to two meters long and weigh over 200 kilograms. Such a beast is undoubtedly terrifying. Chu Huaiqin didn't have the courage to fight a tiger, so he could only observe secretly through the zipper, waiting for the tiger to finish eating the chicken bones and leave.
Others thought so too, but the tiger didn't seem to want to do what these humans wanted. After eating the chicken bones, it slowly walked towards the bushes, where the director team was.
"Oh my God, ahhhh, I'm going to die, what should I do? What should I do?"
"Five against one, is it possible to win?"
"Do you think they are Wu Song? Didn't the production team take any precautions?"
"Ahhh, I saw someone on the show was stunned. Uncle Tiger's aura is not something that ordinary people can withstand. What should I do? Am I going to watch a fight between tigers and humans today?"
"Well, what about using a drone to hit the tiger and lure it away?"
Someone made this suggestion in the live broadcast room, and Director Huang also thought of it. An adult tiger facing five powerless staff members, the result is obvious, either death or injury.
"Can you lead them away?" asked the assistant director.
"It will be enraged." The jungle expert could already see through the camera how powerful the tiger was. If it was enraged, the consequences would be disastrous. "Now we can only hope for Master Ma's accuracy. But what's going on now? The tiger is getting closer and closer, why hasn't it attacked yet?"
"Master Ma is not with them." The assistant director was in a headache. Who could have thought that such an accident would happen to Datian?
"What should we do then?" the jungle expert asked the assistant director.
Assistant Director: How would I know what to do?
Chu Huaiqin was also waiting for the director team to take action, but as they waited and waited, they watched the tiger approaching ten meters, eight meters, and six meters away, but the director team did not move at all. He guessed in his heart that something might have happened to them.
"Are you sure?" Chu Huaiqin asked Xia En and the little monk who were still sticking their heads out like him.
"I have never killed a tiger, but I can try..." The little monk swallowed nervously, holding the tent tightly with his hands, shaking it, and the whole tent made a rustling sound with his shaking.
Chu Huaiqin no longer had any hope for the little monk, so for safety's sake, it would be feasible to let him stay here to protect his sister.
"What about you?" Chu Huaiqin asked Xia Entang. His martial arts style was somewhat similar to his. The last time he saw him fight the 'assassin', he had some tricks, but it was still not quite up to par. "You don't have to fight the tiger. I just want to work with you to lure it away."
Xia En said in a deep voice, "I'll do it myself."
Chu Huaiqin shook his head: "No, if you are alone, the tiger will chase you. If there are two of us, we can distract its attention."
"You're hurt."
"I……"
Chu Huaiqin was about to retort when his bracelet lit up. He had put it on at the beginning of the show and had almost forgotten about it. He pressed the connect button. It was Director Huang.
"Are you sure you can divert the tiger's attention?"
"What are you going to do?"
"Master Ma Zui has separated from the director team. We need to divert Tiger's attention so that Master Ma Zui can go back and get his gun."
"Going to the bathroom so early in the morning?"
"right."
Chu Huaiqin looked at the tiger. It was getting closer and closer to the bushes and seemed to have discovered something. Its nostrils made a rough sound and its movements became alert. Without hesitation, Chu Huaiqin agreed.
"You have to be careful. After diverting the tiger's attention, wait for it to come towards you. Master Ma will rush back. You lead the tiger around and run towards the director team."
"Do you think the tiger will walk rather than run?"
Director Huang was speechless.
"I'm going, but he's not." Xia Entang leaned forward, leaning in front of Chu Huaiqin's tent. Chu Huaiqin pressed his head hard, nearly knocking him to the ground. Then Chu Huaiqin said, "Don't worry, I'm taking action."
"You can do it!"
"That's a must."
"Don't turn off the communication."
"OK."
Chu Huaiqin and Director Huang were chattering away, while someone on the sub-director team was already crying in fear. Unarmed, they watched the tiger approach closer and closer, closing their eyes in despair...
"Hey, Uncle Tiger, good morning!"
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