Chapter 37
"Let's go!"
The drone sound disappeared, and Chu Huaiqin pulled Lin Zhinan to continue down the mountain. Since Director Huang said that the rain would last for five to seven days, it would be wise for them to hurry on their journey while the rain was light.
The mountain path was difficult to navigate in the rain, with the risk of slipping at any moment. Both men walked cautiously, and Xia En and the young monk following behind them could no longer hide and followed Chu Huaiqin directly. However, the two men behind Chu Huaiqin had a different aura. Xia En's face was gloomy and murderous, and he wore a green banana leaf hat to protect himself from the rain. He also wore a simple banana leaf cloak, which was not very effective, but only prevented the rain from falling directly on him.
The little monk was wearing a straw raincoat and a straw hat and was in high spirits. He had made six sets of them in the cave. After setting off, everyone threw them away. When the little monk was about to throw them away, Chu Huaiqin asked him to put them away. The little monk obeyed and did not expect that they would come in handy.
The rain didn't get on him, and the little monk's mood improved. He followed Chu Huaiqin and chatted with him.
"Brother, why didn't the director let us form an alliance? He wants five people, and don't we have exactly five spots?"
"Brother, you said we're all on the same path, walking together. How could he let me stay ten meters away from you? What does this have to do with forming an alliance?"
"Brother, oh no, sister, let me help you carry your backpack!"
"Little monk, please note that you are not on the same team." Director Huang's cold voice came through the drone, successfully breaking the little monk's fantasy.
"Why are you so strict?" the little monk grumbled. The four of them continued walking in the rain and mud. Slowly, they could see the foot of the mountain. The little monk said excitedly, "Brother, we're almost there."
"Brother, what kind of obstacles will Director Huang set for us after we get down the mountain?"
"Brother, I don't know what happened to Actor Su. Why did Tong Tiao kidnap him? Sigh, I hope he can wait until we can rescue him."
"Brother..." and Yixi's team.
"Shut up!" Xia En, who was standing next to him, finally couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted the little monk's chatter. He was so annoyed by the little monk's nagging that he wiped the rain off his face with force, his expression gloomy.
"Brother, look, he is bullying me again." The little monk stretched his head to complain to Chu Huaiqin. The rainwater overflowed from his straw hat and he felt that his bald head was wet.
"Save your energy." Chu Huaiqin replied without looking back and continued to pull Lin Zhinan down the mountain.
The little monk replied weakly, "Oh," and said nothing more.
Meanwhile, Bingxiang and the others who had arrived earlier were all soaking wet, having no protective gear like raincoats. They stared up at the towering cliff, stunned. The cliff was about two hundred meters high, and the rocks were scattered all over the cliff. Trees were sparse, but the clifftops were densely wooded. It was now drizzling, turning from light to moderate rain. The water fell on the rock face, forming small streams that flowed down, looking very dangerous.
There were five thick ropes hanging from the cliff, swinging back and forth in the rain.
"No way!" Lin Yongfu ran forward a few steps, looked up, and was immediately drenched in rain. He quickly covered his forehead with his palm. Without the shelter of the rain, the first thing he saw was the dark sky, and then the steep cliff. Lin Yongfu was so shocked that he stuttered, "No, no, director, director, you don't want us to climb up!"
"Ahem, is the map wrong?" Su Huaichen coughed twice, thinking that Director Huang was too crazy. A 200-meter-high cliff was not far from the flat ground, but climbing such a tall and steep cliff was no joke.
"Impossible, let's take a look at the map." Bing Xiang also found it a little unbelievable. He quickly took out the map and after carefully comparing the route, he found that it was really here.
"You can hand the herbs over to the staff now." Director Huang's voice came from the drone. Bingxiang and the others, still carrying the herbs, quickly handed their boxes to the staff. The drone spoke again, "I've placed five safety harnesses around here. You can use them to get up."
Director Huang's words hit everyone's heart like thunder, and they really had to climb up. The live broadcast room was also surprised at this time, and they all guessed what Director Huang meant.
"Five sets of seatbelts? Are you kidding? What does Director Huang mean?"
"But there are still nine people left, five sets, and four more?"
"Didn't they say the winner would be decided in the end? Why are they only selecting five people now?"
"Director Huang doesn't want those who haven't found it to climb up alone, right?"
"Oh my god, what should I do with my brother and the others? They're still behind. If Tong Tiao and the others find all five sets of safety belts, will my brother and the others automatically withdraw from the competition?"
"You can't blame anyone else for this. Wasn't Chu Huaiqin leisurely making 'wild strawberry cassava mash' at noon? If you want to be leisurely, you have to pay the price."
The livestreamers completely misunderstood Director Huang's actions. Seeing Bingxiang and the others already starting to look for their safety belts, they couldn't help but worry about Chu Huaiqin and the others. Now that the A1 camera was on Bingxiang and the others' side, many people quickly ran to the sub-channel to post comments, asking Chu Huaiqin to hurry up, hurry up, because it was too late.
No matter how anxious the live broadcast room was, it took Chu Huaiqin and others almost two hours to reach the foot of the mountain. They walked for another half an hour according to the route map before reaching the edge of the cliff. However, the situation in front of them made the four of them a little dazed.
"What's going on? Why is there a cliff here? Are we in the wrong place?" The little monk asked the same question as Su Huaichen.
Chu Huaiqin was puzzled and was about to take out the map when Director Huang's voice appeared, repeating what he had said to Bingxiang and the others.
"What about the people who were not found?" Chu Huaiqin asked.
The drone is silent.
Everyone: ...
Chu Huaiqin frowned, surveying the cliff face from top to bottom. He concluded that the climb was fraught with danger. Without a safety belt, and with the rain and the slippery rock face, it would be extremely dangerous to climb up.
"Where are the others?" Xia En looked around. The woods and bushes were a bit dense, and no one was in sight.
"We should go find a safety harness," Chu Huaiqin replied. There were only five sets of safety harnesses, and if they couldn't get one, it would be troublesome. He himself didn't dare to climb this steep cliff smoothly, let alone his sister.
"Huaiqin."
Chu Huaiqin heard Su Huaichen's voice from behind him. Turning, he saw Tong Tao, Lin Yongfu, and Feng Shan standing next to him. None of them had anything to cover themselves, their hair draped over their foreheads, dripping wet. Su Huaichen was in the worst condition, his face pale, his lips bloodless. He leaned on a cane, naked, and was exposed to the rain.
"What's going on?" Chu Huaiqin walked over, took off his waterproof jacket and put it on Su Huaichen. The jacket had a hood and reached down to his ankles, covering him completely. Su Huaichen tried to refuse, but Chu Huaiqin pressed his head down, his gesture somewhat overbearing. Both Su Huaichen and Xia En were stunned.
The former was surprised, and the latter was furious.
After helping Su Huaichen put on his waterproof jacket, Chu Huaiqin put his hand on Su Huaichen's forehead and found that he was running a fever. "Why didn't you find a place to hide from the rain? Have you taken your medicine?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Huaiqin's vision darkened. A banana leaf green hat was placed on his head. He looked up and saw Xia En standing next to him. The man turned his head away and looked up at the sky.
The falling rain hit his face, scratched his cold chin, and pulled his lips tightly together. He looked like a stubborn man with a tough and irritable temperament!
"Ahem, I ate." Su Huaichen coughed twice and asked, "When did you arrive, Director Huang..."
"I know. I just said that." Chu Huaiqin said, and his eyes swept over the few people. He found that everyone had a set of safety belts in their hands, four sets in total.
Su Huaichen looked at Chu Huaiqin and the others, who had nothing in their hands, and said, "I..."
"There's another set, Huaiqin, go find it. We're competitors now, so we won't share." Tong Tiao wiped the water off her face and smiled at Chu Huaiqin, "Huaiqin, right?"
Su Huaichen's expression darkened, and he turned to look at Tong Tao. He tightened his grip on the seat belt, but said nothing. Only a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Indeed," Chu Huaiqin nodded, turned to Su Huaichen and said, "If you have any questions, remember to call me."
"Ahem, no problem," Su Huaichen responded, panting slightly as he continued, "Don't bother looking for that set yet. It's raining so hard right now, let's find a place to rest first."
Tong Tao smiled and said, "Huaichen, let's go. You have a fever and it's not suitable for you to get wet in the rain."
"Don't worry, find a place to rest first." Chu Huaiqin also urged Su Huaichen to leave quickly. He had a fever and was still getting wet in the rain, which made him prone to pneumonia.
Su Huaichen agreed and followed Tong Tao.
"You're quite late," Bingxiang glanced at where Tong Tiao left, then looked at Lin Zhinan behind Chu Huaiqin, "You need at least one set."
"Thank you, we will." Chu Huaiqin responded with a smile.
"Chu, Chu, brother," Xia En lowered his eyes slightly. After being drenched in rain all day, his face looked surprisingly rosy, though he stuttered a bit. When he saw Chu Huaiqin looking over, he hooked his fingers on his trousers and said, "Tong Tao is a person with evil intentions."
Chu Huaiqin: ...
Live broadcast room: ...
The little monk pulled Xia Entang and said slyly, "Xia Entang, we're live streaming right now. Even if it's true, you can't tell anyone."
Live broadcast room: Little monk, did you forget that you are wearing a microphone?
"Xia Entropy, you said the wrong idiom. It should be 'kind-hearted.'" Chu Huaiqin then looked at the little monk and said helplessly, "Little monk, there's nothing wrong with being kind-hearted."
Xia Entang frowned, "I..."
"Okay, let's find a place to settle down first!" Chu Huaiqin immediately interrupted Xia En and asked a few people to walk along the rock wall to see if they could find a place to stay tonight.
Live broadcast room:
"My dear brother's ability to save the situation is not that good!"
"Pfft, hahaha, finally someone feels the same as me. I used to think Tong Tao was not a good person."
"He's not an entertainer, he doesn't care about fame at all, the championship is his goal!"
"Don't accuse others casually. Tong Tao didn't do anything. You are just jealous."
"That's right, she found the seat belt herself. Why does she say Tong Tao is bad-hearted just because she didn't give it to Chu Huaiqin? She says Tong Tao isn't a celebrity. That's how she's honest. Only celebrities put on a hypocritical face."
"Just watch!"
Someone uttered these three words meaningfully, and at this moment, two terms were topped on Weibo's trending searches regarding the incident at noon today:
#Su Huaichen pushed Park Pen to block the bullet#
#Tong Tao was willing to sacrifice herself to save Su Huaichen#
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